The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-08-16
BREAKFAST WITH THE POPE.

BREAKFAST WITH THE POPE,
Rome HIS Holiness teo NtlI.. mos,
scrupulcus ~ an Observers or the eilu-
et;s ~ the Vatican, has gwen a brVAk-
fast party
Mos, aStutr and mos, puuctillIous "
men, the venerable leo has never bccu
known to violate a single lem " that
rrlenuesSly eNNctIng code chat hodges
abou, the daily He " the supreme pon-
tin ana tha; prohibits The auguS; head
" the church from ever breaking bread
At The same table with any other pcrson
Re they sovereign or servant poien,a,c
or prieS,--no human being may sit at
,hs SAME table with a pope
How his holiness while dcterring 10
ttls law, ", gave breaktls, party, in
due conformity 70 papal tradition, is an
episode which has Sc; all Rome talking
Eighteen months ago his holiness lay
dangerously H. 4 serious operation
was performed upon him by nr MaE'
zonl. and h., recovered. As he grew
convolescen; the pope said 20 pr. Mag
ron! and 70 his other physician. Or
LApponi
My god sirs, you have saved my
lie and bless YOU The full eNtcn; u
my gratitude l viii tell you-shall We
say. az breakfast D. not forget YOU
are 20 hreaktis, wi,h ME-
Tn, physicians considered themselves
highly complimen,e1 by the sugge es;Ion.
bu, beyond ,hl, expected nothing. They
knew As well as the pope himself ihc
severe etiquette ,hl, binds him. and
recalled ,hlt the instance In which B,
hal been violated are So few as 90 hay'
become historic,
Queen Christian % Sweden lh. s, Is
true, 1ns with ;w, popes, b, d,Teren,
times In 1865 with Pop. Alexander VII.
IN The vatican AMI 10 l66N with PoF
Clsmtn, IN IN the Qu.rinal Ru, even
with this precedent, there seemed AJle
likelihood that Dr MlzEon. and Or.
Ilpponi would breokyls, wt;h Leo Nil.
Moreover the pope Is very o.d-he
has. In tlc,. seen % birthdays. H. is a
semi.inyald. For two years he has
hardly eft his apartments.
Bu. those who have considered him
helpless have reckonei wi,hou, The
Ponun's amazing Vitality and strength
of VIII he by no means forgot his
promise 10 his doctors, AMI Jew weeks
ago the invitation came % them.
Their could be no mistake The inv!.
,atlon was formal explicitly worded
Blu, the place named IN /; was not me
Vatican bu; the Tower OF Leo ". a
stone building near by.
His holiness. who Is pas, master IN
diplomacy. had remembered that this
building contains a large circular salon
an alcova o. which Is large enough "a
serve as a temporary belchnmber.
In this alcov- was placed .h" po1'''
bed. which bears bis name "a, the foot
and Ai' own particular a'"'.n'''' ",'','
formerly bgloug,l 90 Plus iN. AMI .r
which III" pres 'hi pope ''"rS S','' Fl"
| is1caon because ~ tho comfortable
h"ad-res's ai ~. sides. ~ ,H' S'''''
tlm- table go ,Gs middle ~ the ma.r
salon was spread "li1 e.ghi covers.
/ a, nine O'Clock IN The morning ''.
uoae. having already Invited h'- ku.S =
who were To- aIi.'on t' 'ne '"' '''
tors his nephew, Count 'hm'I' f''e.
/ Mgr H.sHt and four E"n;I men ''.''"
ed 90 his service .rder.l the ''fF'1F' q
TAX. him 90 ID" .'"er.
| WIN a'l ,hn grace and dignity "''''
/ have mad. him famous his H'Iin'+
. waIc1m q his ..sh, suesis-"ho 'e'iA'
not a little periurhed a. 20 'ha 'u'c'm
of 'ha s..uai i'n-bad" them seat mem
SELVES at table. and then, when me '''
max seemed 10 have been reached "''"
drew 20 The tlc'ye where q second IA
bl. lain'iy spread, had already bee
placed beside .he oaph couch
Although 60 carry out me letter
the law which stipulated mat he sh'uF
remain In another room screen wa
tlaccl az the entriacr % The hc'V'
his holiness could hear IN" Nghies
, word u the cJnF'rilon ot hi' sues'