Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-11-03
MISS WILLARD'S START.
STORY OF HER FIRST AND
ONLY LOVE AFFAIR.
NARY A. Livermore's Influence in Setting
ON the temperance Worker on "et
Famous Career-How Frances move"
Her Traps.


Her Traps
A pretty story is going the rounds
about Frances Willard and Mary
Iiyermore. says the Chicago Times
n seems that Mrs. Liyermore Is
/ largely responsible for Miss Nlu-
ards present proud position as ''the
uncrowned queen OF American dem
ocracy," as Mr. stead calls her.
Miss Willard. according to tho
gossips. had been engaged to By
married to a well-known educator
For reasons best known to herself
She broke the engagement. They
were both teachers in the same Ia,
! stitute and he made things 50 dis
agreeable for her that she resigned.
I About that time the temperance cru
SADIE was beginning and Miss Ntli'
/ ard longed 20 throw herself into the
I FRAY But she had her mother TO
support and other responsibilities
4 which she could not ignore. She
! wrote 70 Mrs Liyermore for adyice.
"She told me all the circumstances
I Of her life. said Mrs Liyerm0re, in
telling the story u short time ago.
"She explained all about her en-,
/ gagemeut. why it had been broken,
and why she had given up her educa
I tlonal work she told me she had her
mother 70 support, and asked me II
/ thought She would ba uuWIs5 10
devote herself ~ the worS 70 which
she felt SO strongly drawn. had
known something OF her. aud Of her
wonderful power as a speaker,
shown in a marked degree by her
influence over her pupils. and with
out any hesitation / sat down and
wrote
BURN your bridges, Frank. and
20 10. II comes upon me With q
mighty rush as this moment that
| God has ordained you " take uD this
work, AID that you viii not only
succeed. but that you arc 10 be a
leader Of women in Dng OF tho great
est movements OF the age.
she took my advice, continued
Mrs Livcrmore, 'and she was sue.
cesstul from the very first ~ho is a
much more powerful speaker to-day,
OF course. than when she began, bat
from the very beginning alt who
heard her felt that she had a win
ming power She mot with some diff.
fcultics II was only natural that
she shouldn't when she once Oh.
tanned hearing uer victory was
certain.
So intensely has Miss Willard 10
voted herself 10 her work as u speak.
or that other sides Of her nature. II
not neglected, have been allowed ~
develop In their own sweet way. and
she often joins with her friends Ia
laughing at her own impractical
lack Of system. Anna Gordon, her
private secretary. is her main sup.
port and pillar. Miss Willard. whose
busy brain is always filled
with thoughts Of her temper.
anco work. knows nothing OF
money matters. and only know.
that 1t Is time for her 70 meet her
numerous appointments when hsr
faithful secretary comes tu her with
the information that she has five
perhaps ten minutes ia which IA
take her train so devoted has she
been to her cause that when shs
first began the work she never
thought OF asking for remuneration
for her efforts, fearing, IN her lack
OF appreciation OF her own work.
that people would not care to hear
her II she asked pay for her services
This generosity, together with hgl
lack OF knowledge OF money mntter4
resulted in her being FREQUENTLY
found without money with which 4
pay her travelling expenses 20 place.
in which she was TO lecture o.
one Of these occasions she called n,
the home Of Mrs. Liyormore III Mol
rose, and when the hostess hpr4pT
opened the door Miss Willard said
We'll, here | am. Mary, but In
strapped, a. the men say.
II should like to know what Tim.
Is on your arm" exclaimed Mr..
Livermore. pointing to r shapoIes,
something which was neither shaw
nor carpet bag, but which much re
sembled a peddier's pack
why. how do you got your tran.
around when you 20 lecturino
Mary" said Frances, with a what
have.l-done now dismay In her voice
"Well, come in now, and I'm shov
you tomorrow how / get thou
about" And the hostess usbere,
her guest into the house. where "a,
shapeless something was opened
revealing an old waterproof, mimi
the top in which had been deposftc,
the travelling outfit OF the indie
pendent little owner, who had tie,
up the diagonal corners. thrust he
arm under tho knot with tho hello
that she had done quito the prnne
thing until Mrs. Ltvcrmore shove,
that lecturer packs her "trapsu 4
orderly fashion in respeotanl
gladstone, checks It TO her destina
tion and calls upon her audience /
meet the expenses Of such extrava
gance.
pacifying him.
ut IS strange" exclaimed tho II
"a ltI T..