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96 THE HON. DANIEL WEBSTER.
tie barren island of Nantucket carry off the palm from
all others in this accomplishment. One of the party
at table, alluding to an illustration of this characteristic
of the Nantucket population, which, according
to Sam Slick, had occurred in the professional practice
of Mr Webster, asked him whether it was true.
He said it was essentially correct, and proceeded to
state the real incidents as follows. A Nantucket
client had asked him to go to that island,* to plead
a cause for him. Mr Webster, after mentioning the
distance, the loss of time, and the interruption to his
other practice, said that he could not go unless he
received a fee of a thousand dollars. The client objected
to paying so large a sum for pleading one cause.
Mr Webster replied, that the fatigue and loss of time
in travelling to Nantucket, and remaining there probably
during the whole circuit, amounted to as great
a sacrifice on his part, as if he pleaded in every cause
on the roll. " Well, then," said his client, " come,
and I will pay you the thousand dollars; but you
shall be at my disposal for the whole sittings, and I
shall let you out, if I can." Mr Webster went, and
was sub-let by his client, who drew the fees to relieve
his own loss. Judge Story, who was present,
remarked, that he had often heard the anecdote mentioned,
but never before heard it authenticated. He
added, " the current edition proceeds to tell that your
client let you out for eleven hundred dollars, saved
his own pocket entirely, and gained ten per cent. on
* It lies about 40 miles from the New England shore, at the north
entrance into Long Island Sound.
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Combe, George, 1788-1858. Notes of the United States of North America, During a Phrenological Visit in 1898-9-40: Volume 1, book, 1841; Edinburgh, Scotland. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1028/m1/136/?q=%221838%3F%22: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.