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The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1877-10-02
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How to Be Miserable.

Believe that every man yu meet in /
LINES wa IL raskal IL is just waiting fol
an opportunity tn skin yu.
Get angry with youn nabor on The
slightest provocation, & then sware thai
hez bin tryin for years to kick up 4
muss
Never accommodate anybody IT, u kan
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next six months.
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emmy odd cents, be sure they arc in yore
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Watch yore wife with Jealous eye, 81
wonder il she don't think az much of sum
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Never give peny tn the poor nor a
word of sympatha tn tho efilickted d sor-
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Il yu hpvc money tu loan take tn hest
rate of interest tn law will allow, &then
grumble becouse it INIT greater.
If yuliveiintown sigh for the country
if in the country, worry about moving tn
town.
Put confidence in nobody, but view ey
cry. oaeswith-a snspisbur eye.
Visit the cemetery frequently, IL ask
yoreself the question, 'W hen shall be
haried herc?" n,rsf F
= sBroodovcr yorc misfortunes. y always
sware that tina have bin brot on yu bi the
treachery of Others
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A Philadelphia fisherman caght bass
96l feet long in an inlet ten feet long and
two inches deep Beat that, you fish
storiers = Philadelphia Press.
A Detroit surgeon was the other day
called to go up the river and give his
professional services to a man who was
aceidently shot by friend while prac
tieing at target firing, yesterday the doc
tor was met on the street by friend
who asked; "Well, you went up and
saw that man, did you ?" "Yeso And
where, was, he shot?v "In the lumber
region,a answered the surgeon. "Oh in
the lumber regions, was it? Why, how
did they get him from the pineries so
quick p Then the doctor numbered along
towards home
"A prudent man is like pin; his head
prevents him from going too far.
Brave actions are the substance
OF life and good sayings the ornaments
oft
Pray for those poor, and now and
then throw in a loaf of bread or hod of
coal.
The Illinois corn crop will be more
than a. tnrce-fourth average. SO says
the reports to the department of agricul-
tWe at Washington
Brigham Young's will has been opened,
and'is foahlto leave his property. which
amounts to 100000, mostly in real
estate, as nearly as possible to his large
family in even shares.
Bishop O'Connell, of Caliornis, has
announcedtof his,diocese that, according
to instructions received from Rome,
no Catholic can participate in Ground
dances" nnderpain of mortal sin. n
doctor, my daughter seems to be go.
ing blind, and she's just getting ready tol
her wedding, too Oh, dear me what i;
to be done y Let her 60 right or
with the wedding, madame, by all means
IL anything can open her eyes, marriage
will.
A man had committed murder. wa.
trd, found guilty, and sentenced to be
hung, few days before his execution
me drew upon the walls of his prison
9sliows with five steps leading up tc
at:
On the FIRST step he wrote dsobedicncc
ITO parents
On the second step Sabbath break
ing.
On the third step, grmbling and drunk
eness. Sa
On the fourth step, he wrote muir.
The 9th step was the platform on
which the galows stood
The poor fellow doubles wrote the
history Of many q wasted and lost life.
The idea of heaven and an existence
hcarafter is no more extraordinary than
the fact OF an existence here
Beer is pronounced better tonic than
whiskey by the best medical chemists OF
Germany. t..H#
A clergyman, preaching a sermon on
death, concluded With the following OBJ
servation: ''BQt even death, my breih-
ren, SO well deserved by mankind for their
sins, the wisdom Of Providence has, in its
paternal kindness, put at the end of oul
existence; for only think what life
would Ia worth il death wero at the be.
gining'
The great collection to goldfish Is its
forign accent.
"Melfare dgowncd by rising thier arms
above the water Scientific Monthly.
Bosh .Ea man can't swim he'llgo down
Al. y ! Z \ p y .
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Shoemakers look out for your Souls.

A LII kinds Of Shocmakers Trimmings,
IA Lasts, boot Trees; Shoe Pegs, by the
bushei, shoe Thread, Avis, and thousand
other things to tedious to mention.
by e. AUSTIN.
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"Melfare drowncd by rising ther arms
abovetb water "--Scientitic Monthly.
Bosh .gHia man can't swim he'll go down
with his arms undcr water "a soon as
any other place! Dry land is an awful
safe place.
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iorfo~ we'd another mans horse and kept
it teo long. Tho ,'tony' young ladies
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Proclamation by the Governor

WHEREAS it has come to the knowl
w edge of the Executive, that on the
night Of the 2Sth of March, 1877. the
Court House at Van Buren,, in Crawford
County, in this State, was set on fire
and burned, Thereby destroying the Re
cords and papers of said County, by
some unknown person or persons:
Therefore, !, W. X. MILLER, Cover.
nor Of the State of Arkansas, by virtue
OF the authority as vested in me by the
Constitution and laws of said State, do
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FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS
for the arrest and conviction OF said I'M
known person or persons, who committed
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In TESTIMONY WHEREOF, | have here
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, the Seal of the State to be
affixed at Little Rock, on the
- Both day of March, 1877.
w. r. MILLER, Governor.
BY the Governor;
b. Il. BEAVERS,
Secretary of State,
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iuyentud, especialmente de las mu-
.eres, avivando sus pasiones, abrien-
do sus ojos al mentido resplandor de
un mundo erizado de peligros y de
amarguras, haciendoles amar su oro-
pei mentido, y haciendoles sonar y
ansiar observation-disclosures ell luio y
los mundanos placeres, matando su
actividad y sus habitos laboriosos,
hiriendo su pureza y danando su no.
nestidad, marchitando en- flor 4 esoS
angeles llamados un dia por la ley
de la naturaleza Y de las sociedades
4 ser la base de la familia, ell consue-
10 del hombre en- sus adversidades,
y las madres, en- fin, Y ell ejemplo y
la ensenanza de los pedazos de su
corazOn!
Con que atan Sc desterrarfan de
los hogares ciertos libros 81 Sc com
prendiesen 8 Sc quisieran compren-
der de una vez los fatales resultados
que producer para la paz de las ia
milias y ell afanzamiento moral dc
las buenas sociedades!
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9 FOLLETIN.
Las uApHEs,
POR
CARLOS FRONTAURA.
LA sENORA MARIA.
CONTINUATION.
VIII.

va no fa1taba mas que un mes para
la boda de Clara de Clavoagudo y Teo-
doro, que no cabia en- 81 de gozo, pen
sando que iba quedar satisfecha por
complete su vanidad. El, hijo del bo-
Hero, iba & ingresar en- la mas alta aris-
tocraci4..
Ell i6ven doctor fue q dar la buena
nueva & su madre, que nj una palabra
le. diio acerca de su criminal accion en-
la iglesia de San Sebastian. La pobre
muier estaba va resignada todo. Veia
contento 4 su hijo, y olvidaba; la triste,
sus agrayios.
Que seas dichoso es todo mi deseo,
le diio. va conozco a tn prometida, y
en- verdad que es hermosa. ST es tan
buena como hermosa, quien duda que
seras feliz? -. Lo que te recomiendo,
81 para II vale algo ell consejo de tn ma
Dire, es que tengas orden y economic en-
tus nuevo estado Ell matrimonio trae
consigo muchas obligaciones luego
fendras hijos .s ganas tengo, 4 fe mia,
de que los tengas para que conozcas 10
que es Ell amor de los padres. Themes
fortuna bastante para yiYir feliz 81 tn
esposa es buena y prldente y to anna,
ella procnrara que tn fortuna aumente
: nunca disminuya ESQ hice 20 mien-
tgas yiyiio Ia padre, J ESQ he heeho tam
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Clavoagudos, que nunca pens6 llegara d
casarse con persona muy apreciable,
sin duda, pero que no le iguala en- noble
"a. ..
Sonora, soy un hombre honrado.
-Hombre honrado 10 es cualquiera,
caballero pero Clavoagudo no 10 es 81
que quiere. V. es un joven ilustrado
gracias al des6rden de los tiempos 4
Ia anarquia de las ideas, ahora cual-
quiera puede ser hombre lustrado, Pc
ro la familia de v ha estado, segun
creo, dedicada al comercio de- "
La condesa no Sc atrevio decir de
bollos.
81, senora, V. comprende que yo
no he podido elegir padres, pero mis-
padres, aunque de humilde origen, han
sido modelo de honradez y probidad, y
su fortuna ha sido canada legltimamen-
te.
--Si, senior, 81, no Sc 10 niego pero
v, al entrar en- nuestra familia, debe
olvidar su orlgen, Y procurar hacerse
digno de nosotros Tengo de su madre
de v excelentes noticias, SO que es una
buena muler pero v. comprendera que
entire ella y nosotros hay una distan-
cia
-Senora, ella misma ha pensado
ESQ antes que Y.
i Olga
81, Sonora, ella misma ha pensado
en- su humildad 10 que V. no piensa en-
su altura.
-Entoces, NADIA debo decir v.
NADIA mi madre desea mi felicidad
y no pretende salir de su oscuridad.
Els orgullosa.
III Oh es la humildad misma, seno-
IA.
va no hay remedio. v. serd 81 es-
poso dc mi hija, continue la condesa 4
Ia felicidad de Clara 10 sacrifice todo.
A Y. corresponds ahora pagar ese
sacrifcio, hacer de modo que yo no
tenga que arrepentirme, 70 no me Sc
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carta Ia excelente madre, que pas6
mortales. angustias y cruel zozobra sin
saber de su hijo.
La senora Maria recibi6 su hiio en-
sus brazos, LENA de algeria, llorando de
placer; Teodoro empezo disculparse.
pero ella le atajo, dici6ndole
-Calla, hijo mio, 20 no me quejo; he
sufrido mucho no sabiendo de ii pero
todos mis- tormentos estan compensa-
dos con 81 placer que hoy has venido Z
darme. Hijo mio, estas mas delgado....
Perdona, pero las madres tenemos Ia
aprension de que nuestros hijos no ca.
tan buenos cuando no somos nosotras
mismas las que los cuidamos.... iYtu
mujer ?...... 1 es buena !? j es hacen.
dosa
-Si, me anna, y 20 no tengo motivos
para estar descontento.
-Si to anna, Sc tolerante con ella 81
tiene algun defectillo, tratala bien, con
amor y dulzura las muieres nos paga-
mos mucho de eso...... Cuanto desea-
ria conocerla J darla mil besos h.. Es
tn muler, la que sera madre de mis- ME-
tos. Cnidala mucho, amala, para que
ella to anne.
Pero esta V. siempre sola aoui a.
Gala, hombre, no estoy sola vow
4 casa de los vecinos; estos dias he es.
tado asistiendo q la pobre zapatera de
la buhardilla, que esta parida y su ma
rido en- Ia carcel, sin un recurso Ii infe-
liz /; yo he sacado de pila al niilo ' Ia he
puesto nombre. No nae paga Ia casa
hace un ano. 5Como ha de papar i
no tiene9 Voy muchos dias < IL irla-
sia..... Ya YES que no estoy sola.
cuando estoy sola pienso en- Il. y consi-
dera 81 querr6 20 meior compsfiia ana
tu recuerdo. Conque no te preocanes
de mi nj vengas 4 VERNE mas que clIan.
do te sobre 81 tempo. Ahora dele.
dedlearte con preferencia I tn muier. <
tn nueya familia
(CosrsuAax.
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paro de mi hija.
=CnentO va con ESQ.

paro de mi hija.
-Cuento va con ESQ.
". no tendra va mas familia que
nosotras; podra v il q yer su madre
cuando guste.
-Bien, va Sc, mi madre no podra ve-
mir aqui. iQue mas tiene V. que de-
cirme !?
Que 81 hace V. feliz mi hija, per-
donar6 a usted su origen, y sere su ami
ga poro 81 la hace Z. desgraciada, So
bre V. caera mi middleton, y la de to-
do, los ilustres var, mes, mobiles ascen-
dientes mios que esta V. viendo en- esos
cuadros, gloria de nuestra casa y de la
patria
Y 4 los pocos dias Sc celebr6 en- casa
de la novia el matrimonio. La senora
Maria hubiera querido que su hijo Sc
casara en- la iglesia, porque hubiera
ella podido il & verle desde lejos ; pero
en- la tradicion de los Clavoagudo no Sc
recordaba que ninguno de aquella no.
bilisima familia Sc hubiese lido q casar
en- la parroquia unos Sc habian casa
do Ell el palacio de los reyes, otros en-
sus castillos, alguno en- la capilla donde
estaba aguardando que llegase la hora
de cortarle la cabeza por antoio de al
gun rey, q cuyas barbas Sc habia subido
el ilustre REQ, algun NAL herido de un
ballestazo SO case en- ell mismo campo
de batalla, 4 donde lie habia seguido su
amada, vestida de trompetero.
Despues del casamiento, hubo tantas
visitas de gente principal, que el novio
no tenia un momento libre para il d sa-
ludar su madre, y cuando las visitas
le dejaron libre va era hora de partir
en- ell cypress para Franoia y Alemania,
donde iba q pasar la luna de miel con su
esposa Y su suegra.
Pero escribi6 una calta & su madre,
en- la que le participaba gu efectuado
enlace, Sc despedia para 81 extraniero,
y SO disculpaba de no haber podido il
dar un abrazo q Ia pobre yieia.
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TX.

Teodoro iba q Paris y q Berlin por
primera .yeZ, y naturalmente llevaba
grandes deseos de yer todas aquellas
maravillas, tan dignas de ser vistas, que
hay en- las dos soberbias capitales ;pero
no contaba 81 con que podria YER mas
que 10 que quisieran yer su mujer y su
suegra. Llegaron q Paris, y oh afcion
femenll no Sc ocuparon en- yer otra CO.
sa que tiendas; mes y medic viendo
tiendas, revolviendo todas las anaque-
lerias, visitando talleres de confeccion,
almacenes de modas, fabricas de corses...
Ell recien marido volvia 4 casa con su
mujer y su madre politica, llevando los
holsillos repletos de dies, oajas zaran-
dajas, y las manos de paquetes de telas,
y las visitas que reclbia mientras esta-
ba en- casa, eran tas del taiieur de tou'es
les Soureyaiaes det UaiUers, que llevaba
los abrigos encargados por las senoras,
la de M Vtolet, perfumista q la violeta, la
de Mile. Cesarine, modista del Sierra
llodel Gran Turco, la de infnidadde pro-
yeedores de todo 10 necesario y de todo
10 superfuo, que acudian llamados por
las senoras de Clavoagudo, y que pres
sentaban al feicisimo esposo unas
cuentas enormes, bien que pagarlas le
valia la gran satisfaction de que cada
uno de aquellos senores le hiciera Gin
cuenta cortesias en- un ladrillo, y lie die
ra excelencia, y aun alguno le trato de al
teza, y le quiso besar la mano, al des-
pedirse,
Nj un solo dia pudo salir con su mu-
jer; IA condesa era siempre la primera
que aparecia yestida, y au salienlo 4 Ia
Gale SO agarraha al brazo de gu yerno,
que empezaba 4 notar va la ridlcula f.
gura que hacia sirsiendo dc caballero &
una viaja tan fea Y tan compuesta, que
es decir una fea doblemente fea. Y en-
cansandose dc yer tiendas J hacer COM
pras, era precise tomar un coche de lu-
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bien para II. Todo es tuyo, dispon de
clio como quieras.
-aYV.?
-Yo tengo bastante con los alquile-
res de esta casita, donde nacio murio
tu padre, que al morir la deio expresa-
mente para mi, como 10 reza ell testa-
mento. Todo 10 demas que me dei0, 70
te 10 doy de buena voluntad.
-Es Y. muy buena.
Soy madre, una madre como otra !;
pero no mejor que otra. / Y has dicho
va d esa condesa que va q ser ahora tu
madre que profession tenia tn padre?
Elias 10 deben saber, pero en- su
extremada delicadeza NADIA me han di-
cho.
Me place que aprecies Ia delicadeza
de esas senoras en- mi no debes haberla
advertido nunca, porque jamas has he
eho aprecio de ella.
II Mama i.
No, no te reprendo las madres So
mos muy exigentes de todo formamos
queja. No hablemos de ESQ, mas, hiio
mio. I Y cuando es la boda i?
Ell dia de la virgen del Carmen.
= Ella os proteja y os colme de bic
nes. 70 no asistire, 1 es verdad ?.
-Yo no Sc -,
No tengas reparo en- decfrmelo. Sc
gun he DIDO, esa senora condesa es muy
orgullosa y no quiere tratar con perso-
mas asl como yo.
No me ha dicho NADIA.
Va to 10 dira, hijo, va te 10 dira.
I va Sc We que Sc 10 dijo pocos dias
antes del senalado para la boda, la con-
desa de Clayoagudo recibio sola Teo-
doro en- el salon de los abuelos, que
presentaban mejor aspecto, porque
aquella manana les habIan sacudido el
polyo, Y sentandose en- IN sillon, que
debi6 servir al abuelo mas antique, le
hablo de esta manera
Caballero, va v. 4 ser esposo de mi
hJa, de Ia noble descendiente de los