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Webster and the Backwoodsman's Anecdote

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Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Oct 11, 1877

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 50, No. 15.

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Webster and the Backwoodsman's Anecdote

—It is related of Mr. Webster that he was once accosted by a backwoodsman, who asked, “Is this Mr. Webster?” “Yes, sir.” “The great Mr. Webster of Massachusetts?” “I am that same Mr. Webster of Massachusetts.” “Well, sir, I heard that you were a great man,” quoth the stranger, “but I don’t think so; I heard your speech, and understood every word you said.”