Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1889-02-23
wessTeR's STRONG PERSONALITY.
The Deep Impression He Left on AN Old
BosioniAn's Mind.

The Deep Impression He Left ON AN Old
Bosionizn's Mind.
Though there are thousands, doubt
less. who have seen this great man.
and heard him speak especially in
Faneuil hall, where he was grand
beyond description, yet there are
thousands Of Others, OF a later
generation. who have never had
this privilege, and to whom. therefore,
a few words OF description may be ae-
ceptable; though, Of course, IT is to be
presumed they have seen many PIC
lures of Mr. Webster he was rather
above the average height, stoutiy
formed, with small hands and feet
| (Choate had large onesl, large head,
swarthy complexion, large, black,
deeply sunken owl like eyes, very
heavy eve brows and a mouthful OF
teeth white as the driven snow. And
his smile, playing upon his swarthy
countenance and exposing these splen-
did teeth, seemed at times like the sun
bursting through a dark cloud. Ii
was SAID of him that he looked greater
than any man ever was, and, the jolly
Rev. Sydney Smith, think II was, de-
clared, when he was in England, that
he reminded him Of steam engine in
trousers. The comparison, though,
was not only coarse, but there were no
points OF resemblance except it may
have been the suggestion Of power.
There was none Of the fuss or the
snort OF the steam engine about him.
He was quiet repose and dignity n
Illustrated. His bearing was grand
and his carriage gentleman like ana
stately-sometimes majestic. i,r,i ~
The occasion, above al Others, on
which Mr.. Webster appeared 70 me-,
30 far as his appearance and bearing
were concerned-to be absolutely ma
jestic was one evening at the Revere
house, where the lawyers OF the Mas
sachusetts bar had assembled from al
parts Of the state 10 take counsel 70
aether as 10 the methods by which
they might meet oftener and become
better acquainted with each other.
Chief Justice Shaw and the other
J Judges Of the supreme court stood TO-
! eether at the end Of the, large dining
. room, and as the lawyers one after an.
, other came in, they proceeded toward
them TO pay them, their respects. And
as one leader Of distinction after an
other did 80 each received his due
D share OF respectful salutation and def
! erence from his brethren as he passed
along on his way. .h ...., -,
The great secret OF his power waa
. his clearness and force Of statement
and that he made everything 80 plain
. 70 his auditors, no matter whether be
/ addressed farmers or fnanciers. z
popular assemblage or a senate. Hs
always seemed 10 say what il appear
70 us we should have said under slmi
lar circumstances, good common sense
Q in fact :.
E When ! heard him, I would say tt
A myself-l would naturally think u
. myself, and 50 would every ono
well, that's just what l think. ,
That's common sense" That's 50.
Q Very we'll. We all agree with Ham
! let when he says, What q piece d
- work Is mani How noble in reason
n how infinite in faculties. in form anf
" moving how express and admirable
in action how ike an angel and up
b prehension how like a Godl" etc, bu
. N some way or other Master William
e Shakespeare seems TO have gotten thI
start Of us in saying Il, Just as he di'
A m intimating that gentle, sweet, lov
: = voice is ''an excellent thing In va
" man" &
. What Clay was to Kentucky, Wei
t. ster was 10 Massachusetts,, and in hl
70 quiet and peaceful grave at Marsh
|, 6eld, down by the borders Of the -
: whose waves utter their mournful y
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