Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1883-02-01

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tanned q letter OF introduction 10 Abra-
ham Lincoln from Mr.. Beecher, she
went to Washington. She there OBJ
tanned several letters of introduction 70
the consuls Of the European capitals.
Her first care when settled in Paris,
in 1865, was the study Of the French
language. Her teacher told her she
would best correct her foreign accent
in hearing some good sermons; she
would thus accustom her ear to the in.
donations of sentences and words. Al
this time
"PERE" HYAcINTHE
attracted great crowds at Notre Dame;
his eloquence made the pulpit one oi
the great attractions Of the city. Emily
went 70 hear one sermon, then two,
then did not miss one. What was the
result2 Was she really touched with
heavenly grace, or did the inspired
words of the great orator, after having
axalted her imagination, produce an
earthly love in her hearth
Whatever the reason could have
been, one evening, after sermon OF
more than usual eloquence, Mrs. Mer
riman, very much agitated, waited for
"Pere" Hyacinthe, ana as he left the
vestry she said. to him: My father, |
am Protestant, ! want to be a Catho-
lie; enlighten me-" From that hour
began the nstructlons-we we're going
to say the which terIni-
mated only on the day the neophyte
was baptized. at the Church of St.
Sulpice, "Pere' Hyacinthe being the
officiating priest. While the Arch
bishop of Paris and the Superior of
the Carmelites were discussing a
question of theology that had been
raised by the eloquent father, "Pere''
Hyacinthe went on visit to America.
One day a New YORK sheet spoke
of the interview of "Pere' Hyacinthe
and Henry Ward Beecher. The form
er was the bearer of letter thus run
ming:
my dear pastor, permit me to
warmly recommend to you my father
confessor.
"EMlLY j. MERRIMAN."
AS soon as the celebrated monk had
returned to France, he left for Italy,
there Mrs. Merriman soon joined him;
during his sojourn IN Rome, he OBJ
tanned an interview with the Pope. In
the course of the conversation
HE TOLD THE POPE
how he had brought back a great noble
soul to the fold He did it with so
much warm eloquence that Plus TX,
with his far -sightedness, said to him,
"You converted her. tglio mio Tmy
child take care now that she
does not prevert you We can war;
rant the authenticity of the words. A
few months after "Pere" ayacinthe
put out the flag of revolt and advo-
Gated the right of priests to marry.
While this crusade was being preached,
Emily returned to the United States
with the intention of obtaining a di-
vorce. She pleaded that her husband
was unable to support her and her
child. But while the legal steps were
being taken, Mr.. Merriman sud-
denly died in Chicago. The marriage
of "Pere' Hyacinthe with Emily Jane
Merriman took place in 1871 at the
American Legation, in London. From
that Marriage son was born. The
rest of the story is known to all. Many
persons have wondered if the hero of
this sad story had any regrets of what
he had done, if remorse had haunted
his bedside, or if he was happy. Here
is the opinion of an ecclesiastic who
lived intimately with "Pere
Hyacinthe: "I am convinced" said he,
that if God saw fit to take away his
child, he would Immediately enter in
10 the Monastery of La Trappe." IA
of rigorous seclusion and