The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-10-08
WHISPERS SILVER.
Much Presented to the Great Ex- pounder Now Owned in Boston.

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 pounder Now Owned in Boston. Boston Herald.
 1t is estimated that there is in Bos- ton s30, 900 worth of silver table orna- ments which were presented to Webster, with sincere love and admiration Tor his noted ability" Among them the so-called Webster vase is, perhaps. the most nota- ble. The vase is regarded by experts as the finest piece of silver ever created in tn State. It is beautifully decorated and chased in graceful designs. It weighs over thirty pounds, stands 15 inches hign, and is 2 1-2 inches across the top Of the handles. It is now in the custody or the Trustees of the Boston Public Library, It Is inscribed:
 ''To Daniel Webster, Defender of the
 Constitution. From Citizens of
 Boston. Oct. 12, 1885"
 Another set of silverware- that was pre- scented to Webster is an elaborate dinner set. The set includes candelabra of two tiers. The silver Is of smooth finish, with a choice scheme of relief work that makes 1t very attractive. There are also the several dishes that go with dinner set, including butter plates lined with gold.
 Boston has, besides, several valuable pictures of Webster. Most prized of these are a few of the original reproduc- tions of the famous daguerrotype made in Philadelphia by Richards. It was taken the day after the banquet given in Web- ster's honor in the old Chinese Museum, Devember 2, 1S46, when Webster had to wear his hat while speaking because the hall was cold. Something of the effects of the banquet had undoubtedly passed away by the next afternoon. when Web ster was induced to have his picture taken by a friend. As the two entered the gallery, Richards suddenly spoke out:
 Stand just where you are, Mir. Web- ster; we wish to take you first with your hat on.''
 MT. Webster replied that the first pict- ure would be their last, with something of roar, as he is said to have never liked those tall stovepipes At the end of the exposure of eleven seconds, Webster was told that it was all over" That it was over so soon he expressed relief and surprise, and is said to have exclaimed that, in Boston, they'd set your eyes out' which remark probably either anus cd or angered the Boston artists referred to.
 But the pictures lives to speak for it. self. It literally does seem to speak, The eyes are upturned, Quizzically. almost trustingly. The mouth Is drawn down at the corners as if, indeed, MT. Webster dlu not at that moment care whether there was or was not, a Constitution of the United States-although, of course. he would doubtless have recalled the in- strument at moments occasion with his wonderful memory, faithful at all times.
 That Boston should have had the claim she has to Webster as a resident and as a lawyer is undoubtedly due to the fact that Harrison Gray Otis recognized his worth Otis had heard of the young law yer's excellent work from Portsmouth, N H., where Webster had become identis fled as one of the most able and most sensible lawyers of the section. Webster succeeded MT. Otis and continued his ex- tensive practice.
 In memory of the man of whom the State has so much reason to feel proud. perhaps the most splendid act done by any individual was that of the late Ben jamin P. Cheney, who erected hfe-size bronze statue of Webster in front of the capitol at Concord, N. H., the expenses of which amounted to about s15.OoO. He received as a token of this generous gift the original deed of the ground in New Hampshire upon which Daniel Webster was born