_ Day, in which Webster was the leading counsel for Goodyear, and Rufus Choate headed the list of eloquent advocates in defense of Mr.Day.In that speech Webster was physically feeble, so that after speaking an hour, he was obliged to sit down for a time, while Mr.James T.Brady made a new statement with regard to a portion of the evidence.

At that time Webster was broken in health.

The most beautiful passage in his speech was his tribute to woman, and at another point he indulged in a very ludicrous description of the character of the first India rubber, which was offered as a marketable article.

He said: "When India rubber was first brought to this country we had only the raw material, and they made overshoes and hats of it.

A present was sent to me of a complete suit of clothes made of this India rubber, and on a cold winter day I found my rubber overcoat was frozen as rigid as ice.