The life and professional career of Emma Abbott . n iny exclusive possession, which would if recorded for the public,prove so helpful to girls and women struggliug to win for themselves aposition in the world—but for this, I would have collected the scatteringpages I had prepared and placed them with other souvenirs of my cher-ished friend, among my treasures of the past. I decided, however, after consultation with members of her family tocomplete the biography, and give it to the public ; not as I would awork exclusively my own, but as my record of incidents in the life of oneof the purest, n
The life and professional career of Emma Abbott . n iny exclusive possession, which would if recorded for the public,prove so helpful to girls and women struggliug to win for themselves aposition in the world—but for this, I would have collected the scatteringpages I had prepared and placed them with other souvenirs of my cher-ished friend, among my treasures of the past. I decided, however, after consultation with members of her family tocomplete the biography, and give it to the public ; not as I would awork exclusively my own, but as my record of incidents in the life of oneof the purest, noblest women of her time, Americas Queen of Song. Sadie E. Martin. NOTE. Thanks are due Seth Abbott and Lizzie Abbott Clark, the father andsister of my deceased friend ; to Madame Sophie Hoffman, of New York,Miss Ellerington, of Jersey City, Mr. N. F. Twing and Miss Vernon, ofMinneapolis, for information cheerfully and kindly given me, also toThors, photographer, of San Francisco, for photos from which most ofmy engravings are made. CHAPTER HERE are persons to whom life is simply astate of existence; they conn- into theworld, eat, drink and die; and while society may not be the worse, it is certainlynone the better that they have lived. Thereis no condition of birth or rank, obscurityor publicity, poverty or wealth, to which this fact may beattributed, for a kings son may live threescore years and die unknown, except to his own household ; while tin-child of humbler origin may attain to the highest round in theladder of fame, and his name be known in many lands. Such an one was Emma Abbott; who by means of her energy, and talent, assisted in her own support a1 an early ageand later supplemented by her womanliness and Bweetness !disposition, won a way to the hearts of friends, who placedwithin her reach aid in laying the foundation of her remarkablecareer. While yet a child she displayed the sterling qualities whichmarked her entire life ; qualities, too, that are
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