Lydia M. Child said she would never work on a winning side.
Lydia Maria Child was a writer in the full tide of popularity
when she devoted herself to the anti-slavery cause. She was
subjected to social and literary ostracism. Her books were
returned, her friends forsook her, and Church and press
denounced her. But this did not daunt her spirit nor swerve
her for one instant from the cause she felt was right, and
she consecrated the rest of her life to its support. Words
can not describe the deprivation to which she was subjected,
but she felt no loss. As the inspiration spread, mothers sent
their children from house to house with her “appeal,” and
vitally assisted the great movement.--JAMES T. WHITE,
“Character Lessons.”
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=Fidelity to the Thing Undertaken=--See THOROUGHNESS.
=Fighting=--See BOYS’ ADJUSTING THEIR TROUBLES; STRATEGY.
=Fighting, Causes for=--See PEACEMAKER, THE.
=Fighting Qualities Admired=--See ACCOMPLISHMENT.