The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1870-01-13
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1t the annual banquet OF Tie wash
ington Correspondents Club, held on the
night of the l2.I of .Iannary, the Star re-
ports the twelfth toast rs follows:
Woman-fhe pride Of the professions,
and The jewel of ours
The toast was responded TO by Samuel
Clemens, better known as Mark Twain.
who remarked as follows:
Mr. President 10 not know why I
should be sing'cd ont 10 receive the great
est distinction Of the evening - for so The
Office Of replying to the toast of woman
has been regarded in every age. CAp-
pianse do not know why ] have re-
ceived this distinction, unless it be that
am frihe less homely than the other
members of the club I5t be this as it
may, Mr.. President, I am proud of the
question. aad yup could not have chosen
any enc who would have accepted it more
gladly, or labored with hoartier good
viii 10 do the subject justice, than !.
Because sir, love the sex. TLaughter
love al the women, irrespective of.aes
I or color
/
what we owe to women. sir She sews
on your BOTTOMS Iaughferl; she mends
onr clothes laugh.e- 4 she so5es Us in at
the church fairs she coDfides in US she
tells rs whatever she can find out about
the little private a1Ttirs Of the neighbors
she gives us good advice. and plenty Off;
she gives us piece of her mind some
1 ;imes-and sometimes all Of i; she
soohes our aching brows she bears oar
( children as general thing. In All
/ relations of life, sir, it is but a Just and
graceful tribute TO woman to say of her
that she Is a brick. Great Applause
Wherosoever you place women. sir-ln
whatever position or cstate-she is an
/ ornament to tie place she occupies. and a
/ treasure 10 the world. Here Mr. Twain
! paused, looked inqGiringiy at his hearers,
and remarked that the applause should
/ come il at this point. Il came in. AIr.
Z Twain resumed his eulogy Look at
( Cleopatra look At pesdemona look
( NJ Florence Nightingale .-look At Joan
! of Arc look at Lucretia B0rgia IDS
appreciation expressed WeR. said AIr
/ Twain, scratching his head doubfnl!v,
/ suppose we let Lucreiia slidc-Lpol at
Joyce fieth-look at Mother Eve 1Cries
Of ''Ch, Oh = Ton need not look at her
unless you wan, TO, but, said Mr. Twain,
refeeiiveiy, after n pause Eve was or
nanen.al, sir-pariicular'y before ihe
fashions changed. repeat, sir. look at
ne illrstrious names of historyl Look
+ at the Widow HIdcLrae look ct Lucy
Stone look al Elizabeth Cady S!antonl
-looE n George Francis Train FC4-eat
laughter Aud, sir-I say it with bow
ed head and deepest venoration look at
the mother Of Washington. She raised Il
boy that could not le-could not lie -
! Applause Bat he never had anv
chance. oh OH It might have been
different II lie had belonged tn a News
! paper Correspondents Club. Laughter.
groans, Kisses, and cries of put him
out ~ Mark looked around p!acidiy
supon his excited audience and resumed:
| repeat, sir, that in whatever position
ycu place woman she Is an ornament
10 society and treasure 10 tie world
As a sweetheart she has few equals and
no superi2rs Ciaughterl; as cousin she
is convenient; as wealthy grandmother,
aith an incuTable dis:emper, she Is pre-
cious; rs vet nurse she has no equal
among men. O4au2hte:.)
What, sir, would the people Of he
earth be without woman? They would
be scarce, sir, almighty scarce. Then let
ns cherish her let Us protect her let ia
give her our support, our encouragement.
our sympa'hy-ourse!ves, if we get Il
chance. daughter
But, jesting aside, Tr. President, wo-
nan is IoveabIe, gracious, kind of heart,
worthy OF all respect, Of all
esteem, Of aIl delererce Not any here
will refuse to drink her health right cor
daily in this bumper cf wine, for each
and every one has personally known anil
loved and honored the very best one OF
them aIl--his own mother, (Applause.