we might lay it down at the feet of honorable men, such as
you, how happy we should be.

The next day Mayor Prince, though suffering from a late severe
attack of rheumatism, cordially welcomed the delegates in his
room at the City Hall, and chatting familiarly with those who had
been at the Cincinnati convention and witnessed his great
courtesy, some one remarked that from that time Miss Anthony had
proclaimed him the prince among men, and Mrs. Stanton immediately
suggested that if the party with which he was identified were
wise in their day and generation they would accept his
leadership, even to the acknowledgement of the full citizenship
of this republic, and thus secure not only their gratitude but
their enthusiastic support in the next presidential election.
Having compassion upon his Honor because of his manifest physical
disability, the ladies soon withdrew and went directly to the
house of Jordan, Marsh & Co., where were assembled in a large
hall at the top of the building such a crowd of handsome, happy,
young girls as one seldom sees in this work-a-day world; that
well-known Boston firm within the last six months having fitted
up a large recreation room for the use of their employes at the
noon hour. Half a hundred girls were merrily dancing to the music
of a piano, but ceased in order to listen to words of cheer from
Mrs. Lockwood, Mrs. Hooker and Mrs. Sewall. At the close of their
remarks Mr. Jordan brought forward a reluctant young girl who
could give us, if she would, a charming recitation from "That
Lass o' Lowrie's," in return for our kindness in coming to them.
And after saying in a whisper to one who kindly urged compliance
to this unexpected call, that this had been such a busy day she
feared her dress was not all right, her face became unconscious
of self in a moment, and with true dramatic instinct, she gave
page after page of that wonderful story of the descent into the
mine and the recognition there of one whom she loved, precisely
as you would desire to hear it were the scene put upon the stage
with all the accessories of scenery and companion actors.

From Jordan, Marsh & Co.'s a large delegation proceeded to visit
the Reformatory Prison at Sherborn which was established three or
four years ago. The board o