The Portland daily press., 1868-03-27

| little bouquet blooming on his braast uis
hair now getting gray and rather ,bin IA
brushed forward and made 10 project Mt the
temples In a peculiar and what seems IN
us an outre fashion. Probably it is the mode
somewhere, or soon will be, especially with
tho'e who are getting bald. His head is not
remarkably large, being rather broad than
| high, and quite full at the base. The fore
head is magnificent, broad and full, possess
ing fine development In the imaginative re-
glons, with plenty Of perceptive force. There
is certain appearance of doubleness about
it, caused by the line of shadow passing down
its center which is worth notice. This gives
an effect of very great development and pow
er to the head. The expression OF the fore
head and broTs during reading is wonderful,
the brows being exceedingly mobile and In
constant use. His eyes are blue and large
with heavy upper lids, adding to the sadness
OF the face. when in repose. But about the
eyes there is an infinite variety of modelling,
of course indescribabe and only to be repre-
senied by first-class artist. The nose Ia
prominent and neither long nor short, the
nostril large and capable of much dlation.
The line dividing the nostril from the cheek
is very marked and full of expression, es-
pecially in smiling. There is a peculiar pro-
lection of the moustache or the upper lin,
which is very pathetic and beautiful. He
wears no whiskers, but has gray
beard which is rather light and long with
graceful curves. His ears are large but not
handsome, but it is one of the most attract
i've faces, one Of the tenderest faces that we
have ever seen, and it has the greatest mo-
btlity and Is capable of the greatest variety
OF expression of any face we have ever seen.
There is a world of tenderness as well as q
world of fun in it.
What we know of the man is better tLan
his external appearance. He is no fop In his
soul, whatever waistcoat he wears. His man.
nerS In society are completely charming.
His hearty cordial grasp OF the hand, his
thorough kindness and instant sympathy en-
dear him to all those who come to know him.
All kinds of people alike feel the personal
charm OF the man who is so much of a man.
With children he is boon companion-he
knows them and they know him. He tells
stories as well as he writes them, but here Ia
the added charm of the merry or sad blue
eye, the scenery of the story. He is so SYM
pathetic that his audiences can lift him into
happiness or make his efforts to please them
the sternest kind of hard work. He is so
kind and generous that at home he gives
much OF his time-time which is worth some-
thing to him and to us-to charitable institu-
tions; and his goodness being well known,
he is the guardian of numerous trust-funds
for the needy, which he manages with scru-
pulous care and method. he Is most me-
thodical and thorough in all his work. For
several years he gave not less than twenty
hours per week to single charitable institu-
tion in London. When some terrible epidem-
ic visited Gadshill, (Mr. Dckens's present
| residence, the Falstaffian battle -sround) his
house was open to all, and time and medicine
were distributed freely to the suffering viii
layers. 1t is of little use to decry a man who
| Is practically as well as Theoretically and on
1 paper good man, who will do his best for
the suffering, whether high or low. And his
democratic spirit, rebelling against the toady-
ism which is so powerful in Englacd, is sufi-
| lent to endear him to the American heart.
ALIQUIs.