And flowers bloom beneath thine airy tread;
And in the silent watches of the night,
When thou shalt whisper in the dreamer's ear,
To lofty enterprise and noble deeds,
Thou shalt inspire him."
"Haokah, I have need
Of thee, for war, and fire, and pestilence,
And famine dread, are but the kindly scourge
To teach man his dependence on his God.
Stay now thine hand; nor put it forth again
Till I command, which never will I do
Unless all gentler means shall fail to build
Me here a commonwealth of strong, and pure,
And noble citizens."
"Oh, star-decked Spirit,
Wauhkeon from the Orient; over all
This land, far to the Occident extend
Thy sway; until no more in crowded marts
Shall man by fellow-man be made to mourn.
Till each shall find his place; and happy homes
Shall cover all these plains; until to God
Each heart shall joyful pay its homage due;
And man to man show only Love and Truth."
The following, taken from an article in the "Suffrage Messenger," published in Lincoln, Nebraska, expresses the appreciation of the Nebraska people for Mrs. Colby. The author of the article is Emma W. Demaree.
"During the suffrage campaign of 1882, Mrs. Colby and my mother, Esther L. Warner, were friends and co-workers.
"As I remember it, her conversion to suffrage did not long antedate that campaign
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