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She smiled sweeily as she answered, "Are we
not both Of The religion Of Christ"
tie kissed her hand. and said, "Your soul is
always large and liberal, and noble and kind; bu,
others are not like you, dear Alice"
And trUly, when the war bad ceased. and
Camille Campbell began TO rebuild his demol.
ished dwelling and The young couple spoke of
marriage, great was the CONSERVATION in both
families. Even the liberal minded Joseph was
deeply Paned TO have his daughter "narry out
OF Society," as their phrase is, but he stroye 10
console Rachel, who was Ear more afflicted than
himself. "The young people love each Other"
be said, 'and II does not seem TO Be right 10 nut
any consraini on their affection. Camille Is a
goodly youth; and think the dreadful scenes
he has lately witnessed have exercised his mind
powerfully on the subject Of war. ! have Oh.
served that he is thoughtful and candid; and if
he does but oct up to his own light, il is all
J ask Tor him. lie promises never TO interfere
with the freedom Of Alice; and as she has adop.
ted most Of our principles from her own con.
ylcuon, ! do not fear that she will ever deparl
from lhem."
"Don'l comfort myself with any such idea. -
replied Rachel. "She will have pictures of the
Virgin Mary in her house, and priests will come
there 10 say over their mummery; and small
beginnings make great endings. Al all events,
one thing is certain. Alice will lose her mem.
bership in our Society; and lha, it is which main.
| ly grleves me. She is such a serious sensible
glr that always hoped TO see her an esteemed
minister among u.s."
"lIis disapPointn ent to me also" replied
Joseph; 'buE we must bear it cheerlulIy. Il Ger.
'alnly is beusr TO have our child 60 out Of the
society and keep her principles than il would be
TO have her stay in the Society and depan from
her principles, as many do"
Mary Campbell was more disturbed than Ra.
chel Goodman. 10 the first paroxyism Of her
distress, she said she wished he had been killed
10 the war, rather than live 10 see her only sen
married 10 black Protestant
"Not black Protestant, dear mother, onIy q
dove-colored one, rejoined Carmillo. playfully.
Then he kissed her, and reminded her Of the
story Ct the cruci6x, and told her how noble
and gentle, and good, and sensible his alice was.
As he talked, Il vision rose before her of the lii.
tie bedroom in the Quaker's farmhouse: she
saw Rachel and Alice supporting the dropping
heads Of poor homeless Catholics, while they of.
fered drink 10 their feverish lips; and memory
melted bigOtry. She threw herself weeping in-
TO Camllo'sarms, and said, "Trulv they did treat
US like disciples Of Christ. once said TO Al.
ice, 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 ac
cordlng 10 the forms Of both their churches.
The Society of Friends mostly Withdrew from
:omPanlonshiP with Alice, though they greeted
her kindly at their meetings. The Catholic.
shook their heads and complained that Camille
CamPeIl was already half Quaker. Both prog.
nos'IcaIed evil consequences from such a union.
BuI the worst that happened was, Alice learned
that there might be superstition in the cut of a
garment, as well as in veneralion for an image:
and Camille became convinced that haired and
violence were much greater sins than eating
meat on Fridays.