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—