Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-11-29

Frederick. IL God dead?" The ques-
ton. audible all over the hall, changed
with the speed OF an electric flash the
oyerwrought feelings Of the audience
Her weird Inquiry accomplished It's
purpose, and she could not be persued
to utter another word.
She always preferred TO have the BIZ
bic read TO her by children, giving as
her reason that grown people made
comments, and she preferred to draw
her own conclusions as to the meaning
Of what was read TO her. From the
day Of her freedom until that OF her
death she wore the Quaker tsyle OF
dress She was u vigorous laborer In
the cause OF temperance.
a few years prior TO the civil war she
visited Mrs. Harriet Beecher stowe who
happened to be entertaining a company
Of distinguished theologians, among
them Henry Ward Beeoher. Though
neither invited nor expected, she was
kindly welcomed, and remained several
days. a year or two later Mrs stowe,
while visiting the family OF w. w.
story In Rome. related the history Of
her sable guest, Thus was inspired
Story's "I.lbyan' Sibyl," which, with his
CLEOPATRA was displayed at the in
ternational exhibition In London, In
1862. The "Sibyl' was the figure OF a
woman advanced In years with Nublan
features and mournful eyes, The fig
ure leaned forward, elbow on knee and
chin In the palm of one hand, a pose
frequently adopted by aged and weary
"Soiourner" The "Slbyl" was re-
garded by the art critics as the most
impressive of the 9Ol pieces Of sculp-
ture then exhibited,
soiourner was received at the White
House by President Lincoln Nov, II,
1864. and two weeks later was commits
stoned by the National Freedmen's Re-
lief association 40 be a counselor TO
the freed oolored people, az Arlington
heights, She devoted almost a year
to visiting the elck and teaching the
women cleanliness and other homely
virtues She then became a nurse In
Frecdmen's hospital. Though COM
PEELED to visit every portion of the city,
She was frequently deprived OF the use
Of the "Jm Crow" cars, because they
were crowded with white people, On
her complaint 10 the transportation
company the Jim Grow" cars ceased
W w uFtis anu Nile ltSlutH NtIt per-
mitted to ride In the cars with the
white people.
One day In boarding a car in George
town, she was pushed aside by a con-
ductor, who told her TO get out OF the
iady's way With whoop worthy OF
her paternal grandmother who was an
indian squaw, she sprang past him
into the ear saying that she was q
lady, too. When the conductor threat
oned TO put her of the car she informed
him that she knew the laws as well as
he did, and that IL he molested her
further she would take the number of
his car and report him. In several
similar experiences she came off victor,
and the prejudice against permitting
the colored people to ride In convey
ances gradually died out.
When nearly 80 years Of age she adj
dressed the United States senate, in re-
gard to the long-cherished plan to es-
tabllsh In the west a colony for self
supporting colored people Though she
was heard with profound interest and
respect, no legislation resulted. After
debating a petition TO the senate and
the house, she delivered a series Of pub
lie lectures on this subject, 1t was her