The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1876-12-01

!. with the most tender care and
watchful skill, so that he recover
ed; and, in gratitude for the pres
ervation of his life, he permitted
her and her daughter to remain
in the palace. For some time
they were coRtented with the lux
ury of such a home, but one day
it was the evening OF Wednesday,
neither mother nor daughter was
to be found; and upon examina-
ton it was discovered that large
collection of precious stones and
some ready money had disappear
ed with them. They had depart.
ed on the French steamer, in or
der to transfer their talents to
the fields of Europe. The fate of
the daughter / do not know; for
some time she and her mother
were conspicuous in the dissipa-
tions Of Paris life; subsequently
the mother lived with a son in
London, and, since / heard her
story in Constantinople, she has
died in London in misery and
want.
The further history of the Doc
tor and his family may detain our
curiosity for a moment. When
his wife left him for the arms of
the Pasha he experienced so much
difficulty in finding any one in
Constantinople to take care of his
children that he determined to
send them to Scotland TO be edu-
Gated, and intrusted them for
that purpose to friend who was
returning to England. They went
by the way of Rome. 1t happen
ed that the mother and sister Of
the / e3 or had some time before
that come to Rome for the sake
of health, and had there warmly
embraced the. Roman Catholic
faith. OF course the three chill
dren were taken to see their
grandmother and aunt, and the
| latter, concerned for their eternal
welfare, diverted them from their
journey, and immured the boys
| in a monastry and the girl in
convent. The latter, when he
heard of this abduction, express
ed Indignation, but having at the
time only seen such religious
faith as may be floating in the
Oriental air and common to all,
he made no vigorous effort to re
cover his children. Indeed he
consoled himself, in the fashion
of the country, by m arrying
again; this time a Greek lady
who died, leaving two boys. The
Doctor was successful in trans
porting the offspring of his sec
ond marriage to Scotland, where
they were educated; and they re-
turned to do him honor-one of
them as the eloquent and devo~
ted pastor Of a Protestant church
in Pera, and the other as a physi !
clan in the employ Of the govern
ment.
Afte the death of his second !
wife the doctor-I can but tell
the story as ] heard it-became a
changed man, and married again;
this time a Swiss lady, Of lovely |
Christian character. In his chan
ged condition he began to feel |
anxious to recover his children
from the grasp Of Rome. He
wrote for information, but his sis
ter refused to tell where they
were, and his search could discov-
er no trace Of them. At length
the father obtained leave Of alb
sence from the seraglio, and arm
ed with autograph letter from Alb
dul Aziz to Plus TX, he went to
Rome. The Pope gave him an
order for the restoration Of his
children. lie drove first to the
convent to see his daughter. In
place of the little girl whom he
had years ago parted, he found
young lady Of extraordinary beau
ty, a devoted Romanist. At first
she refused to go with him, and it
was only upon his promise to al
low her perfect liberty Of con
science, and never to interfere
with any Of the observances Of
her church, that she consented.
Not daring to lose sight Of her,
he waited for her TO pack her
trunk, and then, putting her face
into a carriage, drove to the mon
astery where he heard after many
inquiries, that his boys were con-
fined. The monk who admitted
him denied that they were there,
and endeavered to lock him in
the waiting-room while he went
to call the Superior. But the
Doctor anticipated his move
ments, and as soon as the monk
was out of sight started to explore
the house. BY good luck the
first door he opened led into a
chamber where sick boy was
lying on a bed. The Doctor be.
lieved that he recognized one Of /
his sons; a few questions satisfied
him that he was right. ~ am
your father" he said to the as.
tonished lad, ''run quick and call
your brother and come with me-"
Monastic discipline had not so
many attractions for the boys as
convent life for the girl, and the
child ran with alrcrity and brought
his brother, just as the abbot and
monks appeared upon the scene.