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Assault and Robbery.

Correspondence Of Lewiston journal :
Saturday about 10 o'clock. Mr.. Thos. ).
Josselyn Of Charleston. who has been a
peddler of dry and fancy goods and tin
ware for many years, was returning home
In that town. he was set upon in the street
and knocked down by some man or men
unknown. and robbed of all the money hc
had on his person. Mr.. Josselyn has done
a large business in buying wool round the
country. aud n he had lately effected Il
sale. II j. presumed that lie had Il con-
siderable sum of money with him ~ the
time. His skull Wa fractured by the blow
OF the ruilians aud he has been in
an ou-cious state since the assault
His recovery l. considered very doubtful
\ messenger was dispatched To- hi >ou ia
Bangor. sunday morning. aud hr int
mediaicly reformed Ia Charleston. Mr..
Io-,clyn i between ~ and 90 years and
/ has always been We are told. very quiet
aud inotirusiSc man. Iii~ a~>ailani~ e.
capped unknown. hut have been traced to
| the mouth oi tho Pi>cataqu- river.
The Bangor Uhig of Monday morning.
I says that Mr.. Jos>Clyn. who had lain IA an
/ unconscious state from the time 90 the as
I >ault, recovered his senses FOR 4 brief
/ time. fortunaiei, for the rnIs Of Justice
/ lon. enough 20 inform his son who the rA.-
I cal was that comn.ittcd the da,tartlly out
\ rage Nr. Jo~sclyn said he was walking
home about ~ o'clock in the evening. whcu
4 he was acco~tcd by Young man who had
made himself conspicuous during the
I week by hanging around the outskirts uf
/ the tanpmcctin. al Charleston. rudrAvoT-
/ ing 10 fleece coungrymen hy thr string
I game or felt game A. IL j. callcd.-rhi-
/ man came up behind and after some ON
/ Ncr-ation asked Mr.. Jus~elyn 10 harness
/ his horse and take him 80 Coriuth that
/ night. Mr. Jo~~elvn declined. maxim.
+ some excuse. A. hc SAYS he dared not trust
himself with the stranger. The latter then
+ asked To he allowed IL spend the night At
I MI j. house, bat was refused. ThcS
were then near the house and NJ. Io>-c-
f Iva say- he caught glimp-" OF the IA
cal swinging big club. aud then all was
\ blank until he recovered vnusrintls nc>S
Yesterday, some thirty-siN hours AFTER the
assault.
AMER making this statement. NJ. .In,s,-
+ lfn sank into a comatn-c state once more.
lie has soiuc fearful wounds on hi head
and his skull J. fractured, hi condition T.
I pr"rarious. and Il i. doubtful II h. ever
RECEIVERS.
lie VAS r"bhcd Of $40 III money. but
ihe ruihan missed another wallet in one 81
1T pockets. and also valuable gold
watch.
Ihr people M thr village turned nui ,A
niI''r I" >clrrh fnr 'hr Rubber. init Win
"tt avail Nr. Jn..-lyn'- -on. however
ha'lHG dr-ttip' ipn III INV man. traced
nun ~ Pea tnYr. and found that vi, name
Wa Joseph smith, aIi ihAt b. lived III
N"aEtr lnun- Jo.-rivn then tonA OH ~
''"rrt 81 rprr saltwater with him M
z Nvtfir. lltiv ~ ~4'lyii VA .-trr4i4. .tl
another part ~ th- village. '..-rt ttrIt nv
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1871-09-21

HURRICANE ISLAND GRANITE. The
quarries are an hour and half distant
from kOckland. says the Free Pess. The
Island Is granite mountain three hundred
and hny feet high. A tramway or broad
railroad leads nom the outer end of the
whad 70 the quarry. At the wharf. on
each side Of this trxmwsy. were n;Ied ~,
bical blocks Of granise, three tiers high.
ten o. twelve feet long, three and four feel
vide, and two end three feet thick. The
iron horse" Is hars hsspsssed tight and
STRONG 70 sort Of plxtforp sars his course
leads from the quarry to the wharf aud he
makes - more Of picking up and march
ing On wHh granite stone weighing fiffy
tons, thas Q soldier would Of sRouldering
~ knspsaek with tves,y-Sosr hours re-,
tons d 4. he greater postion Of the
er.nafe = tlis Island appear to BE- of
ssddeh hse, very pretty granite, free
fihsd and saaly WORKED.
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GRAND MENAN.-The Eastport S4ntin.,
says the business in fishing is good. e.neci-
ally weir iisbngi large quantities of her
ring Of very excellent quality ara BEING
taken at Woodland Cove; 800 hogsheads
were taken in single weir last wee.
More caught than can be taken care az
Line fishing is fair. Hake have not come
IN so extensively as usual, but some boats
are doing quite well. At North Head the
people are going quite largely into trawl
nshing. thinking they are doing better
with this than the line, but they do not get
as large fish nor CT so good a quality,
The recent storm was quite severe one
but no great injury WIS done John Boyn-
ton went aloft To reeve the halyar,ls Of his
1oaf, and. on account Of the roughness Of
tes sas. vas thrown OF and badly Injured.
fraetarjng his leg above the ankle.
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Np>ntETtL MANI Arms The Ran
gor lFhfg thinks kingman. mile. abov.
Ma'fAwankcag. f,r 4 year Oh town. T.,
ssinr pumpkins m" town N built un A
clearing which WA, made wv -hr meadow
lani Pm direction ~ Cal tohn Goddard,
fprir year, 49,. q rli>,. hty ior IN. lum-
herring teams. ani thr Only buiiding stand
iH- on Il A. thr time W. SPEAK m VA. \
Large bare, rrc,,.-l In 1872. snuu amer th.-
iir>t crop va. harvested. The r. 4 =. 4,
k'tgrdIr U1gt,rT~ -. ttrr 49, n- IT lTtr sp.-T
huilt dam AMI -aw mill. Non Their. ~.
stores and several hundred inhahtfauf.-
including ~ ~wedc-. NJ. kin.mau M.
hult SCHOOL house. 30 acre, of land
nave been cleared. The chief bn>Inr,, I.
tanning. and lro ton, 81 sole leather ar.
tanned per annuin, using 1000 cord, of
BARK. peeled ia the vicinity. Mr.. klnyu,n
employs 80 men. IL i, associated with
Inc >hh"7, OF whom there are -ix brother.
and three sisters, and ever, on.. OF ,h,..
brothers aud the husband, OF tlc., sisters
are Interested ia tanning. They h,,,tb,ir
headquarters in Montreal and Ko.,on frn,,
winch they direct Operations over nm i'm.
~ area "' territory ih"y m"uppolikc
~ 'Ah"'ue hl,lir>> in' inadt. having live
lmnrns" establishments there In d.Trrer,
s"citohs la Maine ihcY have one nj Van
cebor" where the h. IL y. A. X H.. crosses
me state line into New Brun.wicAr which
Il ihr largest Id New England. a, Fnr,..,
~ some = mules ai'ps- Nau,rpnr,'. the,
have another NJ 3nJ vat--ti,.. >,p,.. III.
That az VIM; another Or lOJy.l.at J,ct-
-on Book auI On Grand Lax. stream ],
miles 4pove Princeton. they ,r. bnil,I;n,,
another which Will BE- the largest IN IN.
World All these establishment, now BRO
dnee 5000 tons 81 leather per year.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1871-09-21

Tho Springfield (Aass.) RepxDtieas
give the following STORY Of the Ring
altered over from Watts:
How doth NE busy Peter h
L1Prove each shining h00r
Ard gather money eysST way
Ihnt lies withi1 No power
How skiniully b lines his nest,
Aud puts it in cAe tax,
How litsle labor he perfouns,
Tef what sum he makes.
In eo0e sach occ1pasioa, Boss,
would be busy too,
eoae light and easy job you know.
That idle hands nay Do.
In vcskiag aos, bse drawing nav,
Lee al ny days be pasoed
Fog Slippay Dick win nsver Rive
4 tue aecout e 40
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Presidential Speculation.

he Washington correspondent Of the
Boston Post says that it looks as tboooh
ule next republican national convention
would re-noninate Grant by acclsmation
He adds:
rue democrats are not heard from a.
generally, but - far as can be iudeesl T,o I"
. .aS lev leading men who have recentit
vis'ted the city and IRON the tone ~ iss,at
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1871-09-21

In the treatment OF Diseases incident to Female.
has placed DIR DOW at the head oil all physicians
making saeh practice specially, and enable
hiih 10 guarantee speedy and permanent cure
IN tne worst sa-e' Q! Suppression and all other
-hs"'rs@ Derangeae''ts, from eAaiever cause.
All letters for advice must contain o.. once, No.
'ENpIcorr STREET. BosruS
>. b.-Board furnished to those desiring to re-.
main under treatment.
Boston, July, is7l.-sp.no.I
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dbt Gllspsrtb Amtrifan.

Pabiished every Thursday Morning at Pesrrs'
Block. Ellsworth, Me-, BY \. X. SAWYER For
terms. &C., see Arst page.
5. NJ. PErrEsGrLL 4 Co., s. PARA Vow, New
York. and GEO. p. howell 4 Co., % Park Ro v,
New York. are the agents tor the AMERICAN.
n that city, and are authorized TO fcontract for
inserting advertisements Tor US al Sar loves. easn
leave their favors with either OF TIE above houses
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Special aotifts.
Who is DR.. Wilton2

NOTDGG.-We have Wilton's CatArrh Cure
tor the curr Of tatagrh. IL viii also cure Head
ache. Toothash he and Neuralgia. aud We will re-
fund the money for even bottle that docs H. Up
the pattcat. We Invite every Ia call at our
store and test the n'o.licin with very Ingenious
PArESr iNHtLiNe Ttns, free ~ cost and salts
~ themselves "t A. meTits before purchasing.
y. -. WlsGgN 4 CO.. Ap~sheeurt~s
ELLSWORTH. MAINE
sp.Bo emo. ID
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1871-09-21

" RPoftLATiON.-By tie revised cen.
~ returns. Maine j. the only a., Ia m.
uIoh whose population ha- actually al
creased since the preceding cen.u.-th.
decrease being 1864 Mississippi i the
ohlE southern State in which the neyroe.
nave not shown a greater increase than The
white South Carolina i, the only on.
that shows decrease OF whites. The Act
uai nhinbe Of culor-d voter. Is no, vet
known. Tihiag one ia every six of color
81 persons a. the raj" Of voters. the t.nlnr-
ed electors viii be- iulild 10 number >ll
33i IaAiug one ia five 4, III rati, M.
result = 5.6. b1l. some ratio b,r,y.,., ~.
TWO / probably correct The small mum.
Der vi Indians given ia the cen,u, iiyure.
heretofore published i, accounted for bv
the fact that only those Indian, who hayr
abandoned tribal life and become ciril,.ns
have been included In the censu, proner
l. he rest VIII be given ia separate tables
ihe srowth OF our Chinese population by
only 3i93j in ten years Il calculated 10
compose those who have in terror of an
overwhelming Mongolian invasion. Tha
most significant fact il this connection i
the diffusion Of the Chinese into twenty
Three out Of the thirty seven States of the
Union. ~
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Total vote. los ijl
icfhan vote. SIS
kimhalis vote. 4. .;rJ
Perham's majority 1882
The vote last year for Governor. accord.
ing to the rcpor. made la the egi.lature
which differ somewhat from the return,
published immediately after the election.
was as follows
Total vote. ss~Dl
icrham vote. js0lg
Roberts vote, ij,73J
scattering. 80
ferham's majority. s.2t7
Thus Il will be seen that the total vote Of
N" State is 5.5l higher than last year. and
ferham's majority is rs more this wear
than last. The iull returns will Increase
Ms majority To jast abou: II 90.
The senate Will consist OF twcuty-.ix
Republicans and five Democrats. Tn.
House, one hundred and fourteen Repub-
licans aud thirty eight Democrats.
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ne J, UNDERSIGNED re.peetsAlly asks author.
LanainS E Ts.Son, . ~ p e epik :, Hodsdon's
stete, 70 dAsssAes Of one huNo5SA ~ hevond
'ov-Wsssr marx And viii ever pray.
RObBer LEACH,
~ h.NJ. 3. AoOoOoa, IL Adv
-. - isIi. SwSes
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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 81. 1871.
Adiourned Meeting.

There viii be an adjourned meeting Of the
RAILROAD CONVECTION q, Klisvosth, Thur
dav, September 18th. 1874,
at 10 O'Clock A NJ Delegations from the towns Of
Washington and Hancock Counties are requested
10 beprssseat IL. HI NE, Secretary.
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gem advertisements.
Railroad Notice

THE BOOKS Of the "PEy0DsC~r
y NlON nlVB0 DAAL0OAR1 ,0
...s;.s VIII be opened for subscrip.on 10 The
saso ELLswoRTH. at the SECOND NAT"s.
n ~ IN sASGoR and at the BUc1sroRr NArIoSai.
na,I bccksfohT, from The Ind TO the sih day al
october nsxl: Per Order OF Directors. A' ~
Bucksport Sept. 9th, 1871.
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The xaine Election Returns.

The kennebec Journal publishes the
complete returns OF the State election
" lit the exception Of the vote la twenty
two small own. and plantations. which
have not been heard from. The figure.
are taken from the official returns and may
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1871-09-21

BOSTON, l.

Al noon to-day cuisines, was generally
suspended. the public schools were di,-
missed, haSs displayed oa public and MANY
private buildings, and other appropriat.
manifestations made 10 show the public
interest IN the formal laying of the corner
-toh" o' the soldiers and sailors inonu-
ine"t' on Boston Common this 4. NJ The
weather is delightful
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Bakers Orange Grove Bitters

tor Irregularities of the digestive Organs
tramp OF tntc. pans w tho stomach or bow
IT.. they VIII invariably give relief. They u be
found very cNc-sc Gus In ea-e- ~ 10y ~tFp>iA.
For loss OF Appetite, Languor, General Dcutiuy
sud Depression Of spirits, thry have .quRt.
They arr especially recommended tor th4 nuic
bafrh0ra. thiIis and Fewer. zht ~wrat-. HI
ioEsncss and Jaundicc 4 J. BAkEK 4 co
,"ic Proportions, 10 Commercial Street Boston.
Mass
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL AGENTS,
: y. Nl.,I> co, Drus.istssn Apothcc~ rirs
lsworth. Maine
A nm. ~
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N''o' the celebrated and admired
mendeIssohn Quintette Club, of Boston.
six ARTISTS
fred' ). Davenport, Of Bangor, Pianist.

h"ss,nf- oratorIo of Moses In Egvf,f ~, c..
-, ~ no.as BOOK, with other work - teav,,,
hi-he'l tor the Glass - wiz p" F..
ou. a inst notion a0d practice 4, Te,ch.,. .
=, % 'hors are more particularly No. .
e. N ana Niilch Will also be ,all,blc T., II -.
le-li" 70 improve thctns.lse, In H., - ~ w
PrAcucc OF Music, viii be gwen a,rb ,, ~ "
80 - opportunity occur, during tnr -,
r"Puiaf Lecture, tlu OF anec,i,,fs .rt ,1f'
,. mi o. delivered bg Prof >DIeTu ,pI
ne course OF the session ~ ''''' ~
Peo'a' arrangements hav, n..r ...,
r s,tnI 'hhltr OF the brilliant ana - H.. y
thursday Evening = ~ h's7int a
- lh',re vii bc .hrec MATINEE.
''N. Ekl on "Wednesday Is,s., ''l'' 't.'
Afternoons and Evening ~ '
- ut' Hc'retat5t T.. +. DUKE< .r.|
N"'r OF the han. sui az .-r
Tickets, tor tbu,etastn,,..-
auh 'ii'ihs ~sth the lIas.. ~ la
seSson TtrLess, Admittip, ,i.it.,r. ,,,.,',,
r.r, aA vain secured sc t. At n. ~.
-, = 1900 .--.-.......
/. ~ ~ Tue front row Of Sc 4. in mo 4. =
'-'-''---'... ....-....... q q.
,n', seer TteLess, With occurred .e,t...,.-
ing 10 ioC alton. -. -'lI- a t.T b.
Ne"cAr7Ai7 and Matine.s,...... y. -
aLe Oh secured seats IN commence \. l,,...,. .
on THURSDAY, Scvt IA rs"
80 &c oI'iefed By IN All pr otherwise. al
1ree Return Ticket. Tn
~ "~'iroAd or Steamboat.
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Rubber Goods, of all Kinds

every hey toll HE Father to cali At
~ .Ni . sIoRk, MAIN STREET and bus him
k"eo Paif OF 't>roN MADE Doors To keen bis
ieet dry snsi warm. 'P us
Ellsworth. sept ~. ISL -;
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Picked Up Adrift.

T. Elm BAKERS ISLAND AMI Inn. r,
-, iI h' one ten pound porgie nsf ~ =
,.t r.J ~ nuoy marked l. BrAg7Ion. AMI ,,,.+.
property and paying charge, same % pro"u.
south ,y.,t, THOMAS :. STANLEY
49, " % = 1874.
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Perham Elected Governor!t
BOOTS, SHOES and RUBBERS.
Fer Fall and Winter rr.a.
Mems and Boys Tuck Doors. Custom Mai.
Warranted, and TO be
Sold as Low as Stop Made Goods.
Ladies', Misses and ChiIdren's Roo,s

- az Aihos and descriptions, warranted ana
made OF good materials and bo,,,gh, - sun sun
nsaaIas tuters al their very Low ~ss :. heIe.aI.
sssees, with good soitl svies, ant none Of IN
emp and paper that will give vou n :, c.,,,. '',"
ton The first time you wear them '''' n
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gCONOwYss WEALTH.

\ bottle OF LATuAM> CATHNRrIC TX
TRACT viii preserve he health IT most f,mllir-
f,r a entire year Al the drussi-t- have it
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4 sCrrLr OF GooD nLooD

The ~ork u cure Is b-stnrIhx Ih@ NliAisd a.,
raacuus deposits IN n. b1sc, AMI IN the aIraeuFy
cal elected. Tho iv sr. hsc a eDs up II
fruu It's tnrp.ilfy The
And tAs patient b~slns u feel that 10 sstt.Ix At last
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Inc trustees haF" engaged the following r,..
ti'' ~tnscis To Dc present AIS ii NJ -G.,' .
Zoe t"a soprano, Ms. j. \ CrowcIi. OF H.,
- Ian" Nj. William i. WiEch. Tenor. Al,
Fred. {. Packard Irpurc Mr ih N.Y.
hA.'n hr Prank opragu.. Ba.so. OF I.s-,..
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1871-09-21

Rev. A. E. Ives Of Castine. said: The first
question is. are we to have an Eastern
raiIroads He thought this question was
already settled favorably. Then the
question is where is to be the Western term
linus. He eulogissd Bangor, telling story
to illustrate the general stampede of citi-
Gems all over the State to that point, at one
time in her history. Is Bangor the place
for - tsrminasi II 20 then let the road
20 there. Looking 70 the map and regard
ing Straight hnas, be thought some other
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1871-12-29
0 POITIC0 MISREPRESENTATION Or.

ohu
anGasl
"a ann f scipo
garan4c cts Io e bican naprGs sccnvnGo
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1871-12-29

respectable el escrito que insertamos'
a continuation. No es esta la primera.
vez que Sc nos llama la atencion sobre.
algunos- libros de texto que en- nues-
tras escuelas Sc usan, Y aun sabemos
que no .taltan maestros que ense1lan
por ciertos cuadernos manuscritos,
suyos 8 ajenos, cuyo contenido bajo
ell punto de vista politico es altamen
te nocivo y eontrario a 10 que deben
aprender los ninos espanoles de la
provincia de Puerto-Rico. Sabido es
que la literature local y los libros de
texto no fueron los que menos con-
trlbuyeron q la propaganda anti ma
cionaI que Sc ha hecho en- Cuba. Sola-
mente habiendo infltrado el odio en-
las escuelas cuando la inteligencia y
ell sentimiento vfrgen del ni1o hacen
que Sc graben indelebles ciertas per-
niciosas Ideas, puede sconcebirse que
haya j6venes capaces de profanar e
insultar las cenizas de los muertos, y
hombres que sin que la conciencia
les haga temblar La mano, apliquen i'm
pasibles ia tea que ha de destruir el
albergue y ell pan de millares de ia
milias.
Tempo hace que deseamos exa-.
minar Cespacio al gunos libros de tex
to que aquf Sc han hecho con el mis-
mo Tin que Sc hicieron los que tanto
favor alcanzaron cuando en- ell magis-
terio cubano predominant ell sistema
de ensenanza del habiI D. Jose lie la
Luz Caballero, quien, 81 hemos de
dar asenso q la opinion general, fue
81 Cespedes moral, el Cespedes ge-
nerador de la rebellion cubana; pc
ro nuestras muchas ocupaciones nos
han impedido hasta hoy examinar di-
chos hbros con ell detenimiento que
ser1a menester para lamar con-
cretamente la atencion del Gobierno
sobre los pasajes sospechosos de aque-
llas obras Nuestro comunicante, CO.
mo Sc vera, cita 10 sufciente de ia;
geografia del Sr. Vizcarrondo para
cue este libro nos inspire mucha- des-
confanza.
Creemos que debiera crearse una
junta que revisara detenida escru-
pu]osamente esta clase de libros bajo
el punto de vista polftico q fin de pro-
hibir los que Sc conozca que no han
sido hechos con el prop6sito de for
mar con ellos ciudadanos espanoles.
Por hoy nos limitamos q hacer es-
ia pequena indicacion; otro dia. vere-
mos de tratar con mas datos esta im=
portantlsima question. He aqufsahora
ell escrito citado:
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1871-12-29

esta distinction, y Ell convencimiento de su
inefcacia, que hube de adquirir despues,
tanto embarazabar los vuelos de mi ins
piracion, quo resolv1 al cabo desistir de
semejante prop6sito, como efectivameute
10 he hecho. Las opiniones formadas 6 que
Sc puedan formar sobre ell asunto, son
ahora de POGO momento: debese ]uzgar la
obra, no al escritor. Todo autor que no
tiene en- su cabeza otros recursos que Ia
reputation, trausitoria permanente, de-
bida sus trabajos iterarios, bien mere
ce la suerte de los autores.
Era mi intencion hablar algo, va en- Ell
texto, va en- las notas de este canto, sobre
81 estado actual de la literature italiana, Y
acaso tambien sobre las costumbres del
mismo pals. Pero bien pronto eche de yer
que, dentro de los hmites que me habia
impuesto, difcilmente bastaria ell texto
para reproducir Ell laberinto de los obie-
tas exteriores con las reAexiones CORES
pondientes; y por 10 que hace las notas,
excepto algunas de las mas breves, 4 vos
las he debldo todas, habiendo sido me-
hester limitarlas q la ilustracion del texto.
For otra parte, es una tarea 1elicada
no muy grata ell disertar sobre la literatu-
ra y las costumbres de una nacion tan he
terogenea; tarea que exige una atencion y
una imparcialidad que nos conduciria &
desconfar 8, al menos, q suspender nues-
tro juicio, para poder formarlo con mas
conocimiento de causa, como quiera que
nj vos nj 20 somos seamos tai vez obser-
vadores super6ciales 6ignorantes del idio
ma y las costumbres de un pueblo entire Ell
cual hemos vivido recientemente. En- lite
ratura como en- polltica, Ell esplritu de
partido va ha lido al parecer tan lejos,
que casi es impossible 4 un extrangero
rmantenerse dentrode u unprecedented de-
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1871-12-29

fanza en- cualquier peligro--a un amigo
frecuentemente probaco que nunca des-
mereci1 del nombre de tai; "a vos, en- fin.
Y paso as1 de la fccion la verdad; y
al dedicaros, complete va, 6 cuando menos
terminado, este poema, que es la mas ex-
tensa como la mas meditada Y compren-
silva de mis- obras, deseo hacerme el honor
de recordar mi intimidad de tantos amos
con un hombre distinguido por su saber,
-sn talento, su entereza Y su hidalguia. No
es proplo de almas como las nuestras tri-
butar nj recibir lisonjas; pero ell elogio sin
cero siempre ha sido Gcito la voz de la
amistad; y 81 yo pretendo conmemorar
aqul las prendas que os alderman, 8 mas
bien, los benefcios de que les soy deudor,
no 10 hago precisamente por vos, nj ST
quiera por los demas, sino fin de des-
ahogar un corazon, asaz desacostumbrado,
por 10 menos en- los dtimos tiempos-A la
benevolencia de los hombres, para man
tenerse imperturbable cuando en- alguno la
encuentra Hasta la techa de la presente
carta, aniversario del dia mas aciago de
mi pasada existencia, pero que no podra
enyenenar mi existencia futura -nientras
20 cuente con vuestra amistad y con mis-
propias facultades; hasta la fecha de la
presente carta nos merecera los dos en-
adelante un recuerdo mas grato, porque
nos traera 4 la memoria esta mi intencion
de signifcaros cuanto agradezco vuestra
inalterable solicitud hacia mi, solicitud tai
como q pocos estA reservada y que nadie
hubiera podido MERCER, sin inclinarse 4
juzgar mas favorablemente de la especie
humana y de 81 mismo tambien.
| Hanos cabido en- suerte recorrer iuntos
y en- diyersos tiempos las tierras clasical
de "a caballeria, de Ia historic J de Ia fa
bala-EsPaba, Grspia, q Asia msnor