Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1848-06-02

Camille Campbell began TO rebuild his de-
molished dwelling, and the young couple
spoke of marriage, great was the consterna-
ton in both families. Even the liberal
minded Joseph was decidedly panied to have
his daughter "marry out Of Society,"" as
their phrase is but he strove to console RAJ
chel, who was far more afflicted than him
self. "The young people love each other"
he said, "and it does not seem to be right TO
put any constraint on their affection. Ca
milo is a goodly youth and | think the
dreadful scenes he has lately witnessed have
exercised his mind powerfully on the subject
Of war. | have observed that he is thought
ful and candid and if he does but act up to
his own light, it is all | ask for him. He
promises never TO interfere with the freedom
of Alice and as she has adopted most of
our principles from her own conviction. | do
not fear that she will ever depart from them"
"Don't comfort myself with any such
idea" replied Rachel. "She will have pic
lures Of the Virgin Mary in her house, and
priests will come there to say over their
mumnery; and small beginnings will make
great endings. At all events, one thing is
certain-Alice will lose her membership in
our Society and that it is which mainly
grieves me. She is such a serious, sensible
girl, that | always hoped to see her an es-
teemed minister among u.s."
at is a disappointment to me ALSO re-
piled Joseph; "but we must bear it cheer
fully. 1t is certainly better to have our child
90 out Of the Society and keep her principles,
than it would be to have her stay in Society
and depart from her principles, as many do"
Mary Campbell was more disturbed than
Rachel Goodman. In the first paroxysm of
her distress, she said she wished she had
been killed in the war, rather than see her
son married TO a black Protestant.
mot a black Protestant, dear mother -
only a dove-colored one" reioined Camille,
playfully. Then he kissed her, and remind
ed her Of the story Of the ~crucifx, and told
her how noble and gentle, and good and sem
sible his Alice was. As he talked, a vision
rose before her of the little bedroom in the
QUaker's farmhouse; she saw Rachel and
Alice supporting the dropping heads Of poor,
homeless Catholics, while they offered drink
to their feverish lips (; and memory melted
bigotry. She threw herself weeping into
Camillo's arms and said, "Truly they did
treat us like disciples of Christ. once said
to Alice, may the Madonna bless thee and |
now say, from my heart, may the Madonna
bless you both, my son."
And so Catholic and Quaker were married
according TO the forms of both their churches.
The Society of Friends mostly withdrew
from companionship with Alice, though they
greeted her kindly at their meetings. The
Catholics shook their heads, and complained
that Camille Campbell was already half a
Quaker. Both prognosticated evil conse-
quences from such a union. But the worst
that happened was, Alice learned that there
might be superstition in the cut of a garment,
as well as in veneraiion for an image and
Camille became convinced that hatred and
violence were much greater sins than eating
meat on Fridays.
NOTT.-The course here described as
generally pursued by Quakers during the
Irish Rebellion, and the effect stated 10 be
produced on the soldiers OF both parties, are
strictly true.