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Il BIRDS WING.
st. Nicholas.

Did you ever look at a birds wing carefully,
and try to Fl nd out from it the way 10 which
it is used People usually suppose either that
bird flies beoaus it is lighter than the air,
like q balloon, or that it rows itself along as q
boat is rowed through the water. Neither of
these suppositions is true. bird is not lig hter
than the air and does not hoat, for when q
bird is shot on the wing it falls to the gronnd
just as o squirrel. On the contrary, bird flies
by it's own weight, and could not fly at all if
it were not heavier than the air.
Look at quill feather and you will see that
on each side of the central shaft or q7ilI, there
is broad, thin portion, which is called the
vape. Tee vsne on ono eide of the shaft is
other ide is narrow and stiff; and by looking
at wing with the feathers in their places. You
will fno that they are placed so that they
overlap little, like the stats on q window
blind. Each broad vsne rms under the mar
SOW vane of the feather bG side it, 80 that when
the wing is moved downward, each feather is
pressed up againtt the stiff narrow vane of the
one beside it, and the whole wing forms o solid
sheet, like blind with the slats closed. After
the dow1-stroke is fl 3ished and the up stroke
begins, the pressure is taken off from the sur
face of the wing and begins to act on the
upper surface aud to press the feathers down
wITd iustEud of upward. The broad wares
now have nothing to support them and they
the wing, which is now like blind with the
Stats open. By these two CONFERENCE.-The
shape of the wing aud the shape and arrange
ment of the feathers-the wing resists the air
on its down stroke, and raises the bird Ii tie
at each flap, but at each np-stroke allows the
air to slide off at the sides ard to pass throGg
bet ween the feathers, so thot nothing is lost.
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Hard on Connecticut of the olden Tims

The Knickerhockers, simple minded old
buTghers, trsditiou says, were not over fond of
their Yankee neighbors, whose tricks of trade
bothered them and the story goes that the
stocksde, once extending from river to river,
giving to Wall street its name, was erected to
keep off the cheating whites IS we'll as the
murderous Indians However much of history
or fiction there may be in these tales, there is
one instance on record of decided pre- 1dice
against the neighboring colony. A recent
allusion in New York court to curious tes
timentary provision led q gentleman to hunt
up the document. The prohibitory clause,
thongh it may have been Published before,
will bear repIioting:
Extract fl om the Will of Lew Morris.
Recorded in the Surrogste's fiji ,e New York,
Liber %, page 4l6. Nov 10. 1850 ]
'It is my wish that my son Gouverneur shall
have the best education that can be furnished
him in England America; but my express
will and directions are, that under no circum.
stances shall be be seat to the colony of Cen
necticut for that purpose, lest in bis youth he
should imbibe that low craft and cunning 80
incident to the people of the country, and
which are SO interviewer in their constitution
that they cannot conceal it from the world,
though many of them under the ssnctifed
garb of religion, have attempted to i'm pose
themselves upon the world as honest men,
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OLD MAIDS AND OLD BACHELORS.

Old maids are useful. They can cook, sew
and take care of children. nurse sick people,
aud Geaeraliy play the piano. Old bachelors
are useless. They do not even know how TO
dtiye nails or split wood.
Old maids are amiahe. II ore wants anv
tang done that requires patience and kind
n's' OF heart, single lady is sure to bs the
one TO do il.
Old bachelors are i'll patu-ed. They desire
to bs as disoeligng possible, Tney snuO
children, despiss babies, aud hate yourg moth
eTs. and are always SO 5usily employed in
seeing that other peo ,le take good care of
tnem that they have not moment - give to
auy elss.
Old maids are nice looking, aud young for
their years. Old bachelors generally have red
Doses. rheumatism in their knees, bald heads
ard mouths that turn down at the corners.
Old maids can make q home Of one little
room, and cook delicious meals for one over
the gas 1T in cunning little tin kettles, b.
sides making all their own wardrobe. Old
bachelors need an army of tailors, walters,
cooks, distant relatives and hotel landlords to
keep them comfortable.
Old maids drink weak taa and it cures their
headaches. Old achelors drink strong liq quors,
which give them headaches.
Old maids are modest they think their
youth is over and their beauty gone. If, after
while some autumnal love is given them,
they take 1T as sort of miracle, and hope
people will not lsuRb a. them for marry ing SO
late in life"
Old bachelors believe tha. all women are in
love with them, and that they must carefully
guard themselves from traps laid to inveigle
them int matrimony. Tbey also fondly cher
ish the belief that should they eventually
bscome married men, the world expects them
TO ex ii bit great rlstg women in their choice,
and that the other fellows will laugh if thoir
portion be not tender youth aud beauty" also
that when they marry many women will ex-
pire of jealousy.
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Prejudice Gquints when it looks and lies
when il talks.
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s:rnIng Star and Catholic p essenge,.
~ oTLrAN!,. avHpA9. NovEMBER "a. IA
SLEEP

So He siveth His b,,oved sleep "-Psutns cxxvii 2
He sees when their eIs fAiter when their hearts
grow weak and falDt
hen heir ct ength 10 falling and lstens
He Ss hem rest for seaon for tho pathway has
Steep
And folded in fair green pastures BE giveth His loved
sleep
Like weary aud on-out children that sigh for the
He krows that they oft longing for home and
So he calls them in from their Iabors ere the shadows
aroI nd them creep.
And silently watching DER them, He giveth His loved
ones sloep.
Ee giveth it, oh, gently a mother will hush to
The babe that ste softy pillows SO tendely on her
breast;
Forgotten now the trials and eorrows that made
them weep;
For with many scothirg PIC miie He gveth loved
ones sleep.
He giveth It'll friends the dearest this boon
But He touches the dropping ey eli6s and placid the
Their foes may gather about them. and storms may
round then sweep,
But. guarding them tafe from danger, He gveth His
loved ones sleep
All dread ef the defiant future all fears that opprest
Like mia that clear in the sunlight have noisels ssy
passed away;
Nor call nor clamor rouse them from siumbers
pure and deep,
Foronly BIS reach them gveth His loved
ones sleep.
Weep not that her tolls not that their
like theirs. is done!
TIL then ouid yield with gladness treasures
And rejoice in the sweet assurance, he G veth His
loved ones sleep.
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you please" sbonld be early words ard late,
taught to the little ones with the prayer at
tae mothers knee, and used not only for show
hut among themselves as household words.
The stately manners of onr ancestors, when q
child dared not sit down in the preseSce of
parent, and lady in company must not touch
the back of her chair, have fortunately gone
by but polteness is not stlflaess, aud court
esy is not idenIi cal with ceremonN.
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COURTESTA HOME.
THE E1MPoRrANcE OF PoLITENEss IN THE FAMILY
CIRCLE.

Some one has defined relatives as "persors 8
who consider themselves privileged to be as
persons will be found to indorse this cynical
definition yet there is no question but that
many people think that want of ceremony
covers lack of politeness also, and that at home
and among their own people, they may take
their ease in word, deed and manner, without
regard to the rest of the family, in full secur-
ity that the home people will consider it all
right Fall dress is for company-a wrapper
answers at home, and all women are not care
fal that the wrapper is fresh and dainty enough
to please fastidious eyes. SO also there are
company manners and manners for home but
as cleapli ness is next to godliness in apparel,
so courtesy, which is, after all, only tender
thought for the feelings of others, comes next
to love as factor in home happiness. 1t has
often been said that there are no qaarrels
bitter, no tbrusts SO keen, IS those among near
kiDefolk-for the enemy holds the plan of the
fort be knows every joint in the armor, and
his shafts penetrate as none others can. This
same dangerous kuo wled GO often renders rough
jestipg unsafe game to play at among those
nearest and dearest to each other, it is 80 easy
thoug gdtlessly to touch sore spot, ar d leave
q wound which will rank!e long after the
gver has fJrgotten all about it.
1t is impossible to measure how much court
esy in little things may add to the comfort of
q home. 1t is tse little fox, that destroy the
tender vines-little things which mako up the
sum Of human life. Men and women WHO to-
day would face wild beats in the arena for
children and wife or husband, render those
same dear ones uncomfortable by fretful fanlt-
finding or by lit lie selfshuess, of which they
are themselves perhaps, all unconscious.
Parents there are who give their children
every indulgence, but who fling it at then' SO
to speak who make the gift so rngracious.
ly that half its value is lost. Brothers and
sisters who would stand brsvely shoulder to
shoulder in real trouble or danger, jostle each
other osrelessly in the quiet paths of home,
giving q thoughtless push, when for a stranger
they would step aside with perfect politeness.
1t is the old story, told 80 often, of how
We have honeyed words for the stranger,
And smiles for the passing guest
But with look and tone,
Though love own the best,
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SIX VENERABLE PRIESTS WITH A GLORIOUS
RECORD In the year 1911 Napoleon had the
Bishop of Client, Belgium imprisoned for re-
fusing to recognise the National Conncil Of
French and Italian Bishops held at Paris. He
was also forced to abandon his see but ss
Pope Plus VII did not ratify it, the Bishop
declared it null and void, and considered him
self the only lawful Bishop of Client. Napo-
leon, however, forced the Cathedral Chapter
to elect an administrator, who, by accepting
the charge, fell nnder the severest ecclesiasti-
cal censures. Nearly all the priests of the
diocese remained true to their lawful Bishop,
and ignored the intruder. Two hundred young
seminarians of the diocese followed their ex-
ample, and in punishment were drafted into
the French army. Remaining undaun ted they
were led prisoners to the fortress of Wesel
then in the power of the French, and
there they remained until the fret sbdication
of Napoleon in 1914 six Of this noble band
of confessors are Etill living: % Rev joseph
Persoone, PASTOR Of EttslghRm, born in 1890;
(2) Rev. Leander Calleweart, born 1901, re-
tired pastor of Pervyse; (3) Rev. Peter John
deMeester born 1896, pastor of Schelderode
a Rev. Dominicus VerdeRgen, born 1898. bon.
orsry canon of the Cathedral Chapter ct Bru
ges; 90 Rev. Charles Ghyselen, born 1893
pastor of Alverin CHEM ; (6) Rev. Peter jacob
Roussel, born 1894, retired pastor OF Waiver
CHEM.
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AMENITIES cF MARRIED LIFE.

Married people are apt to make the mistake
of faDoying that when the prayer is said the
deed is done crce for all aud there is no more
to be said about IT, But married love espeoi-
ally, to which is likened Csrists love for the
Church, should be like Gods loving kindness,
new every morning, and little attentlons
small courtesies, are often far more grateful
to the tired wife than to the bright, young
sweethesrt who never suffered for lack of them.
In o short list of maxims for young married
couples, published long ago, is this: Never
say smart things at each others expense, and
the same advice applies to ell near relations.
This is o discourtesy often INDUCED IN be-
tween people who really love each other and
who would at once join to do battle with any
third party who took either side in such con-
tests Shafts thrown in play are sometimes
hurtful, and the stranger who sees such mis-
siles flying is seldom pleasantly impressed.
Besides sham fights are good preparation for
real warfare and it is wisest not to play with
edged tools. There is nothing more frigid
than cold politeness but true pollteness IS
never cold unless it means to freeze. The love
which puts itself in the loved ones place,
which thinks for and with him, is the truest
generator of gen uine courtesy. Nothing which
can add to home happiness is unnecessary,
an d respect for the rights of others and oon-
alteration for their feelings are certainly 10
small items in the account.
Children in the nursery should be Watchea
and taught politeness II each other as care,
fnlIv ga TO ii cir elders. The distinctions OF
meum and tuuDl may we'll be learned there, snd
the baby who sratches away his brothers toy
should be taught as early as possible that
the action is wrong. "Thapk you" aud III
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En-
5 pr0Vln

-.taleS. Gil
artlculo de 2 de febrero probamOs
que las ventajas que carlnosa nos da
la metr6pol e>tan mas que neutrall-
zadas por el china y por otras cir
cunstancias que por no cansar a los
que nos lecn no henos de repetir
ahora.
Crnste, pucs, que 81 bien estamos
de acuerdo con nuestro particular
amigo el'Dipuiado por Ponce con el
fondo de sus discursos de 26 y y de
MARIO no 10 estamos Ell manera al
guna, nj crecmos 10 esten sus cleo
torres, con su criterio de asimilacion
de 10 que solo hasta cierto punto es
asimilablc. Para conocer blen los
inconyenientes de semejante trascen'
dental reforma es necesario present
dir de la passion y estudiar y compa'
rar con cuidado las leyes vigentes Ell
la. Peninsula con las que rigen ell
Puerto Rico.
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Por el vapor GUon" que sa.io
de Santiago de Cuba ell %, no he
mos recibido peri6dicos de la isla her
mana, en- la que no ocurria novedad
notable 4 la salida de dlcho vapor.
Por una carta que tenemos la
vista sabemos que a pesar de no ha-
berse aun presentado los cabecillas
Vicente Glrcla, Maceo, Tito Calvar,
Flor Colomber y Guillermon 10 esta-
ba hacienlo mucha gente de la in
surreccion ell los puestos avanzados
del ej6rcito y las columnas volan-
tes.
Segun la citada carta, fechada en-
Cnba ell "a, Sc da ALI por terminada
la guerra, y Sc supone quedan pocos
hombres con los cabecillas citados, y
los presentados manifiestan que to-
dos sin exception desean Sc '
ca OCCASION favorable de
gilancia de sus &
para deponer las ain
las autorldades legltimas.
Ell Excmo. Sr. General en- Jefe Sc
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ain.
Ell gabinete frances ha acordado abrir
la exposition el L. de Mayo segun ell
programa. Los gobiernos frances y ale-
man han convenido excluir de ella cua-
dros que recuerden la guerra.
Ha tenido lugar en- NuevaYork un
meeting de comerciantes en- azncar para
inhuir en ell Congreso contra la propues-
ia tarifa sobre dicho dulce.
LII. 22.-El corresponsal del Times en-
San Petersburgo asegura que, obrando
el gobierno russo conforme i la circular
turca, ha consentido en- principle retirar
sus tropas del territorio turco. La uni
ca difcultad es arreglar la distancis q
que Sc han dc retirar desde CONSTANT
nopla, pues Inglaterra insiste en- que
Andrin6polis es equivalence respecto 4
distancia la bahia de Besika.
Ell corresponsal del Times en- Viena
opina que la caida de Vefyk Baja es
periodical & la Gran Bretana.
Mr.. Layard esta arreglAndo el modo
de poner los s1bditos britanicos bajo
la protection de los E. U. en- case de
guerra.
Ell gobierno britanico ha empezado q
sumergir un cable telegraico para unir
la isla de Mlrmara con la Grecia.
Ell Times de Calcutta dice que toda
Ia energla del gobierno indiana esti
concentrate en- los preparativos de
guerra, anade que muchos Sopoys Sc
ptestan voluntariamente al servicio.
En- Francia SO ha senalado ell 5 del
proximo para la eleccion de diputado
en- siete departamentos. Con elias es'
peran los republicanos ganar seis asien-
tos para completar 1863 votos.
Id. 23.-La Agencia Russia de San Pc
tersburgo confrma el susurrado acuerdo
entire Islaterra y Russia en- virtud del
cual SO comprometen d retirar sus fuer-
zas respectivas de las actuales posicio.
nes, que aun continuan las negocia'
clones para la reunion dc una conferen-
cia preliminar.
Ell corresponsal del Times en- San Pc
tersburgo dice que Russia insiste en-
conservar el statu quo 81 Ia retirada de
sus fuerzas no es seguida de una inteli-
gencia mas pacifica con la Gran Breta-
ma. A pesar de los rumores de que pro-
gresan las negociaciones para un acuer-
do con Russia, la prensa inglesa publics
despachos de Berlin Viena mostran
dose sin esperanzas de buen e1ito. So
hace notar generalmente, que la bahis
de Besika esta solo doce horas de ma
vegacion de Constantinopla al paso que
la distancia Andrinopolis es igual
tres dias de marchas forzadas entire se.
rias difcultades. Ell corresponsal de
Daily Ne,cs Ell Berlin dice que carecer
de todo valor las negociaciones mi6n
tras las potencias contin1an prepardn
dose para la guerra.
! Los preparativos de Inglaterra y Rusis
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ss2ngol Aragol. Juan Uotuer".-
d. Bias Powes ,ra y ninos.--D.
Leandro vips x-D. Ladislao Baa-
monde. ID. pIsidoro Divila.-D. Pedro
Salas.--D. Francisco Guarro Y senora.
ID. Jesus Martinez 2 hijos.--D. Fede-
rido Escas na.-D. Ines CAsas y hija.
ID. Pas. lal Pima. ID. Vicente Balsoi.
ro sonora hijos.-D.' Providencia
Gonzalez ID. Serafin NJ Alonso.-D.
Tomas Vicente. d. Antonio Pereira.
ID. Marcelino Vicente. ID. Jose NJ.
Gonzalez.-D. Juan GArganta y sonora.
ID. Gabriel Otero.-D. Ramon B. Ra-
mirez de Arellano.--D. Narciso GrAu,
senora Y hijo.-D. Tomis Llayeria. -
D.~6ntonio Arrabal. ID Felipe Pastor
Y sonora.-D.' Elisa Fort de Sanchez.
ID. Francisco Baldimir D. Petra
Zorrilla dc Valero y 2 hijos.-D.' Ters-
sa Reudon.-D. Gonzalo Pepo. ID. Je-
sus Martinez-D. Joaquin Romero
D. Rafael Alvarez-D. Juan Tornado,
senora y l hijo.-D. Francisco Martinez
hijo.-D. Jose Manuel Carretero y
l hijo.--D. Jose Carran.-D. Pascual
Barcel6.-D. Manuel Pereira. ID. Fran
cisco Reyes.-D. Pablo Ortiz. ID. En-
rique Wade y Casas. Valentin Ron
don.-D. Bernardo Lago.-D. Miguel
Lego. ID. Francisco Herrero y l hijo.
ID. Francisco Million. ID. Luis Pero-
me. ID. Domingo Cesarini.-D. Juan
Torruellas-D. Giuseppe Guillotti.-
d. Luis Gregori. d. Angel Julie. ID.
Nicolas Forastier. D. Antonio Tribino.
ID. Vicente Mediate y hijo.-D. Juan
B. Valles.-D. Generoso Alonso. d
Conception Gotta, y 2 hijos.-D;, Petra
Alafont. d. Jaime PlAnell. ID. Manuel
Dalmau. ID. Valentin Saez.-D. Maria
no Benito.-D jose Castro Fernandez.
d. Pauline Villamil.- Mary Jane
Lake.-D. Jose Pique.-D. Jose Mas
juan y Pull-D. Qnirico Artsu.-Un SOL
dado.-D. jose Gomez Bueno.-Don
Juan Lartitegui.
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FOLLETIN.
La MiLDITl VlNIDAD,
CONTINUATION
PoR
CARLOS FRONTAURA.


-Tu primo est6 enamorado de tt,
eontin1a valientemente la yizcondesa ;
81 mismo me 10 ha dicho, ( no es verdad,
amigo milo
-Es verdad como he de desmen-
tir yo una DANA quien tanto respe-
to-? =
-Ya 10 oyes, sobrina va no puedes
dudar. va no puedes aducir razon algu-
ma para negarte hacer la ventura de
tu primo. aSepa V. que esta nina me
habia prohibido absolutamente dar q
v. la mas leye esperanza -. pero CO.
mo 70 Sc 10 que pasa en- su corazon,
como Sc 10 ane pasa en- ell de v, como
sc, por liltimo, que no seran Vds. fell
ees 81 no seunen en- santo matrimonlo
he querido que aqul, esta tarde, quede
concertado este matrimonio.
ii Por dos, se1ora yuelve decir
turbada la yiuda ladina, que sabe mas
que Brian.
-Yamos. dire & Perico que tienes
escr1pulos porque no quieres que Sc te
atribuyan miras interesadas.
=; Or iquien habia de suponer
ESQ !? exclama Perlco.
La calurnia nadie perdona. primo
mio. afade Catalina, disparando contra
Perico Ii terrible baterfa de sus ojos
- Yaya, vayal Nadie dira, obserYa
In vizcondesa, otra eosa sino que ell Sr.
d. Pedro ha tenido muy buen gusto
casandose con la mas hermosa dana
de Ia corte, y que la marquesa del Ro-
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sal es la mas d gna de unirse q un hon.
bre como d. Pedro. -. Casada con
un rey 8 con un principe heredero de-
berias estar, 81 la fatalidad no 10 hui
buese dispuesto de otro modo.
Me averguenza v, senora, con su
bondad.
-Coaque, Sr. D. Pedro, es precise
que Sc disponga esta boda.
-Bien 81 mi prima consiente.
i Yo -. pero asl tan de repen-
te -. Els precise pensar, meditar. 49,.
Es un paso muy grave. -. y aunque
uno otro sintamos verdadero amor.
Y dispara otra descarga electica en-
una mirada q Perico.
No podemos, contin1a, hacer las
cosas con ell apresuramiento y la ire
hexion de los muchachos.
i Vaya Todo ESQ es hablar por ha-
blar, Catalina. Tu primo esta enamo-
RADIO de tt, y til encuentras agradable
ese amor y le eorespondes. ESQ es 10
principal Procede, pues, que Sc veri.
fqus vuestro enlace, y que SO anuncle
ofcialmente.
En Id UucctU !'.'. PIeSuuId o.
rico.
Olga ", asi debia anunciarse, 81
Catalina ocupaso el range que por su
nacimiento lie corresponds.
La buena senora no pierde la absur-
da idea que Sc ha tornado q su gusto
acerca del verdadero orfgen de Catali-
ma.
Catalina, al fin, oonsiente, cediendo
q las instancias de su protectora Ia
vizcondesa, y queda concertado el enla.
ce de los primos.
Els in1til, dice Ia vizcondesa, que
habIemos de otros intereses que ell del
corazon; en- cuanto a intereses, Vds,
NADIA tienen que decirse, / no es ver-
dad -.
Isl, no sera malo que la marquesa
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cumplir ell encargo que le di6 Fernan-
do al partir, de visitar las pobres fami-
has que su prometido tenia eostumbre
de socorrer y cuyas senas lie la deja-
do.
Magdalena halla gran encanto en- es-
ia ocupacion.
Era este, &c dice, un placer que 20
desconocia, el mas puro y legltimo Gle
los placeres.
Sigamosla.
-Vamos hov, dice & Juan, la calle
del Meson de Paredes. V. sabra d esa
calle.
--Senorita, q ciegas podria ir; en-
esa calle conocl 20 q mi mujer; nunca
la hubiera conocido.
-Pero, Sque le ha hecho q V. su
muler, que siempre Sc esta V. lamen'
tando ? -.
-Senorita, yo Ia quisiera YER 4 V.
casada con una mujer como la mia 49,.
Il Que disparatel
Il Digo casada con un hombre CO.
mo mi mujer a..
II Jesus -. pues 10 va " enmen-
dando.
-Mire ", senorita, como Ia mira q
V. aquel caballero del gaban blanco....
Y ESQ que Iowa V. la cara tapada, que
81 la llevase v. descubierta, no habia
un hombre que 40 Sc viniera detras de
nosotros.
---Bueno, bueno; no mire v, hom-
bre.
-SQuiere v. que le olga algo a..
i Hombre No.
-Pues detras Sc viene.
-Bueno, d6jele V.
-Si le incomoda v, mire Y. que
me vuelvo y le pego. !.
--Por Maria Santisima, callese v,
no mire nj pegue q nadie.
= Esta es Ia calle del Meson de Pare
des,