th the surroundings, produced a reaction which sent her
off into a fit of laughter, in which Miss Anthony soon joined.

They had been warned to keep away from a certain hotel, at one place, as
it was the very worst in the whole State. At the close of the afternoon
meeting there, a man came up and said he would be pleased to entertain
the speakers and could make them very comfortable. This seemed to be a
sure escape, so they thankfully accepted his invitation, but when they
reached his home, they discovered that he was the landlord of the poor
hotel! Miss Anthony charged Mrs. Howell to make the best of it without a
word of complaint. They went to supper, amidst heat and flies, and found
sour bread, muddy coffee and stewed green grapes. Miss Anthony ate and
drank and talked and smiled, and every little while touched Mrs.
Howell's foot with her own in a reassuring manner. After supper Mrs.
Howell went to her little, bare room, which she soon learned by the
clatter of the dishes was next to the kitchen, and through the thin
partition she heard the landlady say: "Well, I never supposed I could
entertain big-bugs, and I thought I couldn't live through having Susan
B. Anthony here, but I'm getting along all right. You ought to hear her
laugh; why, she laughs just like other people!" Mrs. Howell gives this
graphic description of the meetings at Madison, July 10:

In the afternoon we drove some distance to a beautiful lake where
Miss Anthony spoke to 1,000 men, a Farmers' Alliance picnic. When
she asked how many would vote for the suffrage amendment, all was
one mighty "aye," like the deep voice of the sea. That evening we
spoke in the opera house in the city. While Miss Anthony was
speaking a telegram for her was handed to me, and as I arose to
make the closing address I gave it to her. I had just begun when
she came quickly forward, put her hand on my arm and said, "Stop a
moment, I want to read this telegram." It was from Washington,
saying that President Harrison had signed the bill admitting
Wyoming into the Union with woman suffrage in its constitution.
Before she could finish reading the great audience was on its feet,
cheering and waving handkerchiefs and fans. After the enthusiasm
had subsided Miss Anthony made a short but wonderful speech. The
very tones of her voice changed; there were ringing notes of
gladness and tender ones of thankfuln