He was an effeminate little fellow:
height, 5 feet 2 inches; weight, 105 pounds; very near-sighted;
and he had a light voice, not a treble or falsetto, but still a
voice that detracted materially from the beautiful rhetoric that
flowed from his lips. He had served his country as its
representative in the Legislature and had received the nomination
for senator, over a hard-fought political battle. The last
canvass and speeches were made at a town which was, in
consequence, crowded. That night H. had to occupy a room with a
stranger, named E., a travelling salesman. There were two beds in
this room. Mr. E., on the following day told several people that
during the night he was awakened by H., who had come over to his
bed and had his mouth on his 'person,' and that he had threatened
to kick him out of the room, but that H. pleaded with him and
fell on his knees and swore that he had been overcome by a
passion that he had heretofore controlled, and begged of him not
to expose him. These facts coming to the notice of his opponents,
within twenty-four hours, they hastened to take advantage of it
by placarding H.
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