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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. 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
their genius in the outer world, in their own houses are either relegated to--or choose--the inconspicuous rôle of mere masculine appendages. But here we have a man who is superbly the host: he knows and welcomes every guest and caller; he personally supervises the disposal of their baggage and the selection of their chambers; he himself has ordered the dinner--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 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. VEN THE MAJORITY WHATEVER THEIR GENIUS IN THE OUTER WORLD IN THEIR OWN HOUSES ARE EITHER RELEGATED TO OR CHOOSE THE INCONSPICUOUS ROLE OF MERE MASCULINE APPENDAGES BUT HERE WE HAVE A MAN WHO IS SUPERBLY THE HOST HE KNOWS AND WELCOMES EVERY GUEST AND CALLER HE PERSONALLY SUPERVISES THE DISPOSAL OF THEIR BAGGAGE AND THE SELECTION OF THEIR CHAMBERS HE HIMSELF HAS ORDERED THE DINNER 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
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