AN ANECDOTE OF CARDINAL NEWMAN.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume VII, Issue 3, 17 January 1891, Page 5

AN ANECDOTE OF CARDINAL NEWMAN.

WHU.K the memory is green of one of the deepest thinkers of the nineteenth century, Cardinal Newman, a little dramatic story in connection with his name may interest some readers. It was before the days of his elevation to the rank of Prince of his Church. He was travelling from Edgbaston to some station along the line. He was seated in a third-class carriage, when a poor Irishwoman took her seat in the train opposite to him. Newman was not one whoever gave much thought to his personal appearance, and his black clothes may have had a threadbare and neglected look. His face, worn and thoughtful, evidently suggested poverty ami pinching to the warm heart of the Sister Isle, for, as she was leaving the carriage, she slipped a small coin into his hands, saying—‘Get yourself something to eat, my good man. You look tired and hungry.’ The future cardinal prized that lowly gift quite as highly as many honours that were afterwards lavished on him.