, 1874-08-05
HISS Anthony INTERVIEWED.

" Whom woman will, she will, you may Do
pend ont; and when sho won't, aho won't. and
there's IN ond on't." 1t is admirably proved In
the attempt to interview Miss Anthony rs to her
knowledge Of certain atatomonts attributed to
hor aud hor brother, tho Kansas editor. a koen
Reporter visited hor, and announced bis purpose,
whoroupoli llisa Anthony curtly ropliod ahe
did not propose to say anything. For long
hour the reporter questioned this resolute
fomals, and for d long hour abe talked, but, true
to hor determination, at tho ond OF the time she
had said nothing. Tho reporter had pumped
vigorously, but every timo tie bucket came up
1t was empty. He WAS anxious to find out aomo-
thing about hor brother'a statement. She would
say nothing about it. Gould her, brothers. word
bo depended upon ? She would not say other-
wiso. But, il he made such statement, was It
correot7 It was only a'neuspapor report, and
newspaper reports could not always be credited.
but, il lie did say it, will you say the report is
not to bo credited7 II he ropoata what Is said to
him In confidence ho doos very ungraolous
act. This Was the substance of MisH Anthony's
disclosures with reference to what hor brother
delighted at such proof OF his epigran, that LAM
guage is mado to conceal ideas. Tho reporter,
however, was not discouraged. Reporters mover
arc. Having failed to compromise Hiss Anthony
In this direction, he changed bis taotics Perhaps
Miss Anthony WAS aware that the gossips were
making very FREQ use Of lor namo as authority
for all sorts OF stories. Misc Anthony was per-
feotly vol aware OF that fact, and apparently
rather enjoyed 1t, as II belonging to that well
contontod class which would just Us soon be
gosslpod about a. gossip. Then It gossips
make her responsible for untruths, ought eho
/ tended for a poser, aud tho reporter d1ow his
| pencil triumphantly and waited for her roply.
| Miss Anthony howoyor. WAS equal to tho
emergency. Certainly 1t waa not her duty, for
gossip feods upon donials just as yoraoiously al
upon afIlrmations. The reporter rallied once
moro. But. having told her brother what ,goa-
sip said R1e had ought she not to
pronounce 1t. trle or untrue7 To which
says Aliss Anthony, II have not nd
mitted tolling my brother or Mrs. Stanton
anything" Tho reporter feobly calculated.
"Dut thoy say you told them So" "If thoy
soy anything I have told: thom." rotorta Mias
Anthony, they violate confidence: r.,
Tho reporter wiped his perapriug brow. Hc
was trod pumping out ot thia dry vol, and roso
! to depart. She had talked m hour aud said
nothing. She had answered eyory queation cx-
rlcitiy aud aucoinotly. She had told no un.
| hal
which woro remarkably pithy and opigrsmmatlo,
but no figs grow On her thiatlea. Tie roposte,
had not gathered so mich AZ tho ghost Of an
idea whetlor Miss Anthony know any.
thing about tho Doechor-Tilton caAo o,
not. Doforo be departed With his yalua.
bio budget Of information. however, the
turtle oame out Of Its aholl' 4 little
A1isH Anthony could not forbcar to put In word
in favor Of her doctrine Of the equality Of tho
soxoa. ghe was indignant 1t tho manner IL
which Mrs Doochor was iguorod In tho details
OF this goanlal. It waH another instance OF the
ioart,oaaness OF man, and Ills determination tt
mao woman take tho socond place. 1t is dinl'
cult to conceive Why Hiss Anthony should wisi
Mrs. Docchor to have prominent place In tl,i1
scauda Mrs. Tilton 1naintalus the right
Of tho sox to consideration 10 braYely
that tlloro ia nothing left to DO do,
sirol on TINT acorc, whilo Mrs. Woodruff
and alra Stanton, aud Mn. oyingto1
occupy front aeata with rofreehing regularity
All this, howeyor, is oxtraneous and asido from
tho purpose. Our iutontion was only to indl
cate tho admirable manner Of Mlss Anthony uu