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"He was about six feet high, straight and rather slender, of dark complexion—showing little, if any, rosy red, yet of good health, the outline of the face nearly a circle, and within that eyes dark to blackness, strong and penetrating, beaming with intelligence and good-nature; an upright forehead, rather low, was terminated in a horizontal line by a mass of raven-black hair of unusual thickness and strength.
"The features of the face were in harmony with this outline, and the temples fully developed. The result of this combination was interesting and very agreeable. The body and limbs indicated agility rather than strength, in which, however, he was by no means deficient. Never did man possess a temper more happy, or if otherwise, more subdued or better disciplined.
"Such is the life-like picture which a contemporary and kinsman has left of the Chief Justice as he appeared upon the threshold of early manhood. One cannot help being struck with its truthfulness and simplicity;—a walk of ten miles from Oak Hill in a blue hunting-shirt and Bucktail cockade—a frank, friendly, and hearty greeting with his comrades—a drill in the 'manual exercise'—a familiar talk about the war; foot-races, and a game of quoits at which 'there was no betting,' make
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