, 1874-03-20

her poBition in lifo. She thanked God TINT Bho
was educated IN Protestant schools Brought
Greenwich Seminary IN that State, gay
and romantic, she onterod aocety, but
found no. pleasure In the giddy whirl.
Dissatisfied with being butterfly, and growing
nccosaity for moro eorious existence. sho hnd
boon brought up by q Catholic mother, and, aa
all Catholics believed every ono outside Of tho
rale of tho Church would aasuredly DO damned,
seek in that solaco for her onnui. 4 ma1.
might commit murder and receive absolution,
but to doubt M article Of faith WAS to insure ex-
communication and damnatton.
She accordingly went to confession to ayoung
priest At Newport, named Father Hughes, who
assured her tlas sho WAS born for botter, higher,
nob1or aims than to be q moro butterfly Of FASH
ion. He dreH allch picture of bliasfui purity
that Miss Edith decided to entor a convent. 1t
took year to gain her parents conaout, for thoy
folt ahe would no longer be tholr child, and they
could hold no FREQ communication with her.
Bishop Mcfarland wont to hor paronta, aud told
them thcy wero agents Of tho devil to restrain
lior, and threatened them with accommodation,
until thoy yielded. Tho object was to get hor
money. ..-..
On Oct. 2, 1862, she entered q convent in Mud
ison, N. J. Hero eho described the different or
ders, and mentioned dining with lho Sisters OF
the Poor at Jersey City, who, being very austere,
only took ono meal O day. tho chiof dish bong
composed Of soup mndo almost entirely Of 1ager
beer, which, it waB alleged, wns necessary to
keep up their strength. They wouldn't sigu apy
temperance Pledge, She was sure. Returning to
hor own individual experience, sho said thut
delightful, aud every ono so kind, but that tho
first question tho Superior anlsoa Was for her
sleck for S25.000. Tho lay aisters had to pay in
that convent $500 for tho privilege Of entoring.
any other drudgoy. Next her trunks woro
asked for, aa everything iu tho my of undor-
clothing VIVA required to DO furnished by tho
dozen. TheBe wero not quite ready, and
lcarncd that Mother Xavior surreptitiously sent
to her parents for all her worldly attire. These
were made over for such children al should bo
placed thcre rs boarding pupils, By parents Rt q
thing. Tho old clothes that cost nothing would
bo refashioned for them, and charged in the bill
at tho rate Of new ones.
Thon sho became = candidate, which lasted
eleven wceks. During this time the charactor
was studied, and II they are not pcrfootly sub
miasvc, il they had much money they were
sent to another Order, but If poor wero told
they had no vocation, aud returned to thoir
friends and tho world. She was treated with ull-
failing courtesy while candidate but M Hs s9on !,,;a
changed She was no longer .' My dear girl"
or sth1y sweet child" but on tho morning fol-
lowing hor assumption Of that garb, was ordered
in the harBhest mnnnor to 60 the kitchen and 800
was sot toscouring pans. ssbo did this for three
days. and then, without any pride, but from
simple love OF cleanluess bewalled hor be-
grinaed hands, a sister rncored at her pride,
and told ier she would show her how to Glenn
them. She took her to ahotllor room where
somo lime had Just been Stacked for whitowast-
ing, aud forced her to put them into the boiling
compound. Horrors On horrors accumulated. Size
wae scnt, from thouco to tho laundry, to wiring
clothes with her handa horo and bleeding. She
did not mind the physical pain 80 much "a tho
llnkinl words. Next chme narrowing desorip-
tion Of tho cell with tho blue and whito sproad.
no carpet, small washBtand, and narrow limits,
whero She might not oven shed h toar for her
mother without confeesing 1t as sin.
Sho assorted that Rolnanism WIS loaing it's
force III Europe and gaining ground here. It
was more to he doplorol than intomperanco,
because it was hypocritical, and uphold intdhap-
Miss O'Gorman knew Bishop Foley whom sllo
converscd with an hour in Bishop 9palding's
palace In Baltimore, and 70 .Inow q great deal
about h,m and sue said that neither ho nor my
cause they al1 loved vino, and though Biskop
Purcell assorted that no lad boen q total ati-
atinonce man for tho last ten yoars. still no
must take vino at mass, which being over q
Whom sho became poyice Hho lad her hair,
which was yard long, cut OF hair Which Blo
had baon proud OF md she WAS forced to tramplo
on it. (Sighs Of sympathy from tho AUDIENCE
Whom she stated that theso locks were sold aud
this fact waa atated.1 Chignons aud falso curls
being necossity of theso women Of the world,
they must have them oven at such coat.
At Paterson, where She was sent, she broke
some Pine Atops and took them. to tho 5iator
Superior and knet to ask penance for ior
crmo. She was thua Addressed: " You great
wallowinR, loundosing tlat-liat, 60 and put your
lazy back to WORK and make pair just like
tlom." Obedience being 8 necessity sle wont
to the chapel aud besought St. Joseph tho FoB-
ter-Fathor Of jesus to come down from Heaven
aud help her mako them. IIo did not arrive, mud
hor 8ucceBB without this miraculous tntorpoBl-
ton not being very groat, aha Was sent to beg
tho money to replace them from the citizons.
Her sister Visited her at Patterson. Sho wnn
only allowed to Heo her Blater toll minutes, and
could o1ror her no refreshments. sho WIS
Obliged to say Bho vas happy, while every night
md morning SHE prayed for death. she hadn't
a9 S word ct vs t from any o for as
prioat named Father Walsh. This was while she
was toacbiug class Of large girls. The nara.
melodramatiosls 'A :. She told 'hSa's him io mast I
ueSa tai ns9 q a n'''y ys 10 ss sepass a
horso!f to the Mother Superior Of hor
Oldor,-nrst by lettor a,.d attogward in person.
She aneered Of her aud told her sho muht bo very
conooitod to fancy such pite young priest was
to leaye tic convent and be n,arriodf to lin. but
her: roligion saved hos, because she
lad been taaght to beleye TINT
riage ut all, .While the prieRt had ale consented
could have Hyed with her while he liked. aud
then have gone batk, when he tired OF her, tc
Ills preBtly duties again. Bho made another ap.
peal to the Superior, bnt she was denied tue
temptations aud her brave zeaistasese, until a