He wore low shoes, buckskin breeches, linsey-woolsey shirt, and a cap made of the skin of a 'possum or a coon.

The breeches clung close to his thighs and legs, and failed by a large space to meet the tops of his shoes.

He would always come to school thus, good-humoredly and laughing.

He was always in good health, never sick, had an excellent constitution and took care of it." Crawford taught "manners"-- a feature of backwoods education to which Dorsey had not aspired.

Crawford had doubtless introduced it as a refinement which would put to shame the humble efforts of his predecessor.