New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-11-22

b",,,t oodfi-r m win iiie the good wlfe went Cd
re Of tn'c. in 40 hour to pound a yagrlnt spark
which had struck the carp u Or rs we St ~ quo IT,
| and dark Inen James Mott would open ms
heart to those he loV1i anu u, ne tbouc1 a.
or fcll Won stories city where he ye u, young
nav Of the choice humors OF ancsni H,'N Vf, AMI
went ,brough me world e-tecmng aueh'' , a.
yef se he who world winch sD W tnem augn,nR ~
Their quaint curious ances III" s snS St fine
touches fine trait IN james MOt anu Pa,1 p "
lesson. The wife the nous 'keeper' Oh co go
upd IN despite OF ID" greds Ss' nave ever
known. Now, At had been tne custom on on tahlse
a. dinner buC not Nantucket; she never thoush OK
H. Bur 1t opened by chane to DC mere one az
| the young husband looking across ihe tab'e sif
glad thee given us some butte lof our dhher
came scodng Ines ~ sne ever an IN her IRE.
1t only Tell 10 m ioI as nave SAID 70 mo tne'p III
tue latter We .fs life together ana tns waS now
| ! iOuud them was living then about me from
place sney mad bought n the suburbs OF ~ t
We had started lycrum the previous WINTER III tue
scbOolhOnse, aud were hmnerng away a, Rreat rate
49, To which the most beautIfui-ne works OF ART or
the works OF nature aud whether the the Indian
mad received the worst usage at e hahds oi ne Mhe
mana matter could settle for the life ofus-when
Mr.. ID VS.. son-iuaw of James and LueretIa came
III. aud before we knew what was coming,
plunged Us head,Ong into the surg'ng anu
nngTV tides OF aDolillonisn. / them always
had BEEN in fayof emancipation By practically let-
future He SaId no; ne ming should b. done tnis in
smut. Then night Iucrea Mott came IN ana poured
ana said You right. 1 fight henceforn under
ham
want thee our house." ami INVENT. as had
gone 10 house Mr. Davis. VINO was an elnbent
merchant. But w~nt wijn that sensitive PRIDE SELF
RESPECTING wOrkiugman always ietIs I'D suoh case.
would stand patrOHa cODdescrns OnnO.nOt ia an
SbouG 90 their way and should go NINE. found II
was smpy Ike going into another ana hinpef nome OF
my own. and tnis not something they were DONG
carefully AMI by concert; it was natura as their me-
as they ~ tDeir Hue ndurts Tor any 0Iher
time AZ heir table, when Dad done my days WORK aud
gone up their invitation TO due WITH MN ana ne
s.rf tho fiueU "a
they think he 49, ana not Tor whsl ne b's tr uoes
for ais days duty. TINS was now came 10 KNOW
ese RENTS anu be at last almost as one o. tier own
knsnen.
II was not possible that woman like Luereta Moi
should keep the churches. no matter what Paul
chs sy 10 he con .rary, that great brain
created think and the noble hedrt 10 Oeat thrOu<h'
10 see what the prophets see. Aud So. had she not
been raised among those w"o nav always held the
woman To De q minister of God "a truly AS the ma l
cannot Imdgue her among the silent sisters who 50
o ten word to say, but dare not say y to save
not their own souls, but me sOul' or thOse
alb ut them An Old tre1d In Lancaster County told me
of ms first hearing her III e carry da's zen rs
vet sne was almost uuKuOwu. II had VreD "A 0rcary
m1 foT fbe ra1tIons Of Frsr-oay and Fourth ~
he was getting ured Of It ALI when one Frstday he
went to his meeting expecting nothing - usual and
pretty sur ne would disappointed. Nor was he
dsippo nted time. while thnes went on as usual
But when this was over woman stool mp ne ne
nd not seen before, whose presence touched
HIM with strange new expectation sue
looked ne said. Us one who had no great
bold , and began 70 speak III 10" toues, ",tn Jist
touch hesitation, or one who j. teeing aItet tr
n. /
If he spirit. But found va Oul Of al tn5, aud
tnen he sad, h began mold his breath. He hld not
heard s IA speaking Ia all his HE. il WIS 80 D0fn OF III
and so rauIant with The inward lght Tor winch ne nad
posed iuey mus have felt in the old ume
who thought tuey mad heard an angel ne ne
me THIS, with heart OF butter ald honey,
had ou tht the long stern battle OF instant abolition AZ
most through and the uuder-rIund railroad IN his
seot,op WIN ~ ,ta .on1n yeIls aftcr tins ne
fell sleep ILe years mat nad come aau gone since ne
nen ola Bat tue lay It'll IN mis- heart fresh as
rose d pped ii dew We tlike'i that az Ia 81
hoard once suc "A great outpOu ing toO. il was AT q
ygoOI,-mcct M among the nils, where quile mum
OF us MAJ our say ana lhch ms irtn0s tdi3 came;
She was well on ia yrs lne4' 0t 'ni od pa nlS SUI
heaven, and she rrophesed ! suppose she SPOKE FOR
tv,o oIrs but after Tue first mem .yer sltc-ed
or failed to hold multitude spe-b ound ana waiting
words Yer there was not thr east hint 81 pre-
meditation. WINE there was UOundess wealth
oi medication IN her deep ana pregnant
other woud answer 10 her speech IL was rs when
Iaah cred " Every valley sh L. -. exalted aud every
mountain and hill shal be MADE Ga ana the crooked
shall be made sira.ght ana the iOu4h places Plali
" Her eyes hnd seen the CORY OF tAe c"mIne o. me
ali IN more wonderful % me otcanse II WIS the
habit OF mind her later M" 10 President
McCosh does IRON premise 10 eOncius! ~ aud et Ihls
suffice. Bur she mad seeu vision, sit ing there in
tlo August splendor WITH the voice whisper
VISION had set the helrt high above the brain They
were and worS-"0rn tOsksne saw before her,
VITA kuOtted hands resting On Tue stan Or folded quety
on the lap. 1nry had 0eav done the good days work,
and preacher ana oPErl were needle TO tell them
Wuat tnat days work meant where tneY keep Gne BOOKS
~ anal, nIrcii Tor Won r. Mo LIngIeow sand To- me
~ May us walked In his rd"n yOu must lake
something OF mine" Give that SAID pointing
q blossom seemed 10 mold all the beauty Of AL the
NJ AZ days the world was made and 'nI. 10
mcnOry OF mat supreme word out OF the neart
Lrand old friend There were youths 9nd IA iens
about her, who d yet 70 bear tie worlds burdens
have done line ont Of mind she made the good
cOu.Ing glorious for them. it "as not to ne a
with what was best from al aspiration aud all
STRIVING. since what sue owed 10 call
IN good agant the evil She sang Of the sacredness
in their n'arts, OF tho no'he and enldren
and heaven mvy be rigLt here on me earth. think
should quito nave known my friend but for that
Christ but for Sermon tue Mount. Yet the |
earlier days, Will she could not bus of
years, while children needed her perpetual care
she gave her he almost wholly TO her
home and family because the Instinct |
of the mother was then the gift OF |
pa1Ros Sue opened her near to me. wnen il seemed
almost Ike death to leave my Old mother church. of the
trouble it was To she IN the days
Elias Hicks. To dnd she must part wiCn Old TRENDS
rutu and have meeting houses closed 10 her
had loved to meet them, and To suffer
proacn that she might be true her soul. and |
james Mott she told me- stepped 10 the fr,nr Sighting
her battle and shielding ner, II were, be
hind Lis heart There were times. she said. be-
Things she sara or dlI Du no ia thrse SAD DAYS HIS
whole anxiety then was 10 heip bear her burden |
ngut hef bdtlie III perfectly true 10 nature,
also, that she should be- she from start 10
trout rank Of those wnO demanded Instant
patton. bsleye that from youth she mad refused
10 eat wear anything that had In 1t the nint OF the
curse; out this was not enough. Garrison tod once
how, when he was "a young man, he
to see Thomas Cidrkson. who advised him TO 90
soItly. He cane home soreiy troubled, and knew
what the advice was worth. Shall Ut that when
he ste ped on these shores his loot he
tlnent and instant cuanc patton became once tas
password ana battecry OF the garrison tue whole
word could not storm strve out Lucretia Mott and
ranged themselves al under tue banner aid
hrr 81 4 Lnty lal mott
warded their subscription for the hrs or The
LI6rdtOr though they were in lime for the second She
never quite fUrgavc herself aud James tor that
Those knew her in those early years have told NE
what she would never tel-what IA force she was in |
those Old battles How quiet she uprOar, |
and swift of attack aud feuce, ana how with her |
wOmans w.t. she would always say the wisest word and
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