Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-02-05

Young Lady Escaped from n Nunnerys
Loss of $4,000 to the EstablishmeBt.-The
Convent of the Sisters Of Mercy, corner OF
Houston and Mulberry streets of which the
Most Rev. Archbishop John Hughes Is owner,
was on Friday Gan unlucky day y the scene OF
dire connection. At 4 O'Clock, we are inform
ed by an eyewitness of the whole transaction
as it occurred, carriage drove up to the door
of the Convent, and there descended lady
and gentleman fashionably clad, and evidently
belonging TO the higher class. They entered
the building apparently in great haste. After
half an hour had elapsed they returned to the
street, having in their company young lady
of perhaps nineteen summers, whose shawl
was csrelessly thrown over noviee's dress,
long black skirts, and cowl, with neat white
cambria cap encircliBg her face, and what APP
peared to be sort Of mixed steel colored dress
under the conventual habit She was OF great
personal beauty, both of face and form. The
door Of the Convent was smartly and uncere-
moniousy slammed behind the backs Of the
retreating party by some person evidently in
high state of excitement. The trio halted,
seemingly for moment, undecided and great
ly sgitated, upon the steps. A hurried whis-
per passed, they hastily descended, aad enter
ed the carriage. The door of the vehicle was
closed with snap by the Jehu, smart crack
of whip startled the horses, and the party
disappeared The solution of the mystery is
in this wise:
The modern Jessics is understood to be
wealthy and of good lineage, by name P******
*+*T*-grand daughter to Madame D**+*;;
She became desperately in love with a gay
young man of this city, W***** L+f+**A**F,
who did not seem to recprocste the affection,
and held himself at so wary q distance that
the young lady, in fit of desperation, resell
we'd if possible to alleviate hope deferred, By
abjuring the heartless world and its vaEities,
and shroud her grief in the bosom of reig-
GUS order She embraced the holy sisterhood,
against the earnest entreaties of her friends,
and hid her disappointment in the cold cloister
of Ithe recluse. She was gladly received by
the sisters in the winter,of 1856, and has re-
manned there since that time. The period was
fast approac' ing when she was expected to
take the black veil.
The novice is understood to be eligible mere
ly to the white cap during the FIRST six months
of her initiation; during the two years succeed
ing, the white veil is assumed, and :hen comes
the remuneration of all worldly ties, goods,
chattels, and almost human sympathies and
the recluse assumes the black veil, sombre
folds of which were now lying convenient for
the young lady under consideration. Her $780,
90 were already almost in the Archibishops
Treasury. Her family, however, stealthly
correspondent with her, convinced her of her
error, ard consoled her with the hope that all
would yet be well. Her relatives so far sue.
ceedeG that, with her consent, the rescue was
effected as described. No doubt when the
party returned to their prncely residence in
Blocker street, warm congratulations ensued
on the brand as it were plucked from the burn
ing-N 7. ErpresS.