The Atlanta constitution., 1901-02-11
CUPID lNvADEs A CONVENT.
PRETTY SISTER MARY ELOPED
WITH HER LOVER.
He Was Convent Engineer and Met
Sister Very Often-Bind Cod
Scored q Victory.

New Orleans. February 5-(Special)-
Tired of life i'm a convent. and enamored
with a sturdy engineer. Sister Mary St
Philippe escaped from the Convent Of the
Holy Cross yesterday and quietly married
the man Of her choice. The story IS one
| Of .tr,age romance and adventure
Three years ago Joseph Robin a
I wealthy planter Of Lake Charles.
! Louisiana. brought MaSsia Robin. a
/ Si-<reen-ytar-old daughter, II the city
AMI placed her in the charge OF
: MCtber Superior Modesto. of the Convent
{ of the Holy Cross. The young woman
was a dcvoUt and willing novice amt was
welcomed INTO the holy place la course
! OF time the pretty young novice was as
signed daily - the St AIary's Orphan asy-
lum. whore she taught primary classes
4 The orphan asylum is about six blocks
/ from the convent ana daily the sweet
faced young novice. always accompanied
\ by a more mature member Of the order,
would walk TO her labors No sister was
mere modest. aud few more beautiful
/ than Sister Mary. T. was on this daily
walk that W. +. Sarrazin first met the
beautiful young novice. The stern cos
fuIne eli the order lily concealed her
chains. and with the determination born
of infatuatiou. Sarrazin determined 10
make his love known. With that sole
purpose I'm view the sturdy Young fellow
applied at the asylum for the Office of
engineer That was q little over a year
ago and with title Of prelect he Was
enabled 10 meet the object Of his in1a1ua-
| tion.
/ An acaualntance quickly riDened into
I love. and the young engineer and the
novice from the Convent OF the Holy
Cross were betrothad. il was Sunday, az
/ ter a stolen interview, Sister Mary prom
ised an answer 10 the all important ques-
I tion The ardent Young lover had agreed
| to abide by a signal % be given from tAs
dormitory Of the convent it was almost
dusk when a slight Eirlish figure appear
ed at the window that was 80 srly
watched She nodded and smiled lt
was the signal Of assent. 10 was prom
/ ise To leave the convent. and the convent
/ life forever on the morrow. Shortly after
Idavbreak Monday this same girlish figure,
I but no longer Sister Mary Philippe, gid
/ ed from the somber bIS convent Siilfd-
ziu was i'm waiting with Two friends. ana
I jumping into a hack the little party g" as
! driven hastily away
/ at the early deFotions t1e pie.tg
I young novice was missed from Itr
accustomed place. Inquiry ar the orphan
asvlum revealed that she WaS indeed gone
/ Prefect SaTraZin was NOT 70 be lDun-,
I and then the whole was surmised- There
I vas "A frantic teiephouiug to the hoard x
health and 10 thu police. IHstucllNS tHaI
! tine marriage should he stopped. tS t-4o
/ sister was under age. When S2rrazin APP
piled for his license with MS hluShing
/ Young sweetheart he was Uald that the
/ license would not be issued. With "a rare
presence of mind, a companion who had
come as a witness promptly announced
that the ceremony could speedily De per-
/ formed in GTetna. which is iH the 1dJoin-
/ ing parish of jefferson. They eft the
office News was flashed to Cretn1 ard
while the authorities were C)D5rlt tuIatlng
/ themselves on outwitting the Ii tie Ted-
ding party, the very ceremony was lelEg
conducted Thinking that the Gretna dec
/ laration would have its effect. Ss-rrazin
and his bride fastened TO Judge wynn
Rogers and before there could be any
/ staying hand the ceremony was peffcIln-
ed that Joined the young engineer ara SIS
/ ter Mary. In q modest little cottage less
than a dozen blocks from the Dig convent
MIR. and Mrs. SarraZin are quaTJered.
/ awaiting the verdict of the parents. which
means a great deal to their future hap
plness Joseph Robin. the wealthy father
of the young nun. although not tu3d Il his
daughters marriage. has been sent for by
Mother Superior Modesto and VIII arrive
in the city in the morning. w. +. Sara
Zin. the groom. is of an old Creole fam
ily and the son of the late Justin SarIa-
zin who in life was one of the most e.
tensive tobacco merchants in the south.