The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-04-16
MRS. STANrON's LIFE.
Incidents in the Life Of q Woman
Suffrage Leader.

SNNId&0 ASAOoI
Readiness Of repartee-Story Of q
Quarrel with Horace Greeley
Looking Toward the Sun
SCI Of Life,
lLnls Deye,eux Blake In New York, Maj ard
E1p,aSl
Her readiness Of repartee is M of
Mrs. SSanton's most remarkable gifts
I was once on the platform with her
at q convention at Newport, yer
which she presided. 1t WAS in this
same summer of 1859. and was. by the
way. my own first appearance As a
speaker. There vas also present Mr..
Theodore Triton. who was then At
the height Of his success. with Rot a
shSdow on the promise OF his bril-
liant career. A very pious lady WAS
making 3 speech. or rather reading
An essay, in I e course of which she
said something about Moses. As she
uttered his name she looked up and
remarked 10 the audience: Il have
always thought that when l passed
to the Beyond. the person whom l
should mos wish TO ~see-after the
members OF my " family. of course
Moses" With = smile Mr..
Tilton. who was sitting at the bsck
Of the stage, whispered: Mrs. STAN
ton, when you go to heaven do you
wish to see MoSe>::' Mo- said
she, Il would rs;her see Lots wife"
1t was on this same occasion tina,
after = session 3 fashionable lady o.
Newport expressed TO Ms. Stanton =
fear that il was not quite modest for
. woms to speak in public. Oar
hAndsom and uiguiied president
looked 81 her with mild surprise. |
Why" said she. there are not - |
many people 1t our convention Is
there were st the ball last night. sud |
surely il is more modss. - make 3
sensible speech in que. costume than
to exhibit one bare arms and shout
ders NJ . public dance In the embrace
Of = strange gentleman The lady,
whose own dress had teen reguarkA-
bly, decollst,e, haG nothing bu. =
blush for reply.
Once after 5 speech before the stste
Legislature = lady hai the impe,ti-
hence u SSk Mrs. S.suton what she
AkA wan aSS (SaAsSkCd NeLAsA ASA ]
public amp aarAnces. Oh replied
Mn. stanton, lit takes ME nc longer
to come here to speak than it taxes
YOU TO O. NE here Il listen: what have
you done with your children during
the two hours you have been sitting
heresn
4 prominent judge and state sena-
tor. who. with his family, vsS Smong
her friends, sill felt himself called on
publicly 10 oppose the marriet wo-
mans property bills, which every one
knows, or should know were carried
through our legislature by the efoits
81 Ms. Stanton and her e~o-laboeN
The judge nsde several speeches
against the bills, declaring that If
wives were permitted = >epsS,e estate
from their husbands il would cause
diSseniians in families.
The bills ~ere psS>eI despite the
eloquent sdv"rsie'S opposition. 4
few months lsIer Ms. stanton ne,
tue judge in Ne~ lo.k She held
out her nSud with s mournful expires
sion on her tSce, though | doubt not
there wss q twinkle OF fun in her
kind blue ewes. Permit me 10 con-
dole with YOU" she Ssii. "Coniols
with me- exclaimed the Judge. "on
WHAT" 'Oa the gHss: unhsppins>s
IN your :auliiy-ths unforGunsts elf
!erence> between your wife snd your
sell! The judge dashed. thinking
some tusyooIy nsi spread Slsn6eroU>
reports co~ucerripg HIM. Why.
what have YOU heariH.' he demanded
anSriiy. Nothing; nothing Whist
ever" replied Ms Stanton: only.
IS You predicted such dire family
lusrrels IS tie re>ul, q. passing the |
property bills, n IS t1ey have since
passed. l suppose you sud your wife
must be on the eve 81 divorce" The
good judge laughed hesr,iiy ST the |
practical joke. You We're right" |
be said, Il do no. think sny trouble |
will come from those new lsss. |
A curious story IS Ihs, o. the ela- |
tons between MIS- stanton and |
Horace Greeley. For years they |
were nrC friends: they were ardent
workers in the suti-s'Svsry cause. !
and in the early days OF the woman's Z
rights cc~uveDgions tie Tr.5.s: c,uld .
ALWAYS Re depended on Tor 5 fair re-
pSo.t o. their proce~dircs- BIZ: Mr..
Greeley never gave in his sdns-ercs
TO the demand for evus! suffrage. He =
thought women shon.d have sll tie /
OF eIus,lon open 10
them, SuI opportunities for oSuns-
ton and eouSl pay Tor equal vo.k.
He even held with Dr.. Bushnell. ms, =
women should have the rish. Q: Of .
their hand % those wGom
they Preferred. bQi he could uo.
think ihst those sans hands Nigh. D
SrocSEiy drop 5 hslso; in.c tie ce1. q
Dur ns The evil wsc NH Stanton
the -Slsh On tie Sss c: Tie
1~tt-Tt when, said i srcup Of \
tHsnGs, he SID 10 Ter "NSian. tie i
eulEs. SD The tsl.os so together: !:
yoa want - voe Ss you ready 20 :
nSalS ~"CstAluly, 81" SIC replied.
Il an eAay 70 asaIiG>! IS YOU have
By >sIi.ls 5 s4Se..Crs"
Tie friendship between :
sAsss TWO slIed people oAaIicusi \
unoNsen IL. tos New Ya.s coo>si-
IuGonA NlvscCol - lSS>. Ea1S
INs!sy vS> 5 member az tia orsiy -
Ard Violently opposed the wc1sso- >
<crrASs amendment. when WAS dis
cosssI tN- many days curing tee So =
Mons, NJ. G~oass WlllsA Curtis
and Snn. Castles ]. Focs beng
AMONG It's vS-CsS. s6yas< pce
oayjo>. SSs- M. Geeey lSds Soos .
particular l-.S-pN,e rsls-s> :
I<alo>: the alscclsu.. NJ. Ivcs =
-&e SGd banded S memorial 10 TIE =
~e-ssS-y. saying 81 &c Cd -: 1
The ho-o-. NJ. Chairman. q :
oTeSsc-cS : Petition i .SvE o..ee :
.Nm&- >Gs-Sse SlsciOs1i, SSoSS
~ M Grss.sy Sci 50 aLsc w. 4
men The sasc: CSy be .-AceI.
There VS. chorus Q: lScShrs- and -
paPS-s To- >oGs tine ~ss MI c. {
on t~hs.o16sa.- =
Ms Stanton so NJ. G-~,sv a. =
nee. a. SCs Oo1,ss~ when thsy
- cocc'soed each Others. o1ec:NES -
AlS CA-y s.sS?;lolS TIE rh:!s :
1phs. s..l cts.Ss~d lis vs.h - Z