From collection Frances Willard Journal Transcripts
some duty of today drags in between. This must be so with the leader of a host-he has the defects of his qualities.
November 22, 1893
Nan sailed steamer New[...] (American line) on her 10th voyage across the Ditch of Devastation. There has lately been an awful storm & we hope she will escape another. Nan has set things straight at home so that the outgo is less-as it needs to be since I have $600 less to use! It grows so true as years go on that The only changeless thing is change. Well, if its whirligig flings me at Mother's feet in brighter worlds, I shall be glad. Poor little Coz! She tells me her right arm feels numb & she knows she is overworking. Of course she is & as she says & I know by sad experience, everybody wants her to begin [entry continues onto space for 11/23] taking care of herself-just as soon as she fills the engagement they have made for her! But for us both to live &. plan is far more than to take a certain number of meetings-yet that is the thing the people want-because it is most palpable in its effects though not by any means most helpful! God bless dear tired Cossie & bring my little Nannie over safely! It will not be long until we shall have added our little coral [........ ] a[..]. to the white reef & fragrant land of the coming civilization & be [.............................. ]!
November 24, 1893
Working away on Crusade Day-Neal Dow Day-Industrial Homes for inebriate women; extension of World's WCTU to foreign parts, appeals for money as our new officers write that they can't make head or tail of Esther's books. She meant well but Ifear was careless. Dear Bess is working up a meeting at Lady Henry's "St Mary's Home." We went in eve. They formed a "WillardY" & I pinned white ribbons on them. We sang "We all belong" &
"There's a shadow on the Home" & they recited &c. Nan started all this when she was here. May Heaven bring the loyal little heart safe over! Better news from Rob-how my blessed one would (nay does) rejoice.
November 25, 1893
I am learning the pedal-value of the bike at last & shall soon be quite at home with it. Lady H. and I went out together with .Georgia L as "outrider." Mrs Sheldon Ames-sister of Percy Bunting, 'edtior of Contemporary Review, came to see us. Told us much of Stead & his indiscretions though she deems him true so far as the worst in [FEW's word] concerned. She wishes to start a home for the degraded India women. She is widow of a famous London judge-very bright but impracticable-Mrs. Fenwick [Miller? ] of
Illustrated London News called-most interesting. Said she heard only good of me in America. I said "Well you didn't wake up the right passengers or youd have heard another song ( see Mrs Joseph
