, 1884-06-20
MRS STATIONS LIFE.
Incidents in the Life of a woman's
Suffrage Loader.
Readiness or Repartee--story OF n
Quarrel with Horace C-reeIey---
Looking Toward the sun
set or Life.

on the platform with her ut Il convention at
Newport over which she preside l.. 1t WINS in
this same summer of 1869, and was, by the
way, my own first appearance as a speaker.
There was also present Mr.. Theodore Tilton,
who was then at the height OF his success,
with no shadow on the promise of his bril-
liant career. A very pious lady was
making n speech, or rather reading
an essay, in the course of which she said
something about Moses. Az she uttered his
name she looked up and remarked to the
audience: 81 have always thought that when
I passed to the Beyond, the person whom l
should most wish to see-of course after tho
nembers of my own family-was Moses"
With a smile, Mr.. Tilton, who was sitting at
Ihc back of the stage, whispered: "Mrs-
stanton, when you go to heaven do you
wish to see MOses'" "No,n said she, AZ would
-ather see Lots wife" 1t was on this same
occasion that after a session a fashionable
Indy of Newport expressed to Mrs stanton a
fear that IL was not quite modest for a woman
to speak in public. Our handsome and digni-
fled president looked at her with mild sur
prise. why" she said, there are not SO
many people at our convention as there were
at the ball last night, and surely 1t is more
modest to make n sensible speech in quiet
costume than to exhibit ones bare arms and
shoulders at a public dance in the embrace OF
n strange gentleman" The lady, whose own
dress had been remarkably decollette, had
nothing but a blush for reply.
Once after n speech before the state legisla-
ture a lady had the impertinence to ask Mrs.
Stanton what she did with her children dur
ing her public appearances. "Oh," replied
Mrs. Stanton, dit takes me no longer to come
he o to spsak than it takes you to come here
to listen; what have you done with your
children during the two hours you have been
sitting hereF'
A prominent judge and state senator, who
with his family was among her friends, still
felt himself called upon publicly to oppose
the married woman's property bills which
every one knows, or should know, were
carried through our legislature by the efforts
of Mrs. Stanton and her co-laborers. The
judge made several speeches against the bills,
declaring TINT il wives were perrsitted a
separate estate from their husbands it would
cause discussions in families.
The bills were passed despite the eloquent
advocates opposition. A few months later
Mrs. Stanton met the judge In New York.
Sac held out her hand with a mournful ak
preston of face, though, | doubt not, there
was n twinkle of fun in her kind blue eyes.
Permit Inc to con1ole with you,n she said
"Condole with me!' exclaimed the judge; "on
whatf' ON tine great unhappiness in your
family-the unfortunate differences between
your wife and yourself Tho Judge flushed,
thinking that some busybody had spread
slnnuefOuS JleS concerning MIN. Nv nv,
what have you heardf' he demanded angrily.
Nothing, nothing whatever" replied Mrs.
Stanton; ~only, as you predicted such dire
family quarrels as the result of passing the
property bills, and as they have since passed,
/ suppose you and your wife must be on the
eve of divorce" The good judge laughed
heartily at the practical joke. "You were
right" he said: ~ do not think any trouble
will come from those new laws"
A otrin,,u et1rr 10 that 90 tbo u1Tutsz.- =
tween Mrs Stanton and Horace Greeley. For
years they were firm friends; they were
ardent workers IN the anti-slavery cause, and
in the early days of woman's rights conven-
tions The Tribune could always be depended
on for a fair report of their proceedings. But
Mr.. Greeley never gave in his adherence to
the demand for equal suffrage. He thought
women should have all advantages of educa-
ton open to them, and opportunities for oc-
cupation, and equal pay for equal work. He
even held with DIR. Bushnell that women
should have the right of Offering their
hands to those whom they preferred,
but he could not think that those same
hands might properly drop a ballot into
a box. During the civil war Mrs. Stanton
turned u laugh on the sage Of The Tribune
wbeD, amid n group Of friends, he said TO her,
"Madamo, the ballot and the bullet go to.
gethor. If you want to vote are you ready to
hghtf' Certainly, SIR she replied, Al am
ready to fight just us you have fought, by
sending a substitute" However, the friend
ship between these two gifted people con-
tinued unbroken till tho New York constitu-
tional convention OF 1868. Horace Greeley
was a member of that body and violently OPP
posed the woman-sutfrage amendment, which
was discussed for many days during the ses-
sions, Mr.. George William Curtis and Hon.
Charles j. Folger being among its warmest
advoeates- One day just after Mr.. Greeley
made some particular intemperate remarks
against the amendment, Mr.. Curtis rose aud
handed a memorial TO the secretary, saying
as he did so, 81 have the honor, Mr.. Chair
man, TO present a petition in favor of the
woman suffrage amendment, signed by Mrs.
Horace Greeley and 800 other women" The
effect may be imagined. There was a chorus
of laughter and the papers for some time
were full of mme on the incident.
Mrs. Stanton and Mr.. Greeley did not meet
for some months, when they encountered each
other at one of Miss Alice Cary's receptions.
The philosopher still cherished his wrath so
strongly hat he refused to shake hands with
his former friend, and asked angrily: "Why
did you not inscribe my wife's maiden name
on that petition, and call her Mary Cheney
Greeley" Because replied Mrs. Stanton,
II wished all the world to know that Horace
Greeley's wife protested against her hus-
bani's report "Well,n retorted Mr.. Greeley.
hb Lht bSAi YOU L lnttui uus IeIt-
after no word of praise shall ever be given
to you in The Tribune, and If you are neces-
sarily mentioned, it shall be as you have
designated m wife, by your husbands name.
You shall be spoken of only as Mrs. Henry
b. Stanton
How small seem these petty differences in
looking over a long life's achievement. As
her years are drawing towards the allotted
three score and ten, Mrs. Stanton secs tho re-
form she has inaugurated gaining in power
every day and people already admitting that
its final success is only a question Of time,
She has sometimes said wittily that she
does not want to enter the kingdom of
Heaven DISTINGUISHED, and as she is still in the
enjoyment of health and vigor, we may
reasonably hope that this great woman may
live to sec the GROWING OF her life work with
victory.
George Fleming: A real sorrow. an
old ~sorrow-I've known it to act like
ballast It's heavyl aye, but it trims
the boat. There's many a man wouldn't
sail so straight IL there wasn't some
dead weight % that lrt at his heart to
steady hun.
What They Think.
C. " Potter left Cbicago IN the