Show personality OF AUTOCRAT RAT dr oliver wendell holmes described by one who knew him mrs rebecca harding davis writes ot of dr oliver wendell holmes phy phyll at cally he was a very small man bold hold ing himself erect his face insignia cant as his figure except tor for a long obstinate upper lip left to me he said one day by some ill conditioned great grandmother and eyes full of a wonderful fire and sympathy no one on whom dr holmes I 1 had iad once looked with interest ever forgot the the look or him he attracted all kinds of people as a brilliant excitable child bould attract them but nobody I 1 si suspect ever succeeded in being ta fa millar with him I 1 remember one evening that he quoted one of his poems and I 1 was forced stupidly to ac knowledge that I 1 did not know it he ile fairly jumped to the bookcase took out the volume and read the verses standing in the middle of the room his voice trembling his whole body thrilling with their meaning there therel ho he cried at the end his eyes flashing c could 0 uld anybody have said that better ali ach h I 1 with a long in indrawn drawn breath of delight as he put the book back |