. Civil War echoes : character sketches and state secrets . erlyadministered the same with great credit. I knew him per-sonally, and can not believe there was any dishonesty inhis character. He was an inveterate smoker of cigars, andprobably died from the excessive absorption of never drank liquors of any kind for the reason, as hesaid to me, because he was afraid of them. At this little card table, playing the absorbing gameknown as Blitz, were seated the four largest, and, byreason of their official stations, the most important gentle-men present. They were, respectively, Chief J
. Civil War echoes : character sketches and state secrets . erlyadministered the same with great credit. I knew him per-sonally, and can not believe there was any dishonesty inhis character. He was an inveterate smoker of cigars, andprobably died from the excessive absorption of never drank liquors of any kind for the reason, as hesaid to me, because he was afraid of them. At this little card table, playing the absorbing gameknown as Blitz, were seated the four largest, and, byreason of their official stations, the most important gentle-men present. They were, respectively, Chief Justice S. , of Ohio; Associate Justices Samuel F. Mil-ler, OF Iowa; David Davis, of Illinois, and NathanClifford, of Maine—all of the Supreme Court of theUnited States. A brief personal description of their ap-pearance and analysis of their characters must suffice here. Chase was a finely proportioned man in the neighborhoodof six feet in height, compactly built, and with a sort ofshuffling gait in walking, or rather a springing from thetoes. 134. U. S. SENATOR JAMES HARLAN, IOWALATER, SECRETARY OF INTERIOR Civil-WAR Echoes — Character He had the scholarly stoop to his shoulders. His facewas large, aristocratic, refined, handsome, and in perfectproportions, with a preponderance to forehead, which waslarge, high, and wide. His hair was thin and slightly curly,dark brown and gray. His face was clean shaven; mouthsomewhat sensuous and sensitive; chin well-molded anddecisive. He was an exceedingly fine looking man, courtly, andaffable. In early manhood he had gone to Washingtonand taught a select school there. I was told by an old ladyresident that she attended his school and that he was verypoor and scantily clad; that the children used to laugh athis odd walk; he usually wore low shoes and his trouserswere very short and badly worn around the knees andankles, showing his faded blue socks; that in those days hewas a very bashful man in the presence of ladies. JusticeCha
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