Democratic Sentinel, Volume 3, Number 42, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 November 1879 — The Pope. [ARTICLE]

The Pope.

. Leo XIII. speaks very little English, and converses generally in either French or Italian. He listens attentively to every introduction, makes a stately courtesy, and then offers his hand, on which gleams the Pontifical ring. The visitor, who at the time is reverently kneeling, gently takes the Pope’s hand and carries the ring to his lips, and the Pope gently sways his body back, disclosing his foot, and a kiss is likewise imprinted on his instep, where a cross resplepdeqtly shines.