The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-15
PRIEST WEEDS NURSE
WHO RESTORED HIS LIFE.
IKE Brother Aioysius. who renounced

n IKE Brother Aioysius. who renowned
II the church and married In New
LIZ York. few WEEKS ago St Louis
has a priest who has given up the church
for matrimony. To his wife the former
priest says he owes his lsfe. and 10 her no
has given IT,
she saved II. and Il belongs 10 her." Is
the way he expresses himself
Back OF the expression lies one Of tho
prettiest romances OF the church. II Was
fate that threw the priest and his wife tp-
gether, and neither cared 10 resist IT, X
they had any inclination TO do 80 at tho
time. they got over II, and both now are
happy.
Until a year ago Rev Father Charles
r. Brady was assistant priest al 81. Peters
Roman Catholic church In Quincy. Ill.
orc of the largest churches In the city. sfs
Incurred the displessure of his aupcrtors.
and was sent TO Jerreyvill.. III. Later no
was Transferred 10 Liberty. small village.
and before going there visited Quincy. lilo
was iii at quincy. and the first night at
the hotel where ne stayed the services or
a physician were needed The physician
suggested a trained nurse. lie suggested
one from the blessing hospital, a Protest.
ant institution. and then said that perhaps
the priest would prefer one Of the Sisters
from the Cathoi.o hospital. He said no.
he would fe satisfied with the physicisn's
selection, and nurse from tho Blessing
hospital was summoned.
IL was q hurry cali for nurse. sns the
arEi one " no could be spared vas sent 10
the hateI. Had II been any other than tbs
one IL wss. Father Brady would be- in
the little parish at Liberty. suli priess
ia the church 81 Rome.
The nurse sen. vas Miss Addie Gwynn.
a young woman who vas raised In Quincy.
s4xrs 81 bat hear Ar @
hospital II was the firr, time she ever
had seen the priest. wao haf been sta
toned In the city for some years. She re-
NAMED by his slie and when he was aba
10 ,ravsl 'he doctors thought a change q
air would ID him good. In the hotel those
who visited the father noticed that tina
H,ile woman who attended, 10 his 1ants
Vas selections abou, his welfare. sne pre-
pared mis- food. and seemed 10 take more
than q passing interest In him.
When tn. time came for the departure q
the priest. the nurse. II was supposed. bad
ron. back 10 the hospital. At tne h9sgst al
II Vas known thai che had had 'hart
eah@'' with the priest, as he had been des-
2eratsiy sick when she 9l3 no; return 80
once II wag thought she MAS taking few
days rest. A week passed and then fu-
rTors that tia pair had been seen going
away on the same train reached the ears
az some Of her friends. Then cams tho
meas tina. III. nurse wsa married. To nsf9s
1T tina, time ald IL occur that she Rad
married her patient. Nearly TWO weeks
later IL was announced that Father Brady
had resigned from the church. and mo
couy.s had quietly been married At Clay
t0n, No.
TIE bride Is ufeiong member Of ths
Eysscopas church. ard in Quincy none is
better known because % ass charitable
acts. Sns comes from good family and
has h0sts u srisHds. When the fact OF
her marriage became known tbs former
priest announced that Fsis ses had caused
aifa e. be accommodated. and ha said
that ns had not resigned from ihs efies.-
hs<o3 Until after LIS marriage.