s to depict his character in his
Lyceum lecture. As I had been talking against the pending
amendment of "manhood suffrage," I trembled in my shoes and was
almost as paralyzed as Red Riding Hood in a similar encounter.
But unlike the little maiden, I had a friend at hand, and, as
usual in the hour of danger, I fell back in the shadow of Miss
Anthony, who stepped forward bravely and took the wolf by the
hand. His hearty words of welcome and gracious smile reassured
me, so that when my time came I was able to meet him with the
usual _suaviter in modo_. Our joy in shaking hands here and there
with Douglass, Tilton, and Anna Dickinson, through the West, was
like meeting ships at sea; as pleasant and as fleeting.
Douglass's hair is fast becoming as white as snow, which adds
greatly to the dignity of his countenance. We hear his lecture on
"William the Silent" much praised. Mr. Tilton's lecture too, on
"Statesmanship," is said to be the best he has ever delivered. We
had an earnest debate with Douglass as far as we journeyed
together, and were glad to find that he was gradually working up
to our ideas on the question of suffrage. He is at present
hanging by the eyelids half-way between the lofty position of
Robert Purvis, and the narrow one of George W. Downing. As he
will attend the woman suffrage anniversary in New York in May, we
shall have an opportunity for a full and free discussion of the
whole question.

TOLEDO, Ohio.

At two o'clock in the morning we reached Toledo, drove to the
Oliver House, registered our names, left some notes for friends,
who would be looking for us next day, and then retired, giving
orders not to be called till noon, even for the King of France.
At the appointed hour our friend, Mr. Israel Hall, formerly of
Syracuse, was announced. He invited us to his hospitable home,
where we stayed during the convention, which was held in Hunker's
Hall and pronounced a complete success. At the close of the
meetings, a rising vote was called of all those in favor of
woman's suffrage. The entire audience, men and women, rose as if
one body. Two dissenting "white males" (small, men of course)
came to the surface in opposition, to the great amusement of
everybody. The platform