Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1877-04-12

floor of the Vatican, below that in which
he resides, and take turn, or merely sit
there awhile; or If the weather be bad.
and he wants a walk he, will take one in
the vast galleries of the Vatican, which
are Of an extent capable OF furnishing any
amount of pedestrian exercise, or II the
weather be inviting, he will take q walk
in the garden. Those very few persons
who have permission to use the garden
receive on these days notice to the ef-
feet that during certain hours they must
abstain from going thither. The walk
which he prefers, and almost invariably
uses, Is very lovely one. 1t is entered
by the gate leading from the statue gal
lery to the garden, and form terrace,
sheltered to the north by high wall, en-
tirely clothed with magnificent orange
trees, overlooking flower garden at q
lower level, and across this commanding
the finest-indeed may say the only fine
near view of the dome of St. Peters.
At the farther end OF this straight broad
terrace walk there is q tree Immediately
In front of the iron and wires gate of
large avariary, containinga large popula-
tion of birds of no very rare or uncommon
sorts; pigeons and ducks, and fowls for
the most part. Often Plus will stand at
these gates for a few minutes and amuse
himself with looking ut his poultry. But
beneath the tree which has been mention
toned there are few very common, un-
comfortable looking iron garden seats,
in sort of semi-circle; and on one Of
these, always the same, the Pope sits,
while the two or three familiars, whom
he has asked to accompany him in his
walk, dignitaries of the Church almost in
variable, Cardinals often, but not always,
sit on the others and chat.
| After the walk, at two or three O'Clock,
as the business of the day may have de-
cided, comes the very simple and Goder-
ate dinner, each, of course, by the Pope
alone at the table. Both in eating and
drinking he is very moderate; but likes
that the small quantity of wine he takes
deaux When dinner lime: IS IS o T ne looks Al
the newspapers and perhaps goes to oieep
10 his chair over them! lie BY no means
limits his reading to tho Catholic or cler-
ical organs of the press, but has papers OF
all colors and all parties. He rather spec
tally, l am assured, is in the habit OF look
ing over the red" journals. After his
hours repose after dinner, whether it be
spent in indulgirg in nap, or in reading,
he goes for another little walk II the
weather be fine. Then returning to his
apartment takes some very small matter
for supper, and after that sits with few
habitues, who come to see him, or with
any bishop from the country, whom he
may have asked, for little chat; then re.
urns to his private chapel for his even
ing prayer, and is in bed by ten. He is
not good sleeper; and the attendants in
the adjoining room, one or other Of whom
makes point Of being awake all through
the night, frequently hear him praying,
and very often singing in his bed, to while
the tedium Of sleepless hours. The Other
day the Pope's old cat, which had lived
with him many years, died. 1t was his
constant companion at dinner, never ap-
pearing in its masters presence at any
other time. IL always came IN with the
soup, sa; gravely in a chair opposite to
the Pontif till the latter had finished his
dinner, then received its own portion from
its masters hand, and took itself off till
the same hour ON the following day. The
people around his Holiness feared that he
might have been painfully affected by the
death of his old favorite, but to the great
relief and satisfaction Of the whole Cour,
he did not seem to care bit more abou,
1t than he had cared for the death of his
Secretary, the Cardinal Antonelli.