The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1878-03-07
Anecdotes OF the Late Pope.

Anecdotes OF the Late Pope.
The gossips told of his having been a
Free Mason; and of his having fallen in
love with a beautiful English girl what
time he wore the breastplate Of the
Guarda Mobile. History recorded of
him that he, when elected Pope, warned
his steward: "When [ was Bishop I
spent 81 day for personal expenses;
when I was Cardinal spent ST. so, and
now that / am Pope you must not go
beyond S2;" that he received fayorably
the petition Of the old market gardener,
who, having lost his horse, walked bold
" into the palace to beg one from the
Quirina1 stables; that, when majority
of the balls cast into the ballot-box by
his councillors on the Huenti6h Of al
amnesty were black, he placed his white
cap over them and said. "Now they
are all white - that in the early days
of his administration the rage for the
Papal colors, yellow and white, was s1leh
that boiled eggs were breakfast de
regle with Romans. How he kept to
the last his kindly humor and cnustic
wit, is it not recorded? +? "My daughter. .
he said to a tall American girl, "ohe
blessing is not enough for you-I must
give you two." "Tney say women are
the most beautiful" he said, as one day
he halted with a brilliant train of digni-
taries of the church before splendid
peacock in the garden; "no, no; it is
our sex that is always the most brill
iant." "What p he said, as he threw
away book wherein the pious author
spoke of a sanity character who could
not escape one snare-that of marriage;
"shall it be said that the church has six
sacraments and snare?" When a SOL
dier of the French garrison asked the
Pope to say mass for him personally,
with no other auditor present, in the
Pope's own chapel, his Holiness con-
sented, and bade him come on the NOR
-ow. Tomorrow I must see some of
the boys off," replied the soldier; "but
next day. Pope, I'm your man." every
WELL" said the Pope, "make it next
day" Not long after his return in 1850
charming yonng English lady was out
sketching with maid near the Porta
Pia. The Pope came out in his car
riage, descended, and began to take his
usual walk. The maid, having gone to
ask his blessing, returned to say that
his Holiness would gladly give his hand
to be kissed to her young English mis-
tress. " Indeed" said that lady with a
toss of her heretical head, 81 think my
hand better worth kissing than his. %
The Pope, who had approached unseen
and overheard this speech, laughed
gently and said, to her great confusion,
That's perfectly true; but you will
allow an old man to bless you neverthe-
less." ........-.. ..,. ..
A Curious and Desperate Situation.
I5 has been said that extreme peril
and great anxiety have often turned
white in u few moments the hair OF
people who have suffered. II this be so,
then it is remarkable if the hair on the
head of "Sap" Hearley is as black as it
"used to was" Sap is colored b. :,
about 90 years of age, employed by :.
E. III. Welsh, in the little building /
Baltimore street. He is also engage 10
attend the furnace connected with The
building. Yesterday morning, about 6
o'clock, while repairing the fire, he con-
cluded to step inside the furnace and
warm his hands before the fire thai was
principally at the end opposite the door.
He had hardly entered the furnace be-
fore a violent gust OF wind blowing
through the room dashed the iron door
shut with hideous bang, and fastened
the poor boy in what seemed q sure and
horrible grave, for the flames were spring
ing up rapidly to devour their victim.
The closing of the furnace door opened
the draught automatically. The doomed
boy raised a wall of heartrending des-
pair, but no one heard him. Hopelessly
he commenceu kicking against the iron
door. Desperation put tenfold power in
his leg. He kicked long and well he
kicked hard and true he kicked as NOR
tai never kicked before The door be-
gan tremble on the hinges; one more
lunge and it flew open. The boy sprung
out headforemost, sailing out into the
room serenely and gracefully as an ar
row from q bow He can point with
pride to that No. 10 boot it was the
thing that did the business Ca1naber-
land Nd Alleghandaa.