The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1877-06-07
A Doctors Love for Fair Young Nun.

A Doctors Love for Fair Young Nun.
st. Franciscus Hospital, Catholic
institution in this city, says the Pitts
burgh Chronicle, has recently been the
scene of a very romantic occurrence.
Some five or six months ago a young
physician, son of a prominent citizen of
Pittsburgh, obtained the appointment
of Assistant Physician to the hospital.
As he is Protestant some surprise was
the facts, that he should be thus honor
ed by a Catholic institution. He re-
ceived no pay for his services, further
than his board and an unlimited COM
mand of the splendid wines and liquors
of the establishment, which are as
abundant as they are good. Every
thing apparently ran along smoothly
and pleasantly to all, until short time
ago, when an event transpired which
has caused the young physician to sever
his connection with the institution, the
reason therefor being this: Residing in
the hospital were several nuns and Sis
tiers of Mercy, who had taken vows of
eternal celibacy. One of these, how
ever, happened to be young, beautiful,
intelligent and attractive, and the ply
stefan soon became deeply enamored of
her. And, Notwithstanding her vows,
the young nun soon learned to bow in
secret at another shrine than that of the
Virgin Mary; in fact, her love for the
fascinating young physician became as
strong as his for her. In the daily as
ISOLATION of hospital life they had fire.
quent opportunities for speaking in that
language which requires not words for
utterance, and eventually the young
Romeo prevailed upon the not unwilling
Juliet to renounce her VOWS and
flee from the citadel that re-
strained her ardent young life. So one
bright morning, not more than week
ago, the fair recluse was not to be found !;
in the stiffness of night she had flown,
without even so much as bidding her
companions adieu. The Mother Supe-
rior of the establishment was naturally
exceedingly angry, and proceeded to
make an investigation of the affair.
AS the result of her inquiries she accus-
ed the young physician of having assist
ed in the nuns escape. To her sur
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openly acknowledged that he had open
ed the doors for the nun. And, further,
he insisted that he had a perfect right
to do so, as he was engaged to be mar
ried to her, and it was foregone con-
clusiOn that he could not fulfill his con-
tract if she retained the veil and resi-
dence within the circumscribed limits of
the hospital. The Mother Superior be-
came exceeding wroth, and informed
the physician that his services would be
dispensed with in the hospital He re-
ceived the announcement very coolly
and, more than that, he told the irate
lady that he had made preparations to
go to Philadelphia, and so soon as he
was established there he intended to
marry the fair nun whom he loved, add
mired and respected. The physician is
but little over nineteen years Of age,
but is said to be young man of great
promise in his profession. The nun is
a young lady who formerly resided on
the South Side, and is likewise, by those
who knew her, much esteemed for hel
many virtues as well as for her beauty
and intelligence. In this connection il
is not necessary to give the names OF
either of the parties.