Columbus Whig. (Columbus, Miss.) 1843-18??, 1844-01-04


prompts the pionn Catholic desire sf;n aleen
his last sleep" in The church. amt BIZ the aItar.
The grtundl for him has been halIoWRd hy benz
ed.ctlcns, lnlparting salctity 70 the dust with
winch ne "a about "a ninGIe. 1 must alleviate
| his c0ucepfion OF the dirk fonesoflleness q.
death, and sootlie that fond weakness. which
can not help attribukinR to our very ashes some
Ct the feelings of lie, Il reflect that the thronp
Of Worship viii afford d sort 6f human COM
partnership 10 the dead and that his ear though
cold will be in hearing of the chant Of the prizes.
and the song Of the choir, and thai the sublime
peal Of the organ will ever awake the echoes
Of ms tomb The inclination to nestle as nigh
as may be 10 the house Of God. and faint m
heritance Of The Papiat's veneration TO consa-
Grated ground, 10 what has filed the green
church yards Of Che Protestant. An Archbish-
OPP OF Havana, who not many years ago. re-
solved 70 put al endiothe practice of sepulture
| . the churches. encorple cred obstinate opposi.
sions and not IN seyerel grandess and dlgnl-
Campo Santo, which he established in an out
sllrt of the city, could the people be reconciied
TO the idea OF laying their bones there
a CHANCE roR SREcULATIoN.--ssThe fair
complexions of northern ladies, especially of
those who have light eyes, q rare sight in Ha-
vana, are the admiration Of these Spaniards.
have seen them 60 into Taptures about hair,
which would have been called red at home !,
they soften its tnts into fair, (rubio,) or beau
tifuly IF into the golden, Gel dorado. am
quite OH gosspping terms with priest of at
least sixty 1. have several times seen him
place hirnselfwllere American ladies were to
pass. He would universally express to me
his exceeding admiration. Of certain ones, and
once when he.ccnld find no terms rich enough,
/ the old sinner kiss ed his hand Ifthere are
any Of cur ladies' very DESTROYS of grand mat
l1inoniat speculation. let them learn Spanish
and come to Havana, Where with the,sole dow
| rY Of a brilliant northern complexion, they
may hope to wed thousands of boxes of sugar,
or arobas Of coffee" ~
| ate 1RR CATHOLIC PRiEsTnooD.-"The i'm
rfessiye ceremonies of the grand masses which
were performed, one after another. by the
/ bishops and an array of priests in their most
shewy vestments. failed ofsome Of their effect,
upon me at least, in consequence of band oil
musicians that had been introduced within the
railing and by the side of the altar. To see
one fellow wagging his head and scraping the
1 fiddle, and another starting his eyes and putting
/ bis checks with frombone, right under the
nose of the sainfp and angels, and worst Of all,
| by: the holy dust Of Columbus, If there was
nothing else holy there, shocked my ldeas Of
nronriety. They, were hot content with theie
oroal,. whose reverend music and, even the
/ paceantrv of the mass, would enklndle and
| accord with the deep and solemn emotions
/ with. which an American would love to con-
3templafe the ffestihg place Of the great dis
cnpefer and deVout. Catholic. Some OF the
youhrer priests, too, several times broke the
ilIusiofef the imposing ceremonies by Inde-
Ecene levities. 1 saw them silly danbing each
others faces with the long lighted candies IN
4 $50 hapda a thee raercked Ont Of the chan;
eel, and pnfp Sies,'ss = at hsvs go
fhe kneeling Women ses &c. ..ass' seer