The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-08-04
CARDINAL HAINALO.
Some Incidents il the LIE OF q Notable
Ian.

/ Cardinal HsYDAld, who died las: week.
was one q the most charming ard broad
minded q p-ela,es that II has ever bee1 my
good fortune 70 meet I viii leave 70 others
the task Of rec5riing his fervent piety and
silvery elo1uencs, and prefer 70 speak Of his
{ social Qualities as 6 thorough msn Of the
! word. AMI as grand saiE1e1r 70 the ups Of
his s1apelv fingers.
Th= incident which led him TO incur the
/ ennIty Of Pope Plus / Y. and 70 forfeit ms
/ promotion % the rank OF cardinal until the
accession Of the present pontif is, though
/ well kncEu. too Characteristic Of the Ian
/ 70 Be omitted II this column.
! Be KISSED HER HAND.
| Il occurred in 1S5s, st the time when
Mgr. Haynsld-in those days merely
a. srcho-soop-Eas presiding over the
| international botanical congress at
1 Florence Invited along with the other
| I-emos-s Of the congress 70 al entertain
| nent given ID honor Of the latter by King
! Victor Emmanuel The archbishop shut hls
| eyss = the fact that the monarch had been
exoonmulicated By the pope. and drove of
| WIKI his fellow oo;anlsts 70 TIE Pitt palace.
| WHARF he not only shook Victor Emmanuel
warmly by the hAld, but also calamity
kissed the white fingers Of the then crown
princess, now Queen Marguerite.
WHAT CANE or IRE KISS.
Il was this kissing of the princess hand
which gave such special Offense al the vati-
cSn, where Il was denounced not oalY as
g1priestly but also as most unseemly in
view OF the fact that she was the daughter
in-lsw Of the sbhorred King Victor En-
manuel
Fiftee1 years later. when the King and
Queen Of Italy visited Vienna, had the op-
portunlty Of witnessing the charming man
ner in which Queen Marguerite returned
the compliment by herself kissing the car
dlnaIs hand. or rather l should say his
srcbieplscopal ring, IL the presence Of the
entire Austrian court
BEEFsIEAK BY DESIGNATION.
One summer day, few years ago, l met
the cardinal at Gastein. He informed me
that be had arrived early that morning by
road, 10 perfectly ravenOus condition, and
filled with craving for beefstesk. I ven
tured 10 remind his eminence that it was
Friday, and suggested that being in holy
orders he possessed the advantage over less
fortunate laymen Of being able to grant
himself dispensation from fasting when
ever be wished 70 eat meat on a fast day.
You are mistaken he replied "Id0ubt
whether I should be justified in granting
any such dlspensstlon in favor Of myself
But | will tell you what / did On arriving
here at O'Clock IN the morning first drove
to the house Of the parish priest, aud-Ciod
forgive mel reused the poor old man from
his slumbers and got him to give me the
dispensatiOn. | then went On to the hotel,
ordered my besfsteak and-weI, l never
enjoyed anything so much in my life"
These two little anecdotes, the one show
ing how Haynald forfeited for many years
his promotion 10 the rank of cardinal tor
the sake Of kissing lovely woman's hand,
and the other portraying him, the powerful
and magnificent prince CT the church,
knocking humbly at the door of the parish
priest at Gastein in the middle Of the night
for the purpose of obtaining a dispeusarion
on fast day 70 eat a beefsteak for which
he vas craving at the time. give fair in
dication Of the extent 70 which he was in
touch and feeling with the people. and 50 far
TO explain the popularity which he enjoyed
IN both Hungary and Austria.
HIS LAST SERMON.
His last sermon, delivered three years ago
in the Servite church at Buda>Pesth was
marked by sinRularly pathetic incident
Old age had begun TO impair the superb
physique and brilliant intellect OF the uni
versally beloved cardinal. The first part Of
his sermon was preached, however, with his
usual marvellous eloQuence, and held the
vast congregation spellbound.
Suddenly, in the midst of most i'm.
| FASHIONED peroration he stopped short, and
| a painful pause OF several minutes ensued
| during which one could almost hear the
beating Of the hearts of those present.
Then opening his eyes, which be had
closed during the pause, the cardinal
seemed TO recover full possession Of his
faculties. and, after exclaiming in tones of
unutterable sadness, ~ pray TO God, my
brethren, that he in his great mercy NAV
never forsake you as nv memory forsook
me just now" he continued his sermon and
concluded it with no further sign Of weak
ness. He never preached again.