Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1915-03-10
people in distress, especially the poor,
is well known. One little incident, in

people in distress, especially the poor,
is well known. One little incident, in
Illustration Of her sympathy, re-
member well. While attending a con-
vention in the South, she was told Of
a poor woman who had come miles by
team, and then by train to hear. her
speak, Miss Willard went to her at
once. A pale, careworn woman in
rusty black, her hard toilworn hands
encased in cheap cotton gloves, and
taking her by both hands told her how
proud she was to have her come so
far to see her, said she trusted she
would not be disappointed at what
she saw and heard, talked with her Of
her trials and her hopes and at part
ing said, 81 want to give you some
thing to remember me by, and taking
off her white ribbon pin, fastened it
on the Woman's dress, and if I re-
member rightly took the woman
little white bow in exchange. Then
kissing her pale cheek she babe her
goodbye.
She seemed to have been a born
leader, for in their life at Forest
House, when they were quite poor
and had but little to amuse them
selves with, she invented numerous
games for herself and brother and
sister, always something stirring,
something to call out their childish
patriotism, games with flags, banners
and strange devices and in these hers
was the leaders part always.
Imagine her first thought on the
rights Of women, or rather the no
rights of women, when her brother
set out for college. She felt that she
too wanted to go to college. She too
wanted to see the world, and as she
watched his departure she said to her
sister Mary, I wonder if we will ever
go anywhere, will ever see anything
It seems to me the most lovable thing
about this grand woman, was her
ever ready sympathy, she seems to
| have loved to praise people for the
most trivial acts of goodness and
bravery, especially was this true of
children, and I never heard of her
censuring any one. She, who never
had a child, seems to have understood
children much better than the majori-
ty of mothers A noted man once
said Of her, that in her failure to be-
come mother, the world had lost a
great mother, for said he, she was
born for motherhood. She so loved
little children and was so successful
in bringing out the best in them. AS
she herself was inspired, so she seems
to have inspired others, many a dis
couraged boy and girl, man and wo-
man, has by her been encouraged to
greater effort, and in that effort have
found inspiration and ability to do
greater. things than they had even
dreamed they were capable of doing;
what blessing such a gift is.
She not only inspired by some sub
tie power, but she seemed to under
stand the capabilities Of people, SEEM
ed to know where to place them to
get the best results from their labors,
and on more than one occasion when
there seemed to be no particular work
has invented some. Of such cases the
one lmpressing me most was the
Flower Mission which was invented
for Jennie Cassiday, a girl who had
been bedridden for, years For years
she had written letters and sent flow
ers to other shut-ins. Miss Willard
heard Of this, went to see her and
said, why not flower mission, and
straightway through her influence
one was established. Until her death,
years later, Jennie Cassiday was the
head of this work. The only thing
in which Miss Willard failed to salts
fy perfectly as a teacher, was her re-
fusal to use corporal punishment in
dealing with unruly scholars.
! She was consideration personifed.
She not only treated with considera-
ton her equals, but was also consid-
crate of those not Of her class. The
Swede girl who served them for years
before her mothers death was well
come to come into their sitting room
when her work was done and sit and
chat with them, when they dined
alone she sat at the table with them,
when strangers came to the home,
was introduced to them. Their kind
ness to this girl was one of the sur
prises that Lady Henry Somerset met
on her visit to them, and one on which
she commented on writing of her visit
to America. Some women less exalted
could we'll find lesson in this exam
pie, which if followed, would no doubt
help to solve the servant problem.
Here is a little side light on her
manner Of dealing with girls, once
when she was teaching, I believe it
was in Evanston: One night two girl
chums came down from the attic
where they had been forbidden to CO.
and where they dearly loved to GO
for private chat, as they were about
to pass Miss Wizards door she call
ed them to come in, asked them if
they liked buttered toast. On their
asserting, she gave them each fork
took one herself, and they toasted
bread before an old Franklin stove
then buttered and ate it, chatting and
having pleasant time as they did so
| A second slice was toasted all around
When the girls departed Miss Willard
asked them to come again when ever
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