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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