Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1898-02-25
Miss Frances f. Willard


try and perhaps on the world oc-
casioned by the death of single
woman than the death ofFrances
f. Willard has cast upon millions
of hearts. In some of her attri-
butes she seemed to stand alone.
She differed in some features OF
her character from any other wo-
man of her time i'll a greater or
less degree. Other women may
have been as amiable and as dis
interested and as pure minded as
she was. But she had that heroic .
amiability and purity that in the |
minds of many distinguished her
from all others. Whatever may |
be said of her ideas or methods
her reputation was as clear as
crystal and her motives were so
far beyond question that she
came in the minds of millions as
near the supernatural as any hui
! man being could. She differed
very widely from many of her Sis
ter temperance workers who COM
: promised with other vices think.
3 ing thereby to get something i'll
exchange that would be beneficial
- :, to the cause of temperance. She
, was compelled to exhibit some
{ heroic characteristics in order to
accomplish her work. If her en-
i thusiasm sometimes induced her
i to adopt questionable means and
D theories, Notwithstanding that
> her whole lite was a benediction.
/ At times she may have seemed
II masculine but If she had been less
u so she would have been less eff
H. cient. Considering her line of ac-
II ton she was not radical. She
II wanted woman suffrage, but she
'e wanted that which would enable
IL her sex to defend their homes,
al their honor, their children and
Is families and that would elevate
10 her kind through such education.
III al means as women could aid in
- bringing about.
lie Caesars wife is said to have
III been without suspicion. She was
81 surrounded by all the barriers
III that wealth, power, and favor
lis able court associations could fur
H. nish to shield her from even un
VI favorable comment. Miss Will
GU ard went among all condition:
I'll antagonizing the most vile ant
u designing, now being among The
&c ' lowly and inspiring the vilest
!" with higher ideas, and agair
~ standing in the front rank of The
foremost orators in all the world
oi- comparing unfavorably with ne
~ one among them all, man or wo
"e man, and maintained spotles'
:" reputation and her almost WO
4! manly instincts through all tn
d" varying scenes of her eventtul life
~ loan of Arc achieved roman
''' tic and mysterious fame, storme'
~ defences that the imbeCile Charlie
>'' quailed before; yet her design
" and power were a marvel and
10 secret and will remain so for ever
VI Pluck not a laurel from the brow
az =, fthis strange woman. But Mis-
w Willard, plain, domestic, bright
III good-hearted and every day Mis-
~ Willard grew up in practical
~ sensible way amid hundreds VIII
I'm were lamenting because wome
~ had no opportunities, and bega
49, to work in such a modest vet ii
'"' spring manner that she at las
=, 30 came to be the foremost woma
Wv in the land if not in the world
demonstrating that the worl
90 was full of opportunities for he
" sex and leaving a vacancy to Fl
- which the proudest woman o
ny earth would aspire to. Hers We
brilliant fame. She filled con
- mon things and common wor
wy. with such fervor that her SUI
49,. roundings were filled with tt
~ romance of real life. With tt
> tender instincts of a woman
no moved by a noble energy thu
ERE rises and executes independent
in sex, she has finished a wonderf
his career and impressed on the wor
~ , the highest type OF pure, devote
49, and enthusiastic American w
20 manhood.
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