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The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-06-03
HOPE FOR THE AFFLICTED.

Hence, when Nsssrs. wErks b Porrss, Cbem,,,,
and Druasists Of Boston, Mass, in'orms me tbat
edlcnal agents, and had obtain d-mostl yson .uS.
Stances never tefoIs used 10 medicine, sniby rr,.
cess original with themselvss--thrts ersst,smsdis.
W itch they believed 10 te an icfaRbls eusfo, sys,v
lind Of skin ic.lp, md blood disease, tom III rbsu,s
to dapd'un, whether caused BY scrofas,s =, Al.
eass.taiuted blood, or by . morbid eondSn A. ~.
glitd., tubes, vessels sni cells OF the u aim !,
both, wss gratdsd beyond measure. l nv M
bs, teen and Is devoted 70 The treatment s.h,s IA
s-alp diseases, to which have given muehtudy and
sttsnt,op e,gefly smbrced the opportunt sso,dsd
me by Messrs wEExs L PorrIa. 70 m axe !, h,Sruss
test 81 thess remedies In nv rraetl.a dsS..;.sS y
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-06-03
4 HOt,st hold Need.

A book on the Liver. its diseases and their
treatment sent free. Including trcnises upon
Liver Complaints, Torpid Liver, Jaundice,
Bliousncss, Headache, Constipation, Dyspep-
sin, Malaria, etc. Address DR.. Sanford, 1872
Broadway, New York City, N. Y.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-06-03
TIE USUAL REMEDIES FAILURE.

II have appeared severe uron the medical profes.
sion, have not been unjustly 60 towards PHYSICIANS
who adhr 70 to practices at variance th recon aud
common-srnse, and, withal, lameptatle fine.
here assert that no ointment save, cerate btion or
c1mpount, for external spplcaiou, nor attentive, or
blood puiiher," for Inter nal USE to be foua In the
matsria medlca Of the schools and coIlege,H medi-
cine and there Me thousands Of them yin Ger.
q My cure case Of chrynic salt rheum psaa,is, or
lepro,y. l have tried them with all the are and
experience suggested by . liberal educaDn. but
with unsatisfactory results - 10 specific curative
pruptriIes.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-06-03
TIE OIL AND SWEAT GLANDS.

That tho skin may be plable and healthy 1t Is mecca
sary to have T. died every day and for tbi, The Crea-
Tor has wisely provided by placing in tho true skin
anal glands aud tubes, whose office It IS to prepare
ard pour ont upon The surface the proper amount Of
Gil On ,onC parts OF the lody they do not exist but
are abundant On the face, rose ears head, eyehi',
etc. They produce the wax Of the ears, and OF tn,
head they open into the sheath OF the h.if Anh ini
tbs skin /, healthy thesl iltle vessels are alaays at
work, and constantly responding 10 the demands
made up IN them. Consequently 10 person should be
sfrad 10 wash thoroughly every day with soap and
waite, lest, as the Boston Medical journal" once
taught, the skin be Injured by having ths oil removed
from Il.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-06-03
CHILDREN AND INFANTS,

Fred. Rohier, Esq, Cashier Stock Growers No
toual Bank, Pueblo, Colorado, writes. NJ an so well
pleased With hs effects on my baby, that cannot
AFFORD 10 to without Il in my house. Its wonderful
cure, and 70 bound to become very popular As soon -
J.S. Weeks, Esq, Town Treasurer, St Adams, VT,
Gays In letter dated May 9sth: at works to chrm
OF my bsbys face and head. Cured the head entirely
AID has nearly cleaned the face Of torres. havs
Y for them"
=. ~ Chiet, Est, Il franklin Street, Boston, says:
the doctors cali eczema We have tted slmost .v.rv'
thne; tnd q list bsse used about box Of Outicura
snd ahs almos' new child. and We ftel ve happy.
Cnas. E:yrs Hhxle jersey City Heights, n j.
~nles NY son. led Of twelve year., was complets.
" cured Of terrfbs case Of eczems by The Cnicnr,
remedies From The Top Of bis bead t. The oifs o. hi,
zee, We ne mass Of tcabe. Every other remedy AID
bhyaician had Teen tted 10 ysin "
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-06-03
MERCURY AND ARSENIC.

Putting aside the snsele@ "sarsaparills," dock"
an "dandellOn "blood purifiers" md con iderlng
ouly those remedies that have received the sanction
Of physicians hospitals, and college,, We find th,.
mercury aud arsenic are the only medicinal agent,
of to-day, as they hundreds Of years ngo which
are regarded by the regular" as having specific
III, dca properties for the publication OF the blood,
and heno the only RENE lies adapted TO the treatment
Of nkin and scalp dIselaea
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-06-03
Vegetine Is Sold by oil Druggists.

%J ofun- ma, 10 l'Itd "a y si n
xAA B.MPLs no. 49, silver ..nV' M 6.,1 ~.
". a,,ids
T M XII " Crs AS,.. SMITHS VALVE ORGAN CO.. Pa~ III
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-06-03

Lyon. Heel Stifcner5 keep boots and she's
straight. Sold by shoe and hardware deaeor
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-06-03
WILL AWAKEN HOPE

n the breast OF many lifelong sufferer. Can ], In
road and Oh ,tisn 'pigit without prejudice without
esetyation, saw to tlos, afflicted " Here In these
IT at natural remedies, which may 10 hal OF any
chemist or druggist for a tin ng sum, is speedy
,1d permanent curei" With al Ist sense Of the re-
iporsbilitiei assume say can. There does not
exist cas-, OF chronic salt rehum or ccLeu tett r,
iingw orm penn phigus, PSORIASIS, eprosy iche nrurg
scald head, ndrud itching, or scaly erupons, OF
Lumors OF the kin, scalp snd tloo', that CuTICunA
externally, assisted by the tUTtcuRA SOAR and the
RHsoLvRsT in ernay, Inny not speedily, permanently
and economically cure when al Other remedies an I
IN thod Of cure have utt-ly filled. hive pro cd, In
hundreds Of tho most ag3rAyat cases their wonderful
curative power In ey Gence OF which submit the To-
low I'M remark BILE tcstll.UDias
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-06-03

ILLINOIS builds one half the farm
machinery of the country.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-06-03
sCALD HEAD. ALoPEcIA, ETC.

soALD HEAD.-H. A. Ra, mopd, audito- =. W. j. d
=. H. X Jackson, Mich, was cured Of scald head o!
nine ye,r,' durat on by the Cuticuia remedies.
FALLING OF THR HkIR.-Frank A. Bean, Ste,m Fire
Engine Boston, c,rsd Of slopecis or a ny OF ths
hair by the Cuticura remedies. which completely
stored his h ,ir when al said he would lose It.
DASDRury. Thomas Lee, 2lI6 FraDkfo'd Ave :,
Philadelphia afflicted with da druf which for twenty
years hal COVERED hi, scalp with scale, uue quarter Of
an inch In thickness, cured by the Cuticura ren,dcs
Ills scLp !, now free from dandru and 10 lie thy as
II IA possible for II To be-
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-06-03

If brooks are, as the poets call them,
the most joyous things in nature, what
are they always murmuring about?
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-06-03

The newest excuse of the tardy hus.
band is that he was on a jury and did
not know he would be out 50 long.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-06-03

Will send their Electro NOltac Belts to the
afflicted upon 80 days trial. See their adver-
tscment in this paper beaded, "On 30 Days
e..
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-06-03
FREQUENT wAsuIycs WITH PURE SOAP

free from causc alkales) and lukewarm water fol-
lowed by trisk rubbing with coarse towel will 90
more 10 preserve the healthy acon Of the gu ghnds
and tubes, upon which depends clear aud Wholesome
complexion than oil the cosmetics IN the world. 30
important Is the free and perfect action u the sweat
aud fat oil glands in the servhon OF the gene
raj health, % well 40 the special cohdtol OF the
akin that particular attention 10 them Will lie re-
warded by increased physical health They discharge
upon the surace Of tn body about two aad oHe-haN
pounds o. mattr per dGy and their importance In tho
publication OF the blood and fluids Of the body 50
great that were they closed by an inper'ions coat
Ing Ike rubber oiled slk death would soon en,ne.
THE GREAT sKIN AND SCALP DISEASES.
But bad rs ave minor forms CT tkin diseases, they
sink IT. to iusgnidcaEce when c0mpa cd with the great
skin and scalp diseases with which thNutaGds are nf
nc,ed during their wi ole iVa3 That the reader may
know II ore about them, the principal affections axe
here named emitting such IS ne svmptoms Of consti
tutlOnh diseases ! Ike measles, rath, etc. The most
important are salt Ihenm or ezsmn, letter, ring
worm, psorlad', imperigo, .prsy. lIchen Irurg',
la bes' Itch, Jscksons Itch, bakers itch, ground
itch sead head and dandruh.
Towern, atoye all others In extent in d1rAton, In
suferlOf, Is
ECZEMA,
commonly called salt iheum. Wilson divides Il into
lively, An clrs md other, into many more but IL |.
sufficiently car T. the acreage realer, and will be
recognize By It's snail waery blistor, about the BZs
Of a pinleid, wherever zen. Prnrigo, impetgo AMI
p,oius are but little behind palt heum IN tie sulc
las they cause schd cad Is another obstinate afec,
ton def Ing all remedies, destroying the hair and
Producing great m!'ery and aui, ring the ,cNlp like
the skin, Is tubjept TO alt Iheun, letter dandr lf,
III other eIuptive an! scay diseases which generally
destroy the har fo!ic's, aud reduce r'npaan!
bllGneBs
TIE TREATMENT
Of diseases OF the ikn icap has Teen for cenurel
based upon the mistaken theory that they entirely
due 10 om, impuity q the bod No spec al At
,cntln has ever been directed to the important pst
tie sweat and fat glands play In the propaya iol and
ina 'nteI anCe " disease.
II is no unjust reelection upon the medical p'0f 5.
sion to cay that IT, efforts In the cure Of rkl dis
eases have been fu'o. What with mistaken theO.
Iies, poisonous rfmelie', and hind adher nee u
methods and practices originating in ignoran aud
fupefsti.IoD, salt rheuu, tcald head and psoriass
flourish and increase upon systems thated by the
piouS use Loh internal and external of mercury,
arSctic, zine md lead.
For centuries 1t has been the popular notion that
diseases II tn, skin aud scalp mast le cured, u
cured at oil, by purifying the tlooi.
Admitting that this Ia partly true, what has been
tho IN thod or what the remsdes by which 1t wa
aauyht n Ia accountability
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-06-03
SKIN HUMORs, MILK CRUST. ETC.

sKIS HUNor--Mrs. s. E. Whipple, Decatur, Mch.,
writes that her face head, and pat Of her tody
were almost raw. Head cred It'll sea and sores
Suffered fearully and tried even thing Permanently
cured by Cutcurs remedies.
MILK CKusr-Mrs. Bowers, 1t8 Clinton Street, Gin.
cinnau speaks Of her sisters child, who cured Of
milk crust which resisted all remedies for two years
Now fine. healthy boy. with beautiful head Of hair.
TkTrrR OF Tns HASDs-EIilsbetn buckley, Little.
ton N H., Thankfully praises the CurGur remedts for
cuing Of teter Of the hands whih mad rendered item
almost uceless 10 her,
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-06-03
THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE SKIN.

Tho skin Is comp sed Of two layers which may 10
separated fOm each other BY the ectisn 81 is'er.
lhe thIn portion which Is raised up by the BIZ, er 10
called tho ,clrf skin, the cutcle, or the epi!crms
Tint which renlns In connection with The body Is
the sensitive skin, the cats, the d,rIua, the true
akin. Each has feparate dntie, to perform. The
sheath to protect the more ientiLiye kin under It,
Were the fcarf skin taken OF We could not bear to
have ANYTHING touch u.s. The derms or tue skin,
an It's glands oil tubes etc. are tho seat OF oil cuts-
LsOUk disease3,
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-06-03
ECZEMA RODENT, SALT RnEUM, ETC.

EczExA RoDIsr.-F. II. Drake, Esq agent for
Harper aud Brothers, Detroit Mich, gives an asst ish.
ing account Of his case (cczema ruden). which sd
cen treated by JnsnltSon Of physicians without
benefit, and which speedily yielded to tn. Cu,icura
rene les.
SALT EuKuN.--Wil' Mcdonald, 1915 Bu,ter6eld
Street. Chicago gratefully acknowledges cure of salt
years not abe to ak except on hands md knees Tor
one year; not able TO help himself for eight years
tiled hundreds Of romtdss doctors pionoun, cd his
case hopeless; permantn ly cured by the CUT iura
remedies.
PSORIASIS Thomas Delaney, Meupbi', Tenn.
afflicted with ps ras!s for nineteen years; completely
cured by Cu'iUurs remedies.
giSGwoRN-Geo. W. Brown, IS Marshall etreet
Providence, Il. l., cured Of rlugworm humor got at
the barbers viii spread all the ears, neck, and
face and for six years resisted oil kinds VI treatment;
cured BY CuticuIa remedies.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-06-03

Expose yourself day and night, eat too
much without exercise; work too hard
without rest; doctor all the time; take
all the vile nostrums advertised; and
then you will want to know
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-06-03

WHEN exhausted by mental labor take
Kidney-Wort to maintain healthy action
of oil Or0ana
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-06-03
BEAUTY BUT SKIN Deep.
Tow to Besutify, How to Preserve, and
How to Treat when Diseased,
tho skin and Scalp.
NJ n. 4. JossELxN, n. D., 81 New rssh.

Apart from the suffering caused BY skin diseases,
their influence on the happiness OF those 70 whom
d.cste and pcsrly complexion Is tho dsaret wish OF
their lives Ia paramount 10 all others No lady aict-
ed with cutanoous eruptons, or loss OF har VII deny
tb.t 10 obtain fair skin and luIurant trcsses, she
would gladly exchange the dis6guratcns chat now mar
bsr Otherwise handsome ACE hands, or hair for other
di,,a.ea of greater severity -eyen canRer,-coud
their .Iistepcs be concealed rom tho public eye.
MANY an ss,imsbe ladys lifs has been embtlered BY
cn,a1eou, Affections She imagincs trAt every ons
"a And comments upon her looks. She avoids focie.
" and public place and tndesyors to hide her misery
in sec,u,ion Here the struggle TO improve hef ap-
pesrancs 4, renewed. No ranedy 10 TOO fepusi,e or
dangerous 10 DO used. Arsenic "a deyoureo 10 age
ouapttlt. mercury Is taken internally end applied e.
ternsy until the teeth atds Ia their oosened iock-
els and the system groans beneath the lead Of posons
II is obliged to carry. ,L .uzA.
akin bleiDishes what must DO the conduon OF lhoee
sulrf ring from salt rhenm letter ring worm, penpei.
rus scraf To- rosy, lichen rrliiso and scAd neiof
No pen can fully describe III, ioriurrs they shuute'
Death In many cases might be considered blessing.
The burning heat, Inflammation, and itching nearly
rpe the Iuefer 10 do violence 10 himfef IN order 10
end his suferngs I have seen patients tesr their
ftsh With their hais until the blood flowed In steem
Others have told me that they coull cut the fesi
nom their limbs 30 great wa the sgony they endured
with a view to imUGrt some usefJl Information on
the contradiction ind preservation OF the stiD, snlp
md hair aud the proper treatment Of them when dis
eased. lave here condensed to popular form such
Information ns Is most desired.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-06-03
How to Get Well.

HOW 10 WtI WVII,
Which is answered in three words
Take Hop Bittersl See other column. -
Express.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-06-03
WHAT WE WANT"

said q distinguished authority on the skin, what
we most earnestly desire In order to ere obstinate
akin and alp affections, are three great rsu siIss,
with as many specific properties namely -
~. An internal remedy possessing csthirtic
tonic and alternative properties, which will enable II
TO cIpel through the natural purifiers Of the BODY
viz tho lungs, liver, kidneys. bywels, AMI skin, the
constitutional poison which aoats In the blood and
circulating fluids OF the body.
40 An exteinsl, interchangeable application Of
Jelly consstenco that may srest inflammation or IT.
itation and DESTROY fungus or parasitic glouths
and.
"S. An emollent and healing soap, free from
ciustic akass aud Irritating properties, for cleans.
ing diseased surfaces and partaking, In q milder
form, the medicinal properties Of the external spp
cation.
with three such remede, % l conceive. pos
sible to prepare, but which do not now how to
exist, will venture to assert that ninety ernnm
OF tho shin diseases In existence may be permanently
cured"
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-06-03
AT LAST
New and Wonderful, Invention.

DIR. -. X, WAKEFIELD. Buffalo, has deviseda
means to cure lmlotrncy, Spcnnal0rrhGa seminal
Weakness, Resulting from youthful errors excess.
permanent cure guaranteed without medcine) in to
months. Send stamp fr circular and be- convinced Ad-
dress, DR.. o. H. WAKEFIELD h co., roat-Onice Box 2i9,
uun 10
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-06-03
TIE TRUE THEORY.

Tuts little light is b.ng thrown upon tho darknus
that has surrounded the Intellect OF the past. To
few Gernen and French physicians and specialists
NO owe what true Progress we arc making at the
present II re In the cure OF O5st nate affections oflhs
sta and SCALP 1h"y ts0ch Al prove, (D ihat dis,
eases Of the skin pn sc,lp are csused by dersnge-
mcnt Of the secretuy and tIcIetcry tubes and yees
Of the true ski1; and (2) that such dl elss or rf-
fs'ilons arc aggravated ant msntained by POLIO GUS
fluids containing the rus OF scr fula malaria, or
coDtagi0u' disease, which are discharged from the
booi aud crcl'gtiog huid, upon the skn through
the swea, ard fat glands From these lsts they
ctssfuy mai Itsia tint skin d eases cannot he cured
solely by internal remedies, nor focly by extena
remedies, but b. . jldcous use Of both. These sf
frctiJns are not wholly caused by impurities OF the
blood aud circulating fluids, nor are they due entirely
10 diseased condition OF tn, swat and fat gacds,
tubes, veises, and cells OF the true fkio, but 10
peculiar ard in,epsrabls condition Of 10th. For II
you treat tho ore u the neglect OF the other, no
progress Is made Tut with attention to both OF the
same tine, md the use Of such remedies a. | can
here recommend. cure 10 possible in nearly Sery
case,
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-06-03

Hon. William Taylor, Bosto-, Mass, permanently
cured OF humor Of the face and scalp (eczema) that
had been treated uLsuc es-ully for twelve yaGrs by
many Of BoStons best physicians ard mnst motel
specialists as well IS European authoritIe lie says
81 have been atsd with IT. successfu use OF the
Cutcufa remedies that | have stopped men in the
streets 10 tell them Of my case"
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1880-04-25
@. B. S. NJ
Manuel AlcaM del Olm0
REALIDADES.

AL escribir ell artfculo que public6
.N Agente del l3 de abril, impulsado
20 por otro trabajo en- que el BoLE-
TIN daba la voz de alarma contra las
sugestiones del partido liberal avan-
zado de esta provincial, que suponia
informaba la actitud de respetables
conservadores amigos mios en- una
campa1a electoral pr6xima a veriti-
carse, cumpll un deber defendiendo
Ia actltud de estos amigos de tai sos-
pecha, d la vez que procure fjar
la posicion de mi amigo v corre,igio
mario ell senior genera. SAM, dedu-
ciendola de sus actos pdblicos y que
son por consiguiente del dominic de
todos. Ambos extremes me pare
cieron una necesidad, va porque los
movies de todos son en- mi concep-
to dignos de alabama y va tambien
porque tengo la certeza de que obe-
decen, no al ajeno impulse, sino que
4 la voz de sus conciencias despues
de un maduro examen.
Como quiera que estas actitudes
en- personas tan respetables no pue-
den menos de inhuir en- las de la
masa del partido conservador, y CO.
mo por otra parte con elias estoy
identifcado, pareciome que cumplia
meior mis- deberes suscitando el de-
bate que consintiendo la sospecha, y
hoy estoy mas persuadido de no
haberme equivocado, porque aun a
trueque de que Sc me trate como
sospechoso de herejfa polftlca, y Sc
guro de que ell tempo ha de conce-
derme la justicia que en- ell presente
no Sc me haga, la satisfaction de mi
conciencia, primer juez cuyo inape-
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1880-04-25
FieStaS en- GurabO.

Atentament9 invitsdos, tuvimos ell
gusto de asistir ell domingo las 6estas
de Gurabo, modesto pueblo cuyo pro-
greso contribuye bsstante nuestro ami
go d. jaime Sala con la magnffi ga ha-
cienda de cana que ell su fertil y extern
50 vega ha fomentado.
Ell sabado anterior habian tenido lu-
gar animadas carreras de caballos, en-
que resuitaron premiados los de me-
jor paso, de mas correr Y de me-
jores formas. Tambien Sc habian dis
tribnido so limosnas de una libra de
carne, una de pan y otra de arroz, entire
las cincO personas mas necesltsdas de
cada barrio.
Ell domingo Is amaneci6 Ell pueblo
Iimpio, engalanado con banderas pal
meras al lededor de su extensa plaza.
La orqu0sta de Ciguas SO habia trasla-
dado Gurabo.
La fosta reigiosa, que comenz6 a las
10 Y termin6 las 12l, estuvo eoncurri-
disima Y solemne. Acompanabsn al
p4rroco Sr. Espina, los de Juncos San
Lorenzo, habiendo hecho este nltimo Ell
panegirico de San Jose.
Por le tArde distribuyeronse otras so
limosnas iguales a las del dia anterior
entire los cinco mas pobres de los ba-
rrios que seguian & los que habian Ieci-
bido identico socorro el sabado.
Despues acudieron senorss, senoritas,
autoridades y pueblo a la orills del
cristalino rio presenciar los equili-
brios que hscian sobre una prolongada
cucana horizontal que Sc habia extern
dido encima de IN prolongado charco,
en ell cual 80 dieron algunos banos, ex-
citando la hilari:iad de los circunstan-
tes, los asOirantes al premio.
A la caida de la tarde Sc presentaron
montadas en- bonitos Y arrogantes cor
celes varias lindisimas amazonas, ele-
gantemente yastidas, quienes, acomps-
nadas de muohos jinetes, lanzsbaE sus
caballos con la volocidad del psiaro por
la calle transversal arriba que, de norte
sur, pasa por ell frente de la iglesia.
Aquel espectaculo semejaba un torneo
de la Elad Media en que tomaran par
to principal las castellanas de la epoca;
la gallardia y destreza con que domi-
naban Y manejsban los brutos aquellas
arrogantes senoritas ersn admirables.
Una d6bil pero valerosa j6ven de jun
cos que habla cambiadp su caball0 con
ell de una amiga, al encontrarse de repen-
te con otlos jlnetes que baiaban, trat6
de conteher con tai fuerzs el ajeno ca
balio en que montaba, cuys blsndura
de boca ella no conocia, que este Sc en-
cabrito sentandose sobre las ancas. Con
una presencia de amino que hubiera
sido notable en- un hombre, sac6 ell bre-
We pie del estribo y SO lsnz6 al suelo con
la rapidez del rayo, saliendo ileSa del
pelig:o.
A las diez de la noche comenz6 el
concurridisimo bale en- la casa munich
pal, en- ell cual no supimos que admirar
mas, 81 la belleza de squellas j6venes,
por 10 general de aventajada estatura,
ancha espalda, reducida cintura, oios
rasgados, grandes y expresivos y colo
res earopeos, 8 los lujosos trsjes, oorta-
dos por 81 iltimo fgurin, qus llevaban.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1880-04-25
FOELETEN.
Ell
c1BAzoN z Il cAaEzA,
POR
JOSE SELGAS.
{ CONTINUATION. J


Un espiritu suspicaz acaso hubiera
creido distinguir cierto acento ir6nico
en- las palabras de Esteban pero la
madre de Mercedes nj era excesiva
mente suspicaz, nj SO hallaba en- situa-
cion de apreciar semeiantes pormenores.
Semejante al cuervo de la fabula, SO OIL
vid6 del queso que llevaba en- ell pico,
canto del modo siguiente:
No dndo que Mercedes acepte la
posicion que V. 10 ofrece. Creo mas. {.
creo advertir en- ella particular predilec-
cion por V. Esas cosas no Sc escapan
facilmente una madre.
- Az, sonora exelamo Esteban, le.
vantando los ojos al cielo LENA V. con
esas palabras la medida de mi desgra-
cia. Acerca V. la miel mis- Iabios pre-.
cisamente en- el momento en- que tengo
que apartar mi boca para no probarlaD
ID Como es ESQ. ...? pregunto la
viuda, sin saber que interpretation dar
10 que acababa de DIR.
Esteban tosi6, como 81 quisiera dist
mular Ia inquietud que experimentaba,
contesto & su futura suegra diciendo
--Hemos convenido en- que la felici-
dad de nuestro amor necesita la base
de una pingie fortuna, y ante esta YER
dad inexorable que oprime mi corazon,
me revela ". con crueldad inaudita que
tal veg Mercedes me anna. i lie parece
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