The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1859-07-30

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We fancy, girls would not so many of
them grow up to womsnhood with Bet
ties hatred OF house work. .. .... ....,
4 But fathers and brothers can do as
much even as mothers toward rceonci
ing woman to this useful position, by
giving credit whare credit is due Lei
the mothers see to it that she teaches her
boysto respect the labor Of their sisters.
Catholicism oat its Old T.icIss--A Young
Lady Re ,cued { ON as Convent.
tFron,he Detroit Tribune, l9h.l
| We have jus. learned the particulars
Of one Of those cases Of sndIen disappear.
ance, nnxious ard long haflied search, aud
final recovery, which now and then come
to the light from the mainly secret history
of Roman CatE7,l- convents. The story
is in every respect strictly true. but for
reasons OF propric,y. as tho family will
not coves newspaper publcity-we sup,
press all names. -
An English gentleman of wealth and
taste, who has recently been honored
with q seat in one Of the Queens P,oyin-
cial Cabinets, has been fer some years
residing in Montreal Prior to this Pc.
cd he lived in England. He had an
cnly daughter, a young lady Of .upeom-
mon beauty aud remarkable Intelligence,
Upon her mind aud person, everything
that parental love could dictate snd
wealth procure was lavished. She was
sent to the best schools at Paris, where
for several years she was en- gagged 10 pur.
suing her studies under the best instruc.
tors and where sire attained astonishing
proficiency, becoming thorough classic.
al scholar aud most perfect lnguist.
But in the prosecution of her studies,
she very naturally fell under the inau-
ence Of Roman Catholics, who compose
| the large majority of those engaged in
teaching. ss we'll as the other professions
in Paris. The doctrines Of "the Church
were sedulously inculcatel, and she was
urged to separate herself from the world
and join the sistcrhood of a convent. All
this was kept from her parents, who
knew nothing save the rapid progress
which their beloved child was making in
her studies, and noted with admiration
her Development into dawniug, beautiful
womanhood. .-..
At length her education was completed
and her purents-who had resided 10 Par
is during her stay there, to watch over
her,-returned to England and shortly af-
ter removed to Montreal. They had no.
ticed that their daughter was particularly
conscientious in all her religious duties,
and were pleased, rather than otherwise,
to Know tina; to the charms of cultiva
ted mind their idoIizcd child should add
the graces of ii renewed and Christian
heart The wealth of affection bestowed
upon her b. her parents Ms returned ID
all its bounty Of blessing by their atiec
tlonate daughter aud the cup Of happiness
was full. "".~
Seven weeks ago they arose one morn
ing TO terrible revciation--to sorrow
almost icspair. Their daughter was not
to be found in her room. But upon the
table WIS brief note informing them that
ieshe deemed it her duty to renounee the
world and become a nun, and that she
hoped they would be reconcilei to her
reuunciation and not attempt to follow or
discover her, as it would be useless. This
wa. in her own hand writing, so there
could be no doubt of the truth, OF the an
nouncement 1t was evident that the In
huences which had been set to work up
on her mind in Paris, had followed her.
and that by the wonderful secret police
system Of the Romish Church she had
been traced from place to place, a~d the
ecclesiastical officials Informed Of her his
tory, and tendencies.
The blow came to the family like a
thunder clap 1t was the last thing they
would have expected--that the child up.
on whom they had freely lavished every
thing, and who had so du,itully returned
ali their affection sl,ou d leave them sud
denly, without all hours warnins, and
90, they knew not whittier, The mother
became well nigh distracted. The father
satisfied that she had been wrought Oh by
n,align influences At i urged to the point
of compu'sion 10 take step of the con
sequences OF which she could know little.
resolved to recover her i possible. In
an excited condition, bordering almost
, upon frenzy, he set to wcrk. @.
Application was FIRST made to the high
es. ecclesiastical fuctionary at MontreaI
lord bishop, we believe is the title. --
Il that city is u convent Of gray nuns.
The father suspected his dau-hter had
, been taken there lie went to the ofic
: ial, announced his loss and the object Of
his visit, inrplored his assistance, aud of
t ferd ANYTHING which he might see lit t.
, ask, even If it took his entire estate.---
t The ecclesiastic expressed great sympathy J
, with the father, declared that the con
vent was open to his inspection from tor
, to bottom, aud assured him that if he
j. knew where his daughter was he wuulc
t gladly restore her to the arms Of her sor
I rowing parents But no daughter was
) found in the convent. Subsequent
., events, however, revealed the fact tina,
T she was hidden at this very time in the
d convent and tho pre!ate knew it. o
d Every avenue Of inforlna,ion was sough
C aud used. The father soon learned thai
the daughter had been sent away from
d Motrea. TO Kingston, Bytown aus
!, Toronto, he successfully pursued. her
& searching every convent, but failing ii
:. his endcavors.0 At Toronto, however, h
s gained some new an d important informa
}, ton. By means which only pareets
t, love, aided with money, could devise. h
r, ascertafned for ce,1uiIty that his daugh
r ter had been sent to Detroit or Toledo
}. that she was sick and wasting away, an
II desired to return to her pafeuts, beiu,
d heartily tired Of convent lito, but that sh
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