I wish I might say to all mothers who sit with empty arms and Aching Hearts, that though for a time they may not watch the growth and unfolding of their little ones, yet does their present sorrow enfold unspeakable future joy. When they come to know how their children have been cared for, and led by wise and loving friends into greater possibilities of growth than we can imagine, I am sure the compensations will overpay the heartache of this temporary separation.
—Katherine B. Caine, Light on the Hidden Way, 1886, Boston, Ticknor and Company, 123-4
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