The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-01-17
WOMAN.


Mark TWnln's EnlOEy oftho ut seq
Il THE Washington Correspon
Club held its anniversary on Saturday
night. Mr.. Clemens, better known a
Mark Twain, responded to the toast
sEWoman, the pride of the professions
and the Jewel of ours" he said:
Mr.. President FL do not know why
should have been singled out to re-
ceiHe the greatest distinction of the
evening-for SO the office of reply ing to
the Toast TO woman has been regarded
in every age. [APplanse.1 i do not
know why I have received this distinc.
ton unless 1t be that am trlflle less
homely than the other members of the
Club But, be this as 1t may, Mr..
President, am proud of the position,
who Wonld have accepted It more
gladly, or labored with heartter good
will 10 do the subject justice, than /.
Because, sir, love the sex. [Laughter.l
lofe all the women, sir, irrespective
of ace or color: tLanghter.l
Human intelligence cannot estimate
whafWe owe to woman, sir. She sews
on our buttons [laughter1, she mends
our clothes [laughterl, she ropes as In
at the church fairs, she conftdes in us;
she tails us whatever she can find out
about the little private affairs of our
neighbors, she gives US good advice,
and plenty of 1t, she gives us piece OF
her mind, sometimes, and sometimes
all Of it, she s0otheS our aching broWs,
she bears us children. In all relations
Of life, sir, 1t is butjust and a grateful
tribute to woman to say that she Is a
brick. tGreat laughter.1
WheresOeVer you place woman, sir
-in.iVhatsOever position or estate-she
is aiiornament to that place she occu-
lfS,a I'll a
Mr. Twain paused, and looked tnQuir.
ingly at his hearers and remarked
that the applause should come In
az this point. II came in. Mr..
Twain resumed his eulogy.l Look
atithe noble names of historyl Look at
Cleopatra! look at Desdemonai look at
Florence Nightingale look at Joan of
Ar@ look at LucretiR Borgial [Dtsap-
probation expressed. "Well," said
Mr.. Twain, scratching his head doubt
fully l"suppose we let Lucretia slide. y
Look at Joyce HethI look Eat Mother
Evey repeat, sir look at the illuStri.
Gus names of history Look at the
Widow Maohree! Look at Lucy Stone!
LOolRt Elizabeth Cady Stanton! Look
at George Francis TrainI [Greatlaugh-
teri And. sir, say, with bowed head
mother ofWashington! She raised a
boy that could not lie-c01tLd not lie.
[AppIause.l But he mever had a chunce.
1t might have been different with him
II he had belonged to a newspaper cor
respondents club. Laughter, groans,
misses, cries OF "put him out" Mark |
looked around plRcidly upon his ex-
cited audience, and resumed.l
1 repeat, sir, that in whatever position
you place woman she is an ornament
to society and q. treasure to the world.
AS she has few equals and
no Observation-Disclosures u cousin
she Is convenient; as a wealthy grand. |
mother, with an incnrable distemper,
she is Freedoms; as a wet nurse she has |
no equal among menl ,[Laughter.1l
What SIR, would the people of this |
earth be, without woman? They would
be scarce, sir. Then let us cherish her
-let us protect her-let us give her our
support our encouragement, our SYM
Pathy-ourselves, II we get 4 chance.
tLaughter.l
But, jessing aside, Mr.. President, wo-
man Is lovabis, gracious, Kind Of heart.
oeautttul-worthy of all respect, Of All |
esteem, of all Differences. Not any here
Will refuse to drink her health rfEhf
cordially, foI each and every one Of "a
has personally Known, and loved. and
honored theVefy best one oC them al
MS own mother! tAppIause.I