The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-10-23
THE BONE OF DANIEL WEBSTER.
a Walk Ove2 the Old FaEIn-Chat wits
Tebst0r's Former Foreman.

Thirty-siX miles from Boston, or 3
| branch Of the Ii Colony railroad, u
the quaint little station OF Webster
Place. The railroad winds and twists
through grant t. cuts, past shaggy Or
estS, and over wide eXpaLs-5 OF meadow
and salt marsh, and deep III the wooss
alone and still, the little station stands.
About a mile and thrce-quarters from
the station is the home 0 aniel H e.
ster. The country road which leads to
1t IS a typical ankee highway, with its
abrupt as ents and descents, its LOncIi-
ness, and its long lines Of rough stone
fences. The rOad Is dotted on one side
with trees and bushes, and there in
tempting profu ION grow Wild cherries.
wild plums, and grapes, while here and
there maple tree flashes out a Hood
red banner Of foliage. long the stone
walls the little re [ squirrels risl and
chatter. and, mingled with the breath 0
neW-mOWn hay. there comes across the
incense OF tie sea.
Yer the row OF distant hill rises
TIN monument o. Niles tll-..l, IN
era in in the fields jojWetn IL gr0uflo
Of cattle. whose tinhInt bells sound
clear and sweet upon the country air.
At the turn of tho road is the mans on
once owned by John !, inthT3D, he first
governor of Massdchus It's. ..cee
Fletcher WebsterS widow. after his
death, lived for some time. Il IS an
odd oOking old house, large and roOmy.
Its tall chimneys and yclloWin- tim crs,
together with the small windows and
generally Old fashionel appearance, are
very suggestive Of the by-onc memories
OF colonial days
Your correspondent was shown over
Il, I " vi. .
foreman OF the farm, Mr. u right, WHO.
although in his ID year, is rs young
in strength and appearance as most
men are at -. After buying the home
stead of hOmas, the r0valist, Mr. y, c5-
ster began little by IittletO aid to it TN.
ii at length it had increase to q -plen-
did estate OF over go acres or Va
rety OF scenery the location is unsur-
passed.
When Mr. Webster was alive he had
lookout built on one Of the hills, where
his guests We're fire Iuently invited to
overlook NarshTicId .egeutcon hun
drcd acres otHiil and dale, crest, brook,
and river, with long stretches o. salt
mash and white lines Of dust.
country road, and ftr Gown ana
out, the reaches OF the sandy shore.
the beating surf and distant sails, the
cry of the sca-birds, and he voice Of
the ocean forever BY his door. And
this above ali things he loved, for web
StCrS master passion was the sea. rs
Mr.. Wright said, lit was meat and
drink to him lie was always up be
fore any one else III the morning. and
most generally he would start tor the
shore, and he wouldn't wait for those
who pectCd to get down about 10
o'clock or so lie tisheI Il good deal,
Mr.. Wright said, usually III the bay for
cod, haddOck, and other sen fish, but
sometimes fished the rocks for trout.
He did not hunt rs much as usual in his
later years although a. an earlier
period his gun had been his frequent
companion.
As ior us home life, said .Ir. 5, right,
that was devoted III q large measure
to the practical working Of his Is
tate. He made many di.ercnt expert
mcnts with seaWGed and various fertil-
IEerS, and took Il thorough en- Ormcut .
in the minuti o. farm life. Ills oxen
came in for a large ~iiIr, az his Htteu- .
ton. If there was one thing on which
lie arIlled himself il was the . en-. ON
times he would cO"a across % Yoke of
steers IN his drives around MarshheId .
that would strike his fancy, and he .
would come back to the farm and say, .
Il think we need another yoke of oxen
Porter, what do You think We could get
those oxen or. and if they were TO h. (.
at a reasonable price vcry
likely he would bay them. IN this
way he had gotten together some seven .
or eight yoke.
About week before he died he had
all these oxen yokeI toy Their and
brought up before his window in line
In the shade of the clms Il group ofcon-
tented oxen chewing their cudS, and in
the slcN-room great soul cbbing away.
He seemed happy TO get ack from po-
litical turmoil 10 the peace and ui.t OF
.:e called it tn ing his
rest o matter how ousy hc VS. il
Was t rcliet after the dlu OF DEBATE, and
was res TO HIM.