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


and sweetest love story ever read in my
life. 1 was so pleased with it that had
no sooner read the last word than / seized
the pen and ink and wrote "AcceptedT'
The Pope's Everyday Work.
London News.
ROME, March 10.-I see that rumors
are once again rife in England that the
Pope is in an alarming state OF health.
am thinking of getting form OF con-
tradiction to such statements Autograph
ed, to save the trouble of writing it over
anu over again. The Pope is in excel
lent good health, not quite as likely to
reach ninety as his elder brother and sis
ter. The amount of exertion the old man
goes through every day is something
really extraordinary. Here is an account
of his normal day. He gets up at six.
summer aud winter, and forthwith "cele-
brat, s." i. e., performs mass, as every
Roman Catholic priest, beneficcd or nom
beneficed, is bound to do every day of his
life. and to do fasting. For which reason
the tariff price for mass at IL a. IN.
is much higher than for one ut six or
seven. Immediately after having cele-
brated, be hears q mass, and then he
goes W oiknPiC CUP VI COi-
fee and q morsal of bread. Directly after
breakfast the Secretary Of State, now
Cardinal Simeoni, comes 10 him for the
transaction of business; and there is al
ways plenty In hand 10 be transacted.
Then, ss soon as the Secretary leaves
him, the heads of the different congrega-
tons wait on nim. These are Cardinals
presiding over the great number OF ''con
gregations," or giuntas, or permanent
commissions which the Apostolic Court
has established for the supervision Of diff
ferent departments of business of the
Universal Church. There is the Congre-
CATION of the Inquisition, the Congrcga-
ton of Consistories, the Congregation Of
Episcopol Residences, the Congregation
of the Condition of the Regular Clergy,
the Congregation Of Ecclesiastical I'm
munities, the Congregation of the Col.
lege de Propaganda Eide, the Congrega-
tion for the Affairs of the Eastern Church,
the Congregation Of Rites and Ceremon-
les, the Congregation Of Indulgences and
Sacred Relics, Of the Fabrick OF st.
Peters of the Holy House of Loreto, and
nssSY Shsfs sse q s1Ass af iSs os
Father every day. But there's no day on
which some of them have not business TO
be attended to.
After the presidents Of the congrega-
tons, such OF the Foreign ambassadors
as may desire to sec the Holy Father are
introduced aud it is rarely the case
that some one or more of. these docs not
occupy the Pope's attention for some
portion of the morning. After the En-
bassadors, any Bishop who may have
come 10 Rome on business which re-
quires an interview with the Pontiff are
admitted; and of such visitors, il only for
purposes of complaint, there are always
many. Then come to the audiences OF
people of all sorts who wish to see and
pay their respects to the Pope. These
are of the most varied description. Some
times there will be q pilgrimage" to be
received; sometimes a deputa.ion from
some body associated for some pietistic;
sometimes body of the faithful of both
sexes; often a mixed company of Catho-
lies and heretics, gentlemen and ladies,
English, German, French, Americans,
Spaniards, and from every country under
the sun. The non-Catholics are in by far
the greatest numbers, English and Amefi-
cans. None are refused. These audien-
ces are always appointed for mid day;
but the party to be received often has TO
wait considerable time, which Is in no
wise the fault of the Pontiff, or del end
ent on his will. All the time that he
keeps them waiting Is SO much cut off
from his own very restricted recreation
hour, which follows the audience. But ii
1t Is impossible TO tell beforehand how
long the business to be transacted with
the bishops may detain him.
At the audience be usually walks down
one side of the gallery, at the far end of
which his red velvet and gilt armchair is
placed, and back again TO his seat on the
other side. SO as thus to pass Immediately
in front Of each person present, To some
OF whom he often addresses few words.
1t is well known in Rome, but may not be
so in England, that the etiquette on these
occasions is for gentlemen to wear ordi-
nary evening dress, and ladies black up
to the neck, no other head coverin&save |
a black lace veil, and no gloves. For the \
most part his man ner Is extremely cheer !
full. He usually addresses few words |
from his seat, which are in a voice audi |
BILE thence throughout the long gallery;
rarely, when the assemblagc contains
mixture of Catholics and Protestants,
on the sufferings and prosecution /
Of the Church and ALWAYS concludes by
giving all present his benediction. lie |
also specially blesses-by one sole opera
tion, IL is to be understood-all the vari-
Gus articles which the people have
brought with them for that purpose, ros-
aries, crosses, devout pictures, medals etc.
The quantity of this ware which is brought
~ be blest Is wonderful. Even Protest
ants take advantage OF their visits 10 His
Holiness TO carry home something that
sill be valued Dy their Catholic friends.
The other day the Pope spoke few
enough-of the speed
With which his own eighty-ive years had
Town away, how They'll seemed like a
lream when he looked back over the
course Of them, and how truly from his
'wn experience he could warn his hearers
hat their own days would run past them
md away from them with "A speed that
would make the retrospect In any case
wonderful; terrible IL they were wasted
II Unemployed. His Holiness vindicates
us claim TO his temporal sovereignty by
It least the possession of one attribute
which has usually been considered as
pecial to royal personages-a singu.arly
ccurate memory for persons whom he
las once seen. The other day, on being ,
evisited after lapse of ten years by
IOn- Catholic American gentleman of no
pecial note, he referred to his former in
erview with him, and remarked on the
lumber OF the population belonging TO
he Methodist connection in the district ,
rom which the gentleman came.
As soon as the audience of the day is at ,
n end, the Pope goes for his walk, the
Dcality Of which is determined by the ,
r or lesser disposition for exercise. III 1
he weather be unpropitious. and he is !
ot inclined for much movement. he will !
o TO the Sala Matilda, large hall on the 8