Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1847-05-14
POPE Plus TX.

IF the reports Of travellers ard letter-writcrs
are to be implicitly believed, the new Pope must
be a very paragon, not among Popcs only but
among sovereigns of all kinds and Mares. The
anecdotes of his benevolence and Justice, not
unminrlcd NOW ard then with little practical
drollerv, are innumcrable and give a most ex-
allied opinion OF his character. The following
passages are extracted from new work by Mrs
Fanny Kemble Butler, describing her residence
OF a wear in italy, which will so:n he puhhshed
by Wiley and Putnam.-.N Y Spectator
= Monsignor says, the enthusiasm OF
the people for their new sovereign is not to be
described. Immediately after the amnesty, the
men who had recovered their liberty focked to
tine churches and received the sacrament. with
out exception. with extreme devotion. More
over he added that Heaven had certainly APP
pointed this man to the eXigency OF the times.
Tor that the whole papal government was totter-
ing to its foundations. il ony thing can save 1t,
as government, suppose this r'ay bnt 1t Is
far more likely to prove the preparatory process
for entire change: and in this respect most fifty
NAV the present Pope be considered Gods mes
senger. and the appointed instrument Of the ap-
pointed time Monsignor - told us sew,
erai admirable anecdotes of his oeneVolehcc ana
activity.
The dav Of the procession Of St. John Late
ran. a poor old beggar woman. stretched by the
way side. called out to Chr,t's successor upon
earth for help. The Pope sent her Immediately
a cold piece and passed on in the procession.
At i9ht. IN the dress of an abbate, having per-
fectly remembered the house indicated to hun as
that where the woman lived, he went TO seek
her and found her absolutely lying upon straw
and in a state of miserable restitution. lie I'M
incdiatelv proceeded to the house OF the curate
of the parish the latter. called up not without
considerable dcmur and difficulty, mot knowing
/ from whom the summons came) lIom ms COM
/ Portable bed, was lost in amazement and dlsmay
at the sight of the Pope, who. repremanding hin
severely for his neglect Of the poor under hi
charge, babe him send Immediately money, food
bed and bedding to the poor old beggar, WHOM
he had lust visited,
His Holiness. it seems, has box at the pos
Office. Of which he himself keeps the key; am
whereas no letter whatever was allowed to react
the late Gregory the Sixteenth, It IS an under
stood thing that this box. with every thing pm
into it. is delivered Immediately into the Pope
hands. \ certain sum OF money having bee
charitally appropriated, DO not precisely re
member by whom now, IN dower-money Tor
certain number Of poor Young Roman girls i
one OF the parishes in Rome. one among tn
number a poor detorncl girl, was delrtnde
oy uIe priest III ""'He i'''''"' '' ,,;I ,'
lodged. ana VINO retained h'',, u' s'.I ', ,,
tnred herself 10 address iet'r' - we , ''
ting how her portion Ia' wee" N' C'.' ~" '.
her Without loss oI u'hf ",G U'i !, wa
summoned ana Co'oT'in'u .. .''o vi w. r."
the poor cfipNeu & u my SN"'' I"' - '''' II.
pocket besides 'h9 twenty-five ""'N' "e'' -
potion cue 10 her' ;..
some evenings a'er tIns' III IT,, ",,, ~ '''
INTO dress OF an aooate' ne hhorNeu d .'le uoo
OF an asylum Tor poor eM'It'N' l'G ',ln,.t-r"r.
OF Which was NOT supposed 70 " "a,
sc'ehti"uS'y colIuucteu' ny lui'T 49,
open the oopr, "les'li9 u,o' '1 .l'De, Teto +
supper ana Just gong 10 p'u "no '''t' ',o,
cou'd be !f' ~ ~ la9.i u'G n't-'I 80, y,
enc Soho Iaph' ut" ,'e .'o, "'I.' '''" :,
porter III an cN'"'! ct - i. H., ',',,,.
rouse tnc "no'c os'''',I'''''v t,nt,a,o nv,
Wnlc'' noMt'c', 49, n'e ,li',''d spnarinr to con-
ul''e,y urS".ls IN :,,i,,r rno,n ha nrn
u"ci n'". ~ .'r ,l,. Lr,,J and vino 50. heinr
Ieeue,r 10 80 80 lie ther turned TO Tin
.,,u'l, w. ,I saft :. To-morrow. sir. LET ,h
,.nfiaL o,,l ,,;ne ,u, before these poor childrel
H., s,,oh a. !, n,,frt w he , and remember that
bayo NV eve mon :" with which sautar,