Show A J TELLS OF VATICAN magnificent structures in rome rom covered with vines palace lies apart and dist distinct ine A from rest of rome not removed by isolation but through its atmosphere rome italy columns have been written regarding the personal appearance pe arance of the pope his part in the ceremony of the consistory and the pomp and splendor that surrounds the papal court yet relatively little Is known 0 his intimate personality this in part may be explained by reason of the ceremony that sur rounds the pontiff and by reason ot of the care that has been taken to guard him from the approach of III anten honed plebe plebeians lans the vatican itself Is a magnificent old pile whose spires roofs and gables rise high above an encircling grove of ancient trees that decorate its gar dena dens the quiet serenity ot of the vine covered masonry the peaceful bajes ty lent by the hand of ages and the atmosphere that seems to surround the hallowed spot through its long association with the ecclesiastical his tory make its imposing architecture the most prominent in rome this feature Is all the more aacen fuated after a visit to the ancient roman amphitheater and the great aque ducts and mausoleums of the roman emperors these in truth are lift fin posing but they contrast sharply with the buld lings that house the pope and form the font of the roman catholic church the roman buildings are in animate and magnificent in their death while the vatican Is animate and doubly imposing through the soul that lives within the vatican indeed lies apart and distinct from the rest of the city it Is not removed through its isolation but through its atmosphere on the one hand Is the magnificent palace of king victor emmanuel busy with the toil toll of war mar and feeding the count less avenues that lead load to the ghetto and on the other Is the palace of the pope vast silent and imposing set in an atmosphere of its own and as much apart from the busy city as though it were surrounded by a des ert of the pope himself his rites and character there are a thousand sto ries rles current plus X the son of a poor peasant Is hailed everywhere as the father and to his people he has always retained those simple manners and customs that marked his novitiate as parish priest and teacher of the peasants something besides mere anecdote however forms the foundation for these stories of simplicity and nobil ity of character there is in rome t aa JA in the gardens of the vat can st petel s in the distance Dl stance i at the present day physical proof of or the pontiffs former obscurity this proof lies with his two sisters lucreda and teresa unobtrusive peasant women omen who hive hwe followed the pope from I 1 11 ia humble home Luc lucrecia the cook in particular par nicular la Is keen and critical in the interest terest ii ot of the it was she i acm he called from plese when he lie was arst attacked by the rheumatic gout th t has proved so painful and so danger ous dus during his later 3 ears and it is she ass sted by her sister teresa who no v supervises the pope popes s meals and tends him in his illness another interesting figure of the pope popes s household is his brother an gelo sarto a humble postman who spends what nhat time he may in corn com pany with the pontiff and his sisters it t Is his brother upon whom the pope relies for that masculine companion ship that is a part of every mortal and these two old men both hand some and with thick whitehair white hair alike and yet not alike are the closest corn com pan ions |