CHILDREN AND THE POPE.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1474, 24 June 1912, Page 9

CHILDREN AND THE POPE.

HIS LOYK FOE TIIKM-

, In an sr-ticio in ihe I.'ondcii "H.'ar.darci," Joli 11 S;ivi)!«- .ludd 'relates jumo incidciits at an audienec ;;ive:'. by the. I'oiie. lie ; 'tlio.-e. wailing to. be- i.Ct !:»ivL".l there was a little girlp'f perhaps six. .y:ears..i'pldj; , ..shp ' i.tffptV. next. to her : mptjicivwh.p Ke.l.d. on .a 'livel'al, disiv,;V fisUre.: of the infant .lese.s, wrapped as. the. 'Italian.; peasantry child-.; reiv to-day, 'i'liV- eiicct '.u'it w-as niUiJi' ,i\s if a do'll had laen stuffed into a wliiie >;:tin einHroii'uned »:id a ea.rd::();{i:d. li'alo .added.. I3ii.il the. :care. Uuit li'iu . l:if;i. taken-, the levvrcnco in the cave, !u .prirtjiipe a'fJS.aiiibiiio' v.p'rtliyj.of.' a beyond ali and ■ev'iileln.tvjsiiice the. big i.eye.s' of ihji; ijltlc /girl: , w.o're:.. , eonsi:nit.ly '.raised * tp.'./the, Vfislir and iiov and then a iiltle' luy.ul reaihcd up to 't'oucii iI: as .if, to make'- 'su're' .that ■ ■it : )viss ;stiH. : .ti!ci:c'. Siuldeiily a. .chaiiibei.:.- : 'Inii'v. ■made" a. ■:sign ii ..ioi' ...all; to ap.V'. ■ "i'iii's .'X .entjreil; fpllawed,' bi a. .eiericiv!.. ch imb-.'Viaiii in a pu:-plo (i\>Vpclt. He .walked slowly a!o'.:;r. the Mde of-the.reoin ■p'u- 'iVi'y' "rigli.t,., ai'id' the., if-iglit' "pcpple. l ;in:.. iheiroV il'.at l;e would come to la-l' were : ■ ■ih'ot'i'pheii .' t.o. .■standt. j iciircijlv; sa>v.. luS : i'aee at first-; lie v. ail:c;! as an old nuii; would .Willi;, his head- bowed, lie .is 77 ■ .years, old.. ' "Sbaigii't,. '.soft,. ..and r.early white liaiv car,:? tin imlt ov.er the collar ' pf.. 1 iii 1 iifvo-;! L spc.k. ■;.!lo...f:ayc o.aeh .pev-r- : ■ son his hand.; e:mh ki.:.-i'd"!:is tiugv ,I'e stroked .t'li.o' curly head ! <)f a lJoy iira:'sailoi: ■'suit-: Then Ku walked, (lowr. the r.o.v opposite, still I could net see his KmnieuiHiee, for 'tli'c'. .lyieeliiig. tigure. l ; w(-:-o faeiiur .trio, aiul :lwi iipnt to .eaqli; of - tlieiiV, tit'? l'ope. ministering. Then 'lifi ' urned '0 tiur i'ow .-.t right .aiiifles':.t.6 nie, and c.atnc io .the, womaa liolcliiig-. the metal iray \v;.t!i. tiie Jiambiii.o in her hand. Jle toueiud (lie .poo. einliVpi-dery .w'pr.k'. .as. if - /li .ad-' miration,'' lie asked a quest ion. evidentiv /"AV-iiohheipe.d'.'tb.'. A\ ; oi;l; it:''' for. .hp/stoopcU. to iiie little girl and. patted lier oiv.ihe ehi*!;. Then he .teok :.;p the' lia'.abir.e. /!ie.d.'askei! another' <iue.-tion. The laoliv.'r got' vr-,1, and .imiidey.'an" , Vxp"rossip'iyi,:of ;;aeliquidsceiicp..B.iit" ..'"No, ab.'' .eaiii.o.'/froll 1 - the little girl.;' lie had smvly. asked; .'.'ili this. !v" pi'Bsenfc ; that* , 'vou/]i!iye:;i)roiight,: fur !i;er" At the-ehiidV "X.o, no," t.e U'lriiwl roeiut ■ and .threw back liis. head. ■ and la:;7iuni. What a liU!r.or.-'e:ne iaut-h !- ; !.. aever'ki'.rw. that a men could laugh so sweetly, 1 looked ,t;I<1 ..jiofeiuprev.; Hp. .liasHpcltlv'.'Sei: Ami. hi-, eyes lu\v;> the .kimlly .wvinHns aboit'. thcin. aaii.love nt' e'nildren in- tiieai. 'i'iiere, too. was 'the .uade.rv'.aiu'iing that iotiMl ic.i(!\ answo l- in the g'e.il i'ts •' " the ' cJii.J(I-:Slip sinilod .baVK, tit', lii.ae; ,:i

she had kiiVnvn i! nil 1.1.i.0 time; she <-mul ■tnist ■thftt- iiri)v gfbjyji, <£}>' calm ~ait»l jjrhvo a* he lent down tirhsT tlihl Tniuiit kiss hi? ring. When the audience .pv.o" !, loolioti .;bi\ek. ( lie. i'l'Vi'iilbr whicli'At'U ito inc private; np;\rj.i}u\nts v tlio for 'the'.food' : him bnt live francs, a. day, ill" lr.-dnHiin with the caiivp. lit'd, anil X. caught-iv last sijjhl «i' hill;. ' He''was tnlkir.}; to .a chamberlain covered v.'iiii oniers ami decor.iti\)hs;;v iip. Kits tc Hit'-Ft" hlilh -tory. saw hill', f-ha'.co hi;- iiwuLand !•>'<; <V' 1 bund. "He was mimiekir.?. the hate fi.-vl living, "Xo, no," and 1 saw ins •'■■ whimsical sjrVilp agiiiif.,; ■