The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-01-03


there warmly embraced the Roma-
Catholic Church. OF course the ,hre,
children were taken 70 see their grand
mother and aunt, alj the latter con
eerned for their eternal welfare. divert
ei them from their journey. and i'm
INJURED the boys In a monastsry aud the
girl IN a convent. The father when |
heard Of 'Ids abduction, expressed in
digna;ion, bat having a, that time only
such religious faith a. may be floating
10 the ORIENTAL air and common 10 AlI
hc male uD vigorous effor. 70 recoye-
/ hls children. indeed he consoled him
I self, IN the fashion of the country, bv
marrying again; tins time Greek hdy
who died leaving him two bows The
doctor was successful IN srnasportiug
the oHsprings OF vhe second marriage
10 Scotland, where they were educated:
and they returned 10 do him honor-ene
IT them as the eloquent aud devoted
pastor OF Protestant church in Pera,
and the other a. q ply sician in the en-
ploymeut Of the government.
After the death oi his second wife
the doc,or-I can but tell the story a.
heard it-bccame changed man and
married again; this time Swiss
lady of lovely Christian character. In
his changed condition he began to feel
anxious 10 recover his children from
the grasp ot Rome. He wrote for in
formation, but his sister refused to tell
where they were. and his search could
discover no trace Of them. At length
the father obtained 8 leave Of absence
from the seraglio. and armed with an
autograph letter from Abdul Aziz TO
Plus lX, 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 bad years
ago parted with. he found Q young
lady Of extraordinary beauty, a de-
voted Romanist At first She refused
To % with him, and il was only upon
his promise to allow her perfect lib
erty of conscience. and never to inter- |
church, that she consented. Not daring
to lose sight Of her. he waited for her
to pack her trunk. and then putting
her into Il carriage, drove to the mon |
astery, where he heard, after many in |
quiries, that his boys were confined. !
The monk who admitted them denied |
that they were there, and endeavored /
to lock him into the waitin. room,
while he went t" call the superior. |
But the doctor anticipated his move
meuts, and rs soon as the monk was
ont of sight started TO explore the
house. BY good luck the first door
he opened led into chamber where a (
sick boy WAS lying on q bed. The
doctor believed that he recognized one
of his sons; q few questions satisfied
hin that he was right. II am your
Run quickly and call your brother, !
and come with me-" Monastic disci-
pline had not SO many attractions for
the boys as convent life for the girl.
and the child ran with alacrity and
brought his brother, just as the abbot
and score Of monks appeared upon the
scene. As the CELEBRITY Of tho doctor
had given no opportunity to conceal
the boys. opposition to the order OF the
Pope was useless, aud the father hast
cned To the gate where he had left
he carriage. Meantime the aunt had
heard of the rescue, and followed the |
Girl from the convent she implorcd |
her by tears and prayers to reverse her
decision. The doctor cut short the |
scene by showing his sons into the |
carriage AMI rapidly drove away. |
Nor did he trust them very long in /
Rome
The subsequent career of the boys |
is not dwelt on with pleasure. One
of them enlisted in the Turkish army,
married Turkish wife, and, after
some years. deserted her, aud ran away |
tn England. His wife was taken into |
a pasha's family. who offered to adopt |
her only child. u boy of four years, but |
the mother preferred to bring him to
his grandfather. None of tho family !
had seen her bu, she established her !
identity. and begged that her child
might be adopted by good man, which !
she knew his grandfather to he, and re- |
ecive a Christian training. The doctor. /
adopted the grandchild. /
which hal come TO him in such strange /
way, anl the mother shortly after /
died q.
The daughter. whose acquired &C
matched her inherited (
beauty, married, in time, Venetian
count Of wealth and the idler in Ven |
ice may sec on the Grand Canal, among
those moldy editices that could reveal |
~ many romances. their sumptuous
palace. and learn, If he cares In learn, |
tha, i, is home Of q family happy in |
the enjoyment. Of most fsllcitous for
tune In the gossip with which the
best Italian society sometimes amuses
itself he NIGH, hear that the couptess
was a daughter Il = slave Of the Sui .
tan's harcm have given, however
the true version of the romantic story,
bat am ignorant of the social condi-
zion # the race Of thu mother Of the
heroine of 50 many adventures. She
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