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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-09-23

The type, material and workmen Of
the LEDGER job Office are as good as the
best, and hence we guarantee first class
work and full satisfaction to our patrons
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-09-23

QUERY: why will men smoke com.
nor tobacco, when they can buy Mar
burg Bros Seal Of North Carolina,
at the same price2" [eod.xxviil46
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-09-23
To Physicians.

Forty more patients can be accommo-
dated at the Market street hospital,
W. E. RoGERs,
Medical Director-in-chiei Of hospital.
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Charley Burnett, an eight-year
old elocutionist, will make his de.
but this winter with Joseph JefFer-
son.
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HOwAED ASSOCIATION, !
IA Madienn STRAIT \

10 MaulhOQ Gttebt.
MEMPHIS. TENN., Sept. 81, lS7S.)
Unemployed nurses who vol
unIANred from abroad, and
whose services are no lenger
needed, are requested TO re-
port at headquarters TODAY
10 receive the balances due
Them, and transportation 10
their homes. After to-day
mono will be recognized as en-
titled TO the benefits of the As
ISOLATION but those who are
permanently employed. by
order of
w. j. SMITH,
A0kkA1 VDvoo HAHOuA AacSHp
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value OF 1I.e Telenhone.
Austin (NovD RevoiIle.l

Austin New ReVeille.l
a telephone line has been set up be.
tween Birch Creek aud Jefferson, and the
people have. gone wild over it. When
the stage gets TO the former place the
driver applies his mouth to the instru-
mert and yells to Jefferson: Look out;
I'm comm like a house aire. Me and
the stage" And then oil the people in
Jefferson sit down on the sidewalk in
front Of the express office and wait for
the stage, which arrives in the ceurse Of
eight or ten hours.
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Notice.

During the yellow fever u address
will be Oldham, Critt.nden county, Ark.
III CLARKE, JOHNSON & Co.
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LARGEST CITY CIRCULATION ON,
YELLOW FEVER DEATH LIST.

The following statement Of deaths from yel-
low fever each day, since the presence Of the
disease became known, is made up from the
records Of the board of health and other
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-09-23

BY the efforts of a temperance
lecturerin Iowa 223, 900 names were
signed to the total abstinence pledge
in eight months.
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Trustees Sale.

DY virtue of a certain trust deed executed
ID to me on Nav II, 1875. said deed being of
office Of Shelby county, Tenn, and in Book
IA. page lCt of the Uhsncery Court clerks
Office of DeSOto county, Miss, default hay-
ing been made in payment Of the notes So
nured nv said deed. I will On
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All M~ethodists in the city needing help
Of any kind will please report to Rev.
". P. Barton or DR.. G. W. Malone, at
the pastors office Of First Methodist
church.
D. F. GOODYEAR,
j. A. Holt, Sec. and Treas'r,
Committee.
Appeal and Avalanche please copy.
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RefrigerRtOrs, ice chests,
water coolers and icO.cream
at cost.
#. J. TURNBULL,
1867 234 Main street,
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John Walsh, Undertaken,
BAL Second st., next postofice. l44t
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SPECIAL NOTICE.

THOMAS CunnINs.
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IMPORTANT TO NURSES.

Appeal and Avalanche please copy.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1878-05-10
ws~ shall wwr~erers ~ Killed.

DIR Yohp n. Packard, Of Philadel.
phia, ia a faperresd'befofe the mem.
ben Of the Medico.Legal Society in
New York, a few evenings ago, re.
wives the question, "How shall the
murderer he killed." and shows that
there Is really a feeling abroad, that
hanging, with all the horrors Of the
gallows a. the means of cspitsl
punishment, is repugusnt. Af,er an
exhaustive review Of the subject, ex.
pressing himself as in favor of the
dea hnq, AIPackard says The
preSs& &6ie;s<& vharous. sensational
and revolving in detail and is made 40
as much by needless carelessness and
clumsiness as any thing else. He
would put the murderer to death by
placing him in an sir-tight room into
which carbonic oxide, a rapid narcotic
poison, is 10 he injected. lie made
the experiment with forty-three dogs,
and the whole pack died within three
minutes. He had seen one die in l05
'econ.,tf< kithout "a lf4rceftible
struggle. He did not present this o.
any thing entirely new, excep, so far
IS he had experim,nted. For such
execution there could he fitted up
cell in each one OF the city prisons,
and to guard against simulated exc
cuticns. and to satisfy the public that
the criminal was really killed, the cell
could he placed in the hands Of di-in-
terested parties, AFTER the man was
confined there. The other members
n nc saiea of which DIR. Packard
is one. thought that the moral effect
At their taking III would he fully ss
serviceable as that Of any other meth
oil Of killing 20 far As the method Is
concerned. II would he unproductiye
Of struggle and non sensational in all
its effects. y
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Alta recent meeting o contsalto or.

Alta recent meeting o eontSalto or
ator named Mrs. Clark, explained
how II was; ~ know: said she,
when L was sancti6ed, by this; !
made my own dresses and when they
didn't use to fit Igot IN a rage and
scolded and stormed. Now that ugly
feeling is all taken away, and | could
try on my dfesses ten times over to
make them ct, aud never get out Of
patience. My brethren, that's the
test" .r' r. ' u s
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or the coast Of one Il OrkneyI Isl,
antt, isbd,right opposite ihS hsdos
stood lonely rock, against which in
stormy nights the boats Of returning
fishermen often struck and were
lost.
Finy yesv sge there lived on this
island young girl in q cottage with
her father, and they loved each other
very tenderly. One stormy night the
father was away on the sen In his fish
erman's boat and though his daughter
trou,s.lhe dis1IA.Aa
to tell, in the morning his dead body
was found washed upon the beach.
His boat, as he sought the harbor, had
struck against the "I.onely Rock"and
gone down..
In her DEEP sorrow, ,hi. fisherman.
orphan did not think Of herself alone.
She was scarcely more than child,
humble. poor, and weak; but she said
in her heart. that while she lived, no
n.y. H.. :A:ss as! & 1!ss
through her window would guide them
safely into the hsrbor. And so. after
watching by the body Of her father,
according TO the custom Of her people,
until it wstFIcA she lay down and
slept through the day; but when night
fell. arose and. lighting a candle,
placed il in the window Of her cottage
80 that il might he seen by any fisher
man cunning in from sea. and guide
'tn ssic6 into E-ksrbor. t6be 81
by the candle all night, and trimmed
il, and spun; hat when day dswned
she went 10 he'd and slept.
A. many hanks ss she had spun he
fore i9I her daily bread he spun still,
AnA DE Steri r. nv ~ kshM Az
die; and from that time to this, for
fifty year,. through youth. maturity
and old age, she has turned night in
'tu-dxy, End IN the-nww-~cmmm Of
winter, through driving mists. decep-
tive moonlight and solemn darkness,
that northern harbor has never once
~ 1., ""'.4Sxsxssf H't%4'f.."T'.
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The bar.keeper handed out the box
and cigar WIS selected, hut the GUS
toner did not appear to BE- very much
pleased With it, where's the corned
beef he inquired, .s.:Corned beef
Why, what do you want with corned
beef" well he replied, b;.cerned
beef and cabbage always go together.
I've got the cabbage, and ought to bavs
the beef to match IL" g.,
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srseefinS % VIE.

II youth is wooingly disposed To-
ward any dsmsel.ss he values hi hap
piness. let him follow my advice. Call
on the young lady when she least ex'
poets him, and take notice of the sp.
t'enpuiIs sof all tha(i<tin.ler hS Com
troll. Observe IL the shoe fits nicely;
IL the gloves are clean, and the hair
well polished. And | would forgive
a man for breaking of the engagement
'ffhefswuvrwd novel hid un-
der the crhmm ri q sofa, or q hol, IN
the garniture Of the prettiest foot in
!SaslRassy ~! ls.sssts!s 1s' 1 :. d.
,youlan ReS,ils9ce. A ronnn eau
lot 6Itlk41 piled dsesed, particu'
|Kriy 'Shein Mode o. hunble life,
whsre her duty a G y consequently
to ba hoped her .e6esss, Ia in the
experimenting and assisting in all do
Aepsic jmai,sF 5hps sher may always
eneat, Wen appointed And as Ger
tain D q virtuous woman is a crown
Of glory to her husband, 50 assuredly
is a sloveniy woman cuwn Of ihorns
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Never wash mirrors with a cloth.
but after removing, all dust from mir
ror and frame With an old silk hand
kerchief or feather duster. dampen an
old newspaper, and rub the surface Of
the mirror till perfectly clear and free
from spofs: then wipe on ali the mois.
ture with adry>Papsx and the mirror
will he as clear as glass can be--with-
out NOTES or streaks, as is the case
when it is washed and polished with a
cloth. "a s4ft, f.g,st
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Girls, you who have an idea Of mar
'rryine and That's siaat an ~ ya,--
don't marry store clothes with nothing
baLahis bunk OF fa,nvss'visery, fas
you, in them; hut rather look IN the
worth of the human himself. which
consists in industry, integrity and
SsA fo@saSh sssisa Usuob ks1slwill
surely make your future home hap
nv one, aud not hell on earth. -
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II is said that eating onions win
prevent the lips from ehappinr. II
will certainly keep che CHAPS irom
girls lips.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1878-05-10

This i the title Of very popular
novel written by q citizen Of Louis
vile and published by q Louisville
firm. II rises 10 ahighef level than
the average novel Of the day. u Is a
story Of African Life, and IT'S scenes
are laid in the South, Notth, Est and
West. Characters representative Of
all sections are introduced, and when
the book is 6nishel "WE ARE ONE
The book occuries X lofsier place than
such stories ne "Heiens Babies and
..'That Husband 81 Mine" It's true
to nature, II handles The most deli
cate subjects and enters upon the most
dangerous ground without Offending
the lmest. hitter psrtimns Full of
thrilling and graphic scenes, Il carries
the reader from beginning 10 end with
unabated interest, II isa hook that
every one ought 10 read. Statesmen
should read it,, politicians should read
10. all theIpeople md, then tho chill
dren should rod 10. Copies csn be
ordered through this Office, Price.
al 6O ,Tf'H -' 'qi11' III D.
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"a exchange saa .4ha, 'akistsing
bees now rage down, cast" The, trpub,
lie with our bees j. that they do their
kissing with the wrong end. o B..
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In camp Of one OF the Alabama
regiments, during the late war, the
tent Of the chsplaia NJ hear the reg
mental psstoaiee, and the good man
was frequently disturbed by soldiers
lthrb.tiSg Men h.sH N and iuqdting
il the mail had arrived. To rid him
wieufthiEannoIpse, he onsdsDpui
up large placard bearing the legend,
YEhs shanlaip dses not knsS .yAeth'
er the mail has arrived or not" On
glancing at the announcement the mex
morning, imagine the chaplains sur.
prise on reading this addition to il, ev'
identity made by some disappointed
seeker alter letters from home -"snd
doesn't care a damn"
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b. Hotel gnesi, on rs,isiug-+rLowant
,o Get up at y -oclock .sol Fscetious
nigh, elerk -A"Hsve not got one, sir. u
Goe st NJ, got whatr' clerk4"A
Potalo CLOCK. =. -, -. o.. t..'..
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>. A ereatmsny 'ssdies in iashionable
society are studying 10 In ,lecome
iirst'class artists, They begin their
career of glory by painipg them
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1878-05-10

Aiyoaug man IN an Atnsr, Neva'
ia, barber-shop was particular about
having his mustache nicely perfumed
"Going to call on a young lady, ]
fppPsse'rj the barley tskSHTThs
YOUNG man wi,h mae6 6g,hty kpli'
ed: "See here, my friend, do you sup
pose l put periamery on my mustachs
because I'm going to see man or boy,
i%'sS'fIfE'II,'',,rr S"II1t6rS ,S&". 81
iigs Of thist,es."
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An ExTpsnrSsroR.~-- Pieces ac-
cspt . perfect ant extsrminaior Of eli.
their fhe large or small black or the
red. Spread beautifully upon the
$E r:taEs,,IsS.ials ,. !. ss.' 4 TN.
wall or woodwork. As the salt will
adhere to anything placed upon il, !
spread newspapers over After u
short time the salt become amp; you
may then put osftesk paRr But do
not remove the Ssk During warm
wssthsr.S .Iellies, 'snnAsrds. h seake, SUI
gar--in fact, nothing will tempt thep,
to forage where salt Is beautifully
sprintiel- The above l know from
expcrience. lRurai'New Yorker,
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- Ia lsss. Easter Sunday Wi Gall up
on April 2sth, which Is the hiest pos.
sibIe dale. according 10 the Gregorian
calender, upon which this festival can
AM yhis will be the 6rst lme il l'as
-beeu- cessbusra- -vnst- yhte- since
l78k sAiiss1l ss6 sbs viii not occur
again until 1913.
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ONE SWEET Kiss. young girl,
sbest ~ pretty as they grow, em, re
emily went into n Cedar Rapids mu.
sic store and asked the clerk, inquir.
lngly, if he hail "a Heart That Loves
MS6nk" Vt OF Q1Hf4IO
"No," he said, "but here's "A
Health to Thee, Mary"
That wouldn't ~, but befarrrshe
Itafhed, VI 90. m asked: llSfhse you
One Sweet Kiss Before We PART"
That Cedar Rapids Clerk looked up
and down the store; the ok,keeper
was 5d,, he6oAN1 upstAss tting
to sell a granger wheezy old melo-
deon, 20 he leaned over the coun.
ter and turned out about halt dozen
Of the best and most artistically fin
ished articles that, Tia astopiahed
YOUNG lady had ever seen baeteh'in a
job lot. ... -. ....f
She didn't say much, but she went
ont Of the store ", A istep anal arhali
and rubbed her cheeks thOughttully
all the was 'home.' >t"''"
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In Nuhia.- ~ soon aaagilL l. Jnar
ried, Der mother i, ,fprGIlsp .hy Law
ever again TO speak 70 her, under a
penalty Of being roasted ~ the spit,
/ African Letter. ,.,i.lss.
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DEwOCRArsc' TICKET.


DEWOCRArsc' TICKET.
sa ir.i.t il-..l MI '1si
FOR COUNTY JUDGE,
ELLtS w BROwN.
FL, aans COUNTY oLERK, 10 ,...,t.,o
JOHN BL.-A IN.
'"" couSrY ArroaSrr. 's
'. w. TT. MILLER.
.Hr srrfI aiI-- ~ I.l faff
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a.rf IAnER. ~ ..sra.
TIIO5. ID. NJ EWLAN ND.
.-'''.' ASSESSOR,
II. M. PENNINGTON.
POI. .... d. rad. SURVEYOR. .s..i...,. u.
.,a J9HN 4, BALL, b.
q RI -. -ooRosER, de- F
Z ia IA RS 600 DON. Cd
UNSTABLE,
.. ". GENTRY.
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IT. M. PETNINGrON
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'dN Iiss ArdsI Of hs'As'1'n put into
q little water will clean a hsir-brish
better than any Thing else, and does
the brush nolhsrm. II veIy dirty
rub little soap on the brush. After
cleaning. rinss In clear water and
hang the brush up by the window to
DRY do not Iss the brirtles rest on
any bard sahstases while vet. II !,
better v lie q string round the handle
and hang up " 2 ~ 30 ..
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and whisky .aloon-Le.per. have in.
,---.-.s----..,..s-,-s-.-,--,.----sgn..r
s-,--...-w L.,,.-,.,,.r,.nv,st;.v el.e
tss ,euasacs Of he country. TSou..
s ana. 81 ahi..ncl;.d man enter N.
y. ~ a a.. u.G,,nn,v .,,.s ,bseyy ~
,.S,;;dI, !.r;..s..yS. III l.,v 10 come
"a n .s1a ..<s ~. -..ntk,-
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: u = 9NHNtiuIA T-I--T .-I-I
John 4, BALI,
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rIIo5. ID. nTEwLANP.
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The Western Union Telegraph
Company now own over 20O, 900 milo
of wire. whereas. when the late Will
liam (saoa lnrsme President ID owned
but IS, 29l miles. They had then 2,
|aNHsaaEis.~.l e.. ssi.
ed will sxcssd 81. 900. 900. while then
they.xswbst !, $50, 2s2 1he profits
havs hevsssed over Mfg million
dolla-s per annup, The sysrge cosl
Of transmission pseass ,hso wal
sixty-,hr~e cents, where~s TIA nov
hut twenty nine cents.
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ia IA MS GOO DON.
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CONSTABLE,
.. ". onNTR Y.
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COUNTY ArToRSrT.
w TT. MIIbER.
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pero no habia dicho que Sc sintiera NAL
va estaba dispuesta la comida, porque
luego iba q salir con la senorita en-
la earretela, y apenas entro en- ell come
dor Y Sc sento en- ell diyan, le dio el alta
que.
-Habra tenido algun disgusto grave
fuera de casa.
-Lo ignore; NADIA ha dicho.
Todos los esfuerzos del m6dico fueron
yanos; tuvo dos iuntas con otros pro-
hombres de la ciencia, que sin duda hu-
bieran salvado al enfermo, 81 este hu-
biese podido salvarse; pero como la
muerte Sc habia empenado en- llevarse-
10, todo fue in1til, y & las doce de la
noche ceso aquel siniestro ronquido,
iinico sintoma de vida que le habia
quedado al bueno de D. Melchor.
El Excmo. Sr. D. Melchor Fernandez
de Fernandez, caballero gran cruzd de Isa-
bel la Catolica, de Carlos LII, de Cristo de
Portugal, etc, ETC., habia fallecido como
un simple mortal, Y La FNaerdaaa, esa
empresa siempre afortunada y prospe-
ra, como que yive de la yanidad huma-
ma, Sc habia apoderado de los restos del
grande hombre, y 81 din siguiente va le
habia embalsamado, vestido, peinado,
emperegilado y encerrado en- una GAIA
de zinc, exponiendole luego, con gran
des hachas en- derredor, en- Iii salon del
hotel, convenientemente adornado de
colgaduras negras con galones y borlas
de orc; todo aquel aparatoso atayio no
hacia pensar & los curiosos que iban
q yer al muerto en- ese terrible misterio
del fin de Ia vida; pero les hacia admi-
rar 81 luio y la riqueza; Ia vanidad esta-
ba satisfecha.
Pero bueno sera que digamos algo
del muerto
Era d. Melchor Fernandez un hom-
Ebre dc pooa s ninguna instruction; ape
mas saba escribir, y en- cuanto 4 leer,
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Ii Padre mio, padre miol reptile la
joven con acento desgarrador.
Y Ell padre contesta con una especie
de ronquido, que indica claramente la
gravedad de su estado, indica que su
ORGANISING esta completamente destrui-
/ do, y que la muerte le tiene va puesta
la dura mano sobre ell corazon.
Senorita, dice la mujer que sostie-
ne la cabeza del enfermo, y que es la
institutriz de la hija del enfermo, el se-
nor SO muere .,. lDios mio! cuanto tar
da ell m6dico! 80
/ II Padre nlio, padre mio! sigre di-
ciendo Magdalena, que asi SO llama la
hermosa j0ven.
AL fin llega 81 m6dico; pulsa al enfer-
mo, le examina, y hace un gesto que
| signiica cuanta es la grayedad en- que
Sc halla ell pacienta.
Llama 4 los criados, levantan & d.
Melchor, que este es el nomhre del en-
fermo, le conduoen al lecho, le desnudan
u el doctor Sc dispone hacer todos los
esfuerzos imaginables para salvar aque-
| LA vida, que no tiene salvacion.
Casi al mismo tempo que el medico
Illega el sacerdote, que administra ID.
Melchor el sacramento de la Extremaun-
lcion, despues de habar signifcado 81
doctor la imposibilidad de que 81 enfer-
mo confese nj reciba la sagrada comu-
Mon, La sefora mayor, ava de Magda-
lena, 80 acerca al m6dico ! le pregunta.
No tiene remedio, contesta 81 me-
dioo: 20 hare 10 que pueda, pero 10 cien-
cia no puede resistir 4 la muerte y la
muerte SO ha apoderado va de este po-
bre senior.
II Y no podra hacer testamento2
impossible; seria precise que Dios
hiciera 81 milagro de permitirle hablar
Iy discurrir. X como ha sido este?
El senior acababa de yenir de la
Bolsa, bastante agitado no se por que,
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FOLLETIN.
la MALDITA IAAIDAD,
poR
CARLOS FRONTAURA.
DoNDE Sc MUERE D. MELcHoR

DoNDE Sc MUERE D. MEIcHoR
YsE sABE QUEEN FUE D. MELcHoR.
II Sc muere Sc muere
HAY que ayisar al m6dicol
II A Ia parroquia
ii PObre senior
- Ha sido de pronto !.
~ No hay remedio para 81
De esta manera expresaban su alar-
ma. sd tenor, 81 compassion una tarde
del mes de Mario del ano de gracia de
1870 cuatro personas en- el portal dc un
eleeante hotel de ese aristocratico ba-
rrio debido 4 la poderosa iniciatiya del
hombre 4 quien Espafa debe en- gran
parte su progreso de algunos amos aca,
z pesar de que no es progresista. Pero
como este lbro es una noyela. no me
parece oportuno hacer aqul el eIogio
del ilnstre marques de Salamanca, y me
contentar6 con 10 dicho en- prueba de
mi afecto al iniciador de los ferro Ca
rifles en Espana, 81 amigo de lag ietras
y de las artes, al incansable propagador
del trabaioy de las empresas titles q
pals.
y contin1o.
Aquellas cuatro personas eran una
linda camarera, M ayuda de camara,
un portaro u un lacayo; este y el segun.
do salier0n & escape, dirlgl6ndose Ell
uno 4 casa de un msdico, estableeido en-
u mismo barrio, j 81 otro hacia Ia puer-
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1878-02-08
iY sic esta muriendo!.

Porque no hay nadie poderoso EN- el
mundo, por mucho que tenga, nadie; 81
mas poderoso no ocupa al fin mas sitio
que el mas pobre; uno y otro son dos
punados de polvo.
Despues de atraYesar salones verdas,
azules, blancos, rojos, reyestidos de So
da riqufeima, galerfas de cristales de
colores, pisando alfombras que da las
TINA pisarlas, llegamos q la habitacion
donde Sc encuentra el enfermo.
No es una alcoba; es ell comedor; un
comedor precioso, alegre, lleno de luz,
de sol, con anchas ventanas que dan
un hermoso jardin; la mesa esta puesta
con lujo, con riqueza; en- una caprichosa
pajarera cantan, plan, saltan, yuelan,
'juegan mas de Glen pajarillos de las mas
raras y estimables especies, y sobre Ia
mesa, sobre la chimenea, en- magnifcos
iarrones SO ven las mas delicadas, las
mas preciadas flores.
Parece impossible que en- aquella
mansion encantada, tan RIGA, tan alegre
Sc halle la muerte.
Y allf esta. ALI esta, implacable, cor
tando los minutes de las i1ltimas horas
del poderoso dueno de tanta riqueza, dc
tanto lujo.
Sohre un divan primorosisimo go halla
el lpaciente, un hombre grueso, como de
sesenta amos; esta postrado enteramente
una sonora de buen aspecto le sostiene la
cabeza, Y arrodillada delante de FL, To-
rando, poseida de IA mas profunda ansie.
dad, vemos 4 una hermosisima joven,
que pronuncia muchas veces este nom
bre dulcisimo:
Padre mio. padre miol
\ 81 pobre padre no puede responder
4 sn hiia.
Sc estremece convulsivamente, tiene
los oios ablertos, fjos en- su hiia; pero
Sqnien sabe 81 la We? ~.