Telegram-herald., 1889-12-08

AZ their right and left. Within a few
moments the chapel was filed with
dense throng. People crowded each
other % such an extent that many lndl-
glduais we're fairly wedged IN and were
utterly Incapable OF moving an inch in
any direction. As wa had ascertained
that the pope would walk up the middle
aisle between the two rows Of Swiss
guards, We endeavored to get as close TO
Ihe soldiers as possible. and By persistent
Effort We succeeded in getting into the
front row Of tho crushing crowd The
chapel it appeared 10 me. was about
three hundred feet long. and the people
were divided by Intervening soldiers into
.w0 huge thr0ngs, facing each other the
entire length Of the interior. each crowd
fringed OF in front by the brilliant
uniforms Of the soldiers. At 3.
panal officers and chamberlains, arch
bishops. bishops and foreign repre-
sentatives at the Vatican came strag-
Cling in. BY this time, as you must sup
pose the temperature Of the air in the
chapel had reached fever heat. and the
perspiring humanity. Inquiring Of a
bystlnder the hour being now consider
ably past that announced whether the
pope was usually not punctual IN filing
his engagements. I was told that in earlier
years. when his physical health was
good. hs was a model OF punctuality,
always promptly on time. but this had
been less and less the case with increas-
INK years and bodily infrmities. OF
these the recollection was a painful one,
Shat on the public occasion preceding
,hs in which he had participated, his
weakness was so great that he had 20 be
carried in % the services and tainted
while assisting in them. There was
u1 tci.ng this time when he would ar
rive. but Is would be- probably not much
BE- ore fociock. A. haif-past 3. the per-
Vir..fiul was streaming down Dr. Tai
ma-es face. in Call view Of a great many
p.onls. for he was one Of the tallest per-
SONS in tho crowd. Tie circumstances
81 delay became more and more distress
r- 1nd every now and then the guards
permitted people who could not bear the
alff1cating pressure % pass ont between
.teir rma iestic ranks. The sturdy Ameri-
-l0 preacher held his ground without
f.re un-. aul beguiied the time by get
trE rp p eaurersatiou with an officer Of
tre Swiss troops. who could converse
iltatF i1 tae English language I'M
atiF ..hind our party was q band
~ts preparing for The ministry.
resrt-rI Or ralml~o anI were
a.ei G., see him.
movement throughout the chapel.
eh everybody who has -tood on
rai WY wrttnx for q procession ro
nnss ron realize mea1t that che pore
res romin- About twenty-five car.l-
.l.s nroceltI h.m in tha pr9ces in. II
-1 be- vls thc central figure. as
nrv following him as he walked be-
-,v.e1 t1e rlr IS of th, soli.-rv Every
ae1d 71rei "a the Kindly sweet-faced
1ll man suiing pleasantly ali the way.
r1-srI along pronourri1x lcnedictIons
ls re went. bestowed mpar-isliv on the
ni'uuies staining .u compact masses
a iis right and left. ard on the favored
-ars AMI secular m8-uatss-of whom
believe Z h1ve nor spoken before
vro eccupiei seats in what profane
-.r .,i-ht raI -he boxes He raised bis
br-Is. waiting pster7al blessings in
every direction. excepting when one
s~d another of the faithful IN an &C.
s.t-v 1f devotion. fell kneeling before
1u ard fsrventiv kissed bis hands OF
.re ro'e Or wore. Tho pope SEEMED
t'-h pleased and touched AZ these sx-
r1'saens ef ievout veuerstiou. His
rlce heaue.i as with heavenly smile
sni he aoresrel FRI his fragiht7 as one
,nlv Waiting for the summons from On
high
Having reached the altar he knelt and
ofTercd an usndihie PRAYER. which seemed
a' last a verr long time Indeed. I noticed
fisf one -f the CARDINALS. who was evil
iertir ur'er tae IMPRESSION that his h,l,-
..-- lt.. .tl'trtl fl til- Ar..-
trrs vrnt ever and whispered 20 hiu-
Tho pope ther arose about ffteen min
u-ss after Pc hai reached The altar. ard
r-rseed his sfeps ~ the wav that be-
frf -rre Hs RETURN was accompanied
v ~ tre Same manifestations q pcrular
s r-rafirr as had appeared on h.s wsv
r. re altar One ~ these w.s 80 in-
r-,=siv iveiv touching ani h~au1f1i thas is
.arrnei - my memory. never 81 -
f---rt-rr A Iift.e grl dressed in white
s.f--reei 1.sf s.sssi the hard - the holy
fa, rewarded her eith ths v~vg-
e. -i smael. and when sbe aro-r from