. Portrait and biographical record of Johnson and Pettis counties, Missouri ; containing portraits and biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens of the counties, together with biographies and portraits of all the presidents of the United States . peakers of hisState. No man who felt the touch of his bladedesired to be pitted with him again. With allhis eloquence as an orator he never spoke for ora-torical effect, but his words always went like bul-lets to the mark. He is purely American in hisideas, and is a splendid type of the Americanstatesman. Gifted with quick percept
. Portrait and biographical record of Johnson and Pettis counties, Missouri ; containing portraits and biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens of the counties, together with biographies and portraits of all the presidents of the United States . peakers of hisState. No man who felt the touch of his bladedesired to be pitted with him again. With allhis eloquence as an orator he never spoke for ora-torical effect, but his words always went like bul-lets to the mark. He is purely American in hisideas, and is a splendid type of the Americanstatesman. Gifted with quick perception, a logi-cal mind and a ready tongue, he is one of themost distinguished impromptu speakers in thenation. Many of these speeches sparkled with therarest eloquence and contained arguments of greatweight, and many of his terse statements havealready become aphorisms. Original in thought,precise in logic, terse in statement, yet withalfaultless in eloquence, he is recognized as thesound statesman and brilliant orator of the the last days of his administration Presi-dent Harrison suffered an irreparable loss in thedeath of his devoted wife, Caroline (Scott) Har-rison, a lady of many womanly charms and vir-tues, They were the parents of two chil4reQ,. JOHNSON AND PETTIS COUNTIES MISSOURI ^^(g)Q) \^
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