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preachedinaministerialrobe，orderedespeciallyforthatday。ItwasmadeofblackcrepedeChine，withgreatdoubleflowingsleeves，whitesilkunder—

sleeves，andawidewhitesilkunderfolddownthefront；andImaymentioncasuallythatitlookedverymuchbetterthanIfelt，forIwasverynervous。

MyfatherhadcomeontoChicagoespeciallytohearmysermon，andhadbeeninvitedtositontheplatform。Evenyethewasnotwhollyreconciledtomypublicwork，buthewasbeginningtotakeadeepinterestinit。IgreatlydesiredtopleasehimandtosatisfyMissAnthony，whowasextremelyanxiousthatonthatdayofalldaysIshoulddomybest。

Igaveanunusualamountoftimeandthoughttothatsermon，andatlastevolvedwhatImodestlybelievedtobeagoodone。Ineverwriteoutasermoninadvance，butIdiditthistime，laboriously，andthenmemorizedtheeffort。ThenightbeforethesermonwastobedeliveredMissAnthonyaskedmeaboutit，andwhenIrealizedhowdeeplyin—

terestedshewasIdeliveredittoherthenandthereasarehearsal。Itwasverylate，andIknewwewouldnotbeinterrupted。Asshelistenedherfacegrewlongerandlongerandherlipsdroopedatthecorners。HerdisappointmentwassoobviousthatIhaddifficultyinfinishingmyrecitation；butIfinallygotthroughit，thoughratherweaklytowardtheend，andwaitedtohearwhatshewouldsay，hopingagainsthopethatshehadlikeditbetterthansheseemedto。ButSusanB。Anthonywasthefrankestaswellasthekindestofwomen。Reso—

lutelysheshookherhead。

``It’snogood，Anna，’’shesaid；firmly。``You’llhavetodobetter。You’vepolishedandrepolishedthatsermonuntilthere’snolifeleftinit。It’sdead。

Besides，Idon’tcareforyourtext。’’

``Thengivemeatext，’’Idemanded，gloomily。

``Ican’t，’’saidAuntSusan。

Iwastiredandbitterlydisappointed，andbothconditionsshowedinmyreply。

``Well，’’Iasked，somberly，``ifyoucan’tevensupplyatext，howdoyousupposeI’mgoingtodeliverabrand—newsermonatteno’clockto—morrowmorning？’’

``Oh，’’declaredAuntSusan，blithely，``you’llfindatext。’’

Isuggestedseveral，butshedidnotlikethem。

AtlastIsaid，``Ihaveit——`Letnomantakethycrown。’’’

``That’sit！’’exclaimedMissAnthony。``Giveusagoodsermononthattext。’’

Shewenttoherroomtosleepthesleepofthejustandtheuntroubled，butItossedinmybedtherestofthenight，planningthepointsofthenewsermon。AfterIhaddelivereditthenextmorningIwenttomyfathertoassisthimfromtheplatform。

Hewastrembling，andhiseyeswerefulloftears。

Heseizedmyarmandpressedit。

``NowIamreadytodie，’’wasallhesaid。

IwassotiredthatIfeltreadytodie，too；buthissatisfactionandaglanceatAuntSusan’scon—

tentedfacegavemethetonicIneeded。Fatherdiedtwoyearslater，andasIwascampaigninginCaliforniaIwasnotwithhimattheend。Itwasacomforttoremember，however，thatinthetwilightofhislifehehadlearnedtounderstandhismostdifficultdaughter，andtogivehercreditforearnest—

nessofpurpose，atleast，infollowingthelifethathadledherawayfromhim。Afterhisdeath，andimme—

diatelyuponmyreturnfromCalifornia，Ivisitedmymother，anditwaswellindeedthatIdid，forwithinafewmonthsshefollowedfatherintotheotherworldforwhichallofherunselfishlifehadbeenapreparation。

Ourlastdaystogetherwereperfect。Herattitudewasoneofsereneandcheerfulexpectancy，andI

alwaysthinkofherassittingamongtheprimrosesandbluebellssheloved，whichseemedtobloomunceasinglyinthewindowsofherroom。Irecall，too，withgratitude，atriflewhichgaveherapleasureoutofallproportiontowhatIhaddreameditwoulddo。ShehadexpressedalongingforsomeEnglishheather，``notthehot—housevariety，butthekindthatbloomsonthehills，’’andIhadsucceededingettingabunchforherbywritingtoanEnglishfriend。

Itspossessionfilledherwithjoy，andfromthetimeitcameuntilthedayhereyesclosedintheirlastsleepitwasrarelybeyondreachofherhand。

Atherrequest，whenshewasburiedwelaidtheheatheronherheart——theheartofatrueandloyalwoman，who，thoughherchildrenhadnotknownit，musthavelongedwithoutceasingthroughoutherNewWorldlifefortheOldWorldofheryouth。

TheScandinavianspeechwasanevenmorevitalexperiencethantheChicagoone，forinStockholmIdeliveredthefirstsermoneverpreachedbyawomanintheStateChurchofSweden，andtheeventwasprecededbyanamountofpoliticalandjournalisticoppositionwhichgaveitaninternationalimportance。IhadalsobeeninvitedbytheNor—

wegianwomentopreachintheStateChurchofNorway，butthereweexperiencedobstacles。BythelawsofNorwaywomenarepermittedtoholdallpublicofficesexceptthoseinthearmy，navy，andchurch——aratherremarkablemilitantandspiritualcombination。Asawoman，therefore，IwasdeniedtheuseofthechurchbytheMinisterofChurchAffairs。

Thedecisioncreatedgreatexcitementandmuchdelvingintothelaw。ItthenappearedthatiftheuseofaStateChurchisdesiredforaministerofaforeigncountrythegovernmentcangivesuchper—

mission。ItwasthoughtthatImightslipinthroughthisloophole，andapplicationwasmadetothegovernment。ThereplycamethatpermissioncouldbereceivedonlyfromtheentireCabinet；andwhiletheCabinetgentlemenwerefeverishlydiscussingtheimportantissue，theNorwegianpressbecameactive，pointingoutthattheMinisterofChurchAffairshadarrogantlyassumedtherightoftheentireCabinetindenyingtheapplication。ThechargewastakenupbythepartyopposedtothegovernmentpartyinParliament，andtheMinisterofChurchAffairsswiftlyturnedthewholematterovertohisconferees。

TheCabinetheldasession，andbyavoteoffourtothreedecidedNOTtoallowawomantopreachintheStateChurch。IamhappytoaddthatofthethreewhovotedfavorablyonthequestiononewasthePremierofNorway。Againthenewspapersgraspedtheiropportunity——especiallytheorgansoftheoppositionparty。Myroomswerefilledwithreporters，whiledailytheexcitementgrew。ThequestionwasbroughtupinParliament，andIwasinvitedtoattendandhearthediscussionthere。

BythistimeeverynewspaperinScandinaviawasfororagainstme；andtheresultofthewholematterwasthat，thoughtheStateChurchofNorwaywasnotopenedtome，amostunusualinteresthadbeenarousedinmysermonintheStateChurchofSweden。

WhenIarrivedtheretokeepmyengagement，notonlywasthewonderfulstructurepackedtoitswalls，butthewaitingcrowdsinthestreetweresolargethatthepolicehaddifficultyinopeningawayforourparty。

IshallneverforgetmyimpressionofthechurchitselfwhenIenteredit。ItwillalwaysstandforthinmymemoryasoneofthemostbeautifulchurchesIhaveevervisited。Oneverysideweremonu—

mentsofdeadheroesandstatesmen，andthehigh，vaultedbluedomeseemedliketheopenskyaboveourheads。Overuslayalightlikeasofttwilight，andthegreatcongregationfillednotonlyallthepews，buttheaisles，theplatform，andeventhestepsofthepulpit。TheusherswereyoungwomenfromtheUniversityofUpsala，wearingwhiteuni—

versitycapswithblackvizors，andsashesintheuniversitycolors。Theanthemwascomposedes—

peciallyfortheoccasionbythefirstwomancathe—

dralorganistinSweden——theorganistofthecathe—

dralinGothenburg——andshehadbroughtwithherthirtymembersofherchoir，allofthemremarkablesingers。

Thewholeoccasionwasindescribablyimpressive，andIrealizedineveryfiberthenecessityofbeingworthyofit。Also，IexperiencedasensationsuchasIhadneverknownbefore，andwhichIcanonlydescribeasaseemingcompleteseparationofmyphysicalselffrommyspiritualself。Itwasasifmybodystoodasideandwatchedmysoulenterthatpulpit。Therewasnouncertainty，nonervousness，thoughusuallyIamverynervouswhenIbegintospeak；andwhenIhadfinishedIknewthatIhaddonemybest。

ButallthisisalongwayfromtheearlydaysI

wasdiscussing，whenIwasmakingmyfirstdiffidentbowstolectureaudiencesandlearningthelessonsofthepioneerinthelecture—field。Iwassoontolearnmore，forin1888MissAnthonypersuadedmetodropmytemperanceworkandconcentratemyenergiesonthesuffragecause。ForalongtimeI

hesitated。IwasveryhappyinmyconnectionwiththeWoman’sChristianTemperanceUnion，andIknewthatMissWillardwasdependingonmetocontinueit。ButMissAnthony’sargumentswereirrefutable，andshewasherself，asalways，irresistible。

``Youcan’twintwocausesatonce，’’sheremindedme。``You’remerelyscatteringyourenergies。Be—

ginatthebeginning。Winsuffrageforwomen，andtherestwillfollow。’’Asanaddedargument，shetookmewithheronherKansascampaign，andafterthatnofurtherargumentswereneeded。Fromthenuntilherdeath，eighteenyearslater，MissAnthonyandIworkedshouldertoshoulder。

ThemostinterestinglectureepisodeofourfirstKansascampaignwasmydebatewithSenatorJohnJ。Ingalls。Beforethis，however，onourarrivalatAtchison，Mrs。IngallsgavealuncheonforMissAnthony，andRachelFosterAveryandIwerealsoinvited。MissAnthonysatattherightofSenatorIngalls，andIathisleft，whileMrs。Ingalls，ofcourse，adornedtheoppositeendofhertable。Mrs。AveryandIhadjustbeenentertainedforseveraldaysatthehomeofavegetarianfriendwhodidnotknowhowtocookvegetables，andwewerebothhalfstarved。WhenwewereinvitedtotheIngallshomewehadutteredinunisonajoyouscry，``Nowweshallhavesomethingtoeat！’’Attheluncheon，however，SenatorIngallskeptMissAnthonyandmetalkingsteadily。Hewasnotinfavorofsuffrageforwomen，buthewishedtoknowallsortsofthingsabouttheCause，andwewereanxioustohavehimknowthem。

TheresultwasthatIhadtimeforonlyanoccasionalmouthful，whiledownattheendofthetableMrs。

Averyateandate，pausingonlytosendmeglancesofheartfeltsympathy。Also，whenevershehadanespeciallytoothsomemorselontheendofherforkshewickedlysucceededincatchingmyeyeandthusaddingthelastsybaritictouchtoherenjoyment。

Notwithstandingthewealthofknowledgewehadbestoweduponhim，orperhapsbecauseofit，thefollowingnightSenatorIngallsmadehisfamousspeechagainstsuffrage，anditfelltomylottoanswerhim。Inthecourseofhisremarksheaskedthisquestion：``WouldyouliketoaddthreemillionilliteratevoterstothelargebodyofilliteratevoterswehaveinAmericato—day？’’Theaudienceap—

plaudedlight—heartedly，butIwasdisturbedbythesophistryofthequestion。OneofSenatorIngalls’smostdiscussedpersonalpeculiaritieswasthepartingofhishairinthemiddle。Cartoonistsandnews—

paperwritersalwaysmademuchofthis，sowhenI

rosetoreplyIfeltjustifiedinmentioningit。

``SenatorIngalls，’’Ibegan，``partshishairinthemiddle，asweallknow，buthemakesupforitbypartinghisfiguresononeside。Lastnighthegaveyoutheshortsideofhisfigures。AtthepresenttimethereareintheUnitedStatesabouteighteenmillionwomenofvotingage。WhentheSenatoraskedwhetheryouwantedthreemillionadditionalilliteratewomenvoters，heforgottoaskalsoifyoudidn’twantfifteenmillionadditionalintelligentwomenvoters！

Wewillgrantthatitwilltakethevotesofthreemillionintelligentwomentowipeoutthevotesofthreemillionilliteratewomen。Butdon’tforgetthatthatwouldstillleaveustwelvemillionintelligentvotestothegood！’’

Theaudienceapplaudedasgailyasithadap—

plaudedSenatorIngallswhenhespokeontheotherside，andIcontinued：

``Nowwomenhavealwaysbeengeneroustomen。

Soofourtwelvemillionintelligentvoterswewillofferfourmilliontooffsetthevotesofthefourmillionilliteratemeninthiscountry——andthenwewillstillhaveeightmillionintelligentvotestoaddtotheotherintelligentvoteswhicharecast。’’

Theaudienceseemedtoenjoythis。

``Theanti—suffragistsarefairlysafe，’’Iended，``aslongastheyremainontheplaneofprophecy。

Butassoonastheytacklemathematicstheygetintotrouble！’’

MissAnthonywasmuchpleasedbythewidepublicitygiventothisdebate，butSenatorIngallsfailedtoshareherenthusiasm。

ItwasshortlyafterthisencounterthatIhadtwotravelingexperienceswhichnearlycostmemylife。OneofthemoccurredinOhioatthetimeofaspringfreshet。IknowofnostatethatcancoveritselfwithwaterascompletelyasOhiocan，andfornoapparentreason。Onthisoccasionitwasbreak—

ingitsownrecord。Wehaddriventwentymilesacrosscountryinabuggywhichwasbarelyoutofthewater，andbehindhorsesthatattimeswerealmostforcedtoswim，andwhenwegotnearthetownwhereIwastolecture，thoughstillontheoppositesideoftheriverfromit，wediscoveredthatthebridgewasgone。Wehadagoodviewofthetown，situatedhighanddryonasteepbank；buttheriverwhichrolledbetweenusandthattownwasaroaring，boilingstream，andtheonlypossiblewaytocrossit，Ifound，wastowalkoverarailroadtrestle，alreadytremblingundertheforceofthewater。

Therewerehundredsofmenontheriver—bankwatchingtheflood，andwhentheysawmestartoutontheemptytrestletheysetupacheerthatnearlythrewmeoff。Theriverwaswideandthetiesfarapart，andtheroarofthestreambelowwasfarfromreassuring；butinsomewayIreachedtheotherside，andwastherehelpedoffthetrestlebywhatthenewspaperscalled``strongandwillinghands。’’

Anothertime，inadesperateresolvetomeetalectureengagement，IwalkedacrosstherailroadtrestleatElmira，NewYork，andwhenIwashalf—

wayoverIheardshoutsofwarningtoturnback，asatrainwascoming。Thetrestlewasveryhighatthatpoint，andIrealizedthatifIturnedandfacedanoncomingtrainIwouldundoubtedlylosemynerveandfall。SoIkepton，asrapidlyasIcould，accompaniedbytheshrieksofthosewhoobjectedtowitnessingaviolentdeath，andIreachedtheendofthetrestlejustasanexpress—trainthunderedonthebeginningofit。ThenextinstantapolicemanhadmebytheshouldersandwasshakingmeasifIhadbeenabadchild。

``Ifyoueverdosuchathingagain，’’hethundered，``I’lllockyouup！’’

AssoonasIcouldspeakIassuredhimferventlythatIneverwould；onesuchexperiencewasallI

desired。

Occasionallyaflashofhumor，consciousorun—

conscious，litupthegloomofatryingsituation。

Thus，inParkersburg，WestVirginia，thetrainI

wasonranintoacoal—car。Iwassittinginasleep—

er，leaningbackcomfortablywithmyfeetontheseatinfrontofme，andtheforceofthecollisionliftedmeup，turnedmecompletelyover，anddepositedme，headfirst，twoseatsbeyond。OneverysideI

heardcriesandthecrashofhumanbodiesagainstunyieldingsubstancesasmyfellow—passengersflewthroughtheair，whilehighandclearabovethetumultrangthevoiceoftheconductor：

``Keepyourseats！’’heyelled。``KEEPYOURSEATS！’’

Nobodyinourcarwasseriouslyhurt；but，sogreatisthepowerofvestedauthority，noonesmiledoverthatorderbutme。

Manytimesmymedicalexperiencewasuseful。

OnceIwasonatrainwhichranintoabuggyandkilledthewomaninit。Herlittledaughter，whowaswithher，wasbadlyhurt，andwhenthetrainhadstoppedthecrewliftedthedeadwomanandtheinjuredchildonboard，totakethemtothenextstation。AsIwastheonlydoctoramongthepas—

sengers，thechildwasturnedovertome。Imadeupabedontheseatsandputthelittlepatientthere，butnowomaninthecarwasabletoassistme。Thetragedyhadmadethemhysterical，andoneverysidetheywereweepingandnerveless。Themenwerewillingbutinefficient，withtheexceptionofoneun—

couthwoodsmanwhosetrousersweretuckedintohisbootsandwhosehandswerephenomenallybigandawkward。Buttheywerealsoverygentle，asIrealizedwhenhebegantohelpme。IknewatoncethathewasthemanIneeded，notwithstandinghisunkempthair，hisgeneralungainliness，thehatheworeonthebackofhishead，andthepinkcarnationinhisbuttonhole，which，byitsveryin—

congruity，addedthefinalaccenttohisunprepossess—

ingappearance。Togetherweworkedoverthechild，makingitascomfortableaswecould。Itwashard—

lynecessarytotellmyaidewhatIwanteddone；

heseemedtoknowandeventoanticipatemyefforts。

Whenwereachedthenextstationthedeadwomanwastakenoutandlaidontheplatform，andanurseanddoctorwhohadbeentelegraphedforwerewait—

ingtocareforthelittlegirl。Shewasconsciousbythistime，andwiththemostexquisitegentlenessmyrusticBayardliftedherinhisarmstocarryheroffthetrain。QuiteunnecessarilyImotionedtohimnottoletherseeherdeadmother。Hewasnotthesortwhoneededthatwarning；hehadalreadyturnedherfacetohisshoulder，and，withheadbentlowaboveher，wassafelyskirtingthespotwherethelong，coveredfigurelay。

Evidentlythestationwashisdestination，too，forheremainedthere；butjustasthetrainpulledouthecamehurryingtomywindow，tookthecar—

nationfromhisbuttonhole，andwithoutawordhandedittome。AndafterthetragichourinwhichIhadlearnedtoknowhimthecrushedflower，fromthatman，seemedthebestfeeIhadeverreceived。

IX

``AUNTSUSAN’’

InTheLifeofSusanB。Anthonyitismentionedthat1888wasayearofspecialrecognitionofourgreatleader’swork，butthatitwasalsotheyearinwhichmanyofherclosestfriendsandstrongestsupportersweretakenfromherbydeath。A。Bron—

sonAlcottwasamongthese，andLouisaM。Alcott，aswellasDr。Lozier；andspecialstressislaidonMissAnthony’ssenseoflossinthediminishingcircleofherfriends——alosswhichnewfriendsandworkerscameforward，eagertosupply。

``Chiefamongthese，’’addstherecord，``wasAnnaShaw，who，fromthetimeoftheInternationalCoun—

cilin’88，gavehertruestallegiancetoMissAn—

thony。’’

ItistruethatfromthatyearuntilMissAnthony’sdeathin1906wetwowererarelyseparated；andIneverreadtheparagraphIhavejustquotedwith—

outseeing，asinavision，thefigureof``AuntSusan’’

assheslippedintomyhotelroominChicagolateonenightafteraneveningmeetingoftheInter—

nationalCouncil。Ihadgonetobed——indeed，Iwasalmostasleepwhenshecame，forthedayhadbeenasexhaustingasitwasinteresting。Butnotwith—

standingthelatenessofthehour，``AuntSusan，’’

thennearingseventy，wasstillasfreshandasfullofenthusiasmasayounggirl。Shehadagreatdealtosay，shedeclared，andsheproceededtosayit——

sittinginabigeasy—chairnearthebed，witharugaroundherknees，whileIproppedmyselfupwithpillowsandlistened。

Hourspassedandthedawnpeeredwanlythroughthewindows，butstillMissAnthonytalkedoftheCausealwaysoftheCause——andofwhatwetwomustdoforit。Thepreviouseveningshehadbeentoobusytoeatanydinner，andIgreatlydoubtwhethershehadeatenanyluncheonatnoon。Shehadbeenonherfeetforhoursatatime，andshehadheldnumerousdiscussionswithotherwomenshewishedtoinspiretospecialeffort。Yet，afteritall，hereshewaslayingoutourcampaignsforyearsahead，foreseeingeverything，forgettingnothing，andsweepingmewithherinherflighttowardourcom—

mongoal，untilI，whoamnoteasilycarriedoffmyfeet，experiencedanalmostdizzysenseofexhilara—

tion。

Suddenlyshestopped，lookedatthegas—jetspalinginthemorninglightthatfilledtheroom，andforafleetinginstantseemedsurprised。Inthenextshehaddismissedfromhermindtherealizationthatwehadtalkedallnight。Whyshouldwenottalkallnight？Itwaspartofourwork。Shethrewofftheenvelopingrugandrose。

``Imustdressnow，’’shesaid，briskly。``I’vecalledacommitteemeetingbeforethemorningsession。’’

Onherwaytothedoornaturesmoteherwithararereminder，buteventhenshedidnotrealizethatitwaspersonal。``Perhaps，’’sheremarked，tenta—

tively，``yououghttohaveacupofcoffee。’’

Thatwas``AuntSusan。’’AndintheeighteenyearswhichfollowedIhaddailyillustrationsofhersuperioritytopurelyhumanweaknesses。Toherthehardshipsweunderwentlater，inourWesterncampaignsforwomansuffrage，wereastheairiesttrifles。Likeatruesoldier，shecouldsnatchamo—

mentofsleeporamouthfuloffoodwhereshefoundit，andifeitherwasnotforthcomingshedidnotmissit。Tomeshewasanunceasinginspira—

tion——thetorchthatilluminedmylife。Wewentthroughsomedifficultyearstogether——yearswhenwefoughthardforeachinchofheadwaywegained——butIfoundfullcompensationforeveryeffortinthegloryofworkingwithherfortheCausethatwasfirstinbothourhearts，andinthehappinessofbeingherfriend。LaterIshalldescribeinmoredetailthesuffragecampaignsandtheNationalandInter—

nationalcouncilsinwhichwetookpart；nowitisofherIwishtowrite——ofherbigness，hermany—

sidedness，herhumor，hercourage，herquickness，hersympathy，herunderstanding，herforce，hersupremecommon—sense，herselflessness；inshort，oftherarebeautyofhernatureasIlearnedtoknowit。

Likemostgreatleaders，shetookone’sbestworkforgranted，andwascharywithherpraise；andevenwhenpraisewasgivenitusuallycamebyindirectroutes。Irecallwithamusementthatthehighestcomplimentsheeverpaidmeinpublicinvolvedherinatanglefromwhich，later，onlyherquickwitextricatedher。WewerelecturinginanespeciallypioustownwhichIshallcallB————，andjustbeforeIwentontheplatformMissAnthonyremarked，peacefully：

``ThesepeoplehavealwaysclaimedthatIamir—

religious。TheywillnotacceptthefactthatIamaQuaker——or，rather，theyseemtothinkaQuakerisaninfidel。IamgladyouareaMethodist，fornowtheycannotclaimthatwearenotorthodox。’’

Shewasstillenvelopedinthecomfortofthisre—

flectionwhensheintroducedmetoouraudience，andtoimpressmyqualificationsuponmyhearersshemadeherintroductioninthesewords：

``ItisapleasuretointroduceMissShaw，whoisaMethodistminister。Andsheisnotonlyortho—

doxoftheorthodox，butsheisalsomyrightbower！’’

Therewasagaspfromthepiousaudience，andthenaroaroflaughterfromirreverentmen，inwhich，Imustconfess，Ilight—heartedlyjoined。ForonceinherlifeMissAnthonylostherpresenceofmind；shedidnotknowhowtomeetthesituation，forshehadnoideawhathadcausedthelaughter。

Itbubbledforthagainandagainduringtheeve—

ning，andeachtimeMissAnthonyreceivedthedem—

onstrationwiththesameairofpuzzledsurprise。

WhenwehadreturnedtoourhotelroomsIexplainedthemattertoher。IdonotremembernowwhereIhadacquiredmyownsinfulknowledge，butthatnightIfaced``AuntSusan’’fromthepedestalofasophisticatedworldling。

``Don’tyouknowwhatarightboweris？’’Ide—

manded，sternly。

``OfcourseIdo，’’insisted``AuntSusan。’’``It’saright—handman——thekindonecan’tdowithout。’’

``Itisacard，’’Itoldher，firmly——``aleadingcardinagamecalledeuchre。’’

``AuntSusan’’wasdazed。``Ididn’tknowithadanythingtodowithcards，’’shemused，mournfully。

``Whatmusttheythinkofme？’’

Whattheythoughtbecamequiteevident。Thenewspapersmadecountlessjokesatourexpense，andthereweresignificantsmilesonthefacesintheaudiencethatawaitedusthenextnight。WhenMissAnthonywalkedupontheplatformsheatonceproceededtoclearherselfofthetacitchargeagainsther。

``WhenIcametoyourtown，’’shebegan，cheer—

fully，``Ihadbeenwarnedthatyouwereaveryreligiouslotofpeople。IwantedtoimpressuponyouthefactthatMissShawandIarereligious，too。

ButIadmitthatwhenItoldyoushewasmyrightbowerIdidnotknowwhatarightbowerwas。I

havelearnedthat，sincelastnight。’’

Shewaiteduntilthehappychortlesofherhearershadsubsided，andthenwenton。

``Itinterestsmeverymuch，however，’’shecon—

cluded，``torealizethateveryoneofyouseemedtoknowallaboutarightbower，andthatIhadtocometoyourgood，orthodoxtowntogettheinforma—

tion。’’

Thattimethejokewasontheaudience。

MissAnthony’shomewasinRochester，NewYork，anditwassaidbyourfriendsthatontherareoccasionswhenwewerenottogether，andIwaslecturingindependently，``allreturnroadsledthroughRochester。’’Iinvariablyfoundsomeex—

cusetogothereandreporttoher。TogetherwemusthavewornoutmanyRochesterpavements，for``AuntSusan’s’’petrecreationwaswalking，andsheusedtowalkmeroundandroundthecitysquares，farintothenight，andatapacethatmadepolicemengapeatusasweflewby。Somedis—

respectfulyouthonceremarkedthatontheseoc—

casionswesuggestedaracebetweenarulerandarubberball——forshewasverytallandthin，whileIamshortandplump。TokeepupwithherI

literallyboundedatherside。

Acertainamountofindependentlecturingwasnecessaryforme，forIhadtoearnmyliving。TheNationalAmericanWomanSuffrageAssociationhasneverpaidsalariestoitsofficers，so，whenIbe—

camevice—presidentandeventually，in1904，presi—

dentoftheassociation，Icontinuedtoworkgratui—