The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1873-10-05

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s,sni.h Life and Character. " "
= c,,,u. By Lady Herbert. New di
l",preSs,oTTb The Catholic Publication Society," ~ ~
80, Herbert strikes the key note OF nsr ia
Lacy ~ Snapish travel about the mlu a,
dia of the book. "Cathoiicism ~ IF OIL
she remarks, "is not merely the P IsgUb he.
Inc she feels this life, and despite heh
G Gs.;sh common sense, sympathizes WIN
tha Spapish people in their stron ,te..s.oas n
sentimsnt, she describes them VIII VIII, s te
fidelity, and gives ~;e ss No traveller who
:: eo, lot a Catholic can paint Spain as she Is. Z
NJ. Bryant looked at the people; WIN
Kindly eye; but he did not un s.ens tha 6
ITEM .ommon run Of English and American
tonrists, we get mere surface sketche es. ,
r'easant enough to read, perhaps, but that
f. ali. Protestant travellers see no nio I v.
the popusr, lie ana IN paoon They
fnd the diligences marvels OF antiq9a.ea
discomfort; the railways, miracles OF u1
municipality and slowness trave', MaiI
ship which there is little attemPs 20 aaos T.
ate. They find that in Spain NO spann1a na "a
ever in q hurry, and no stranger ls anoweo
~ he either. ifthey are kept shiverlng az
/roaSside station three or four hours In the
midst of the night, waiting for some .%n
herring railway train, on seatless, nnsne.,
tsrod platform, they get no COMMUNICATION
from the surly officials but an eAho.ins oua
70 F" paciencia." If governments oao anu
Iobbers are bold, the Spaniard goes on =. s n
ming his sugared water and repeats, r. :.
rr;anec;a. paciencia ~ If the country Is
two or three generations behind the rest OF
Europe in all the appliances OF materia ~,
comfort, why" PGcienciG, Pac,.enc;i@s, "a, l
That is the great Panacea aop a lice the
Wretchedness and extravagant charges OF
all the hotels. and the horrors OF the spain "
;sh om;sine. All most of the travellers Journals
But Lady Herbert found plenty %. re-,
exter;or. God and tho church are 80 nea
to the peoples heart that the mixture .
religion with the language ana pusin nsse y
every day shocks a stranger AT s:.; nrss "a
ssTiliar to every Spaniard from his cradle
They come up every hour Of tho day. a rle
coior every mans conversation, they enec
more or lees intimately, everyoooys co.
duct nay T. f1d is d shs seaniaras faith,
ha clings to pious legend aimoss =,
stoutiy as he holds to an article OF Il
creed. Tho peasant woman plants fos
mary in her garden, 5ecause ; ;nFant :,
blessed Virgin hung out his clothes up
rosemary bush to dry. Red roses
their color from o drop Of the Saviou
blood which fell on tneu iFoni ele coss !.
I"ad of the cruci6ed Christ, and therefs
no Spaniard will shoot swallow.
oSv, Vas present when our LORD expire
and since then has ceases aa sn the dogs
SSain are called Melampo, because e
Vas the name of the dog Of the shephe
who came to Bethlehem: Protestants !.
laugh at the credulity which Listens 10 y ,
legends, but to our m III tSs mat natiopsi bel
ppnS We cannot think that God will be
ary with the people if they believe IL
Foo much In his honor. Protestahts
sneer at the public reverence 9e "n nr"as 40 ~
of superstition to show as mucn tespec.
the blessed Sacrament as to governor
a general in the army but We confess
sympathies are with Lacy t.e.o Co.
Tba Sescribes the sentinel at San Sepae
nresenting arms as he passes before
chanel door, or the shopkeeper VINO ~
rnnts bargain to rush out into the 81
and kneel down before the ,.;. n.a u WI
sweet flavor of real piety there Is IN
1nnuiar term for,alms, =" la bolsa de d
HGod's purse VA purse, by the
which lie never empty: Beg a;t g, are tbe eIe
Where else but in Ireland. The poor
ant may have little OF nothing to give
IF he refuses, he begs pardon Tor doin
There is NO city without Its o ooS,sSr =
taIa maryels of cleanliness, comfort
order. There is hardly town Witho
Ssyiuun, where religious men or W
tend the unfortunate, shelter the dest
the foupdling. Converts have bee
throughout the kingdom, but the mo,
tive brotherhoods and sisterhoods are S s
and are doing magnificent work: ~
s spesf sisqSantIy Of the zeal and p
tbe neonle. whose greatest fault it i
nation that they have trusted too mt
weak and unworthy rulers. Every
these religious monuments is the SCI
some holy legend, and most of the
halIowed by incidents in the lives of
Of whom Spain has been the birth; pla
homo of so many hI ,neI Ditch ha Sbo W
closely religion is bound up will
thoughts of the people. She was vi