Letters of Lydia Maria Child, with a biographical introduction by John G. Whittier and an appendix by Wendell Phillips.

120 LETTERS.
he had laid up. He has not enough to clothe himself
for the winter comfortably. I have no living son, or
son-in-law, who did not suffer terribly in Kansas.
Now, dear friend, would you not as soon contribute
fifty cents now, and a like sum yearly, for the relief
of those very poor and deeply afflicted persons, to
enable them to supply themselves and their children
with bread and very plain clothing, and to enable the
children to receive a common English education?
Will you also devote your own energies to induce
others to join you in giving a like amount, or any
other amount, to constitute a little fund for the purpose named?
I cannot see how your coming here can do me the
least good; and I am quite certain you can do immense good where you are. I am quite cheerful
under all my afflicting circumstances and prospects;
having, as I humbly trust,' the peace of God which
passeth all understanding" to rule in my heart.
You may make such use of this as you see fit. God
Almighty bless and reward you a thousand fold I
Yours in sincerity and truth,
JoHN BROWN.
LETTER OF MRS. MIASON.
ALTO, King George's Co., Va., November 11, 1859.
Do you read your Bible, Mrs. Child? If you do,
read there, 6"Woe unto you, hypocrites," and take to
yourself with twofold damnation that terrible sentence; for, rest assured, in the day of judgment it
shall be more tolerable for those thus scathed by the
awful denunciation of the Son of God, than for you.
You would soothe with sisterly and motherly care
the hoary-headed murderer of Harper's Ferry! A