The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1903-06-27

are received. OF whatever nation
lthey are, or whatever position they
may hold, he converses with them as
as Familiarity as he would with his
4 compatriots, the peasantry of Carpi
neto.
At the termination of the audience
the pope retires to his study, on a
simple desk in which are masses OF
half completed manuscript, unfinished
notes and memoranda that embrace
in an abrupt and detached form the
letters that are to go out to the Cath
olic world, the foundations of the
Christian philosophy which are to
make up some future encyclical, all of
which are written in the most classi-
cal style of Latin, and which would do
honor to the best writer's of Pagan
days.
Disposition of His Correspondence.
At 1920 precisely the secretary of
stae, Cardinal Rampolla, enters the
study of the Holy Father, bearing I'M
der his arm portfolio containing the
most important of the correspondence
received since the previous morning,
which has already been classified and
annotated for discussion.
The pope listen to eacn communica-
tion in it's sequence, giving sugges-
tions as to the matter and form of
the reply to be made, after which the
most important clippings of a politi-
cal nature from the leading journals of
the day are considered and filed for
on f11fr1
The disposition of these matters
having been effected and the outlines
of communications to be written out
more fully by the various under sec
retaries prepared, the pope turns his
attention to the internal affairs of his
house, the government and economical
administration Of which is to be look
ed after each day.
A Modest Dinner.
AT midday, if there should be some
crowned heads or other distinguished
to whom special audiences
have been granted, they are intro
duced in one of the large salons adiac-
ent to the papal apartments.
After these special interviews are
over, the pope goes to his dining room,
where, in conformity to his custom
and desire for the absence of cere-
mony, he partakes Of his frugal meal
in solitude.
After this he walks in the rooms
and corridors adjoining his apart
ments and finally to the Loggia of
Raphael, from which he descends,
borne in closed sedan chair. through
the walks that lead to the garden.
Here, awaiting him, are the carriage
and horses with which he makes the |
circuit of his limited domain, stop
ping at certain points to observe the |
growth or bloom of some fayorite.
Apart From the World.
This constitutes the only diversion
Of the day, lasting scarcely an hour.
after which the pope returns to the
loot of the colossal tower of the Leo
nine City. Leaving his attendants,
he then slowly ascends to the grand
salon, which commands an extended
'iew OF Rome and its Campagna.
This is the private study, the Sane
a Sanctorum," where no one, not |,
wen the omnipresent Ceutra is ad-
nitted during the hours when the holy
ather shuts himself out from the
world.
When the warning clock indicates
hat sunset is at hand the pope calls
is attendants, and closing the study.
to a room below, where the
rugal evening meal is served, con-
listing of two eggs, a plate of fruit
nd the favorite Carpineto wine.
So brief a supper is quickly dis
osed of, and after one or two more
lrns in the carriage through the gar
en-, His Holiness is borne IN the Sc
an chair TO his apartment, where the
usy pen is resumed.-Philadelph
Nrth American.