The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-03-28
THE POPE.
An Insight Into the Daily Private Life of
1t. Peters sueceSsor-Iiis Physique and
Besring-Not Much OF an Epicure-other
Interesting Details.

An Insight Into the Daily Private Life of
1t, Peters successor-Iiis Physique and
Besring-Not Much OF an Epieure-other
Interesting Details.
After his mass, which lac says early, Leo
NIL. gives audience to Cardinal Jacobini,
secretary of state and formerly nuncio at
Vienna, whose political learning is rare
even in those Of his official ositon. His
place is then taken by the cardinal secro-
tary OF ecclesiastical affairs end by the Goa
gregati0n OF cardinals, each OF which has
its fixed day. The several councils gener-
ally occupy the whole morning, until one
hour after midday. The pope's dinner-a
potage, one dish of meat, and some cheese.
lew minutes suffice Tor It's consumption.
While he takes the air in the afternoon
generally in his carriage-he usually reads
the bishops reports, all OF which come
direct into his own hands, the dispatches
rom the nunclatures, and eSpe-
cially any news from Belgium, That
little Kingdom which has broken ITS diplo-
matte relations with the holy sea, is partic-
ularly near his heart, for il is there that he
himself was nuncio from 1915 to 1876 and
there that he studied at close quarters,
great politician, Le0pole /. Toward O'Clock
the pope gives ms private and public audi
ehces' anu the evening hours are devoted to
tne reception OF bishops. The long day
over, Leo Nil. regains the solitude OF his
own closet. Then, at last, he is able to be-
gin work.
Tall, thin, spare, with his pale and deeply
lined lace, the pope usually has delicate
health, OF which he takes small care. His
aastorlty is extreme. The spiritual SOW
ereish oil OO,OO,OOO Catholics does not spend
IoO francs month for his table. The en-
ergy OH strongly developed nervous sys-
tenn alone enables hlm to resist the fatigue
oil MS LABOR ana vast responsibility. AT
times those about nun perceive momento
exhaustion ana collapse, but a little bust
heS, n piece OF good news, or pleasant telc-
gram restores the NE OF his worn frame
suddenly well again, he takes up once
more mis- heavy burden and betakes himself
10 ihat WORK OF reconciliation and peace
"'9 I'M 10 Whlch ne mas devoted himself
nc ~ anyways grave, or rather, solemn
always the pope. The Italians call his
manners and surrounding coremonlou'.
uIaVlly Is inherent IN ms nature, as those
over VINO nave known him from his earliest
yuutl' re never aDandons himself, laughs
luie.y' ne might ne thought stern did he
uot temper MS severity by the patient at
tentlon WIN winch he listens, without IN
tei5uptiot' TO all VINO speak 10 hlm. His
audiences are iar less frequent than We're
those OF nus IN, but Tor that very reason
tnvy Jake up more tlme. lie has not the
plIli.snt sue SO noticeable IN his predeceS
sorl we GENIAL ease, the iine good humor
WHICH endured, NOTWITHSTANDING the sur
pris'hs NlcissltudeS oil the Inst pontilicate,
nor the frank, bold and ge-
MAJ speech, lull OF witty and
happy words thrown OIL IN that sonor-
GUS voice winch nus ! \ retained in his ex-
ieln9 olu nSe. Leo NIL ~ as slow of
speech as the afchplshop OF faris. But if
heither the pope nor the cardinal has re-
Gelved the orators gut, each has been en-
uoWeu WIN the authors. Perhaps this sim
llarlty explains the special sympathy and
esteem which the pope entertains towards
MEr' Guibert.
, me .pastoras in which the archbishop OF