The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-09-09


ster would be pleased to see him. Web
I ster knew why his caller had come. and
/ the reason of his insistence, but he knew
I also how to deal with him with the best
/ results.
/ Greeting the merchant in the most cor
{ dial manner, he at once introduced him
I to number Of gentlemen who were pres
I eut, telling them that he was one OF his
/ most valued Boston friends, and then he
I assured him that he felt under the great
est obligations 10 him for coming at that
/ particular moment, as they were Just
/ about to go IN 70 dinner, and should in
slst upon his dining with them; he could
/ not have called at a time when he would
/ have been more pleased TO see him. The
merchant at first demurred. and teeDly
I remarked that he had come upon a mat
I ter Of business, but MIR Webster insisted,
and was so cordial and complimentary
that the merchant could not hold out in
declining, and soon he found himself at
the table in the seat of honor next 10 his
host. During the dinner Webster ad-
dressed 70 him most OF his conversation,
and drew him out in conversation
with his other guests in the most
complimentary manner. until he began 10
feel that he was the most important BOs-
tonian that had ever come to Washing on,
and that Webster and he were the
greatest Of friends. He felt that that
dinner was the event of his life. When
the party broke up he went back to his
hotel without having said a word about
the object Of his call and the next day he
returned 10 Boston. When his friends
asked him if ne got his 81 600, he replied:
Get my 81 ,0)02 Why, / didn't even ask
for it, Webster invited me TO dinner and
treated me so handsomely that l didn't
have the face to speak Of it, and 1 never
shall 1t was worth $1,000 Just to dine
with Webster
Rufus Choate was one Of Webster's
most intimate friends. and, like Webster,
he was man of liberal tastes and large
desires. Both were often in pecuniary
straits and borrowed; and it is said
that their promises TO pay were not al
ways regarded at the banks as giltedged
paper. One day when Choate was in
Washington he called upon Mr.. Webster
and said: Webster. ! want 10 borrow
S5OJ and I have thought that perhaps
you might assist me in negotiating a loan
for that amount" Mr.. Webster re-
fected a moment and then replied
"Cnoate, the fact is / want TO borrow
$500 myself. and I was Just wondering
how it could be done when you came in.
IT now occurs to me that if we Join forces
we may be able TO raise the amount we
both require. "
Glow about Corcoran2" inquired
Choate.
suppose we go and see Corcoran," re-
plied Webster.
In a few moments they were on their
way 10 Corcorans bank. Mr. Corcoran
received his distinguished visitors with
poAteness and invited them into his pri-
yate room. Mr. Webster stated the pur-
pose Of their call, saying that Mr. Choate
and himself wished to borrow a thousand
dollars, and that they had thought, per
haps, he might be able to accommodate
them. Mr.. CorcOran replied that he
should be pleased to do so, and. sitting
down at desk he filed out a note for
the amount and handed it to them TO
sign. They both signed it promptly, and
Mr. Corcoran, going into the other room,
obtained the money and placed it in MIR
Webster's hands. A few moments later
the two callers withdrew and proceeded
up Pennsylvania avenue toward the CAPT
tOl. For several moments they walked
on in silence. Then Webster said:
"Choaten
What is it, Webster?"
81 have been wondering what in the
world Corcoran wanted of that piece of
paper"
Webster's last speech in Washington
was made from the portico from his man
sion IS response to serenade given by
some of his admirers, who were more
Jealous than considerate. The news of
Gen. SCOTS nomination for president had
just been received. Webster had failed
OF the nomination and the failure had
broken his heart. 1t was a beautiful
starlit evening, and Webster appearing
before his friends, said few words com.
plimentary of Gen Scott, for whom, in
fact, he had great contempt, then turn
ing away from the subject of
politics and the nomination, he
said Gentlemen, this is a magnificent
night" Then he apOstrophized the stars
and the planets revolving in their orbits
in one of those splendid fights of oratory
OF which he alone was capable. Then,
suddenly descending from the skies TO
earth, he said: Il now bid you good
night. / shall retire to my couch to rest
in untroubled sleep, and on the morrow
the lark will not rise more iocund to
greet the rising sun than I shall" II
was the speech of a politician. He
praised Scott, whom he despised, and he
sought to convey the impression that he
did not take to heart his failure to re-
ceive the nomination, when, in fact, it
was the greatest disappointment OF
his life. -Four months later he died at
| Marshteld.