The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-07-06
THE PoPE's DAILY LIFE.

His Literary Work and the Simplicity of
| His Living-For Recreation He Guilt
| Yates Roses and Nets Small Birds
| Great Interest in His Vineyard
| Relatives Treated Severely-Strives for
Literary Excellence.
| tFrom the London Daily News)
This is how the Pope spends day Of
his busy life. When the great bell of
st. Peters strikes seven, Contra, his
valet, noiselessly glides into the bed
room a large square room simply fur
nished, and opening the windows
wishes his Holiness good morning
| This valet is a son of a halter of Car
pineto, and from that humble position
he has risen to be, after his master, the
most powerful man in the Vatican. If
it be true that "personne nest grand
| devant son valet this saying may be
especially applied to pontiffs. Thus
Gregory XVI was ruled by the cele-
brated Gaetano Moroni, commonly
called Gaetanino, who, however If we
| can believe Pasquino's satire shared
| his influence over the Pontiff with the
merry god. AZ
! Dice che al Santo Padre assai II place
ii vino
I due che 10 governano son Bacco e
Gaetanino.
Having finished his toilet with Cen
tra's aid, his Holiness kneels onsa vel
vet cushion and recites the prayers
nissan. He then passes into the
next room, which he has transformed
| ~ ON N no tec.
| mass with grave, majestic voice and
gestures full of patrHarchal dignity.
Occasionally some privileged persons
are admitted to this matutlnal celebra-
tion, which lasts about three quarters
! of an hour After hearing another
mass, celebrated by one of his domestic
| prelates, the Pope retires to his study,
4 where the faithful Contra is in waiting
4 with a cup Of consofnme and some
chocolate pastilles. After this light
/ collation. his Holiness goes into}the IL
brary, where he receives some favored
pilgrims. a
i Sitting down before a large table, his
angular, thin eonntenance lighted by
strange, indefinable smile, which only
/ half conceals the grave austerity and
4 thoughtful expression of the intellectu-
al face, he talks Familiarity, with ma
jestic and fatherly benevolence, to the
visitors. But If the latter have in
Cured his displeasure, the inflexible
severity with which he receives the Of
tenders is very Impressive. Prince
| Ferdinand of Bulgaria was so moved
| by the few words which the Pontiff adj
dressed to him on the occasion of his
recent visit to Rome, bitterly reproach-
ing the apostate, that when he left the
Papal apartments he was deadly pale,
and tears stood in his eyes. TT has
been the greatest trial of my life," said
he to an aide-de-c camp, alluding to the
short interview 1t is in these audi
ences that the extraordinary memory
| and eminent learning of the Pope is
best understood He speaks German,
English and Spanish fuently, and the
pilgrims of different nationalities are
| astonished to hear his Holiness address
them in their own language and dis
cuss the leading topics of their couu-
tries. For the august prisoner of the
| Vatican reads many papers, and is au
courant of all the chances and changes
| of the busy world.
| After dismissing his visitors Leo
XIII begins the work of the day. His
\ first task consists in retouching and
| altering the work of yesterday, for the
Pontiff is great stylist and polishes
his productions till they satisfy his fas-
tidious taste. A few pinches of snuff
help to revive his ideas. At ten pre-
cisely these literary labors are inter
rupted by the secretary of state, Cardi-
nal Rampolla with whom his Holiness
| peruses the political correspondence
brought by the morning mail After
carefully examining the documents
and giving orders to his minister, the
| indefatigable Pontiff attends to his
home affairs; namely, to the admins
| tration of the Vatican. Leo XIII. is
not miser, but he knows and appreci-
ates the value of money. The key of
his strong box is the only one which is
| not in the faithful Centra's keep. He
saves prudently that he may give gen
! erously. Surrounded by hundreds of
| voracious employees, the Pope must be
careful. He is, indeed, splendid
manager. The Vatican expenses
amount to about one thousand pounds
| a day. and in this sum his personal ex-
penditlHes only figure for one shilling
| IOG Illlk anu eSSSy lOl Lieu ALL, Inv
| his more immediate predecessors, is ex-
| tremely frugal. Ever since the six
| teenth century the personal expenses
| of the Popes have been on scale of
| the utmost simplicity. Thus Gregory
XVI did not exceed three Roman
crowns (about thirteen shillings per
| diem), and Plus TX. spent one crown
| for his dinner
1 At twelve the present Pope takes a
| simple repast, consisting usually of an
\ omelette, roll and some of the sleeps
milk cheese made at his native Carpi-
| neto. A single glass of red wine is
/ drunk during the meal. After taking
little exercise in the Loggia of Rapha-
| ell, he is carried in a portantina of red