The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1886-11-05
CARDINAL NEWMAN.
1lAs Bistinguished Divine's Way OF
Life at Rirmiugham lratorv.

CAROiNAl NEWMAN
1As Bistinguished Divine's Way Of
Life at Birmingham Oratory.
Tho cardinal has two rooms; he is
de only member of the Oratory who
has another apartment in addition to
hin bedroom. One of these rooms is
Used for his study, a portion of it being
partitioned off as place for saying
mass N. Another room leading out of
his sittins-room is used as bedroom.
Ne visitor is allowed to penetrate
either Of these rooma The fathers
have free access to their superior at any
time, but about servants entering he is
very particular. He has an Iriah ser
want named James Cusack. whom he
b very fond OF. This James is very
faithful, and, although one of the rough
"old boys" of Handy Andy's school, he
is much liked by the fathers.
The simplicity of John Henry New
mans life and the plainness of his per-
sonal surroundings have in no sense
been affected by the high dignity of the
cardinalate, which was given to him in
1879. His two rooms are furnished in
style that might be called that of a
simple monk of the present time. His
personal attire is that of an Oratorian
father-the only difference between him
and the other fathers being that he
wears a red birette, red stockings, a
red band around his waist, red buttons
to cassock, red trimmings. in fact, and
pectoral cross attached to a gold
chain. Every morning he arises at S,
without anyone to awaken him, dress
es without assistance. shaves himself.
and then is engaged in saying office till
z. At that hour one of the novices, or
in his absence one of the fathers, serves
''the fathers mass which is said in
that part of his room which is PARTON
ed off.
Breakfast being finished about 8
o'clock he returns to his room, where
his devotions, correspondence, studies,
and the book he is now engaged on
occupy him till 1:3O o'clock, which is
his punctual dinner-time. Whenever
the fathers desire to see him they have
free access to his room. But it is not
often now that he cares to be troubled
with particulars of any domestic mat
ter; and if he has to be consulted on
some important thing, the fewest words
are chosen to gain the desired effect.
The "Oratory boys" have seen but little
of their president of late years. They
meet him sometimes in the lower COR
ridor as they come to their meals in the
house, or at the rehearsals of the plays,
in which his eminence takes such an
interest. When the boys meet 1.-The
father" they take off their hats to him,
as the head of the house He does not
like even the fathers of the house to go
out of their way to open door, nor
does he like anyone to genuilect to him,
unless it be when the fathers ask his
blessing before going out. At 1:3O
the cardinal comes down to dinner.
This is the only meal which he does
not take with his family. 1t is very
plain, and instead of a father serving
him the butler assists.
For the last two years the cardinal
has never gone out i'll the afternoon.
He used to go in the summer to the
fathers country-house at Rednal. near
Bromsgrove, near to which there is the
burying ground of thedeccased fathers.
1t is here that the body of Father Am
brose ST. John rests, the father whom
the cardinal loved as brother, and
whose name now, rs when he was
preaching at his requiem, is enough to
move the cardinal to tears. In 1880
his eminence used to go there on the
Monday and stay till the Friday or
Saturday for many weeks, taking with
him or having with him or having sent
to him the provisions to last during his
stay. This year the fatigue is too much
for him. He scarcely ever goes out
except from his rooms in the house to
that in the school while the former are
being cleaned. At $3.50 he obeys the
voice of the vesper-bell, and is usually
the first at vespers, which are some-
times in the chapter-room of the house.
Vespers take less than fifteen minutes.
The reader then comes from the pull
pit, the two servers take off their
aprons, out goes the butler, who rings
what is called the s'second bsll, which
would be at about 6:15. Any father
who has not been able to come in for
the first dinner does so now. One OF
the servers, whose name has been
called on by the lector, brings forth
some difficult theological point, upon
which he is supposed to have a doubt.
Various fathers give their opinions.
The argument ceased, the cardinal
gives his decision on it. and then one
by one, he leading the way, they all
walk to the fathers recreation-room,
where, on feasts such as Easter, des-
sert consisting of fruit, wine, and cake
has been placed on the table. Whether
it be feast day or not, the father and
his children talk as other scholars and
gentlemen talk, Of politics. the affairs
of the world, and general topics of the
house. At Up. m. the father leaves for
his study, where his work and his
divine office occupy him till 10 p. M,
when he always retlres. Freeman's
Journal.
Grandmother's Test.
A nice old lady has certain test
which she applies to all young men
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