The sun., 1881-01-16

had seen the world. that. surrounded by sci,o-
lastic influences and stirred BY scholastic am
bitions. he determined on enlisting In the army
OF Loyola. and In spite Of the discouraginR ad-
monitions OF the Jesuits. who understood his
real nature better than he then did himself.
carried out this determination. In 1892
ho was ordained a priest. "Thonceforth
his blographer says. through nobody's fault
but his own, he stood before the world and be-
fore tho Church, until all but the worry end. In n
distinctly false position. There was something
essentially unelercal in the mocking spirit
with which he regarded mon and things. not
actually oonsecrated to religion that fell under
his observation" Conscious at all timcs in tho
midst OF the inconcruities OF his after life of
tho permanent effect OF the amounting. from
which there was no probability OF escape he
was keeny alive to any semblance OF slight
put upon him. whether directly or indirectly in
his priestly character. This sensibility to a
man OF naturally great. gayetY and ebullcnt
mind. must have been torture. and must have
created that something sombre and melancholy
behind his brightest flashes OF wit.
After he had been in what is termed the
world" Tor some little time. and discovered how
untitled ho w0s for priest ho obtained or took
measure Of Freedom. He mover celebrated
mass or attended 1t. but seemed to sneak mis-
not priest. and yet most keenly sensitive,
whether from sensitive conscience ora species
of worldly pride. TO any remarks made before
him that implied THE Tho only exception we
remember was whom. ono night in the smoking
room OF tho Erectheum Club in London. ho as
sisted Thackeray. whom he allowed to take lib
critics with him permitted 10 no other, to pass
himself off for Cardinal W lseman. then notori-
city. upon number OF stupid Peter rlymey
people from the country. and to carry on in
broken Latin most quaint and funny dialogue.
After he gave up the practice Of the priest
hood he went abroad, and perhaps the pleas
ATTEST period OF his lifo was passed in Florence.
whore he had good pay as correspondent OF the
London prese. and enjoyed the delights OF u
then charming society and tho over beautiful
climate. Hero he wrote great deal. rs also in
Paris. to which ho afterward moved as n news
paper correspondent. and whore lie relieved
his labor by carousals with number OF bril-
liant Bohemians. somi-social. semi elastic
Ii u curious fact. which ho was fond OF speak
ing OF and which some letters found after his
death confirm. that while at Florence he was
offered Cardinals hat II he would devote him
self to the exclusive service Of the Pope. Ho
agreed. and the negotiation was broken off only
by discovery that his notions of temperance
were too liberal for the Church." The Father,
though he did not carry out in practice the
| discipline of the order to which he belonged.
was, throughout his life perfectly orthodox in
| faith, and his abilities strongly impressed tho
leading mon at the Papal court On his DEATH
| bed he was fully reconciled TO the Church. and
was laid In his last resting place with much CO.
clesiastlcal mourning to the lamenting voice OF
| his own