``No，no，’’sheobjected。``Youcannotbethejudgeofthat。Promisemeyouwillremainuntilthefriendsyoumosttrusttellyouitistimetowith—
　　draw，ormakeyouunderstandthatitistime。
　　Promisemethat。’’
　　Imadethepromise。Sheseemedcontent，andagainbegantotalkofthefuture。
　　``Youwillnothaveaneasypath，’’shewarnedme。``Insomewaysitwillbeharderforyouthanithaseverbeenforme。Iwassomucholderthantherestofyou，andIhadbeenpresidentsolong，thatyougirlshaveallbeenwillingtolistentome。Itwillbedifferentwithyou。Otherwomenofyourownagehavebeenintheworkalmostaslongasyouhavebeen；youdonotstandoutfromthembyageorlengthofservice，asIdid。Therewillbeinevi—
　　tablejealousiesandmisunderstandings；therewillbeallsortsofcriticismandmisrepresentation。Mylastwordtoyouisthis：Nomatterwhatisdoneorisnotdone，howyouarecriticizedormisunder—
　　stood，orwhateffortsaremadetoblockyourpath，rememberthattheonlyfearyouneedhaveisthefearofnotstandingbythethingyoubelievetoberight。Takeyourstandandholdit；thenletcomewhatwill，andreceiveblowslikeagoodsoldier。’’
　　Iwastoomuchovercometoanswerher；andafteramomentofsilenceshe，inherturn，mademeapromise。
　　``Idonotknowanythingaboutwhatcomestousafterthislifeends，’’shesaid。``Butifthereisacontinuanceoflifebeyondit，andifIhaveanyconsciousknowledgeofthisworldandofwhatyouaredoing，Ishallnotbefarawayfromyou；andintimesofneedIwillhelpyouallIcan。Whoknows？
　　PerhapsImaybeabletodomorefortheCauseafterIamgonethanwhileIamhere。’’
　　Nineyearshavepassedsincethen，andineachdayofthemallitseemstome，inlookingback，I
　　havehadsomeoccasiontorecallherwords。WhentheywereutteredIdidnotfullycomprehendalltheymeant，ortheclearnessofthevisionthathadsuggestedthem。ItseemedtomethatnopositionIcouldholdwouldbeofsufficientimportancetoattractjealousyorpersonalattacks。Theyearshavebroughtmorewisdom；Ihavelearnedthatanyonewhoassumesleadership，orwho，likemyself，hashadleadershipforceduponher，mustexpecttobearmanythingsofwhichtheworldknowsnothing。
　　Butwiththisknowledge，too，hascomethememoryof``AuntSusan’s’’lastpromise，andagainandyetagaininhoursofdiscouragementanddespairIhavebeenhelpedbytheblessedconvictionthatshewaskeepingit。
　　Duringthelastforty—eighthoursofherlifeshewasunwillingthatIshouldleaveherside。SodayandnightIkneltbyherbed，holdingherhandandwatchingtheflameofherwonderfulspiritgrowdim。
　　Attimes，eventhen，itblazedupwithstartlingsud—
　　denness。Onthelastafternoonofherlife，whenshehadlainquietforhours，shesuddenlybegantoutterthenamesofthewomenwhohadworkedwithher，asifinafinalroll—call。Manyofthemhadprecededherintothenextworld；otherswerestillsplendidlyactiveintheworkshewaslayingdown。Butyoungorold，livingordead，theyallseemedtofilepastherdyingeyesthatdayinanendless，shadowyre—
　　view，andastheywentbyshespoketoeachofthem。
　　Notallthenamesshementionedwereknowninsuffrageranks；someofthesewomenlivedonlyintheheartofSusanB。Anthony，andnow，forthelasttime，shewasthankingthemforwhattheyhaddone。Herewasonewho，atamomentofspecialneed，hadgivenhersmallsavings；herewasanotherwhohadwonvaluablerecruitstotheCause；thisonehadwrittenastrongeditorial；thatonehadmadeastirringspeech。Inthesefinalhoursitseemedthatnotasinglesacrificeorservice，howeversmall，hadbeenforgottenbythedyingleader。Lastofall，shespoketothewomenwhohadbeenonherboardandhadstoodbyherloyallysolong——RachelFosterAvery，AliceStoneBlackwell，CarrieChap—
　　manCatt，Mrs。Upton，LauraClay，andothers。
　　Then，afterlyinginsilenceforalongtimewithhercheekonmyhand，shemurmured：``Theyarestillpassingbeforeme——faceafterface，hundredsandhundredsofthem，representingalltheeffortsoffiftyyears。IknowhowhardtheyhaveworkedIknowthesacrificestheyhavemade。Butithasallbeenworthwhile！’’
　　Justbeforeshelapsedintounconsciousnesssheseemedrestlessandanxioustosaysomething，search—
　　ingmyfacewithherdimmingeyes。
　　``Doyouwantmetorepeatmypromise？’’I
　　asked，forshehadalreadymademedososeveraltimes。Shemadeasignofassent，andIgavehertheassuranceshedesired。AsIdidsosheraisedmyhandtoherlipsandkissedit——herlastconsciousaction。FormorethanthirtyhoursafterthatI
　　kneltbyherside，butthoughsheclungtomyhanduntilherownhandgrewcold，shedidnotspeakagain。
　　Shehadtoldmeoverandoverhowmuchourlongfriendshipandassociationhadmeanttoher，andthecomfortIhadgivenher。ButwhateverImayhavebeentoher，itwasasnothingcomparedwithwhatshewastome。Kneelingclosetoherasshepassedaway，IknewthatIwouldhavegivenheradozenliveshadIhadthem，andenduredathousandtimesmorehardshipthanwehadbornetogether，fortheinspirationofhercompanionshipandthejoyofheraffection。TheywerethegreatestblessingsIhavehadinallmylife，andIcherishasmydearesttreas—
　　urethevolumeofherHistoryofWomanSuffrageonthefly—leafofwhichshehadwrittenthisin—
　　scription：
　　REVERENDANNAHOWARDSHAW：
　　ThishugevolumeIVIpresenttoyouwiththelovethatamotherbeareth，andIhopeyouwillfindinitthefactsaboutwomen，foryouwillfindthemnowhereelse。Yourpartwillbetoseethatthefourvolumesaredulyplacedinthelibrariesofthecountry，whereeverystudentofhistorymayhaveaccesstothem。
　　Withunboundedloveandfaith，SUSANB。ANTHONY。
　　Thatfinallineisstillmygreatestcomfort。WhenIammisrepresentedormisunderstood，whenIamaccusedofpersonalambitionorofworkingforper—
　　sonalends，Iturntoitandtosimilarlinespennedbythesamehand，andtellmyselfthatIshouldnotallowanythingtointerferewiththeserenityofmyspiritortodisturbmeinmywork。Attheendofeighteenyearsofthemostintimatecompanionship，theleaderofourCause，thegreatestwomanIhaveeverknown，stillfeltforme``unboundedloveandfaith。’’Havinghadthat，Ihavehadenough。
　　Fortwodaysafter``AuntSusan’s’’deathshelayinherownhome，asifinrestfulslumber，herfacewearingitsmostexquisitelookofpeacefulserenity；
　　andhereherspecialfriends，thepoorandtheunfor—
　　tunateofthecity，camebyhundredstopaytheirlastrespects。Onthethirddaytherewasapublicfuneral，heldintheCongregationalchurch，and，thoughawildblizzardwasraging，everyoneinRochesterseemedincludedinthegreatthrongofmournerswhocametoherbierinreverenceandleftitintears。Thechurchserviceswereconductedbythepastor，theRev。C。C。Albertson，alifelongfriendofMissAnthony’s，assistedbytheRev。Will—
　　iamC。Gannett。JamesG。Potter，theMayorofthecity，andDr。RushRhees，presidentofRochesterUniversity，occupiedprominentplacesamongthedistinguishedmourners，andMrs。JeromeJeffries，theheadofacoloredschool，spokeinbehalfofthenegroraceanditsrecognitionofMissAnthony’sservices。Collegeclubs，medicalsocieties，andre—
　　formgroupswererepresentedbydelegatessentfromdifferentstates，andMissAnnaGordonhadcomeonfromIllinoistorepresenttheWoman’sNationalChristianTemperanceUnion。Mrs。CattdeliveredaeulogyinwhichsheexpressedtheloveandrecognitionoftheorganizedsuffragewomenoftheworldforMissAnthony，astheonetowhomtheyhadalllookedastheirleader。WilliamLloydGarrisonspokeofMissAnthony’sworkwithhisfatherandotheranti—
　　slaveryleaders，andMrs。JeanBrooksGreenleafspokeinbehalfoftheNewYorkStateSuffrageAssociation。Then，as``AuntSusan’’hadrequested，Imadetheclosingaddress。Shehadaskedmetodothisandtopronouncethebenediction，aswellastosaythefinalwordsathergrave。
　　Itwasestimatedthatmorethantenthousandpersonswereassembledinandaroundthechurch，andafterthebenedictionthosewhohadbeenpa—
　　tientlywaitingoutinthestormwerepermittedtopassinsideinsinglefileforalastlookattheirfriend。TheyfoundthecoffincoveredbyalargeAmericanflag，onwhichlayawreathoflaurelandpalms；arounditstoodaguardofhonorcomposedofgirlstudentsofRochesterUniversityintheircollegecapsandgowns。Alldaystudentshadmountedguard，relievingoneanotheratintervals。
　　Oneverysidetherewereflowersandfloralemblemssentbyvariousorganizations，andjustover``AuntSusan’s’’headfloatedthesilkflaggiventoherbythewomenofColorado。Itcontainedfourgoldstars，representingthefourenfranchisedstates，whiletheotherstarswereinsilver。OnherbreastwaspinnedthejeweledflaggiventoheronhereightiethbirthdaybythewomenofWyoming——thefirstplaceintheworldwhereintheconstitutionofthestatewomenweregivenequalpoliticalrightswithmen。Herethefourstarsrepresentingtheenfranchisedstatesweremadeofdiamonds，theothersofsilverenamel。JustbeforethelidwasfastenedonthecoffinthisflagwasremovedandhandedtoMaryAnthony，whopresentedittome。
　　FromthatdayIhavewornitoneveryoccasionofimportancetoourCause，andeachtimeastateiswonforwomansuffrageIhaveaddedanewdiamondstar。AtthetimeIwritethis——in1914——therearetwelve。
　　AsthefuneralprocessionwentthroughthestreetsofRochesteritwasseenthatallthecityflagswereathalf—mast，byorderoftheCityCouncil。Manyhousesweredrapedinblack，andthegriefofthecitizensmanifesteditselfoneveryside。AllthewaytoMountHopeCemeterythesnowwhirledblind—
　　inglyaroundus，whilethemassesthathadfallencoveredtheearthasfaraswecouldseeafittingwinding—sheetfortheonewhohadgone。Underthefir—treesaroundheropengraveIobeyed``AuntSusan’s’’wishthatIshouldutterthelastwordsspokenoverherbodyasshewaslaidtorest：
　　``Dearfriend，’’Isaid，``thouhasttarriedwithuslong。Nowthouhastgonetothywell—earnedrest。
　　WebeseechtheInfiniteSpiritWhohasupheldtheetomakeusworthytofollowinthystepsandtocarryonthywork。Hailandfarewell。’’
　　XI
　　THEWIDENINGSUFFRAGESTREAM
　　InmychaptersonMissAnthonyIbridgedthetwentyyearsbetween1886and1906，omittingmanyofthestirringsuffrageeventsofthatlongperiod，inmydesiretoconcentrateonthosewhichmostvitallyconcernedher。Imustnowretracemystepsalongthewideningsuffragestreamandde—
　　scribe，consecutivelyatleast，andasfullyastheseincompletereminiscenceswillpermit，otherinci—
　　dentsthatoccurredonitsbanks。
　　Ofthesethemostimportantwastheunionin1889ofthetwogreatsuffragesocieties——theAmeri—
　　canAssociation，ofwhichLucyStonewasthepresi—
　　dent，andtheNationalAssociation，headedbySusanB。AnthonyandElizabethCadyStanton。AtaconventionheldinWashingtonthesesocietiesweremergedasTheNationalAmericanWomanSuffrageAssociation——thenameourassociationstillbears——
　　andMrs。Stantonwaselectedpresident。Shewasthennearlyeightyandpastactivework，butshemadeawonderfulpresidingofficeratoursubsequentmeetings，andshewasaspicturesqueasshewasefficient。
　　MissAnthony，whohadanimmenseadmirationforherandagreatpersonalprideinher，alwaysescortedhertothecapital，and，havingworkedherutmosttomakethemeetingasuccess，invariablygaveMrs。Stantoncreditforallthatwasaccom—
　　plished。SheoftensaidthatMrs。Stantonwasthebrainsofthenewassociation，whilesheherselfwasmerelyitshandsandfeet；butintruththetwowomenworkedmarvelouslytogether，forMrs。
　　StantonwasamasterofwordsandcouldwriteandspeaktoperfectionofthethingsSusanB。Anthonysawandfeltbutcouldnotherselfexpress。UsuallyMissAnthonywenttoMrs。Stanton’shouseandtookchargeofitwhileshestimulatedthevenerablepresidenttothewritingofherannualaddress。
　　Then，atthesubsequentconvention，shewouldlistentothereportwithasmuchdelightandpleasureasifeachwordofithadbeennewtoher。EvenafterMrs。Stanton’sresignationfromthepresidency——
　　attheend，Ithink，ofthreeyears——andMissAn—
　　thony’selectionashersuccessor，``AuntSusan’’stillwenttoheroldfriendwheneveranimportantreso—
　　lutionwastobewritten，andMrs。Stantonloyallydrafteditforher。
　　Mrs。Stantonwasthemostbrilliantconversa—
　　tionalistIhaveeverknown；andthebesttalkI
　　haveheardanywherewasthattowhichIusedtolisteninthehomeofMrs。ElizaWrightOsborne，inAuburn，NewYork，whenMrs。Stanton，SusanB。Anthony，EmilyHowland，ElizabethSmithMiller，IdaHustedHarper，MissMills，andIweregatheredthereforouroccasionalweek—endvisits。
　　Mrs。Osborneinheritedhersuffragesympathies，forshewasthedaughterofMarthaWright，who，withMrs。StantonandLucretiaMott，calledthefirstsuffrageconventioninSenecaFalls，NewYork。I
　　mustaddinpassingthatherson，ThomasMottOsborne，whoisdoingsuchadmirableworkinprisonreformatSingSing，hasshownhimselfworthyofthegiftedandhigh—mindedmotherwhogavehimtotheworld。
　　MostoftheconversationinMrs。Osborne’shomewascontributedbyMrs。StantonandMissAnthony，whiletherestofussat，asitwere，attheirfeet。
　　Manyhumanandfemininetouchesbrightenedtheloftydiscussionsthatwereconstantlygoingon，andthevariedcharacteristicsofourleaderscroppedupinamusingfashion。Mrs。Stanton，forexample，wasrarelyaccurateingivingfiguresordates，whileMissAnthonywasalwaysveryexactinsuchmatters。
　　ShefrequentlycorrectedMrs。Stanton’sstatements，andMrs。Stantonusuallytooktheinterruptioninthebestpossiblespirit，promptlyadmittingthat``AuntSusan’’knewbest。OnoneoccasionIre—
　　call，however，sheheldfasttoheropinionthatshewasrightastothemonthinwhichacertaininci—
　　denthadoccurred。
　　``No，Susan，’’sheinsisted，``you’rewrongforonce。Irememberperfectlywhenthathappened，foritwasatthetimeIwasbeginningtoweanHarriet。’’
　　AuntSusan，thoughsomewhatstaggeredbytheforceofthistestimony，stillmaintainedthatMrs。
　　Stantonmustbemistaken，whereuponthelatterrepeated，inexasperation，``ItellyouithappenedwhenIwasweaningHarriet。’’Andsheadded，scornfully，``Whateventhaveyougottoreckonfrom？’’
　　MissAnthonymeeklysubsided。
　　Mrs。Stantonhadwonderfulblueeyes，whichheldtotheendofherlifeanexpressionofeternalyouth。Duringourconventionssheusuallytookalittlenapintheafternoon，andwhensheawokeherblueeyesalwayshadanexpressionofpleasedandinnocentsurprise，asifsheweregazingontheworldforthefirsttime——theround，unwinking，interestedlookababy’seyeshavewhensomethingattractiveisheldupbeforethem。
　　Letmegiveinaparagraph，beforeIswingoffintothebypathsthatalwaysallureme，theconsecutivesuffrageeventsofthepastquarterofacentury。
　　Havingdonethis，IcandwelloneachascasuallyasIchoose，foritispossibletodescribeonlyafewincidentshereandthere；andIshallnotbedepart—
　　ingfromthestoryofmylife，formylifehadbecomemergedinthesuffragecause。
　　OfthepreliminarysuffragecampaignsinKansas，madeincompanywith``AuntSusan，’’Ihaveal—
　　readywritten，anditremainsonlytosaythatdur—
　　ingthesecondKansascampaignyellowwasadoptedasthesuffragecolor。In1890，’92，and’93weagainworkedinKansasandinSouthDakota，withsuchindefatigableandbrilliantspeakersasMrs。Catt（towhoseeffortsalsowerelargelyduethewinningofColoradoin’93），Mrs。LauraJohnsofKansas，Mrs。JuliaNelson，HenryB。Blackwell，Dr。HelenV。PutnamofDakota，Mrs。EmmaSmithDeVoe，Rev。OlympiaBrowneofWisconsin，andDr。MarySeymourHowellofNewYork。In’94，’95，and’96
　　specialeffortsweredevotedtoIdaho，Utah，Cali—
　　fornia，andWashington，andfromthenonourcampaignswerewagedsteadilyintheWesternstates。
　　TheColoradovictorygaveustwofullsuffragestates，forin1869theTerritoryofWyominghaden—
　　franchisedwomenunderveryinterestingconditions，notnowgenerallyremembered。Theachievementwasduetotheinfluenceofonewoman，EstherMorris，apioneerwhowasasgoodaneighborasshewasasuffragist。Inthoseearlydays，inhomesfarfromphysiciansandsurgeons，thewomencaredforoneanotherinsickness，andEstherMorris，asithappened，oncetookfullandskilfulchargeofaneighborduringthedifficultbirthofthelatter’schild。Shehaddonethesamethingformanyotherwomen，butthiswoman’shusbandwasespeciallygrateful。HewasalsoamemberoftheLegislature，andhetoldMrs。Morristhatiftherewasanymeasureshewishedputthroughforthewomenoftheterritoryhewouldbegladtointroduceit。
　　Sheimmediatelytookhimathiswordbyaskinghimtointroduceabillenfranchisingwomen，andhepromptlydidso。
　　TheLegislaturewasDemocratic，anditpounceduponthemeasureasahugejoke。WiththeamiablepurposeofembarrassingtheGovernoroftheter—
　　ritory，whowasaRepublicanandhadbeenappointedbythePresident，thememberspassedthebillandputituptohimtoveto。Totheircombinedhorrorandamazement，theyoungGovernordidnothingofthekind。Hehadcome，asithappened，fromSalem，Ohio，oneofthefirsttownsintheUnitedStatesinwhichasuffrageconventionwasheld。
　　There，asaboy，hehadheardSusanB。Anthonymakeaspeech，andhehadcarriedintotheyearstheimpressionitmadeuponhim。Hesignedthatbill；and，astheLegislaturecouldnotgetatwo—
　　thirdsvotetokillit，thedisgustedmembershadtomakethebestofthematter。ThefollowingyearaDemocratintroducedabilltorepealthemeasure，butalreadypublicsentimenthadchangedandhewaslaugheddown。AfterthatnofurthereffortwasevermadetotaketheballotawayfromthewomenofWyoming。
　　Whentheterritoryappliedforstatehood，itwasfearedthatthewoman—suffrageclauseinthecon—
　　stitutionmightinjureitschanceofadmission，andthewomensentthistelegramtoJosephM。Carey：
　　``Dropusifyoumust。WecantrustthemenofWyomingtoenfranchiseusafterourterritorybe—
　　comesastate。’’
　　Mr。CareydiscussedthistelegramwiththeothermenwhowereurginguponCongresstheadmissionoftheirterritory，andthefollowingreplywentback：
　　``WemaystayoutoftheUnionahundredyears，butwewillcomeinwithourwomen。’’
　　Thereisgreatinspirationinthosetwomessages——
　　andagreatlesson，aswell。
　　In1894weconductedacampaigninNewYork，whenaneffortwasmadetosecureaclausetoen—
　　franchisewomeninthenewstateconstitution；andforthefirsttimeinthehistoryofthewoman—suf—
　　fragemovementmanyoftheinfluentialwomeninthestateandcityofNewYorktookanactivepartinthework。MissAnthonywas，asalways，ourleaderandgreatestinspiration。Mrs。JohnBrooksGreenleafwasstatepresident，andMissMaryAnthonywasthemostactiveworkerintheRoches—
　　terheadquarters。Mrs。LilyDevereauxBlakehadchargeofthecampaigninNewYorkCity，andMrs。
　　MariannaChapmanlookedaftertheBrooklynsec—
　　tion，whileamoststimulatingsignofthetimeswastheorganizationofacommitteeofNewYorkwomenofwealthandsocialinfluence，whoestab—
　　lishedtheirheadquartersatSherry’s。AmongthesewereMrs。JosephineShawLowell，Mrs。JosephH。
　　Choate，Dr。MaryPutnamJacobi，Mrs。J。WarrenGoddard，andMrs。RobertAbbe。MissAnthony，theninherseventy—fifthyear，spokeineverycountyofthestatesixtyinall。Ispokeinforty，andMrs。
　　Catt，asalways，madeasuperbrecord。MissHar—
　　rietMayMills，agraduateofCornell，andMissMaryG。Hay，didadmirableorganizationworkinthedif—
　　ferentcounties。Ourdisappointmentoverthere—
　　sultwasgreatlysoothedbythefactthatonlytwoyearslaterbothIdahoandUtahswungintolineasfullsuffragestates，thoughCalifornia，inwhichwehadlaboredwithequalzeal，waitedfifteenyearslonger。
　　Amongthesecampaigns，andoverlappingthem，wereourannualconventions——eachofwhichIat—
　　tendedfrom1888on——andthenationalandinter—
　　nationalcouncils，toanumberofwhich，also，Ihavegivenpreliminarymention。WhenSusanB。An—