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compton question, a speech to which he desired much to listen.
New York Evening Post, Dec. 11, 1857. He abstained from general society, though occasionally dining with friends.
While in Washington he passed his time mostly at his lodgings, quietly reading, or in the library of Congress, or in the Smithsonian Institution,—places where he looked over engravings and rare books; and he tested his strength in walking.
He chafed sorely under the limitations imposed by his disability.
To Theodore Parker he wrote, December 19: I am unhappy; and yesterday, after sitting in the Senate, I felt like a man of ninety.
When will this end?
Otherwise I am very well.
To Dr. Howe he wrote: At times I feel almost well, and then after a little writing or a little sitting in the Senate I feel the weight spreading over my brain; but at least for the present I shall do nothing.
I make visits, inspect the improvements of the Capitol, read newspapers, and sit quietly in my room, often much alone; but
