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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-03-05
Cooperation of Parents with Teachers

The following is an extract from
paper in the Journal of Education by
President BucLham. of the Vt. Uni
versity:
But however illiterate a parent NAV
he. there is one service he can render
his child which will be valuable be-
yond all computation he can see to il
that the child be regular and punctual
Let me say to those parents over again
what they must have heard hundred
times already. but what will need to be
said a great many hundred times vet
that every unnecessary absence is a
serious injury to the pupil. and rob-
berry of the whole school. If you de-
eide to send the child to public school
rather than educate him Yourself, you
must conform To the prescribed regula-
tions. That is implied in the contract
between you and the teacher. and be-
tween YOU and the whole school. You
have no more right to break into the
order of school by irregularity than YOU
have to stop train of cars between
two stations for your own convenience
and to the Inconvenience of the rest of
;he passengers. Bat not to insis, longer
on this view of the case, it is important
that your child should understand that.
while he is attending school, school is
the main thing. lou cannot impress
him with the idea that education is
something to he valued, and priced. and
striven for with earneStness and pa
tieuce in other words. YOU cannot
educate him at all. unless it is made
the great thing to which other things,
Your convenience and his fincies, must
bend. Ii ii makes no great matter if
he is an hour late. or if he stays out a
day now and day then, to do some
errand for you or to CRAFTY some whim
of his own, why the whole thing be-
comes OF no great consequence i'll his
estimation, and to awaken aud keep
alive III him any high purpose or worthy
ann III education is an utter impossi-
hility
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VOLUME 3S---NUMBER 1862.

and told them that all the inmates had
gone to church. Meanwhile. at the
church Il scene of horror was being en-
acted. Shortly after the services began
Il few men came quietly in, and one
young Indian. with his left arm wrapped
loosely in blanket. in which was con-
cealed hatchet, walked up the aisle
toward the desk, where Senior Dias
WAS. Arriving there, he suddenly dart
ed ut the Senior. and lunged at him with
his mdchetc. Immediately everything
was confusion and contention. The
Indians companions rushed into the
fray. and the main body of the assai-
ants began to pour in from the outside.
Members of the congregation rushed to
the door and succeeded in closing out a
portion of the crowd. An American
Tan old resident, the same whose wife
had been warned two weeks befOre,)
believing he would have influence with
the mob, went outside 10 lIarangue them,
but was at once shot and killed. An
other member, also, was shot on the
outside. Inside the church hot fight
ragged. The young Indian who had be-
gun the fray, shouting death to the
Protestants. Long live the Catholicsr
attacked Seuor Dias. wouudng him
three times in the head and cutting
away two fingers of the right hand. The
Scnor's wounds are very serious.
The wife of the American who had
gone outside to his death was the first
to spring to the attack. She drew a
pistol and shot down the Indian, and
throughout the melee she continued to
fight like Il tiger. The assailants were
armed with machetes, and slaShed right
and left, cutting down Il number of per
SONS. besides demoli>hing the organ
and pulpit. Many in the congregation,
however. were also armed. and they
offered Il determined and fierce resist
ance I" their aSSailantS. After the fight
had progressed some time. the garrison
ot the city. numbering only about 100
soldiers. arrived on the scene, and sue
cccdrd i'll quclling the disturbance
They allcStcd about fifty of the attack
IN" mob and marched them off to prison
| lie rest of the mob escaped.
bc>idcS the two members of the con-
gregati"n killed at the door, three 9th
els We're killed and ten seriously
wounded. one of the latter dying next
day. making six deaths in all. The
Chief of Police. who, with all the mem
ber> of his family, belonged To the
congregation. received four wounds.
OF the a>Saillnt>. two were killed out
right. and the Indian who attacked
Scnor Dia> died on the following day
from the pistol wound inflicted by the
intrepid Mexican woman whose bravery
has been already mcntioned A num-
her of them were wounded. but escaped
10 the mountains. 1t was afterward
rumored that their wounded numbered
thirteen. of whom five died. doubtless
from exposure and lack of care"
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'Aye-aye, sir"

Aye-aye, sir.
"Seven and half, Seven feet Six
and
We touched bottom. Instantly Mr..
b set il lot of bells ringing. and
shouted through the tube. Now let
her have it-every ounce you've got
then to his partner, ''Put her hard
down snatch her snatch her :" The
boat rasped and grounded her way
through the sand, hung upon the apex
OF disaster Il single instant, and then
over she went And such shout as
went up at Mr.. BIS back never
loosened the roof of pilot house be
fore
There was no more trouble after that.
Mr.. B was hero that night, and it
was some little time, too before his ex-
plot ceased to he talked about by the
river men,
Fully to realize the marvellous pre-
cision required in laying the great
steamer in her marks in that murky
waste of water, one should know that
not only must she pick her intricate
ways through snags and blind reefs,
ana theu shave the head of the island
:. closely as to brush the 0verhauging
foliage with her stern, but at one place
she must pass within arms reach of Il
suuken and invisible wreck that would
snatch the hull timbers from under if
she should strike it, and destroy Il quar-
ter of million of dollars worth of
steamboat and cargo in five minutes.
and maybe Il hundred and fifty human
lives into the bargain.
The hast remark | heard that night
was Il compliment To Mr.. B. uttered
in IA soliloquy and with JUNCTION by one
of our guests. He said:
by the Shadow of Death. but hes Il
lightning pilot. 4Hantic Monthly.
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He Loves us All.

~ LOUIE CHANuLrR MouLIu>
How We, poor players "n Lies little STAG
Thrust bllndly at each other in our risr
Quarrel and fret Yet rashly dare t" pray
To tind t" help i'll selfish way.
We think 1" move Him with prINrI- AN
praise,
To serve our nred,-as in the old Greek days
Their gods came down and mingled in th" f-ht
With mightirr arms the flying foe 10 smite.
The laughter OF those gods p-aled down To men
For heaven was but earth upper story then
Whore ."ddesses about apple str"yr.
And high Gods tell humanity in love.
We own Il iiud whus,. presence tll- the sky
Wh"s, -lcrpless eye, hrh"d~ the worlds roll by
Whose faithful memory numbers. one Icy one,
The sons Of men. and calls them each His son
He loves us all-s patient with "ur sill
Spreads wide his door and bids enter i'll
Yet holds Ii" man above his humbl,>t brother,
And loves Us least when least We love each ether
How idle then To pray for mine and thine.
To seek for earthly ends the grace divine
To hope for help IN st"IIng up oar gold
That We be warm whilr other men are cold
lie loves us all and from Ills waiting feast
VIII turn away no Inran-St one OF least
But all HIS guests must come in friendly guIse
Since love. bright angel. guards His Paradise
And swift as lightning. shuts it, cleaning gate
\ gain-t the soul that learns to love, too late
-Christidn Tni"n
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very hungry and never tell anybody,
who will always he decent and pinched
and patient, and | hold it is the bust
ness of good Christians to help these,
and help them with honest pay for hon
est work, and with such timely help,
delicately offered us will confirm them
in their own self-respect.'
This was quite a speech for Miss Bry-
ant. But the result WAS seem for al
though not nearly 50 many persons
donated" work or articles. or were ask
ed to do so, so much was paid out for
such offices that there We're not so very
many poor folks to help that winter, for
Freevile is only Il small place after all.
And the young folks had glorious
good time, and will talk of it for years
to come.
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Old Times on the Mississippi.
by MARK IW AIN.

BY MARK TWAIN.
What with lymg on the rocks four
days at Louisville. and some other de
lays. the poor Paul Jones fooled away
about two weeks in making voyage
from Cincinnati to New Orleans. This
gave me II chance to get acquainted
with one of the pilots. and he taught me
how to steel the boat, and thus made
the facination of river life more potent
than ever for me. He agreed to teach
me the Mississippi river from New Or
leans to st. Louis for five hundred dol
lars, payable ont of the fist wages
should receive after graduating. en-
tered upon the small enterprise of
''lcarning' twelve or thirteen hundred
miles of the great Mississippi river with
the easy confidence of my time of life.
If | had really known what was about
to require of my faculties, | should not
have had the courage to begin. ! sup
posed that all pilot had to do was TO
keep his boat in the river, and | did
not consider that could he much of Il
trick, since it was SO wide.
The boat backed ont from New Or
leans at four o'clock in the afternoon,
and it WAS "our watch" until eight.
Mr.. B. my chief, ''Straightcncd
her up" plowed her along past the
Sterns of the other boats that lay III the
lcvee. and said, Here. take her, aud
shave those steamships as close JUS You
would peel an apple" took the
wheel, and my heart Went down into
| my boots for it seemed to me we were
about to scrape the side of every ship
! in the line. we were 50 close. | held
my breath and began to claw the boat
away from the danger | had my own
opinion of the pilot who had known no
better than to get lis i'll such peril, but
| WAS too wise To express 1t. In half an
hour had il wide margin of safety in
tcrVcniug between the Paul Jones and
the ships; and within ten seconds more
| was set aside in disgrace and Mr.
B-- was going into danger again
and tiaNing ne alive with abuse of my
cuwarlice. | was stung. but | was
obliged To admire the easy confidence
with which my chief lOafed from side
to side of his wheel. and trimmed the
ships so closely that disaster seem
ed imminent When he had cooled Il
little he told me that the easy water
was close ashore and the current out
side, and therefore we must bug the
bank up stream, to get the benefit o
the former and stay well ont down stream
to take advantage of the latter. Ii
NV own mind | resolved to he ii down
stream pilot and leave the up steering
to- people dead to prudence.
Now and then Mr.. B calleC
NV attention to certain things. SaiC
he. this is Six Mile Point" assented
1t was pleasant enough information
but | could not see the bearing OF it
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The Agreement of Two.

The prayer of single believer, put
up from his closet, can rest upon
promise. Our Lord likewise provides
AN answer to the cry of two souls
united in faith. One had better remain
alone, however, if the two agree" not.
Gods Word contains no encouragement
To the unagreeimg PRAYER of two dis
Sonant spirits. Both must he disciples.
Their union is not IA commercial part
nrr>hip for the sake of greater capital
and larger gains. The two must ten
derly and entirely svmpathize in the
object desired of God. Such harmony
on feeling is to be expected in heaven.
"On earth" it is exceedingly rare, but
if attained. the answer to PRAYER is
certain. This promise has been re-
peatediy and successfully tested. The
writer has several times agreed with
dear child of God to pray statedlv and
continuously for the conversion of Il
thnd person for whose salvation we
felt a mutual and profound solicitude
OF the result of other similar petitions,
a. Vet apparently not granted, he will
know more either III time or eternity.
The promise Matt. lo : l9) ought to
he freshly engraved on each Christians
heart as he enters the cloud of mercy
lowering over the Week of PRAYER
The practical momemtous question is,
Can not agree with another in ask
ing God for thar, which in, the closet
has often laid upon my own heart 2"
Find ,hc hand that reaches forth from
some divinely Inspired heart Take
hold on that hand. Together bow at
the mercy-seat. Avail yourselves of
the precious opportunities afforded by
the coming PRAYER week. Prove God.
Only believe: IF two of You shall
agree on earth as touching anything
they shall ask. it shall be done for them
of my Father which is in heaven
Idrdnce.
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Business DIRECTORY.

i,u. E1<jypSx amt L0cdtioH Of the icdf
ana, Bysjv,>S HoHxcS IN 81. J0hnSbuIY.
Agricultural Fools an" HARDWARE
HAENEA HANhEII- h"Nt : h'"'N IL Ia -
AP"'h'''r">'
BINGHAM M. .. i''"h Block. Nam -
Attorneys ht Law.
ELISHA MAY over Il Ii "th'"' ana r"S' ''h'"'
.. ,pIN \ lnE No. h''"hlah lin. up STARS.
q NIILNl:p Main 81. over Hall Fletcher ;
,.-. L,lI Estate i;r"krr
i;""k~ and stationery.
uuH ARD \ ROW ELL. aI"d"han III h Mann ~.
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EAR F,TIE,\kSNc F,irb,pk. VILLAGE.
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BTSINESS C-IRDS.
\. {. n Il. \. BNBBITT.

dealers IN
hEl and FANCY GOODS. BOOTS and SHOES.
Gc,c',,.s Ro,ig Mpd. Chth,ng, Silrcr I3ated
War. d.. which viii he sold Tor Cash
Ready Fay al TIN Lowest Prices at
rh. New odd Fellows Block
RAILROAD STREET, 81. JoH>snURi VT.
DIR. r. II. CILLEY,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
Harn,t VI oifcr in :. :. Clarkr'~ Drug store.
tirI -
VI. q. HOUGHTON, VI. D..
HuM,LprArHIC PHYSICIAN y SURGEON
uhce and Hcsid"ucc. Main street
VI. ~oNMERFELD. Dealer in
MILLINERY AND FANCY GOODS.
Also. Linen and White Goods &c.
LA,E> AND EUHRuIpEKIE, \ SPECIALLY
I'>'in Ave opp Vt FarmcrJ ST J"hm~bury, Vt
DIR. H.. 4. NEWELL
- JuHN>HyRY. VERMONT
".h"' and rr>irnc'. cor. Of church and Spring StS
DANIELS, SYLVESTER n Co,
DEALERS N
IA + \ y u ROC ERIES
Warn~ Block. Railroad Street.
1. +. BRIGHAM.
Dealer III
DRY GOODS. READY-MADE CLOTHING.
FLOUR AND WEST INDIA GOODS.
Randall Block Railroad Street.
HrRkE n BATES.
LAWNEES
~ Railroad Street st .I"hn-hurv Vt
WIN practice in the >rarr Courts of Vermont and
Ne" Hampshire and in the T. : Courts
:. h' HAh, II. e. BATES.
BARTLETT. LEWIS 4 co.
DEALERS IN
ROC ERIES AND MEATS.
Railroad Street II .I,hnsbprv
BJLLARD \ FOLSOM,
PHNsICIANs AND SURGEONS
81. .Iohnshury
"H'' Bank Block Nam Street
I' bullard's residence, Dr Folsom residence
Eastern Avenue. Cherry Street
uhce hours from to 10 \. M. in2PM Nj
JOHN BACON I'd,
DEALER IN HIDES. LEATHER AND OIL
81. Jnhnshury Centre. VT.
=. I. BROokS. VI. D.,
PHYSICIAN AND SURG GEON.
m'"at thlsresidrncr, opp. the Bakery STD ohnsbur!
y. T.. LOSERGA>.
, M,NUFACTUREH AND DEALER IN
h'DIN. SHOES and ri BEERS. also LEATHER
Railroad Street. ST Johnsbury. VI
WM. W. CIRCUIT.
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW,
Barton Vermont
FRANK {. GILL,
: ! q y \ BILE HAIR DRESSER
IL. ANENUE HOUSE. ST. JOHNsBURY. VI.
N''P' only hrst class rkmen, and does onl,
hrst-claSs work.
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The Closed Door.

When the Master of the house IL risen M
and hath shut t. the do"r"-IIBIE
There IL time, We know not When
y point. "" know not where
That marks the destiny of men
I" Glory nr despair
There j. "a line. by unseen
Which crosses every path
The hidden boundary hrtwrcn
God patience and his wrath
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Mrs. Partington, reading of the strike
of wire drawers, remarked: "Ah, me,
what new-fangled things won't they
wear next Z"
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zjufrLs.

ST. JOHNSBIRY House.
MAIN STREET. ST JoHNsBIRY VT
q. l.. GILMORE, Proprietor.
MEMPHREMAGOG HOUSE,
NEWPORT VT.
W. +. BOWMAN. Proprietor.
RUSS HOUSE
SAN Francisco. CALIFORNIA.
=. ii. SEYMOUR & co. Propretors.
MT. MASSEIEID HOTEL
STOWE. VT.
\ first class Hotel with all the modern improve
mcntS Accommodations for 800 guests
y. L. KELLER. Manager.
ST. JAMES HOTEL.
FRAEKLTN SQUARE. RosTo>
first class hotel in every respect
CROKER n BTCK. Proprirtors.
ST. JULIAN HOTEL.
PORTLAND MAINE
GEO L. WARD Proprietor
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dealers
hEN and FANCY GOODS. BOOTS and SHOES.
Gc,c',,.s Rclig- lfDd. CL.th,ng Sdrcr Plafed
h1,.. d.. which viii he sold Tor Cash
Ready l'iN ~ thu Lowest Prices at
the New odd Fellows Block
LAIlk'Ah STREET 81. JOHNSHURl. NT.
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81. sohnsburp G.aledonian.
PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY nl

a. VI. -IpN ~ co.
....it,. soldiers Monument. IT. Johu~bury
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DIR. r. 10. CIIIIN,

PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
Barnet. " O.iicr in :. :. Clarkr's Drug store.
iIrI / e.
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MAS SOBRE Ell SR. BARRERA

Por falta de espacio no insertamos
en- nuestro n6mere del microbes la
senciila relacion que nos habfa en-
tregado ell Sr. Barrera, de los sucesos
que precedieron q su inmotiyada ex-
pulsion de Puerto Plata. Despues
de tener en- nuestro poder este escri-
to, hemos fecibido El Porvcnir de
aquella ciudad, ndmero correspon-
diente al % de agosto, un dia des-
pues de haber salido de allf nuestro
compatriota Insertamos primero la
manifestation de dicho sefor y en- Sc
guida 10 que dice ell 6rgano del go
bierno dominicano. He aquf ell re
lato:
A la bora de haber entrado ell vapol
Eel 10 de agosto 4 las siete de la noche,
fui llamado por ell gobernador para decir-
me iba mandar al Presidente una CORES
pondencia que, dirigida q nj por el Elk
celentlsimo Sr. Captain General SAM me
comprometla gravemente pero que bajc
su palabra de honor podl2 estar tranquilo
pues que aunque ell Presidente tomase al
guna medida contra mi, no darla lugar a
que Sc cumpliese puesto que con antici
pacion me la avisarla para que me en-
barcase 6 hiciese 10 que conviniese. En-
ir volYer desde Puerto-Plata 4 Santo
Domingo Sc emplean de g dias pc
70 Ia manana siguiente me mand6 un
recado con un amigo de entrambos para
que fuese arrestado a la fortaleza de aque-
lia plaza con Ell fin de satisfacer & tres 6
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VIRGINIA PRATS.
fContinuaciOn de EEL TEsoRo DE Los PIRATAs.")
- por y. JOse Perex Morris.
(ContinaaciOn.)

Muchos Sc sonrieron alguno hubc
que neeesit6 contener con el panuelo una
rebelde carcajada que Sc le guerra es-
capar.
Como de 10 sublime a 10 ridicuIo no hay
mas que un paso, comprendi6lo aaf el
anciano, y SO apresur6 a deshaeer el
equivoco en- los siguientes terminos.
LA hija q que me refero es mi so:
brina la senorita Da Virginia Prats, aqui
presente, q quien como tai hiia he adopta
do desde aver He llamado s vds sefio-
res, para que oigan dc mis- labios que yo,
que tengo sesenta y cinco amos de vida
honrada, sesenta y cinco amos en- que
nunca ne transigido con ell deshonor nj
CON el vici0, como consta muchos de
los que me escuchan, sobre todo & los
mas ancianOs de esta Jurisdiction; 70
que hs ssySisdQ Do mi casa 4 ssta gobrs
y sFE - zhs sksa = s-S
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Ell Excmo. Sr MAESTRO de Ultra
mar, en- telegrama de % de Agosto
liltimo, participa al Excmo. Sr. Go
beruador General, 10 que sigue:
GEL Ejercito de S. NJ. ha ocupado
aver la SEQ de Urgel, y toda su guar
nicon ha caido prisionera de guerra;
hay gran desconcierto y contindan
deserciones de las flas carlistas; cada
dia es mas fundada la esperanza de la
pr6xima termination de la guerra
civil. "
Y de 6r1en de S. E. Sc publica en-
este pERIoDIoo OFFICIAL para general
conocimiento.
Puerto Rico, IL de Setiembre de
1875.-El Secretario de Gobierno.
Pedro Dir Romero.
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de testigos una palabra en- detrimento del
buen nombre de mi hiia Virginia, porque
no solo seria un ultraje para ella sino un
mantis para mi, y ninguna de las dos cosaa
estoy dispuesto tolerar. Ahora, senores,
dispenser Vds. mi yehemencia y Il la
mesa!
Nadie pensaba va On risas nj en- bro
mas, nj en- hacer ascos q Virginia, cada
cual, imitando al yiejo, Sc coloc6 en- ell
asientO que tenfa designado en- la mesa.
NADIA mas paso en- esta reunion que sea
digno de relatarse sino algunos brinlis
patrioticos que sc pronunciaron en- loor de
Alvarez y de sus companeros.
=. -
A partir de aquel dia cesaron como por
encanto los rumores que hahlan circulado
so5re Virginia, y en- breve Sc le presen-
taron numerosos aspirantes su mano y
sis miliones, por mas que va ella no Sc
exhibla en- los bales nj en- los espectacuEos
pubicos como en- aquellos buenos tiempos
en- que tenia muy vacia ell alma do
maximas dc solida moral inuy LENA
de viento Ia cabeza Naestra protagon;ssa
reehazo cortesmente todas las briIlantes
preposiciones de matrimonio que daranto
los tres neses en- que, puros ruegos 4
su tio, pernanoai6 en- companfa De Ia fa
milia dc Raiz, lie hicieron vatios caDalle-
ros de alta posicion on Sancti Spfritus.
A Indalecio Gomez 10 habla mandado
ella q Ia Habana con amplios recursos =
earts do EeeVmendaeioa para Aatopi0 Ri
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hu6rfana por haber prestado dido 4 las
bajas calumnias de los que pretendieron
matarla moralmente va que en- 10 material
no 10 consiguieron por mas que 10 inten
taron, por ell solo delito de haberse hccho
cristiana, ella que antes habia sido incre
dula, y espanola ella que habia sido re.
belde; yo digo, que fui ell primero en- re.
chazarla cuando la cref indigna, me he
apresurado tambien en- adoptarla por hiia
desde ell momcnto en- que he sabido de
una mauera positiva, clara como la luz del
sol pOniente que dora en- este instante Ia
cuna de ese laurel, que es tan pura como
mis- propias biJas, tan virtuosa como mi
madre que desde ell cielo me escucha. Yo
no puedo ensenar Vds. los docume ntos
que han llevado 4 mi amino tan profunda
conviction porque estan ligados secretos
Gle familia que no me pertenecen; pero yo
cue nunca he mentido nj fraternizado con
los que no son honrados como manda la
Iglesia Santa de mis- mayores, salgo ga
rante de la virtud y de la conducta inma-
culada de mi sobrina; y aqul, ante todos,
lie pido perdon de Ia injuria que lie hice al
creerla indigna de pisar los umbrales de
mi casa. mo es verdad que me perdonas,
hiia mias pregunt6 dirigiendose en- VIZ
alta q la joven.
-Sl, 81 aenor, balbuce6, pero que ter
mine por Dios esta escena: me hace daiio.
-Concluyo, senores, hacienda presen-
te que dsmsndare de injuria y calumnia
: tade q Sas sa y sgsssiyq aiga dslsnie