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touslyfortheCauseinthesepositions。EvenMissAnthonyreceivednotonepennyofsalaryforallheryearsofunceasinglabor，andshewassopoorthatshedidnothaveahomeofherownuntilshewasseventy—five。Thenitwasaverysimpleone，andshelivedwiththeutmosteconomy。IdecidedthatIcouldearnmybareexpensesbymakingonebrieflecturetoureachyear，andImadeanarrange—

mentwiththeRedpathBureauwhichleftmefullytwo—thirdsofmytimeforthesuffrageworkIloved。

Thiswasoneresultofmyall—nighttalkwithMissAnthonyinChicago，anditenabledmetocarryoutherplanthatIshouldaccompanyherinmostofthecampaignsinwhichshesoughttoarousetheWesttotheneedofsuffrageforwomen。Fromthattimeonwetraveledandlecturedtogethersocon—

stantlythateachofusdevelopedanalmostuncannyknowledgeoftheother’smentalprocesses。Atanypointofeither’slecturetheothercouldpickitupandcarryiton——afortunatecondition，asitsome—

timesbecamenecessarytodothis。MissAnthonywassubjecttocontractionsofthethroat，whichforthemomentcausedaslightstrangulation。Onsuchoccasions——ofwhichtherewereseveral——shewouldturntomeandindicateherhelplessness。ThenI

wouldrepeatherlastsentence，completeherspeech，andafterwardmakemyown。

ThefirsttimethishappenedwewereinWashing—

ton，and``AuntSusan’’stoppedinthemiddleofaword。Shecouldnotspeak；shemerelymotionedtometocontinueforher，andleftthestage。AttheendoftheeveningaprominentWashingtonmanwhohadbeeninouraudienceremarkedtome，con—

fidentially：

``ThatwasanicelittleplayyouandMissAn—

thonymadeto—night——veryeffectiveindeed。’’

ForaninstantIdidnotcatchhismeaning，northeimplicationinhisknowingsmile。

``Veryclever，thatstranglingbit，andyourgoingonwiththespeech，’’herepeated。``Ithittheau—

diencehard。’’

``Surely，’’Iprotested，``youdon’tthinkitwasadeliberatething——thatweplannedorrehearsedit。’’

Hestaredatmeincredulously。``Areyougoingtopretend，’’hedemanded，``thatitwasn’taput—upjob？’’

Itoldhimhehadpaidusahighcompliment，andthatwemustreallyhavedoneverywellifwehadconveyedthatimpression；andIfinallyconvincedhimthatwenotonlyhadnotrehearsedtheepisode，butthatneitherofushadknownwhattheothermeanttosay。Weneverwroteoutourspeeches，butoursubjectwasalwayssuffrageorsomeramifica—

tionofsuffrage，and，naturally，wehadthoroughlydigestedeachother’sviews。

ItissaidbymyfriendsthatIwritemyspeechesonthetipsofmyfingers——forIalwaysmakemypointsonmyfingersandhavemyfingersnamedforpoints。WhenIplanaspeechIdecidehowmanypointsIwishtomakeandwhatthosepointsshallbe。Mymentalpreparationfollows。MissAn—

thony’smethodwasmuchthesame；butveryfre—

quentlybothofusthrewoverallourplansatthelastmomentandspokeextemporaneouslyonsomethemesuggestedbytheatmosphereofthegatheringorbythewordsofanotherspeaker。

FromMissAnthony，morethanfromanyoneelse，Ilearnedtokeepcoolinthefaceofinterruptionsandofthesmallannoyancesanddisastersinevitableincampaigning。Oftenwewereabletohelpeachotheroutofembarrassingsituations，andoneincidentofthiskindoccurredduringourcampaigninSouthDakota。WewereholdingameetingonthehottestSundayofthehottestmonthintheyear——August——

andhundredsofthenativeshaddriventwenty，thirty，andevenfortymilesacrossthecountrytohearus。Weweretospeakinasodchurch，butitwasdiscoveredthatthestructurewouldnotholdhalfthepeoplewhoweretryingtoenterit，sowedecidedthatMissAnthonyshouldspeakfromthedoor，inorderthatthosebothinsideandoutsidemighthearher。Toelevateheraboveheraudience，shewasgivenanemptydry—goodsboxtostandon。

Thismakeshiftplatformwasnotlarge，andmen，women，andchildrenwereseatedonthegroundaroundit，pressingupagainstit，asclosetothespeakerastheycouldget。DirectlyinfrontofMissAnthonysatawomanwithachildabouttwoyearsold——alittleboy；andthisinfant，likeeveryoneelseinthepackedthrong，wasdrippingwithperspirationandsufferingacutelyundertheblazingsun。Everywomanpresentseemedtohavebroughtchildrenwithher，doubtlessbecauseshecouldnotleavethemaloneathome；andbabieswerecryingandfrettingonallsides。TheinfantnearestMissAnthonyfrettedmoststrenuously；hewasasturdylittlefellowwithafinepairoflungs，andhemadeitverydifficultforhertolifthervoiceabovehisdismalclamor。Sud—

denly，however，hediscoveredherfeetonthedry—

goodsbox，aboutonalevelwithhishead。Theywerecladinblackstockingsandlowshoes；theymovedaboutoddly；theyfascinatedhim。Withayelpofinteresthegrabbedforthemandbeganpinchingthemtoseewhattheywere。Hishowlsceased；hewashappy。

MissAnthonywasnot。Butitwasagreatrelieftohavethechildquiet，sosheboretheinflictionofthepinchingaslongasshecould。Whenendurancehadfounditslimitsheslippedbackoutofreach，andashisnewplaythingrecededtheboyutteredshrieksofdisapproval。Therewasonlyonewaytostophisnoise；MissAnthonybroughtherfeetfor—

wardagain，andheresumedthepinchingofherankles，whilehisyelpssubsidedtocontentedmur—

murs。Theperformancewasrepeatedhalfadozentimes。Eachtimetheanklesretreatedthebabyyelled。Finally，foronceattheendofherpatience，``AuntSusan’’leanedforwardandaddressedthemother，whosefacialexpressionthroughouthadshownacompletementaldetachmentfromthesitua—

tion。

``Ithinkyourlittleboyishotandthirsty，’’shesaid，gently。``Ifyouwouldtakehimoutofthecrowdandgivehimadrinkofwaterandunfastenhisclothes，Iamsurehewouldbemorecomfortable。’’

Beforeshehadfinishedspeakingthewomanhadsprungtoherfeetandwasfacingherwithfierceindignation。

``ThisisthefirsttimeIhaveeverbeeninsultedasamother，’’shecried；``andbyanoldmaidatthat！’’Thenshegraspedtheinfantandleftthescene，amidgreatconfusion。Themajorityofthoseintheaudienceseemedtosympathizewithher。

Theyhadnotseentheepisodeofthefeet，andtheythoughtMissAnthonywascomplainingofthechild’scrying。Theirchildrenwerecrying，too，andtheyfeltthattheyhadallbeencriticized。Otherwomenroseandfollowedtheiratemother，andmanymengallantlyfollowedthem。Itseemedclearthatmotherhoodhadbeenoutraged。

MissAnthonywasgreatlydepressedbytheepi—

sode，andshewasnotcomfortedbyapredictiononemanmadeafterthemeeting。

``You’velostatleasttwentyvotesbythatlittleaffair，’’hetoldher。

``AuntSusan’’sighed。``Well，’’shesaid，``ifthosemenknewhowmyanklesfeltIwouldhavewontwentyvotesbyenduringthetortureaslongasIdid。’’

Thenextdaywehadasecondmeeting。MissAnthonymadeherspeechearlyintheevening，andbythetimeitwasmyturntobeginallthechildrenintheaudience——andthereweremany——werebothtiredandsleepy。Atleasthalfadozenofthemwerecrying，andIhadtoshouttomakemyvoiceheardabovetheiruproar。MissAnthonyremarkedafterwardthatthereseemedtobeacontestbetweenmeandtheinfantstoseewhichofuscouldmakemorenoise。Theaudiencewasplainlygettingrest—

lessunderthecombinedeffect，andfinallyamanintherearroseandaddedhisvoicetothetumult。

``Say，MissShaw，’’heyelled，``don’tyouwantthesechildrenputout？’’

Itwasourchancetoremovethesadimpressionofyesterday，andIgraspedit。

``No，indeed，’’Iyelledback。``Nothinginspiresmelikethevoiceofachild！’’

Ahandsomeroundofapplausefrommothersandfathersgreetedthisnobledeclaration，afterwhichtheblessedbabiesandIresumedourjointvocalefforts。Whenthespeechwasfinishedandwewerealonetogether，MissAnthonyputherarmaroundmyshoulderanddrewmetoherside。

``Well，Anna，’’shesaid，gratefully，``you’vecer—

tainlyevenedusuponmotherhoodthistime。’’

ThatSouthDakotacampaignwasoneofthemostdifficultweevermade。Itextendedoverninemonths；anditisimpossibletodescribethepovertywhichprevailedthroughoutthewholeruralcom—

munityoftheState。Therehadbeenthreecon—

secutiveyearsofdrought。Thesandwaslikepow—

der，sodeepthatthewheelsofthewagonsinwhichwerode``acrosscountry’’sankhalf—waytothehubs；andinthemidstofthisdrypowderlaywith—

eredtanglesthathadoncebeengrass。Everyonehadtheforsaken，desperatelookwornbythepioneerwhohasreachedthelimitofhisendurance，andthegreatstretchesofprairieroadsshowedinnumerablecanvas—coveredwagons，drawnbystarvedhorses，andfollowedbystarvedcows，ontheirway``BackEast。’’Ourtalkswiththedespairingdriversofthesewagonsareamongmymosttragicmemories。

Theyhadlosteverythingexceptwhattheyhadwiththem，andtheyweregoingEasttoleave``thewom—

an’’withherfatherandtrytofindwork。Usually，withalookofdisgustathiswife，themanwouldsay：``Iwantedtoleavetwoyearsago，butthewomankeptsaying，`Holdonalittlelonger。’’’

BothMissAnthonyandIgloriedinthespiritofthesepioneerwomen，andlostnoopportunitytotellthemso；forwerealizedwhatournationowestothepatienceandcourageofsuchastheywere。

Weoftenaskedthemwhatwasthehardestthingtobearintheirpioneerlife，andweusuallyreceivedthesamereply：

``Tositinourlittleadobeorsodhousesatnightandlistentothewolveshowloverthegravesofourbabies。Forthehowlofthewolfislikethecryofachildfromthegrave。’’

Manydays，andinallkindsofweather，werodefortyandfiftymilesinuncoveredwagons。Manynightswesharedaone—roomcabinwithallthemem—

bersofthefamily。Butthegreatesthardshipwesufferedwasthelackofwater。Therewasverylittlegoodwaterinthestate，andthepurestwaterwassobrackishthatwecouldhardlydrinkit。Themorewedrankthethirstierwebecame，andwhenthewaterwasmadeintoteaittastedworsethanwhenitwasclear。Abathwastherarestofluxuries。

Theonlyavailablefuelwasbuffalomanure，ofwhichtheodorpermeatedallourfood。Butdespitethesehandicapswewerehappyinourwork，forwehadsomegreatmeetingsandmanywonderfulexperiences。

WhenwereachedtheBlackHillswehadmoreofthisgenuinecampaigning。Wetraveledoverthemountainsinwagons，behindteamsofhorses，visit—

ingthemining—camps；andoftenthegulliesweresodeepthatwhenourhorsesgotintothemitwasal—

mostimpossibletogetthemout。IrecallwithspecialclearnessoneridefromHillCitytoCusterCity。Itwasonlyamatterofthirtymiles，butitwasthoroughlyexhausting；andafterourmeetingthatsamenightwehadtodrivefortymilesfartheroverthemountainstogettheearlymorningtrainfromBuffaloGap。ThetrailfromCusterCitytoBuffaloGapwastheonetheanimalshadoriginallymadeintheirjourneysoverthepass，andthedriveinthatwildregion，throughoutacold，piercingOctobernight，wasanunforgetableexperience。OurhostatCusterCitylentMissAnthonyhisbigbuffaloover—

coat，andhiswifelentherstome。Theyalsoheatedblocksofwoodforourfeet，andwiththesepro—

tectionswestarted。Afullmoonhunginthesky。

Thetreeswerecoveredwithhoar—frost，andthecold，stillairseemedtosparkleinthebrilliantlight。

AgainMissAnthonytalkedtomethroughoutthenight——ofthework，alwaysofthework，andofwhatitwouldmeantothewomenwhofollowedus；andagainshefiredmysoulwiththeflamethatburnedsosteadilyinherown。

Itwasdaylightwhenwereachedthelittlesta—

tionatBuffaloGapwhereweweretotakethetrain。Thiswasnotdue，however，forhalfanhour，andeventhenitdidnotcome。Thestationwasonlylargeenoughtoholdthestove，theticket—office，andtheinevitablecuspidor。Therewasbarelyroominwhichtowalkbetweentheseandthewall。

MissAnthonysatdownonthefloor。Ihadafewraisinsinmybag，andwedividedthemforbreakfast。

Anhourpassed，andanother，andstillthetraindidnotcome。MissAnthony，herbackbracedagainstthewall，buriedherfaceinherhandsanddroppedintoapeacefulabyssofslumber，whileIwalkedrestlesslyupanddowntheplatform。Thetrainarrivedfourhourslate，andwheneventuallywehadreachedourdestinationwelearnedthatthemin—

istersofthetownhadpersuadedthewomentogiveupthesuffragemeetingscheduledforthatnight，asitwasSunday。

Thisdisappointment，followingourall—dayandall—nightdrivetokeepourappointment，arousedMissAnthony’sfightingspirit。Shesentmeouttorentthetheaterfortheevening，andtohavesomehand—billsprintedanddistributed，announcingthatwewouldspeak。Atthreeo’clockshemadetheconcessiontoherseventyyearsoflyingdownforanhour’srest。Iwasyoungandvigorous，soI

trottedaroundtowntogetsomebodytopreside，somebodytointroduceus，somebodytotakeupthecollection，andsomebodywhowouldprovidemusic——inshort，tomakeallourpreparationsforthenightmeeting。

Wheneveningcamethecrowdwhichhadassem—

bledwassogreatthatmenandwomensatinthewindowsandonthestage，andstoodintheflies。

NightattractionswererareinthatDakotatown，andherewassomethingnew。Nobodywenttochurch，sothechurcheswereforcedtoclose。Wehadagloriousmeeting。BothMissAnthonyandI

wereinexcellentfightingtrim，andMissAnthonyremarkedthattheonlythinglackingtomakemedomybestwasasickheadache。Thecollectionwetookuppaidallourexpenses，thechurchsingerssangforus，thegreataudiencewasinterested，andthewholeoccasionwasaninspiringsuccess。

Themeetingendedabouthalfafterteno’clock，andIremembertakingMissAnthonytoourhotelandescortinghertoherroom。IalsorememberthatshefollowedmetothedoorandmadesomelaughingremarkasIleftformyownroom；butI

recallnothingmoreuntilthenextmorningwhenshestoodbesidemetellingmeitwastimeforbreak—

fast。Shehadfoundmelyingonthecoverofmybed，fullyclothedeventomybonnetandshoes。

Ihadfallenthere，utterlyexhausted，whenIenteredmyroomthenightbefore，andIdonotthinkIhadevenmovedfromthattimeuntilthemoment——

ninehourslater——whenIheardhervoiceandfeltherhandonmyshoulder。

Afterallourwork，wedidnotwinDakotathatyear，butMissAnthonyborethedisappointmentwiththeserenityshealwaysshowed。Toherafailurewasmerelyanotheropportunity，andImen—

tionourexperiencehereonlytoshowofwhatshewascapableinhergallantseventies。ButIshouldmisrepresentherifIdidnotshowherhumanandsentimentalsideaswell。Withallherdetachmentfromhumanneedsshehademotionalmoments，andofthesethemostsatisfyingcamewhenshewaslisteningtomusic。Sheknewnothingwhateveraboutmusic，butwasdeeplymovedbyit；andIre—

membervividlyoneoccasionwhenNordicasangforher，atanafternoonreceptiongivenbyaChicagofriendin``AuntSusan’s’’honor。Asithappened，shehadneverheardNordicasinguntilthatday；

andbeforethemusicbeganthegreatartisteandthegreatleadermet，andinthemomentofmeetingbecamefriends。WhenNordicasang，halfanhourlater，shesangdirectlytoMissAnthony，lookingintohereyes；and``AuntSusan’’listenedwithherowneyesfulloftears。Whenthelastnoteshadbeensungshewenttothesingerandputbotharmsaroundher。Themusichadcarriedherbacktohergirlhoodandtothesentimentofsixteen。

``Oh，Nordica，’’shesighed，``Icoulddielisteningtosuchsinging！’’

AnotherexampleofherunquenchableyouthhasalsoaChicagosetting。DuringtheWorld’sFairacertainclergymanmadeanespeciallyviolentstandinfavorofclosingtheFairgroundsonSunday。

MissAnthonytookissuewithhim。

``IfIhadchargeofayoungmaninChicagoatthistime，’’shetoldtheclergyman，``IwouldmuchratherhavehimlockedinsidetheFairgroundsonSundayoranyotherdaythanhavehimgoingaboutontheoutside。’’

Theclergymanwashorrified。``WouldyouliketohaveasonofyoursgotoBuffaloBill’sWildWestShowonSunday？’’hedemanded。

``OfcourseIwould，’’admittedMissAnthony。

``Infact，Ithinkhewouldlearnmoretherethanfromthesermonspreachedinsomechurches。’’

LaterthisremarkwasrepeatedtoColonelCody（``BuffaloBill’’），who，ofcourse，wasdelightedwithit。HeatoncewrotetoMissAnthony，thankingherforthebreadthofherviews，andofferingheraboxforhis``Show。’’Shehadnostrongdesiretoseetheperformance，butsomeofusurgedhertoaccepttheinvitationandtotakeuswithher。Shewasalwaysreadytodoanythingthatwouldgiveuspleasure，soshepromisedthatweshouldgothenextafternoon。Othersheardofthejauntandbeggedtogoalso，andMissAnthonyblithelytookeveryapplicantunderherwing，withtheresultthatwhenwearrivedatthebox—officethenextdaythereweretwelveofusinthegroup。Whenshepresentedhernoteandaskedforabox，thelocalmanagerlookeddoubtfullyatthedelegation。

``Aboxonlyholdssix，’’heobjected，logically。

MissAnthony，whohadgivennothoughttothatslightdetail，lookedusoverandsmiledherseraphicsmile。

``Why，inthatcase，’’shesaid，cheerfully，``you’llhavetogiveustwoboxes，won’tyou？’’

Theamusedmanagerdecidedthathewould，andhandedherthetickets；andsheledherbandtotheirplacesintriumph。Whentheperformancebe—

ganColonelCody，aswashiscustom，enteredthearenafromthefarendofthebuilding，ridinghiswonderfulhorseandbathed，ofcourse，intheefful—

genceofhisfaithfulspot—light。Herodedirectlytoourboxes，reinedhishorseinfrontofMissAn—

thony，roseinhisstirrups，andwithhischaracteris—

ticgestureswepthisslouch—hattohissaddle—bowinsalutation。``AuntSusan’’immediatelyrose，bowedinherturnand，forthemomentasenthusiasticasagirl，wavedherhandkerchiefathim，whilethebigaudience，catchingthespiritofthescene，wildlyapplauded。Itwasastrikingpicturethismeetingofthepioneermanandwoman；and，poorasIam，Iwouldgiveahundreddollarsforasnapshotofit。

OnmanyoccasionsIsawinstancesofMissAn—

thony’sprescience——andoneofthesewasconnectedwiththedeathofFrancesE。Willard。``AuntSusan’’hadcalledonMissWillard，and，comingtomefromthesick—room，hadwalkedthefloor，beatingherhandstogetherasshetalkedofthevisit。

``FrancesWillardisdying，’’sheexclaimed，pas—

sionately。``Sheisdying，andshedoesn’tknowit，andnoonearoundherrealizesit。Sheislyingthere，seeingintotwoworlds，andmakingmoreplansthanathousandwomencouldcarryoutintenyears。

Herbrainiswonderful。Shehasthemostextraor—

dinaryclearnessofvision。Thereshouldbeastenog—

rapherinthatroom，andeverywordsheuttersshouldbetakendown，foreverywordisgolden。

Buttheydon’tunderstand。Theycan’trealizethatsheisgoing。ItoldAnnaGordonthetruth，butshewon’tbelieveit。’’

MissWillarddiedafewdayslater，withasudden—

nesswhichseemedtobeaterribleshocktothosearoundher。

Of``AuntSusan’s’’reallyremarkablelackofself—

consciousnesswewhoworkedclosetoherhadathousandextraordinaryexamples。Once，Iremem—

ber，attheNewOrleansConvention，shereachedthehallalittlelate，andassheenteredthegreataudiencealreadyassembledgaveheratremendousreception。Theexercisesofthedayhadnotyetbegun，andMissAnthonystoppedshortandlookedaroundforanexplanationoftheoutburst。Itneverforamomentoccurredtoherthatthetributewastoher。

``Whathashappened，Anna？’’sheaskedatlast。

``Youhappened，AuntSusan，’’Ihadtoexplain。

Again，onthegreat``CollegeNight’’oftheBalti—

moreConvention，whenPresidentM。CareyThomasofBrynMawrCollegehadfinishedherwonderfultributetoMissAnthony，theaudience，carriedawaybythespeechandalsobythepresenceofthevener—

ableleaderontheplatform，brokeintoawhirlwindofapplause。Inthis``AuntSusan’’artlesslyjoined，clappingherhandsashardasshecould。``Thisisallforyou，AuntSusan，’’Iwhispered，``soitisn’tyourtimetoapplaud。’’

``AuntSusan’’continuedtoclap。``Nonsense，’’

shesaid，briskly。``It’snotforme。It’sfortheCause——theCause！’’

MissAnthonytoldmein1904thatsheregardedherreceptioninBerlin，duringthemeetingoftheInternationalCouncilofWomenthatyear，astheclimaxofhercareer。Shesaiditaftertheunex—

pectedandwonderfulovationshehadreceivedfromtheGermanpeople，andcertainlythroughoutherinspiringlifenothinghadhappenedthatmovedhermoredeeply。

ForsometimeMrs。CarrieChapmanCatt，ofwhosesplendidworkfortheCauseIshalllaterhavemoretosay，hadcherishedtheplanofforminganInternationalSuffrageAlliance。Shebelievedthetimehadcomewhenthesuffragistsoftheentireworldcouldmeettotheircommonbenefit；andMissAnthony，alwaysMrs。Catt’sdevotedfriendandad—

mirer，agreedwithher。AcommitteewasappointedtomeetinBerlinin1904，justbeforethemeetingoftheInternationalCouncilofWomen，andMissAnthonywasappointedchairmanofthecommittee。

AtfirsttheplanofthecommitteewasnotwelcomedbytheInternationalCouncil；therewasevenasus—

picionthatitspurposewastostartarivalorganiza—

tion。Butitmet，aconstitutionwasframed，andofficerswereelected，Mrs。Catt——theidealchoicefortheplace——beingmadepresident。Asaclimaxtotheorganization，agreatpublicmass—meetinghadbeenarrangedbytheGermansuffragists，butatthespecialpleaofthepresidentoftheInternationalCouncilMissAnthonyremainedawayfromthismeeting。Itwasrepresentedtoherthatthein—

terestsoftheCouncilmightsufferifsheandotherofitsleadingspeakerswerealsoleadersinthesuf—

fragemovement。Intheinterestofharmony，therefore，shefollowedthewishesoftheCouncil’spresi—

dent——tomygreatunhappinessandtothatofothersuffragists。

Whenthemeetingwasopenedthefirstwordsofthepresidingofficerwere，``WhereisSusanB。An—

thony？’’andthedemonstrationthatfollowedthequestionwasthemostunexpectedandoverwhelm—

ingincidentofthegathering。Theentireaudiencerose，menjumpedontheirchairs，andthecheeringcontinuedwithoutabreakfortenminutes。EverysecondofthattimeIseemedtoseeMissAnthony，aloneinherhotelroom，longingwithallherbighearttobewithus，aswelongedtohaveher。I

prayedthatthelossofatributewhichwouldhavemeantsomuchmightbemadeuptoher，anditwas。

Afterward，whenweburstinuponherandtoldherofthegreatdemonstrationthemerementionofhernamehadcaused，herlipsquiveredandherbraveoldeyesfilledwithtears。AswelookedatherI

thinkweallrealizedanewthatwhattheworldcalledstoicisminSusanB。Anthonythroughouttheyearsofherlongstrugglehadbeen，instead，thesplendidcourageofanindomitablesoul——whileallthetimethewoman’shearthadlongedforaffectionandrecognition。ThenextmorningtheleadingBerlinnewspaper，inreportingthedebateanddescribingthespontaneoustributetoMissAnthony，closedwiththesesentences：``TheAmericanscallher`AuntSusan。’Sheisour`AuntSusan，’too！’’

ThroughouttheremainderofMissAnthony’svisitshewasthemosthonoredfigureattheInter—

nationalCouncil。Everytimesheenteredthegreatconvention—halltheentireaudienceroseandre—

mainedstandinguntilshewasseated；eachmentionofhernamewaspunctuatedbycheers；andtheen—

thusiasmwhensheappearedontheplatformtosayafewwordswasbeyondbounds。WhentheEm—

pressofGermanygaveherreceptiontotheofficersoftheCouncil，shecrownedthehospitalityofherpeopleinacharacteristicallygraciousway。AssoonasMissAnthonywaspresentedtohertheEmpressinvitedhertobeseated，andtoremainseated，al—

thougheveryoneelse，includingtheaugustladyherself，wasstanding。Alittlelater，seeingthein—

trepidwarriorofeighty—fouronherfeetwiththeotherdelegates，theEmpresssentoneofheraidesacrosstheroomwiththismessage：``PleasetellmyfriendMissAnthonythatIespeciallywishhertobeseated。Wemustnotlethergrowweary。’’

Inherturn，MissAnthonywasfascinatedbytheEmpress。Shecouldnotkeephereyesoffthatcharmingroyallady。ProbablythethingthatmostimpressedherwastheabilityofherMajestyasalinguist。Receivingwomenfromeverycivilizedcountryontheglobe，theEmpressseemedtoaddresseachinherowntongue—slippingfromonelanguageintothenextaseasilyasfromonetopictoanother。

``AndhereIam，’’mourned``AuntSusan，’’``speak—

ingonlyonelanguage，andthatnotverywell。’’

AtthisBerlinquinquennial，bytheway，IpreachedtheCouncilsermon，andtheoccasiongainedacer—