Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-01-29
FOR THE LADIES.
A NUNS LOW
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tnoae II arst baiIdines erected
- - he f2tbef riekety hffek strrics
- ffsf Is n0F occupied b The In
-. ssbooi. n and around the
-. ~ looking Building hangs 4
.sv,l.e a Tseh iH defsii aad ~ unique
- ever woven b the % "a Wash
- Irving o. Wnkie Collins.
sssr3 years ago this structure vas
ssssed Is 3 Rman Catholic semia-
M nadsr she IA pres 81 The SIS
- y Mercy. As the head q the e.
.bmeat was 3 devoat nun known
sser Mary PAIL. who vas not only
.-lsrsiid musician and "a accom-
ssa l;uguIst, bas she possessed
- ksn ordinary executive ability,
- MARI Paul, togeth with her
- risagrasBx qualities, possessed q
.serlsi slaauty u lace aud form, and
ssgtif18 face. dark eyes and dreop-
-. fsal,ss. ard he well rounded and
- graeegallg moulded figure neve
ssI ID better adganiaEe than VI a.
seseased on the streets Of y any.
"a ii the peculiar black b .shst a
asaey 10 which alle belong u she
- enns; but = sum .nere ha5
eger her pretty h. "A ARD her
skeeks and spark ne eyaz seid
s.srYo 81 health ar. viyaciots siis-
$ 100.
ie9 uioatns eessge Sister Mary
sSs aeT app7a lance as the seminary
gosng pay 6cian came 20 Yankton
- hans sat hts shiagie % sway n
g sref IS Of the Missouri valley 10
s.srae the eye # suffering humanity.
sf<zsa tsis. Observation-Disclosures stout
) AID misunderstanding fellow tWfaty-
- resFs Old. Eith dark. curly beard,
.ss.s-cut features, and eyes black aa
500 and full Of FIRE. He was q hand
80 man, ard king socially. He
~ been educated ia the best schools
4 Europe and had graduated fro a q
hmons school o. physics In 81. Peters
tafr. Russia, where be was born Of
eealthy parents. Yankt0n society
ooened IL arms ard closed them
around the yoIag physician with an
aiIectioaate hug. he soon fell into q
prOiItahle praefieo, vhich enabled him
q i've 10 splendid style. v. Sebi4kiu
Ress. for shis vas the name ne gave to
II most intimate friends told story
Il bis early lie that was tinged with
gemaHee.
Re was The only son oil 8 leading
physician Of St. Petersburg, an WA
gven lbe most thorough educAtion III
madeline 0aiainAble rs the tnsfitutians
Il 81 Europe. Ia bis capacity as ply
ariAn Ross was frequently eallesi 10
~ SENT AIRY, ard during bis visits
d n frequently mt Sister Mary Paul,
ah8se beauty t0uche the fancy Of The
AaHdsgme physician; and when. O fex
Eseks after be had become acquainted
Nllh her, he ked her 10 throw of her
talst aud become bis wife. he was graf
Aed 10 arm t8at his love Ras Fecipro-
at d, though the woman 1t first de-
slnei 10 leave the ufier aud marry
kim. But love levels sli barriers, and,
Eader the preience OF going 70 give
kssoRs In embroidery, Sister Mary cot
o making fregu nj calls on a ladg
bend d0Rn town who was Ia the =
aei, an Wonid there meet her lover.
no never 10 an opportunity 10 urge
ef % become nis wife. These clan
est.ine meetings wers kept up for sew
"a months, until at last, unable longer
3 resist the ardent pleadings OF her
Isiior, Sister Mary Yielded % his re-
pest, but insisted that their marriage
tAaald BE- kept secret until she chose toI
aAke I known 10 her sisters nt the
spngent.
9Th this understanding they were
lsefesiy married at the house Of Sister
aar}s friend by a Presbyterian cler-
Hmani who considerably asked none
has the stereo yped questions. Ross
haa won the prize and he was satisfied.
eet bis wife, who was obliged to live q
aaal life, went back to the convent with
anything but a calm conscience. She
heid out for three months, when one
Day she surprised her sisters BY net
RETURNING from her usual afternooo
walk doNR town; and when. upon in
vestSati0a, she was traced 10 q suite
q handsomely furnished rooms, where
ahe vas Installed as the wife Of the
leaalng Physician in the city, there was
sseasaaon tn I shook the society OF
laakion 70 Its very foundation. Sister
kafy-now publicly Mrs. V, sebiakin
hozs-looked aerenelv on and shook In
ne taees OF the Eossifs her proofs OF
honoFahle marriage.
Ms. hosa was accommodated froD
e. church. but there were in Yankton
siaer churches glad to receive her after
&c affair was explained. Today DIR.
loss aud bis handsome wife walk with
q best socIely aud are apparently liv-
as The happfest Of lives Yankl0n
Letter 20 Chicago Herald.