XIX
The test of civilization is the estimate of woman.
George William Curtis.
George William Curtis.
George William Curtis.
George William Curtis.
A woman who is resolved to be respected can make herself so, even amidst an army of soldiers.Cervantes.
Clara: Go, if it is your duty to go. I know soldiers, and they will respect you and your errand.Stephen Barton(Her Father, an old soldier).
To a gentleman every woman is a lady, in right of her sex.
George Eliot.
George Eliot.
George Eliot.
George Eliot.
Man pays deference to woman instinctively, involuntarily.
Gail Hamilton.
Gail Hamilton.
Gail Hamilton.
Gail Hamilton.
I gaze upon the men through blinding tears of admiration and respect, and sing in my heart “It is well to be a soldier.”
Clara Barton.
Clara Barton.
Clara Barton.
Clara Barton.
“I was young and strong and loved to walk,” says Clara Barton. “I had four great wagons loaded with supplies for sick and wounded soldiers coming in the rear, so I decided I would not get my feet wet, but wait for my wagons and cross in one of them. The soldiers splashed right through in solid ranks, the water being only about a foot deep. Suddenly the captain of a company in the middle of the stream called out to his men ‘Company, Fours, Left, March! Halt! Right, Dress! Front! Now, Boys, There stands Clara Barton.I want you to kneel down in the water on your right knees, and let Miss Barton walk across on your left knees.’ This order the soldiers instantly obeyed, and I stepped from knee to knee, the soldiers reaching up and holding my hands, and passed dry shod to the other shore.” As Miss Barton related this incident the tears streamed down her cheeks, and she said, “This was the most beautiful tribute of love and devotion ever offered me in my life.”