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Show PERSONALITY OF "AUTOCRAT." Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmei Described by One Who Knew Him. Mrn. Rebecca Harding Davln wrdlcB of Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes: "Physically, "Physi-cally, ho was a very small man, holding hold-ing himself erect his faco Insignificant Insignifi-cant as his figure, except for a long ohstlnnto upper lip Cleft to mo,' ho said one dny, 'by Boino ill-conditioned great-Rrnnilmother'), and eyes Tull of n wonderful llro and sympathy. No one on whom Dr. Holmes had onco looked with Interest ever forgot tho look or him. Ho attracted nil kinds of people an a brilliant, excitable child would attiact them. Hut nobody, I M.tpt'rt, over succeeded In being familiar fa-miliar with him. I remember ono pvcnhiK that lie (piutcd ono of Ills poems, po-ems, and I was forced stupidly to acknowledge ac-knowledge thai I did not know It. Ho fairly Jumped to tho bookcase, took out tho olnmo nnd lead tho verges. stamlliiK In the middle of tho room, his voleo trembling, bin wholo body thrilling with their moaning. 'There!' ho cried at tho end, his ojos flashing, 'touhl anybody have -nld Hint bolter? Ali-h!' with a long In-drawn bientli of delight as ho put the book back." |