Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1860-06-08

| In signs and means hndS utterance for Its pain,
Tears are for those who hope: blessed rain
That gently falls upon the aching heart,
Stealing its grief away. The dark clouds part
| And float aloft. In the pure azure sky, .
| The gladsome, golden sunlight laughs once more.
All! happy heart, that wecps-and smiles again.
| For me, alas the time Of tears Is DER.
Hopeless, alone, walk li'e's arid plain.
And heaven no star--on earth no leaf nor flower,
| Yet never falls for me that blessed shower;
The fount Of tears is dry for evermore;
The place where once Il gushed with hre burned DER.
Lincoln as He Is.
[from the Chicago Tribuncl -
Ten thousand inquiries will be made as to
the looks, the habits, tastes and other char
acteristics of " Honest Old Abe" We an
ticipate few of them. f.r
Mr.. Lincoln stands six feet and four inch
es high in his stockings. His frame is not
muscular, but gaunt and wiry; his arms are
long, but not unreasonably SO for person
of his height; his lower limbs are not dis
proportioned to his body. In walking, his
gate though firm is never brisk. He steps
slowly and deliberately, almost always with
his head inclined forward and his hands
clasped behind his back. In matters of dress
heis by no means precise. Always clean, he is
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slovenly. In manner he is remarkably cordial,
and, at the same time, simple. His polite
ness is always sincere but never elaborate
and oppressive. A warm shake of the hand
and warmer smile of recognition are his
methods of greeting his friends. Arrest, his
features though those Of q man Of mark, are
not such as belong to handsome man; but
when his fine dark gray eyes arc lighted up
by an emotion, and his features begin their
play, he would be chosen from among
crowd as one who had in him not only the
kindly sentiments which women love, but
the heavier metal Of which full grown men
and Presidents are made. His hair is black,
and though thin is wiry. His head sits well
on his shoulders, but beyond that it dcfics
description. 1t nearer resembles that of
Clay than that of Webster but it is unlike
either. 1t is very large and phrenologically
well proportioned, betokening power in all
its developments. A slightly Roman nose,
wide-cut mouth and dark complexion, with
the appearance of having been weather-beat-
en-, complete the description. aEF
In his personal habits, Mr.. Lincoln is as
simple as child. He loves good dinner
and eats with the appetite which goes with
great brain but his food is plain and nu-
tritious. He never dinks intoxicating liquors
Of any sort, not even glass of wine He is
not addicted to tobacco in any Of its shapes.
He never was accused Of icentious act in
his life. He never uses profane language
"A friend says that once, when in towering
rage in consequence of the efforts of certain
parties to perpetratc fraud on the State, he
was heard to say "They shan't do it, d--n
'em!' but beyond an expression of that
kind, his bitterest feelings never carry him.
He never CANDLES we doubt if he ever in
dulges in any games Of chance. He is par
ticularly cautious about mourning pecuniary
obligations for any purpose whatever, and in
debt, he is never content until the score is
discharged. We presume he owes no man a
dollar. He never spcculates. The rage for
the sudden acquisition of wealth never took
hold Of him. His gains from his profession
have been moderate, but sufficient for his
purposes. While others have dreamed of
gold, he has been in pursuit of knowledge
In all his dealings he has the reputation of
being generous but exact, and, above all, re-
ligiously honest. He would be bold man
who would say that Abraham Lincoln ever
wronged any one out ola cent, or ever spent
a dollar that he had not honestly earned
His struggles in early life have made him
careful of money; but his generosity with
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dant upon religious worship, and though not
communicant, is pew-holder and liberal
supporter of the Presbyterian Church, in
Springfield, to which Mrs. Lincoln belongs.
He is a scrupulous teller of the truth-too ex-
act in his notions to suit the atmosphere of
Washington as it now is. His enemies may
say that he tells Black Republican lies; but
no man ever charged that in professional
capacity, OF as a citizen dealing with his
neighbors, he would depart from the scriptu-
raj command. AT home, he lives like gen.
tleman of modest means and simple tastes.
A good sized house ofwood, simply but taste.
fully furnished, surrounded by trees and
flowers, is his own, and there he lives, at
peace with himself, the idol of his family, and
for his honesty, ability and patriotism, the
admiration of his countrymcn.
If Mr.. Lincoln is elected President, he will
carry but little that is ornamental to the
White House. The country must accept his
sincerity, his ability, and his honesty, in the
mould in which they are cast. He will not
be able to make as polite bow as Frank
Pierce, but he will not commence anew the
agitation of the Slavery question, by recon-.
mending to Congress any Kansas-Nebraska
bills. He may not preside at the presiden-
tial dinner with the case and grace which
distinguish the venerable public functiona-
ry," Mr.. Buchanan, but he will not create
the necessity for Covode committee, and
the disgraceful revelations Of Conelius Wen
dell. He viii take to the Presidential chair
just the qualities which the country now de.
mands to save it from impending destruction
ability that no man can question, firmness
that nothing can overbear, honesty that nev.
er has been impeached, and patriotism that
never despairs.
i A REASONABLE INFERENcE-The steamer
s., commanded by Capt S., exploded several
years ago, with terrible effect, and burned to
the waters edge. Captain S. was blown into
the air, alighting near floating cotton bale
upon which he foated uninjured, but much
blackened and mudded Arriving at the
village several miles below, to which news Of
the disaster had preceded him, he was accost.
ed by the editor Of the village paper, with
whom he was well acquainted and eager for
an item:
~ say, is the S. blown ups"
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