had pointed out in their progress his worthless brooms rotting
in the cellar) was the leader of the
party -- "He turned" she said, " & slunk
away like a whipped cur, as he
was"! --
We have selected these few traits of pointed to
marked a few striking points
her resolution & intelligence along the course of her
life -- but its whole course was
like a noble river that makes rich &
glad the dwellers on its borders -- She
was a guardian to the childhood, a friend
to the maturity, a staff to the old age
of those she served -- More than once,
by a courageous assumption of responsibil-
-ity in resisting the absurd medical
usages of the times in denying cold
water & fresh air to burning fevers
she saved precious lives --
The time came for leaving even the