The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1864-11-04
LincoIn-His Char actor ant
biography.


biography.
Mr. Lincoln has tall, spare, large
boned frame, with which his thin,
prominent features perfectly CORES
pond, and head above the average
size, and most fully developed in the
superior portions. The reader ob.
serve how high, long, and broad the
top head is, and how honest, truthful,
and decided the accompanying ex.
preston of countenance. ..
Mr.. Lincoln has not u poeticai or q
sentimental organization, nor has his
training been such as TO foster ro
nance or fancy. His whole makeup
denotes n matter of fact mind.
Taken separately, his features are
by no means classical, but in combi-
nation. they assume very decided
and strongly marked expression of
character. Nor is this the repulsive
face his prejudiced opponents or en-.
emies would make it out to be. On
the contrary, il will pass, in all com
ing time, for the face of well. mean
ing man. Let us look again ut this
not unattractive face which has been
so much caricatured and SO often held
up in the South ms that OF n monster
to frighten foolish people. What do
we see? A well-formcd nose, neither
too large nor too small, and between
the Roman and the Grecian. Its
prominence Is an evidence Of deyel-
oped mind and q strong character.
1t is neither bcefy nor blunt, but is in
every way fisrt rate nose. An un-
exceptionable mouth, with full and
well-eut lips, inclining up rather than
doicn at the corners, indicating atfec-
tion, wit, and playfulness; eyes not
large, but well set and very express
sive, indicating no guile, no treach-
cry, no foxy cunning, but the simple,
honest, earnest truth; and forehead
ample, but not ponderous, the per-
ceptive faculties; individuality, form,
size, order, eventuality, and locality;
being among the largest; hence he Is
very practical, and abounding in facts.
There is more mechanism than music
indicated; more prose than poetry
The chin is rather prominent, but not
too heavy, while the cheeks are con-
cave rather than convex; this is owing
partly to the spare build Of the man,
and partly to other causes But there
is nothing incongruous in this face
On the contrary, there is, in Mr. Lin
coins face when listening to pleasant
and animated discourse, most inter
esting and winning smile, the whole
countenance being lighted up with Il
sunny and benignant glow.
The size of the head is in fair pro
portion to that of the body. -
1t is not of the largest class, though
quite large, enough for the vital Ell,
energies ofthe body. Nor is IT in auy
important respect deficient. II IS not
the head of a fighter, and he can take
NJ pleasure in combat or contention
Were there more of the lion in him he
would be less patient and more OK
ecutive. This is not Nero head,
but it is narrow rather than broad,
aud indicates the herbivorous rather
than the carnivorous nature. Mr..
Lincoln has been called gorilla, a
Nero, etc, when the truth is, he is
far more like lamb or Howard,
both,in feeling anl character He is
called "slow.' He is certainly not
fast, but proceeds cautiously. leaving
lit Tor circlmstances or for Providence
to indicate the when and the way to
Iact. Time alone can determine