The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-29

want TO say to them that they would
please ME much better by turning the
donation into money and putting Ii into
the treasury for the good of the cause.
/ can worry along without a diamond
ring or wedding cake. and IL could
see the right or suffrage extended TO
women al over this broad land l would
be ready 10 say. Now. Lord. let thy ser
want depart in peace.
Now. DIR. Mary Walker was in the au-
Gience, though she sat not in the councils
OF the elect, and when Susan B. deiiv-
cred herself OF this patriotic sentiment
The little doctor put both hands over her
eyes and groaned aloud. Are you Ill,
DIR. wa.kerT' inquired. anxiously.
"Oh. yes she replied. Sick unto
death. Soul sick and heart weary Of
hearing such cant. Sue Anthony doesn't
want suffrage. for the women at all. for
when they get il her occupation. like
Othello's. will be gone" Fortunately for
me. about this time the convention ad-
journed. l say fortunately. for DR..
Walker had spoken in an audible voice.
and / was much embarrassed. you
need not look 50 astonished." she went
on. ''for l knou all about Sue Anthony.
have been through her with a lighted
candle The love OF power Is the key
note Of her character. She loves to pose
as the big Indian of the circus. and have
her satellites revoive around her and re-
eeive their light from her. She would
rather suffrage were delayed a thousand
years than not come through her."
BY this time c.t!te crowd had collect
ed around. and somebody whispered.
Don't talk so loud. she might hear YOU"
LET her hear" said DR.: Walker. def
antly: '.she knows every word / say ia
true. There was a suppressed litter as
DIR. Walker issued this challenge. as II
she would say to Miss Anthony and her
cohorts in the true spirit of James Fitx
James. Come one. come all. this rock
shall fly from Its Arm base as soon as l."
Me-. she went on, III they had con-
Quoted this campaign with any common
sense. IL they hadn't spent so much time
trying to suppress me. IL they had done as
/ wanted them to do, women would have
been voting for the last fifteen years"
DIR. Walker" said u mans voice. speak
ing earnestly and with great respect,
What are your grounds OF argument?
Would you give us your views OF the suf-
frage question. ask for information I
confess have never understood it," And
then DIR. Walker. like Saul OF Tarsus be-
fore King Agrippa. stretched forth her
hand and spoke for herself.
And then something funny happened.
The whispering and titterlng ceased.
Those who had come to scofr remained TO
listen. TO admire. to be instructed.
thrilled. captivated. She had won the
crowd. Me, tee7 Yes. / must confess It,
AS she stood there. with her diminutive
form drawn up TO It's full height, her eye
flashing and her face lit UP with enthu-
siasm. and gave a reason for the faith
within her. making the best argument for
women suffrage that l have ever heard.
| did an awful thing. i forgot about the
hand that rocks the cradle ruling the
world. forgot that. 1t was most improper
for women 10 dress In mems clothes: for
got everything but Dr. Walkers elo-
Quence. and at the conclusion OF her
speech l went and shook hands with her
and pasted her on the back. kind
hearted woman circulated among tho
crowd. Offering for sale "Dr. Walkers
Opinions In pamphlet form. touching
the annexation OF Hawaii. We all invest
ed l to such an extent that I hadn't
. money to pay my way on the street car,
and 80 had to walk home. 1t was only
when | reached home, too late for din
ner. and heard the clear. cutting voice
of my iiege lord saying that I needed
to have a guardian appointed, that
realized that I was from under the spell
OF the magician.-St. Louis Globe-Demo-
crct.