, 1863-11-18
FERRY WASrKp.-No ferry has Jet bsen
established ut Rueh street, Why Is It not done /
Anna pIckinson,a lectures.

E0lkVfb 1ll0uuEs
VIII you allow an additional word OF explsna.
the price paid for theans
The facts are briefly these. When first solicited
toleeture during the progress ofthe Northwestern
Fair, she declined Internationally, on the ground
that hsr time Was wholly occupied until Febru-
aYy and the had not IN evening to spare She
wae addressed a second time, and begged to se.
aside some OF her engagements, that she might
come to Chicago; 1t being urged that as this was
md wounded soldiers, it had epccia1 claims upon
| her. ard 1t WEE pledged that she should b. REIN
bu1seo for any peclnia1y loss eae might sustain
- sae replied that to come to Chicago for teo
EVENT. g. she must give up her engagements 70:
ten ntgn,s. ut $i0o per night. and incur expense
could CO i'd make It psy lie Fair to give her 600 fol
TWO evenings, chg would throw Up her previous
engagements, and come to rs. Her proposition
nof 1 a rs1nysaote, SIC besiipg der own cIpense-
| and her lectures netted the FAir tride over
! $1,SC0. Not bad speculation bnrelyt It will be
leetrrirg IN Chicago during the Fstr-and. VIC
would like to know OF any man OF woman, whose
circumstances are no better than hets, that DOM
| Anna Dickinson is fatheslees giz1,snd has beea
flom eafly childhood, and poor gtrl. She earns
her own living and supports her mother, and one
thsn year since she began to lecture for anything
Ike fair compensation. Before tnar she received
the miserable p:tiaIce paid to female teachers
even when they are as competent and "otk ~
ha.d as men. AZ soon as her woodetfM otatoncal
| powe1s were known, 6he was In E7e9t demand
She was sought by the Republican party 10 Goa.
ueCticut al New Hampshire daring last fall cam
paIgn and Sl(gper night was freely offered heI. Why
should she loI receive 1t: Hee youth. beauty,
gracc, tmpas4{oned fervor, wonderful elo2aencc.
Iho1ough knowledge OF national and political
evt1ts eli 1e1dert0 hcs fully tbs peer OF male lee
| tu1css, and mighty power in battling with the
| ueanett and Dro=r dangerous enemies OF the
| coun1ry-t1a1tors at lome-ald Intelligent loyal
| men In The two States m.ntfoned do not hesitate
TO aectibe much Of their SUCCESS to her lectures.
Ever since, could she hare multiplied herself four
| fold she conld have received $llU par highland
! during her brief etay In Chicago she rcfueed SIX
| times as many Invitations rs che accepted. May
| not & woman receive all ths. she can: VINO has a
| word Of condemnation for Jenny Lind. Patti,
ElieleF. OF Fanny kemble, because OF the large
| Gums they rtceire. And wherein Is Anna DicE'
ineon, II her department, inferior to either o'
| these, In theirs:
| one word more. It xnast be remembered thl.
| Au1.E Dttkinson 1ectuFes not quite SIX months O
the year. The zcmairder Of her time she work:
in tee hospitals aa nnrse taking no pay therefor
the Philadslphia hoep1tals found her out, All
thc ie, she saved ny lie II the PhilAdelp ho.
pi1a}e. and nu1ee1 me like my mo.hcr-" W
would like to see either the man or woman wh
can slow more charitable or patriotic teco:
) than onr little lcctnttr. Anna Dickinson, and v
would like to be informed If it ia not legtsm tte
invest $500, II thereby one can make ,So
| That's all. -- H. ~ l..