The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1876-11-30

Catholic faith. OF course the three
children were taken TO see their grand
mother and aunt, and the latter, con
cerned for their eternal welfare, divert
ed them from their journey, and i'm.
INJURED the boys in a monastery and the
girl in a convent. The father, when
he heard Of this abduction, expressed
indignation, but having at that time
only such religious faith as may be
floating in the Oriental air and common
to all, he made no vigorous effort to re-
coverhis children. Indeed, he consoled
himself, In the fashion Of the country,
by marrying again; this time a Greek
lady, who died, leaving two boys. The
Doctor was successful in transporting
the offspring Of his second marriage to
Scotland, where they were educated
and they returned to do him honor
one OF them as the eloquent and devoted
pastor of a Protestant church in Pera,
and the other as q physician in the en-
ployment of the Government.
After the death of his second wife the
Doctor--I can but tell the story as l
heard it-became a changed man, and
married again this time a Swiss lady,
of lovely Christian character. In his
changed condition he began to feel
anxious to recover his children from the
grasp Of Rome. He wrote for informa.
ton, but his sister refused to tell where
they were, and his search could discov-
er no trace of them. At length the
father obtained leave of absence from
the seraglio, and armed with an auto
graph letter from Abdul Aziz to Plus
IN, he went to Rome. The Pope gave
him an order for the restoration of his
children. He drove first to the convent
to see his daughter. In place of the
little girl whom he had years ago part
ed with, he found a young lady of ex-
traordinary beauty, a devoted Roman
list. At first she refused to go with him,
and it was only upon his promise to al
low her perfect liberty of conscience,
and never to interfere with any Of the
o~bservances of her church, that she con-
scented. Not daring to lose sight of her,
he waited for her to pack her trunk,
and then, putting her into a car
riage, drove to the monastery where he
heard, after many inquiries, that his
boys were confined. The monk who
admitted him denied that they were
there, and ~endeavorcd to lock him into
the waiting-room while he went to call
the Superior. But the Doctor antici.
pated his movements, 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 a sick boy was lying on a bed,
The Doctor believed that he recognized
one of his sons; a few questions salts.
fled him that he was right. al am your
father" he said to the astonished lad,
" run quickly and call your brother and
come with me-" Monastic discipline
had not so many attractions fol-
the boys rs convent life fol
the girls, and tho child rar
with alacrity and brought his brother,
just as the abbot and u score of monk:
appeared upon the scene. AS the celer
ity of the Doctor had given no oppor
tunity to conceal the boys, opposition
to the order of the Pope was useless
and the father fastened to the gat,
where he had left the carriage. Mean
time the aunt had heard of the rescue
and followed the girl from the convent
she implored her, by tears and prayers
to reverse her decision. The Docto
cut short the scene by showing his son
into the carriage and rapidly drivin,
away. Nor did he trust them long il
Rome.
The subsequent career of the boys i
not dwelt on with pleasure. One o
them enlisted in the Turkish army
married a Turkish wife, and after som
years, deserted her, and ran away t
England. His wife was taken into
Pasha's family, who offered to adop
her only child, a boy of 4 years; bu
the mother preferred to bring him t.
his grandfather. None of the famil
had seer her, but she established he
identity, and begged that her chill
might be adopted by a good man
which she knew his grandfather to be
and receive q Christian training. Tn
Doctor, therefore, adopted the grand
child, which had come to him in such
strange way, and the mother shortl
after died.
The daughter, whose acquired az
complishments matched her inherite
beauty, married, in time, a Venetia
! Count of wealth; and the idler i
, Venice may see IN the Grand Cana
: among those moldy edifces that coul
, reveal so many romances, their sumpt,
Gus palace, and learn, if he cares I
learn, that it is the home Of a famil
happy in the enjoyment of most feiic
tous fortune. In the gossip with whic
the best Italian society sometime
amuses itself, he might hear that tn
Countess was the daughter Of q sla,
!. of the Sultan's harem. l have givel
q however, the true version of the romal
tic story; but / am ignorant of the s.
cial condition, or the race of the mot
err Of the heroine Of so many adventure
q She may have been born in the Cauc
q sus.