He was slow in speech and slow in gait.

His whole appearance denoted a man of small intellect and less ambition.

It is generally supposed that he was a farmer; and such he was, if one who tilled so little land by such primitive modes could be so called.

He never planted more than a few acres, and instead of gathering and hauling his crop in a wagon he usually carried it in baskets or large trays.

He was uneducated, illiterate, content with living from hand to mouth.