touslyfortheCauseinthesepositions。EvenMissAnthonyreceivednotonepennyofsalaryforallheryearsofunceasinglabor，andshewassopoorthatshedidnothaveahomeofherownuntilshewasseventy—five。Thenitwasaverysimpleone，andshelivedwiththeutmosteconomy。IdecidedthatIcouldearnmybareexpensesbymakingonebrieflecturetoureachyear，andImadeanarrange—
mentwiththeRedpathBureauwhichleftmefullytwo—thirdsofmytimeforthesuffrageworkIloved。
Thiswasoneresultofmyall—nighttalkwithMissAnthonyinChicago，anditenabledmetocarryoutherplanthatIshouldaccompanyherinmostofthecampaignsinwhichshesoughttoarousetheWesttotheneedofsuffrageforwomen。Fromthattimeonwetraveledandlecturedtogethersocon—
stantlythateachofusdevelopedanalmostuncannyknowledgeoftheother’smentalprocesses。Atanypointofeither’slecturetheothercouldpickitupandcarryiton——afortunatecondition，asitsome—
timesbecamenecessarytodothis。MissAnthonywassubjecttocontractionsofthethroat，whichforthemomentcausedaslightstrangulation。Onsuchoccasions——ofwhichtherewereseveral——shewouldturntomeandindicateherhelplessness。ThenI
wouldrepeatherlastsentence，completeherspeech，andafterwardmakemyown。
ThefirsttimethishappenedwewereinWashing—
ton，and``AuntSusan’’stoppedinthemiddleofaword。Shecouldnotspeak；shemerelymotionedtometocontinueforher，andleftthestage。AttheendoftheeveningaprominentWashingtonmanwhohadbeeninouraudienceremarkedtome，con—
fidentially：
``ThatwasanicelittleplayyouandMissAn—
thonymadeto—night——veryeffectiveindeed。’’
ForaninstantIdidnotcatchhismeaning，northeimplicationinhisknowingsmile。
``Veryclever，thatstranglingbit，andyourgoingonwiththespeech，’’herepeated。``Ithittheau—
diencehard。’’
``Surely，’’Iprotested，``youdon’tthinkitwasadeliberatething——thatweplannedorrehearsedit。’’
Hestaredatmeincredulously。``Areyougoingtopretend，’’hedemanded，``thatitwasn’taput—upjob？’’
Itoldhimhehadpaidusahighcompliment，andthatwemustreallyhavedoneverywellifwehadconveyedthatimpression；andIfinallyconvincedhimthatwenotonlyhadnotrehearsedtheepisode，butthatneitherofushadknownwhattheothermeanttosay。Weneverwroteoutourspeeches，butoursubjectwasalwayssuffrageorsomeramifica—
tionofsuffrage，and，naturally，wehadthoroughlydigestedeachother’sviews。
ItissaidbymyfriendsthatIwritemyspeechesonthetipsofmyfingers——forIalwaysmakemypointsonmyfingersandhavemyfingersnamedforpoints。WhenIplanaspeechIdecidehowmanypointsIwishtomakeandwhatthosepointsshallbe。Mymentalpreparationfollows。MissAn—
thony’smethodwasmuchthesame；butveryfre—
quentlybothofusthrewoverallourplansatthelastmomentandspokeextemporaneouslyonsomethemesuggestedbytheatmosphereofthegatheringorbythewordsofanotherspeaker。
FromMissAnthony，morethanfromanyoneelse，Ilearnedtokeepcoolinthefaceofinterruptionsandofthesmallannoyancesanddisastersinevitableincampaigning。Oftenwewereabletohelpeachotheroutofembarrassingsituations，andoneincidentofthiskindoccurredduringourcampaigninSouthDakota。WewereholdingameetingonthehottestSundayofthehottestmonthintheyear——August——
andhundredsofthenativeshaddriventwenty，thirty，andevenfortymilesacrossthecountrytohearus。Weweretospeakinasodchurch，butitwasdiscoveredthatthestructurewouldnotholdhalfthepeoplewhoweretryingtoenterit，sowedecidedthatMissAnthonyshouldspeakfromthedoor，inorderthatthosebothinsideandoutsidemighthearher。Toelevateheraboveheraudience，shewasgivenanemptydry—goodsboxtostandon。
Thismakeshiftplatformwasnotlarge，andmen，women，andchildrenwereseatedonthegroundaroundit，pressingupagainstit，asclosetothespeakerastheycouldget。DirectlyinfrontofMissAnthonysatawomanwithachildabouttwoyearsold——alittleboy；andthisinfant，likeeveryoneelseinthepackedthrong，wasdrippingwithperspirationandsufferingacutelyundertheblazingsun。Everywomanpresentseemedtohavebroughtchildrenwithher，doubtlessbecauseshecouldnotleavethemaloneathome；andbabieswerecryingandfrettingonallsides。TheinfantnearestMissAnthonyfrettedmoststrenuously；hewasasturdylittlefellowwithafinepairoflungs，andhemadeitverydifficultforhertolifthervoiceabovehisdismalclamor。Sud—
denly，however，hediscoveredherfeetonthedry—
goodsbox，aboutonalevelwithhishead。Theywerecladinblackstockingsandlowshoes；theymovedaboutoddly；theyfascinatedhim。Withayelpofinteresthegrabbedforthemandbeganpinchingthemtoseewhattheywere。Hishowlsceased；hewashappy。
MissAnthonywasnot。Butitwasagreatrelieftohavethechildquiet，sosheboretheinflictionofthepinchingaslongasshecould。Whenendurancehadfounditslimitsheslippedbackoutofreach，andashisnewplaythingrecededtheboyutteredshrieksofdisapproval。Therewasonlyonewaytostophisnoise；MissAnthonybroughtherfeetfor—
wardagain，andheresumedthepinchingofherankles，whilehisyelpssubsidedtocontentedmur—
murs。Theperformancewasrepeatedhalfadozentimes。Eachtimetheanklesretreatedthebabyyelled。Finally，foronceattheendofherpatience，``AuntSusan’’leanedforwardandaddressedthemother，whosefacialexpressionthroughouthadshownacompletementaldetachmentfromthesitua—
tion。
``Ithinkyourlittleboyishotandthirsty，’’shesaid，gently。``Ifyouwouldtakehimoutofthecrowdandgivehimadrinkofwaterandunfastenhisclothes，Iamsurehewouldbemorecomfortable。’’
Beforeshehadfinishedspeakingthewomanhadsprungtoherfeetandwasfacingherwithfierceindignation。
``ThisisthefirsttimeIhaveeverbeeninsultedasamother，’’shecried；``andbyanoldmaidatthat！’’Thenshegraspedtheinfantandleftthescene，amidgreatconfusion。Themajorityofthoseintheaudienceseemedtosympathizewithher。
Theyhadnotseentheepisodeofthefeet，andtheythoughtMissAnthonywascomplainingofthechild’scrying。Theirchildrenwerecrying，too，andtheyfeltthattheyhadallbeencriticized。Otherwomenroseandfollowedtheiratemother，andmanymengallantlyfollowedthem。Itseemedclearthatmotherhoodhadbeenoutraged。
MissAnthonywasgreatlydepressedbytheepi—
sode，andshewasnotcomfortedbyapredictiononemanmadeafterthemeeting。
``You’velostatleasttwentyvotesbythatlittleaffair，’’hetoldher。
``AuntSusan’’sighed。``Well，’’shesaid，``ifthosemenknewhowmyanklesfeltIwouldhavewontwentyvotesbyenduringthetortureaslongasIdid。’’
Thenextdaywehadasecondmeeting。MissAnthonymadeherspeechearlyintheevening，andbythetimeitwasmyturntobeginallthechildrenintheaudience——andthereweremany——werebothtiredandsleepy。Atleasthalfadozenofthemwerecrying，andIhadtoshouttomakemyvoiceheardabovetheiruproar。MissAnthonyremarkedafterwardthatthereseemedtobeacontestbetweenmeandtheinfantstoseewhichofuscouldmakemorenoise。Theaudiencewasplainlygettingrest—
lessunderthecombinedeffect，andfinallyamanintherearroseandaddedhisvoicetothetumult。
``Say，MissShaw，’’heyelled，``don’tyouwantthesechildrenputout？’’
Itwasourchancetoremovethesadimpressionofyesterday，andIgraspedit。
``No，indeed，’’Iyelledback。``Nothinginspiresmelikethevoiceofachild！’’
Ahandsomeroundofapplausefrommothersandfathersgreetedthisnobledeclaration，afterwhichtheblessedbabiesandIresumedourjointvocalefforts。Whenthespeechwasfinishedandwewerealonetogether，MissAnthonyputherarmaroundmyshoulderanddrewmetoherside。
``Well，Anna，’’shesaid，gratefully，``you’vecer—
tainlyevenedusuponmotherhoodthistime。’’
ThatSouthDakotacampaignwasoneofthemostdifficultweevermade。Itextendedoverninemonths；anditisimpossibletodescribethepovertywhichprevailedthroughoutthewholeruralcom—
munityoftheState。Therehadbeenthreecon—
secutiveyearsofdrought。Thesandwaslikepow—
der，sodeepthatthewheelsofthewagonsinwhichwerode``acrosscountry’’sankhalf—waytothehubs；andinthemidstofthisdrypowderlaywith—
eredtanglesthathadoncebeengrass。Everyonehadtheforsaken，desperatelookwornbythepioneerwhohasreachedthelimitofhisendurance，andthegreatstretchesofprairieroadsshowedinnumerablecanvas—coveredwagons，drawnbystarvedhorses，andfollowedbystarvedcows，ontheirway``BackEast。’’Ourtalkswiththedespairingdriversofthesewagonsareamongmymosttragicmemories。
Theyhadlosteverythingexceptwhattheyhadwiththem，andtheyweregoingEasttoleave``thewom—
an’’withherfatherandtrytofindwork。Usually，withalookofdisgustathiswife，themanwouldsay：``Iwantedtoleavetwoyearsago，butthewomankeptsaying，`Holdonalittlelonger。’’’
BothMissAnthonyandIgloriedinthespiritofthesepioneerwomen，andlostnoopportunitytotellthemso；forwerealizedwhatournationowestothepatienceandcourageofsuchastheywere。
Weoftenaskedthemwhatwasthehardestthingtobearintheirpioneerlife，andweusuallyreceivedthesamereply：
``Tositinourlittleadobeorsodhousesatnightandlistentothewolveshowloverthegravesofourbabies。Forthehowlofthewolfislikethecryofachildfromthegrave。’’
Manydays，andinallkindsofweather，werodefortyandfiftymilesinuncoveredwagons。Manynightswesharedaone—roomcabinwithallthemem—
bersofthefamily。Butthegreatesthardshipwesufferedwasthelackofwater。Therewasverylittlegoodwaterinthestate，andthepurestwaterwassobrackishthatwecouldhardlydrinkit。Themorewedrankthethirstierwebecame，andwhenthewaterwasmadeintoteaittastedworsethanwhenitwasclear。Abathwastherarestofluxuries。
Theonlyavailablefuelwasbuffalomanure，ofwhichtheodorpermeatedallourfood。Butdespitethesehandicapswewerehappyinourwork，forwehadsomegreatmeetingsandmanywonderfulexperiences。
WhenwereachedtheBlackHillswehadmoreofthisgenuinecampaigning。Wetraveledoverthemountainsinwagons，behindteamsofhorses，visit—
ingthemining—camps；andoftenthegulliesweresodeepthatwhenourhorsesgotintothemitwasal—
mostimpossibletogetthemout。IrecallwithspecialclearnessoneridefromHillCitytoCusterCity。Itwasonlyamatterofthirtymiles，butitwasthoroughlyexhausting；andafterourmeetingthatsamenightwehadtodrivefortymilesfartheroverthemountainstogettheearlymorningtrainfromBuffaloGap。ThetrailfromCusterCitytoBuffaloGapwastheonetheanimalshadoriginallymadeintheirjourneysoverthepass，andthedriveinthatwildregion，throughoutacold，piercingOctobernight，wasanunforgetableexperience。OurhostatCusterCitylentMissAnthonyhisbigbuffaloover—
coat，andhiswifelentherstome。Theyalsoheatedblocksofwoodforourfeet，andwiththesepro—
tectionswestarted。Afullmoonhunginthesky。
Thetreeswerecoveredwithhoar—frost，andthecold，stillairseemedtosparkleinthebrilliantlight。
AgainMissAnthonytalkedtomethroughoutthenight——ofthework，alwaysofthework，andofwhatitwouldmeantothewomenwhofollowedus；andagainshefiredmysoulwiththeflamethatburnedsosteadilyinherown。
Itwasdaylightwhenwereachedthelittlesta—
tionatBuffaloGapwhereweweretotakethetrain。Thiswasnotdue，however，forhalfanhour，andeventhenitdidnotcome。Thestationwasonlylargeenoughtoholdthestove，theticket—office，andtheinevitablecuspidor。Therewasbarelyroominwhichtowalkbetweentheseandthewall。
MissAnthonysatdownonthefloor。Ihadafewraisinsinmybag，andwedividedthemforbreakfast。
Anhourpassed，andanother，andstillthetraindidnotcome。MissAnthony，herbackbracedagainstthewall，buriedherfaceinherhandsanddroppedintoapeacefulabyssofslumber，whileIwalkedrestlesslyupanddowntheplatform。Thetrainarrivedfourhourslate，andwheneventuallywehadreachedourdestinationwelearnedthatthemin—
istersofthetownhadpersuadedthewomentogiveupthesuffragemeetingscheduledforthatnight，asitwasSunday。
Thisdisappointment，followingourall—dayandall—nightdrivetokeepourappointment，arousedMissAnthony’sfightingspirit。Shesentmeouttorentthetheaterfortheevening，andtohavesomehand—billsprintedanddistributed，announcingthatwewouldspeak。Atthreeo’clockshemadetheconcessiontoherseventyyearsoflyingdownforanhour’srest。Iwasyoungandvigorous，soI
trottedaroundtowntogetsomebodytopreside，somebodytointroduceus，somebodytotakeupthecollection，andsomebodywhowouldprovidemusic——inshort，tomakeallourpreparationsforthenightmeeting。
Wheneveningcamethecrowdwhichhadassem—
bledwassogreatthatmenandwomensatinthewindowsandonthestage，andstoodintheflies。
NightattractionswererareinthatDakotatown，andherewassomethingnew。Nobodywenttochurch，sothechurcheswereforcedtoclose。Wehadagloriousmeeting。BothMissAnthonyandI
wereinexcellentfightingtrim，andMissAnthonyremarkedthattheonlythinglackingtomakemedomybestwasasickheadache。Thecollectionwetookuppaidallourexpenses，thechurchsingerssangforus，thegreataudiencewasinterested，andthewholeoccasionwasaninspiringsuccess。
Themeetingendedabouthalfafterteno’clock，andIremembertakingMissAnthonytoourhotelandescortinghertoherroom。IalsorememberthatshefollowedmetothedoorandmadesomelaughingremarkasIleftformyownroom；butI
recallnothingmoreuntilthenextmorningwhenshestoodbesidemetellingmeitwastimeforbreak—
fast。Shehadfoundmelyingonthecoverofmybed，fullyclothedeventomybonnetandshoes。
Ihadfallenthere，utterlyexhausted，whenIenteredmyroomthenightbefore，andIdonotthinkIhadevenmovedfromthattimeuntilthemoment——
ninehourslater——whenIheardhervoiceandfeltherhandonmyshoulder。
Afterallourwork，wedidnotwinDakotathatyear，butMissAnthonyborethedisappointmentwiththeserenityshealwaysshowed。Toherafailurewasmerelyanotheropportunity，andImen—
tionourexperiencehereonlytoshowofwhatshewascapableinhergallantseventies。ButIshouldmisrepresentherifIdidnotshowherhumanandsentimentalsideaswell。Withallherdetachmentfromhumanneedsshehademotionalmoments，andofthesethemostsatisfyingcamewhenshewaslisteningtomusic。Sheknewnothingwhateveraboutmusic，butwasdeeplymovedbyit；andIre—
membervividlyoneoccasionwhenNordicasangforher，atanafternoonreceptiongivenbyaChicagofriendin``AuntSusan’s’’honor。Asithappened，shehadneverheardNordicasinguntilthatday；
andbeforethemusicbeganthegreatartisteandthegreatleadermet，andinthemomentofmeetingbecamefriends。WhenNordicasang，halfanhourlater，shesangdirectlytoMissAnthony，lookingintohereyes；and``AuntSusan’’listenedwithherowneyesfulloftears。Whenthelastnoteshadbeensungshewenttothesingerandputbotharmsaroundher。Themusichadcarriedherbacktohergirlhoodandtothesentimentofsixteen。
``Oh，Nordica，’’shesighed，``Icoulddielisteningtosuchsinging！’’
AnotherexampleofherunquenchableyouthhasalsoaChicagosetting。DuringtheWorld’sFairacertainclergymanmadeanespeciallyviolentstandinfavorofclosingtheFairgroundsonSunday。
MissAnthonytookissuewithhim。
``IfIhadchargeofayoungmaninChicagoatthistime，’’shetoldtheclergyman，``IwouldmuchratherhavehimlockedinsidetheFairgroundsonSundayoranyotherdaythanhavehimgoingaboutontheoutside。’’
Theclergymanwashorrified。``WouldyouliketohaveasonofyoursgotoBuffaloBill’sWildWestShowonSunday？’’hedemanded。
``OfcourseIwould，’’admittedMissAnthony。
``Infact，Ithinkhewouldlearnmoretherethanfromthesermonspreachedinsomechurches。’’
LaterthisremarkwasrepeatedtoColonelCody（``BuffaloBill’’），who，ofcourse，wasdelightedwithit。HeatoncewrotetoMissAnthony，thankingherforthebreadthofherviews，andofferingheraboxforhis``Show。’’Shehadnostrongdesiretoseetheperformance，butsomeofusurgedhertoaccepttheinvitationandtotakeuswithher。Shewasalwaysreadytodoanythingthatwouldgiveuspleasure，soshepromisedthatweshouldgothenextafternoon。Othersheardofthejauntandbeggedtogoalso，andMissAnthonyblithelytookeveryapplicantunderherwing，withtheresultthatwhenwearrivedatthebox—officethenextdaythereweretwelveofusinthegroup。Whenshepresentedhernoteandaskedforabox，thelocalmanagerlookeddoubtfullyatthedelegation。
``Aboxonlyholdssix，’’heobjected，logically。
MissAnthony，whohadgivennothoughttothatslightdetail，lookedusoverandsmiledherseraphicsmile。
``Why，inthatcase，’’shesaid，cheerfully，``you’llhavetogiveustwoboxes，won’tyou？’’
Theamusedmanagerdecidedthathewould，andhandedherthetickets；andsheledherbandtotheirplacesintriumph。Whentheperformancebe—
ganColonelCody，aswashiscustom，enteredthearenafromthefarendofthebuilding，ridinghiswonderfulhorseandbathed，ofcourse，intheefful—
genceofhisfaithfulspot—light。Herodedirectlytoourboxes，reinedhishorseinfrontofMissAn—
thony，roseinhisstirrups，andwithhischaracteris—
ticgestureswepthisslouch—hattohissaddle—bowinsalutation。``AuntSusan’’immediatelyrose，bowedinherturnand，forthemomentasenthusiasticasagirl，wavedherhandkerchiefathim，whilethebigaudience，catchingthespiritofthescene，wildlyapplauded。Itwasastrikingpicturethismeetingofthepioneermanandwoman；and，poorasIam，Iwouldgiveahundreddollarsforasnapshotofit。
OnmanyoccasionsIsawinstancesofMissAn—
thony’sprescience——andoneofthesewasconnectedwiththedeathofFrancesE。Willard。``AuntSusan’’hadcalledonMissWillard，and，comingtomefromthesick—room，hadwalkedthefloor，beatingherhandstogetherasshetalkedofthevisit。
``FrancesWillardisdying，’’sheexclaimed，pas—
sionately。``Sheisdying，andshedoesn’tknowit，andnoonearoundherrealizesit。Sheislyingthere，seeingintotwoworlds，andmakingmoreplansthanathousandwomencouldcarryoutintenyears。
Herbrainiswonderful。Shehasthemostextraor—
dinaryclearnessofvision。Thereshouldbeastenog—
rapherinthatroom，andeverywordsheuttersshouldbetakendown，foreverywordisgolden。
Buttheydon’tunderstand。Theycan’trealizethatsheisgoing。ItoldAnnaGordonthetruth，butshewon’tbelieveit。’’
MissWillarddiedafewdayslater，withasudden—
nesswhichseemedtobeaterribleshocktothosearoundher。
Of``AuntSusan’s’’reallyremarkablelackofself—
consciousnesswewhoworkedclosetoherhadathousandextraordinaryexamples。Once，Iremem—
ber，attheNewOrleansConvention，shereachedthehallalittlelate，andassheenteredthegreataudiencealreadyassembledgaveheratremendousreception。Theexercisesofthedayhadnotyetbegun，andMissAnthonystoppedshortandlookedaroundforanexplanationoftheoutburst。Itneverforamomentoccurredtoherthatthetributewastoher。
``Whathashappened，Anna？’’sheaskedatlast。
``Youhappened，AuntSusan，’’Ihadtoexplain。
Again，onthegreat``CollegeNight’’oftheBalti—
moreConvention，whenPresidentM。CareyThomasofBrynMawrCollegehadfinishedherwonderfultributetoMissAnthony，theaudience，carriedawaybythespeechandalsobythepresenceofthevener—
ableleaderontheplatform，brokeintoawhirlwindofapplause。Inthis``AuntSusan’’artlesslyjoined，clappingherhandsashardasshecould。``Thisisallforyou，AuntSusan，’’Iwhispered，``soitisn’tyourtimetoapplaud。’’
``AuntSusan’’continuedtoclap。``Nonsense，’’
shesaid，briskly。``It’snotforme。It’sfortheCause——theCause！’’
MissAnthonytoldmein1904thatsheregardedherreceptioninBerlin，duringthemeetingoftheInternationalCouncilofWomenthatyear，astheclimaxofhercareer。Shesaiditaftertheunex—
pectedandwonderfulovationshehadreceivedfromtheGermanpeople，andcertainlythroughoutherinspiringlifenothinghadhappenedthatmovedhermoredeeply。
ForsometimeMrs。CarrieChapmanCatt，ofwhosesplendidworkfortheCauseIshalllaterhavemoretosay，hadcherishedtheplanofforminganInternationalSuffrageAlliance。Shebelievedthetimehadcomewhenthesuffragistsoftheentireworldcouldmeettotheircommonbenefit；andMissAnthony，alwaysMrs。Catt’sdevotedfriendandad—
mirer，agreedwithher。AcommitteewasappointedtomeetinBerlinin1904，justbeforethemeetingoftheInternationalCouncilofWomen，andMissAnthonywasappointedchairmanofthecommittee。
AtfirsttheplanofthecommitteewasnotwelcomedbytheInternationalCouncil；therewasevenasus—
picionthatitspurposewastostartarivalorganiza—
tion。Butitmet，aconstitutionwasframed，andofficerswereelected，Mrs。Catt——theidealchoicefortheplace——beingmadepresident。Asaclimaxtotheorganization，agreatpublicmass—meetinghadbeenarrangedbytheGermansuffragists，butatthespecialpleaofthepresidentoftheInternationalCouncilMissAnthonyremainedawayfromthismeeting。Itwasrepresentedtoherthatthein—
terestsoftheCouncilmightsufferifsheandotherofitsleadingspeakerswerealsoleadersinthesuf—
fragemovement。Intheinterestofharmony，therefore，shefollowedthewishesoftheCouncil’spresi—
dent——tomygreatunhappinessandtothatofothersuffragists。
Whenthemeetingwasopenedthefirstwordsofthepresidingofficerwere，``WhereisSusanB。An—
thony？’’andthedemonstrationthatfollowedthequestionwasthemostunexpectedandoverwhelm—
ingincidentofthegathering。Theentireaudiencerose，menjumpedontheirchairs，andthecheeringcontinuedwithoutabreakfortenminutes。EverysecondofthattimeIseemedtoseeMissAnthony，aloneinherhotelroom，longingwithallherbighearttobewithus，aswelongedtohaveher。I
prayedthatthelossofatributewhichwouldhavemeantsomuchmightbemadeuptoher，anditwas。
Afterward，whenweburstinuponherandtoldherofthegreatdemonstrationthemerementionofhernamehadcaused，herlipsquiveredandherbraveoldeyesfilledwithtears。AswelookedatherI
thinkweallrealizedanewthatwhattheworldcalledstoicisminSusanB。Anthonythroughouttheyearsofherlongstrugglehadbeen，instead，thesplendidcourageofanindomitablesoul——whileallthetimethewoman’shearthadlongedforaffectionandrecognition。ThenextmorningtheleadingBerlinnewspaper，inreportingthedebateanddescribingthespontaneoustributetoMissAnthony，closedwiththesesentences：``TheAmericanscallher`AuntSusan。’Sheisour`AuntSusan，’too！’’
ThroughouttheremainderofMissAnthony’svisitshewasthemosthonoredfigureattheInter—
nationalCouncil。Everytimesheenteredthegreatconvention—halltheentireaudienceroseandre—
mainedstandinguntilshewasseated；eachmentionofhernamewaspunctuatedbycheers；andtheen—
thusiasmwhensheappearedontheplatformtosayafewwordswasbeyondbounds。WhentheEm—
pressofGermanygaveherreceptiontotheofficersoftheCouncil，shecrownedthehospitalityofherpeopleinacharacteristicallygraciousway。AssoonasMissAnthonywaspresentedtohertheEmpressinvitedhertobeseated，andtoremainseated，al—
thougheveryoneelse，includingtheaugustladyherself，wasstanding。Alittlelater，seeingthein—
trepidwarriorofeighty—fouronherfeetwiththeotherdelegates，theEmpresssentoneofheraidesacrosstheroomwiththismessage：``PleasetellmyfriendMissAnthonythatIespeciallywishhertobeseated。Wemustnotlethergrowweary。’’
Inherturn，MissAnthonywasfascinatedbytheEmpress。Shecouldnotkeephereyesoffthatcharmingroyallady。ProbablythethingthatmostimpressedherwastheabilityofherMajestyasalinguist。Receivingwomenfromeverycivilizedcountryontheglobe，theEmpressseemedtoaddresseachinherowntongue—slippingfromonelanguageintothenextaseasilyasfromonetopictoanother。
``AndhereIam，’’mourned``AuntSusan，’’``speak—
ingonlyonelanguage，andthatnotverywell。’’
AtthisBerlinquinquennial，bytheway，IpreachedtheCouncilsermon，andtheoccasiongainedacer—