The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-09-01
POPE Plus RELATIVES
Retain Their Simplicity Of Life
Despite His Elevation.
THEY ARE PLAIN PEASANT FOLK,

4 picture Of the Home Life Of the
PontiG'S Brother ana sisters-one
Relative Resigns His Passionate In
Maryland to Return to italy.
The Rev. Don Luigi sartoris, pastor
Of st. Joseph's Roman Catholic church,
Midland, Nd, and a relative Of Plus
x. has sent his resignation to Cardinal
Gibbons and viii retire from active
work in the ministry, says Baltimore
dispatch.
Father sartoris' family name is sar-
to. He is a native of Venice and wishes
to spend the remainder Of his life in his
boyhood home. He is now sixty years
of age. Should be not find life on tie
estate in Venice as pleasant as IN for
mer days Father sartoris viii retire
into the Franciscan monastery in the
desert of St John, near Jerusalem.
Probably no more beautiful and I'M
affected simplicity can be found in any
prominent family In the world than in
that Of Pope Plus *, and today the
brother and sisters Of the pontiG arc
just what they were half q century
ago, the children Of simple peasants
travelling in the same humble walks as
their parents
The parents Of Giuseppe sarto were
Venetian peasants, though late in life
the popes father occupied a petty office
in the municipality of Riese. small
town in the province Of Treviso. The
mother Of Plus X, was Marguerite Sar
son, the daughter of a peasant. She
died in 1894, but lived to see her son d
cardinal, tie browning joy Of her sim
pie life. Giuseppe Sarto bore stIdk
ing resemblance to his mother
The Sartos lived in a tiny cottage Of
a little street in the village of Riese
It was but one story high and covered
with vines of trailing roses Here i
was that Pope Plus n. and his foul
sisters and one brother were born
Though the distress Of poverty never
assailed this little homestead, there
was no more than enough to clothe anC
feed the six growing children and hat
it not been for the benevolence Of tn
curate Of the parish Of Riese the peas
ants son would never have been abb
| to secure the education that enable,
him to rise to the most exalted position
in the church
Able Tite Tosarni did all in his pow
err to put young Sarto through the in
stitute at Castefranco, and his effort
were rewarded when the remarkable
scholarship Of his pupil and ward at
tracted wide attention After tina
powerful influences assisted IN the ris
Of the brilliant young priest until b
finally became cardinal and patriarcl
of Venice.
Two Of the pope's sisters are unmar
ried In fact their love for thei
brother and their sisterly care OF hi
comfort have filed their lives. am
now they are preparing to go 10 Rom
and live near HIM.
There has never been anything 0
WOIAUlAikESH Nh1Hl tIGcE tMh HtnAEi ? y
the pope. Not until recently have the
abandoned the peasant dress, and eve
now, when their charitable work take
them much into the large cities, the
wear no other headdress than the We
that is worn By the women Of th
working classes in Venice.
The two other Sisters of Glusepp
Sarto are married, but their marriage
have not elevated them above the sin
pie peasant life of their childhoo,
One of these sisters is the wife of Ii
Mcristan of the church at salzan'
where the pope was curate as youn
man. The other is the wife Of a hart
ware merchant Of REESE Today the
conduct little bazaar where they Sc
kitchen utensils, simple tableware, pc
terry and other humble merchandis
The sister Of the pope, her husband
two sons and a daughter stlll atten
the little white wood tables and wa
on their village clientele, as they hay
done for a quarter Of a century
The pope's brother Angelo sart
was for many years a soldier in Ii
Austrian army. In late years he ha
conducted little shop and served
a humble capacity in the post office
Asola, near Mantoue.