The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-04-20
TWO NEW WEBSTER STORIES,
They Illustrate Assin the Power of the
 Immortal Da 1iel's Eyes

Immortal Da 1iel's Eyes
 My father knew Daniel Webster in the earlier days of lis career, when he was a New HamIsE;re man, and in later years, when n.y. father was sent to congress from the northern district of New Hampshire, and when James K. Polk was president, Webster was in the senate, and Jefferson Davis and Abra- ham Lincoln were serving their first terms in the national congress. l heard from my father great many stories of Webster, which have never, l believe, been printed. No reference was made to them a few years ago when Dartmouth college celebrated the centenary of Webster's graduation and devoted an afternoon hour to stories of him-told from the very platform on which Webster had made addresses in his maturer years.
 The first of these anecdotes that can recall was about the conducutor who tried unnecessarily to collect fare from Webster. Mir. Webster was mak- l1l6 O JOuk ahNf oo u0ASAS He19 -ANN provided with ticket. The important i things of life ehsrossed his attention completely, and rendered him careless in money matters When he collected fee he often laid it between the leaves of his law books, and there great deal of it was found after his death. That was why he seldom had any money in his pockets. Mir Webster was talking earsnetly with some friends when the time for collecting fares came. His re- missness in the matter was generally known, for, before the conductor began his trip, he had been told in the bag gage car that he would have to skip MT. Webster; he had first seoffed at the 1 idea, and then had laid bet that he ! would get his fare or put him off Some. conductors may let him off, V he declared, boastfully; but he's no | more to me than any other man." i Wherepuon he sauntered down the aisle. calling "Fares!" with probably more than ordinary peremptoriness. l Mir. Webster continued talking, while
 the. others gave up their tickets. The conductor hesitated a respectful mo- ment, and then said "Fares!" again | MT. Webster continued to talk.
 | The conductor then touched him on the arm and said, Your ticket. sir" i Then Mir. Webster turned his famous eyes upon the man. DO you know the president of this railroad?" he asked.
 No, sir!" replied the conductor. ] Well, do,'' continued Mir. Webster,
 He's a friend of mine, and will settle with him."
 Mir. Webster's eyes rested on the
 man, and he turned away--baaten. Il
 was easy money for the man in the baggage car. But with whatever final
 ty MT. Webster may have spoken, have always fslt sure that it was be- cause of his eyes that he tri1mphed or this occasion; for my father has always
 said that they were, the. most wonder. fully magnetic luminaries ever given tc help a man through this sordid, ticket
 collecting world. ,e. ss ... .- | Another story illustrates this point
 There was a Miss Campbell of Charles
 ton, s. C., of whom MT. Webster was al
 one tine greatly enanlored (his sui was not encouraged, and Mir. Webster afterward laid his heart at the feet oi another rnai6en). Miss Campbell hat
 relatives at Springfield. Mass. and wa:
 well known in the best society there
 seventy years ago. While she was wis.
 ting there MT. Webster came to cal upon her. His coming was anticipated
 and Miss Campbell, having. I suppose
 delvered the ultimatum to him, gave or ders to her maid not to admit him
 However, when the door was opened
 and MT. Webster stood there. asking ir 1 his royal manner if the lady was a
 home, he was at once answered in the
 affirmative and admitted.
 When the call ended Miss Campbell
 sent for her maid. and took her severe
 ly to task for disobedience.
 q couldn't help it, Miss Campbell
 sure, when saw his eyes couldn't say
 no to anything that gran gentleman
 might ask was the excuse of tn,
 n1aid.-Stanley Johnson in Harper!
 Weekly