Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1874-07-04

the Oldest Republlc In 4Worlu.
has put itself straight with King VIC.
tor Emanuel of Italy. His troops
are withdrawn from the Territorial
limits on condition that he shall re.
wise the extradition treaty.
SAN MAa1No, the country seat gof
Mr.. Charles A. Manning, located near
Mt. St. Mary's College, in he Emmits'
burg District, is one Of the finest TO-
cations at this season Of tie gear to be
found anywhere. although not quite
as old as its name sake oysr the ocean,
and as full Of historic and -traditional
recollections, it has many thinga
clustering around it to render it wor-
thy of admiration. There is 4 classic
beauty in its name, Of which the late
DR.. JAS. A. SAoRB felt sysry proud;
The Doctor was q great adm:rer o.
the military genius Of NAPoLEAN 80
though he was fer from ap'
proving many Of the actS iof that 10.
NOUS warrior. Said th pes br 10 us
one day, ! named this psAoes ION tAs
little circumstance:* When
Bonaparte 6rst invaded Italy, he
gave orders to the troops under his
Command to respect the Republic OF
San Marine, to pay honor to ,its citi-
zens, and in no event to invade Its
territorial limits. Charlemagne and
Pepin and Imperial Cesar in the hight
of their power and glory, never mo-
Tested the Republic Of San Marine.
The people who inhabited II were a
quiet wine making aud pastoral peo-
ole, and felt like living under a gov
ernment of their own, founded on
laws of their own making. gand. not
subject to the laws Of Enperors Or
Kings. They were All Industrious
people. When strolling in the gar
den of Malmaison one day, shortly
after the battle Of Lodi, with Joseph
inc by his side, the Emperor was IN a
religious mood of mind. ssHe heard
the church bell Of Reuel toll the An
gelus, and Frustrating hinsslf on the
ground, ilnprovised . soliloqny adj
dressing the empress: THERE is A
COP Jean Jacques Rousseau once
said-'SocEATEs DIED LIKE A PHI
BUT JESUS CHRIST DIED
LIKE "A COP. In that briefexpression
and the lesson it teaches, and all the
inspiration of nature, we have a living
faith that there is ,God-the First
Great Cause that shapes aud governs
all things. The Church founded GU
this idea from the earliest days Of the
Apostles and st. Peter. The worship
of the Catholic Church based on this
idea is the religion of God. When in
Italy | was profoundly impressed
when I met the project Of one OF the
rural churches near the Republic Of
San Marine. The love Of God. the
of Christ IN stle garden OF
Gethselnini, the teaching Of the Apps
ties, and the fixed and Interchangeable
faith Of St. Peter is the Rock upon
which build taught me more for
chile than ever, by the rural peasant.
~ of San Marine. Wewill die, my
dear Josephine, in the bosom OF the
church in which we were born. -
There is classic beauty in its name !;
another more modern San Marine,
has some historical recollections con.
nected with it that are peculiarly
pleasant and attractive: "A half CEN
fury ago it was the favorite resort in
fair weather, particularly Of a June
summers day or Recl cation Day
{ Thursday) of Simon Gabriel Brute,
one of the purest and noblest Of men
that ever lived-who used to stroll
over its waving fields, holding commu.
MON with nature, listening to the
singing Of birds and the lowing Of
wandering kline. This revered cure
named and blessed the ground when
the spirit Of old NAT Elder was
about-who then named it "St. 1gna-
tius" in honor OF the patron saint Of
Maryland. The many anecdotes
which old Mr.. Peter Boyle and Lewis
Blair used to relate about it and
Father Brute would make a readable
brochure if collated and published
IN book form. We feel some desire
20 20 over this old classic ground
10 see if there is any traces still left.
when in our boyhood days we roarned
through the shady forest and over the
,tubbfe fields, where the wood pig
cons breed, in search of".ssrvice ber-
ries" and cherries. s,
On. these occasions Of our merry
,ambols we often met Rey. Brute with
ooook in hand, readings some favorite
.uthor, and drinking in from the
'ountain of classic lore, free from all
distractions, musing to himself, and
gathering fresh inspiration. from birds
md flowers, and murmuring brooks.
God bless old Simon Brute. He may
vet be canonized as Saint in Heaven.
Ne arc Informed bya well read HIS.
torian, that Mr.. Bernard u. Campbell, o.
Baltimore, al intimate friend Of DIR. ShorD,
that lie had something to do with giving
it "local habitatioD and a name. Mr.;
Campbell was a gentleman Of cultivated
intellect, q historian, and writer Of great
ability. He often contributed TO the Me
tropolitan" of Baltimore. edited by the
late DR.. Charles Constantine Pise, some IN,
terestng sketches Of the early History OF
Maryland and OF Archbishop John Car
roll. Those sketches are often quoted Tor
their reliability and the aolid Information