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Clara Barton, “Our Lady of the Red Cross”—her real life is measured by deeds, not days—rich in the joy of service.
Mary R. Parkman—Author ofHeroines of Service.
Mary R. Parkman—Author ofHeroines of Service.
Mary R. Parkman—Author ofHeroines of Service.
Mary R. Parkman—Author ofHeroines of Service.
The ladies of Johnstown, Pennsylvania, presented Clara Barton with a gold pin having a large diamond in the center. From it hung two small gold chains to which was attached a superb gold locket with a beautiful sapphire on the face of it.The Author.
Clara Barton learned how to care for her many pets which lived in the farm yard and was especially fond of horses. Her turkeys, dogs, geese, and cats were added to Clara’s stock of pets. She also learned to milk the cows.English Author.
I was a very poor boy, hired on a flat-boat at $8.00 a month—if you call this aristocracy, I plead guilty to the charge.
A. Lincoln.
A. Lincoln.
A. Lincoln.
A. Lincoln.
I have neither clerk nor typewriter; I stillaristocraticallyeat by myself and do my own work.Clara Barton.
Clara Barton had at Glen Echo a beautiful pet Jersey cow. This she personally cared for, feeding and milking her morning and evening. While milking the cow she would wear usually a plain black gown, white and blue checked apron, a white shawl over her shoulders, and on her head a brown, old-fashioned Quaker bonnet.As pendants on her breast there would be the elegant Pansy pin, presented to her by the Grand Duchess of Baden, and the Iron Cross of Prussia, presented to her by the Emperor of Germany. These royal jewels she had promised the donors to wear as long as she lived, and the promise she faithfully kept, whether she was in the parlor entertaining guests or in the yard among the animals doing the “chores.”
Miss Barton: What beautiful medals you are wearing.
Diplomat: Oh, yes, Miss Barton, but mine are from my own country, while yours are from the whole world.