Young Jonathan Andrew one fine summer's day Went into the fields to help with the hay Lays him down on the grass by the hay-cart "Shire" Gazing wonderingly up at the far church spire Lying long in the grass just wondering why That spire's so small against the blue sky Yet when he goes to church to sing It scents such a great big normans th He And runs to At ten o'clock Daddy—: O! look at that mouse Hastning back to her wee ones alone in the house.
And look at that dragonfly caught by the breeze Which playfully teases the sturdy oak trees At the foot of whose trunks (which grown-ups call boles) The rabbits have burrowed and made their black holes.
Whilst up in the air " hawk circles round Keeping his gimlet eyes fixed on the ground. Waiting to pounce on and carry away Unwary small birds or mice as they play.
Thus Jonathan Andrew strays far and near So eager to see and ea eager to hear, Loving the flowers, the birds and the trees And the tiny wee insect: afloat on the breeze.
And this is how Andrew spends most of each day Planning rides with his Daddy and fun with the hay Then plans all forgotten he wanders away Regardless of time, so absorbed in his play. terested in the movement and in common with many other actresses ave what time T could to the cause. After I married and left the stage was actively connected with the work both in Washington and West Virginia, One of the most poignant occa. sions I remember, however, was International Suffrage meeting held in Rome in 1923, which my mathe Repre-1s were there, women who had gained distinction in public offices, congresswoman, mayors, professors, or those who he-i worked no less earnestly although quietly. There was much discussion of the attitude which Mussolini would take with regard to the move. ment. He consented to visit the hi and entered with bands - playing, an impressive figure with his stretched out their hands in the old Roman greeting, the whole assemblage rose to their fect. It was an emotion-choked—moment when Mussolini pledged himself to endeavour to obtain partial suffrage for Italian women. The women of the Conference marched from the assembly Hall to the Government Building to present this petition for suffrage and my little white-haired mother insisted on marching every step of the way."
My own political career? To explain that I must tell you a bit my experience as a farmer and dairywoman. During my husband's life, although he was a congress man of West Virginia, I took no active share in polities, but naturally brought into touch with the public men of the state, After hhis death, when his estate was left to me in trust for our little daughter, I felt £ must do what I could to maintain the property on a piying basis so I studied agriculture and stock-breading at the Univer: sity, started the first up-to Iygiente dairy in my village, bee came an ardent worker in the Rural Women's Clubs, the American Farm Bureau, and among my offices was President of a Peach Orchard Ca. and director in the Wool Pool Asso-state came to know and trust me and when Twas invited to ran for the Senate I could not refui 1 made the campaign, and although women candidates are startling propositions to West Virginia, I had a constituency of which I' did not feel ashamed. When I was defeat~ ed I thought that ended my political aspirations. Yet when my neigh-fours had confidence enough in me to ask me to run for a second time Udid so. This time the issue was so close that for four days the result was uncertain, but T lost by small margin. No, I was not discouraged, but rather tremendously touched to find that public trust in ime had increased to that extent since my first candidacy.
"Another contest with which I proud to have been associated the campaign of John W. Davis, when at the National Convention in San Francisco, in 1920 seconded his nomination for the Presidency. This was the first Democratic convention at which women were allowed to speak and 't was a tremendous experience to address that tense assembly.
"And now? Who can tell? I have no definite programme for the future. T want to be in Peking during the Tariff and Extraterritoriality Conferences. Incidentally Lmay say that I spent six weeks Geneva, attending the seasions of the League of Ni in which Tam a firm believer. Then I shall go on to Manila, India, Egypt and home through Europe, making a: leisurely trip. What my next absorbing interest will be I cannot fell, bot Tam sure one will ope before me. It always hi
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