The Irish standard., 1889-01-19

him, have been reawakened and in
creased"
The foregoing citation reflects thu
generous nature Of Father Hewitt, fol
although Hawthorne's character and
writings are of the sort to commend
themselves to ali lovers of literature,
this kindly notice from the Paulist
priests pen speaks of his own generous
nature, as it also indicates his literary
taste. OF one of Hawthorne'sc creations
Father Hewitt says: ''Hllda, is the most
charming Of all Hawthorne's creations.
Corregio is said to have taken his wife
and Child as models for his pictures
We. cannot help thinking that some
features Of Sophia Peabody and Una
Hawthorne. of whom Mr.. Julian Haw-
thorne has given such loving and at
tractive delineation, reappear in the
young artist from New England, sur
rounded bY doves and trimming the
lamp of the Blessed Virgin III her high
tower. That fine type of New Erg-
land girlbood and womanhood, of which
Longfellow's Priscilla is al early speci-
men, is represented as 1t has become
modified by the lapse and change of
time, under another sky, amid different
surroundings, III Iilda. The religious
reverence, the fidelity to conscience,
the moral purity, the femine loveliness
inharited from the oldeu time have
dotted the garb OF gioomY color and
| homespun texture in which they form
eriy were clothed for brighter and more
costly raiment. The repressed aesthetic
faculty has awoke, old prtjudlces have
passed Away. Instead OF l'riscl!ia's
spinning on week day and walking de-
murely to meeting on Sunday, with her
bible and hymn book wrapped III a
white pocket handkerchief, in one
hand bunch of fenne|, sole solace Of
tile senses during the dismal service, in
the other we see Hilda copying the old
masters in Roman galleries. and hang
ing wjstfullY about the Catholic cen
fessional when hex conscience is per-
picked and her heart heavy"
It il easy to see in this tribute Father
Hewitt pays TO Hawthorne's Hiida
something of what must have passed
through his own mind when he was
debating whether or not Che Catholic
religion was the true one That phrase
OF hanging wisttulIy about the Catho-
lie confessional when her conscience is
perplexed and her heart is weary" tells
Its own story, which will be readily
read by those who nave gone away from
the confessional unburdened. Father
Hewitt now succeeds to the superiorship
of distinguished body of men. Among
those subject to his rule and discipline
are Rev. George Deshon, who was a
classmate at West Point with General
Grant; kev. Walter Elliot, the eminent
preacher and writer; Rev. Alfred
Young, the graceful poet Of the Catho-
lie World; Rev. Thomas Mcmillan,
whose contributions to the same publi-
cation have been frequent and many
other distinguished divines. Father
HeWit's conversion to Catholicity was
the means of inducing his brother, who
was an eminent physician, and who
served in the capacity of his profession
during our civil war, to also join that
church, though that gentleman did not
live to see the elevation of bis brother
to the superiorship of the Pslulist So
ciety. In personal appearance the new
superior is somewhat austere at first
glance, but one does not have to be
long in conversation with him before
recognizing that he is as benign and
charitable as he is learned.