He was deeply in debt; his books, even, were bought with borrowed money, all which was natural and inevitable; but the trouble was that it never seems to have weighed upon him or been felt by him as of much importance.

He was thus early brought into the habit of debt, and was led unconsciously to regard debts and borrowing as he did the sacrifices of others, as the normal modes of existence.

Such a condition was to be deplored, because it fostered an unfortunate tendency in his moral nature.

With this exception, Mr.
Webster's early years present a bright picture, and one which any man had a right to regard with pride and affection..