The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-11-29

like poor Plus IN, whose policy was
fatal to the pOpe's temporal power
He rises very early, and spends the
first hours of the day il prayer, and
generally in his bedroom. At 6
o'clock he says mass. At o'clock he
breaks his fast with cup of choco-
late, reading his correspondence all
the time. At 8 o'clock he receives
Jacobini and the chiefs of religious
societies. At noOn he receives those
Roman patriarchs who have re-
manned true to him and the Ambassa-
] doris.
cat o'clock he dimes, his dinner
rarely costing more than two francs,
or half dollar" "And he keeps so
many cooks :" said the correspondent.
He is obliged to keep up appearances,
| answered the canon. "Oncs upon Il
time PopeS were great eaters and
drinkers, and were given to every kind
of extravaganza but Leo XIII. is
nothing of all this. After dinner he
takes a little walk in the Vatican
grounds, or he visits the museums.
galleries, etc. Sometimes he is carried
in chair quilted with white satin. He
| is very fond of the garden; likes to play
the gardener at times. lie frequently
| receives visitors in the garden, and
talks of flowers to them 20 avoid other
subjects. The first ana second times |
saw him he was III the gBr,!en. When
l went with the pilgrims he was pre-
coded by the noble guards, and at his
side was MonsignOr Machi, his secret
chamberlain. He wore a Wide-brim-
med hat and a large red cloak. We
were presented to him one by one.
He looked at us and scrutiniZed US
well. l saw he recognized me, but
he treated me like the others-aS
if he saw me also for the first time.
Are you all Irishl" he said; 81 am
happy to receive the faithful of that
nationw He then looked again at us
as if he would have read into our
souls. "Your Bishop" he continued,
brought me offerings from a people
pressed with poverty" Then, seeing
me still oa my knees, he offered me
his hand to raise me. 81 had thought"
he continued, that the offerings
would have decreased: but it
on charity" (and here he
smiled sadIy), for al we had has been
taken from us. o! these persecu-
tionsp he cried with loud voice.
'They purify us, even when the
heaven is pure and immaculate l
seem to see him now" said the canon.
Ills head looked like relief in blue
sky. The sun was setting and he
looked up to tae sky. as if seeking an
inspiration there. L have heard he
then said, that Notwithstanding the
general state of anguish in Ireland,
the churches are full of people. May
the Lord be praised and blessed, and
may my prayers bring peace on the
people! Lord, hear our prayers and
judge usp
"Ht then blessed us, and the audience
was finished. l have never seen so
much power united to SO much sim
plicity. At o'clock the Pope re-
sumes his official audiences in the
Vatican. At o'clock only he takes
little rest, but at So'clock he returns
TO work in his private rooms, where
he remains until 10 o'clock, when he
retires for the night, not always to
sleep, though, for it is during the night
that he reads and writes for his own
pleasure, his favorite subject being
the Science of St. Thomas,' and essays
On the works of that saint, which he
receives from every part of the world,
whenever and wherever published.