The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-06-10
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How the Pope Lives, what he Eats,
and how he Spends his Time.

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Some of your readers may feel some
curiosity, if not interest, rs 10 the manner
in which the Pope lives and passes his
time. Ii Is very simple, entirely Invested
ortlc pomp surrounding him ut the great
church festivals, and far less luxurious
than the habits of the dear bishops Of re-
publican America.
Winter and summer Plus IN. rises ut
I5AM. Aller dressing he passes . half
hour alone in prayer; then he says mass
ATTAIN. Alter which he breakfasts on
n Gun of chocolate Fedn aud dry bread.
EFrofn 8 A. NJ. until midday he is occupied
in tho examination Of state documents
and III the reception Of ministers, each
member Of his Cabinet having special
day on which his report must be made,
with the exception ofthc Cardinal Minis.
ter of State, Antonclli, who is admitted
every day. AT two o'clock, or little be-
fore, the ARtjcdmem NOZZLE, or court dig
nitarics on duty, arc dismissed and the
Popc sits down to dinner This is OF the
very simplest fare, generally consisting
only of vegetables, sometimes with fish,
rarely, if ever, of meat; no butter or
sauces Of any kind, and, only when Ills
medical attendant preScrlDes It, accom-
panied by Il glass or country wine-rtn0
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Abr. NJ. he hears vcspcrs in lis pr.
waite chapel, and Immediately Afterwards,
if the weather be not too Indictment, goes
out for drive, in which lie Ia accoinpa-
MED by one or two Of his clerical cham
berlains and by the detachment Of twelve
noble guards who are on duty, En- pdS'
mHt. il is well to state that these warriors,
although one of them. rides on each side
of his carriage door, are merely ornR-
mental appendages, not guardians Of his
person, for they would scUrn 10 soil their
aristocraiic hands by my contest with
malelactOrs, and always run away or get
leave Of absence when any black spots
are to be seen along the political horizon
besides the Pope has no need OF champions
among the Roman people, who are de-
voted 10 him personally, rs any one may
assure himself who has ever seen the
6uttistrdda, or Outriders, dash along in
front of the COrtCgc, or who has noted
the alTrctiOnate reverence displayed by all
classcs Of the natives as they discover
the numbering red carriage with its four
black horses, or the venerable P0ntill
himself, attircd in his plain white caSsoCk
and broad rcd hat, distributing his bless
ings to the crowd rs lie walks along the
middle Of the street.
Pr PdrentheSe.' 1t is contrary TO Ell.
QurttU FOR any cardinal 10 be seen on foot
within the city walls, so their pedestrian.
ism is confined exclusively 10 the rural
districts; but the Pope always does the
length OF the CorsO, or the circuit OF the
Pincian Hill, if II does not rain, particu-
Iarlv should any OF the foreign newspa.
DcrS have published report Of his falling
health or strength
After his return from his drive the Pope
takes another frugal rcpast, and then I'M
ill bcdtimc-abOut ten to eleven o'clock
Is busted in the examination OF ministerial
reports and state documents.
Such is the daily routine Of the Holy
Father, only varied by private receptions
of distinguished pcrsOnages in the morn
ing three or four times Il week, and by Il
public reception OH Sundays nj four
O'Clock, both OF which are, Us u rule, fear
lul nUisanCCS.
1t isn generally received opinion that
! Plus tx Is u mere Cypher-"a good man
occupied solely with spiritual affairs. and
abandoning secular matters entirely to
AntonClIi." There never WIS greater
mistake in the world. The Pope is good
not even his enemies deny that; but he
is not only spiritual Chict but tempo.
raj ruler in every sense Of the word, and
few sovcrcigns are more busted with the
affairs Of state than is the "Old man OF the
Vatican" lie Dies not spend a very great
amount of public money, for the entire
civil list Of tho pontiRcal government, In.
Guiding the POpc's personal expenses, the
salaries of the cardinals, Of all the foreign
Diplomatic agents and home ministers,
and Of the court officials, guards md ser
wants Of the Vatican, is covered by the
sum Of five hundred thousand dollars an
nually yr...gE 800 20.
Asa rule Plus | Y. cats alone, his dOmcS-
tic chaplain reading AlOutlthe prayer OF
the day during the meal. Sometimes,
however, one Of the prelatcs on duty is in.
vitcd 10 share the rGpast, IN honor Oi
which II appears they arc not extremely
tcoyctous, as it Is scarcely up 70 their stand
lard Of good living. One ofthcm, Mgr, dc
1 Merudc;a sqrlint-eycd- prelntG, who once
PLAYED Minister of War, used to be great
Itavorite with the Holy Father, on account
Of his wit and his talent for retailing the
gossip Of the city, Of which the Pope likes
10 he informed; but he forfeited his claims
10 favor by the shocking amount Of ill.,
nature which he displayed in his stories
and by his insinu0tiOnS against some OihiS
colleagues, whom he almost directly nc.
cuscd Of plotting against their sovcrCign's
llire, when he advised tho renewal OF the
old custom orhaving taste" ut the meals
as preCautiOn against poison. His llo'
illness smiled quite maiiCiously when the
proposal was made, and ut once ordered
McrOde to. discharge the functions Of m
office which had been abolished two cen
turtles ago. McrOdc, Of course, refused
nnd was sent into the corner, like Il
I spoiled child, and was told to stand there
!. with his face TO the wall until the Pope
ate his dinner, az II punishment either
Tor his disuhcdicncc or his want of char
ity, his own conscience would tell him
QiwhiCh fault he was guilty" -
u Tho presentation OF private documents
or petitions requiring the PapaI signature
is prevented rs vigorously US possible, al
though the orders are that every request
of importance should lie submitted to hi:
Ipcrsonal examination, and many m indi'
gent family has been relieved by the pri
vatc bounty of the Pope, who has insisted
that the papers stretched out TO him by
people in the streets should not lie with
held by his attendants, who would like d
monopoly Of their masters charity.
DISTRESSING CASES OF DROWNING
We learn that on Saturday last, whilst 4
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