Out of the Mouths of Babes

[BettyO]

Quote:Here's a question for Betty O: We had a regional group of home schoolers visit the Surratt House today, and as usual, we divided them according to ages. One young man (about 12) had read Killing Lincoln by Bill O'Reilly, which required our guide (Lindsey Horn of this forum) to correct some "misconceptions."

However, the young man was intrigued with Lewis Powell and wanted to know lots more about him -- including "How come he ended up so handsome when he got kicked in the jaw by a horse when he was young?" Try to come up with an answer to that one...

HA! A person asked a similar question last Saturday at Fort McNair -
I told the lady that there was more or less but one answer.... GENES! Powell's parents were both very handsome folk.... and beautiful people (usually!) make beautiful children.....

Apparently his broken jaw healed well - aside from his bad teeth; a result of chewing tobacco and general lack of dental hygiene in the Victorian era.