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ton had helped to keep him waiting.
! Consequently no one was surpriseu' al
though the ma or-domo nearly oroppeu
dead with shame when the new Pope put
on the white cap and put the red one, not
on the prelates head, but In MS own
| pocket. -
"Monsignor," said Leo sternly, the
Cardinal forgives you, but the Pope does
not forget" For man with conSump-
ton this was an energetic start, ana 1t
told on the Cardinals. However, Leo
was more just than his adversary, ana
when he had kept him cooling his heels
on the cliffs OF despair tor reasonable
| time he comforted him with the gilt OF
the red hat without any Interference from
kings.
WILL IT ALL COME TRUE?
Of course Leo XIII. had been the first
| to hear of Padre Philippo's prophecy
and as soon as he had the time sent tor
the old priest that he might hear with his
own ears prophecy of which half had
been fulfilled. The sanity priest re-
peated his prophecy with chlld's SIM
plicity.
"How do you know that l shall reign
twenty years." said the Pope. =
II know nothing but that you Will
reign twenty years and accomplish much
for the world" said the Old man. lie
never said moro on the subject, and
lived only few years longer, held In
the highest honor by the Pope, who often
sent for him to discourse on the things
of Heaven, and held in reverent atfec-
ton by the poor of Rome and It's vicin-
ity, VINO made his funeral a scene OF
splendor. Ii is said that he will yet be
proclaimed a saint, and that the process
has been begun; but as it takes fifty
years at the least to accomplish this, this
generation is not Interested IN 1t.
The Pope was satisfied that il any liv
ing man had the gift of prophecy this old
saint was the man, and he has used the
special prediction with regard to himself
both to spur his own powers and to con-
| found his opponents.
1t was taken for granted by the diplo-
mats who had looked for a different per-
sonality than Leo that his frail body
would soon succumb to the burden of
government, and they would have
| another chance tor their candidates. The
men who hoped for much from his reign
were of the same opinion. The sneers of
the first and the enLreaties OF the friendly
failed to move the Pope.
He had made up his mind to accept the
prediction Of a twenty years reign. He
set his whole policy to that key. 1t was
presented to him that lew matters OF
importance we'll handled would be Of
value to the church. while many things
just begun in the face OF death would be
useless. He went on to found policy
which took in every phase and problem
of present Christianity. His one reply
to each objection was: II shall live lew
years more, long enough TO start this
matter well.'
In this mood he took up all the great
movements. At every crisis his oppo-
nents were encouraged to hold on in the
hope of his speedy death. He did not
die. He was nerved to refuse all COM
promise by the thought that he had
some years yet to live. When negotiat-
ing to bring Bismarck to Conossa, as the
saying is, the Chancellor made few
breaks on the expectation of his speedy
departure. In the same way, when he
checked the enthusiastic German Catho-
lies in their attack on Bismarck, they
were comiOrted with the hope of his
flight to heaven.
When he adopted the cause Of the de-
mocracy, and declared his intention to
support France. forbidGing the French
bishops to say word against the Repub-
lie, the Monarchists smiled at the thought
that he would not live long enough to
make his support effective. He lived
long enough to prevent the heir of the
Count of Paris from paradlng as an offi-
cial claimant to the French throne, and to
let that young man know that he was not
wanted at the Papal Court; long enough
TO aid the Republic in two important
crises and to make it very difficult for
his successor to change that friendly dis
position.
THE POPE SURE HE WILL LIVE.
Instances without number might be
cited to prove the confidence when the
Pope has had in the prophecy. one must
suffice here. II is we'll known that he
ia bent on giving the red hat to Dele
gate Satolli before he dies. 1t would
not do to leave the Delegate to the favor
of the next administration. AT any
moment he could raise Mgr. Satolli 10
the SAcred College by a special brief, and
his friends have urged it the plea of
advanced age and debility. Don't
| trouble yourselves has been the steady
reply of his holiness. Il shall live some
years yet"
lie will let the Delegate get his honors
in the ordinary way, sure that his reign
will not end until the spring of 1855
twenty years from the time his corona
ton. He has told many OF his American
visitors from time to time just how
many years he would live when thew
wished him long life. His calculations
were always based on the prediction of
Padre Philippe.
1t remains to be seen whether that pre-
diction will be fully verified. Yet how
much history has been made by the
clear-sig htedness Of the old priest; for
there is no doubt that Leo Mi. has be-
! gun and carried out schemes OF admins
tration and reform which he might never
have attempted but for the prediction. 1t
remains for his enemies and his admirers
to determine ii his dependence on the
prediction may be called superstition
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