, 1876-05-07

!
| IN THE PoPe's AuDIENcE-RooM.
| Thomas Bailey Aldrich, in the May Atlantic,
! thus describes Visit to Certain Old Gentle-
mon". The monntonone hmm nj convarsa+io,
nas.ad .h~,nt11 40 ~, aaot;ons ~ 49, ..;Ja
eeaSe4 aoiup1 sne t"o eses.ons VI 1ne "1oo
| door nave mentioned we're thrown open, and
| the Pope, surrounded by his Cardinals and a
/ number of foreign Princes entered. The occu-
| nantt NJ tho two ]onp aatteaa roaa and than aa
r. 49,. -s.s ,.as'o.e 5 .4o~,.es - 49, -: ~
1oo3 "e1o ou'ooata "otAeo w tne saue
| tSrannlcal wire, sunk simultaneously into an
| attitude OF devotion. For an instant l
| m, seized with 4 desnerara des;re mt IF
| h.a.1 ,rhox. :, oax.at,;,,, T.. -. 49,.
Auoo4 Ine.e 20 so4ues 49, ee.1o-.I1n Hnoe'
"nen II ID 11gn1's conssfuc'ea' tuat makes II an
awkward thing to kneel with before any maa
| born Of womap, Perhaps, II the choice were
1ayt one a;thar tn nrostrata mas aa1, bayo,e n
90. e'sueA ~ p'9ss. ',e. oo o., oo19lo
celsaln person OF 10 oe huos, one nishs naAe
tho alternative IN the present case. # had
failed to follow the lmmemorial custom would
not have had the honor Of 4 fuaifIade hut
would have been jeudminiously led ayay bv one
my dress suit, would have presented to the
general stare the appearance Of pretentious
ace OF spades being wiped out by q CAV right
bower. Such humiliation was not to bo
thought Of! So wishing myself eafelY back
amid the cruder civilization Of the New World.
and with mental protest. accompanied bv
loftly compassion for tho weakness and COW
ardice Of human Kind, aid softly down with
tho rest Of the miserable snnere~. WAS in the
very act, when was chilled to t6e ma11ow by
catching sdelong glimpse OF my benign old
gentleman placidly leaning back iu his seat,
bis hands folded over his well-f1led waiatcoas,
and that same benevolent emlle petrifed on
his countenauce. He WAS fast asleep.
Immediately O tall. cadayerous person in q
scant, funereal garment emerged from some-
The old gentleman unclosed his eyes slowly and
with difficulty, and Was so far from taking in
the situation that he made gesture as il to
g., shake hands Tat9 me tas, eadsver99s person:
H. 5rnnnad ~ 81 s,,oaa r;sh "a ~ co,e;os; an ana
dosuair1ne IN air of coutrition thar the 0rasance
Of 10000 Popes would not have prevented me-
from laughing.
4,;a An9.nes ;a. ulscorposg ,nc.oen! occusteo o.
sn,ooth. .fsced Gcrman ~ e;gnnt;c ststur". a.' ba
must hare been or 7 inches over feet tn
height. but SO absurdIy short between the knee
cap and ankle thas "a be knels he lowered head
anu snooloels apG'e ~ us an, .ssemonnS gleat,
80 he comid r. x.e ~ ba ;ronroeaed ~ - r.
15oat,v .ftandanta Vim a.ifancad on;etlv ~.
Ea1;3s S him With the erident nnrnnsa of reonase-
ine him to kneei. Discovering bis error Inst in
t;6e tha ravarand fathar ratreata-1 ronch
ahashed.
All orax vara nor +rrnad toward III. Pima
and his ~ mite snS T th;a tT;f1ine en'so5e o,aas3
1nnoticed nm M save T bY Two Two or three indiTidnris in
the immediato neiehborhood. Who succeeded IN
sT,iiov;ne thair s6a;iea. hnt aid mt dar. o1snce
At ctch n,Sar sfterTards. The Pone ady5anoed
~ tha centra ~ IL unner and ~ the roo,o 1as>,
no ~ teev;iv ~ b;s iYory-handied rana IA
pr;ncas =, h1acI and thu c.rd;o.1s ~ ec.,,at
standing behind lin in p,cturesque groups, ike
snena xo1 ~, uI ~ - staea 'A' - "'7 '@41 Lao .
e"oA~ WA "'1' @3'
7ur cpann r1Iax,s 4o,tseuo,
Tba Enononaiste Fr1nca;s "a paris n.ner> IN
.:.,s - ~ 49, $50" ~ ,n's-,..~.a t"potb
NJ A1acie oa tae eut'au u Au1Aoy nousenolo'
says: "The Grand Ma1ahA ID tho head funo- !
tiona1y OF the palace. He has the supervision :
and responsibility Of ali that passos in tho