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—
