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Smyrna times., 1881-10-26
THE GREAT
BURLTNGTOV ROUTE.

GJ JRLIHGIDN AO{E'E,
1S-NO other line runs Three Through Pas
sengcr Trains Daily between Chicago, Dc5
Moincs, Council Bluffs, Omahn, Lincoln. st.
Joseph, AtchlSOn, Topeka and Kansas City.
Direct connections for all points in NGnSas,
Nebraska, Colorado, W yGIain@. Montana, Ne
yadI. %cw Mexico, Arizona, Idaho, Oregon and
California.
The Shortest, Specdicet and Most Cnmforta-
Bile Route via Hannibal to Fort Scott, Denisun,
Dallas, Houston, Austin, San Antonio, Calves
ton and all points i'll Texas.
The uncqualcd Inducements offered by this
Line to Travellers and Tourists. arc rs follows:
Ihe celebrated Pullman NG-whccD Palace
Sleeping Cars, run only on this Line. c., B. &
Y. Palace Drawng-ItOom Cars, with Horizons
hecllnlng chairs. No extra charge for Seats
IN lteclining Chairs. The famous c., II. g. ..
Palace Dining Cars. Gorgeous Smoking Cars
ntted with Elegant High-Backed Rattan Re-
Volving Chairs for the exclusive use of first
class passengers.
Steel Track and Superior Equipment, COM
Dlned with their Great Through Car Arrange
West
Try it, and you will find travelling luxury
instead of discomfort
Through Tickets via this Celebrated Line
Tor sale at all Offices in the United States and
Canada.
All information about Rates of Fare, Sleep
will be cheerfully given, and will send Free to
any address an elegant County Nap OF nitcd
States, in cOlOrS by applying to
j. O. a. BEAN, Gems Eastern Agent,
PERCENAL Low ELL
General Passenger Agent Chicago.
J. j. POTTER.
General Manager. Chicago
Smyrna times., 1881-10-26

All fets must be at the various stations at least
thirty 3e minles before starting Of train otherwise
they will lay oEsr twenty four (2f) hours.
Freight Trains will have Passenger Car attached
which win be subject to delays Incident Othe Freight
business
o. S. SANFORD. Superintendent.
OXFORD. ND. Dec. 81, 1880.
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BEEAKwATER FRAxKFoRD AID WORCESTER R. r.

BREAKwATER & FRANKFoRD AID WORCESTER R. Il.
TRAINS NORTH. TRAINS SOUTH.
4. N. AN. p. NJ. p NJ. p. N.
IO0.. 60O...leGve Franklin arrive ~G1j 8OO... 200
J45..-. 740.........SnOw Hi-.......5.l5715... 100
G30... .900.............Berin. 3d.. l145
AN.
512l0 20 .....F .FTankfOrd 90 40 .. 104S
S1O.12i0 arrive Georgetown ea.l 45-45O.. 9.45
IMPORTANT EOTICE-After Saturday. October
1st 1881 until further notice Steamer will leave Pier
36 (Od number 81 foot of Beach Street North River
New York, at p. m, MONDAY and THURSDAY Of
each week for Lewes. Delaware. where it connects
with trains for ChincOteage and Franklin City, Va
Stockton. Snow Hill and Berlin Nd, Georgetown,
Milford and Harrington DEL and points the Della
ware and Maryland Peninsula reached by railroad.
Trains will run from points named above TO con-
meet with Steamer leaving Lewes on TUESDAY and
FRIDAY Of each week at p. IN, and due in New
York early next morning.
L. BEoNE f., Pass Agt.
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l847 KENT COUNTY 1881.
Mutual Insurance Co.,
DOVER. DEL.

Insures against loss by fire. issuing mutual pohcles
only under which payments are made ANNUALLY IN
advance during membership, and on ceaSing TO nc
mempers whatever remains uneXpended aiter PAYING
losses expenses and dividends Is returned hereOy
furnishing insurance at cost.
Smyrna times., 1881-10-26

Tumors, erysipelas, mercurial diseases, scrof-
plN and generally debility cured by :" DR..
Lindseys Blood Searcher."
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Phila., vii. & Bait. r. r.
DELAWARE DIVISION.
SUMNER ADVANCEMENT.
NoRTHwARD.
SOUTHWARK.

ON and after MONDAY. May %. 1881, Sundays
xcepted trains will leave as follows:
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Delaware & Chesapeake
Railway. j..
WINTER ARRANGEMENT.

On and after MONDAY, January 8, 1881 Sundays
eEeepted) trains win run as follows:
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]. { B., B.&F., and v. RAILROAD.
- IJ%SENItDH Win IIE
OLD DOMINION STEAMSHIP COMPANY
SUMNER ARRANGEMENT.

On and after MONDAY, June 10Th, 1881, (Slndays
excepted) trains will run as follows:
Smyrna times., 1881-10-26

NoTicE.--Dr. KIine's Great Norva pa-
stonerl theimaryel Of the aoa Cor ali Nerve
Diseases. lIll Cts stoone.i f,ae oo,,d ~
''i Aaeh Slr Philadelphia, Pa. oct 27-1y
Smyrna times., 1881-10-26
Ahstract of statement, 1850.

DIRECTORS:
GEORGE w. CUMMINS. President.
YIN w Tscbudy DIR. Henry Ridgely,
John Ii. HOtfecker Cnarles, N, Nnnl'oh'
George II. Money, gOhn W Cauae$, a..
Jacob Williams, of Seaford. EX%ioV' James FonueT'
WM DENNEY, JR., Secretary and treasurer
Smyrna times., 1881-10-26
FALL FOREIGN gAvclIs.

This season We have
be en- compelled to
import moro largely
than ever. AS we
have increased the
amount, so we have
excelled in style and
quality.
Smyrna times., 1881-10-26
6 Cents per Bushel
SHELL LINE,
is decidedly the CHAPIs5T AND MOST RELIABLE
FERTILIZER for PENINSULA use
Price for The Year 1881, 6 Cents per buShGl

SPECIAL RATES OF FREIGHT at al Stations
the railroad
Orders filled promptly for any amount from one c
load to ten thousand bushels. Send orders early.
Smyrna times., 1881-10-26

GOING anIfrII
Smyrna times., 1881-10-26

rorcelainD in plates,
plaques, vases, etc.,
etc. Gla ssw are,
leather goods, clocks,
bronzes, mantel orna-
morts, candlesticks,
mirrors, Rococo
goods, ETC., etc., etc.
Smyrna times., 1881-10-26
OCTOBER.
NOVEMBER.

Azr Hack leaves Smyrna about 4 hour before the
kcRo
, 1881-01-04

Spttfai NspdtcA to Ths Chicago Tribune.
DUnCQuE, H., Jan. 3.-Ju.lgu james lsatlIl
rock. Of the State Supreme Court, ltnvlpgIAct
nsldu Ja.lge 1layGs' decision In tllQ Chicago.
Milwaukee, u ST. Paul mt! .EHrEl,wcstGri,
tallronl case, tho Milwaukee, ronlpany have
illntle flank movement, mid will b.lltt their
trnck around the Stoukwcll switch, and thus
enter Lyons III several dnys. This morning
twenty teams aid itfty men,. lar.tled the
streets 9f Lyons mid Clinton burning Dinners
"'rhe Chicago, Milwaukee, Il St. 1aNl ltail-
way. We Aru Cu,nlng I'll to Clinton aliu Ly-
ntiHN ctr.
, 1881-01-04
4 HARD WINTER.

WYOMING. 1t
: srein, DbpsieA to 1nt Chicago 7t'hnne.
HAWKINS, Wyo., Jan. A.-Tllc present cold
snap which las extended throughput the
rntiru East has been Tho mnst thoroughly
Arti, wave Of tho winter a10Ng this division
of tho Uniun l'acilic 1la.lroad. lscpqgts FROM
Sherman {tho crossing Of tic lilNfk Hills
tic highest r1,tlroMi punt on the tIitoct Hun
from Chicago To San Franeiscn}f Laramie
City, Caribou, Fort Steele, Summit a,ll other
elevated flIroau prints nrar the GDntIntlftnI
Divide, stato tint during tlse p;.,t week tho
mercury frequently fell 10 D3, ,,nnd nj so,ne
piaces 45 aud 10 tlcgrtcs,c below zero,
delaying the expreAst tttsns rs much MS
twelve hours III tauh direction. a grent
tlcal uf,.. tsD,,blo has been Experienced
IN ihe muycl,lri,t of freight tmI,ls,--
several having, IT, bc abandoned, and nj, tlil-
uy,,al,nt1,ol,,t or "AOubilng III" rcsurteu
to;-lu fact. the engineers claim tl.at It was
~, Intensely cuist during tic hight tat It WIS
al,,pst impossible 10 keep ny stenn enough
IL nova tic trains, a,tl all ut then, swear
TINT It would IIavu hcu,t colder II tho ther-
jnOmeicr l,ad been longer. Numerous c,.scs
nf rrruze,i cars, t,nnts, and fcct arn rctnrtp,l,
Ii, f,ct, they are "too NUMEROUS to men,
itqi,.h The snow.storn,s cxtrnlrd along tic
entire line of tho Unio, Pacific. fsD1n Omaha
ID Echo, near ug.le,,,-ir0ln which lnint
, 1881-01-04

Special Dbpatth to 1hs Chteaeo Tribune.
nAwLlSs, Wyo.. Jun. 3.-Near'y MI of tho
Iuntellse q,tuntity Of freight, wl,fcl, nsErc-
gated ! ,000,00 pounds, Mt the Government
slepots here, Inns been shipped to tito military
cailtonmot of the Slxti. fnfnntry at Willie
River Ute Agency, Colora,lo,-the large Mt1lll-
bur Of .wago,rtralns especially ordered here
for the purpose being directed IN return by
rait tu Fort tinrnnd taNl A'nn0sa, COLO. lilo
expense OF Ills movement 1T lcA,ils anil trans
purtatt0n hemee to thu Soutl, uill return Is
CStljnutG1l Mt SlOp, ,00Q,
, 1881-01-04
T11E 1,AppA1IAySocK,

FnEnEnrcKspuRo, Va., ,4w'. 3-Tlr Rap
nahaanask ,1 'ysf os. Is eos with saes,, es eight 1T
ilrewooil. Tia authorities, have taken pos
session Uf nll the wood In tic yards, Iii order
to prutuct tic destitute, mil the supply Of
yntetlay tHNil ali'lost cut W. by tho freczln''
, 1881-01-04
PURCHASE ORA RAILWAY,

CLEVELAND, O., Jan. 3.-4Nl'lndlay special
TO tho Lcttlcr represented tho people Of thut
place ns greatly ngttntetl over Il rutner, sald
to br we'll grounded. tint tho UltU Central
md t.:llie Erie & Western, baye bought the
Cleveland, SAntltlsky Il Cincinnati Railway.
Flndiay merchants propose III self-lefcllso
to build n brunch to st,lllu other roAa.
, 1881-01-04

I.nE!nrs1's Tower, Lambeth Palacc, and Also at
tho trOwcr nf London. at tho latter rlacc may
1n seen Rpcelnrus or tho 'tfA4 and hthor
nnctcnt Instruments ~ t,rsnso ht'o,'t 10 DO r.
vivel. With n'mlrrn improvements: ni,d M fnr
{iOvrrnr,t1it to NJ, .uttiinnnt IEtrfntn4Nn, nrr.
Apply Mt tho .tKAtuct'a U(Lcc. Whitehall, y.
W.. for furlhct Information"
, 1881-01-04

.SorT11 ANNOY, n. j., Jams 3.-lsaritan hay
Is frozen solid from soutlIuimboy to Peril,
A,nboy, md na far out ths Stnten lsinnd
Sounl,. Sayernl vessels With eargucs and
others iii buIIust TIRE fnst In the lcG,
, 1881-01-04


PH11AnELp1lIA, p,.,. jan. 8.-Tl,c obstrue-
ttons Ut tho trains OF thu new Washington t&
New York llno by the Pennsylvania Road
on the junction truck In this city still coli
tlnue, No trouble Ia; experienced upon the
junction road utller tian upon the milo
which rms through, the Pennsylvania
frctgllt.yard, as.d which,. by decision Of tho
United States Court. was tnade the common
proussty Of tho roads. constituting the new
liIa aud tho Pennsylvania. During tho past
week trains have. been = lbtatne1
from ono to three mud four hours, the
main efforts of the! -pol,nsylv0nIa men
being directed toward the blockadlng OF tho
Now York ai,I Washington trains. While
there Is but very little fsclKht In tho yard,
aud but slight movement ut tlmes other than
such as baltimore j. Ohio trains are due; tue
tracks Ut ttlese hours are filled Will, culpty
coal ulll oil cs1ys. 'alsd every posssblo 1ieans
, 1881-01-04
DRIVEN DEE RY.lIHe WIND.

'p!IovIScETowS;,,M Mass, jNdH:, 4-Tllot.b
Nos tIis morning tows'' IN th6Ahrk Horace
seal'l'ier, fr"ln AtrleNs ..tay boefoh:: Tho
J ,lato lAs cl'argu of tIle battk,al,o Captain
bsc, / ,llt1ltl, oil tho cnst, ilflyi,lR betn re-
, ppAtetlly driven oif by eales Of wtfi. -:
, 1881-01-04

PlTrsMuuu, pa.. jan. a-An injunction was
Issued to-tlny !n tlls Common Pluas ED,iTt, 70
strolulng ule l.ey. Neytn Wootstlo ,ttuta
preucllig In UAk Alley Church. q II ). 's,..,'
, 1881-01-04

of Il no1jceman. And oncs aEnin tho vlcio,ls
tH,akt's Djfg wIts Have far lust hs TIM Olcer was
niuItt to ncd bullet intn. Jim hcu BIZ keeper
arrived and took chnrED Of him.
, 1881-01-04
THE RAILROADS.
Commissioner Fink Not Satisfied
with the East.Bound Pool.
IIo Wants the Lines I;nst Of CHI
cago to Iscatijust 1t.
A Decision Of tho court ut Baltimore ID
tho sleeping-0ar Litigation.
Continuation Of the Pennsylvania Compa'
ny's Yard stsntagctns at Phila-
y dcIphia.

ny's Yard strntagctns at phila-
dcIphia.
AN Ia1rO1lTANr STATEMENT.
Commissioner Fink IL t,ot satisfied with
tho working Uf tho pnSt.bOuid lHol. ni,u
Chains that tho present system OF pooling The
business from mi.ial Western points ls so
defective ns 10 make the arrangement utmost
worthless, Ttu tr,,ul,le. 1Ir. Fink thinks,
arises from tho fnct That tho business Is iot
ru,,iyislrd a,nong tito trunk lines. l}y this
!" Mr.. Fink e.lIls Tint, for Instance, business
over tho Michigan Central may bu c0Iisianct(
over the Grst,Ml Trunk, (sreNt Western, Ut
Canada Southern from Detrutt to Buffalo.
at Buffalo 1t may Ngnfn 10 coilsigmcd over
tho New York Central or tic New York,
Lake Eric te'Western. hut thure Is ao pool
east frotl, Detroit or east trum Buffalo, thus
leaving tho competition between tho ttlrcn
Canutn lines from Detroit md tic two
! New York lines from Buffalo rs strong rs
j ever, nrh offering INDUCEMENTS for cutting
\ frnln ChlcnEp. 10 cxplnlli this lnhitgr flilly,
nNi to show tic necessity OF iu',ac.tiatp nc
tIun, Comm issloner Fink has list lssur'i lilo
following circular:
neNcs q rates 81 east humid + freight from tv H.
nitIai Western roi.ls, ani tint this obJcrt can
only 10 nt!nncti " extending TO- shD "tr,nk ,a
sanIe ARRANGEMENTS for dlvlslt,ns OF trnlic. ~
prcset,t tonlotIvc for nutinx tho r,tes BY tho
Istwccn tho !tilt!ai westert. ,roa.Is existed.
ctnxa Wa SsEh yf # s SstWss s s as H.
there llnve l,ccn prepared tho following stnsc'
s,aiement M. 1sa-showlng tho proportion Of
tho EhlcuKu fEuIght trnfllu forwarded tu tho
, 1881-01-04

SASnusKy, o.. Jan. .3.-Thu rumovs'goIng
the rounds Of thu press tl,ut the Cincinnati,
Sanlusky IL, Cleveland Kailroatl l.as been
lleru spccillatiuns nnd without foununtlul,,
, 1881-01-04

cumplatnnnt's ratent docs not Aocm to us 80
clcar mid Without 'loubt IA to authorize tla at
uncH to issue tho lntunptfnn prnycl for. THO
interests involved on each side arc very great,
md wcro VIC to grant tho lnotlnn upon evidence
Of tho character now Furnished by tho com.
plntnnnt, cuntraafctcs1 by evidence Of m low
Rrat1u by tho defendant. wo might 10 ns mitch
trruparnbi0 Injury rs wg nro nhkcd 10 prevent.
Thls Ia nnttcr ntidrcssnd 10 Tho sound dtBcTe-
ton Of tl,o Court. 1t ia not n matter Ut course,
upon tho presentation Of n patent which pr'ma
fuole establishes tho right of tho patentoe "
tho thing patented, accompanied by M ntcRa.
uon that tho 1cfendnht Is violating It, thnt
n preliminary Injunction Will issnc.
but It iB1sst appear fIkawlso ta,lt
II tho writ Of injunction docs not now tasle tho
catnplalranss will 10 lrrcparabfy Injured, and
that no subsequent decree Ut tho Court cnt, s'l'-
cIehtly ascertain md inako you'd thoir dan,nEcs.
For ten ycars tho defendant company hna ns.-
der cautrlct of tho complalnnnts beon running
glecping.cnrs Of tho -complainA,tts over their
ruad. It has now htilIt cottntn cars Ut tl8 own.
M 1t IL alleged utter tho paicht
Of Tho compntuRnta, which It proposes u run
over tho same line Of roai. Whit irrnpnrable
Injury l,,cs this cause? Tho prolIts accr1lnH to
tho eunpRtnnns for tho iise ur tho clra Ut tho
co.nplAfnlnts hitherto rtlh Ivy defendant under
tho cotitsAet botwecn them arc known, md
thorc cnt, l,e difficulty In aecrtntnins tho luss
tu cuinplulnnnts by tho tf6o Ut tho
ours defendant proposes to run. Hut
to utnut this nlutl0n upon those cxpnrtt
,ltlilaytI wuull bu IL unnecessarily deprive tho
defendant OF tic ,tso of iurgu cuplu Invested
Il, tho building OF these ears bcforo tho question,
OF heterogeneous Is ntljlld!catcd. 1f tho de-
ftnt!Ant Company wero insovont an't nut nm
swcrabla fl damages 1t will ntfur1t strung reason
for tho present influence Of tho Courts, but this
Is nut pretended. Ii Is alleged uitl urged
strongly upon tho Court In argument
, 1881-01-04

uEAAS d SIs AO iSs
Tho st. Louis RcpnhltcN1l says, ut Is
learned from III entirely reliable source tllat
mt tho tlnlo tf Col. j. N. Taramore'a Into visit
10 New York syndtcato WIS formed 0f cal,-
l.aiIsts OF that city, who set apart 50, 100000
which Is to DO used for pushing the co,lstruc-
ttoM md completion Of tho Texas Il st. Louis
llailroad. Tho privilege was reserved ot
placing Sl,00o.000 In st. Louis. Of this
amount SSso,0 900 has been alrently pledged,
nntl there will bo no difficulty III plncing tho
entlro amount among st. Louis capitalists
aid snlftl business met, all Of wll0nl ara
al,xiolls tn sllnre In tho construction Of the
ronN which will curry tho tradB Ut IL. Louis
t0 tho City ut Mexico. An soon ns tho amount
IL ratsctl thu construction OF tho rontl between
Birds Paint, 0ppnsIt Cairo, and TaxnrknnR,
will bu commenced. working from both ends
Uf tic line. When that Ia finished tho
building 0r tho truck from Wacu n,.
IL tho ITO GFanuB will be il,n4sNratcn. Tho
road Will bu completed from fsinl's Point to
Texnrknnn, II everything Il favorable. within
onu year. The rtlal will strtke tho Rio
Grantie at Il point to cDnltect Will, tic Palmer
l. Sullivan system OF Mexican nnrr0W-gaugo
tracks. Thts last-llanell fir'N have franchises
ai,4 subsidies FROM thu atcXicnn G0yeri,neAt
nlal ure rapidly wDrkng. With the Mexican
systonl af roaas Air. Gould Ias nothing to
do. the i!ewspalny, statements to the contrary
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1881-04-29

gobierno, oyendo q los exponentes
radlcales, estabiece ell Institute civil
promovido por un periodista y un
diputado provincial muy conocidos
aquf por sus creencias polfticas y su
falta de creencias religiosas, otro GO
bierno 10 suprimira al convencerse
de que nj asisten a el sino unos po-
cos externos de la capital, nj espon-
de ninguna necesidad, nj tiene las
simpatlas de los principales contri.
buyentes.
No, no elevaremos ninguna COZ.
traexposicion. Cast convene que Sc
instale dicho Institute para que e.
pals experiments una vez mas q su:
expensas una triste verdad varias We.
ces comprobaia: 4 saber, que e
BoLETIN defiende siempre sinceramen
tie los intereses del pals, como 10 esti
viendo con la funests asimiacion de
la legislation de Aduanas.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1881-04-29
Boletin Mercantil.

centimos de peseta por cada Is gra-
mos.-Idem ordinarias no franquea-
das, 60 centimos por idem. m.-Tarje-
tas portales, Is por cada una.-Im-
presos, periodicos, muestras y pape-
les de negocios, 10 c6ntimos por ca
da 80 gramos.-Derecho flo de GER
tifcacion, 25 centimos de peseta.-
Derecho lie aviso por recibo de un
envio certi6cado 10.
-Extracto de la session celebrada
ell 6 de noviembre en- la Diputacion
provincial.
-Repartimiento genera, de la
contribution territorial para ell ano
economico de l881-82.
Ell 20 de mayo entrante tendra
'ugar en- la Comandancia principal
de Marina ell remate del corral dc
pesca de Ia boca del rio Dorado.
-Esta vacante la secretarla mu
nlcipal del nuevo pueblo de BARGE
loneta, dotada con so pesos men
suales.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1881-04-29
CONSOLES SOBRE LA PLANTATION
Y CULTIVO DE LA CANA DE AZUCAR
PM D J. Carlos Glnens1 De Quras.

Siempre que haya de plantarse Ia
cana de azucar, debe eseogerse el suelo.
Asi, pues, es necesario en- primer lugar
averiguar que elementos constitutivos
entran en- la cana y reconocer 81 los te-
rrenos que SO destlnan aquella indus
tris reunen en- 81 parties de aquellos ele-
mentos y 81 es de facil y de ventaioso
6xito anadirle los que le falten.
Sabido es, como va he dicho varias
veces, que as cenizas de la cana tiener.
ei 1915 por ciento de- slice, y que
por 10 tsnto los siiicatos deben ser pro
piclos 4 esta planta.
Hssta haze POGO tempo todos creia-
mos que la Slice era insoluble y por 10
tanso no asim Liable las piantas, To-
niendo 81 conyencimisnto de que las
arenas eran terrenos impropios para to-
do cuitivo. La experiencia y la cien-
cis, nacids de ella, nos han probado que
la Slice es soluble, = que las plantas Ia
asimilan durante su crecimiento = des-
arrolio al contacto del acido csrbonico.
Asi, pues, no debemos desechar para
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1881-04-29
II FOLLETIN.
Ell ORGULLO Y ELL AMOR,
NOvELA ORIGINAL
P0R
ID. MANUEL IBO OALFARO
{ CoNTINUAoIoN. J
NovELA ORIGINAL

OON11NOAO1ONs
Terrible. Todayia no me habeis
deiado confaros an secreto, que, repri-
mido en- mi corazon hace algunos dias,
me despedaza el alma.
ST =. ST, hsbla pronto
-Escuchadme vos sabeis ell estado
de abyeccion en- qua oaf desde que mar
cho Renato; vos sabeis que ell mundo
desde entonces era indiferente para mi.
Cuando en- la lista de los prisioneros
del Pla del Pou lei su nombre, ofrecf
IN sacriicio al Altisimo cuando supe
que los habian fusilado en- Buriasot. 10
consume. Aquella misma noche, en-
esta misma h8bitacion, arrodillada an
ts esa divina im4gen, hice solemnemen-
s. voto de virginidad.
ID Que dices9 grit6 el Magistral
asombrado.
-Lo que por mi NAL sucedi6 con-
tinuo Csrlota sollozando; aborrecida
de mi madre, como entonces me yeia :
roto el lazo que me unia Ell mundo; iu-
re Cristo ante esa efgie de su Madre.
encerrarme para siempre en- el convento
mas miserable de Valencia acsbar mis-
dias entire las religiosas de nuestra se-
nora de Belen.
~ Desgraciads murmur6 Ell Maois.
tral levantandose p6lido como IN difun-
TO-; desgraciads criatura.
- Sc han efectuado mis- iIusiones !?
/ lse han hecho realidades mis- uuime.
Fas, : Pregunt6 Carlots, 81 paso que
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1881-04-29

Carlota le dirigi6 una silenciosa mi
rada. 1 Que ideas SO revolvian en- aque
instante en- el espiritu de esta joven.
La sonora de Aipequera habia pade
cido anteriormente una snfermedad muy
particular cuando un grave sucesc Ia
sfectaba demasiado, quedaba sumergi.
da en- nm profundo sueio.
Este sueiio era terrible no se le ha.
bia reproducido desde la muerte de su
esposo, pero en- este momento la AGO.
meta con fuerza.
A la media hora entro ell senior Ma.
gistral.
-Todo esta dispuesto, dijo; y sacu.
diendo Ia madre de Carlota, vamos
coutinu6, vamos q despedir vuestra
hijs.
Ell letargo no SO habia arraigado to-
davia en- dioha sonora, por cuya razon
despert6 & la palabra "hiia."
IA donde ? pregunt6 distraida.
Al convento.
-VaMos.
Su mente estaba ofuscads.
Il Ay; Dios mio exclam6 Renato a
media voz mordi6ndose los labios y mi
rando al tocho.
Csrlota di6 un suspiro.
Los criados lloraban.
Sc hace tarde, dijo el magistral, ca
precise marchar.
-Sl, marcharemos contest6 Carlo.
ia, y tomo el brazo de su madre. que 10
cedi6 con indolencia.
AL pasar iunto al piano corto un ale-
i blanco ie uua mata que creois on un
flo zero chinesco.
Una hor era TODD 10 que ssta oriatura
recogia del muudo una Il i que prom
to SO marohitarla como aus blancas ilu-
sionesi una flor que con sus halsgaenas
fantasies tendria que errojar al entras
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1881-04-29

gar6 por ii en- Ia soledad del clsustro,
en- compania de las religiosss 20 i'm
plorare al Altisimo tn felicidad. 7 vos,
senior Magistral, protector milo, ayudad-
ms en- mi conAicto; va soy infel q mi
palabra; va hace tres dias que debia
permanecer olvidada en- los muros del
convento esta noche misma he de cum.
plir mi voto es necesario que esta no.
che nos separemos para siempre.
Iaspirada como habia parecido esta
joven durante su discurso, SO sintio al
fin sin fuerzas cayo sobre una silla al
lsdo de su madre: el silencio que to-
dos guardaban era ell mejor testlgo del
dolor que sili reinabs. Los labios de
Renato eran agitados por nm movimiento
oonvulsivo su semblante estaba pail
palido, gu frente arrugada.
La luz iba faltando de la habitacion.
A A que perder tempo ? dijo Oar
lota siu levantar la vista del suelo.
Ell Magistral salio del gabinete.
A los pocos minutos un llanto pro-
longado resonaba en- la casa iniciados
los criados de este infausto suceso, ba-
Jan corriendo al dormitorio de Carlota,
Y como ell vulgo no siente sino gritos,
inundan con sus alaridos el aposento.
Juan llega 81 1ltimo So arrodilla
delante do ella, y exc!ams con VOC que
iumbrosa
II Monja mi queride senorita /.
NO, oontesto: monjs no. no he
prometido tomar el velo, pero 81 ence-
rrarme en- un convento, donde he ira
tsdo do buscar la f7licidad que orei no
poder hallar entire los hombres.
II Para que mr libr ,steis de La muer-
te, Dies eternol grito Reneto levsotan-
dose furioso para darme una sgonia
mas cruel
Los criados 10 sentsron daba mues-
trs' de demencia,