Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-09-09

crowned queen Of American democra-
cy." as MIR. Stead calls her.
Miss Willard, according to the gos-
sips, had been engaged to be married 10
a Well-knOWn educator. For reasons
best known 70 herself she broke the en-
gagemsnt. They were both teachers In
the same institution and he made things
so dlsagreeable TO her that she resigned.
At about that time the temperance cru
SADIE was beginning, and Miss Willard
longed 10 throw herself into the fray.
Blu; she had her mother TO support and
other responsibilities which she could
not ignore. She wrote 10 Mrs. Liver
more for advice.
''She told me all the circumstances OF
her life" said Mrs. Livermore, In telling
the story q few days ago. "She ex-
planned all about her engagement, why
IL had been broken, aud why she had
given up her educational work; she
told me she had her mother 10 support,
ana asked me If l thought she would be
unwlse to devote herself 10 the work to-
ward which she felt so strongly drawn.
l had known something OF her, aud her
wonderful power as speaker, shown
in a marked degree by her Influence
over her pupils, and without any hesi-
tatiOn sat down and wrote:
"'Burn your bridges, Frank, and go
in. 10 comes upon me with a mighty
rush 40 this moment that God has or
dained you TO take up this work, and
that YOU are 10 be leader OF women In
one Of the greatest movements OF the
age"
''She took nv advice, continued Mrs
LvermOre, land she was successful
from the very first She is much
more powerful speaker to-day, OF course,
than when she began, but from the
very beginning all who heard her felt
that she had q winning power. She
met with some dificulties-it was only
natural that she SHOULDN'T when she
once obtained a hearing, her victory
was certain"
So intensely has Miss Willard devot-
cd herself TO her work as speaker That
other sides Of her nature, if not neg
lected, have been allowed TO develop in
their own sweet way, and she often
joins with her friends in laughing at
her own unprscticable lack Of syste IN.
Anna Gordon, her private secretary, is
her main support and pillar. Miss VIII
lard, whose business brain is AWAY
filed with thoughts OF her temperance
work, knows nothing OF money matters,
and only knows that 1t is time for her
10 meet her numerous appointments
When her faithful secretary comes TO
her with the information that she has
ive-Uerhaps teu-minutes ia which TO
take her train. So devoted has she been
10 her cause that when she Grst 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 10 hear
her if she asked Pay for her services.
This generosity, together with her lack
OF knowledge OF money matters, resulted
in her being frequently found without
money with which 10 pay her travelling
expenses 10 places in which she was 10
lecture. On one OF these occasions she
called at the home of Mrs. Livermore,
in Melrose, and when the hostess her
self opened the door Miss Willard said:
''Wen, here l sm, Mary, but I'm
strapped as the men say"
~ should like to know what that is
on yonr arm" exclaimed Mrs. Liver
more, pointing toward a shapeIess some
thing which was neither shawl nor car
petbaz, but which much resemoled a
peddler's pack.
why, now do you get your traps
around when you go leCturing, Mary?"
said Frances, innocentlY, with a what
have-I-done-uow dismay 10 her voice.
well, come in now, and I'll show you
tomorrow how get them about" And
the hostess ushered her guest into the
house, where the shapeless something
was opened. revealing an old water
proof, minus the top, in which had been
deposited the travelling outfit Of the
independent little owner, who had tied
up the diagonal corners, thrust her arm
under the knot with the belief that she
had done the proper thing until Mrs.
Livermore showed that a lecturer packs
her traps" In orderly fashion in re-
sCectable gladstone, checks it to her
destination and calls upon her audience
10 meet the expenses Of such extrava-
ganCe.