Descriptive portraiture of Europe in storm and calm; twenty years' experiences and reminiscences of an American journalist, sketches and records of noted events, celebrated persons and places, national and international affairs in France, Spain, Germany, Great Britain, Holland, Belgium, Austria, Hungary, Roumania, Turkey-in-Europe, Switzerland and Italy . bout the streets of my city of Rome itis now. I wish I had the force to getup. I would go to the Quirinal myself,and I would see whether I should not belet in ! But this movement of charity, as theCatholic world thought it, indicated noweaken
Descriptive portraiture of Europe in storm and calm; twenty years' experiences and reminiscences of an American journalist, sketches and records of noted events, celebrated persons and places, national and international affairs in France, Spain, Germany, Great Britain, Holland, Belgium, Austria, Hungary, Roumania, Turkey-in-Europe, Switzerland and Italy . bout the streets of my city of Rome itis now. I wish I had the force to getup. I would go to the Quirinal myself,and I would see whether I should not belet in ! But this movement of charity, as theCatholic world thought it, indicated noweakening of papal sentiment towardsthe House of Savoy, Pius IX. liked todepict Victor Emmanuel II. as a goodCatholic, who was compelled by a hostof wicked people surrounding him to dodisagreeable things to the Church. Hewas fond of speaking of the sovereignas a gay and sensual gentleman, whowas in his secret heart a bit of a bigot,and who invoked at least three times aday St. Andrew of Aveline. It wassaid tliat the monarch signed the decreesexpelling tiie Jesuits, suppressing thereligious orders, confiscating the eccle- siastical estates, obliging the priesthoodto military service; but immediatelywrote to the Pope letters of supplica-tion, saying that he was constrained, andpromised to do all he could to attenuatethe effects of these measures. Pius IX,. VICTOR EMMANUEL AND PRINCE HUMBERTAT THE QUIRINAL. sometimes called the King the -greatbreast-beater, because he liked topicture him in the attitude of the peni-tent who strikes upon his bosom, andsays ?• Mea culpa! meet culpa 1^ whenthe evil is done. It was impossible for a man likePius IX. to divest himself of the iiitlu-euce of his surroundings, and so he 412 EUROPE IN STORM AND CALM. could not believe that the wise andgenerous King, whose great heart wasfilled with such a burning flame of lovefor bis country, could raise himself by amajestic effort, and one which will renderhis name immortal, above the traditionand the petty pr
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