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We must rise early in the morning if we would accompany him on his day's round. He himself is up at sunrise, for the sunrise is to him signal to new life. As he once wrote: "Among all our good people not one in a thousand sees the sun rise once a year. They know nothing of the morning. WE MUST RISE EARLY IN THE MORNING IF WE WOULD ACCOMPANY HIM ON HIS DAY'S ROUND HE HIMSELF IS UP AT SUNRISE FOR THE SUNRISE IS TO HIM SIGNAL TO NEW LIFE AS HE ONCE WROTE AMONG ALL OUR GOOD PEOPLE NOT ONE IN A THOUSAND SEES THE SUNRISE ONCE A YEAR THEY KNOW NOTHING OF THE MORNING
aised, fish which he has caught--and it is being cooked by Monica, the Southern slave whose freedom he purchased for her. He carves at table, priding himself on his dispatch and nicety, and keeps an eye on the needs of every one at the long board. Everything, every one in the house is irresistibly drawn about this magnetic center which dominates by its innate power of personality more than by any deliberate intention. His children worship him; his wife idolizes him; each man and woman on the place regards him with admiring affection. And in such congenial atmosphere he expands, is genial, kindly, delightful. But devoted as he is to his home, his family, and his friends, and charming as he shows himself with them, yet it is not until we see him striding over the farm which he has bought that we see the Daniel Webster who is destined to live most graphically in the memories of those who like to think of great men in those intimate moments which are most personally characteristic of them. NNER MUTTON WHICH HE HAS RAISED FISH WHICH HE HAS CAUGHT AND IT IS BEING COOKED BY MONICA THE SOUTHERN SLAVE WHOSE FREEDOM HE PURCHASED FOR HER HE CARVES AT TABLE PRIDING HIMSELF ON HIS DISPATCH AND NICETY AND KEEPS AN EYE ON THE NEEDS OF EVERYONE AT THE LONG BOARD EVERYTHING EVERY ONE IN THE HOUSE IS IRRESISTIBLY DRAWN ABOUT HIS MAGNETIC CENTRE WHICH DOMINATES BY ITS INNATE POWER OF PERSONALITY MORE THAN BY ANY DELIBERATE INTENTION HIS CHILDREN WORSHIP HIM HIS WIFE IDOLIZES HIM EACH MAN AND WOMAN ON THE PLACE REGARDS HIM WITH ADMIRING AFFECTION AND IN SUCH CONGENIAL ATMOSPHERE HE EXPANDS IS GENIAL KINDLY DELIGHTFUL BUT DEVOTED AS HE IS TO HIS HOME HIS FAMILY AND HIS FRIENDS AND CHARMING HE SHOWS HIMSELF WITH THEM YET IT IS NOT UNTIL WE SEE HIM STRIDING OVER THE FARM WHICH HE HAS BOUGHT THAT WE SEE THE DANIEL WEBSTER WHO IS DESTINED TO LIVE MOST GRAPHICALLY IN THE MEMORIES OF THOSE WHO LIKE TO THINK OF GREAT MEN IN THOSE INTIMATE MOMENTS WHICH ARE MOST PERSONALLY CHARACTERISTIC OF THEM
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