The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-08-28

veu no extravaganza, and his eminence
often was sorely vexed at the forced
curtailment of his allowances for the
needy. When he could devise no other
plan. It has been said. he would have
his bishops ring put in pawn to raise
funds, The first of each month Cardi.
nal Sarto's secretary would deliver to
him the sum that could reasonably be
expected to be applied to charity and
would advise caution in its disburse
ment But in a very short time the
capital would be gone.
Cardinal Sarto had quickly won the
love of the Venetians wherever he
went. and when his gondola passed
along the canals the people rushed to
the bridges and along shore to salute
him. The women would cry God
bless the patriarch of Venice" His
popular diversion was these gondola
trips. and he would lane at some point
to pay surprise visits to the priests
under his jurisdiction. At 6 o'clock ev
cry morning he went for a walk. quite
often to the sandy islands Of Lido.
which separate the lagOons Of Venice
from the Adriatic. Frequently he
would visit his home village. 'Riese.
where he brought sunshine and as.
sistance t. many an afflicted family.
Beloved by Pope Leo
Pope Leo in his last talk with the
patriarch Of Venice was quoted as hav-
ing said. referring to his own ap-
preaching end and consequent impend,
ing change in the pontificate: You
NAV perhaps be that a We know
nv son. that YOU would be in a posi-.
ton TO render grea. service to the
church. for YOU possess qualities
which would rende- You precious to
her"
Commenting on the fact that the pa
triarch of Venice. upon discovering
that his name was mounting to the top
in the concIave that chose him pOpe.
had broken down with alarm at the
sense Of his ''unworthineSs" and that
it required overwhelming persuasion
to overcome his objections. n biog-
rapher said: 81 have little doubt that
Cardinal Sarto genuinely felt himself
unequal to the great responsibility
One Of his difficulties was a small and
vet an important one. Never out OF
his parish until he was more than
forty. never trained in Rome. never y
representative Of the holy see as nun
clio in the courts Of Europe. he had not
learned any Of the arts or the Ian
guage Of courts. He spoke only his
native Venetian tongue"
Devoted to Spinster Sisters.
The devotion Of the spinster sisters
Maria. Rosa and Anna. who moved
to Rome to be near their "Beppo'
when he entered the Vatican. was
touching They had ministered to bis
every want when he was bishop OF
Mantua and patriarch of Venice. and
when he became pope he sent for
them. intending they should have q
villa in the Vatican park But the
sisters for some reaso chose to occu
by a fiat in an apartment house within
ten minutes walk Of st. Peters palace
The eIevation Of their brother to the
pontiicate entitled these devoted kins
women to be called countesses. NO
they are the pope's sisters; that il
enough" declared Plus X. And so the
three women remained in comparative
obscurity. but close to him they loved
SO dearly.
Pope Plus. according to Vatican de
cree. " could dine with them, bu,
the sisters always placed q chair for
their absent brother and had said
that they knew he was with them In
spirit. The pope's mother did not live
to see him In that high Office. but be-
had received the red hat when she
passed away.