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was no, cowardice, but bravery much higher thar


their own.
On one occasion, al insurgent threatened to
burn down Quaker house, unless tho owner OK
PEELED the Protestant women and children, who
had taken refuge there, 81 cannot help it," re-
Piled the Friend: $50 long as have house, |
will keep II open to succor the holp'css and the
distressed, whether they belong thy ranks, or
to those of thine enemies. If my house is burn
ed, must be turned out with them. and share
their affection" Tho fighter turned away, and
did tho Christian no harm.
The Protestant party seized the Quaker school
master of Ballitore, saying thoy could SEQ
son why he should stay at homo in quiet, while
they obliged to fight to defend his property
Friends, have asked no man to fight tor me"
replied the schoolmas.er. But they dragged h i'm
| along, swearing that he should stand in front of
| the army, and if he would net fight. no should at
least stop bullet. His ho1so and school house
wcrc filled with women and children, who had
taken refuge there; for it instructive fact,
throughout this bloody contest that tho houses of
men of peace wero the only places Of safety.
Some of the women followed the soldiers, begging
them not to take away their friend and protector,
a man who expended moro for tho sick and tho
starving, than others did, for and ammuni-
ton. The schoolmaster sad "Do not be distress
cd, my friends. | forgive these noghbors; for
wha. they DO, they do in ignorance Of my princi-
pies and feelings. They may take my life, but
they cannot force me TO do injury to of my
SO did the ProteStants; they went away, and left
tho man of peace safe in his divine
| The flames Of bigo,ry werc of course famed by
| civil war. On ono occasion, insurgents seized
a wealthy old Quaker, in very feeble health, and
thro1toned shoot him. if he did not go with them
| to Catholic priest, to bo chris,cncd They had
not led him far, before he sank down, from OK
.romo weakness. "What do you say to pro-
postion?" asked ono of the soldiers, handling his
gun significantly. The old man quietly replied
Heavenly Father will forgive thee" Tho insur-
gents talked part for n few moments, and tiTsn
wen, away, restrained by power they did not
under stand.
Deeds Of kindness added strength to the n1u
enco of gen:o words. The officers and soldiers
of both parties had had some dying brother tended
by tho Quakers or some starving mother who had
been fed, or some desoato little ones, that had
been cherished. Whichever party marched into
4 village victorious, the cry was "Spare the Qua
kcrs! They have done good TO all, and harm to
nono." While flames wero raging, and blood
flowing in overy direction, the houses of1hc peace
makers stood unin urcd.
1t is a circumstance worthy to be recorded, that
during tho fierce and torrib!e struggle, in
counties where tho Quakers wore most numerous,
but Of their society fell a sacrifice. That
one was young man, who being afraid to trust
10 peace principles, put no military uniform +
and went tho garrison for protection. Tho
garrison taken by the insur gents, and no was
killed His dress and arms spoke the langua ge
of hostility says the historian, land therefore
they invited IT,
Daring that troubled period, no armed citizen
could travel without peril CT his fe but the Qua
kers regularly attended their Monthly and Quar-
tcrly Meetings, going miles across the county,
often through an armed and furious multitude, and
sometimes obliged 10 stop and remove corpscs from
their path. The Catholics, angry at Protestant
meetings being thus openly held but unwilling to
IyiS than, tt,o
public road, and go by private ways. But they,
IN their quiet innocent way. answered that they
did not feel clear it would DO right for them to 60
by any other path than tho usual high road And
by the high road they went unmolested oven
their young women, unattended by protectors.
passed without insult.
Glory to the nation that first ventures to set an
example at gentle and SO brave: And
wars-aro thoy brave or beautiful. even if
Judged of according to tho maxlms of tho world!
Tho secrets of our cowardly encroachments on
Mexico, and our Indian wars, would secure a I'M
animous verdict in tho negative, could they ever
be half revealed to postcrity.
A few years ago, mot an elderly man in the /
Hartford stage, whose conversation led he to re-
hocs on the basoncss and iniquity often concealed
behind t h apparent glory of war. The thumb /
of his right hand hung down. if suspended by
piece of thread; and of tho passengers in
quircd tho cause. "A Malay woman cut tho
muscle with her sabrc.' was the reply.
"a Malay woman!'' they exclaimed; Allow
came you Iisus,.5
81 did not know she was woman; for they all .
dress alike there, said he. 81 was on ard the /
u. S. ship Potomac. when it sent out to chas-
tisc tho Malays for numbering the of Salem |
vessel. Wo attacked one of their forts, and kill
led some two hundred moro. Many Of them
were women; and can tell you the Malay woman
are good fighters the mcn.''
After answering several questions concerning the
fct, he sile Mt for moment and then added with
sigh. s.Al, that bad business. do not like
member it: wish never had had any thing do with
il. have been a seaman from my youth. and l know
the Maays well. They brave and honest people
Deal fairly them and they will well. and
may be trusted with untold gold. The Americans
TO blame The truth is Christian nations
generally blame in the in all their difficult
ties with less civilized people. Salem ship Ma