A more brilliant member of the Pennsylvania delegation, and one of the most brilliant of the Convention, was Gouverneur Morris, who shone by his cleverness and quick wit as well as by his wonderful command of language.

But Morris was admired more than he was trusted; and, while he supported the efforts for a strong government, his support was not always as great a help as might have been expected.

A crippled arm and a wooden leg might detract from his personal appearance, but they could not subdue his spirit and audacity.* * There is a story which illustrates admirably the audacity of Morris and the austere dignity of Washington.

The story runs that Morris and several members of the Cabinet were spending an evening at the President's house in Philadelphia, where they were discussing the absorbing question of the hour, whatever it may have been.

"The President," Morris is said to have related on the following day, "was standing with his arms behind him--his usual position--his back to the fire.