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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1879-09-04
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EACH OTHER.

How little we know of each other
As we pass through the journey OF life,
With its Struggles, its fears and temptations,
It's heart breaking cares and its strife.
We can only see the things on the surface,
For few people glory in sin,
And an unruffied face is no index
To the tumult which RACES within.
How little we know of each other
The man who to-day passes by,
Bless'd with fortune and honor and titles,
And holding his proud head so high,
May carry q dead secret with him.,
Which makes of his bosom hell,
And he, sooner or later, felon,
May writhe in prisoners cell.
How little we know of each other!
That woman of fashion who sneers
At the poor girl betrayed and abandoned,
And left to her sighs and her tears,
Nav ere the sun rises tomorrow,
Have the mask rudely torn from her face,
And sink from the height Of her glory
To the dark shades of shame and disgrace.
How little we know of each other!
Of ourselves, too, how little we know!
We are all weak when under temptation,
All subject to error and woe.
Then let blessed charity rule US
Let us put away envy and spite
Or the skeleton grim in our closet
May some day be brought to the light.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1879-09-04

OLIVER CRoMwELL.-Among many Gu
rious anecdotes which Whitelock relates res
pecting Cromwell, the following is not the
least characteristic: Oliver, it was we'll known,
appeared to favor the fanatics of that day,
but he did not like to be taken liberties with.
"There was," said Whitelock, "a secret expe-
dition about to sail, and one of those frantic
preachers waited upon Oliver and wished an
audience, which was granted and when be-
fore Oliver he stated that the Lord wished to
know where the secret expedition was going.
Oliver answered, "The Lord shall know, and
thee shall go with it, and he rang the bell
and ordered him on board the feet" Being
afraid of cabals from the expelled family. he
thought it dangerous to permit persons, par
ticularly noblemen, to leave the kingdom
without leave. A young nobleman, in the in.
terest of Charles H., came to pay his respects
to the protector, and solicit leave Of absence
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1879-09-04
A FISH STORY.

John F. Ratclife, of Portsmouth, Ohio,
furnishes the newspapers with the following
fish story: In the fall of 1881 the Scioto Fish
Company was organized, the object of which
was to put fish gate at the mouth of Law
sons Run, in Wayne Township-now in the
city of Portsmouth. Lawson's Run, or
"Funk's Gut" as it is sometimes called, at
that time had very narrow entrance into the
Ohio River-not exceeding twenty feet in
width-the banks being perpendicular, and
held by luxuriant growth of willows.
Above the mouth the run widened out in a
basin of some two acres, and contracted its
banks again, further up, to about the same
width as atits mouth. The theory was that
the fish would leave the river when it was high
and seek food and shelter in the run. So the
fish gate was complete in 1921, and when the
food of 1922 was at its highest the gate was
closed, and much anxiety was felt by those in
terested for the river to fall, and to learn
whether they had caught any fish or not
The river fell slowly, but it soon became evil
dent that there were plenty of fish in the ba-
sin. Suffice it to say it was the most mar.
velous. catch ever known Our best citizens
claim that the entire two acres was solid
mass of fish ten feet deep. Everybody came
and hauled fish away at will. Country peo-
pie from thirty miles around came with wag-
ons and loaded them down with fish, and the
town folks salted them down by hundreds of
barrels. The demand for salt was so great
that merchants advanced the price three dol.
lars per barrel. 1t is a we'll authenticated
fact that one catfish was hauled away that
weighed 1900 pounds, and that William Gid
dings, now of Marietta, Ohio, carried off a
speckled brook trout weighing 112 pounds.
But all the fish carried and hauled away were
as drop in the bucket.to the immense mass
left behind to decay. 1t is said the stencil
arising from the decayed fish was simply hor-
rible. When the fish had decayed, the bones
covered the ground like ricks of hay, and
we'll may our eminent geologists say it was
crime, when in 1866, they visited the place
and dug down through four feet Of solid fish
bones. The Scioto Fish Company was enjoin-
ed in our Courts, and in 1888 the injunction
was made perpetual, as such wholesale slaught-
er of fish was adjudged to be detrimental to
the public welfare.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1879-09-04

House W1NDows.-The more light admit.
ted to apartments the better for those who
occupy them. Light is as necessaryto sound
health as it is to vegetable life. Exclude it
from plants, and the consequences are disas.
trous. They cannot be perfect without its
vivifying influence 1t is fearful mistake
to curtain and blind windows so closely for
fear of injuring the furniture by exposure to
the suns rays such rooms positively gather
elements in darkness which engender disease.
Let in the light often, and fresh air, too, or
suffer the penalty of aches and pains and
long doctors bills which might have been
avoided. "a
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1879-09-04

WHEREAs.-A minister having preached
against social abnormities to his congregation
was few days after waited upon by a COM
mittee presenting him set of resolutions not
very complimentary, to say the least Look
ing over the string of abuses, each beginning
with "whereas," and the names of the commit
tee signed at the end, he remarked, "Where
asses like these draw up resolutions, whereas
es like these must be expected" #
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1879-09-04

porch. Inman looking out, saw q large black
snake crawl to the side of the infant. Grasp
ing his wife's arm, he shouted, "See!" and,
pointing to the snake, sprang from the stage,
pursued the reptile some distance, and finally
killed it. He left snug fortune, which his
son inherits. His last written message was:
"Silence is golden" His oft-penciled admoni.
ton to his son was: "Keep your mouth shut"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1879-09-04

A KENTUCKY ROMANCE wedding
guests departed, the lights were put out, and
the brides father locked the front door, and
at break Of day the bridegroom left the house,
meeting on the piazza a servant, to whom he
muttered, "Tell your master ! am gone for
ever" The father!in-law, upon receiving the
message, hurried to his daughters room,
where, to his amazement, he found her still
in her wedding robes, with hair disheyelled
and veil torn off, and in state Of great ex-
citement. A severe fever followed, but new
er in her widest delirium did she betray the
cause of her agony. To a friend in Louis.
vile, the other day, she told the cause. On
the wedding night she found out that for
mer suitor was in love with her, and that she
thought more of him than she did Of her hus-
band. When her husband entered the cham.
ber he asked her if his rival had ever made
love to her, whereupon she told him the truth.
Then, with coldness. and calmness, he said,
"Addie, you love him he shall marry you |;
we shall never meet again." They sat down
on the sofa and talked until dawn, and when
it was light be kissed her good-by, and with
"God bless you," passed out of the house. It
was two years afterwards when he died on the
frontier, and then the other man stepped for.
ward and claimed the widow. The second
wedding took place recently.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1879-09-04

MARRIED L1FE.-Julius Moser gives the
following counsel from wife and mother:
II try to make myself and all around me
agreeable. It will not do to leave q man to
himself till he comes to you, to take no pains
to attract him, or appear before him with 9
long face It is not SO difficult as you think,
dear child, to behave to husband so that ne
shall remain forever in some measure hus-
band. am an old woman, but you can still
do what you like; word. from you at the
right time will not fail to. have its effect;
what need have you to play the suffering vir.
tue? The tear Of a loving girl, said an old
book, is like dew-drop on q. rose; but that
on the cheek of wife is drop Of poison to
husband. Try to appear cheerful and con-
tented and your husband will be SO; and
when you have made him happy, you will
become so-not in appearance, but in reality.
The skill required is not so great. Nothing
Aatters man SO much as the happiness Of
his wife; he lis always proud Of himself as
the source it. AS soon as you are cheerful
you will be lively and alert, and every mo-
ment will afford you an opportunity to let
fall an agreeable word. Your education,
which gives you an immense advantage, will
greatly assist you; and your sensibility will
become the noblest gift that nature has be-
slowed on you, when it shows itself in affec-.
tionate assiduity, and stamps on every action.
a soft, kind and tender character, instead OF
wasting itself in secret repinings." This is
most excellent advice, and worthy of being
treasured up.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1879-09-04

THE HAPP1EsT PERIop.-Ever since the
world began this has been a disputed ques.
ton and ever since the world began the ma
jority of the people have generally migudged.
Thoroughly dissatisfied with any present time,
the people cast about for golden age. We
cannot find it in the future, as The cloud
of uncertainty hangs on the horizon in that
direction. We are compelled, therefore, to
explore the past. The immediate past, with
it's facts and disappointments. il too fresh in
our memory to allow US to throw the required
halo about it, and so we continue our journey
until we get to the point where memory grows
dim and the imagination works actively, and
we call that the hale halcyon period of life.
This distant future and distant past are both
creations Of the fancy.
To say that childhood is the happiest pc.
riod of life is to offer insult to Providence.
The child is at best but a bundle Of possibili-
ties. He is creature of unrestrained impul-
ses, of undeveloped affections His mind. is
like a crate in well-ordered house. The
coal is there, the wood is there, and the whole
thing will break into blaze, when touched
with q match. Now, after the match has
touched it, what is pleasanter and more
profitable sight than halfa.dozen Jumps of
coal enveloped in royal blaze, and filling
the room 80 full of light and heat that one for.
gets the wintry sleet without2 So child
hood, with its sugarplums and its toys, will
be inferior to manhood with its burning en-.
thusiasm and lofty ambition.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1879-06-04
FOLLETIN.
LAS
HUEttAs pEt eaiNEQ,
YNOVELA GUIANA
POR
TEODORO GUERRERO.
49,
{ Qontimasacion. J

-Expliqnese v. al punto, porque de
10 contrario, creeria que trataba de ha-
cerme iuguete de sus ociosldades;
-iLbreme Dios iRepare Y. que
SOY hombre de peso!.... Siento que
no aprecie V. eE su justo valor el SER
vicio que trataba de hacerle, dandole
nm aviso saludable 80.
- Un aviso ..... Vamos, senor
Roldan, repuso apoyandose en- su bra
20. espero esa importante revelacion,
que estoy dispuesto a agradecer en- 10
que yalga. iYenga ell aviso
Det,1yose entonces D. Pompeyo, COM
prendiendo su lige1eza, puesto que ig-
noraba el peligro que Gabriel corria
pero q fin de Sasegurar el exito de su
mission, le diio aRoido:
-Subamos la esealera, porque pasa
mucha gente y no quiero comprometer'
me.
San Martin vacil6 un minute, pero
al fin, decidisndose, siguio a\D. Pom
peyo Roldan.
al poner el pie en- 81 dltimo escalon,
volyiose aquel para preguntar su
acompanante:
Il Quiere Y. que salgamos del tea.
No. / Ne ofrece v. guardian como
pp seerst0 10 que yoy 4 reYelarley
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1879-06-04

Sc nos escribe de Ponce que, con-
ira 10 dispuesto en- la ley, son varios
los maestros intrusos de ambos sexos
que sin tltulo ri permiso competente
tienen ALI escuela alberta. Creemos
que la Junta local de instruction es
"a llamada q denunciar esos abusos.
Pero 10 que mas nos asombra y
como catolicos sentimos, es que Sc
tolere que ell rninistro protestante
tenga ALI, como Sc nos asegura que
tiene, escuela alberta en- la ciudad del
Sur. Aqul, 81 bien la revolution de
Setiembre rompi6 la unidad catoll "a
que trajo al pals con sus valientes
companeros ell bizarre Juan Ponce
de Leon, no tuvo tempo bastante
para establecer la NAL llamada iber-
tad de ensenanza, sinonimo de guerra
q la religion verdadera, como practi-
canente Sc esta viendo en- Francia.
Por 10 tanto no tiene derecho algu-
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1879-06-04

-Dejese V. de preambulos, y le ofre-
cere cuanto me exija.
Il Amigo San Martin, corre V. un
gran peligrol
ID Yo?....
i 81 muy grande
d Cual es? pregunt6 ell j6ven algo
turbado.
D. Pompeyo, colocandose un dedo
sobre los labios, hizo un movimiento
extrano con los ojos y dijo:
NO 10 Sc.
4 Sc burla V. de mi?
i Chist No 10 Sc 20, pero 10 sabe
otra persona q cuyo palco vamos aho-
ra.
i Senior Roldan!
-Venga V. conmigo, caballerito. iCo.
noce V. la dana que ocupa el tercel
palco de la derecha?
Il La esposa de Solano !?
La misma.
d Ella sabe ?.... iAhl este es un
compIot!
i Que disparate
81, ST: vamos, agreg6 Gabriel con
resolucion y como inspirado por una
idea, echando andar dc prisa por el
pasillo.
-Espere V. un momento. Els pre-.
ciso que lleguemos ALI con aire de dis.
traidos, como dos mirones que van oh.
servando las hermosuras de los palcos
No comprendo -.
-Asi me 10 exigio, y hay que repre-.
sentar bien el papel para no desacredi-
tarme.
-Vamos.
Y D. Pompeyo cogi6 del brazo q Ga
briel para fngir un viaje de explora
zion por ell pasillo, como dos estudian
tss que devoraban con la vista los en-
cantos de las mujeres que SO ostenta
ban en- los palcos.
|. al llegas delante do Ia pReSta del,dt
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1879-06-04

Nos esoriben de Mor6vis que la
decaida hacienda del Sr. D. Francis
co Pares ha estado a punto de ser
sacada q pdblica subasta por las con-
tribuciones que debla y que Por Ia
escasez de los productos no hab1a
podido satisfacer en- tempo, as cua-
les al fin ha logrado pagar t iciendo
grandes sacri6cios que no seran COM
pensados por la finca.
Parece que debiera tenerse .algu-
ma consideration con los hacendados,
siquiera para no precipitar la1extiu.
cion de las haciendas de can. mer-
madas fuentes de riqueza que a la
Administration no lie convene ce->
gar.
Tambien Sc nos asegura que son eA
orbitantes las contribuciones munich
pales en- forma de suplementos adicio.
males que ALI Sc exigen, que es exce-
sivo einnecesario ell personal que tie.
ne la alcaldla, que Mor6vis no .tiene
temple nj recursos para hacerlos y en-
fin, que la manera con que Sc admi-
nistra ell pueblo deja mucho que de-
scar.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1879-06-04
RECTIFICACION.

En- atenta carta que nos escribe
amigo y compailero de ar
mas D. Crist6bal Vallecillo, digno
captain de la companla de volunta-
rios de Yabucoa, nos pide hagamos
constar que habiendo ell Sr. D. An
dr6s Antelo en- un communicate que
vic la luz p1blica en- N Age'ate del
20 de mayo supuesto que para ell ar
:aamento de aquella companla ha-
'bla> contribuido los senores D. M.
Nadal con $l00, D. Felipe Mir con
$50, D. Ignacio Olasagasti con $50,
D. Andres Antelo con $50 y Vale
clio y Aguilar, tres dependencies y
un mayordomo suyos con 5000, sien'
do asi que solo Nadal y Antelo con
tribuyeron con $25 cada uno, hs
resuelto llevar q este 1ltimo q los
tribunales. Y como prueba de Ia
inexactitud de los asertos consigna'
dos en- dicho comunicado, nos ruegs
ell Sr. Vallecillo, para que Ell pdblicc
suspenda su juicio, la publicacior
del siguiente documento:
Hacienda la jushicia que merece
declare p1blicsmente 1que no es ciertc
que ell que s,scribe haya contribuidc
particularmene con nadia absolutamen.
to para coste@ el armamAnto de la com.
pania de vqlantarios de (,Yabucca, ha
biendolo, hscho el captain de la misma
D. Crist5bal Vallecilio.
YalIcoa, % de mayo(de 1879.
II Igndcio OlasagaSti !"
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1879-06-04

Irene, TOGO ell abogado con ell codo q su
acompanante y SO detuvieron, inclinsn-
do las cabezas en- ademan de afectuoso
saludo.
i Hola, caballeros exclamo la da-
ma manifestandose agradablemente sor-
prendida. Pasen ustedes adelante, y
me honraran con su compania.
Con mucho gusto, sonora, contest6
don Pompeyo entrando y ofreciendole
la mano.
Gabriel NADIA diio, pero entr6 tam
bien y tambien estrecho la mano de
aquella mujer que nunca goz6 de su
simpatla, aceptando el asiento de pre-
ferencia que ella le senalaba en- la silla
colocada delante del antepecho. D.
Pompeyo quedo en- segundo lugar, muy
ufano, porque Irene le manifesto su gra-
titud con un apreton signi6cativo.
So vende V. muy caro- con sus ami
gos, dijo Irene con sonrisa de salon,
con una de esas sonrisas que NADIA ex-
presan 9 que expresan mucho.
-Estoy siempre consagrado q los
negocios de mi bufete y no me perte-
nezcO.
-Pero nunca falta una hora para YER
los antiques amigos que como 20
aprecian V. de veras.
i Els tan est6ril mi trabajo, que me
roba el gusto para todo :!
-Lo Sc; no conozco V. de aver,
amigo mio, y tuve ocasiones de obser-
var los cambios de su sistema de vida.
Il Mis- cambios? exclamo Gabriel
con viveza.
ST, 81, anadi6 ella riendose con ex-
pansion. No puede v. engansrme.
i Sonora
-Recuerdo aquella epoca fsliz en-
que todavla no tenia V. bufete que lie
robara el tempo, llenando todas las as
piraciqnes Dc ~ alma -.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1879-06-04

no hacer ridiculo papel, puesto que NO
podia abandonar el palco por ser ALI
inprescindible su presencia.
Gabriel SO quedo anonadado, sin en-
contrar palabras que opener q la fran
queza de Irene 81 era hombre de ver-
dad, viendose descubierto, quiso eva
dir la confession que corresponds, sin
exponer una negativa que le cerrarla el
camino por donde habia de llegar al
descubrimierto del misterio. As1, es-
forzandose para ocultar la impression
que le dominaba, dijo:
LAS palabras de V. son tan fuertes,
que no me atravo rechazarlas.
-Perderia V. el tempo in1ti!mente,
amigo San Martin, porque ante la evi-
dencia tienen que bajar la cabeza hasta
los incredulos Era demasiado amiga
de Onelia para ignorar NADIA relative a
su persona. jCree V. que ella no LEILA
el sentimiento que despert6 en- el alma
del protegido de su esposo2
Gabriel Sc inmuto.
-; Gree V. que sabiendolo ella podia
ignorarlo yo? Conozco la causa de
aquel supuesto suicide.
u Supuesto? pregunto Gabriel po-
niendose palido.
-Si, amigo mio; al principio dude,
pero hoy tengo la conviction de que en-
aquella terrible noche fuimos ciegos es-
pectadores de un crlmen espantoso, de
un drama que SO representa- a puerta
cerrada, abusando de nuestra ignoran-
cia.
Gabriel rompio con las uiias la cabri-
tiila de los guantes al clavarlas en- el
antepecho del palco con Una crispacion
nerviosa su palidez era mortal.
Il Ese crimen2. -. murmuro.
--Esta velado por las sombras, pero
mis- .oios 10 ven claro, muy claro. =. No
miro V. al palco de en- frente, porque
Jorge King, que entra nseste momep'
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1879-06-04

no ell pastor protestante a propagar
por medic de la escuela su heretica
secta religiosa, arrancando del tierl
no corazon de ninos espanoles los
germenes del catolicismo, que ies la
religion del Estado.
Los mismos sacerdotes catolicos,
con arreglo a la legislation VICENTE,
no pueden abrir nj regentar escuelas
sin ell tltulo y permiso competentes.
iComo, pues, Sc ha de tolerar que un
pastor protestante Sc arrogue un de-
recho de que los mismos sacerdotes
catoIicos carecen
Es de esperar que por quien corr
responda Sc hlga cesar un abuse que
tan graves consecuencias puede traer,.
pues, consentido que filera, todo ell
mundo podrla crear y dirigir escuer
las ell dinero de las socieda1es bt-
blicas Sc emplearla en- h4cer due1o
al protestantismo de la ensenanza
elemental en- todos los pueblos de la
ksla todos Sc convertirian en- profe-
sores, y en- este case ST que serfa In
justo no haberle permitido al Sr.
Baldorioty Castro abrir su famosa es-
cuela flotecnica. (
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1879-06-04
UN H1Lo suELT o.

La situacion de Jorge King era cad
vez mas angustiosa, y su tisonomia r
velaba la lucha que sufrla, 10 cual G
prueba de que la conciencia 10 hp
vencido; sus ojeras Sc pronunclaa
los pomulos algo salientes eran slntf
inequivoco de Ia demacracion; g
somnio el continue sobresalto
agentes destructores que TRUMAN {
naturaleza mas robusta, y Jorge no
mia viendo sombras que le atorm
ban. La carta de Enrique Mirab
chada en- Puerto-Rico, que hacia
sible su venganza, y la carta anonr~
de la misma Habana, que le hizo conn.,
prender que su crlmen no estaba oculto
en- las tinieblas, & pesar de su maquia.
velica provision, eran motivos sufcieI
tes para traerle azorado.
Va no SO ocupaba tanto de la venga
"a como del peligro que corria, pues
que una denuncia cualquiera pod
abrir la causa y entregarle en- manoa
de la justicia por ESQ iba siempre por
las GALES en- carruaje y miranda por 10
portezuela q todo el que pasaba, que-
riendo adivinar en- 81 6 al enemigo en-.
cubierto de su tranquilidad que iha &
delatarle, 6 al agente inexorable de la
ley que iba q detenerle. !
iooSEnuAsA
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1879-06-04

to, sospecharia que hablabamos de 81
como gu conciencia vive en- continue
agitacion. -.
ii Jorge King! h.. lQue quiere v
decir p.
NADIA, amigo milo, porque Ia cam.
pana avisa que Va empezar el acto.
-Necesito saber.. !.
-Por el pasillo viene mi marido, y
81 nota la decomposition de las faccio.
nes de V. me comprometeria sin RENE
dio. -.s.
Volvi6ndose entonces hacia D. Pom.
peyo, que SO habia puesto va On pie, lie
dijo:
-Nuestro amigo San Martin es de-
masiado nervioso; debia aprender de
v. que, habiendo dido nuestrs CONVEX
sacion, permanece impssible.
-Si he de decir Ia verdad, senora,
no me entere bien -.
Gabriel compietara V. las frases
que hubiere perdido; los hombres i'm
portantes solo necesitan indicaciones
para comprender la reserva que exigen
los asuntos graves.
--Esta claro, repusO -. FompeyO
contoneandose.
En- aquel momento entraba en- el palco
D. Toribio Solano, que saludo con Ca
rino Gabriel, hacienda una mueca po-
CO cortes al dar la mano D. Pompeyo
-Vamos, Toribio, dijo Irene; no
seas cruel con tus amigos, que de al
mas grandes es perdonar & los venci-
dos la ovacion de esta noche es tan
POGO ruidosa que acredita que el papel
de la Gazzaniga esta en- alza.
u iQuien duda ESQ? exclamo D. To.
ribio.
Para celebrar ese gran triunfo aca.
ba de ofrecerme ell amigo San Martin
que nos honrara manana aceptando en-
nuestra mesa un asiento para brinda,
por Ia causa, 1No % yerdad3