The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-14
WEYLER CUT TO PIECES.
HIS CHIN THE TYPE OF HARD RE-
LENTLESsNESS.

face of the man whom all the world now
knows as Butcher Weyler, the first
thought is one of admiration. 1t is a
handsome face to glance upon. a calm,
gentlemanly face. In some lights it has
all the characteristics of the face of the
Christ. 1t is far from the ferocious type
expected of a man entitled Butcher IN
these days Of moderation
The Weyler face is peculiar one. 1t
has not one redeeming feature, yet oddly
enough the weak features are so situated
in relation to one another that they ap-
pear strong. They are all poor, but they
are proportionately poor; and at first in
spection you cannot notice that the face
lacks anything. Analysed, with the fea-
lures stripped of their surroundings rob-
bed of each other and left to stand alone,
there could not be a collection more pro-
nounced in its badness.
Weyler has his supporters There are
those who claim that man set down in
his position could not do otherwise. He
must slaughter the women and children
or the queen regent will slaughter him.
He must destroy the plantations or the
Cubans win surround Havana and starve
him out-the city out. He must fire upon
the soldiers of war or they will rise some
day and let the Cubans into the weak
ened city. He must maltreat American
citizens or Americans, following the rush
of popular sympathy, will enlist in count
less numbers to help Cuba Libre.
So much for the Weyler defense. Now
for the personal features of the man
whose cruel deeds have caused him "a re-
proach from Madrid, bloodthirsty though
it is.
Henry Ward Beecher once designed a
combination of cruel features, thus
"A hard chin, a thin-lipped, drOoDing
mouth, small, underset ears, a nose too
small for the face. understood, searching
eyes, and forehead combining the high
bump and the intellectual depression.
Let US see how these features appear
in the face of Weyler.
His chin, to begin with, is the typical
hard chin. 1t is cleft in the middle the
upper and lower clefts being of the same
size. This means obstinacy and absolute
unbendingness. A chin like this is an i'm
evitable' chin. The owner may be ever
so gracious in manner, ever so pleasant
to meet, but he will be hard to know, hav-
ing no sense other than justice! you did
so and so. l will do thus and thus" That
is the only line of reasoning possible for
the double cleft chin
Beecher'S thin-Gpped, dropping mouth
is fully eXemplified in the mouth of Wey-
Ter Moreover, 1t Is small, and that is an
additional sign of cruelty. A little, thin
Tipped hanging mouth is the very worst
type of mouth according to all physiogno-
mists. If the lips are of the same thick
ness, upper and under the mouth is one
of cruelty in the cruelest ages. Nero's
mouth, as shown in his existing portraits,
was a tiny, dropping affair. even Tipped
as a ladys mouth, and almost arched in
it's downward curve
The nose is the next feature in the face
which demands attention in an analysis
of a man who has made the record of
Weyler. The nose is of the type that is
found upon men of as high record as cler-
gymen. More often it is found upon per-
sons of under positions 1t is the yield
ing nose, principleless nose, a nose
without force.
The nose is a peculiar feature of any
face. Napoleon, who was a judge of a
mans features, said that "a mans nose
| is all right so long as it's big" Any big
nose is better than a small one, is the
verdict of face-readers. A big nose is
sure to do something. A little nose is
quite sure to do nothing.
In a determined face, like the face of
! Weyler. a moderate-siZed nose is char
acterless. 1t is without push or force. 1t
has no principle. big-nosed man will
have his own way of doing things. A man
! with little, straight nose will follow
the lead of those whom he serves with
out principle and without thought
The worst trait in this face, which is
full of faulty features without being con-
spicuously bad in any, is the eye Wey-
lers eyes are small, rather deep set and
undinching., They are eyes that can con-
tain deal of cunning. They can half
close and not show themselves. They are
hypocritlcal eyes. Their slight brows do
not shade them and they peer from their
are give-aways.
Little ears laid fiat to the head have
from the days of Socrates, been found
untrustworthy. They are selfish and
very thoughtlesS of any but their own
comfort. A small-eared man never gave
away anything. A small-eared man never
thought of any skin except his own A
small-eared man hears only of himself
The forehead of the Weyler head is pc
culiar also. 1t has the deep thinking de-
preston combined with the high ambitious
humps under the forelock. Let a man be
gifted with these ambitious humps and
nave al the same time "A little nose and
he will be a man who will come down in
history, like Richelieu as his worst critics
depict him, characters where positions of
sell advancement are at stake. A fore
head like that IS erratic. 1T is changea-
Die. untrustworthy, lying" you might
say, but the nose is behind it ALL
When Aleriano Weyer Nicolau en-
tered the Cuban field I'm fun command a
year ago, his initial act of unusual war
Ia4re was me SHOOTING OF the prisoners in
MORO castle. They were expensive to
keep and troublesome to have on hand
That cruel. thin-lipped mouth ordered
them out TO he shot in chains
The equivocal forehead got him into the
next trouble. He promised our consul that
he would release all American prisoners
az certain time. He failed to do so
Moreover, he began a system Of abuse
that in a short time rdded Moro castle
quietly OF the guests whom IT, dare not
xii! openly. though the equivocal forehead
thought 1t no harm to violate an open
promise I'm his way.
The eyes We're responsible for the shame
ful treatment OF women and childrn now
taking place daily as they are captured
and brought to Havana. Those cunning
eyes see that " serves as an awful warning
10 people, and they note with pleasure the
dragging of women and children through
the streets.
II Is most unusual thing TO see such a
combination Of weak features In the face
Of one man, and still more unusual Ia
see them so well adapted to one another
and so combined Arranged" IS almost
the word-that the owner is a handsome
man. Marvelously strange that the face
should so resemble the paintings OF the
Christ-so like in outline, yet how differ-
ent in type when taken separately
Albert Cameron.
-Asklng TOO Much.--Police Justice
(suavely)-When the police officer clubbed
you; as you allege, did you take his num-
bor7 "
Uncle Geehaw (aggrieved)-Wh MOI
couldn't mister! IL was fastened onter
him Puck.