The San Francisco call., 1913-09-06
! A Brave Woman
Who Is a Model
BY ELLA WHEELER WILCOX

Copyright, 1913, by American
Journal Examiner.
'Tis we'll to serve thy friend, life's
way is long,
Not every. traveller can sing a
merry song.
Life's jests are many, and not al
ways kind.
More hearts that ache than merry
ones you'll find
Matte E. Cannon
a woman who has had a
remarkable experience, a
woman who is the living
personification of all the
theories and ideas taught in what
We call New Thought.
A woman who is a silent re-
proof to every grumbling, com
planning and weak willed human
being, who has the use of four
limbs and the five senses.
Matte Cannon received an in
jury to her spine in 1892, followed
by muscle and nerve paralysis
and loss of locomotion.
Flat on her back she learned to
write with her left hand, and
wrote for magazines. and was
known as the Hearts ease Edi-
tor"
Treated by DR.. v. P. Gibney. the
osteopatnic specialist, she re-
gained her powers of locomotion.
overtaxed her strength, and col
lapsed again in 1899.
Was again helped by various
treatments. and then she tells her
own story as follows.
Again recovered, and for
while was going about and doing
some writing as means of liveli-
hood. One day while visiting
sick girl. rode on trolley car and
was thrown violently to the floor
of car by the carelessness of con-
ductor; again was 'marooned' in
bed for over year; recupcrated
and went to Philadelphia In wheel
chair; was entertained there by
friends. among them being the
late Bishop Whitaker, OF Penn
sylvania. who was my stanch
friend always.
Misfortune Returns
Upon my return home was
offered editorship of weekly
newspaper, wherein 1 had hereto
fore had a department Accepted
and went to work, had the salts
faction of building the paper and
raising the subscription list. A
fire destroyed the newspaper
plant, the owners were insolvent;
lost money due me for salary.
The shock laid me low: friends
We're coming TO my rescue. A
newspaper was offered me Just as
/ once again collapsed This time
physicians called me incurable;
profound anaefnia and weak heart
were sounding my death knell.
My case against railroad came up
II was SO sick that 1t was sui
cidal TO try to attend COURT
did 1t and was compelled to give
up and return. Accepted offer of
small settlement made me by
railroad company.
Since then. while have over
come much, the direct injury to
left side and heart. causing a
strained condition. is incurable
and causes constant suffering and
weakness, and in view OF all this
l am at Block Island, the place
where my father and his. father
were born and where I intend to
sojourn long enough, IL 1t be pos
sible, to permit the place to do for
me what no surgical skill can ac-
complish.
Crippled In Trolley Crash
Il have in mind tiny home af-
fair of a bungalow. where I can
stay quietly and write Of things
as they are. and have been, on
this Island of the Sea, where my
father lived as Fisher Lad I
have In mind story. a romance
of the island people. And walk
Ing perfectly, can use right hand,
,left one is strained badly ever
since the trolley accident; can sit
at table; couldn't do it for years,
have spent most of my time in
bed since 1892. and oh! it is
boon to be up and dressed
"Anaemia OF brain Is fatal, they
sayl I've overcome that and other
fatalities. proving to myself that
we have 1t within ourselves to
make our own destiny. When we
lean upon the Infinite. all good
comes to us.
Am member of National wom-
ans Press Association, Woman's
Relief Corps, Kings Daughters;
was the first daughter of a soldier
to Join the National Alliance Of
Daughters OF Veterans. and intro
duced the order in 1880 to the
New England states at Boston:
was the only soldiers daughter in
uniform at O. A. r, encampment
held in Boston. 1890. Office being
that of chief mastering and in
stalling officer"
In a recent letter from this re-
markable woman she said: II
have many longings and ideals
and plans and ambitions. / know
may not be able to move noun
tains, BUT I CAN AT LEAST