The sun., 1880-08-01
THE SUCCESSOR OF ST. PETER.


Leo XIII, the two hundred and hfty-sev-
enth 0 Of st. Peter pleassaa c0mbi
has brought 70 greater perfection than any other.
IN the Roman States he GR iearn5 q that oSsss cess
% IN his dulles 'f In iSs @ fhs Italian repas. pas
son son loved sport and went out shoot
on %H Sundays and holy days o obsSiion tere
wns occasionally no mass celebrated. because
the priest was attending to hares and gartridgss
e go down next Sunday to Tie Village q Tuiti
the church was closed. and the sheep shrugged
their :, sh9uldsrs @ when asked where was their
mons to the Episcopal Palace. He came and
was beginning 70 stammer out excuses. when
Ss sshSD % ss n ydr sho sas
VA siye me notice il good time. th@S | may
breakfast. l hope2" The Cure never trans
"S joachim MP" Pecci has always found II difficult,
as we'll as imprudent. to scold or to refuse out:
right rig It., Eyen as as Pope he rarely says No." II
hs "nS So shs 81 HsSr1 wv
Snitios Of Bismarck. h he begins by according
means to do nothing. What 10 more, he gem
erally manages to convince his supple Italian
He can. when once he, nerves himself to an
act OF strength, be rs bold rs the boldest. Thus.
resolutely to cut down sinecures. Noble Guards
and others grew furlous. and one e. very % noble
10 % O. s
Yielding : isii; 90 nSt6op! losing @ I Sis ts%ps5;
'eP Prnss insp looksa s''fS q dSa5ssd
served that he proposed it should be a bout
at six points,, His Holiness then produced the
Weapons: Weapons: with couple, couple Of masks and leather
and stood on the defensive. The Prince fol-
lowed suit; the swords crossed and tho Pom
As man skilled in athletic exercises, the
Pope is necessarily absteni9us; though he
to three plntefuls OF Revalenta Arabica per diem.
He likes chsmpagne. taking generally glass,
at dinner. but no more. Il he has q carnal
weakness, 1t is for sweets and pastry.
His Holiness appears to be not above grant
ing an indulgence to himself on occasion. Alta
the Vatican. among the crowd 81 curious wor-
clippers Young Scotch lady ass.ractsd his sps
hs Ss 81 'ss
nna hIP sena1 T a UGS %Ss
rsmarksd tIs the nyoupg lady; hs.S .5e old
pats. ana said Ali ali ahl!' so comieaiiy. that
laugh. However he didn't seem to dislike this.
for he pattsd me once again. and gave me the
man. however infaliible. do otherwise2' '..
ot INTELLECTUAL foibles. he may be credited
Tth Er wR RassHSS 05 ETe
miration for St. Thomas AQunas. the study Of
whose works the Pope appears to consider the
But happy is the church whose chief cannot be
reproached with any worse faults than touch
Of pedantry and an amiablo belief In the creed
The Pope may be mHntoned ts
Blood OF our Lord-is contained In a phial Of
SFysta and gold deposited a IN he chapel Of
His, Holiness was once asked whether he seri-
opsly believed In the genuineness Of the relic.
adSed ssvs E ths
M STaeiiT reiS asserted to be portion OF ths
nr to sSdsase Be SaSt
to the possession OF Pope OF the seventh GEN.
tury. I think. after, proving thus much we
the seventh century were shrewd enough"
%sssi nsa SsSsas iss
made his first decisive hit" az NunoiE az
IN curbing the enthpsIasm Of the native pre-
lates In Flanders and Brabant touching whose
saass % he ssas % 5SspSs
excessive zeal. Monsignor Pecoi, indeed, adorn-
ed thu, phrase with a slightly unclerical adjec-
were giving more trouble than ever. hereto,
having misconducted himself In the cathedral
Sareoo on Solemn se saSn %ss o ofe @ cson
Leo demonstrated with Monsgnor Dumont.
and. finding him still more Obstructive after
the lecture than before, surprised that we'll
meaning preate by summarily suspendinR
him from the exercise of his functions. Some
being. as became them. devoted adherents to
the Holy See conc1rrsd in regretting that MGa.
doubt the Bishop WAS weak OF intellect.
Leo XIII. isqgreat admirer OF M. Gambetta-or
bHn Bshops M pS OF Mom say
When he heard that Rabagas had been elected
President Of the Chamber he remarked that the
yiously fitted to guide the debates of the Legis-
IStTrs Of II FRANCE OF course The words re-
portanity OF paying what may bs termed 9 solid
fb.esss fbs he the ops court no, of aS9
n: n: uGrevy. AcGording to venerable p PRECEDENT
oeSs is ,sd S In the
sounded Plus TX. on the subject The late Pom
however. spontaneously offered q seventh hat
to " the eldest son OF tho Church." That eldest
sn son was IS, grneeless p enough to forget even to
Proprio mota When dreyy remittsd the hats hats
to the Catholic clergy in general,
o,an,nI Taking p OF hats, when Cardinal Pesc was
suit, at tho same time Offering his Holiness tho
White SIX skS cap Worn by the
memorial etiquette, the newly-elected Pope
should have presented the messenger with the
% Sated the bearer Of good news to the dignity Of
new cap, and put tho old one into his own
pockSt Then he was asked by what t!l9 no
day is II" he replied. st. Leo's." Then
The next day there appeared a pnsqulnade.
resuming In four lines what Is perhaps still the
popular opinion Of him in Italy. where he 10
best known. 1t said:
Non Pio
Non ClomenteS
Ma un Leone,
Sanza dsnte L
To have the character Of being strong and yet
good one. III he had had any salient defect, the
world would certainly have been told OF 1t.
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