Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1868-01-29
A ECLOGY ON wov

At The dinner given by the Co,,.,..
ents' Club at Washington, MARI ~
was called on to respoul to u. -
toast to Woman" which he'd,
style which fairly throws into tb.h
Tilton's famous response to tbea,n.
OF thu New England dinner.
MI President | do not Epo,
! should have been singled out to ~,
the greatest distinction Of the event.,
for 50 the office Of replying to n. :
to woman has been regarded in ev,,,''
Applause. do not know VIII, Il,
received this distinction. unless !, NJ
an a trife less homely than III. ,"'
members of the club. But b, ri, :.
may Mr.. President, am proud ~
position. and you could not have ,I n%
any one who would havs accepted !, ~
gladly or laborod withIa hcar,ie, a.,
will to do the subject justice, th,pI ~ >
cause, sir, love the sex. lOye,DS
women, irrespective of age o, =,
(Laughter.)
Human intelligence cannot ,,tir,.
what we owe to woman. sir. 81. :"
on our buttons, (aughter), she man.
our clohfes. Qaughter), she ropes US ina
the church fairs-she confides in us :.
tells us whatever she can find ont AN.
the little private affairs of the peipbb,.
she gives US good advee---apd nJon,,.
1t; she gives US piece Of Ter min s'r,
tines--and sometimes all Of Il, A.
soOtbes our aching brovs; she bears On
children-onrs as general thin !,
all the relations of life, sir, i, !, b,
just and graceful tribute to woman |,
say OF her that she is a brick. (Grs,
laugbter)
"Wberesoever you place woman. air.
IN whatever position or estate-she ia 81
ornament to the place she occupies ,pl
a treasure to the world. [fere Mr.. Tvsi,
paused. looked inquiringly at bis hosreu
and remarked that the applause should
come IN at this point 1t came in. Mr.
Twain resumed his eulogyl Look at til,
noble names Of hiqiorry! Look at Cleo,
patra look at Deeodemopa look !,
Florence Nightingale look at Joan II
Are look at Lucretia Bqrgial + Di.
apProbatoin expressed. WALL said Nj.
Twain. scratching his head, Doubtful
suppose we let Lucretia slide'l Look at
Joyce Hoth : look at Mother Eve TCri,,
of oh = oh RI You mead no. look Al
her unless you want to. but (ssid M
Twain, refec,iveIy. after a pansc,) Ev,
was ornamental, sir; particularly bcfol
the fashions changed repeat. sir, lool
at the |nstrious names ofhistory. Lool
at the Widow Machree / look at Luc
Stone | look at Elizabeth Cady Stanton
look at George Francis 2'raiu | (Crea
laus hter) And. sir, | say it with bOvc
head aud deepest vcncration, look at tb
mother of Washington she raised a DO
that could not could not lie. IAy
plause. But he never had any chanc
(Oh. Oh j 1t might have peen differe,
with him if he had belonged to new
paper correspondence club. (Langhter
sroaus ; Misses cries of put him out
Mark looked around placidly upon hi, si
'ited audience and resumed.l
'Irepeat, sir, that in whatever positiO
vou place woman she is an OF narnent
Iociesy and a treasure to the world. A
sweetheart. she bias few equals and NJ
'uperiors (laughter) as cousin, 81. i
'ouvenlent--as q wealthy grandmother
with an incuradle distempor she is pre-
''ous--as wet nurse she has no cqu,
among men ! (Laushter.)
what, Sir, would the peoples Of thu
'arth be without woman /? They would
% scarce. sir--aimighty scarce. Ther
ct US cherish hcr--let Us protect her.
ct US give her our support, eur cD.our.
'gement, our sympath y--oarseivos, If we
Ie! chance. (Laughtel.) re-
But, jcs'ing aside, Mr. President. no.
nan is lovable, gracious. kiud Of heart,
'caatifnl,-worthy of all respect, Of all
sfeon, Of oil Difference. Not sny here
vii refuse to drink ner health right cor.
tally for each and every one Of u, hu,
'erscrally known, and loved, and honor.
d, the very best ono of them ull--his
wa mother J lApplausc.l .b
A WITTY PAINTER A gentleman Of