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Show RELIC OF WEBSTER. Famous Statesman Ordered Porlra.it l'airti, and Then Forgot It. I (Special Letter.) I fVlA "lltlng room wall -y. U In the ni. I llrure farm- MnU huuj" nfnr Hangor, Maine. fl , FJ hanga an oil portrait, dim- W H nl rrt-l l w.-'l by age. lJv' that re.alla l lonie of the older resldenla nf this re-Kl.ui re-Kl.ui a el.'iy lorn foiKotten of Daniel Wehhter, hl Inipulalveneaa and hla carelessni sa. This portrait la that of a hern of the American revolution revolu-tion Capt. I.uke Wilder who was a chum of Weluter a father, KIm hi-i. r, the latter, also, havlnit been an olll. er In the Continental atmy. Wilder u "tie of the cluie.-t friends of the treat orator. ('apt. Luke Wilder was born In lain-eaater, lain-eaater, Mm, and arterwnrd moved to HallMbury, N. II., the home of the Webstera. anil where the latei.man waa born In 17HJ. lie wai a man of apleudld .hyl.ne, atandlng over al feat In height, and ns noted for hla trenijth and courage. At the breaking break-ing out of the devolution he at once offered hla aervlcea to thn Colonial government, nnd fntme.l a company, receiving a captain commission. He took his company to join dm. rllark'i forces, and they pel formed valiant aervlcn at the battle of li.nnlnitlon. After the closo of the war Captain Wilder clunked In varloim Inlsin.sH enterprise-., faiiiilng, lumbering and trading. nh varying i. .s. Having Hav-ing aurrei.d ll aeriiniH hiinlichil re-Verse, re-Verse, he moved to Maine, mid ni located f..r a time In the town of Hudson, nut far from li,ini;or, afterward after-ward golnif to lliiiinr. hero lie dlad nn Novcmb.-r lit, I When ( :i.l. Wilder to lliu,i;or Ihe place waa a mere vllhtKe, whero some lumber ua inaiiufuctiiied for ahlpmeut to the Weat Indies, aud where trading waa carried nn with lha Tarriitlue Indians, agriculture conducted by primitive ni.tho.la supplying sup-plying thu majority of the people with rather a scant s.ilisl-t.-n. e The frlendelilp between Cn.(. Wilder nnd the Webalera veils k'-pt lip ttirouKh eiirrespondeucc, and In IH.it Hatitel and bis I. miller Kj klal, vlsltad In llnugor. At that lime In-re were no brldgea a.T.ns the Kni.lnnk.in alreaiu, which dlvldea the city Into two purla, and local historians relate that Ihe Webater bnya were ubllged to make thulr way over the atreani on m raft of log. CapL Wilder bought what la known ai the llrure farm, a few mllei out of ths city, on the hank of the kendm-keag kendm-keag stream a fine, large properly, lu pictiireHijue location, but covered for tha most part with a deuee growth of plue and other wood. He cleared much nf the farm, and built there a good house. In which he epvtit the latter lat-ter yeura of hla Ufa and where hi children were born. Thla house win burned, and In 1H1!5 ('apt Wlldar'a aon built the present niaralon, which la a fine einmple of early New Kngland homestead architecture, with wide wainscoting, huge flreplacea, curiously wrought Hair rail! and r.ipaeloiia chlmneya. In thla house the promt pro-mt occupant haa lived since Infnuey, and hero hang Ihe painting of the (evolutionary captain. which aho hold a the most precious of her poaaeealon. .ir. lliisaard I a miiii-in miiii-in nf Intelligence intl culture, and at the age of aeventy-aeven. her mind la perfectly clear concerning all aventa within her recollection, and her conversation. rharactorUed by a unlet dignity of speech and manner, la moat entertaining. As the fuiii of Wcbatcr grew, so, f-'l Tha lorlrsll. alio, tha little town nf llangor expanded, ex-panded, and when. In lvr. thu suites-roan suites-roan again came to vlelt hla friend, ('apt Wilder, who waa then eighty-three eighty-three yeara old, the place had be-n Incorporated aa u city, and hoasied oue of the finest liolsle In New l-lni;-land the llangor Mouse, uio.lel.-d timewhat after the fuiuona old Tre-niont Tre-niont linusa In HoHton. It wa at the llangor house, on Sept. 'J.4. ls i;,. that a great banillit Vian given III honor of Wobater. and ninong the fciicsts wuh Capt. Wilder, flood cheer and good fellowship ruled at the bamiuet board, aud many a brilliant speech nas uttered, ut-tered, that of Webster, of course,, being heard with the keenest Interest. I In the course of bis remarks Wrhtr ! referred to the presence at the h. ..-. I ' of hi old friend. Capt. Wilder, lor whom he esjn-e-.s.-d the wannest nlT Dillon Di-llon and u I nli ill.ni, "I should 110 to kave 111 portrait na a remem brance," mild Webster, "and If Ln have here In llanxor a good artitl will have hi in paint the portrait I niy ripen." J There wa In ISangor at tha tlnasi portrait painter of decided ger,u, named lloyt, and to blin. through Oi coll .Meflraw, Web.teri comnilaX waa given to paint the feature jo Capt. Wilder. In llm course of tiji, the portrait was rninpleted and artlht walled patiently for Webster jt. claim hi pi. tore and pay for It, Igi year went by and never a word fr.m Ihe great man. Finally, In converts Hon one day with the artist, Mr. Mr tiraw declared: i "Well, Mr. Hoyt, I guess 'nnn1 hi. forgotten nil about the picture, and I don't believe he will ever take It." The nrtlal agreed with the lawyer and Ihe result of the talk waa the purchase pur-chase of the picture by Mr. Mctlraw, ff llsal.l ITehater. who kept It until ma denth. twenty, live yeara ago, when ho dlrerle.l that It be given to hla nice. Mra. Ilaasard. The background of llm portrait la now ilaik with nge, hut tho figure la ipilto dlatlnet, aud Ilia feature are yet clearly ileiiued and luminous. The aub-Ject aub-Ject wa In hla eighty-fourth year when be eat for tho portrait |