Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1878-08-29
- THE LATE CARDINAL.


Some "Reminiscences Of Car9tn0lt Fs0noh$
and His Career. 4.
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Cardinal Franicchi xas us /. fortunate man.
He secured his nrst great fise' in prontifessl
office by ths misfortune of = predecessor! 14
1880 Mgr: Befatdi, Pho Nonds ecclesiastical
secretary Of state, wss At 'iogsgeiiiheads With
Mgr: de Msrode, the papai war minister. 1t
80 hsppensd that i . brother Of .Bsrend
held commission in'the pontaeal army md
Wa suspected of holding relations with the
Sardinian enemy. He was arrested by: Me-
rode, condemned to be shet, but released to
avoid scandal. The ecclesiastical secretary
vas aleeo released from his official duties, and
Franchi stepped into his shoes, much to tile
ohagrin Of Antonelli, who never liked his
merry -tongued colleague: Franchi vas
= capital ,rqconteyr-, He M: = Walffing
.storehouse of -. the; gossip of: Euro ::
pean courts, and va very fond of ,retailing
Pho Nono's good sayings. Here is one vi lich
the cardinal secretary Of istate used to tell
With intense relish::l Complaints: had been
frequently tnsde by the pKieststto the bro.
paRanda OF the arbitrary exercise Of authority
over his clergy by . certain 'Auatra Man afch-
bishop; The archbishop swas 'fn46Ruhe& that
his presence iii Rome Weuld be- .esteensddiA
favor. !: He eFoased the seas'and ArRfsedI IN.
Rom@ In due courSehe Was introduced to
Pho Mono, Who was wen oonvefsant With The
points in dispute: between the -arehbi61 hop
and his clergy! :;.eOh,''t said Pho Mono; 10
tho archbishop, offering him 4 chair tb4{ide.
him ON. he danj' ssyou ARE the 'otAer Pope,
Git;down, your holiness" The rebuks red
the atehbishop and be, and his clergy lived
happily ever after. lH.' :'' "'''f ','. ="
!; i;''> u: iHls DISASTROUS Dn1olrAcf:' =
They nsed ID say IN BONE that be had; ;;the
,jctiqtufq., :, And no wonder. Disaster fol-
lowed all his diplomatic missions '' Isahella
fed from Spain SOON after franchf was 6ent
TO her al Ntncio; the Grand duke fed from
Florence while Franchi was at the ,Tuican
court; and Abdui: :Akiz Joined the prophet in:
Paradise soon aftsr Franchi had paid him ..
visit at Constantinopte. He was q BIT 3f 4
Boheim1isp, with all his stzteiy ufttiiiinesss
Certain austere English Roman Catholics
viii never fotget their sensations when din
ing With Cardinal Franch1 during his brief,
visit tc. London: It Was at' CsrdinAl Man
ming house. During dinner the Cafdfnal
Prefect of the PfGpaganda, who spoke in
French; kept the table id roar, and sfter.
dinner he coolly took out his cigar case apd
offered cigars all round. Now sm6fipg
is vigorously .interdicted'. ass> the
n1aison' Manning md it lis not
considered In this; countryAf0r the priests,
at least-at al Z proper thing to indulge il
the weed. The English cardinal bore tie
fasniga Cation With 'e1ernplafy patience; Ibuts
patience has it's limits, and the limit iwas
reached when ths illustrious visitor from
Rome took to smoking in his bed room. He
was asked in Rome = few months sgo what
he smoked. ''Oh,': said. he; t1i only smoke.
Italian ministers Cavoars, 1finghettis,
etc. The Italians brand ths'f eae:as 9TH
the names of popular ministers Of state.
s:Dont !yod smoke Carols; YouPa Bmi
nence?' inquired his questioner: 'No; they
won't last long, sHas thereby: " Hs wasnot
enthuGaaGic shout the conversion Of Eng
land to Catholicism. s1t; will not come in
our day, " he said; "not TIL We oanonizs 6aint
Manm6n.' y The;cardinai .wa6 tc1nical and
not vary oomRlin>ntary!: .,s't' ~a:as9. az