Catching people -- for good instead...
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Catching people -- for good instead of for evil -- sometimes begins with catching them off guard. Lucretia Coffin Mott, a Quaker reformer who campaigned for women's rights and abolition of slavery, was involved in an anti-slavery meeting that turned ugly. Thugs broke up the gathering and attacked some of the speakers as they left the hall. Mott told the gentleman accompanying her to escort some of the other ladies who were alone and frightened in the tumult.
Her escort protested, "But who will look after you?" She said, "This gentleman," turning to one of the roughest-looking members of the mob. She lay her hand on his arm. "He will see me safely through," she explained. The thug was so astonished that he did as she requested and escorted her respectfully through the crowd to safety.
Her escort protested, "But who will look after you?" She said, "This gentleman," turning to one of the roughest-looking members of the mob. She lay her hand on his arm. "He will see me safely through," she explained. The thug was so astonished that he did as she requested and escorted her respectfully through the crowd to safety.
