numbers. Neither they, nor their children, nor their children's children, can ever rest until the tyranny is broken and the slavery ended. And when a hero arises to rescue the peace and the freedom of his native land, the whole nation chants his praises, raises monuments to his memory, and hands down his name to posterity as a nation's sacred treasure. But if men everywhere feel this undying attachment to home and native land, woman, by her very nature, possesses it more keenly and more tenaciously. More affectionate than man, her patriotism is ever stronger than his; more imaginative and sensitive than he, she idealizes and ennobles with a more inspiring touch whatever she loves. The cradle of her infant, the grave where her children lie, the altar, the statues which adorn it, the flowers which she lays upon it, the lights which she kindles before it, — all these are for woman the very light of her eyes and the very blood of her heart. And out of the passionate love for all these things which are the life of her life, patriotism in her thus idealized begets an enthusiasm and an exaltation of which woman alone is capable. And thus, when her country is threatened, she herself with firm hands, even though her lips tremble, buckles the armor on her husband and son, and sends them out to die in defense of their noblest earthly duty. INDEX OF AUTHORS ADAMS, CHARLES FRANCIS - Gettysburg, 167. ADAMS, JOHN ADAMS, JOHN QUINCY- The Sword of Washington! The Staff ADAMS, SAMUEL - American Independence, 27. AMES, FISHER What is Patriotism? 43. ANTHONY, SUSAN B. Woman's Right to the Suffrage, 171. - - BRECKENRIDGE, W. C. P. — The Pilgrims, 214. BROOKS, PHILLIPS Abraham Lincoln, 161. BROOKS, PRESTON S. — In Defense of the Attack on Sumner, 121. CLAY, CASSIUS M. - The Union, 86; The Spirit of American Free- dom, 93. CLAY, HENRY - The War of 1812, 59; Suffering Greece, 67. CLEVELAND, GROVER COLLINS, PATRICK A. Tribute to John Boyle O'Reilly, 220. CONKLING, ROSCOE - Grant for a Third Term, 185. COOK, JOSEPH - The Future of the United States, 197. - CORWIN, THOMAS A Plea for Mexico, 96. DAVIS, JEFFERSON - On withdrawing from the Union, 134. SEWA SPRA SUMN TALM TECU WARE WASH WASH WATT WEBS WILL WILSO WINT DOUGLAS, STEPHEN A. The Enfranchisement of the Negro, 127; The Necessity of Union, 142. ELIOT, CHARLES WILLIAM Student Heroes, 229. EVERETT, EDWARD — The Heroes of the Revolution, 79. HAMILTON, ALEXANDER - On the Federal Constitution, 33. HARRISON, BENJAMIN HENRY, PATRICK - True Patriotism, 212. Give me Liberty, or give me Death! 19. HIGGINSON, THOMAS WENTWORTH - Eulogy on Grant, 200. HOAR, GEORGE F. Great Sons of Massachusetts, 178; Justice - for the Filipinos, 243. JEFFERSON, THOMAS - An Estimate of Washington, 64. LEE, HENRY - Eulogy on George Washington, 48. LINCOLN, ABRAHAM - Popular Government, 138; Government of the LODGE, HENRY CABOT The Romance of American History, 246. LONG, JOHN D. - The Hero of the Civil War, 194. 57. - War with Great Britain, MCKINLEY, WILLIAM The Period of Exclusiveness is Past, 240. - Writs of Assistance, 13. PHILLIPS, WENDELL - Liberty throughout all the Land, 147. RED JACKET (Indian chief) — In Defense of the Indian's Religion, 53. REED, THOMAS B. In Memory of Stephen Girard, 232. - ROOSEVELT, THEODORE of the Republic, 252. American Motherhood, 250; The Problems SCHURZ, CARL - Eulogy on Charles Sumner, 174. SEWARD, WILLIAM H. The Tyrant and the Patriot, 106. TALMAGE, T. DE WITT- The Returning Legions, 154. TECUMSEH (Indian chief) - To Governor Harrison, 55; To Gen- WARREN, JOSEPH-Standing Armies, 15. WASHINGTON, Booker T. - Ever Present Opportunity, 225. WASHINGTON, GEORGE - First Inaugural Address, 37; Farewell WATTERSON, HENRY A Southern Tribute to Grant, 223. WILLARD, FRANCES E. Humanity and God, 218. WILSON, PETER (Indian chief) - The Empire State, 101. WINTHROP, ROBERT C. The Stars and Stripes, 145. - |