, 1874-08-30

friends, and have taught school in the countT
until my health failed. 1t may appear st1ang
| to you that not single priest offered to assis
| me-strangers have been kinder to me than N:
| own.
R.-Tou must remember that the priests da1'
! not displease tho Bishop.
Mother FL know that well. Furthermore
most Of the people look upon me amorn
| 1epcr, because have incurred the Bishops cen
/! sure.
R.-Yet, you are, suppose, An ardent Roman
| Catholic?
Mother F.-Yes sir; nothing that Bishop
or that al the Bishops, could do would shake my
| faith. have been unjusrly used, but no amount
OF persecution can mako me false to my religion
| R.-Dr- Dyas, understand from you, did MOI
take An aetlye part in tho business Of your COM
! ulunity?
Mother F-No; did net see him until last
! came to town since the spring before our disso-
| luton. He has been very kind to Me.
K-tou soy there are other members OF your
order III town who can substautiato your state
ment?
Mother F.-Yes you will find them, think,
near the corner OF Fourth aud Ada streets. The
name IS Atkin-
This ended tho interview with Mother Ferdi-
nand.
TIE TRIBUNE reporter next proceeded to the
THE ATK1n FAMILY
indicated By Mother Ferdinand. At the door he
met spectable-looking old Irish lady, who ap-
peared to be overwhelmed with sorTow. This
Was Mrs. Atkin. mother Of tho two ladies' who
had belonged to the Order of Loretto, under the
superiorship Of Mother Ferdinand. The re-
porter, having explained the object Of his visit,
Mrs. Atkin said:
''My daughter is so weak that she can hold
no conversation even with me.-the Doctor has
forbidden it. lily other daughter is in tho co,,n-
try"
R.-They arc suffering from consumption,
Mother Ferdinand Says.
Mrs. !Atkin-So believe. The hand Of death
is laid on both of them. They got their mortal
R.--Did the biahop make any provision for
thom after the breaking up Of tho convent?
Mrs. Atkn {cryiug very bitterly)-I can't talk
about it, God knows all. He will judge this.
Nv lips are sealed upon the subject cannot
answer anv questions about fhe matter. have
no wish to. Anyway, wouldn't have anything
to Eay about it.
R.-ls there no hope Of your daughters rccov-
cry?
1lrs. Atkin-None, I believe. The girl that's
here Ii at deaths door now. You will excuse
me from answering my questions. ] cannot pos
s1bly DO it now. and my daughter cannot speak -t
ALL
This, OF course, terminated tho conversation,
and the reporter Withdrew from that home of
2fl1lctiOn.
It Is only proper to give the other side Of the
story concerning the rc1novOl Of Mother Ferdi-
uand from the Bishops house By Capt. Hickey
and the other gentlemen mentioned: Tint is;
thst, instead Of being invited to the Bishops
house, she went there OF her own accord, OBJ
tained admission to the parlor, and insisted ul-
on remaining there, even after the Bishop had
her to leave. Notwithstanding all his
aud orders, sho declared that she in
tended to stay there all night, having no other
place to go to. Consequently, the Bishop
took his carriage. and drove to A1r. Canltield's
house, but that gentleman not being home he
went to Mr.. O'Iara's. He, too, Was out, as
was another prominent Catholic layman upon
whom tho Blshop called It gradually dawned
upoa Bishop Foley's mind that all these gentle
men must be at some one place. 80 lie drove
around from house to house, until he caught
them enjoying pleasant evening together. He
went into private room, and asked the gentle
man of the house to bog Mossrs. O'Hara and
Caulicld to step into where he MAS. They did
so. Ho told them lis perple1ity. and they got
into his carriage and drove to the residence of
Capt. Hickey, who WAS at that time in command
Of the South Side They found him. and all
went to the Bishops house. and took Mother
Ferdinand, not by force IS sho claims. but with
Ill the gcntleness and consideration due her mud
carried her, as she states, to the asylum On the |
%arth 'Sido