The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-20

| the thirteenth of May. 1872, 81 the Count Jn.
rome and the Countess gatharihe ,spla1ai, p
| The sa1ne city. In 1909 being then III his
eleventh year. he was placed by his parents In
religious body, eel led Hgolopii, at volterra,
which was thetl Justly celebrated for its course
of studies and tie wise SYSTEM Of instruction
aspect Of tlie youth, the sweetnass Of his dis
upallnn. combined with the fittnness uf his
character, The vivaeity and liyeliness
pf hia diseoqtse as well as the tal Il =,
The love and esteem not only IT his
| companions, but also Of his masters. He was
az distinguished in his studies that on the
occasion 1T tile aunt Of the late Emperor
Queen If iitruria. visiting Voltefta, he was Sc
eeted to preside at what is termed IAN Acad-
emy in Verse" which was given " her honor
| end IN the name Vt his fellow cplleglans. In
he was seizeY with violent fits Of epilepsy
| Naeltheless, IN the following year, and III &c
eoSlanne with the desire Of his pipus mpther,
he ,eeeiyed the first tonsu,ee at The hend Is
yolteria. and in October Of the
sa,ne year he FASTENED to Rome,
10 complete his ecceslastleal Studies This
was to him the more pleasing. as his mothers
| Wishes were wholly Oh accordance with his
own aspirations, which ever tended to the
ecclesiastical state. while he was also aware
| that nowhere az In Rome can those studies
andothose preparations which train The mind
hood lie 80 well attended to and completed
TN the capital he lived with his uncle,
canon Of the Vatican Hasilira; but the aatter
being obliged to nv from home. III no,,ae-
aneice Of the sad events which shortly after
ward ensund. the young Mastai also. In 1910.
retired from that city. In 1912, on account Of
his distinguished birth. he was summoned to
Join the guard of honoi at Milan. but All OK
emptinn was accorded him because Of tIe dis
trpssina Iieeaae to which he was then subject.
From this simple fact seems to have been de
rived the report which has been So currently
revived, but which Is devoid Of VI reality that
Count Mastai ntesented himself tg Plus w
ranks d. the Noble Guard In truth. Mastal
nevet adopted The military profession. nor did
his disposition prompt him to such naret7 a
From the, youthful course 50 pursued
there naturally followed n laudable attention
after the declaration Of Independence In Chill
! IN laiT, Pope Plus VII cent him tither 81, q
diplomatic mission Of Importance and deli,
| cacv. and II was executed with discretion atid
success. Pope Leo MI. who was nlecteJ in
1922. appointed him tn very important post
IN the administration at Rome, and he filed 1t
ably aud successfully Soon after his election.
| Pope Gregory XVI, In 1891, sent Masta to
! Naples as apostolic nunniu and IN 1916. when
| the cholera was raging there. he not only
went on loot TO visit the hospitals and houses
Of the sick and give spiritual consolation. but
| sold all his plate furnli ute and equipaue aud
| distributed the proceeds among the suffering
poor. Ia IL any wonder that he is iHuli1ed
| there tn this day.
| ''ln 1910 he waFs created Cardinal Arch
! bishop of 11nola, aud there displayed such
lihetaty Of sentiment such zeal and such
| splf-deninl elat he gained the affections Of all
and aueted serious pertvibations and dsaf