The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1869-12-01
NIohnmrned E.en-Pictured.


He was of middle height, rather thin, |
but broad of shoulders, wide OF chest,
strong of bone and muscles. His head
was massive, strongly developed Dark |
hair, slightly curled, flowed in q dense
mass down almost to his shoulders. Even
in advanced age it was spriRkled by only
about twenty gray hairs-prOduced by the
agOnies of his ''ReVelstiOnB." His face
was oval shaped, slightly tawny Of coloI-
Fine, log, arched eyebrows were divided
by q vein which thrObbed VIsibly in mo-
ments of passion. Great black restless
eyes ahene out from under long heavy eye
lashes. His nose was large, slightly aqui
line. His teeth, upon which he bestowed
great care, were well set, dazzling white.
A full beard framed his manly face. His
skin ysS clear and soft, his complexion
''red and White.' His hands were as
silk and satin, even As those of woman.
His step was quick and elastic, yet firm.
His countenance was mild and pensive.-
His laugh vas rarely more than SMILE
"Oh, my little son !" reads one tradition
''hadst thou seen him thou wouldst have
said thou hast seen q sun rising" 81,
says another witness, ''saW him ON moon
light night, and sometimes looked NJ his
beauty, and sometimes l locked at the
moon, and his dress was striped with red,
and he was brighter and more beautiful
to me than the moon" -.#
In his habits he was extremely simple,
though he bestowed great care on his per-
son His eating and drinking, his drcss
and his furniture, retained, even when he
had reached the fulness of power, their
utmost primitive nature. ..t
his constitution was extremely delicaIe.
he was nerVOusly afraid of bodily pain;
he would sob and roar under it. Emil
nently impractical in al common things
of life, he was gifted with mighty powers
of Imagination, elevation of mind, delica-
ey and refinement of feeling. He WAS
most indulgent to his interiors, and would
never allow his. awkward little page to be
scolded, whatever he did. He was very
affectionAte toward his family. he was
very fond of children. He would stop
them on the streets and pat their little
cheeks. He never struck any one in
his life. The worst expression he ever
made use of in conversation was. ''What
has come to him ?-msy his forehead be
darkened with mud !" When asked to
curse some one, he replied, have not been
seRt to curse, but to be . mercy to man
kind. he visited the sick, followed any
| bier he met, accepted the invitation of 3
slave to dinner, mended his own clothes,
MIXED his goats. and waited upon himself,
relates summarily another tradition. He
never first withdrew his hand out of an
other mans palm, and turned not before
the other had turned. His hand, we read
elsewhere and traditions like these give q
good index to what the Arabs expected
their prophet to be--was the most gener-
Gus, his breast the most courageous, his
tongue the most truthful. He was of great
taciturnity, and When'he spoke he spoke
with emphasis and deliberatiOn, and no
one could ever forget what he said He
was, however, very nervous and restless
withal, often low spirited, dOwncast as to
heart and eyes. Yet he would at times
suddenly breast through those brOOdings,
become gay, talkatiVe, jocular, chiefly
among his own. He would then delight
in telling amusing little stories, fairy tales
and the like. He Wsuld romp with the
children and play with their toys-as, af-
ter. his first wife's death, he was wont 70
play with the dolls his new baby wife had
brought into his hosse--EBritish Quarter
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