...will be lost, to the cause of God or of humanity: & before I began my work at Harpers Ferry; I left assured that in the worst event, it would certainly PAY. I often expressed that belief; & I can now see no possible cause to alter my mind. I am not as yet in the maine at all disappointed....

...believe that anything I have done, suffered, or may yet suffer, will be lost to the cause of God or humanity ; and before I began my work at Harper's...that, in the worst event, it would certainly pay." " I am quite cheerful. I 3o not feel myself in the least degraded by my imprisonment, my chains, or the...