The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-09-02

enemies never before charged him
with being incompetent
We'll, they have trimmed me prop
erly here" concluded the marquis
somewhat ciyLtically. And I'm tired
of it. ] want to he just a plain man
and an ordinary citizen, and l think 1
can get my chance in America; that's
why I'm going / don't know when l
shall cone back. don't care if
never do.
IF / can get a good living in the
states | shall become an American cit
izen Just then the whistle blew,
and the marquis, with a kiss for each
Ct the boys and a handshake for Mr..
Proctor, jumped into the carriage and
the train drew out.
HUMILITY OF THE POPE.
ROME, Aug. 12.-(By wireless to
Clifden, Ireland; thence by wireless)
Public attention here is wholly CEN
tered on the venerable pontiff, who
lies i'll in a chamber in that immense
apostolic palace the Vatican, which
contains 1000 rooms. His ordinary
bedchamber, from which he consented
to be removed during his present ill
ness only after repeated orders from
his physicians is one of the smallest
and most modest, he having refused
to occupy the apartment where Leo
XIII lived, which is continuation of
the magnificent halls leading from the
Clementine suite to the large private
library of the Pontiff, so well known
to many Americans, both ecclesiastic
and lay, who have been received there
in private audience.
The Pore, Immediately after his
election, said that such quarters were
too grand for his humble person, and
that if he could not refuse to live in
the grand style and with all the attrib-
utes of royalty when fulfilling his high
office, he desired to keep up the mod
est habits which had always character.
lied his private lie.
Thus he chose as his residence a
small apartment above the library,
which constituted what the Italians
call a 'mezzanino," or a small, low
apartment sandwiched in between two
other high and magnificent chambers.
These quarters under Leo XIII were
occupied by Monsignor Angel, private
secretary to the late Pontiff, who died
a few months ago almost in middle
age.
The pathetic feature in connection
with the life of the Pope, whenever
there is anything the matter with his
health, is the attitude of his sisters.
1t is very difficult for any one not in
timately acquainted with the family
life of the lower middle class in Italy
to understand thoroughly the relations
which exist between these simple,
good-hearted old women and their
great brother 1t must be remem-
membered that, although almost Hit
crate, for nearly seventy years they
have been to him like tender mothers
and have treated him like their child.
AS priest, bishop, patriarch and car
dinal he never had any other cooks
except his sisters, who did the whole
work of his house, without any assist
ance, and prepared for him those ira
ditional Venetian dishes of which he
was so fond, especially "polenta cog
lose" which consists of a layer of
polenta or maize flour, the food of Ital-
ian peasants, with tomato sauce, al
ternating with dish of small birds.
OF course, whenever the Pope is not
we'll the dear old ladies, not being al
lowed to stay in the Vatican at night,
are in despair because paEal etiquette
prevents them from making broth or
beating the eggs ordered by the doc
tors for the illustrious patient. How
ever, there have been times when
their enxiety for their bother and the
fear that he may not be properly taken
care OF have been such that they have
broken all rules and succeeded in
reaching the vast Vatican kitchen,
mastering the situation by sheer de-
termination.
Pope Plus benignantly smiles at
their affectionate efforts for his COM
fort and wishes to make them under
stand that there is really no need Of
so much exertion, because he is not so
i'll as the papers seem determined to
make him appear, and there are plenty
of People to look after his needs,
which, after ALL are few and simple.
But his sisters are unconvinced, and,
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