The Osceola times., 1883-09-22
VISITING THE POPE.
A Mistake in tho Person The Boston
Girls way-What His Holiness Said.

Girls way-what His Holiness Said.
Private Letter in n. Y. Sun.
After passing through several doors
we entered room of which the chief
feature TO me was n real velvet carpet.
On it ! had my eyes when our guide
stopped suddenly. and the door behind
us closed quietly. ! suppose that we
were presented to something or some
body, as the cardinal mentioned our
names in an Introductory sort Of way. !
.ooked up, as in duty bound, and found
that We stood in the presence of three
gentlemen, who were seated close togeth-
er. One Of them was, of course, the holy
father, and Myttie and both singled
out tn most benign-looking Of the trio
and bowed as gracefully as VIC could.
The gentleman thus afflicted looked at
us with u troubled expression, and
knew must have Redeemed. Cardinal
Billio came quickly to our rescue. We
had bunglcd, and courtcsied to cardin-
al The next gentleman was the pope,
as Mgr. Billio fastened to inform MS. So
we had to do tho bowling over again.
or the three gentlemen, he who was
pope and ne mistake didn't look half so
much like the pope, according to my
idea, as did either of the others. lie is
D white-haired nan, not snow-white,
but inclined TO losing shade of gray,
the forelocks tumbled on Il broad, knot
ty forehead. His eyes are inclined to
hazel, but the inclination is from coal
black, making on the whole very pecu-
liar eye, somewhat sleepy, not dreamy
in the least. He has a fine nose-a nez
rct,ousscz in profile and in no wise
Italian. OF his mouth cannot give you
a better idea than 70 say that it resem.
blcs Robert lngersolls mouth-thin lips
sharp corners, and no expression. The
pope's face is large like his body, large
and rather coarse and looking ut him,
my impression was Of a mar with very
attractive physique.
| DO not posses phonograph, am if |
did ! presume that on this occasion !
should have left ii at home. II had
had such thing, could tell you of
ever thing that the pope said, but as it
was | cannot act the part of a faith6l
reporter. Mgr. Billio and the other two
cardinals retired to the oshcr side Of the
room. where the former uilicd the oEr
we had bowed to on having been mis-
taken for the pope. He called the gen.
tleman Mgr. Jacobini.
The pope remained sitting. He never
smiled once, and Of all things in the
world do hate to talk TO a stone man.
We didn't tax long, and that was some
consolation. He asked whether we were
long in Rome, what we were doing, how
long we shou d stay, and innummerable
other qucslil ms of little consequence
Did we like Rome ?" was one question.
M" an weIed. 81 don't like il at
air.
"Why?' c asked.
| told him that after ore had lived in
ston no hing could be more out of the
uestion than to love Rome. Then of
course dilated on the glories of Boston
With a good word thrown in for New
York.
Another cardinal entered at this june
tire, and Mgr. Billio greeted as Mgr.
Iudovico Jacobini, came across to us t.
emind the holy father that the hour for
he hall was near. | was glad that the
interviewing was at an end for we had
remained standing. His holiness
had not smiled once, and his voice
was so decidedly grating Ms TO be unpleas-
mt. 1t had only been five minutes
since we entered the room, but they
vere minutes of embarrassment. As the
ope made movement to arise, we
ound the situation more embarrassing
Any common person would have said
Goodbye cali again y and we would
have answered: Goodbye; come and
see usw But the pope isn't common
person, and the circumstances were diff
ierent So will tell you just what was
said.
Il hope the ladies will, enjoy their So
journ in Romew w the host observed, ris-
ing with difficulty.
Thank you, sirw said Myttie. "We
are pleased to have seen your holiness,
and'-the stereotyped form came out
naturally" if you are ever in Amer
lea we shall be ever so happy to see
youm
Think ofit A yankee girl asking a
real live pope to call on her! doubt if
such audacity was ever seen before.
Thank your, signorina," answered his
holiness with an abortive bow, and an
exchange OF glances with Cardinal Bill
lIo. Thank you" he repeated. II may
bc that the grace Of God will ordain that
you may have the Holy sea so near to
you that you will not have to cross the
Atlantic to receive my blessing"
Then he spread out his right hand
and, much to our surprise, We received
the Papal blessing. suppase that he
thought we wanted it, as it is for pill
giims visit the vatican. 1t was like
hcin, treated as beggars. The pope took
us to be good Catholics; but Myttie de-
ciares that as we are not disciples of the
new theology" la mode Andover, a
good well-made Papal blessing will not
hurt us Congregationalist girls
Without farewell bow the pope left
the room, and our memorable interview
va over.