Show WEBSTERS FIRST CASE daniel was about 12 years old he had a brother ezekiel who was several years older near their home was a garden in i n which the boys took great pride by find and by they discovered that a woodchuck was doing much hirm harin to the plants and shrubs they made up their minds to i catch the young rascal A trap was set and sure enough mr woodchuck was caught As E zekiel ezekiel took it from the trap he said now we can kill the pesky animal no no do not kill it cried daniel lathe poor creaturo creature live but ezekiel thought it would be very very foolish to set the woodchuck free and so the they talked and talked and the more they talked the less cou could id they agree at last they decided to take the matter to their father well boys said their father 1 I will be the judge the woodchuck is your prisoner daniel shall be the lawyer for the defense ezekiel shall be the prosecuting attorney each one may present his case we shall then whether the prisoner shall die or go free ezekiel opened the case he talked very well indeed he H e toli of the great harm the prisoner had done to the garden he described the hard time ahey they alij had h had ad in catching it he argued that it would be very very foolish to let the prisoner go as he would be sue sue to get into the same mischief again if they kil killed led the woodchuck they would have the skin that would help repay the loss to the garden ezikiel ezekiels r s father was very very alpi proud oud of his sons argument arguien and he turned to daniel and isaid said now daniel it is your turn daniel began with great feeling he plead for the poor little woodchuck I god made the woodchuck to live and enjoy the sunlight the air air the field and the woods god did not make anything in vain the woodchuck has the same right to live as any other living thing god gave me my jather father anday brother food and lall all the things we possess sure ly we can spare a little to this dumb idume creature who has a right to his small share of gods bounty he was wa s creat edby god and we have no right to deprive hirn him of his life liberty and food while daniel webster was talking the tears hd had come into his fathers eyes and when the young orator finished he turned to ezekiel and said ezekiel ezekiel let the woodchuck go 90 and so it was daniel webster won his first case and so it was he begin began to be great when he was still stall a little boy |