Litchfield enquirer., 1876-11-30
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parted 6A t6e French steamer, in order to transfer their talents to the fields of Europa. The fate of the daughter do not know; for some time she and her mother were conspicuous in the dissipa- ton of Paris life; subsequently the moth CT lived with 6 son in London, and, since heard her story in Constantinople, she has died in London in misery and want.
 The further history of the doctor and his family may detain our curiosity for moment. When his wife left him for the arms Sf the Pasha. he experienced so much difficulty in finding any one in Constanti- nople to Sake care of his children that he deter1niued to send them to Scotland to he eddcdAedy and intrusted them for that purpOseto friend who was returning to England. They went by way of Rome. It happened that the mother and sister of the doctor. some time before that, had come tO Rome, for the sake of health, and had there warmly. embraced the Roman Catholic faith Of course the three child ren were taken to see their grandmother and aunt, and the latter, concerned for their eternal welfare, diverted them from their iOauney, and immured the boys in . monastery and the girl in a convent The father. when he heard of this abduc- ton. expressed indignation, but having at that time only such religious faith as may oe 1OatiDg in the Oriental air ard common tO all. he made no vigorous effort to recover his children. Indeed he con sOIed himseIE. in the fashion of his coan- try by marrying again: this time Greek ladv who died, leaving two boys. The doctor vas successful in transporting the On>pung Oi his second marriage to Scot land, where they were educated; and they rcEaEEszd to do him honOr-one of them as the sIOqaent and dew Jted pastor of PEOtess san . church m Pera. and the other as a phys:eihn in the employment of the goveronent-
 After the death of his second wife-the dO-sOr-I can bat tell the story as Iheard iE-becAme changed man, and-marrled again; this time Swiss lady, of lovely CnrISTian character. In his changed con- dIslOn. he began 10 feel anxious to recov- er hts children from the grasp of Rome. He Wr0se for information, but his sister refused to tell where they were, and his search c0uid discover nO trace of them. At Iength the father obtained leave of ahsenee from the SeragIio, and armed with aa autograph letter from Abdul AZiz tO Pins K, he vent to Rome. The Pope gave him an order for the restoration of his children He drove first to the convent Co see his daughter. In place of the little girl whom he had years ago par ted with, he found young lady of extra ordinary beauty, a devoted Romanist. At first she refused to go With him, and it w<s only upon his promise to allow her perfect liberty of conscience. and never to interfere with any of the observances of the Chuch that she consented. Not daring tO lose sight of her, he waited for her to
 A k< khn no1Astegy where he heard, after many in- qaIriss, that his boys were confined. The monk xhO admitted him denied that they were there, and endeavored to lock him into the waiting-roon 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 opened led into a chamber where a sick boy vas lying on a bed. The doctor be- Hsved that he recOgcnized one of his sons; few questions satisfied him that he was right ''I am your father," he said to the ast0nished lad ''run quickly and call your brother and come with me. ]" Mo12S4Ic dicipline had not so many att tKAc9ions for the boys as convent life for the girl, and the child ran with alacrity and brought his brother, just as the ab- bot and a score of monks appeared upon the scene As the celerity of the doctor had gwen no opportunity to conceal the boys. opposition to the order of the Pope WAS uselesa. and the Gather hastened to the gale. where he had left the carriage. Meantime the aunt had heard of the res el=. and followed the girl from the con- vezt- she implOred the girl, by tears and prayers tO reverse her. decision. The doc so< c1t short the scene by showing hls ss@s into the carriage and driving rapidly 9wxy. Nor did he trust them long in Ro@e
 The subsequent career of the boys is p0s dwelf on with pleasure. One of them sz1lzsed in the Turkish army, married Q TurklSh wife, and after some years desert cd her. and ran away to England. His wife waz szken into Pasha's family who o@ee1 tO adopt her only child, a boy oi fOzr years; but the mother preferred to hrEzg him tO his grandfather. None of tSe family had seen her. but she estab. ls~h-d he4 identity, and begged that her cAIa uEghs be adopted by good man, whScA she knew his grandfather to be and receive a Christian training. The 1ocsUE, therefore. adopted the z. andchild ~G1cA had come la bim in such strange ~2y and the mother shortly after died.
 Tae d@zghter. whose acquired accom- r1s<Aze1tS matched her inherited beauty s4xxxsed, m tune. Venetian Count O wealth; and the idler in Venice may see on sAss Grand Canal, among those mouldy ed S6ceS tG&. could reveal so many romances x2se1r sznPtaoas palace, and learn, if h, cares t0 learn. that it IS the home of family happy m the enjoyment of mos SeAscSEUzs fortune. In the gossip witl wAsSA tAe best Italian society sometime @=@ses itself. he might hear that the CS1zsess w&s the daugter of slave of tn, S@lr&@fs harem. have given, however s4e Er2e version of the romantic story kszs xz ignorant of the social condition a< s@e race cf the mother of the heroin uE so Ezny adventures. She may hav sseez born Tn the Caucasus.
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