The herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1835-1837, 1836-03-05
NETWORK, SATURDAY,, MARCH 5. 1886.
MORE AWFUL DISCLOSURES.

Priests IN the island OF Cuba with iuH Disciosuie
of their Manners and Customs. Written by Herself.
Enbellished with Copperplste Engravings. iih
an Introduction and Notes, by Samuel b. Smith,
late Priest in the Church of Rome. New FORK,
Svo. PIP. 29c.
This is the title of work which was published yes
terday protesting to give full and graphic account OF
the morals and manners Of the Romish priesthood in
the island Of Cuba The fair authoress calls herself
RosAMoSp CuLBERrsos, widow, residing in
Sullivan street, in this city, She rs represented to be
very good looking woman Of talent and discretion,
bat although her book amusing in its kind doubt
whether she possesses the brilliant Imagination which
Maria Monk does.
The stories Rosamond tells are for the most part
sombre and dsagreeable. They relate TO robbers,
murderers. the yellow fever and the cholera, and the
eating Of sausages manufactured from fat young ne
groes. Now Maria Monk is quite amusing and dra-
matte. The single character of Jane Ray is worth
whole shelves of novels and wonder that friend
Hamblin of the Bowery who is a superior judge of
pretty women and popular melodamaic subjects, has
thought Of getting favorte Maria Monk to dra
matise her story, and thus benefit all parties
In relation the character Of the fair authoress
end in her book number Of certificates signed b.
pectable people in this city. DR.. Ward. 24l
street, cer6es that she is devoted Christian. r
her religious experience" J.F. Robinson, Clera Of
the Third Free Church. also testi6es that since june
1884, her walk and conversation" have been excel
eat Now we know from loag experience that the
swak and conversation of the fair are important
ters We doubt whether we could believe any lady
who did not walk gracefully in Broadway, either go
ing to or coming from church.
We cannot give readers the remotest idea of the
various extraordinary facts in the MORALS manners and
religion of Cuba, recorded in this book. They must
buy and read il for themselves. There is, however,
one porton most intensely interesting, the greeter past
of which we have extracted This portion consists of
batch Of love letters written by Of the Reverend
Fathers called BEso TUs Pies, hs female favorte.
In the private history of the Romsh clergy, il is a
remarkable fact that in loveeer literature, they out
strp the whole world besides. From the time of Abe
lard and Eloisa, down 10 our own days, these men,
when they turn their talents, learning, and piey into
the channels of human affection. and commit their
thoughts on paper become fascinating and bewch-
ing for the female heart What love letters pa
thetc aad eloquent-more exquisite and thrilling
than the famous letters of Abelard, who was the next
thing to Romish priest, in the thirteenth century
Even in this day. and in city, there is
rend clergyman connected with ST. yoseph's Catholic
Church of this city, whose sonnets, madrigals, and
poetic ensions some Of them Published in the New
York Mirror that have bewitched half the maiden la
dies about town. The celibacy which the Church Of
Rome inicis upon her minister's has favorable effect
in preserving their amorous feelings always fresh, de-
lcate, and blooming. Their whole life honeymoo
Look at the Protestant clergy. They marry as the
heather does, and hence they become commonplace
: and dull as ploddiag husbands generally ara.
~ Setting aside few such specimenA of bad taste as
that Of ie.negp sausages we think the book is plea
SAINT AT least, the annexed epiefles of Father Pies
resemble The endearing language-the burning cpl
thets-the delicate warmth in which Abelard wrote his
famous letters to the lovely and enchanting Eoisa AS
to the great stir made in certainqarers about the ds
agreeable portions of these disclosures, nothing
We, like the bee extract the honey;a and leave the poi
son to the bockheads. The annexsdiAre a few honey
drops Ladies, look grave, lick your pretty lips, and
read-gentlemeH twrl up your moxstaehes and do the
same:-
LETTERS.
sTo one nhose beauty adore, irho am anxious 10
kiss those hands hich hope rM be mine, since
1 ana thine"
ANY pretty girl.-My lovely dear.-Beauty Of the
worldly our dear sOulI dld not But threw into
your window billet-doux.--Tell if you got it,
Because in many things expressed: and l ex-
pected from your good, dear little heart some consoa
ton in answer thereto May yet live for you, since
already know you and without you cannot lve.-To
day. am engaged to paw visit to your neighbor oppo
sife.-Be on the lookout and tomorrow, am In
yi,ed TO the Archbishops Butt assure YOU that the
remembrance Of you alone is my consolation.-A-pro
pos!-te me- for your safety, whether yeu under
stand the coins Of this country lest you might be de-