New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-07-25
BFscUEp FROM A CONVENT.

TIL, D,,roit T,ibuss Of Tuesday, July ~ gives lne
particulars Of the dsappesrsnce, seven % ~ 60
young lady Of high respecfaoiny ago ,,sr, as
her ia, hers honse in Montreal, and hef suo-e s e.
coy.ry in A Convent a. Toledo OHIO. she y VI ru
gEsh birtb bu, xas educA.ed q, Cathohc scnooI u
paris where she bee sme convert 10 tue h""'A"
Catholic faith.
Seven weeks ago the parents arose one morning ~!
their daughter not To be found ID nel '"oi ~,
upon the table brief note lniormiog t1eHi 100
sie deemed her duty 10 renounce the voId ahd DC
come a nun and ina. she hoped they wouid DC ,oo'H
cIsd TO Der reIuDciston, and Dot ai,eipt 10 Ioo"
discover her, a. would be useless lhs Has ~ ~ ~
own handwriting, 80 there could be no douO, 81 .Ie
ruth Of the announcement. IL was evident thAl INC
influences which had been set 20 work upon hsr SUI
ceptibe mind in Psris had followed her, and tha' oy
the wonderful secret policy OF the Churcn cue no,
been traced from place place, and the ecce'iasicA
officials informed Of her history, position anu 1eNdeI
cles. -. d.
town and Toronto the distracted father went 10 De
troit. where be arrived Sunday morning. Jdy ~.
The search there also frultless, although theie
were circumstances which strengthens toe su'p'"n
that she was secreted. Catholic LADY Of some posi-
ton was about 10 leave the city, ana "hie c'se
watch set upon her movements the ia'heI IT,
paired 10 Toledo. The Tribune says;
In accordance with plan previously agreed upon,
the father waited upon the Superior OF convent %
grey Nuns az Toledo informing her IN ISN'T cu''
that be was foreign tourist taking the statistics Oh
the converts in this country and would Ike 20 aSceI
tain the date If It's foundation the name ~ l'S
nor the number of it, inmates, and other iactS oi W
tere-t and would desire further personally 70 inspect
IL de partments. -. .,.b
Dsarmed Of all suspicion, the lady led e1m through
the convent and gave him the desired lnorilstlru'
But amor all the sterhoed he could mud nowhere hls
daughter and heart sick and dlsprted, ne was aoo'
10 leave when the Superior asked II ne "'u,d lAe -
see their school Of orphans. Certainy-and mo eue
room be was ushered In passing side door when
was partly open his quick gsnce discovered MS long
sought dang liter stretched upon SEX bed
In a moment he sprspg to her side and clasped her
d. ms arms She was so wasted, says his letter to his
friend in Detroit which now lies before Us, thar ne
coud scarcely recognize his beautiful child OF SIX weeks
b, fore She 10 her turn, oyeIoyed 70 see MN:
He Immediately turned upon the Superior, VINO stocd
trsnxed with astonishment and vented upon her ms
long pept.up feelings. He fairly trembed VITA rage,
while he caused Der remble with fear as he poured
forth torrent of denunca,ion upon her head. She
s,ammered out an excuse 10 the effect that she was
only chewing the orders of her Superior ~ Monreal,
of which convent she branch, AMI that she hai
10 discretion in the matter. But the tather was 700
full Of 10Y 10 waste time in chickering's there, with MS
sick child in his arms and receiving portion OF her
clothing hastily gathered up by the afnghted nuns,
he left the convent with the prize which he had been
seeking day and night for SIX weeks, with an agony Oh
anxiety that only parental love can experience
carriage was in waiting with friends To whom he had
been introduced and to whose residence the party re
paired telegram was dispatched 10 the mother AZ
Montreal who was worn down with sickness and sus-
pense 49, .,. ..
This occurred on the 18th. The father at once
started on his return and at last accounts he had
halted at Saratoga to recruit the wasted health OF MS
daughter.