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. XLVIII Clara Barton, a Christian-like spirit. Pueblo (Colo.) _Chieftain_. Clara Barton—no other woman has come so near the Christ Spirit. Worcester (Mass.) _Gazette_. Revenge, at first though sweet, Bitter ere long back on itself recoils. JOHN MILTON. This was the most unkindest cut of all. JULIUS CAESAR. Wisdom and goodness to the vile seem vile. SHAKESPEARE. The wicked plotteth against the just. PSALMS. The black destroyers, the red torturers Shall vanish—they like smoke shall disappear. MOTHER ARMENIA. Women always find their bitterest foes among their own sex. J. PETIT-SENN. ’Twill not, false traitor! ’Twill not restore the truth and honesty That thou hast banished from thy tongue with lies. JOHN MILTON. The traitor to humanity is the traitor most accursed. LOWELL. The utmost ingenuity of metaphysics cannot Excuse the man who wantonly wounds another. BENJAMIN CONSTANT. A woman’s shape doth shield thee. SHAKESPEARE. Aunt Clara has only Christian forgiveness for others. STEPHEN E. BARTON (Executor of the Clara Barton estate, 1911). Clara Barton had no time to hate; only time to serve, to live, to give,—one of the greatest souls that ever came to earth. ALICE HUBBARD. STILL STAMPING ON ME—PERSONALLY UNHARMED In a letter under date of November 20, 1905, Clara Barton said: “I thank you for the clipping concerning Miss ——’s lecture. I have received others not at all complimentary to me personally. I am learning some very bad things of myself. “I wonder whether it ever occurs to her that taking a reputation and appropriating the work of another might be quite honest. I have, however, nothing to say. I have done with it all and so long as I am left _personally_ unharmed I expect nothing more. They have long ago done everything else, and I have lived through it thus far. If they think their work will progress faster, or show better, by still stamping on me I shall not complain. I never have.” The fairest action of human life Is scorning to revenge an injury. XLIX Clara Barton—Let all flags fly at half-mast, and all the world stand reverently with uncovered head. _Richmond_ (Va.) _Leader_. The world stands with uncovered head.