The Story of an African Farm

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BUILDINGAHOME

ItisnotgenerallyknownthatthemeetingoftheInternationalCouncilofWomenheldinChicagoduringtheWorld’sFairwassuggestedbyMissAnthony，aswasalsotheappointmentoftheExposition’s``BoardofLadyManagers。’’``AuntSusan’’kepthernameinthebackground，thatshemightnotarrayagainsttheseprojectstheopposi—

tionofthoseprejudicedagainstwomansuffrage。

Webothspokeatthemeetings，however，asIhavealreadyexplained，andoneofourmostchasteningexperiencesoccurredon``ActressNight。’’Therewasagreatdemandforticketsforthisoccasion，aseveryoneseemedanxioustoknowwhatkindofspeechesourleadingwomenofthestagewouldmake；

andtheprogrammeofferedsuchmagicnamesasHelenaModjeska，JuliaMarlowe，GeorgiaCayvan，ClaraMorris，andothersofequalappeal。Thehallwassoonfilled，andtokeepouttheincreasingthrongthedoorswerelockedandthewaitingcrowdwasdirectedtoasecondhallforanoverflowmeeting。

Asithappened，MissAnthonyandIwereamongtheearliestarrivalsatthemainhall。Itwasthefirsteveningwehadbeenfreetodoexactlyaswepleased，andwewerebothinhighspirits，lookingforwardtothespeeches，congratulatingeachotheronthegoodseatswehadbeengivenontheplat—

form，andrallyingthespeakersontheirstagefright；

for，muchtoouramusement，wehadfoundthemallinmortalterroroftheiraudience。GeorgiaCayvan，forexample，wassonervousthatshehadtobestrengthenedwithhotmilkbeforeshecouldspeak，andJuliaMarloweadmittedfreelythatherkneesweregivingwaybeneathher。Theyreallyhadsomethingofanordealbeforethem，foritwasde—

cidedthateachactressmustspeaktwicegoingimmediatelyfromthehalltotheoverflowmeetingandrepeatingtherethespeechshehadjustmade。

Butinthemeantimesomeonehadtoholdtheim—

patientaudienceinthesecondhall，andasitwasadutyeveryoneelsepromptlyrepudiated，arowofsuddenlyimploringfacesturnedtowardMissAn—

thonyandme。Iadmitthatwerespondedtotheappealwithgreatreluctance。WewereSOcom—

fortablewherewewere——andwewerealsodeeplyinterestedinthefirstintimateglimpsewewerehavingofthesestarsinthedramaticsky。Wesawourduty，however，andwithdeepsighsweroseanddepartedforthesecondhall，whereaglanceatthewaitingthrongdidnotaddtoourpleasureintheprospectbeforeus。

WhenIwalkeduponthestageIfoundmyselffacinganactuallyhostileaudience。Theyhadcometolookatandlistentotheactresseswhohadbeenpromisedthem，andtheythoughttheywerebeingdeprivedofthatprivilegebyaninterloper。NeverbeforehadIgazedoutonamassofsuchunresponsivefacesorlookedintosomanyangryeyes。Theywereexchangingviewsontheirwrongs，andthegen—

eralbuzzofconversationcontinuedwhenIappeared。

ForsomemomentsIstoodlookingatthem，myhandsbehindmyback。IfIhadtriedtospeaktheywouldundoubtedlyhavegoneontalking；mysi—

lenceattractedtheirattentionandtheybegantowonderwhatIintendedtodo。Whentheyhadstoppedwhisperingandmovingabout，Ispoketothemwiththefranknessofanoverburdenedheart。

``Ithink，’’Isaid，slowlyanddistinctly，``thatyouarethemostdisagreeableaudienceIeverfacedinmylife。’’

Theygaspedandstared，almostopen—mouthedintheirsurprise。

``Never，’’Iwenton，``haveIseenagatheringofpeopleturnsuchuglylooksuponaspeakerwhohassacrificedherownenjoymenttocomeandtalktothem。DoyouthinkIwanttotalktoyou？’’Ide—

manded，warmingtomysubject。``Icertainlydonot。NeitherdoesMissAnthonywanttotalktoyou，andtheladywhospoketoyouafewmomentsago，andwhomyoutreatedsorudely，didnotwishtobehere。Wewouldallmuchprefertobeintheotherhall，listeningtothespeakersfromourcom—

fortableseatsonthestage。Toentertainyouwegaveupourplacesandcameheresimplybecausethecommitteebeggedustodoso。Ihaveonlyonethingmoretosay。IfyoucaretolistentomecourteouslyIamwillingtowastetimeonyou；butdon’timaginethatIwillstandhereandwaitwhileyoucriticizethemanagement。’’

BythistimeIfeltasifIhadachildacrossmykneetowhomIwasadministeringmaternalchastise—

ment，andtheuneasinessofmyaudienceunderlinedtheimpression。Theylistenedrathersulkilyatfirst；

thenafewofthebest—naturedamongthemlaughed，andthelaughgrewanddevelopedintoapplause。

Theexperiencehaddonethemgood，andtheywereachastenedbandwhenClaraMorrisappeared，andIgladlyyieldedthefloortoher。

Alltheactresseswhospokethatnightdeliveredadmirableaddresses，butnooneequaledMadameModjeska，whodeliveredexquisitelyaspeechwrit—

ten，notbyherself，butbyafriendandcountry—

woman，ontheconditionofPolishwomenundertheregimeofRussia。Wewereallcharmedaswelistened，butnoneofusdreamedwhatthataddresswouldmeantoModjeska。Itresultedinherbanish—

mentfromPoland，hernativeland，whichshewasneveragainpermittedtoenter。Butthoughshepaidsoheavyapricefortherevelation，IdonotthinksheeverreallyregrettedhavinggiventoAmericathefactsinthatspeech。

DuringthissameperiodIembarkeduponahighadventure。Ihadalwayslongedforahome，andmyhearthadalwaysbeenloyaltoCapeCod。NowIdecidedtohaveahomeatWianno，acrosstheCapefrommyoldparishatEastDennis。Deep—seatedasmyhome—makingaspirationhadbeen，itwasrealizedlargelyastheresultofchance。Aspecialhobbyofminehasalwaysbeenauctionsales。I

dearlylovetodropintoauction—roomswhilesalesareinprogress，andbiduptothedanger—point，takingcaretostopjustintimetoletsomeoneelsegettheofferedarticle。ButofcourseIsometimesfailedtostopatthepsychologicalmoment，andtheresultwasasuddenrealizationthat，inthecourseoftheyears，IhadaccumulatedanextraordinarynumberofarticlesforwhichIhadnoshelterandnopossibleuse。

ThecrownjewelofthecollectionwasabedroomsetIhadpickedupinPhiladelphia。Usually，cautiousfriendsaccompaniedmeonmyauction—

roomexpeditionsandrestrainedmyardor；butthistimeIgotawayaloneandfoundmyselfbiddingatthesaleofasolidbog—woodbedroomsetwhichhadbeenexhibitedasashow—pieceattheWorld’sFair，andwasnow，inthewordsoftheauctioneer，``goingforasong。’’Isangthesong。Iofferedtwentydollars，thirtydollars，fortydollars，andotherexcitedvoicesdrownedminewithhigherbids。

Itwasverythrilling。Iofferedfiftydollars，andtherewasahorriblesilence，brokenatlastbytheauctioneer’sfinal，``Going，going，GONE！’’Iwasmis—

tressofthebog—woodbedroomset——asetwhollyoutofharmonywitheverythingelseIpossessed，andsohugeandmassivethattwomenwerere—

quiredtoliftthehead—boardalone。LikemanyoftheprevioustreasuresIhadacquired，thiswasawhiteelephant；but，unlikesomeofthem，itwasworthmorethanIhadpaidforit。Iwasofferedsixtydollarsforonepiecealone，butIcoldlyrefusedtosellit，thoughthetributetomyjudgmentwarmedmyheart。Ihadnotthefaintestideawhattodowiththeset，however，andatlastIconfidedmydilemmatomyfriend，Mrs。EllenDietrick，whosagelyadvisedmetobuildahouseforit。Theideaintriguedme。Thebog—woodfurnitureneededahome，andsodidI。

TheresultofourtalkwasthatMrs。DietrickpromisedtoselectalotformeatWianno，wheresheherselflived，andevenpromisedtosupervisethebuildingofmycottage，andtoattendtoalltheotherdetailsconnectedwithit。Thusput，thetemptationwasirresistible。BesidesMrs。Dietrick，manyotherdelightfulfriendslivedatWianno——theGarrisons，theChasesofRhodeIsland，theWymans，theWel—

lingtons——amostcharmingcommunity。IgaveMrs。

Dietrickfullauthoritytouseherjudgmentineverydetailconnectedwiththeundertaking，andthecottagewasbuilt。Havingputherhandtothisplowoffriendship，Mrs。Dietrickdidtheworkwithcharacteristicthoroughness。IdidnotevenvisitWiannotolookatmyland。Sheselectedit，boughtit，engagedawomanarchitect——LoisHoweofBoston——andfollowedthelatter’sworkfrombe—

ginningtoend。TheonlystipulationImadewasthatthecottagemustbefaruponthebeach，outofsightofeverybody——reallyinthewoods；andthiswaseasilymet，foralongthatcoastthetreescamealmosttothewater’sedge。

Thecottagewasagreatsuccess，andformanyyearsIspentmyvacationsthere，fillingtheplacewithyoungpeople。FromthetimeofmysisterMary’sdeathIhadhadthegeneraloversightofhertwodaughters，LolaandGrace，aswellasofNicolasandEleanor，thetwomotherlessdaughtersofmybrotherJohn。Theywereallwithmeeverysum—

merinthenewhome，togetherwithLucyAnthony，hersisterandbrother，Mrs。RachelFosterAvery，andotherfriends。Wehadspecialfishingcostumesmade，andworethemmuchofthetime。Myniecesworeknickerbockers，andIfoundvastcontent—

mentinshort，heavyskirtsoverbloomers。Welivedoutofdoors，boating，fishing，andclammingalldaylong，and，asinmyearlypioneerdaysinMichigan，mypartoftheworkwasintheopen。I

choppedallthewood，keptthefiresgoing，andlookedafterthegrounds。

Rumorsofourcare—freeandunconventionallifebegantocirculate，andpresentlyourEdenwasin—

vadedbytheonlyserpentIhaveeverfoundinthenewspaperworld——agirlreporterfromBoston。Shetelegraphedthatshewascomingtoseeus；andthough，whenshecame，wehadbeenwarnedofherpropensitiesandreceivedherinconventionalattire，formallyentertainingherwithteaontheveranda，shewentawayandgavefreeplaytoahecticfancy。

Shewroteasensationalfull—pagearticleforaSun—

daynewspaper，illustratedwithpicturesshowingusallinknickerbockers。InthisstrikingworkofartIcarriedafishnetandpoleandworeahandkerchieftiedovermyhead。Thearticle，whichwasheadedTHEADAMLESSEDEN，wasalmostlibelous，andI

admitthatforalongtimeitdimmedourenjoy—

mentofourbelovedretreat。Then，gradually，myoldfriendsdied，Mrs。Dietrickamongthefirst；

othersmovedaway；andthecharacteroftheentireregionchanged。Itbecamefashionable，privacywasnolongertobefoundthere，andweceasedtovisitit。ForfiveyearsIhavenotevenseenthecottage。

In1908IbuiltthehouseInowoccupy（inMoylan，Pennsylvania），whichistherealizationofadesireIhavealwayshad——tobuildonatractwhichhadastream，agroveoftrees，greatbouldersandrocks，andahillsiteforthehousewithabroadoutlook，andarailroadstationconvenientlynear。ThefriendwhofinallyfoundtheplaceformehadbegunhisquestwiththepessimisticremarkthatIwouldbetterwaitforituntilIgottoParadise；buttwoyearslaterhetelegraphedmethathehaddiscovereditonthisplanet，andhewasright。Ihaveonlyeightacresofland，butnoonecouldaskamoreidealsiteforacottage；andontheplaceismybelovedforest，includingagroveofthreehundredfirs。

FromeverycountryIhavevisitedIhavebroughtbackatinytreeforthislittleforest，andnowitisasfullofmemoriesasofbeauty。

Tothesurpriseofmyneighbors，Ibuiltmyhousewithitsbacktowardthepublicroad，facingthevalleyandthestream。``Butyouwillneverseeanybodygoby，’’theyprotested。Iansweredthattheonepersoninthehousewhowasnecessarilyin—

terestedinpassers—bywasmymaid，andshecouldseethemperfectlyfromthekitchen，whichfacedtheroad。Ienjoymyviewsfromthebroadverandathatoverlooksthevalley，thestream，andthecountryformilesaround。

EverysuffragistIhaveevermethasbeenaloverofhome；andonlytheconvictionthatsheisfightingforherhome，herchildren，forotherwomen，orforallofthese，hassustainedherinherpublicwork。Lookingbackonmanycampaignexperi—

ences，Iamforcedtoadmitthatitisnotalwaystheprivationsweendurewhichmakeusthinkmosttenderlyofhome。Oftenwearemoreovercomebytheattentionsofwell—meaningfriends。AsanexampleofthisIrecallanincidentofoneOregoncampaign。Iwastospeakinasmallcityinthesouthernpartofthestate，andonreachingthestation，hot，tired，andcoveredwiththegrimeofamidsummerjourney，Ifoundawaitingmeadelegationofcitizens，abrass—band，andawhitecarriagedrawnbyapairofbeautifulwhitehorses。

Inthiscarriage，anddevotedlyescortedbytheciti—

zensandtheband，thelatterplayingitshardest，I

wasdriventotheCityHallandtheremetbythemayor，whodeliveredanaddress，afterwhichIwascrownedwithalaurelwreath。Subsequently，withthiswreathstillrestinguponmyperspiringbrow，I

wasagaindriventhroughthestreetsofthecity；

andifeverawomanfeltthatherplacewasinthehomeandlongedtobeinherplace，Ifeltitthatday。

AnalmostequallytryingoccasionhadSanFran—

ciscoforitssetting。ThecityhadarrangedaFourthofJulycelebration，atwhichMissAnthonyandI

weretospeak。Herewerodeinacarriagedeco—

ratedwithflowers——yellowroses——whilejustinfrontofuswasthemayorinacarriagegorgeouslyfes—

toonedwithpurpleblossoms。Behindus，formorethanamile，stretchedaprocessionofuniformedpolicemen，soldiers，andcitizens，whilethesidewalkswerelinedwithmenandwomenwhoseenthusiasticgreetingscametoMissAnthonyfromeveryside。

Shewasenchantedoverthewholeexperience，fortoheritmeant，asalways，notapersonaltribute，butatriumphoftheCause。ButIsatbyhersideacutelymiserable；foracrossmyshouldersandbreasthadbeendrapedahugesashwiththeword``Orator’’emblazonedonit，andthiswasfurtherembellishedbyastrikingrosettewithstreamerswhichhungnearlytothebottomofmygown。Itisalmostunnecessarytoaddthatthisremarkabledecorationwasfurnishedbyacommitteeofmen，andwasalsowornbyallthemenspeakersoftheday。

PossiblyIwasoverheatedbythesash，orbytheemotionsthesasharousedinme，forIwasstrickenwithpneumoniathefollowingdayandexperiencedmyfirstseriousillness，fromwhich，however，Isoonrecovered。

OnourwaytoCaliforniain1895MissAnthonyandIspentadayatCheyenne，Wyoming，astheguestsofSenatorandMrs。Carey，whogaveadinnerforus。AtthetableIaskedSenatorCareywhatheconsideredthebestresultoftheenfranchisementofWyomingwomen，andevenafterthelapseoftwentyyearsIamabletogivehisreplyalmostwordforword，foritimpressedmedeeplyatthetimeandI

havesincequoteditagainandagain。

``Therehavebeenmanygoodresults，’’hesaid，``buttheoneIconsiderabovealltheothersisthegreatchangeforthebetterinthecharacterofourcandidatesforoffice。Considerthisforamoment：

Sinceourwomenhavevotedtherehasneverbeenanembezzlementofpublicfunds，orascandalousmisuseofpublicfunds，oradisgracefulconditionofgraft。Iattributethebettercharacterofourpublicofficialsalmostentirelytothevotesofthewomen。’’

``Thoseareinspiringfacts，’’Iconceded，``butletusbejust。TherearethreemeninWyomingtoeverywoman，andnocandidateforofficecouldbeelectedunlessthemenvotedforhim，too。Why，then，don’ttheydeserveasmuchcreditforhiselectionasthewomen？’’

``Because，’’explainedSenatorCarey，promptly，``womenarepoliticallyanuncertainfactor。Wecangoamongmenandlearnbeforehandhowtheyaregoingtovote，butwecan’tdothatwithwomen；

theykeepusguessing。Intheolddays，whenwewentintothecaucusweknewwhatresolutionsputintoourplatformswouldwinthevotesoftheranch—

men，whatwouldwintheminers，whatwouldwinthemenofdifferentnationalities；butwedidnotknowhowtowinthevotesofthewomenuntilwebegantonominateourcandidates。Thenweim—

mediatelydiscoveredthatiftheDemocratsnomi—

natedamanofimmoralcharacterforoffice，thewomenvotedforhisRepublicanopponent，andwelearnedourfirstbiglesson——thatwhateveracandi—

date’sotherqualificationsforofficemaybe，hemustfirstofallhaveacleanrecord。Intheolddays，whenwenominatedacandidateweasked，`Canheholdthesaloonvote？’Nowweask，`Canheholdthewomen’svote？’Insteadofbiddingdowntothesaloon，webiduptothehome。’’

Followingthedinnertherewasalargepublicmeeting，atwhichMissAnthonyandIweretospeak。

Mrs。Jenkins，whowaspresidentoftheSuffrageAssociationofthestate，presidedandintroducedustotheassemblage。Thensheadded：``Ihaveintro—

ducedyouladiestoyouraudience。NowIwouldliketointroduceyouraudiencetoyou。’’Shebe—

ganwiththetwoSenatorsandthememberofCon—

gress，thenintroducedtheGovernor，theLieutenant—

Governor，thestateSuperintendentofEducation，andnumerouscityandstateofficials。AsshewentonMissAnthonygrewmoreandmoreexcited，andwhentheintroductionswereover，shesaid：``ThisisthefirsttimeIhaveeverseenanaudienceassembledforwomansuffragemadeupofthepublicofficialsofastate。Noonecaneverpersuademenowthatmenrespectwomenwithoutpoliticalpowerasmuchastheyrespectwomenwhohaveit；forcertainlyinnootherstateintheUnionwoulditbepossibletogathersomanypublicofficialsunderonerooftolistentotheaddressesofwomen。’’

ThefollowingspringweagainwentWest，withMrs。Catt，LucyAnthony，MissHayandMissSweet，hersecretary，tocarryonthePacificcoastcampaignof’96，arrangedbyMrs。CooperandherdaughterHarriet，ofOakland——bothwomenofre—

markableexecutiveability。Headquarterswerese—

curedinSanFrancisco，andMissHaywasputincharge，associatedwithalargegroupofCaliforniawomen。Itwasthesecondtimeinthehistoryofcampaigns——thefirstbeinginNewYork——thatallthemoneytocarryontheworkwasraisedbythepeopleofthestate。

Thelastdaysofthecampaignwereextremelyinteresting，andoneoftheirimportanteventswasthattheHon。ThomasReed，thenSpeakeroftheHouseofRepresentatives，forthefirsttimecameoutpubliclyforsuffrage。Mr。Reedhadoftenex—

pressedhimselfprivatelyasinfavoroftheCause——

buthehadnevermadeapublicstatementforus。

AtOakland，oneday，theindefatigableandirresisti—

ble``AuntSusan’’caughthimoffhisguardbyper—

suadinghisdaughter，KittyReed，whowashisidol，toaskhimtosayjustonewordinfavorofouramendment。Whenhearosewedidnotknowwhetherhehadpromisedwhatsheasked，andashisspeechprogressedourheartssanklowerandlower，forallhesaidwasremotefromourCause。

Butheendedwiththesewords：

``Thereisanamendmentoftheconstitutionpending，grantingsuffragetowomen。ThewomenofCaliforniaoughttohavesuffrage。ThemenofCaliforniaoughttogiveittothem——andthenextspeaker，Dr。Shaw，willtellyouwhy。’’

Thewordwasspoken。Andthoughitwasnotaverystrongword，itcamefromastrongman，andthereforehelpedus。

Electionday，asusual，broughtitssurprisesandrevelations。Mrs。CooperaskedherChinesecookhowtheChinesewerevoting——i。e。，thenative—bornChinamenwhowereentitledtovote——andhere—

plied，blithely，``AllChinamenvoteforBillyMcKeeand`NO’towomen！’’ItisaninterestingfactthateveryChinesevotewascastagainstus。

Alldaywewentfromonetoanotherofthepolling—

places，andIshallalwaysrememberthepictureofMissAnthonyandthewifeofSenatorSargentwan—

deringaroundthepollsarminarmateleveno’clockatnight，theirtiredfacestakingonlinesofdeeperdepressionwitheveryminute；forthecountwasagainstus。However，wemadeafairlygoodshow—

ing。WhenthefinalcountscameinwefoundthatwehadwonthestatefromthenorthdowntoOak—

land，andfromthesouthuptoSanFrancisco；buttherewasnotasufficientmajoritytoovercometheadversevotesofSanFranciscoandOakland。Withmorethan230，000votescast，weweredefeatedbyonly10，000majority。InSanFranciscothesaloonelementandthemostaristocraticsectionofthecitymadeanequalshowingagainstus，whilethesectionoccupiedbythemiddleworking—classwaslargelyinfavorofouramendment。Idwelles—

peciallyonthiscampaign，partlybecausesuchsplen—

didworkwasdonebythewomenofCalifornia，andalsobecause，duringthesameelection，UtahandIdahograntedfullsuffragetowomen。Thisgaveusfoursuffragestates——Wyoming，Colorado，Utah，andIdaho——andwepreparedforfuturestruggleswithveryhopefulhearts。

ItwasduringthisCaliforniacampaign，bytheway，thatIunwittinglycausedmuchembarrass—

menttoaworthyyoungman。Atamass—meetingheldinSanFrancisco，RabbiVorsanger，whowasnotinfavorofsuffrageforwomen，advancedtheheart—

eningtheorythatinathousandyearsmoretheymightpossiblybereadyforit。Afterathousandyearsofeducationforwomen，ofphysicallyde—

velopedwomen，ofuncorsetedwomen，hesaid，wemighthavetheidealwoman，andcouldthenbegintotalkaboutfreedomforher。

Whentherabbisatdowntherewasashoutfromtheaudienceformetoanswerhim，butallIsaidwasthattheidealwomanwouldberatherlonely，asitwouldcertainlytakeanotherthousandyearstodevelopanidealmancapableofbeingamateforher。OnthefollowingnightProf。HowardGriggs，ofStanfordUniversity，madeaspeechonthemodernwoman——aspeechsoadmirablythoughtoutanddeliveredthatwewerealldelightedwithit。Whenhehadfinishedtheaudienceagaincalledonme，andIroseandproceededtomakewhatmyfriendsfrank—

lycalled``theworstbreak’’ofmyexperience。

RabbiVorsanger’sidealwomanwasstillinmymind，andIhadbeenratherhardonthemeninmyreplytotherabbithenightbefore；sonowI

hastenedtogivethiscleveryoungmanhisfulldue。

Isaidthatthoughtherabbithoughtitwouldtakeathousandyearstomakeanidealwoman，Ibelievedthat，afterall，itmightnottakeaslongtomaketheidealman。Wehadsomethingverynearitinaspeakerwhocouldrevealsuchability，suchchivalry，andsuchbreadthofviewasProfessorGriggshadjustshownthathepossessed。

ThatnightIsleptthesleepofthejustandthewell—meaning，anditwasfortunateIdid，forthemorningnewspapershadasurpriseformethatcalledforsteadynervesandasenseofhumor。Acrossthefrontpageofeveryoneofthemranstartlinghead—linestothiseffect：

DR。SHAWHASFOUNDHERIDEALMAN

TheProspectsAreThatSheWillRemaininCaliforniaProfessorGriggswasyoungenoughtobemyson，andhewasalreadymarriedandthefatheroftwobeautifulchildren；butthesefactswerenotper—

mittedtointerferewiththefreeplayoffancyinjournalisticminds。Foraweekthenewspaperswerefilledwithallsortsofarticles，caricatures，andeditorialsonmyidealman，whichcausedmemuchannoyanceandsomeamusement，whiletheyplungedProfessorGriggsintoanabysmalgloom。Intheend，however，theexperienceprovedanexcellentoneforhim，forthepublicityattendinghisspeechmadehimdecidetotakeuplecturingasaprofession，whichheeventuallydidwithgreatsuccess。ButneitherofushasyetheardthelastoftheIdealManepisode。Onlyafewyearsago，onhisreturntoCaliforniaafteralongabsence，oneoftheleadingSundaynewspapersofthestateheraldedProfessorGriggs’sarrivalbypublishingafull—pagearticlebearinghisphotographandmineandthisflam—

boyantheading：

SHEMADEHIM

AndDr。Shaw’sIdealManBecametheIdolofAmericanWomenandEarns$30，000aYearWehadotherunusualexperiencesinCalifornia，andthedisplayofaffluenceoneverysidewasnottheleastimpressiveofthem。Inonetown，afteraheavyrain，Irememberseeinganumberoflittleboysscrapingthedirtfromthegutters，washingit，andfindingtinynuggetsofgold。Welearnedthattheseboyssometimesmadetwoorthreedollarsadayinthisway，andthatthestreetsofthetown——

IthinkitwasMarysville——containedsomuchgoldthatasyndicateofferedtolevelthewholetownandrepavethestreetsinreturnfortherighttowashoutthegold。ThissoundslikethekindofthingAmeri—

canstelltotrustfulvisitorsfromforeignlands，butitisquitetrue。

Nuggets，indeed，weresonumerousthatatoneofourmeetings，whenweweretakingupacollec—

tion，Icheerfullysuggestedthatouraudiencedropafewintothebox，aswehadnothadanuggetsincewereachedthestate。Therewerenonuggetsinthesubsequentcollection，buttherewasanotewhichread：``IfDr。Shawwillacceptagoldnugget，Iwillseethatshedoesnotleavetownwithoutone。’’I

readthisaloud，andadded，``Ihaveneverrefusedagoldnuggetinmylife。’’

Thefollowingdaybroughtmeapinmadeofaverybeautifulgoldnugget，andafewdayslateranotherCalifornianproducedaclusterofsmallernuggetswhichhehadwashedoutofapanfulofearthandinsistedonmyacceptinghalfofthem。I