Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1881-06-25


ing the receipt of my last letter from
Cairo Il broke my rash vow of silence
when we got into port after leaving
Naples) Stella sends me the long
desired invitation. "Pray take care to
return to us, dear Bernard, before the
first anniversary of my boys birthday
~ the twcnty-seventh of March" After
those words she need feel no apprehen
sion of my being late at my appoint.
mcnt. Travcler-.the dog has well
merited his name by this time-will
ave to bid goodbye to the yacht (Which
he loves) and journey homeward by the
railway (Which he hatesl. No more risk
of storms and delays for me. Good bye
to the sea for one while.
have sent the news OF my safe return
from the East by telegraph. But ]
must net be in too great hurry to
leave Rome, or shall commit serious
error. shall disappoint Stella's
mother.
Mrs. Eyrecourt writes to me earnestly
requesting, if return by way of Italy.
that | will get her some information
about Romayne. She is eager to know
whether they have made him priest
yet. l am also to discover, if | can,
what are his prospects-whether he is
as miserable as he deserves to be,
whether he has been disappointed in
his expectations and is likely to be
brought back to his senses in that way
and, above all, whether Father Ben.
we'll is still at Rome with him. My
idea is. that Mrs. Eyrecourt has not
given up her design of making Romayne
acquainted with the birth of his son.
The right person to apply to for in
formation is evidently my banker. He
has been n resident in Rome for twenty
years, but he is too busy man to be
approached by an idler like myself in
business hours. have asked him to
dine with me tomorrow.
ID HTch.-My guest has just left
me. 1 am afraid Mrs. Eyrecourt will be
sadly disappointed when she hears what
| have to tell her.
The moment mentioned Romayne's
name the banker looked at me with an
expression of surprise.
"The man most talked about in
Rome," he said; Il wonder you havo
not heard of him already"
"Is he a priest" ?"
Certainly And, what is more, the
ordinary preparations for the priest
hood were expressly shortened, by high
authority, on his account. The Popo
takes the greatest interest in him, and,
as for the people, the Italians have
already nicknamed him, "the young
cardinal" Don't suppose, as some of
Your countrymen do, that he is indebted
to his wealth for the high position ho
has already attained. His wealth is
only one of TIC minor influences il his
favor. The truth is, he unites in him
self two opposite qualities, both of tho
greatest value to the church, which are
very rarely found combined in the same
man. He has already made popular
reputation here as most eloqent and
convincing preacber--"
GA preacher !" l exclaimed. "And
a popular reputation! How do the
italians understand him ?"
The banker looked puzzled.
"Why shouldn't they understand
man who addresses them in their own
language?" he said "Romayne could
speak italian when he came here, and
since that time he has learned by CON
slant practice to think in Italian. While
our Roman season lasts he breaches
alternately in Italian and English. But
l was speaking of the two opposite ac
complishments which this remarkable
man possesses. Out of the pulpit he is
capable of applying his mind success
fully to the political necessities of the
church. As am told his intellect has
had severe practical training, by means
of historical studies, in the past years Of
his life. Anyhow, in one of the diplo-
matte difficulties here between the
church and the state, he wrote a memor.
ial on the subject which the carilat
secretary declared to be a model
ability in applying the experience
the past to the need Of the presentt,j
If he doesn't wear himself out his 'a
ian nickname may prove prophetic
true. We may live to see the new 60
vert Cardinal Romayne.
care you acquainted with. him youl
srlf?' asked.
"No Englishman is acquainted vi
him." the banker answered. "Ihcrc
report of some romantic event in HI
life which has led to his leaving Eng
land, and which makes him recoil fror
intercourse with his own natioi
Whether this is true or false it is certai
that the English in Rome find him un
approachable. | have even heard tina
he refuses to receive letters from Eng
land. If you wish to see him You mus
do as / have done--you must go tt
church and look at him in the pnlpi.