The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1829-07-01

pointed Archbishop of Compostela. The
people and clergy Of Badajos sighed, a:
may well be supposed, at an event which
deprived them of so worthy pastor; and
the canons of the cathedral, as a last mark
of their respect, unanimously gave him the
privilege Of appointing his successor.
Don forribio did not sleep during such
an excellent opportunity for establishing
his son. He asked for the bishopric of the
new archbishop, and it was in the most
gracious manner imaginable, that the arch
bishop refused him. "He had so much
veneratlon for his dear MASTER he was SC
afflicted, so ashamed to refuse him so sim
pie favor but could not do otherwise. .
Don Ferdinand De Lara, constable of Cas-
tile, demanded this very bishopric for his
natural SON: without ever having seen this
nobleman, he said he owed him secret, i'm
portant, and especially very ancient, obi
cations. 1t was then an Indispensable duty
to prefer the old to the new benefactor
but to view it rightly, this act of equity
could not but be very agreeable to Don
TorrIblo: he could see by this. what he
might expect when his turn should come,
and it should come infalibly on the first
occasion, sc. The magician was simple
enough to believe the story of old obliga-
tons, and rejoiced that he was sacrificed to
Don Ferdinand. Preparations were made,
and the journey to Compostella completed,
though 1t was scarcely worth while con-
sldering the short time they were to stay
there. At the end of few months a
chamberlain of the pope came from Rome
bringing the archbishop a cardinals hat and
letter in which his Holiness, in a very
honorable manner, invited him to aid him
with his counsel in the government of the
christian world, permitting him to dispose
of his mitre according to his pleasure.
Don Torribio was not at Compostella when
had gone to visit his dear son who had all
along remained priest of n small parish in
Toledo he soon returned, however, and had
not the trouble Of asking for the vacant arch
5lshopric. The prelate ran to meet him with
open arms-"m dear MASTER" said he, :" ]
announce to you two pieces of good news
instead of one: your pupil is cardinal, and
your son shall soon be one, too; or shall
have no credit at home. | could in the
mean time make him archbishop of Com
postella; but. admire at his misfortune, or
rather, mine. My mother, whom we left at
Badajos during your absence, wrote me Il
cruel letter, which breaks through all my
plans. She insists upon my appointing the
archdeacon OF my old church, as nv success
sor, her intimate friend and confessor, Don
Pablos de Salazar. She threatens to die of
grief if she cannot obtain this place for her
dear spiritual father, and no doubt she will
keep her word. Imagine yourself in my
place, my dear master, shall I kill nv
mother? Don Torribio was not The man to
advise parricide, and he felt not the least
fBhs If the truth mas Sgg fopa ct has
good woman, in her dotage, who lived
with her cat and her chambeImaid, scarce
ly knowing her confessor's name. 1t has
been limited that young and handsome
Gallician widow, a relative of Don Pablos,
whom the archbishop visited frequently ut
Compostella, had more influence in this af-
fair than his mother. However, we cannot
decide this point.
Don Torribio, at all events, followed his
new eminence to Rome, where he had
scarcely arrived before the pope died 1t
is easy to foresee the result the conclAve
was called, and all the votes of the sacred
college fell upon the Spanish cardinal and
he was made pope. After the ceremonies
of eXaltation were over, and Don Torribio
was admitted to a secret audience, and wcpt
for ioy as he kissed the feet of his dear pupil,
whom he saw filling the pontlticial throne
with great dignity. He modestly repre-
scented his long and faithful services; he
recalled the promises Of his Holiness, nvio-
liable promises. which he had renewed be-
fore going into the conclave; he slipped
in few words relative to the hat which he
relinquished for the tiara; but, instead of
asking this hat for Don Benjamin, he finish
ed by an incomprehenslble act Of modera-
ton. He protested that, rcnouncing all
ambitions hope. his son and himself would
be extremely well content if his Holiness
would be pleased to grant them with his
blessing the smallest temporal benefit, the
slightest pension which would be sufficient
for the modest wants of an ecclesiastic and
a philosopher.
During this short harangue the sovereign
pontitf debated within himself what he
should do with his p!eceptor. Could he
not do without him-was he not sufficiently
acquainted with magic for pope? Final
". his Holiness decided that Tom Torribio
was no longer Of use to him, and even an
inconvenience and this being decided he
soon delivered his answer, which was in
the following words ~ have learned
with sorrow that, under preteXt OF occult
sciences, you keep up an abominable com
merce with evil spirits of lies and darkness
wherefore we paternally exhort you to ex-
plate the crime by penance proportloned
to its enormity. Moreover, we enioin you
to leave the territories of the church with
in thee days, under penalty Of being Gcliv-
cred up to the secular arm and rigor Of the
flames"
Don Torribio, without appearing discon-
certed, repeated backwards the three mys-
terious words which we hope the reader
has not forgotten; and approaching the
window, called out in loud voice" Jacin-
tina, put but one partridge on the spit, Mr.
Dean does not sup here to night" This
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