The Pope's Family

Pius IX., now seventyfour, is tlie youngeít surviving son of his family. Ho has still two brotherSj Counts Gabriel and Gastan, lio are eighty-four and eighty ycars of age. His sister, the Countess Bcoigni, is seventy-seven. His father, Couut Jerotne died at eight four, and his mother at eighty-two. His grandfather, Count Hercules, lived to the age of niucty-six. The Massai family is very nutiierous. The Pope'seldest brother, Count Gabriel, lias two s"ns, oue (if whom ia married to the Friopess del Draco, the other to the niece oí' Cardinal Cadolhii. Count tíwtan is a wid ower and has no children. His deoeased brother, Count Joseph, who was a Captaiu in the geudarmery, dicd without issue ; but his four sisters, of whom only one surv;vcs, havo left a numerius pro . geny of sons and grandsous. It must be MÚd to tho honor of the ToLtiir that his brothers, sisters, and their desot-n dauts have not oost the Statu a siugje penny. None of theui have ever been in office ot employud ia any mission, so that iteauuot be said that tho uluvatiou of Cardinal Massai to tho supremo dignity has made any addition to the fortunes ai his faraity. - Semaine Liturgiquc. The ladies nniy uot go much vipon tho highway, but they are compluined of by their husbanda as beiug vury inuch addictcd to buyway?.