Danger in the Dark - ZseZse

124 DANGER IN THE DARK.
"Something more than three hundred years."
"By whom founded~"
"Ignatius Loyola, a Spaniard, was the founder of
the order. He appeared a short time before Christopher
Columbus-was a remarkable man, and among
his numerous followers never had an equal. The
rules he prescribed for his adherents, were very different
from those which he, himself, lived by, He
taught the necessity of surrendering all independence
of thought and action: in a book of his, entitled
'Spiritual Exercises,' there is a rule thus conceived:
'If the authority declares, that what seems to you
white, is black, affirm that it is black.' This you
may find on page 291, of the work referred to."
"Truly, Squire, I cannot say, but what you may
have good reasons for your opposition to Jesuitism;
and very possibly I, myself: may find cause to change
my opinion with respect to the order. In the meantime
however, when election day shall come round,
whichby-the-by, is now close at hand, I hope you'll
not forget your old friend, Peter Twist! You and I,
friend Delmont, are not so far apart in our notions of
things, after all."
"There is some distance however, I imagine,
between us, Mr. Twist."
"Well, well, we can easily waive, you know, such
slight differences. In fact, Squire, to tell the truth,
just between yon and I, I've a strong notion to tnrn
Native American; and if that should happen-look
out then-I '11be death on Catholics!"