New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-08-17

would-be republican person, 10 almost beyond TIE
stretch Of bur republican conceptions. -.
The Secretary Of State, at present, has hs resi-
dence at the Pspal Palace on the Quirinal which
will continue I'd. " Of course) until the Popes re-
turn, on the 4h Of September; and, whatever others
less polite may say Of him, we never could have
imagined him anything but the most amable gentle
man in the world from the old Custode's prattle Of
him in the Quirinal gardens, where We walked
yesterday; only We inferred reclusenessin his habits
when We were invited to leave at 6p. M, because
the Cardinal chooses to walk at that hour and 70 find
the grounds free.
twas very warm in the sun, but the long box
avenues, two centuries old, gave US shade, and we
| drank the Happy Water" from the spOutmg
Lions mouth and drove up the ostrches on to their
long egs sent I6 years ago as present to former
Pope, whose feathers with the aid of peacocks tail
eyes make the significant fans that attend his Hoi.
ne IS on solemn festal PROFESSIONS as at Christmas
and Easter There seemed considerable OF this
home production about the premises. Within
Green walls of box, we found still in function,
making orange. water and another bitter decoctiOn
as medicine for the dependents Of the place; and,
tied to tree beside the still, white goat Teasing
on heap Of endive, that repays his master-not HIS
Holiness, but the gardener-with five pints OF milk
| per day; and this We made note OF In our own
| domestic economy. "A goat, garden, pretty
pet for the children, and pretty income 70 the
nursery"
Papa Gregory" said the guide, "loved ami.
nals-we had ducks and all sorts OF pets-but this
one loves nothing, and has given them all to the con-
vents. Besides, the jolly old Gregory liked to
shower the cardinals, and often whispered TO me;
| when they were not looking, Give them gcod
ducking,' and when had done it, he always said,
| They got NO more than they deserved. SO he
gave me a dry illustration OF how 1t was done
Coming up the stone staircase from the lower part
of the grounds he showed us some small holes be-
| low the upper step. Then, when we had ascended'
| he went behind hedge of box and turned the ma
chine and out spouted jets that would shower finely
party on the stairs and if they turned to run down
| tbey would get it on the back too. In moment
more. SO soon as we could escape, up flew hundred
more little Jets on the fiat where We had just been
| standing. This keeper, like one we met on Satuf.
day at the Capitol Museum, and suppose IKE mos.
of them, was born on the spot, and his father had
the place before him; 60 the traditions OF all these
| farces come down from generation to generation,
| and suppose are repeated with embellishments to
| apy party Of strangers. The old man babbled on
about Papa Gregory how he was lame, and pulling,
| and carried u chair, while he led us down by
| maiden's hsircoifed fountain and under Wiiows -
another large basin, where Papa Pho and his royal
visitors fish-much like fishing in a wash-tub; but,
since it is papa and 50 sacred sport, we must hear
| how it is done 1.-The Pope always stands here,
,aid the guide, "the crowned heads there; the
Cardinals and Monseignori all around; then Papa
"begins to draw the net, and up it comes full OF sh
| always as a miracle to His Holiness, who never
suspects they have been put there the morning be-
fore expressly for the purpose" We had often
| ,een the meek old man in his coach, looking like
,oft warm white cat, or walking at times on the
| Pncio with pink shoes, pink hat and white gown,
when be seemed such handsome big doll; but the
sbd's play was more eXtensive stu IN the drSugnt
Of the fishes and Custode was perfectly assured that
Papa found i! capital sport. Just beyond, IN grot
to richly restored with statues and mossics, We no
| ticed organ pipes, and the water being Mrned on
from the fountain, pretty soon they began to play
Then the automatOn children sounded their trumpess
and again more unseen mouths spouted their Jets,
full Of ranbOws, that played Enthusiastically win tue
| nympbs and fauns under the arches. We stopped
longer on the other side to observe the group OF Vu
| can and several workmen, at their forge, making
armor, all found at Castel Gondofo-the great bel
lsws one entire piece Of beautiful vert antique.
Coming back up the duckng steps," We were
led to the Casino, at the foot OF the principal avenue
| that on the other side everloOks Rome. Here the
| PCpe receives strangers. At one end is small room
for private audiences with ladies, one at time who
each pass out door opposite the one they entered,
that they may not, says the guide, repeat to Others
| in the ante-rOO what may have been SAID AT tue
other end is dining room with table Tor seventeen
persons, always served with collation. prepared the
dsy before and, if there are no royalties present,
the POpe eats by himself at a raised table-an0ther
| instance. il seemed to u.s. of the baby thradOm IN
which be is held. Indeed, from all, We could not
but conclude, the poor Pope must be lonesome
fellow Ladies are the primal forbidden truit'
and even the pet Ostriches are both male, ana are
witha so quarrtlsOm that they are kept apart ana
so pick their own backs and thighs bare OF feathers
for lack of being pecked by their mates.
| Tn the private gardens, we found a lone century
| plant not vet in full bloom, but more advanced II
seemed than that on the PlnciO and we hoped lneir
towering in the Popes and in the peoples gardens
might pressgc good things TO Rome
We cross the grass grown piazza before the faPai
Palace, overlooking Rome, by Castor and foilux
and their horses and ring at the ron-oarrcd gate Vi
| the garden of the COloDDas. Up the box a'ehue
| Ike burning bush against the sky, appears the
gardeners daughter Who burning still a moment,
| raises her ann like flame, waving it forward oy
which we understand We shall be opened to pre-
| senth. Anon, the father comes in tidy linen SUIT
and unlocks the gate. The girl runs down TO meet
us with large eyes and ged hair, III tight irocS Oh
scarlet with leopard spots, her Sunday gown. cue
| smiles all over, eyes, hair and mouth, 10 see me
smile ON the gown, and all together we Walk up 10
the terrace lust on the brow ofthe Qurinal hill with
| Rome before us. just below, is the old palace OF
! the Colonnas. and many more palace cornces as
| tnguishable in the wilderness oil roOis In the
distance il ST. Paurs without the walls, and at the
right ST. Peters within, and between them tDe JAM
culum and its pines-the highest two TO marx the
| thick of the enemy's camp IN A., and new sttuc-
| lures to mark the operations OF the walls and The
gate of st. Pancras where the French entered. The
guide secuted the idea OF fear at their dangerous prox
unity bat regretted the ilexes back ous, cut d0w0
here by order of the Government as they ObsSucted
the view Of the trumyirs from the Gulrinal toward
| III Japculum, Around the balustTade OF the ter
| race stand great earthen pots of aloes, some Oh
which have already had their centennial celebrations
and are gathering themselves 10 their iatlers. Inc
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