Show I 1 mr Web websters ia farm it t marshfield I 1 ANEG qt ja ts P R 1 L IF E I 1 11 corte correspondence of mhd evening j 1 post 1 I 1 marshfield mass aug alij 25 1864 1854 I 1 with I 1 regard to the extent of mr websters estal wat marshald Marsh fifeld vari otas oba incorrect esti estimates mites have been circulated flom browa a survey recently aiken it is found to mbree embrace 1200 iter acres 0 of f which the original purchase 6 made in iq m cl blades ades cres together with thel mansion house the body of which was builtman built buil tAn in 1774 A large part pit of tip the land ana ja ip apro marsi audras urple j f ts etsfern boundary hex heang 1 the hargin of the ocean tua tiie estate kate forai erty belonged to the heirs of 01 go I 1 of old colo colony ny reho Tet town wn and to R ay avy a noted loyalist of lof revo eipps annei ln nei the heto of 11 a poem of I 1 jefin ga 1 I tile the thia doil oil wid and bleak gir air of M hirshfield are I 1 not favorable to success but mr I 1 I 1 webster indefatigable exertions converted wib i 9 firn into one of the ta most fertile in tle I 1 poultry pou otry M iby acres or of barren sand he heaps a Is are now green arreen as tures fruitful and okli orchards ards or or I 1 ate alfr al fr cohered with i vigorous vigo rods dorest crept trees of many mally I 1 I 1 su 11 I 1 i 1 I 1 acillis all AI Illis his ta opec operations op orations 4 alous werft were planned and eal d bui on n ii a grats great scale al he was thoroughly F acquainted with the theory and practice of agriculture cul tare anal an d spared no expense engela in thi the accomplishment of his purposes his address before the 11 massachusetts legislature contained inthe first arst volume or of his works biks shows hows to what account ailt he bad affens us on the english system telof of farming i I 1 I 1 I 1 meuy of the cattle catle with which bet as stocked his farm ave 66 been a sold sippe cejp but hee pre still remain in his p pastures ayn some of jh the finest sp I 1 imons of iab boris fere alder ader uey and durliat breeds to be found in this country I 1 r W e uliar fondness for tar these splendid creatures and just be fortt ills deafen 1 ordered the entire herd numbering between one and two hundred to be drivon driven I 1 to aie app of a baij so that be he might view these objects of his caru care I 1 and 1 for the last time his and poultry were ere also I 1 I 1 equally equall I 1 y we well 11 i attended to boand 1 tind embraced almost ear every known for his ducks and geese two awo small 4 ponds I 1 near aft the he mansion r 1 pix 11 inq ui specia specially ily VP difed A I 1 blairr larcer pon pond d P of pa perhaps r haps fifteen acres r a was allonia al forthe for the keeping of tro trout and kolhei trean water asli bauc although it was stocked by y ll 11 th thousand thou ou aan sana 0 af pf ish which mr webster bought of I 1 11 tile little boys la m the neighborhood itji at ae if 1 ir J 1 tife they an died i abid the pond only served as an or 1 ay to the landscape affording duits iu its islands a secure retreat for large flocks of wild ge geese s 1 e it was upon rpm tha charin be ber r window walt iu which mr webster eb ter died that I 1 was an anecdote as not unpleasantly 1 a peculia peculiarity elty of his character 1 I 1 i I 1 duang his last sickness as he called for hatch one I 1 I 1 I 1 of f his hiis in laborers borers and told hm him 0 a favorite sail bat boat moored by the shore of the lake othil I 1 lai sight flight othis of his bedroom window with a cantler i burai ag at thie his isa I 1 life be just a night or or two before ills deab while whiled he was momentarily fax pecking ahe hearn arrival val of oe hs his lasi las thour hour a tremendous gale blew over the land an id erdin thi 0 ocean cean a an ji hig night fit carrying wreck and destruction in in till all littria directions s 1 1 1 l at an early hom the dying e d I 1 from his poe see the fae fae 9 ff f ma hp boas boa jand and I 1 the lant lantern erg there are were tho boa oat still stil safe 3 ather at her moorings thela he lantern gli glimmering m n i herluff still as bright alever as ever in the gy grey of morning turning to a briend iwho was sitting hy by his bedside bud side where he had been watching all night he said J wit with a faint smile of satisfaction well you you see se 9 our items home squadron seems to td have ridden 0 out lk the gale 1116 app appeared ehred to th have haae the impression that 19 ilia his oi own tp ato was in a some way connected wit with h the safety of the boat i I 1 I 1 abar t but though mr 1 easier r yas denied cheslea the plea i k sure aure of proctoring proc tiring fish from his own pon pond lie had ample akpu resource in the brooks abband ta ed edbin lia the neighborhood aad in the aches nones of the h I 1 sea aea which i rolls around the te borders of his farm I 1 I 1 his success su access in I 1 n catching cod aid and haddock A is too well known to need upon boa at 4 a long lane leading ft fraai house auppl led aitho every baci 6 lity lily for the the sport many a day in ay with his staunch and constant pilot seth peterson par 4 e aked oie 8 bcd m ais boat engs engaged ed in this fanaly perea reccea fl aon ia n i T f 0 1 I 1 I 1 an showing howl bow iii entirely addicted 1 1 lis h was sports ind and how determined I 1 I 1 not to allow I hi ir ivym ld 1 life to be e interrupted by the de mauds of business was atoa bams by C son ddn I 1 I 1 he was wab one day fish tin aff iohd beable with iffe 4 he yesav a abat making toward mar marshe h 6 pl U fr from om the direction of ph ape tae 1 1 I 1 a ait avre were evidently not t a fishing excursion aud and r t IV 1 1 l if at coming to see gee 40 after looking L for some moments steadily at I 1 I 1 ir the suspicious a I 1 looking ug cw craft as anat ap ward t them em he tu turned rued to peterson patr son alli and asked 8 I 1 t which aft way v wilt will the best commodore I 1 0 o with a abee wind wilid sir air was reply where I 1 will that t tae f fe T alpaid 4 07 aid tIp 1 tp P BoaT vice town was z the ans answer agaid IT the bet i bead 0 for m 0 f d r i by y all 1 I 1 in means e a us 5 Th atsa politician he wants an oarce and we 11 must not let jian overta overtake kc us as and boat went with full fie ap ut I 1 ato stopping 0 i egtill till they readied reached Province tow 0 82 i I 1 mal aniles ofa ff ii thi 1 etta etain 6 f C ape mr proved af ferara W I 1 bavy va if righta it ww w w thus baffled having come to obtain obtain mr websters Web ae aa a obtaining the kee of the cohasset Co cohle hasset I 1 cirit W r n J house bous fir I 1 4 0 zoo mr webster ahter the 0 spacious ap acia barab oco pim AM theia 1 oy M a anol nall galva conveniently I 1 I 1 I 1 the street from which vil lith the approach h to it ii I 1 is by a lorn gravelled travelled gravel led road raad lined with well growa bacat hedges and amply shaded the la lawn wn is also planted with fine frees but not so thickly as to interfere with ib tha yiew view from the piazzas nearly nearie surround surrounding irig J the house which war is of wood painted white byh green blinds spacious andi and in 1 its tro proportions or ti io ris I 1 so somewhat e w bat irregular though tile the large additions made to its size from time to time buce mr webster purchased having doubtless much unproved improved the original building even in aps ut yard ta dearance pe arance near the bohse ahe isaae garden coveri covering tig an acre of a and though not na showing marks of any attention is well kept and stocked with a great varie variety q 9 of f fruits and flowers A at t one ond co a small wooden build building ehg containing g mr websters Web Wab agrical agricultural tu ral lib library here when he be wished to be completely comp letey secure from he 6 would retire and nothing but the most urgent 11 necessity vituld induce jhb ehfe inerio members of mir family to disturb lus his seclusion I 1 ii 11 L under the enormous diak elm before his front door he was fond of sitting in his easy e chair hl air cheh 11 daa fredi from ro m ahe troubles of thence w C could to took ok WA well founded complacency over thit that wide stretch 0 of country whose beauty and fruitfulness IS were in i a great measure a jai due to jil i v it efforts On entering the house W where ae the furniture re it was arrah arranged ged it ait tile thelise lin naano its fortner wp we pass through tigh the sitting rooms and parlor I 1 both furher in 4 modern and elegant yet not ostentatious A style yae and come to the li library bray which is the largest room in the house it is liui built lvin in the gothic style and was planned by mr webster and his daugh daughter tet juha aulia he wile wife ilot now living 70 of 8 samuel A apple top of boston the books which are disposed dispo zed i in n portable oa aiken ien cases atthe sides are are an ui pally bisto historical r lelal and stoudard works there are not a few ardency and encyclopedias clop edias the ho books pia from which books can be 6 made J on the wa dillof L the library fibraio 1 af ata the right of 0 th 1 the door as yoo eutee euter hang lifo portraits of webster and ashburton paroled by He heally alpy they are full size in a sitting pitting posture 1 lear ar mr websters hi learid ad which rests epou upon vie arih arm of his chair isab at crOll partly opeo on A which is ii words aff odaries ud aries ies abolition of the slave trade 9 urna cpr of the fugitives maritime rights upon a table I 1 in n front fiant 0 of t lord lod ashburton is a parchment oh whick is the following sentence commemorative t of the ashburton treaty 11 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 T tins wi s tre r ea ity i six in maniha U exchanged in in london done at Washington this ath day I 1 kofl of aug g anno domini demint 1842 2 AH pURTON DANIEL WEBSTER just beyond the portrait of lord ashburton is a portrait of major edward edvard webster clio died in in M mexico during the among other aati articles ale sq df the library may becenti be mentioned the tha beautiful center I 1 table presented to 9 mr yr W Web egarter ia 1911 19 i 11 ay b tile the im mechanics s of buffalo Buff dio ais as ato keri of their appreciation of 0 hi ins s servi cei ees in defence of a at protective of OUT our N national aff i union I 1 I 1 t i in tie the roofie room adjoining are two small am i all pictures wor worthy thy of notice one ode a a steel tee 1 engraving bu grav ilki oi of M Metter nichi with alie following tion to mr webster metternich 1 and avo another a profile erofile 1 likeness l of a wom woman u with a remarkably mar kably resolute aua and energetic expression x press ion and with a forehead vety like websters webster s own under it s written my excellent mother D W i from tal the lower floor on which glye give an ail idea I 1 of the area covered by y afie house we may mention there are ulde handsomely furnished and and ao commodious motions mod ions rooms we 1 now I 1 ow pass up stairs to the room in which mr webster died everything here the aim simple furniture re of yeow r curly maple afi alie fir small fittl I 1 b bookcase k e a s e W with I 1 a i a few fei b books 0 0 k a ou on agricultural and religious topics we th tiny rhy fa cane bot tomed chair cha r probably oil once ce th the e p play I 1 thing of his children thia engravings of la place dupin and wellington with the profile grout group jef julia webster her husband and d th two children to oab of whom an infant 0 on n M the ottoman its mothers mother I 1 is beckoning from her chair everything is left as it was when wilon illustrious the occupant gazed upon ator 09 la last bitne I 1 I 1 I 1 there is islan an entire absence of extravagance and a splendor in the fuini furniture tui of this and the other apartments u t a 0 the mansion french contrivances ve and i d e Y h lin t there ig ia evidence of excellent taste akad anda a regard for substantial comfort som fort the same grand simplicity which ledar webster in his writings to despise trivial ornaments of style is apparent even in tire the of no his household affairs A la large e number of por traUs and cengr engravings villas adorn the walls i of the da arbut of the mansion among them may be mentioned par and his wife 7 mr leroy f beroy mrs daniel websters qs faher fatha a portrait t of f mrs daniel Web webster taken in fig ottna er days and also alko 66 one of jofs her b brothers others almany years since allied madison and a crayon drawing of ulia webster the mai mangion alsin afi of mr ar fi r ip i still under binder supervision of f his steward te waid arter poi ter wright glit mr Fletcher Webster farm of Cares vaie about a mile from ill e J fo ria er tes residence idenie of bf iris father which he may perhaps hereafter occupy the estate is still but bilt it is not probable that a place so to to the ad people e aple of N itaw e v england will ever pass out of the possession of the descendants of their most eminent statesman I 1 I 1 T I 1 |