The New York herald., 1873-08-16
make up his mind to sneer even at Germany, wheN
he has so many friends and klnsfolk.

ORIGIN OF THE PlLoRiAAdkS.
seMay venture to ask Your Greatness" said I u
q bishop who turned up at Buglose' ""no ID tao
autnor or originator OF the modern pilgrimage
movement which s now extending al ovea
Francefn
The bishop. unused to point blank question:
looked down. Then he answered. smiling, "Tns
movement is 20 great extent spontaneous. its
present leaders are the viscount de Damas. tns
duchess de Cnevreuse and her son the Duke %
Ubaulnes"
.iHas nobody got any money or glorincation out
OF the bus,nessfn next innn'rad of on or
the @ Court q Appeal. INA Jos nonh said he.
THE DIRECTORS. ~
The centre carriage OF our train Is marked
'Direction," and has rather business look. But
only think what thousands OF religious enthusiastic
would become and the things they would do II left
to themselves without control.
Here, however, is the viscount de Damas, rough.
rude man with knotted joints to his big hands. ]
saw him scowl down Parislan dandy just now.
he might have hewed his way to fame BY any
PATH however rugged. with his large strength Of
heart, and rare intelligence. He preferred the
service Of God.
you watched the inner life of the thing. too,
there was greatness In it; and what Is more than
that, there was faith and seltdenial Many OF the
pilgrims were poor. One could sec that many were
young priests; now the salary OF young
priest Ia utcdire or curate, not cure) Is about
one thousand francs year; and this pilgrimage
was not to be done at any price under hundred
francs. Therefore, 1t cost months income, or a.
much ana more than ten thousand pounds
would signify to o man with hundred
thousand year. Now, whenever
millionaire gives ten thousand pounds
to charity his name Is hawked about as q worlds
wonder, and he generally looks for prompt returns
In the way OF general consideration. These mems
names are unknown. Then as to time: the poor
artisan gave q weeks work as well as money ta
strength.
THE POLITICAL ASPECT.
1t has been said that these pilgrimages orr
political demonstration, but doubt the assertion
Nenchmen who are not deputies, and who d
not desire to become SO, care very little about
politics, and rather inclined to laugh at them
as foolish speculation. No Frenchman who ID
not on the lookout for place, under some partic
ular form OF government, would walk across the
street for King or Emperor, much less give time.
money and trouble for them in roundabout way
Like this.
That the pilgrimage must ultimately be recog.
nized as political fact OF the utmost Importance
admits OF no dispute, but at present they stand
Paris hos given full powers to all his clergy to
grant full absolution to oil pilgrims who seek it
OF them.
UNDER ST. v1NCENTs OAK.
We arrived at the birthplace Of st. Vincent ds
Paul, which was the end OF our second pilgrimage,
ut about eight O'Clock In the morning, and sang the
chant event Creator" with the meditation au
pointed for the mornings service, and beginning,
"Prayer is all powerful" Moreover, as silence
had been officially enjoincd during the night.
though not kept, our French tongue broke loose
and ran apace. The local clergy met US In fau
canoncals at cross road, and we formed In pro.
cession in the same manner as when we arrived al
Tours, singing also the "Canticle Of the Sacred
Hearth The viscount de Damas upheld the ban
ner Of the Virgin, supported each side by noble
men, whose breasts were hung with rosaries d
pale yellow wood, exqulsitely carved.
magnificent church, surrounded by gardens,
now rises beside tho lowly hut where st. Vincent
de Paul was born and there the Communion was
Immediately administered to the pilgrims.
All the beRgars In the country seemed to have
nocked to meet US, and they jostled US and nudged
our elbows for aims as our hymns rose up like in
cense In the Summer air. The singing here was
very impressive, and would have been much more
30 to me, but Immediately behind me sang q Pill.
grim with defect In his nasal organ, and, unhap.
PLY, he was determined to chant through 1t.
The viscount de Damas stood up bare-headed in
the sun, and l saw that he was quite bald. His
dress was not picturesque saw no uniforms
about, nor any Of the government officials.
THE HOUSE OF ST. VINCENT DE PAUL
is humble but substantial cottage. 1t was inhab
lied till within these last few years by members q
the saints family, and 1t is now used as chapel
High mass was said under an immense oak tree,
with wide-spreading branches, which stands before
the cottage where st. Vincent de Paul was born.
and probably once formed part Of garden attached
to It, The voices Of the pilgrims, as they sung In
the open air, sounded very LOUD and clear. I no
tlced that the portals Of the splendid church In
the background are inscribed the words,
"Quis putas puer, tSte crit" It was OBJ
servable that all the French people Of high
social rank and education prayed with extreme
fervor. There were think. however, some scot.
fers even here, and some Indifferent there Will
be everywhere. They were mostly of the lower
class ana very dirty. It seems strange that rank,
education and cleanliness should have anything "a
DO with religion, but they have great deal to Dc
with It,
poANERGEs,
o pale priest with fiery eyes and wasted frame,
stood up before the altar and spoke to us. The
nan was true Son OF Thunder, and made the
hearts Of some among US to tremble like the reeds
swept by the wind. What he said was very fine
aud simple ana grand, not word too much, not
an adjective misplaced. He drew up his facts in
serrled order, and the lightning Of his splendid elo
quence flashed down their ranks like the rays Of
the morning sun when 1t glances on the helms and
sabres OF warriors. What scholar the man wasl
How deep and how learnedl What nights he must
have passed In meditation and vigils before hs
could speak thusl Indeed have never examined
fho fruit nf nat hov nv
own small lines Of life without remembering how
much 1t must have cost and how utterly incapable
should be OF performing It,
THE ROADSIDE INN.>
Dinlcult people to manage these, while strug.
gle is going on within them between avarice and
appetite. In Paris only seventeen pilgrims
would agree to pay for dinner at Tours. But
country air and travel make folks hungry, and 45d
pilgrims ultimately found that they c0uid not do