Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-01-27

ROM, lzAEY. Dec. "a, 1890.
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arrived ia Rome Yesterday afternoon
about three O'Clock and pere perfectly
delighted with the appearance. Today
IL rsalIy what may De called stns day 81
my Iifs,S 2 90 what I have noan today "a a
thancs Of life time. Every AEsy years
che main entrance door Of the greatest
church IN the world Csc. Peters, Il open.
cd; the Pope giyss the last strike with
hiB little silver hammer and the door
Aiss open. Of course thers 10 great
Jubilee Oh this day, as the Pope blesses
all the people. The opening or the door
was 10 take place At 1ls90 q. m., but II
did not occur until ono O'Clock p. "a.
Ths great church was crowded, ron
could not thrn an inch to have savsd
your life. Most all the women were
drosaAd ID black with black vsils But
when the Pops came In II was { sight
not 20 be- forgotten. He is 90 very old
and feeble that every fsw minutes be
had 30 drink beef broth, for thatis what
hs lives on. He had an operation per
formed six months age, at which time
be had tumoF taken from his stomach,
and Il left living skeleton ofhim. The
procession ofshe cardinals came before
the Pope, they were all dressed magni-
dccntly, then came the body guard, I
guess 10 was procession Of soldiers.
then came the Pope He Was carried
In bis state chair which was superb. Il
vas upholstered In heavy red velvet
spangIed with gold. The Pope and his
attendants we're dressed exquisitely.
They were dressed in long white satin
trailing robes, spanglod with gold. He
really looked like q large doll, he was so
small. He also had on the crown. Il
was little on the back of his head, and
little fringe Of white hair showed from
beneath. He is 20 feeble, and hs totter-
cd 20 when be stood 70 read the bene-
diction I was afraid be would fall, and
bis hands tFembled 80 1t wss sad TO see,
Really If should write dozen oFthese
sheets could not begin to tell half
Tell Harry did not have 70 kiSs the
Pope's feet, but / don't know but what
/ shoulG haYe liked to. When he had
read tae benediction and finiShed the
ssryictI, the heavy silk canopy was re-
placed ovsr his head, and Il did not tell
you be vas carried on the cardinals
shoulders, but he was, be never lets his
feet touch the groundl the chair was
again taken on the mems shoulders, and
he was carried back to the vatican, his
homo. I will not try ia this letter to
tell you anything Of Peters church,
as / was 30 taken up with the sight OF
the Pope, but We are going TO see Il
again,
This afternoon we went 10 take a
glimpse Of the old church ofSanta Marie
Masorie. The ceiling Of this old church
is made Of solid gold, that which Colum.
bus Rrst brought from America, He
gave Il to Queen Isabella, and she gave
il to the church. From this church We
went next to take the Pincino drive, the
fashionable resort Of the city. Oil
Rome is most charming and Interest.
ing city. ] can say this from what little
| have seen already oft I viii try and
ten you little Of 81. Peters, as next
time suppose will have as much as /
can do to tell all Of the particulars ST.
Peter IL buried here, hence the church
gets iis name. II was made or designed
by the great artist Michael Angelo The
tomb, or the place where Sc. Peter
10 buried, Is the main chapel or altar.
The grave or slap is covered with q
magnificent canopy Of which l will give
you the particulars next time. Al each
corner OF the dome Is a great mosaic,
representing the fonr eyanRelists. There
Il also ia the church . beautiful figure
OF 81. Peter in bronze. II was once the
figure Of an ancient God, but il has been
made into one Of st. Peter. / will
now try and tell you something Of the
city 30 far as / bRve seen IT, We got
such 4 splendid view this afternoon
from Pincino. AT the corner Of two
streets where they cross each other,
In each corner is q splendid fuun-
tam. Hence tho street 10 called tina
street Of the four fountains There 10
also an ancient obSIisk which Nas
brought from Egypt, Il iS covered with
the language Of Egypt, and gives the
history Of certain place, All along
the streets are beautiful palaces, 6De
old mussums and churches, while to
statues and galleries there is no end. |.
A part OF the old Roman wall still
stands. IL Is all moss grown and crumb.
ling, yet II 10 80 interesting 10 look
upon Il. Tsuppose You have heard the
story OF early Roman history. Ifyou
have not, will tell you what little /
know Of IL. The founders OF Rome
were R0mnlus and Remus. when
they were very small children thsywere
lcst In che woods, and would have
starved to death bat for she wolf who
nussed them. They afterwards grew 20
be men and were the founders ofths
Eternal city" Rome. Well 1 must
close for this time, as ! am very tired,
and besides the bell for dinner Is ring
ing SO Good bye. Tsll everyone TO
write 70 me.
Your Ioying daughter,
PEARL WHITR.