The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1870-04-03

v00 Roman contemporary
Neemen's Journal writing on the Ao'n' '"''
alludes to this noble organization
Awaiting mvaelf of the hospitable invitation
Of Captain Delahoyd-a native OF tne ory h U
Dublin-a member of the Irish Brigade VINO
came to defend the dOminlOns OF inc oPH,
one of the frankest and most thorough golng;
of the officers in the Papal service enJoyeu
the pleasure of dining last evening az Che nT h
of the officers of the Zouave DaI.anon +,,ent
in q spacious building once occupied oy
Benedictime Nuns. and is decorated al rouna
with embellishments suited TO tne acya, ana
sent freauenters. At the fathermOst END OF
the room is statue of the Pope, and tne
Colonels seat is right beneath It on one sac
General Pimodan and General Lamorlclere-
names often mentioned with honor IN the
columns of the Freeman; and conspicuous Oh
the other side Of the walls Is iarg ronght into
shane out of weapons that had seen service
in the Papal cause. The dinner was presided
over by Colonel Alette, brave solder ana az; .
courteous gentleman, who has proved ms
heroic devotion to the Pope, and whose an
cestors have, for more than three hundred years,
done military duty beneath the banner OF the
and punctually to the moment the soup Is
being carried to the table. There is no
formality, no ceremony. The officers are in
uniform, or in civilian Dress J sss as IL may s
has his place, and if he does not, why-his
place is vacant. If he comes in time he gets
his soup and following dishes, hot and com,
Portable if he does not, the fault is supposed
to be his own, and he suffers accordingly But,
whether he comes or not, he is supposed TO
have been present, and is charged in the mess
account as if he We're There are, Deneve'
and out of the 30 there were, think, about
sixty-tive at table last evening. A pleasanter,
more genial set of gentlemen never sat with,
and when say the officers are Mof1 h OF .ne, t
| most that could be said about them
The praises of the ZOuaves arei every
| body's mouth in Rome-they are always kind,
walking mile or so ont of their own way to
set you right upon yours. The preiates ana
priesthood from every quarter OF the globe are
particularly enraptnred with them: and with
wonder that they should for even less exalted
persons are sensbly affected by it. Go into
church at early morn, or in the gloom OF the
| dee Maria, and SO sure as You 40, either
kneeling in wrapt devotion before the altar of
the Blessed Sacrament, or away IN little
| nook where q lamp is burning in front OF a
Madonna you are sure to find q Zoaave upon
his knees, and praying as'intensely as if the
decisions Of the Council depended solely upon
| his favor. There is nothing of" the whitened
| sepulchre' about him-he is as honest in his
| prayers to His Maker as he is honest in his
devotion to his Pope, and the last thing he
| would dream of is the very idea of his being
| considered either the one other simply for
the purpose Of gaining popular notice They
are sure to know of every ceremonial that Is
| to occur, and when you go to the particular
church where the ceremony is to take place,
| there are the blue uniforms OF the Zonavess
and You find that, early as You go, yonr ar
rival has been anticipated by them. 1rlepo
Of mine, impressed by this apparent ubignity
| Inevitable" and the title is by no means o
bad one.