The Express.
London, England, 1865-01-07 00:00:00

Father Bowdsa—l !ma abe had sot.

ieWriiiiihaVicn—gave her a letter of
introduction to • place when she was tob. concealed ?
Father Bowdon—l intended her mother to be informed
afterward&

fir. Wails—What grounds bad you, as you have stated, to I
Bumom, that the mother would be violent about it ?
Father Bowden—Became 12 months ago, as I hay stated,
I mentioned it to her daughter, !and when the d her
mother, she refused her permission, tad said, if she went
sad was found out, she (the mother) would go and drag her
from the placelby form
Mr. Sells—And you relied on the statement of a child
under sixteen years of age, without asorrtaising whether
it waa true or not?
Father Bowdea—llotirtatioly did not Inquire of the mother.
I thought the girl knew her own mind well.
Mr. Selfe—Now, Father Bowden, I strongly 'dein you,
SS • gentleman acr • clayman, to wash your hands of
this business without delay, and to undo the work
which you have done; I promise you that if this is not does,
and done very speedily, you wee% hear the last el It, or the
society to which you belong. If I could ascertain from the
girl's own statement, sod knew the statement was reliable,
that she was herself desirous of leaving home, I should not
think it my province to interfere further. I should like to
have so opportunity of knowing that she is unbiassed, sad
should like to hear what she says. Ugh' is under the eon-
trol of persons, however respectable they might be, at this
•'home "(I wiU not my but that some of thew institutions
are most excellent in many maple* and I cannot say
one ward against them), she cannot fail to be biassed is
some degree. The end does not justly the means.
Father Bowden—l have not Named the girl at all, and
she will not be biassed where she is.
Mr. Selfe—Do you mean to say you have not reoommended
her to go, and do not you call that being biassed by you ?
Father Bowden—ln adviaing her I those the lesser of two

'lir. Ralfo—May I uk you, are you a oostessor ?
Father Bowden—l am.

Mr. Belle—Do you mean to say that • onefeeor pentad-
leg • girl to leave her home is not bissain; her! May I take
leave to ask you the name of your superior at the Oratory ?
Father Bowden—My superior is Father Dalguerre.
Mr. Selfe—la he oornisant of this matter!
Father Bowden—He is, sinoe it appeared in the papers ;
be was sot before. I took it upon my own responsibility.
la fact, I did not conaider it • step rich as required hie
theisteate or advice.

lir. filelfe—l do not desire any scandal or disturbanoe
about this, but I reoommsod you to undo all that you bays
done, to advise the girl to return to her home, and if abe is
thee willieg to go back to Um Lome, well and good. It is
not justi&ale in morals or religion, though Irk. leave to
say so to • catholic priest, that the duty which •
child owes to its parent should be set odd* and deceit prao.
timed upon it. I thick that the girl should be brought hem
or to my boon if you prefer it, and that my wife, who is, I
am proud to say, • wise and sincerely good person, should be
allowed to see her and question her. I shall not interfere
and then, if the girl knows what she is about, no doubt she
will, like a sensible girl, tall the truth. Perhaps you do not
know that she has lately been disappoiated ha love, and
therefore her being nighty may be sosounted for. I would
rather suggest the course proposed, or that I. myself, should
see her, than that I should go to the " Home," where, I
suppose, the ladies are not used to rsosiviog magistautos,
visits.

Father Bowden—l only wish that e►erything should be
unertaineg. . . . .

Salfo—Tise lung and short of it is this. You caner
imegies that anybody who rare or has heard you will not
plainly see that you hare the absolute rater over this girl,
and yon know it. Dort pro me b; say &avowal athat
heed. Or the girl away from the boats," and rad her
home, and let me see her. I should strongly advise you to
let the girl go home to her mother.
Father Bo wdes—l nil oromuoicale with the authorities
there as soon ea possible, sad visage to have it done r
you wish it.
Mr. fielfe—Hare I your pledge that I shall see the girl
Father Bowden—Well, ea far as in my power lies. It
caner be done to-day. The pier is a coosidsrable dis-
bars off.

don't want to mike this a polies area, but se
the 011111111041111111 not only of yoursolf but to sows =test the
inetkutioe with which you are soutweted are undoubtedly
at slake, I think that you, after this has been made so
=should let the girl give full and rdishietory ex-
; tot, psriam in public, for Ido sot wish to pat
the girl to ay pais or iseoeveamess by that means. Nothing
coo he fairer thee that, provided it la dew in the spirit
which I anderstarel you oder it.
Father Boodeo--Beados„ from all sioestoite, ft aoPsess
that
tholeurtanother did sot bear a geed oharaeter is the
I ocoseider else is unworthy of mad.
Yr Salle—ln what way ; how do you know that ?
Father Bowdesi—Well, ft has been said as by ripple.
Mr. Belle—la she honest'
Father Bowden—l believe so.

Mr. lislie—la sii• a @ober roam!