New-York tribune., 1869-02-27

Y YORK SATURDAY, FEBRUARY s

talked with him of List asking il he wrote as much
as formerly. and played as well. /" OH yesp
was the reply, his genius develops more and more,
new ideas each day. but he talks little Of music; Only
| exceptional minds could understand him. SgaIn-
p&Iua young, not more thanl9, short of stature
aud with avery pleasing face mobile and full OF ex-
presson He too, is one of the vino lions of Rome
yetso modest In his whole bearing and so simple,
tnat Inerc " peculiar and indescribable charm IN
~ ms presenGe asked # ne were ever embarrassed
eo.k,ggiyesb lpubic4 meralteT oi Sgmbatti plays
wholly from memory. and from his sonln But our
tfe1I and conversation here are not wholly
among musicians. Some days since came
message that the General had granted to party Of
french and Americans the privilege Of hearing mass
an the room formerly occupied by ST. Ignatua loy-
oiR Wnch privilege one Of the favored party had
kindly extended TO your correspondents Having ac-
cordingy. arrived at tho convent, we found that
mass bad already begun, French secular Of distint
tion oticiatlng The services hayng been concluded
the relics were exhibited to u.s. te most interesting
ssnsa Ssns IN n SsiStoSFph letter igatias tSq
eletg OF Jesus As wero about to depart the pres
ent Snperer General entered the chapel p the black
habit of his order. which has gained for him
While His Honess s neeonne % se bs
ssssa Ss
with the greatest Kindness and presented to each Of
our party photograph of the chapel of ST. ignatus
The Christmas sermons by certainly deserve
a lew words OF notice not fSr literary merit yet
which we listened were rather unpromising,
various small individuals appearing upon the
sSst% nsrsa sS A sspsaD vssS r asSadg
in walked a tutor with two little boys, one
months, The other aged six. Both Both children S having
mounted the platform, the younger began sermon
upon the infant Jesus, as " BanIbino yesu" which
grace and zeal. Such fire Of manner and such energy
Of gesture one may asometme see In o Capuoln
friar. Having finished his l,sernon, the little
and holy infant Jesus. & am no more my own, ].
am wholly thine,o were the concluding. words
and we're scarcely said when Up mounts the elder
and demands, Iyih the most insutferable
look OF contempt whether he is expected TO believe
all that stuff. abont great King being born ia q
ate and the owlys Surely the speaker who has just
preceded him must have taken Q drop toe much
when he made such ridiculous statements. But the
ss esh and
swering all the objections OF his opponent so salts
sSs 'of o assI and himself inns the
Bambino Jesa1the Infant Jesus. Our audience
represented various ynationalities, All classes OF
fsy sae pfs f Sy cSus
put II to the mothers Of America: Can Young
America compste with Young Rome, in the matter =
the poygot exhibition of the students of the Propo
ganda Scholastics, from all quarters Of the globe.
acclaimed and sang In their native dialects ana 70
WHOM bnOulu eNeIyUOuJ dCCUtu tuo faiili yus w
Africanus, full biooded neerof Itdid an abolition
heart good 20 hsar the cappng as he advanced TO
the front Of the platform, applause which was re-
doubled when, after defamation he retired, one
venerable cardinal in particular almost clap
ping himself to pieces. All the students
here . receive q gratuitous education, but
on entering, record their determination and
promise TO- max their native soil the scene OF their
future labors We learned that the young negro on
whom. for want of better, we bestowed the name
Aficanris was approaching the time for his ordina-
ton ana eenseqaent return to add to the missionary
tropics seemed concentrated in his veins and no
fears or beset his soul He was evidently
bent upon making his audience feel the beauty OF
his language. Not Tpf nor American, nor Egyp-
tan tongue, should produce snch Impressions as tho
Congo And his rich s0norous voice made this easy
task He belonged TO the Propaganda choir and sang
for us one of his native melodies, whose odd. wild
musical constructions excited his fnirth e. well as
ours The choir performed o fne piece Of music,
composed and directed by one9f the students. me
vocal chorhses were given, with light
and shade that would put to the blush many man = ng-
sical of art. Altogether this exhlbi-
tion Of the Prepagands was most interesting ept
sode wherew1th to commences new week in komos y
4.rr rr fIy.