He smelled because he refused to wash, he was a begger always begging for money from others. He refused to work at all..other than write his worthless drivel.
...and (as an interesting side note) he supported the Union during the American Civil War...
;^)
....my memory may be playing tricks on me but I recall some years ago an article that he got his maid/housekeeper pregnant and then put her out on the street...he was born into a Jewish family but his father insisted they all convert to Luteranism (??) at some point, again, if I recall correctly...he was a total scumbag, if that term had been around in those days...
Most Evil man who ever lived
( So far.)