, 1880-01-10
A PLATFORM PHOTOGRAPH.

What Mr.. James Hedpath Said Abont
NIlaa Anna D1ckfnRon ~ Woman |
nnd n Lecturer.
Mr.. James 1sedpath, who Is still In San |
francisco, continues to he interviewed ~ |
The Chronicle about weH-known lecturers for !
whom he has been MI agent. Tfe gives |
long nccount of Miss Anna Dickinsot''s
early career, and then dcsennts thus upon her
pcc,lllaritEes, methods, and results:
"Wlmt inrnnle did sllc make?'
"Ernf1, $4,000 to $4,000 OIL nm average. !
think she nlnsIe over Sa0,0oo during the year
she was under tho management Of my Bit
rea,,."
"Was she rs great on the platform as on
the st,np9'
"Sha Is like Beecl,cr a. lecturer.-cmo-
tlonn|, and therefore uneven. have heard
| her deliver lectures that were full OF crud!-
| ties ard unequal in parts, not at nll bearing
| out her great reputation, but, however
| faulty they might be, there were al
ways passages full Of fire and force that
redeemed them. She has q remarkably clear
head for political discussions; her argl-
ments are strong, terse, and lucid statements,
and whenever size can introduce illvectlye,
sarcasm, or pathos, she is uncqualed among
women, and has no superior among men;
but where the subject does not admit Of
these attributes Of eloquence she disappo'hts
| you. This IL the reason why SO many pco-
To hqys sar er flsngrse sr,s, 80 g5eat
Il original, or rather 1t Is uncommon now:
Her speech betrays her Quaker training; #
is studded with such words rs dlyers,' and
nSs woqs aa at avs ese st oi ia ay
excepting among tie Quakcrs. Her voice
!!er delivery reminds YOU at times nss,,;,f Of
s9Efyis Siss Afsr aGss shc dcterms to OH tie a
stage size studied gcsticulatton al!d eloc,i-
tion, but, IN my Judgment this study dG-
whereas In hcr War speeches she thought
neither Of herself nor her method, but was
"Mtss Dickinson has tho reputation of be-
ing ascold. Arc these stron1s s-inlM,led women
sSr ssn ssGy IL 1Snecivo il scod
could MI reforlners! who amounted, to any
thing. Strong-mnded women are just like
Weak-nllnlct! women. and some women VINO
Ssa a0t Il res Ss ds a 's
life; no more, no less: II you knew Miss
Dickinson as private Indy mud didn't know
was the famous orator whose tongue during
the War WIS more powerful for the Unions
cause than my corps IN the army. ;; She meyer e e.
makes narlor sPeeces.;c talks i1kS otner
and jewelry; she is full OF fun; aftectionate
to her frfeMds, and .as playful as TOM
boy. l ain talking Of her as she was .
and tflsappoiltnaents haye sad,!eMed Of sonrcd @
her; I don't know anythlng about that. Miss
Dickinson, is as fond Of fine, dresses and has
M aISe @ eff@r @ and ds s"sy as ewerx WaISteDe %o
make many rich lady Jealous. But she ,l;e
, earned them, you know, without any mans
!. assistance. She. has been model daughter
tive tIses st So nee'icd e I'D f!om any cause with
mlintaccnt generosity"
, Why hnsn't SHE married."
"Never asked her. Her lady friends say
On On her, faSorit rlng is Inscribed seiden''s
motto, Above ali things, liberty It is pretty
:. well known thnt she Isn't single from neces-
y shs snnd n Ind d fhsnsss e"o snsna saa Rs
lady onco heard say,-in Boston, OF course,
II have not genius, for matrtmnny.' ahe
v marry. II Is q common enough, talent" IN.
sIE has been said that she doesn't write
I, her own speeches; TINT she has been lie!ped
Hy sy s'H|fosf HoS nhi!P;' tbat Curtis and Judge h'
spafklai iI iIFo dlamon s% and nd m S% sing ,Ft
II nightingale, judge Kelley will be ablS t. t.
|
e%t eselaa np' ice; ' ass Lne Dckinsons ] S ssyie
nodded lava. SUMMERS STYLE Is as pondsroas;
sa satsy vo e an @ e'Sphq a c;
q Of n mustang pony,-sturtly, swift, and short
stepping. Therc. Is tho SAME resenblance BE-
# tween the severely classical style OF Wendel
lss hSS Bicknsen s4% on tsa eSss 6e~een
themes and John Dnnyan,--ench great in hi
way,Dutin entirely different ways; No ]ndgeo
G, style ever rend page from either Of thes.
eFSaasi of ths accusation, Il il hsd given any cIs
dence to 1t before. Why, her greatest caort
have been unprcn!cdlsated;, remember on
ng nIsh he'd sdps nsfa sfnt9 e Sea4 Ja,
a lin months before; Seven ton jim i
5, utes past. fifteen minutes pAst, and NJ
sas; sensan, a.sd III adn't lsarned 70 take lsap
s n0intticnts with conlness. Anna was Il
boston, at tho home Of Drackett, The grea
ss s PstffM P%d1 that w / ss5 sSd # dy M ;tsd nadene
IN until o:so o'clock by some amusement
% reply to 'Rrother Fnlto ,n. Mr; Kellogg H,,f;
/: hd had delivered Lecture the. night befoFe .
as debated With my friend Gilbert Haven, no,
H!shop 11ays the W9nans Tg1ts ane
lr know tiIl camo for her that had hs1
H. tho audience. 1t wns D:30 before she fiji
e ished her lecture In Roxh!,ry. When I hun.
to cd her into the cnrrlago she appeared utterl
of exhausted, and proposed to drive her HON
IL md dismiss the audience. No. sho saiA
ag jnst let mo lio l,ack and think; don't speak
Iii iii be ready It wns nearly 10 o'clock whe
"a sho went on tho platform tn Music Hall emn q
~ shG delivered one of the hest lectures OF nc
II life. Tho most critical audience pronounce
so 1t ono Of the most Masterly speeches OF hc
10. life, Write her speeches! DahP'
lr
Y. ~ IN MEMORlAM.