The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-02-12

certainly 10 lis niche IN The shrine
OF rational memory.
within tho last fow yours fov-
'ral actors have osg1ycd. with moro
,r lnaH popular success. tho role ~
Lincoln ON the stare. IN one respect
thcy have oll fallen short. No one
uf them has had tho requisite stature.
Abraham Lincoln was six feet four
inches tail.
We have hi1 own word Tor H. In
a letter written December 90. 1859.
ho raid. II am in height Xix feet,
four Inches, uC1rly. lean In Gorh.
Weighing iSO pounds. dark COM
plcHiuu, wi 10 coarse black hair ana
nruy eyes 80 other marks or
brands rrcollcctod." Doubtless hc
meant without his boots
Early ~ his political career
Lincoln had tho misfortune TO give
mortal offgusc to an adversary. an
lrl.hmnu named james Shields. who.
cnrn"od by wit, unmcroiGlly used M
hiJ oNpcnro, demanded satisfaction
on She field Of honor.
Srnfc1 Ills Antagonist.
The future emanclpntor dlsap-
proved OF duellinR, but custom IN
those daya made the acceptance Of
out confession of cownrdicc. and 20
tho meeting was arranged He
chose swords In preference to pistols.
Notwithstanding the fact that his OPP
ponent was Il skilled fenccr, where
as he himsolf knew nothing Of the
art. but. when It came 10 picking
out the actual weapons he selected
a pair uf the longest and heaviest
cavalry Babers obtalnablo.
Tho meeting was on Bloddy island
IN the Mississippi river, and Lincoln
wng first 10 arrive on the scene.
when Shields and his seconds came
they raw n very tail person, with
arms az long and strong aa n go.
RMS, reaching up higher than any
other man IN that part OF the coun-
try could have done, and Topping off
Bnplings NJ thick as mans forearm
with single slushes OF his weapon.
Tho performance had tho effcct he
intended, for Shields friends. after
gazing Hwcstruck nt the spectacle
Tor a fcw moments, fastened to
patch up peace.
Lincoln In hts young manhood
was quite famous for his muscular
prowess. lie was said TO be able TO
carry 500 pounds on his back. on
one occasion he walked away with
two logs which three sturdy men
were unable to handle. A noighbor,
who knew him well, wrote; "Iic
could strike an axe deeper into n tree
1 than any other man ever saw
4 Typical Yankee.
While he was president Nathaniel
Hawthorne wrote OF him; Lincoln
IL the essential representative OF all
Yankees, and the Voritable speCi-
men physically Of what the world
seems determined to regard M our
characteristic qualities. There IL no
describing his lengthy awkward %
wnrdncas, nor the uncOuthncss OF his
movements. lie was dressed In n
rusty black frock coat and panta-
looms unbrushcd and worn 80 faith-
fully that the suit had adapted itself
to the curves and angularitlcs Of his
figure. Tho whole physioguomy Is
az coarse one ns YOU would meet
anywhere I'm the length and breadth
Of the states. but, withal. Il Is re-
deemed, illuminated, softened and
| frightened by a kindly though Sc
rloua look out of his eyes and an
expression OF homcly sagacity. on
| the whole. | liked the sallow. queer
visagc. with the human sympathy
/ that warmed It,"
lie was under no Illusion In re-
gard 10 his lack of personal beauty
] OTTER he told with glee n story ABOUT
u stranger who. meeting him ON
train, said "ENcugo me, STR. hut