The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-07-31
CA|RO|TES VISIT
THE VATICAN
PETER SAur AND PARTY RE'
cftVE THE sENGplcTioN or
PORE rlu9 x.
IMPRESSIVE AUDIENCE
with the August Head Of Catholicism
Interesting Letter From Mr.
Saup to Cairo Friend,

( Through the Kindness Of an old
friend Of Peter Saup Of Cairo, who
with A. Botto and Louis Zanone Is
touring Europe The Bulletin is per
mitted to print extracts from a pri
yate letter. which will prove Of inter
esq 10 Mr., Saup's many friends here,
| as wen as TO many readers Of The
Bulletin at home and abroad.
Chicagna Italy. July -. 1907.
My Old Friend:
In accordance with my promise
Shall give you a short account OF my
sojourn through France and Italy.
To begin at the beginning, while at
sea, off the New Foundland coast we
came in sight Of a group of ice bergs,
standing as the captain told as some
G50 feet above the sea line
We had a few days Of rough sea un'
,'il our steamer arrived at Havre
which we made on schedule time.
June 18Th. u o'clock Greenwich time
Our trip to Paris by rail was a view
OF a garden spot-cherries just ripe
and all crops looking we'll. and be-
You'd all. The well swept roads and
clean highways peculiar to France.
We arrived at Paris in the morning
and after a passing glance at the city
of pleasure and high prices left for
Genoa, italy, and passed over the
Alps where Napoleon l. did, and
through Mt. Gents tunnel, (where Ma
poleon didn't and / want to tell YOU
it was a grand sight | can't describe
it. Come and see for yourself.
How we passed through Tunis,
Genoa. Naples and Pompeii, he ruins
of departed city. and some insist.
departed world leave you to mag
inc. The fact is. there is so much to
think about in this historical eountrT
that one is not allowed to think. He
must take it as il is, material fact.
Mt Nesuvius has been creating It's
annual disturbance for the benefit Of
=, L
change since my last visit here.
Some excavations have been made
but not of a material character. We
visited Florence and Venice. too
no change whatever since my last
visit, and not likely TO be unless an
other Napoleon arises or Uncle Sam
sends down gcnboat from Cairo 0
wake them up.
European travel is. Of course, ex-
pensiye. Some tell one that 1t is
cheaper han staying at home Don't
believe it. II is a snare and delu
sion. Ones food here is about the
same as at home but hen it is cook
ed differently Can't say that | am
preiudiced particularly in favor of
the cuisine. and then there is that
never-ending tip
You go to dinner-you have paid
but still there is a zip" coming. You
adjourn to take glass of beer and
pay for ii. and still the barkeep, must
have tip or the next time you will
get hash dinner or warm beer. And
these walters do Just the same as
they do in Uncle Sans country, they
pay for the privilege of rohbing the
tourisC
At the Vatican.
And now as to our second visit to
Rome. can say that / have seen
/ His Holiness. Pope Plus Y. had
my misglvings as 10 seeing his holt
mess. or even the inside of the vati-
lean. However, with our credentials
secured from a priest high in
power over in Kentucky. we took our
! chances and for a wonder were ad-
mItted 10 the most august presence OF
Pope Pirs X. the ruler OF Catholicism
Of the world
{ II would be hard to tell you of the
simple magnifcence Of the entry
room of the vatican.
/ A marble stairway frs. attracts
your attention and seems to arise be
fore you In its infinite depths above
I At first sight # seems small, and
then it arises and holds you in awe.
You are not vet in the interior. YoI
give your credentials to prelate
and If it is properly signed. YOU are
advised to arm yourself with beads
and rosaries and 10 appear at a Ger
tain hour next dag.
II Is unnecessary 10 state that We
appeared and ] st on time.
His holiness was there and extended
his hands right and left We re
ceived the kiss from his extended
hand with the holy benediction-
-G-d bless you. my children. There
is something peculiar in that bless
ing. As I bowed TO the great prizes
Of all the world and caught his eyes
d seemed as II the out-poured bless
ing was meant for Ms and that father
is love that beamed from his eye,
was the on spring Of the meek snf
IoaIy Nazarcnc Eho Gied ~ many
years ago.
But am growing sentimental
have been bathing on the beach he-e
the Coney Island Of America. but