Show WEBSTER AX AND ANI TilE THE TAILOR T. As often as nature makes a demigod out of oC a man she tacks on to him some some badge of infirmity some sign or token b by which the tho less lees favored of oC the tho race may know that he Is not absolutely absolute removed remo from Crom them but Is in certain ways was co hell with them in iii common ha humanity man I ty The fhe godlike Daniel expounder of the constitution and father fathel of thu tho sentiment of or lean American nationality whose Jovian lan front awed nil mon men am and whoso whose ei eloquence quence the applause of oC listening his lis senates did command was wn mighty might careless about his financial obligations s seldom troubling himself about what he owed or QI about what others owed him The late Erastus Corning and Webster Webster Web Web- ster stel were warm friends and anti thereby Is explained the fact tact that once upon a time Mr Ir Corning Indorsed Mr 11 V Web Teb Webster's Websters Tebster's ster's note for tor a considerable amount As things timings go in this world not notes q must sooner or later come due and when hen this particular note reached maturity ma ma- It went to lo protest But nut Webster was the great glat expounder anti and the firm not wishing to embarrass him paid It Time passed and when It was supposed supposed supposed sup sup- posed that V Websters Webster's financial condition condition condi condi- tion was Improved lOved Mr 11 Corning was prevailed upon by hy the firma firm to ask i I If he could coul make It convenient coO conven lent to liquidate the claim In answer to Comings Coming's letter Webster Web Web- ob ster stel sent a n note abounding In apologies apologies apolo apolo- gies for the tIme trouble he had put his I friend to and wound up with a a. most cordial Invitation to the tho gentleman g to visit him when he lie would probably be bein bein ben in n a l position to pay him or or 01 at least to give him some sort of or satisfactory security Corning accepted tho the Invitation antI went ent lo o see the expounder In due limo Corning returned home ironic delighted anti and charmed with Ills hIs visit to l Entertaining his partners with enthusiastic en en- tlc accounts of the time great g states stales mans man's hospitality and with descriptions or of the time various allous Incidents of or his Iris visit Corning forgot to lo say a word about the tine main object of the visit Finally after Corning had exhausted exhaust ed himself elf describing tho the good time he lie had hail had a member of or the tho limit firm broke In with the remark Well ell I suppose Mr Ir Webster was vas highly pleased to lo be beable beable able to pay the note Highly pleased to pay tho the note responded Corning he lie didn't pay Imy an any note nole lie not riot Ol oi Iy did not pay Iia the note hut but he so charmed arid and delighted me mime that he lie got ot mo nio to sign another note for him for and I am thankful that he lie did not ask me to tomake tomake I make 11 it for or I r dont don't think I could have o refused to grant his Iris re re- re quest An old Bostonian who knew Webster Web obster ob ster well vell told me somo seine years cars ago ngo the following story A Port Portsmouth mouth N. N II IL tailor hind had a abill hili bill against Webster ehster for or several hundred hun- hun tired Ired dollars When hen Webster was elected United States senator the time taIlor allor went down to the time Hub to see him hIm ilm about his imis bill thinking that he lie was then therm In a n fair fall frame of mind to pay it When hen time the Portsmouth man got cot to Boston Webster was iwas holding a n levee at which were wen gathered the most niost dIstinguished distinguished dIs- dIs men of ot time the nation Presenting himself at tIme the door tho Limo tailor allor was denied admission on the ground that Mr Webster was engaged with affairs of state slate an arid and could coul not bo be disturbed The TIme tailor sent up his card which Webster no sooner saw than he ime ordered or- or tiered dered the gentleman to be ushered Ino Into into In- In to o his presence Receiving Recel tho the man with a n cordial handshake and anti a look of supreme benignity Webster Introduced him one h by one ono to time the Illustrious compan company com corn pany pan dined him and amI wined him and andIn andin In n the course courso of time the time guests Including In- In eluding the Portsmouth man nina de tie- parted Upon reaching home the tailor was vas asked If he ime got the time mone money for or his bill Money Ioney for fOl my bill the time devil he lie her r replied Mr Webster treated me like hike liken a n lord Jord Introduced me to lo more big folks than I ever saw before beCore In all my life Ife lIe and do you suppose I could have ha havethe the he heart to lo mention menton that thal bill hili to him |