Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1883-11-02
An Audience With Pope Leo.
Canon Barry OF Cashel in Roman news

Canon Barry OF Cashel IN kouan news
paper.
Leo XIII is now u years Of age. He
is tall, thin and bony. His face is Of ~
ivory tint, and his eyes and lips ars very
expressive and smiling. lie looks very
fra. Simeoni 8 IS he. resembles Vol
taire, but Leo Kills smile is totally dit
ferent from Vo.taire's smile, The Pope
wears his age we'll and walks remarka-
bly, straight. He has snow white hair,
and very finely marked eyebrows. HIS
eyes are wonder utly intelllgent-lOo kin,
aud his voice is extremely harmonious.
lie speaks several languages as We'll as
any professor of languages, lie never
Says foolish thing iior does Il foolish
thing. like poor Plus TX, whose policy
was fatal tothe Pope's ,e,np>r power.
Ee rises very early, and spends Tie first
hours Of the day in prayer ana general
ly III his bedroom. At 6 O'Clock he says
mass. At So'clo:k he breaks his fast with
q cup Of chocolate, reading his cores
ponuenee all the time. At g O'Clock he
receives Jacoblnl and those chiefs of re-
li!ious societies. who may demand All
,tience. At noon he resolves those RI
man pAtriarchs who nave remained true
10 him ant the anbas3a 4ors. At one
o'clock he dimes, his dinner rare cost.
ing more than two fran 8, or half
dollar. Once upon time Popes were
great eaters and drinkers, and were
$iven to every kind of extravsgance;
but Leo XIII is nothing of all tbs
After dinner he takes q little walk in
the Vatican grounds, Or he visits the
museum, galleries, etc. Sometimes he
:,. i1l ,,,i.
satin. He is very fond Of the garden
and likes to play the gardener at TIM 5.
He frequently receives visitors in tie
=arden and talks Of flowers to them 10
avoid otner suujec 8. The first anil sec
nud time / saw him was in the garden
When | vent with the pilgrims he was
preceded 10y three noble guards, and at
mis- side WIS Mgr. MAcchi, his secret
chamberlain. He wore wide brinnled
hat and d large red cloak. We were
presented to him one by one. He
looked at lis and scTutin;zed us well. |
saw he recognized ne, but he treated
me like The Others--is If he saW me also
for the first time. "hre YOU all lris!?'
he SAID. II am happy to receive the
The faithful OF that nation" He looked
again at Us, as II he would have read iuto
our souls. ''Yonr bishop" be con'inu,h
brought me offerings from a people
pressed with poverty Then set az
me sill on my knees, he offered M. his
h md to raise me. II had thougllt,' he
continued, 18th 1t the offerings would
nave decreased; but it was not So We
live on ct>arlty'(and here he smiled sad
~, for ii ne had has been taken from
us. Oh! those perse!:a'ions" he cried
with Il loud voice. "Thty purify us even
when the leaven is pure and immAcu-
iAte.' | seem to see him now. Ills head
looked like Il relief on the blue sky. The
son was setting, and he locke up TO the
sky. as if seeking an inspiration
there. II have heard" he then
said, shat notwichstanl .t.s the general
state Of anguish in Ireland, the churches
ire full OF people. My the uurd be
praised and blessed, and may my pray
ers bring peace on the people! Lord
neAr our prayer and judge us!' He then
blessed US. and the audience;wss finished
| have mover seen SO much power united
to SO mu.h simplicity. Al O'clock til,
pope resumes his official aulience in
the Vatican. at 7o'cock only he takes
a little rest, but or 3 o'clock he returns
to work in his private rooms where he
remains until IL O'clock when he re-
Tres for the night not always TO sleep,
though, for it is during the night that Hlc
reads aud writes for his own pleasure,
his fAvorite subject being the "S,,!encs,
OF st. Thomas" and essays on The wur};
every part Of the world.