The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1884-02-14
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i RDtiaIce OF tie BsileyIlIe Convent

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Sc Louis Rsp1bl ican.
N Among those who escaped from the.
burning Immaculate Conception convent
u Believilie, last atnrday night, was a
IIRery pretty yoting lady, an orphan from
ane Of the interior villages Of Illinois,,
who Isl now, lying in one Of. the wards
lofthe 81, Elizabeth .hosp ital, ellesyille,,
recovering from injuries she sustained a
in jumping from the third -story wind low
Although in. mod erate circumstances,
,1erl beauty and anisble disposition
have won for her many ardent admir-,
ers and amohg them several wealthy
young q men, who lIhavel sued i for
her hand. All OF those te lovers;
with thet exception of one, tho son Of
,ne Of the tWealthiestfm me- chants in East
St. Ionigy we're unsncce ssful in their
shits,an even hi, In pressing his claims,
encountered Obstacles which for q time
threatened to prevent him from leading
her to- the Atari w lille she was visiting
the friends of the young man in guess;
ton, he met her and fell madly in love
with her, and che recipro cated. He was
1bont to propose marriage when his
father; learning she was a. Protestant,
objected to the match, saying that any.
son Of his WHO married any other than a
Catholic girl, would be disinh erited.
The unhappy loyerlcalled on the young
lady and laid all |; the facts before her.
She said that she lad no objections to
becoming a. Cat holic. One branch gof
the Christian church vas about as good
n |?sg the q other, II anyway, she
thought The lever was happy again
It was decided that she should enter
the Catholic conoent + at Belleville.f
When she informed her guard Ian that
she had determined to change her fault
and spend the remand Ter or the year In
the immaculate Conception convent
that Individual, rho. happened to- be an
nncomp promising Protestant, refused to
furnish the money cessary for her ex-
pc uses while ct the institution. She in
whereuppn1 he volunteered to pay her
ment ct fret, Butwas finally prevailed
upon to allow the young man t0footIherl
bills with tho unde rstandingg that, she
would isheeomD his wife 3imme diately
after Is hsd graduated, She aci
cordingly entered the convent bont
three months ago and remained there
up to the time Of last Saturday nights
fire. After sshe. had jumped from the
third story OF the burning building q
ayoung man picked her up aud carried
herito Ills home lin Belle yille, where he
watched over her Iard did all he could
10 restore her to conreiousness. She was
subsequently, removed to the hospital,
where the young man has since called
on her frequently at is said that he
has fallen sdespe rately in love with her.
The young lady wears upon one Of
her fingers an engagement ring, placed
there BY her East ST. Louis lover but
her latest victim entertains hopes of be-
ing able to gain her hand. She still re-
mains faithfnlito the young man who
placed her in the convent, however, and
for that reason 40 soon as she RECEIVERS
from her ipjnries . wed ding I'M high life
is likely to take place in East st. Louis.
THE friends of her rescaorz extend to
hum their sympathy. 80 II - 81 t3 5ss4 /.