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...store. The evening of the day on which he thus obtained a copy, was wholly devoted to its close and attentive perusal, while seated before a blazing fire and by the side of his father and mother. When Webster was about seven years old his father kept a public inn, and it was customary for the teamsters as they drew up at the house to say. "Come, let's go in and hear a psalm from Dan Webster." Even at that time, his voice was deep, rich and musical...
...dueling room is generally over an inn, or beer-house on the outskirts of the town, and at the appointed day is crowded with the different classmen. The classes are distinguished by their colors, each class having red, blue or green caps according to their rank. The different classes never mingle with one another, and it is considered an insult if a red-capped student addresses a blue cap. Each color has its corner in the dueling room, and here the students smoke and drink until the combatants appear. The duelists are dressed and armed in an adjoining room...
...private halls. The colleges are, All Souls, Balliol, Brasenose, Christ Church, Corpus Christi, Exeter, Hertford, Jesus, St. John's, Keble, Lincoln, Magdalen, Merton, New, Oriel, Pembroke, Queen's, Trinity, University (the oldest, endowed in 1249 A. D.), Wadham, Worcester; the halls are, St. Edmund, St. Mary and New Inn; the private halls are, Charsley's and Turrell...
...Inn Keeper Mr. G. P. Keith...
...while the resigning principal is to receive a pension from that society. St. Alban Hall is thus the first of the halls to suffer extinction. Magdalen Hall was some years since endowed by Mr. Baring, and received a charter of incorporation as Hertford College. St. Mary Hall, New Inn Hall and St. Edmund Hall are ultimately destined to absorption by Oriel, Balliol and Queen's colleges, respectively...