The Irish standard., 1890-02-22

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~ She alludes to this incident in one OF
her letters given below, which she wrote
stp her snperioress after her enforced
Hight. OF Mays, 1868, Edith O.Gor-
llan wrote from Pniladelphia to the
mother superior as follows:
BEGGING TO BE TAKEN BACK.
Dear Mother,-I humblv request Of
You to write to me bsfore.nexC tuesday
Whether1I will be received or not. Ny
rnonev is nearly gone, aud I have no
work now; therefore / shall be, Obliged
atD do something will not stav he.e.
IWill go to ray brother and sister. Sis
ter Juliana toidine my sister Mtrv was
tp see me, and that you told her about
nae. AS long as my friends know of my
Misfortune. will 90 to them, it you d.,
not take me back, aud Will try my
Test to make restitution. But, dear
mother, shall never again be happy.
Oh, / hope and pray you will take me
again into NV onlv home wherein can
be saved. Please write 10 me, dear
mother, by Tuesday, and let me know
nv fate before my money is all gone.
,IAbis know you Will do for Christ's
sake, if not for mine 1 have we'll paid
the penalty of my madness by all have
suffered. have tried to recall to my
rslDd whether I went to SadHer's, as
ybu have said. I cannot remember it,
mother. Still, might have gone to
h.n1, for I was desperate and crazy.
Irtmember nothing until l asked the
poor girl picked UP to show me where
rurgls lived. Ii remembe. ed going
there. mother. 1 would certainly tell
you, because I am truly sincere. and
/ would publicly confess all nv sins be-
tore the whole community.
,.S:sI have told you. as we'll as remem-
ber them, all the particulars Of my ter
rlble misfortune. don't know why /
left, for 1 never was unhappy in my
holy vocation I had no Cause tor going.
If I was in my right mind | never would
have gone in the manner ! did. On,
mother, this is true. ! can hardly rea-
I,ze what have done. Sometimes |
thiLk it is a dream. wish it were. /
wsIl suH auyH srnurIi lieatiUn and hunnf-S
liatlon if you will take me. again OH.
trial NV whole life will be one of the
greatest humility. for l shall always
know aud feel that I shall never again
re trusted. Write to nae, dear. dear
aud relieve me- of the anxiety |
am in, aud may God bless you always.
| know you pity me. If you do not,
place yourself in my position for mo-
ment and soc what misery | am in.
Yours sincerely in Christ.
DE CHANrAL.
THE SECOND LETTER,
Three weeks later Miss O'Gorman
wrote the following letter to the mother
Philadelphia, May 81, 1868.
/. Dear Mother, After leaving Madison
| went, as you directed, to Father Nc"
Quail. He said: II will consider it,
aud You Will have my decision" | re-
manned all night at the asylum. l told
Sister Juliana my unfortunate story.
q Saturday morning l sawthe bishop.
Lie said: II will speak to mother, aud
it anything Can be done for YOU l Will
do it," 1 left Newark for Philadelphia
in the 1890 train; I did not go to the
Sisters III Newark. Now, dear mother.
while am writing this to you, see
YOU in the dear old chapel (from which
am excluded in punishment Of INV
sins). III your charity praying the holy
Christ to direct what to do with the nn
fortunate prodigal who, in a moment OF
madness and despai'. abandoned your
kind Care aud the holy. peaceful retreat
of the heavenly Fathers house, and out
uf which { have never had nappy.
peaceful nom mt. Yet. He that will
leth not the death of q sinner, but that
he be cDnv rted and live" has, in His
infis:ite mercy. INSPIRED me to return
again. aud, iike the prOdigaL beg to be
i received AS one Of His hired servants,
because { am ne longer worthy to BIZ
called His child, much less his spouse.
Yes, dear mother, am ready to under
20 any humiliation or morti dcation that
it may please Almighty g ID to lndict
upon me, aud will deem them all too
light to atone for nv terrible sins.
j resign myself to the will Of God,
and will cheerfuily accept whatever Hss
.Ordains for me, whether am received
or not III am not received again into
His household, will strive to do pen
ance in the world. and will make every
endsavor to make restitution. Whereas,
liz it is his divine pleasure to receive me
once more as Hrs spouse, will, nv His
molly grace. strive to esiify more than l
nave dsasditled. Mother. am indeed
sincere ia G.lis. else ( never would have
gone through the humiliation of seeiag
yo,,, OF the bishop OF Father lMcQ laid.
.5 With faar and trembliug. yeg with,
~slgna5foll. Iawait the decision upDi,
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