The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-06-23

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him.
The man was covered with confusion.
while Webster continued:
And while you are about IL YOU had
better get a bookkeeper who under
stands double entryl" at the same time
handing him another receipt.
Now" said Webster. IT am going TO
pay this bill just once more but 1 as
sure you upon my word Of honor that
| viii not pay It the fourth time!"
The one great pastime that Webster
enjoyed In Marshheld was fishing. For
hours he would wander up and down
the streams and across the meadows
As rule. however. he enjoyed fisher
mans luck" IL was rarely that he
caught fish, unless by its own care
lessness IL became entangled on the
hook and couldn't escape. The fish
would nibble all the bait from the hook
without his ever pulling the line from
the water.
When n little way ahead or behind
he was always muttering TO himself,
and many Of his grandest speeches
were composed while on these excur-
sions. on his return he would always
throw himself under the old elm tree
while resting from his fatigue.
=, on my rising TO leave the house Mr..
7 Wright placed his hands upon my
shoulders and said: Would you like
story that has never before appeared
In print?"
assured him that nothing would
" please me better.
. "WeH. I have told you that Mr.
/. Webster would never speak on politics
: when here, but he would talk to the as
sembled neighbors and guests on mat
ters pertaining 10 farming. on one oc-
casion some Boston friends presented
him with an enormous plough to use on
I. his farm. Webster gave out word that
on certain day Il would be christened
The day arrived. and the surrounding
I. farmers for miles came 20 witness the
event A dozen teams with aristocratic
occupants came down from Boston. II
was expected by every one that Web
ster would make a great speech on the
occasion. reviewing the history Of
" farming back TO the time when Cincin-
natus abdicated the most mighty
throne I'm the world to cultivate cab
. bages in his Roman garden.
- "The plough was brought out, and
/, ten yoke OF splendid oxen were hitched
r. in front. More than two hundred peo-
~ pie stood around on the tiptoe Of ex-
u pectation. Webster soon made his APP
- pearance. He had been calling spirit.
from the Vastly deep. and his gait was
4 somewhat uncertain. Selling the
4, plough handles and spreading his feet
=, he yelled TO me in his deep bass voice
~ care you ready. Wright?
10
-, reply. meaning OF course fof the speech
7, webster Strengthened himself up bJ
n. n mighty effort and shouted:
IN Then let her RIP
THE whole crowd dropped to tn
a. ground and roared with laughter
to while Webster, with his big plough
n. proceeded to rip up the soil. Thi
10 same plough can now be seen on top o
ia the Faneuil Hall market in Boston, ant
l.c is conspicuous object for mile
IL around.
would you like to have a little sou
&c venir OF your visit to webster's home?
or asked Mr.. Wright, as the writer wa
a. about to leave. Here. come with ms
and I will give you something. Look 1
IN. this old trunk and see this pile of let
"a ters that he used to write to me fror
No, washington treasure them yer
M highly. but you shall have one. TAX
m your pick"
o,o Here was a find, indeed. / rummage
I'M the letters over. and finally selected on
~ that I considered most characteristic
mr.. OF the man. IL was about farming an
lao cattle. IL also puts a new light on h
,,it character as a debtor. II Is well know
cd that he was a poor fnancier, and n
,te great public believes that he didn
want TO pay his debts; that he had
~. desire 70 do so. This letter. write
n from the Senate chamber. shows col
90, cfusiveiy that he was willing to Sc
a, anything TO pay debts. For this reasc
II f. n letter OF great historical valu
d. "A II corrects public misconception OF h
me character.
try Here Il Is:
- washington. Feb. 2. IS.
a., Porter Wright: Mr.. Weston W
,,, hand you 500. and viii try to sci
nd you some more soon.
II have no objection TO parting wi
M the Ames steers OF the Hazeltine
ii both. for money TO pay debts. at ia
price. but do not care about exchan
oil Irr with Mr.. Delano. The offer y
have made (st5) Is enough would n
he Give any more. Mr.. Ames may Ia
the Brown oxen-lndeed. would
the almost anything to pay debts. d
[" everything seems low.
reb "If you do not trade with Mr.. Delar
,old We will fatten the mountaineers, a
. N look up something else for beef. ne
To month. when come home. IL we ke
,lIis the white-faced oxen. the black and !
had steers. the large Durham steers. a
re- the Jumpers. we shall do pretty well
ing teams. though another pair for Flet'
med .er's barn might be useful. The Loo
scat oxen. perhaps. might go there.
txht II have written Mr.. Stevens OF
the Revere House about the potatoes.
the will write for what he wants. i '
,ster take Mr.. SIMPSONS. How Is IL abb
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