Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1859-07-29

A You've LADY RESCUED FROM CONVENT.
The Detroit Tribune gives an account Of tho
discovery and rescue of girl who had been
decoyed from her parents and placed in,
convent at Toledo, Ohio.
Her parents are English and had educa.s5
their daughter in Paris. They removed n
Montreal. Canada, on the appointment Of The
father to a colonial Office. The daug ter hs5
been imbued with Catholic notions BY hs-
Partisan teachers and the Jesults, who algav,
Keen close watch of their chances where tbsrs
a large amount of property to be inherited
os in this case, followed her up, and br1ugb.
secret influences to bear upon her at Montrasf
without the knowledge of the parents. Ths7
rvare successful, and one morning the para11
were alarmed 10 find their daughter miSr,
fro,n her room, and a note LETT IN her han!
wiring to inform them that she had ch-ssn
n religious life. and they must not attenr-
to follow or discover her.
The father went to the lord bishopO N-1.
treaI and to the chief official OF the convent
Of crey nuns in that city. but both de--t
anv knowledge Os his daughter, although
afterwards appeared that she was conceap.
in the convent at the time, and that the rre.
late knew it. She was afterwards traced
various converts in Canadl, and subseqls-.-
w N Detroit. and then to Toledo. A-us
latter Mace the latter assumed a disguise and
nractjced upon the Jesuits one Of their WI
tricks. He rrofessed to be foreign t1ur..-
taking statistics Of the religious es-ah,.s.
ments of this country, and was freely admit
ted into the convent OF grey nuns Bur
among all the sisterhood. he could find
where his daughter, and, heart-sick. WEAR
and dispirited, he was about 70 leave, when
the superior asked If he would ike % SEQ
their school Of orphans Sc Certainly ami
into the room he was ushered In passinc
side door, which was partly open. his quick
Glance discovered his long-sought daughter
upnn "a ,ick-bed 10 moment ne sprang %
her side and clasped her in his arms. She
WIS So wasted, (Says his letter 70 his friend
! In Detroit), that he could scarcely rec0g1Es
| his beautiful child Of six weeks before Sr
in her turn. was overjOyed to see him. IT.
! Immediately turned upon the superior, v1-
stood transfixed with establishment, vented
upon her his long pent-up feelings. He fairy
| trembled with rage, while he caused her o
/ tremble with fear as he poured forth a ny
| rent Of denunciatlOn upon her head >-s
| stammered out an excuse TO the effect -ll.
she was only obeying the orders Of her su1=
rior at Montreal, of which convent this va,
a branch, and that she had no discretion il
the matter. But the father was too full D..
ioy to waste time in chickering's there, VIII
! his sick child in his arms; and so, rscaiv-.
a portion Of her clothing, hastily GATHERED --
by the afrighted nuns, he left the CONVEX:
with the prize which he had been seek.
day and night for six weeks, with an ago
Of anxiety which only parental love ca
experience. \ carriage was in waiting VIII
friends to whom he had been introduced, an
to whose residence the party repaired.
telegram was despatched to the heart-br0zsa
mother at Montreal. who was worn down
with sickness and suspense.
1t appears that the girl, although at drst
acting only under urgent persuasion IN leay-
in her parents, when she afterwards repentec
Of it, was not allowed TO return TO them, bu'
was kept q close prisoner, and taken aDou'
from one convent to another to elude the
search Of the father.