The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-27

respondent OF the Ndrs writes No doubt IN
Chicago an anarchist is not considered "a
pleasing sight to sce,' even when she IS
young and pretty, but here in New YORK
they are iare enough to be interesting
That is, the feminine sort are. Most we
have always with us, either in jail or pre-
siding over his newspaper office, and, lfono
chooses TO go to the William street head
quarters of his lurid publication, there is
always select assortment oil dirty, irowzy,
widowed Germans, Poles and Russians TO
slake ones curiosity TO see an anarchist.
But when some one told me that In New
York there was a young and pretty woman
who called herself an anarchist, ! took the
pains 10 find her address, and taking my
courage in my two hands went TO see her.
One always forms conception before
hand OF a stranger one goes TO see, aud |
mine was sort Of Vera Sassoulilch, |
alternating with the possibility OF her
resembling in type Nina Van Zandt.
The address was OF n street downtown on
the east side, near Second avenue. II was
quiet and respectable but poor noighbor-
hood, and on the single floor ol the house |
was the name OF the girl anarchist on q
silver plate, which also bore the title OF
doctor A neat, small maid showed me
into q large, dim parlor OF the type seen IN
the old fashioned houses whose gentlllty
has departed with the ebbing tide OF fash.
ion. But II was clean and comfortably
furnished.
LIBRARY or Az ANARCHIST.
A big table stood under the chandelier,
bearing drop light aud hcaped with books
aud writing materials. ! was curious 10
learn what sort of reading formed the men
cal sustcnnncc of an anarchist aud the
first book glanced mt proved to be Car
lyle's "sartor Rrsarlus.' Then there
was Buckles History OF Civilization
shellcy's poems, and some Of Swim
burno's earlier revolutionary poems,
works by Fichtc, Come, and Fourier,
Siepniak's "Ru-sian Pcuantry,' Prince
Krapo,kino's works, Tols,ofs MY Relig-
ion and "What TO Do and modern
novel or two. In big book case that
stood against the wall WIS library Of calf
bound works on medicine, Millcts "An-
gclus" and other pictures Of peasant life
hung over the mantclpccc, aud between
the windows and scattered about were
photographs Oi shelley, Tolsioi, Vera Sas-
soulith and lot of folk with unkcmpl
hair aud queer eyes whom did not rcc1g-
nilc but could guess that they boru names
known ~ the revolutionary circles. There
were bits Of embroidery aud bric-a-hrac
about, feminine rifles such as one might
look for Ia any parlor, and the whole thing
gave one a queer imprcssioni the combina-
ton Of subycniyc literature medical lore,
and girlish belongings.
ENTER rHE PAIR pocron.
Then dull-colorcd curtain hanging
across an archcd door lifted aud the nn-
archisl doctor softly entered ! had one
sudden spnsm oi terror and vision OF dy-
namitc, and them laughed. II ever
There was an MISUNDERSTANDING little rev
olu,ionairc this Ma she. About i've feet
THREE w hight, slim ~ reed, aud fragile
aud airy looking M thistle down. nothing
more unlike the muscular pcirolrusc Of
nv Imagination could well be- conceived.
Aud such q face, too, like an early Wild
Tuse hcluw the summer suns have deep
encd H. color with sofi, palc, brown.guld
hair clustering about the broad white
temples. aud pair of blue ewes like spring
skies. and innocent ~ a child's ncycuhc.
lcss with that exalted look, that wander
ing CLEAN that chamctcrilcs the rcgard Of
those who hold unusual doctrines One
always iocls a little uncomfortable looking
at such eyes there scvm such UNI
Known, such incalculahlc possibilities
IN their depths. They may be-
= mild and gentle a. an infants now, but
one cannot feel confident that some day
th0se same ewes may not be- wild and ter.
Tibe. The voice Of the little lady auarch-
isi was ~ soii aud sweet ~ her face, and
-. "A 4
come ~ her for medical advice. "No,'
said l. II have hcapl you wcu an an
auhiAt. and | have come Ia talk TO YOU
and write about you u YOU will let ne.
She would talk a. me, she WIS quite will
Inc 10 do that. but she did not want Ia be-
written about, because every one who did
misrprc@nicd her, 'and besides. She hal
no desire iot publicity. "But, said I, III
am not going 10 msruprcscnt You, and
won't mention your name. still ! wish Ia
write Of YOU. aud Il YOU rally carr ior the
spread OF your doctrines yon will be- will
Ing 10 use your personal Influence to help
Il ON. No one will care ior mere cold
statements 81 your theories. but " they
know Of the youthful feminine element
behind II their attention will be rivctcd at
once"
riE stoEY 90 uru nrE
She smilcd a little. looked only hall con.
WINGED, aud consented o. tell me about
herself ~ nmo from lr'laud. " she said.
when vas only " years of agc. Nv
mother Nts mcmlvt ul the Nationalist
party and her whole lonl was in the work
Nho had suffered truihIy and she hatr|
The british government ns the rlu., Ut I
all. Shc felt anl believed that IL and it
Injustice were the Ciuss' II nll 1T INLAND
trouble her poverty nui degradation. Shl
struggled looyeuurn u. a. free Ireland
and when she found Il perfectly ir,llcs
she determined 90 come ~ America an,
Jet her children grow up Ia frrc country
hhe was nghasi When she came here an,
found that, under What seemed nu idea
government, oppression existed nnd tha
poverty aud Ntvichrlnu.s were very com
mon; that men could make vast h,rtunc
and grind down anil cheat the Iuof. III,
begun 20 think u over from a difrrrn
point Of view. She found that II was mo-
the British goAcfnmru, that was the too
Of al evil, that o'hcf governments s,nc
toned or permitted Wfonss o. well. an,
che began 10 believe ilnt all government
was wrong. aud Joined the ninks ui n,
anarchists OF course. ! grew M undo
her influence, bui I did not accept he
views entirely until had tcad and though
for myself Buckles History oi Ciyilisr
hon' Influenced me morc than anythin
else ] ever came acruss. lie taught ~
that oil advance In civilization al im
pfoicmeni Ia government. depended ~
urcly upon the growth Of the indivdua
That there WIS no usc IN makinerood lnv
Tor n pfUnlp unless thpV tlt,sfruI Ia luiln