Eighty Years and More

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Eighty Years and More Elizabeth Cady Stanton

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  In1867wecanreadaccountofherculeanlaborthesecond。TwentythousandtractsareneededtoconvertthevotersofKansastowomansuffrage。TravelingexpensestoKansas,andthetracts,makethedebtorcolumnoverreachthecreditorsometwothousanddollars。Thereisrecognitiononthesepagesofmorethanonethousanddollarsobtainedbysolicitingadvertisements,butnonoteismadeoftheweary,burningJulydaysspentinthestreetsofNewYorktoprocurethismoney,norofthereadyapplicationofthesavingsmadebypettyeconomiesfromhersalaryfromtheHoveyCommittee。

  Itwouldhavebeenfortunateformybravefriend,ifcash-books1868,1869,and1870hadnevercomedownfromtheirshelves;fortheysingandsing,innotesofdebts,tillalluniteinonevastchorusoffarmorethantenthousanddollars。ThesewerethedaysoftheRevolution,thenewspaper,notthewar,thoughitwaswarfareforthedebt-riddenmanager。

  Severalthousanddollarsshepaidwithmoneyearnedbylecturing,andwithmoneygivenherforpersonaluse。OneThanksgivingwas,intruth,atimeforreturningthanks;forshereceived,canceled,fromhercousin,AnsonLapham,hernoteforfourthousanddollars。AfterthefuneralofPaulinaWrightDavis,thebereavedwidowerpressedintoMissAnthony\'shandcancelednotesforfivehundreddollars,bearingonthebackthewords,“Inmemoryofmybelovedwife。“Oneothernotewascanceledinrecognitionofherperfectforgetfulnessofself-interestandreadysacrificetotheneedsofothers。Whenlaboring,in1874,to,filleveryengagement,inordertomeetherdebts,hermother\'ssuddenillnesscalledherhome。Withoutoneselfishregret,theanxiousdaughterhastenedtoRochester。Whenrecoverywascertain,andMissAnthonywasabouttoreturntoherfatiguinglabors,hermothergaveher,atparting,hernoteforathousanddollars,onwhichwaswritten,intremblinglines,“Injustconsiderationofthetendersacrificemadetonursemeinsevereillness。“AtlastalltheRevolutiondebtwaspaid,exceptthatduetohergeneroussister,MaryAnthony,whousedoftenhumorouslytoassurehershewasafitsubjectforthebankruptact。

  ThereissomethinghumorouslypatheticinthedeathoftheRevolution杢hatfirstbornofMissAnthony。Mrs。LauraCurtisBullardgenerouslyassumedthecareofthetroublesomechild,and,inordertomaketheadoptionlegal,gavetheusualconsideration杘nedollar。TheverynightofthetransferMissAnthonywenttoRochesterwiththedollarinherpocket,andthelittlechangeleftafterpurchasingherticket。Shearrivedsafelywithherdebts,butnothingmore杊erpockethadbeenpicked!Oh,thief,couldyoubutknowwhatvalueoffaithfulworkyoupurloined!

  Fromthecloseoftheyear1876MissAnthony\'saccountsshowedfavorablesignsastothecreditcolumn。Indeed,attheendoffiveyearstherewasasolidbalanceofseveralthousanddollarsearnedonlecturingtours。

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