The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1912-08-02
Pen Picture Of Pope Plus 4
Shows His Kindly Mature.
lltus 0lri at Vatican Who Feared
/! !! Pontin's Admiration o. Her nam
blno, = Replies Of Tho
!, Infant Christ

Plus K, illustrating his profoundly &c.
NAL nature and exhibiting his love Of
childhood. u given by John savile Judd
IN an account Of an audience with the
pope. one Of those gatherings to which
large contingents OF the faithful are
admitted. Among those waiting In
the audience chamber was q little girl
Of perhaps six years old; she stood
hext to her mother. who held on Q
metal dish figure Of the infant Jesus,
wrapped around a. the Italian pea,
Rantry wrap their children today.
"The effect OF It." said Mr.. Judd,
twas rather 40 II q doll had been
Ptuffed into q white satin embroidered
pincushion and cardboard halo add.
rd. But the care that had been taken,
lhe reverence In the care to produce
bambino worthy Of q blessing. was
beyond all reproach and abundantly
evident. since the big eyes Of the little
Eirl were constantly raised to tho dish,
ind now and then little hand reached
up to touch It 40 Il to make sure that
Il was still there. |
Suddenly q chamberlain made q
Sign for all to kneel and Plus x. en-
Tered. followed by clerical chamber.
Jain in purple cassock. He walked
slowly along the side of the room on
lny right and the eight people in the
row that he would come to last were
potioned to stand. i
Il scarcely saw his face at, first: he
walked as an old man would walk, his
head bowed. He Is seventy-seven
years old. Straight, soft and nearly
white hair came an inch over the COLI
Jar of his waste cassock. He gave
such person his hand: each kissed hid
ring, He stroked the curly head Of
p boy in sailor suit.
when he walked down the row CD!
posite still could not see his counte,
pance. for the kneeling figures were
facing me and he bent to each of them
ministering.
Then he turned to the row at right
angles to me and came to the woman
holding the metal tray with the BAN,
bino in her hand. He touched the poor
embroidery work as IL in admiration.
He asked question. evidently Who
helped to work it?' for he stopped to
The little girl and petted her on the
cheek.
"Then he took up the bambino and
Psked another question. The mother
got red and made an expression Of
pcquiescence. But No, no. came from
the little girl. He had surely asked
Is this present that you have
brought for me?' At the child's No.
no. he turned round and threw back
his head and laughed.
What humorous Taught ! never
knew that man could laugh so sweet.
~. He looked old no more. He has
teeth set far apart, lucky teeth. And
bis eyes have the kindly wrinkles
about them and love Of children in
them. There. too. was the understand!
ing that found ready answer In the
great eyes Of the child. |
"She smiled back at him; 1t was q
Joke about taking her bambino; she
bad known it all the time; she could
trust that face, now grown so calm
Rnd grave as he bent down to her that
Fhe might kiss his ring.
"Then the pontiff passed to the two
rooms beyond for few minutes and
game back to US. He noticed specially
as he passed girl Of fourteen, and he
stopped and spoke to her, as II to
make up for having made no exception
before. i
"The audience was over. We rose 70
our feet. looked back along the cor.
ridor which led to the private apart,
ments, the dining room for the food
that costs him but five francs q day!
the bedroom with the camp bed, and
I caught last sight Of him. He was
talking to chamberlain covered with
orders and decorations; he was telling
little story. I saw him shake nd
head and put out his hand. He was
mimicking the little girl saying, No
no. and ! saw his gentle. whimsical
smile again."
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