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him calmly in the eye, and said 1T thou ART
willing to take the crime OF murder on thy con
science, | cannot help it. | would not willing
Iy do harm to thee, or to any man.
The soldier turned away abashed, and putting
his sword in the s%cabbord, he muttcred, We'll,
give us something to eat, will you
The hours that followed were irightful with
the light of bla zing houses, the crash of musket-
nv, and the screams of women and children fly
ING across the fields. Many took refuge in Jo-
seph's house, and he did all he could to soothc
and strengthen them.
AT sunset. he went forth with his serving-men
to seek the wounded and the dead. Along tae
road and among the bushes, manglcd bodies
were lying in every direction. Those IN whom
life remained, they brought with all tenderness,
and consigned TO the care of Rachel and Alice
and, as long as they could see, they gathered
the dead for burial. In the evening, the Captain
of the Pikemen returned in great wrath. This
is rather too much he exclaimed. I'VE didn't
spare your house this morning 10 have it Cou-
vcrtcd into a hospital for the damned Orange
men. Turn out every dog of en-, or VIC will
burn it down over your heads
Il cannot stay thy hand, if thou hast the heart
to do it., replied Joseph. But | will not desert
my fellow.creatures in their great distress. Ii
the time should come when thy party is routed,
we will bury thy dead, and nurse thy wounded,
as we have done for the Orangemen. ] will do
good to all parties. and harm 10 none. Here !
take my stand, and thou mayest kill me If thou
wilt
Again the soldier was arrested by a power he
knew not how to resist. Joseph. seeing his en-
barrassmcnt, added ! put the question to thee
as a man of war Is it manly to persecute wo-
men and children Is it brave TO torture the
wounded and the dying? Wouldst thou feel
easy to think of it in thy dying hour? Let us
part in peace, and when thou hast need OF a
friend, come TO me-
After a brief hesitation. the soldier said, IT
would be a happier world if all thought as you
do Then, calling TO his men, he said: Let us
be of, boys there's nothing to be done here
A fortnight after, triumphant Orangemen
came, with loud uproar, to destroy the houses
Of the Catholics. 1t was scarcely ~daybreak
when Alice was reused from uneasy slumbers
by the discharge of muskclry. and IA lurid light
on the walls of herIoom. Starting up, she be.
, held Col. Canpbelrs house in a blaze. The
beautiful statues of the Madonna and the winged
childred were knocked to pieces, and ground
under the feet of an angry mob. Vines and
flowers crispcd under the cracking flames, and
the beautiful birds from foreign chimes fell snf.
lOCdltu III llt ii'N VI ( wv -'''N -
into woods and fields, and persisted by cruel
hands. In the green lane, once so peaceful and
pleasant, ferocious men were scuiiling and
trampling. shooting and s~tabbing. Everywhere
the grass and moss were datbled with blood,
Above all the din. were heard the shrill scream.
} of women and children ; and the mother of Ca.
milo came flving into ~Joseph's house, exclaim.
ing. : Hide me, oh, hide me- Alice received
her in her arms, laid the throbbing head tender
" on her bosom. put back the hair that was fall
! ing in wild disorder over her face, and tried tc
calm her terror with gentle words. Other
came pouring in, and no one was refused shell
ter. TO the women of Col. Campbelr's house
hold Alice rclinquised her own litile bedroom
the only corner of the house thai was not al
ready filled to overlooking. She drew the cnr
tain. that the afflicted one need not witness the
bloody diminishing if the fields and lane below
Rnt a loud shrek soon recalled her to their side
t Mary Campbell had withdrawn the curtain, ant
seen her husband fall, thrust at by a doze'
t swords. Fain,ing-fts and Mysteries succeedet
each other in quick succession, while Alce al'
S her mother laid her on the bed, and rubbed ne
3 hand, and bathed her temples. Gradually the
: sounds of war died away in the 4 stance. The'
r Joseph and his helpers vert forth to gather NJ
5 the wounded and the dead. Col. Campbell wa
J found utterly like!ess, X the brook wherc anil.
! used 10 launch his little boats was red with hi
i fathers blood. They brought him in tenderly
D washed the ghastly wounds, closed the glarinl
Y ewes, and left the widow and her household Il
g mourn over him. Late in the night they per
! suaded her to 30 to rest and, when all was stlll
the weary family feel asleep on the floor; TO
not a bed was unoccupled.
= This time they hoped to escape the conque
: rors' rage. But early in the morning a par,N
J, of them came back, and demanded ,hatall th'
Catholics should be given up to them, JOSEPH
replied, as he had done before : | cannot give
up my helpless and dying neighbors., whe''c
:, they be Pikemen or Orangemcn. l VIII d'
q good 10 all, and harm to none, come TO Inc VIVA
: NAV
That's impartial, anyhow said the captain
u lie took some Orange cockades from his pocke'
: and added, Wear these, and my men VIII c.
u you no harm
Il cannot conscientious|y wear one, reple'
y Joseph, because they are the emb'en'S OF war,
e The Captain laughed half scorninlly, and
d handing one to Alice, said, Well, my goo
: girl, you can wear one, and then you need no
t be afraid of our soldiers
She looked very pleasantly in his face, an
!! answered, ! should be afraid, If dd not 'ru'
in something better than a cockade'
!, The leader Of the O%rangcmen was arres'e'
by the sam spell that stopped the leader OF IN
pIkcInen GUt SOME VI lis w.
: been lingering about the door, called out, WA
is the use of parleying! Isn't the old 'rN,to
nursing Catholics TO fight MS again when the,
get well? If he won't serve the Government
J. by fighting for us. he will at least do to stop
= bullet as well rs Il Drawer man. Bing hun on
u, and nut him in the front ranks to be shot at
y One of them seized Joseph TO drag him away
but Alice laid a trembling hand on his arm, an
said besoechinglv. Before You take him, com
"a and see the wounded Orangemen, with ihel
wives and children, whom my father and me
they have fed and tended night aud day !
y pale frurc. with bandaged head and one arm /
a sling, came forth from an adjoining ROOM an
said Comrades, you surely VIII not hari
"a these worthy people. They have fed our CHI.
u dren and buried our dead, as II we were the
own brothers, The soldiers listened, and, SUI
J. denly changing their mood, went of shouting
u = IIurrah for the Quakcrs'
- Some DAYS Of comparative quiet followed
Col. Campbell was buried in his own garden
with as much Difference to the wishes ~ hi
!, widow as circumstances would permit. She re
turned from the funeral calmer than she ha
been. and quietly assisted in taking care of III
" wounded. But when she returned to her lin
T. room. and saw a cruciiix fastened on the wall
T. the foot of her bed, she burst into tears, an
p said WHO has done this
Alice gently replied, u did it, found it
- !, the mud where the little chapel used to stan,
y know it is a sacred emblem to thee, and
q. thought it would pain thee to have It there; :
have washed it carefully, and placed 1t IN II
d. room. .