Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-01-02
She Tired of Convent Life.

e. nats-p2sI fGuc C'clcck GhGEaGs1 sE32-
iag young giGi cunning along the :op O.
the hlS4 s,2ne sal 81 ths 9ress e1!z o. ID:
inclosp1e surrounding tas Conyont ot :he
Good Saepteld in st. Leafs attracted at,en.
tig1. The building asd gronn;is Of rhia il.
s,;.uti2a cccnpy az eatira black, touudsd
y Pms, Ohesnus. Seventeenth sD3 Ei&h.
t. esis a Streets. The girl wee on top o; ,he
.cE'i on the Eighteenth street side. Lcud
ead fxcitee voices were heard ipsi3e tee
5iQo @ai, and il wss soon epDGreut 10 peo-
D o q The erect that b aiyi Ssa7 trying 30
sscS2e tom be institution, aid that too
np9s sd attendance wc;e s.uisuirg hsr. a.
gree. cruHd gelAeted On :he F.ree5 a9d
shouteo tc 'he eirl 70 juup, she f1ee Fiorg
fns lDt;:e:lepgth Of ;ho wEIl, Grd lneA, si;ei
3. rleuseni's hesitation, san oacE. a. th.s
tirpe .he crowd il tpe stree. trCsGnaeC, nr0
o employees cf two fecioreE JUS s1scle
hs RS, &c seG work erd Hstche" IA psn-
ercss f ns chsss There WsE coH.tGuoGs
saou'ing Of words o. eaccnragepcp1 10 the
gti. Gho had tae sYmps b. Of ,5a tRo EoO
q d CT more spectators.
Those on the outeiGe could ro:, Of course,
see what wes going on irside the wai!s, oct
hey could iel by The elris movements ibst
ahe was eB6savoring to eiude p1rsuers. Che
paused, as If gathering herself for jamp
iram The top Of the 12 foot WALL but While
she wss hesitRtipg another face appeared
over tho wall anG it's o@ner elntcbsd al ibe
6ress Of the would-be runaway. Diviniug
tha intention of the newcomer, tae girl tried
10 sRiue hevself down from the top of iha
aaIi, but her clothing caught end she was
auspeaded outside toe wall desperate
struggle then began between the gisi and
her pursuer. who was e,eDdng on ladder
trying to drew hes back over the wall. The
sir was drawn up to tie top OF the wai,
but broke loose eDd puahsd thu ladder en-
which the pereon inside was standing from
the wall. throwing iS to the ground Bat
there were others on the .nei6e, both nuns
and inmates, and other ladders were put up
sn1 more persons clameered up to catch the
runaway, who had now thrown herself again
frcr, The wall. bus her drees caught egssu
and she again darg'ed In the air.
TIE whole convent was now alarmed.
and from the windows on the west sids pro
truded the heads and shoulders f the good
a,sters. who watched the struggle with ho,-
FOR and Indignation depicted on their coGn-
tenspce Then came cry, What IL che
drcps? Run outside, somebody, quick, snd
catch ber and bring her In" II WAS no
sooner eaid than done. The large gate at
the corner of the grounds on E gbto-
eeD,h street opened, apd one Ut the
sisters, followed by O stout female attendant
and man and boy, rIshed out and raD
down the sidewalk and stood directly uaGer
the fgare which was swinging along the
walk The girl endeavorad to escape from
the purRusys, who were multiplying ano
holdng on to her clothing. AL the tina
The crowd OF meu and boya, which wae
oouasntiy Increasing, kept yelling encour-
agemeut to the one trying 70 escape, Su.
ncne off3red to assist her. Finally, one OF
,he pursuers ieaued over the wall, and.
supported bY the TWO slstere, caught the
girl eround the body and tried to lift her
up. Fer clothing WAS badly torn 10 the
s;rugg e, nud a. last they euccseded in pull
ing her inside. reporter VINO had wit-
Dessed the en;ige sfsig sought sdnissiop,
bot Was rot allowed 30 see the Mother Su-
perior or tha girl, or give him any inicims-
ion. later oa;l at he convent brought
cut na information .hst she girl gho hed
iTjsd 10 escape vas Dr0se9s Gi Ms. K. @,
K4tens, Eife IF e. Q. Kereas, the m:!lionss!a
tsfa1d q President Harrison, and the asgo-
1s.a Of Stsve E;kins. Ths only Mann
icovD f3s TIE gigI 81 the convszt waa %
wsra, Mgs. Ksyepa. who is iInara! yst-
.aa uf Us irstitgti0D, had taken the
girl 50 81. Lsuis from A-kanEe5 nearly q
posT aao AID placed her iu tbs oanvaDt.
S5s IS saaiG 70 aa ye5y 5eeuiifGi, hat way
esd Saa hss IG0isn blood IL heE v5ine,
ard nas gwen ths Sisters CT ths G2a0 Sap
bss,' : sood dcsi Ct trouble.