Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-01-05
A CRAYON PORTRAIT.
IT RECALLED TO EllzAssrH cAoy
STANTON HER GIRLHooD.
"Reminiscences of . Child Not Like Other
Children. Who Grew Into Woman Not
Like Other Women Stories OF Her Early
Imprcssions and Aspirations.

Imprcssions and Aspirations.
presented myself at tho door OF Mrs.
Elizabeth Caly Stonton's homo on Sixty
ilrst street, was mot by tho statement,
made with an air OF sympathy and regret
by tho negro servant, that his mistress
would sco no visitors, as sho was writing
piece" But sent up my card with q
request for an appointment. Tho man re-
turned directly to say that bis mistress
would receive mo at once WINS ushorcd
into room full OF suggestions OF tho pnr-
suits and tastes Of thu woman who oocu-
pied it--books, pictures, plano, nowspa-
pors, periodicals, a large desk with neat
piles OF manuscript and nles OF correspond
enco and n small writing table with tho
pretty appointments and tribes which be-
long TO ono's social letter writing.
had hardly settled myself when mnid
entered with large crayon portrait of q
young girl, which Mrs. Stanton directed
her to place In q good light before the Wis
itor.
"what do you think of itp' was tho
question after moments PAUSE.
at Is charming face--brlmful Of char
actor and determination and courage. 1
also discover strong family likeness"
"Thnt is not strange" replied my host
css, evidently much amused, for 1t Is my
own portrait Mt the ago OF 90. You can
trace all the features, but the short, curly
hair WINS brown thon, though even ut that
ago Ind number Of gray hairs
al WINS married Mt "a. During our en-.
gnRcincnt my flanco wrote begging mo for
lock OF hair, whom ono of my girl friends
in pure spirit OF mischief pulled out OF
my head enough white hairs to form a
very respectable littln curl, which ! tod
up with blue ribbon and sont TO my
sweetheart"
She wHs silent q moment, md littlo
slow smile crept over her countenanco, rs
she gazcd Mt tho youthful face in the pic
ture. Then she said softly;
~ love 10 look at That GIRL like to
study her and to think how sho has full
flied herself"
Had she my distinct idea then OF what
her career would beY'
Eyes. She had resolved upon that long
years before. l was only littlo child
when my attention was drawn TO those
conditions OF women which hayo spent
my liio seeking to improve. 1t happened
In this way;
"My father was lawyer, Judge Cndy,
md Ind great many young men In his
Office who came to him rs students. They
used TO sit at their books In large room
adjoining the Office md library. l WINS
child OF or years, brimful OF mischief,
life and activity, with three sisters youn-
ger than myself who rcndily followed my
lead. Often when our Noise and fun and
pranks became uncomfortable IN the house,
my mother restored pence by bnnishing
tho riugloader to the Office. There I al
ways became perfectly quiet, but II was
because took the keenost interest in what
4 mad 4 du ms
that Of oil the clients who came there tho
women alone got no comfort. Whom thoy
took down the law books and read from
them what related to each particular case,
tho women went away sorrowful. My
evident interest In tho legal rights OF my
sex greatly entertained those students, and
thoy lot INC pore over tho laws myself,
thinking It ono Of tho funniest OF sights
to sec such young child SO occupied. l
was taking 1t all much moro seriously
than any ono imagined.
by and by had a birthday, and my
father gave me SGT Of corals---necklnce,
bracelets and earrings. ] was enchanted,
and that day loved those oornls better
than anything else In tho world. OF course
rushed TO show thom to my student
friends, among whom was young man
from Delaware, named Bayard, an uncle
Vi MlulaicT IuliiThs nv WAS Always IN
clnod TO tease me and discernod an oppor-
tunity on this OCCASION. So he said, II
you were my wifo, those would belong TO
mo.
"whatl' gnspod.
"'los thoy would no mine. You could
not even wear them unless gnyo you
! leave, aud could takO them from you al.
together and give them to some one else II
chose,
"This nearly finished me. But ono
straw more remained to 10 added. There
was an old Scotchwoman, Flora Campbell,
| who used TO como to our house every Sat
urday to bring chickens, eggs sweet flag,
maple sugar md herbs, Wo children were
| oil worry fond OF Flora. She had been In
good circumstances once md wns u SUI
porlor woman. Her husband had died,
leaving all hc possessed to his son. Then
tho sons wife came into Florn's house and
turned her out. There was no redress
| This story camo to my ears, and resolved
| TO act.
1.-THE noxt Saturday followed Flora to
| tho cato md bade her DO OF good cheer, rs
those wicked laws were about to be abol.
ishcd and she would soon DO nblo to enter
upon life OF pence and plenty. Tho plan
| / unfOlded to her WINS TO avail myself OF
! the absence OF tho family at church the
| next morning, to go TO the library aud
there TO cut from the books every limo Of
those dreadful laws against women as
surod Flora that ! could do this In very
short time, rs had already put mark
upon tho back of each doomed volume In
order that might lay my hands on 1t
| readily.
"Of course Florn told my father. But
no did not botrny hcr. That evening no
! took mo on his knee and explained tho on
noment OF laws, remarking quito casually
that oven II his library ohanoed to take fire
md every volume was consumed 1t would
not mako tho slightest difference In the
condition OF anybo1y beyond tho loss to
| himself. Tho only way TO remedy unsnt-
isfaotory laws was to go before tho lcgis-
lnturo and get new ones passed to replnce
them. That is what will dor cried.
II was only 10 years old, but from that
moment mover forgot my purpose-neyer
abandoned 1t for an instant until II was
| carried out. When went before tho leg
islature with tho woinan's property bill,
women had known well before crossed
| the street to avoid meeting me. ] suppose
their sense Of propriety was outraged.
| They cried out that IL WAS preposterous
not to trust their property rights In tho
| hands OF the men to whom they did not
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