The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-05-22
MARK TWAIN ON WOMAN.

On the 2O9th anniversary Of St.
Andrews Day, on Monday evening,
last, at the banquet given in Free
masons' Hall; Mark Twain, who res
ponded for "the ladies' made the
speech Of the evening. We can give
his words, but not the infinite droll7
cry Of his utterances. He said
I am proud, indeed, of the distinc-
ton OF being chosen to respond to
this especial toast to ''the ladies'" or
to woman, il you please, for that is
the preferable term, perhaps; it is
certainly the older, and therefore
more entitled to reference. Laugh !
ter. l have noticed that the Bible,
with that plain, blunt honesty which
is such q conspicuous characteristic
of the Scriptures, is always particu-
lar to never refer to even the illustrl-
GUS mother Of all mankind herself as
q "1ady," but speaks Of her as a wo-
man. Laughter.l It is odd,s but
you will find it so. ! am peculiarly
proud of this honor, because ! think
that the toast Of woman is one which,
by right and every rule Of gallantry'
should take precedeure Of all others
of the army, Of the navy, Of even
royalty itself, perhaps, though the
latter is not necessary in this land,
for the reason that you drink
broad, general health 10 all good wo7
men when you drink the health Of
Queen Victoria and the Princess OF
Wales. Loud cheers. ! have in
mind poem Just now which is famil-
lar to you all and familiar to every
body. And what an inspiration that
was land how instantly the present
toast recalls the verses to our minds)
when the most noble, the most gra-
cious, the purest and sweetest OF all
poets, says: '
",Wsomanl Q woman-er-
/ laughter however, you rememberthe
lines; and you remember how feel
[ingly, how daintily, how almost i'm
perceptibly the verses raise up before
you, feature by feature, the ideal OF
a perfect woman ana row as you
contemplate the nnishea MARVEL
| the intellect that could create SO fair
a thing out of mere breath, mere
words And you call 70 hiilo mus, now' now
as L speak, now tne poeei !, Wi.n s.aln n;t,,
tdellty TO the hlsory q az iiIlnaH'S5, ~;
delivers tins 6eautllul chlAa ", u nlo lio
heart and his BRAN oyer V the 'ri1is Y
and sorrows that must !, come !, ! y II IT.
sooner or later tha1 apiae IN Clie o'.lsn lli
and how the pathetic sVoly 9'1 uuliii -
mates IN that apostropne--sso Wiz G 80
regrettul, So fuil OF moulhlul 5 ieAo-
spection' Inc INES run VhuS'
"Alos Il !,-Glas'o1asIalas' i@soIasI@
on5 60 on IToucbtar. I do NOT
eliu noaiIoot r. -" az rost hit taken MI
teooiiooS to.otSoT ~ sooros 70 me- that That
yoSsone IN, ;a tbo ~ S nnlliest tribute 70 woman
Eho4 Rooln bnUaon 10 vnv l'V aanius aver BROUGHT
, ttL tnaT nut"I atI faei tba+ 4 T were tc
toT.n li1 tor .'ho ho,,,.a ~ could not do my
o,aot ca,M III tban,e % comnleter or more grace
Il ,TGS ;',a.;on Sl;o thon nj I boya now dane ir
lua s'iro ,,o4;"n tii" tha+ noeIs motchles,
: n.,1 oliaP,y 4g., IPanor,ad Tnnobter /
' "GTt,S' ms ,,h,.aeos on " tbo womonlv mn
~ nS a,.a ar i,snito IN liz va,,iefy TAX,
4 ~, onn +r,na el of Woman m and You shal
4 a31 an3 2Pa t,;no,1 +o resnect some
ii,, tl,;nd ~ - ~ odrn;rn so,netbinq to love
4 InlIs IN w., w. ''sS NH G,J tbo While ioinin,
0 nn" ,,a,,,. u boort III band WHO wa
+ .s,nso os ,,ot,;ot;o tbon Joon al Arc
q WI WI - l,,aro,,9 Who has 0;ye,
VINO was pruNer' z" ~ Ia Sc
= US q grander instance q seli-Sactlne a'll, y,
2 ing devotion? AN, you relnenipei !. =
: you remember wen, Whae u 1iuO M
! wave OF gnef swept over US aii r,E wne =,
Joan OF Arc iell Nt Waterloo Muol @
& Laughter. u VINO does nov soei2' y
! : for SapPho' me sweep ~, sinsol " =
: : rael} Laughter, Nho anohR l'.,i H.,
doesn miss the genus inlll''iu.roh m E,,,o ii
= - the soitening lniiuenees' 0po fI,,,,l ilun'oI
- - piety o. Lucret!a ootgih' naqs ~ y
: =. ter VINO Gan JON " Viie ieuasie' ' ',ie,
~ ~ libel that says woman - eASlayasul :, y ". =
IN dress, w1en ne i Gun tnoh aod odoI 1o1,,i %,I
call to mlhd our .silhplo H., "iiu iSm, d;so,
al mother rye aTrayed M nel ,'lTL,ny IIa.,,l
rs ton OF the Hlgnlana coSDunlo' , iauBi ;t,.
l. ter pr women haye peen 1oioio, ~ ior
90 women nave peen poess, - a9 5,,on ior
in as language nVoS tl,e a na'io io,,o =, oiVJ il
es atra Will llVe ana nov peG"Ioo I'a eoo,, o.
S, conquered george - @ pu' '''""
s. she wrote those owns iino9,
ct aet r cnd doFS SSt aeG. GIaad9 tRem 5S SOY SOY '
he rNroro Iorob+or The story of 4
ar ,to,.ld % - a1orned With tbe names
g. HI,t ;mntt,;n,,s ~ onas of our own sex..-son
is nf ,,ttIvaroI9 the-o sons n ~ 81 Andrews too
s q Saott T Rrnco Rnrne tbo warrior WI
ca I'"o''I 1""n Ron Nevis the lifted Ben Loi
IT, nnJ ~ and .+bo c,yeat new Scotcbml
70 gla Ran nc D;srseli Much LAUGHTER | o
%, - G, 10 o,aot nIaina a. history tow
,ig ~ Wy q 9' ,..,,,,oc, 20 e,,l,l;,