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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-04-25
A Message That Never Came.

The United States Arctic discovery ship
Jeanette, better known as the Pandora of
Sir Allen Young, from whom she was pur-
chased, was crushed by the ice in ~ dogs.
north latitude and 1856 dogs. east longitude,
and was perfOrce abandoned by her gal
liant crew, but few of whom survived the
subsequent sufferings to which they were
exposed by the inclemency of the weather.
Her commander, Lieut.. De Long, United
States navy, before leaving her to lead the
retreat in which he persisted, carefully
sewed up a record of the events of the voy-
age within IA piece of black India rubber,
placed the package in an empty boat water
cask, and intrusted it TO the mercy of the
waves, i'll the hope that, should all the de-
voted band perish, their fate should not be
shrouded in uncertainty.
The cask messenger was faithless to its
trust. Several articles which had belonged
to this ship were found near Julianshaab,
on the Greenland coast, in June, 1884, just
three years after her loss. 1t is supposed
that they were drifted thither on mass of
ice by way of the north pole.-Chambers'
Journal
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Scripture Fulfilled.

A young person from Maine, whom the
exigencies of "a hurried journey had
brought to the city very early one morn
ing. boarded train at Forty-second street,
and before she reached Harlem thus com
mented on the people around her: -.
do you remember" she asked, "the
text painted over the cemetery at hOme"
He thought a moment 1.-The rich and
the poor meet together, and the Lord is
the maker of them ALL Wasn't that it?"
She looked around her again and said
with feminine emphasis, ''WelI, the first
half of it applies to this car, if the other
half doesn't. New York Times
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A Family with Traditions.

Sometimes we come upon family unique
as bit of genre painting No need of
family portraits or yellow title deed to
proclaim this house with traditions. The
walls breathe them, as old chests breathe
lavender. Chairs, tables and trumpery
knickknacks upon the mantels and the
corner shelves take airs to themselves as
having had their beauty at compound in.
teresJ years and years, and all but join in
the conversation. Is a story told? Age
has lent it "a bouquet fine as of wine in cob
webbed vaults. Is a song sung? Ten to
one it is very silly old song, but it has the
charm of an heirloom. And as you watch
the family move and speak and smile, you
are dimly aware that it is in accordance
with laws and customs all their own.
They live in an atmosphere of Indian
summer haze. Hence they are not ferret
eyed for flaws of society or character, and
may never be heard of among the worlds
master minds. But they are very gentle
livers, deeply human hearts. Their web of
tradition is as prophetic of sunny weather
as are gossamer webs in autumn. Often
they are of the stuff of which martyrs are
made.-Harper's Bazaar.
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Writing the Date.

There is great diversity of usage nova
days III the writing of date. Looking
over number of private letters the Listen
err has found them dated in all of the fol
lowing ways:
a. December "a, 1891.
G. December Iith, 1850.
a. 2ith December, 1850.
o. - Dec. 1890
o. Dec. "a, 1890.
g. 2ith Dec. 1890
a. 1880, "A December.
o. y 81 %.
o. XII "a, 1890.
1t would be hard to say which is the most
approved of these methods. 1t is very much
according to the taste and fancy of the
writer, like the spelling of the immortal
Samuel Weller. Perhaps the common
est method is No. ), while the most vulgar
is No. s. 1t smacks of the retail store, and
of laziness, too. Personally The Listener
does not like an Authorization IN date, and
consequently does not like No. ). We ought
at least to have the appearance, with our
friends and the general public, of having
enough time at our disposal TO write ont the
full name Of "A mouth at the top of letter.
Meme bat slave should be under the
necessity OF abbreviating ii. No 3 is old
fashioned and rather English; No. and
No. > are sensible and approved methods.
The letter dated XII. "a, $780, was written
by schoolmaster, and is to be classed as
an evidence of eccentricity rather than of
haste or laziness. 1t has a sort of antique,
Romanesque appearance, too, though, to
he consistently classical, it should no doubt
have been written XII. XIV. MDCCCXC.
Boston Transnrint
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gl(\SI|'&!|',K| u 9iAY |ji2'I7Y|'l!''| q

But from the glance he gave me as he passed
out of the room, with the lovely burden In hiB
arms, Pm inclined TO think that LVmoerieg was
only too well aware Of Mr.. WlliAmsons pro
"on, horrorsl" exclaimed turning TO Co
milla. "whar, oh. what shall We DOT
"Why, Mr.. LushinRton, ! think "-she Whs
nerpectl, cool anu as calm US Summers
morn-'I think that We had better make the
"TaaTs Just my oplnion!" ejAcsiated Mr..
Bugs.
nBut Aurora!' roared. dashing out OF the
room and rushing upstairs. 'R
burst into her room and found her lying on
the sofa, with Lymberleg leaning over her.
clasping ner little aand in his.
"Away!" sne cried. "Go 70 your Camihai, ~,
'.Nu, another word, RodericE LuShinRton.
Your perhly is too apparent. Go; make no
excuses. You contrlved II We,l. but you can
NOT deceive me. Go, and never let me see
your face again.
Nr. Hu'ilyps came In Just then, and
- assisted" me out OF the room. Camilla met
III .!o3. e saI RSodsries! Si! Can't you love me just
liItle'" she cried. throwing herself into my
Hooked at her critically for nve miuutsA
"Mrs. LuShinRton, said !. 10 a voios ehoked
with emotion, were married, and had bettet
make the best Of Il You are lovely. aad o1glt
| 10 be loved; ou: I'm 80 constituted that i oany
love but one, and that one, fear VII soon os
! Mrs. LymDerIeg,"
Then l lore myself from hor arms and nod 10
Sext morning Mrs Huntington and her aus
| rand left GlAm1nell Beach and went 10 New
YORK, A fortnight later We returned 10 Vfugn
where we still remain and so ends nv oloEyt
out II the reader wishes to know the fato q
tue beautiful AuroEa, must inform you VIA
half supprsssed grOan. thHt Shs 4 NE wife q
! Nicholas LymberleRa
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We went upstairs aud found nearly every
guest In the hotel assembled 10 the drawing
rom. and there was grand scene OF con-
fusion there, ! assure you: for Miss Caruthrrs
had inauguTaied "rlnR plays, for one
night only" and everybody. old aud young,
Joined In ihem with Zrst tnat was aStooish-
ing to behold. Old Mrs. Grlggins dragged me
INFO the ring the moment entered the room
and kissed me four times before could release
mysel.
"The mirih and fun grew fast and furious, "
and every body seemed TO be ENJOYING them-
selves, though chi1nons were destroyed with
seemed TO care. think hiSs Caruthers ust
have bewitched the whole company, Tor noth.
ing that she proposed seemed TOO absurd 'or
everything OF the rtns-play order o. amuse-
msnis, Camilla proposed q mock marriage.
The young ladiss elspPed their hands with
ION, won, that be splendid" exclaimed
little Miss Pug.s.
Truly denghtrul," cnimed in Mr.. Bugs.
~ wish we cnuld have a real wedding In
stead. sighed little Miss short. short.,
"And WHY can't We, my ueAT'" Whispered
:" Bot who's going TO be the brideI" cried
The young ladies became suddenly nlont,
and PuRgs fairly turned pale.
'WhJ, II you're all afraid, rather Than lose
the sport, III be the bride, said Camilla;
stepping ioIwSTc, as II ho would ike to ODER
himself.
away, II II were leap year. ! should choose
MIR. LushinRion, y she ansWeIed, looking up Al
me so cOAxlnRly.
Thought LImb4rleg turned pale, but mis- II
have been m sIREen.
wen, insn. IN he the bridegroom. l said
stepping forward.
"Yes, you may AS well learn how, laughed
Mr.. BaggA
Hooked up 81 Aurora, fearing that she mighl
not quite ike the arrangement; bat she Amhed
sWe eslly. and Was 6Ansned
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"Bu, who Is going to perform! n Ihe e csrs; re;
oniciate as clergyman"
ION. wen nave the Episcopal service
ANYBODY can read Inat, " answered Camilla,
''YeH, / would, cried MIR. BugRs. who
seemed 10 be very ANXIOUS 10 make himselI
useful, rerhaLs from tJe fact that he Knew ne
couldn't be Ornamental" would II only
"PsbaW =, said LJmherleC. 1.-THE Epls-
oopAl service Is altogeiher too long and %
solemn 'TWould spoil all the fun, and II
would make you feel as If you were married In
IDoo't let's have it, then, said Aurora !;
:" Where's Williamson ?" asked LymberleR.
"He can do the p"lson for you. Hes got
smatieTing OF everything. believe and can
II haven't seen MT. Williamson TINS even
Ing, SAID Uue OF the ladies. ~ dont thinE
he's been down from his own room since
dinner"
Five minutes Later he returned. bringing
Mr.. WiliimsOn with him; aud that gentleman
went through the marriage CEREMONY win a
ceIerity that was quite astonishing.
~ fancy you've done this thing before, Mr..
Williamson" l remarked, as he pronounced Us
Done Il before ?" MIR. williamson smiled.
"Yes, natter myself that I've m 'rried ABOUT
- many couples as any clergyman OF my
"ClsrGynan!" shneKed Aurora; "Ars yOu
= clergyman ~ ~
"W6y, OF dourse ] am. my dear young
lady" replied Mr. Williamson; DID y,u
tains would undertake 10 perform the mar
TiaRe service u wasnrf"
"Why, We were in fun, +" howled,
''But you are married In earnest, returned
Mr.. Williamson, turning pale Ill thou9ht
you knew vas . clergyman. i I'm sure MI.
LymberleR was aware of the faot
"YonTe quite Mistaken, replied LJmber-
LEG. spriDgiLg forward TO catch Aurora - sue
nWooned and fell
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MEXICAN kARAUDERS.
An Appeal for Troops to Protect West.
eru Texas from Thsm.
tsPEcIAL TO THE WORLD

lsPEcIAL TO THE WORLD
SAN ANTONIO. Tex. March 3O.-There
have been frequent incursions for two years
from Mexico into the unsettled part Of
Texas. along the Rio Grande, beginning
seventy-five miles south Of Ell Paso and eI-
tending to within fifty miles OF Fort Clark,
and the marauders have invariably made
good their escape. DR.. s. T. Hensley. one
OF the leading citizens OF Presidio County. is
here with . petition to Gen. Stanley. COM
manding the department of Texas. asking
that n sufficient force of United States
soldiery be stationed in that section, which,
Grande. is known as "The Peninsula.
recent convention At Maria formally
set forth that theft and murder have
people are d sconrarei and ranic-stricken.
and unless something is done for u, bv the
state and General Government our people
will be compelled 70 take up arms in our own
marAulers from Mexican territory. or
otherwise We will be compelled 70 move ont
srd, give them the country. We are law;
Texas from the odium Of mobs and violence
as long as possible, .bnt we look upon II as
hard, after fghtlng Indians for thirty wears
from M our po.sessions by thisSing and muir
derous bandits who come IN and claim, pro-
lection, from our, sister Republic. where.
through respect Tor the friendly reiatione
existing between the United States and
Mexico, we are unable to overtake them and
mete mt to them the penalties they SO richly
deserve.
I'VE shall stay the hand OF violence as
Iona as possible, but there are some thi in Rs
that Americans cannot and will NOT submit
to. and the indiscriminate robbery and
slaughter OF her peacea hle aud aw-abidinC
citi2ens along the frontier is one Of them.
We will here add with pleasure that the
Mexican authorities have Hown friendly
disl osition towards us al i times. for
which we are grateful; Lut the facts are
selves. Their frontier 10 as sparsely settled
and their Government has not done much
to protect 1t in the territory mentioned.
it will take the united efforts Of both Mexico
and the United States to break up these law
less bands"
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INSULTED BY THEIR PASTOR.
4 Spring neId. ohio, Minister Scores His
Democratic PRrishioners.
ESPECIAL TO THE woRLD.l

sPRrNaFIELp. o.. March IL. There
Is trouble III the ranks OF the mem-
bers of s.. Paul NJ. L. Church. tho largest
and wealthest of that denomination in the
city, over declaration made BY the pastor.
the Rev. c. W. Dubois. The subject Of his
Easter sermon was Missions" In speak
ing Of mission work abroad he incidentally
referred to the need there was for vigorous
mission work in Springfield. He said there
were professed Christians in his own church
who would 20 to the polls next Monday and
vote for Mayor VIM. Il. Burnett. who is sup
erinten dent OF the two brewsries here con-
trolled by an English syndicate, Burnett has
served two years aud ia q candidate for re-
election on the Democratic ticket. The
Rev. Mr.. Dubois had very large audience.
in which were many prominent Democrats.
intending Thomas -, Wallace. Chairman; ;
II. NJ. Marshall. Of the Democratic Central
Committee. and c. E. Morris. the Demo-
cratic candidate for Police Justice. The
Rev. Mr.. Dnbois's declaration cansed almost
as much excitement as II a bomb had been
exploded. Messrs. Morris, Wallace and
Marshall are leading menbers of the
church, They gathered around Dubois
after the service and declared they wonld
never again enter the church while he was
pastor. Other Democratic members did
ikAWiaa.
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A SERIOUS JOKE.
lMT. Lymoberleg's Successful Plot to Spoil
o. Marriage and Secure a. Wife,

family. you sec. We are all prediSposed that
way.
As my beauty Is "of that overpoworing
kind, whose force d,scr ption only would
abate, " as Lord Byron once said OF a female
relation OF NINE. long since dead, | don't think
will expatiste upon my personal charms.
No, my dear madam. don't ask me-dou't.
beg OF you. should blush myself 10 death. l
know, II l even attempted, I'm so modest,
But do wish you could have seen Nils
Aurora Rublypsl She was loyely-ay, beau
tifuli on. how can i describe herr Why, The
fact is. my dear madam, ] can't
believe that have gwen you TO understand
that ! loved Aurora Rubnyps; but you can
never know-noOody will ever know. except
the heart-broken writer, how much I loved
that young Innocent and beautiful creature.
Imade proposal Of marriage TO her one
evening In May.
"Aurora," said D. "msthlnks you must
have discovered my feelings for you ere thisf"
Roderick, /" said she, "methinks I have. .
"Then WON'T enlarge upon the subject"
"No, don't. Roderich, for 1 have already
llStsAOa 70 fourteen dCClAraTioAs Of love to
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I am an American: / suppose may call
myself regular Yankee; and live 10 my ma
tive country. to which trust am no disgrace.
I had friend once. and his name was Nicno-
las LymberIeR. Iloved him like a brother, and
Thought he loved me, and perhaps he did
until we both fell In love with the same
woman. Icouldnr hate him even then, not
Withstanding that he was q much better-look-
ing man than am, much more agreeable IN
society, much more fascinating and much
more wealthy.
Nicholas was tall aud well formed. tn,
ladies said he was . perfect Apollo In form
AND I'm inclined TO believe that he was, al
though, a. was never intimately acquainted
with the original Apollo, / can't be positively
sure. Nicholas wore black hair, glossy ana
curly; and he had . pair of beautiful dark
eyes, and GreciAn nose. But his Ooatse (as
the "impsriAl Is sometimes ealied) WAS what
did H. Yes, took an uncommonly stout
hearted woman 10 face that Roatse unmovod.
ITeside In the pretty town OF vrugo, and
90 does Nicholas Lymberleg. Ny name ia
hoderiok Huntington. ] Am an orphan. and
20 Was ny father before me- It ran In the
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ARE CATS A NUlSANCE2

lsrEcIAL TO rHx WORLD.

ItrECiL TO ThS WORLD
New Brunswick. n. j., March ~. - The
cat question is urpermost Just now. bo-
cause q lady on Bayard street met DIR. II.
n. Baldwin, President OF the Board of
Health. and complaire ed TO him that tho lad,
next door TO her kept 70 many pet cats that
they were a nuisance and she wanted it
Abated. The doctor walked with her to the
nearest drug store to get formal complaint
blank, but the drug store had mono, so lie
reported the matter to the Board and II was
turned over to DR.. A. Van Nest Baldwin.
inspector OF the Board. The doctor is q
very nice young man who still has his matri-
monial fortune to make, and to become ar
bitrator in quarrel between ladies is the
most distas.eful duty that conld be set be-
fore him. BEING interviewed to-day the
| doctor said:
Hang the cats! No, / don't mean tina.
| exactly-at least. not in the case OF these
particular cats. Upon general principles, |
su ppose it is safe to say that cats are nui-
nanne except IN very exceptional cases. as
| for instance the cat Of your best girl when
you are trying to supersede the animal in
the affections OF his mistress. Then that
| particular cat Ia everything that Ia nice-at
lenst. l have heard so; Ihave no experience
in that line myself But the question that
coufronts me a. inspector is this
Are cAts-that is to say live cats
q nuisarce. within tho meaning of the
statutes OF the Board OF Health :
Are live cat1 infectious. contagious, or y
any wav menaceto the public health q As
q medical man have on more han one oc-
| casion had to administer bootjacKs. wash
pitchers and other light articles to live aud
musical cats that disturbed my patients.
Then ! would have had no hesitation IN pro,
nonncing live cats a nuisance with big u
IN front OF it. But cats are not catching.
at least lot catching anything eGcent occa.
sionally q rat or mouse, and II is hardly fair
to indict them for nuisance for that. I'm
| all at sea on the cat as u nuisance.
II. Brewster Willis, solicitor of the Board
Of Health. was Hsked IL aCRregations Of pet
cats were a nuisance within the purviow oi
Board OF Health ordinances. He said:
Thai .roim s ono Of ths family Of Gne1tion,
among members Of the Bar. To me. for in-
stanca, the presence Of one cat. or OF large
aggreRations of cats. may be nuisance In
so far AS they are q source of discomfort;
aggregate. can bea menace 70 the public
health. although ! can readily see how q
Hound-lunRed cat, when he feels musical.
can DO more moral damage in one night to
community than fifteen dominies could
Deputy Inspector John Sebolt said; IL
rever heard of live cats being Legal
nuisance. My orders are to remove oil
dead animals because they are q nuisance.
| Now, II live cats are to be declared q
nuisance. and I'm to remove them at 81 a
head yonll see me driving around after
them with coach and four horaes, with
bells on the leaders. | only hope the Board
will declare every cat in town. dead or alive.
q nuisance"
There will possibly be discussion on cats
at the next meeting OF the Board Of Health.
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A LONG WAY FOR A DIVORCE.
MIS-. Blosse, of london, Goes 10 sioux
Fails to Besia Her Suit.
ESPECIAL TO THE woRLp.l

ESPECIAL TO THE woRLp.l
Sioux CRY. Ia, March 3l.-MrS. Eva
Lynch Blosse to-day made application
in Sioux Falls, s. Oak. for divorce from
her husband. She lives in Cavendish
square. Lopdon, and came oil the way
to Sioux Falls to take advantage Of
the easy divorce laws there. To obtain
standing in the Dakota courts .
residence in the State Of ninety days 10 re-
ouired. Mrs BloSse completed this Or elimi-
nary residenceship to-day. and lest no time
In setting the machinery OF the law In ac-
tion. The purpose OF her visit mere has
been known, and the case has attracted
widespread attention.
Mrs. Blosse was married In Dover seven
years ago. Last July she discovered. nc
cordng TO her complaint. that her husband
had been guilty of improper conduct with
tue wife OF Lord Torphichen. OF Calder
House. Mid-Calder, near Edinburgh. The
undue intimacy is said to have occurred at
the house of JOHN Rose, in Mortimer
street. London. Lord Torphichen was mar
ried III 1881 to Frances Ellen. eldest dauRh-
ter OF Lieut.. -Gen. Charles Edward Parke
Gordon. {. B. Three sons and 4 daughter
are the fruits of the union.
Mr.. Blosse came to Chicago during his
wifes sojourn in sioux Falls. but subse-
quently returned to London. The summons
in the case will be served upon him by pub
liCRtiou.
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had gone over to jersey City ,na. afternoon

had gone over to JERSEY City that afternoon
and missed seeing them.
Well, think Miss Camilla was one OF those
others, for certainly she was qnite handsome,
and some fellow had been fooi enough 10 tell
ner so, suppose, Tor she seemed TO know all
about II. She was q playful creature, too, ana
WAS as fond OF iun Ms a Young widow. She was
q powe rfu singer also. As MIR. Buggs sid,
she vas q Pa-ripper at singing But BuRgs
never cOu q express himself elegantly,
She used to sing TO Lymber,eg. and Lymber-
leg played toe accomps sniment upon his
guitar. Sometimes tn y used TO go down 10
The beach, and, seating themselves on the
rocks, sing to the ocean. I" Cease thy roaring,
foaming ocean," blL Notwithstanding. she
was n very powerful sinPer-a sort of vocal
orpheus OF the f'mlnine geuder-the ocean
would roar IN spite OF her. 80 al lasi she he-
came di'conra ed, and hegon 10 sinG 10 me.
Wei, rs / was savinv, LE'nheile. was very
attentive 10 her Every one remarked II. and
| remember Aurora told m@ one evening, when
We we're alone In the coffee room, row glad
one 10 MI the aching void IN his heart.
"Camila Will MAKE him an excellent wife, "
ION, yes, my dear, she'll make HIM splsn-
But wish she wasn't quite so fond OF
your society, Roderick."
"why, Is 20" cried. "PsnAwi my
.'Blt you do ike 10 hear her sing, Rod
erick."
more's band, bui haven't the slightest In
clinAtion TO make love TO the trombone"
Aurora smiled, ana then We kissed, ard We
knocked at the door. IL was Ly yniberleg.
"Ynu NTe both wanted IN tue drawing
ROOM" said he. "The rain makes II 80
terribly duh, that we've all got the blues, and
we're bound TO frghten them away. Old
Mr0A GrigRins says that 10 man shall Kiss her
IN the ring but Mr. LushinHton.
HThen IN bO there directly, LymbeIleg
Come AURORA
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"And WHY not ?" / asked.

TTue-why nO,i II ISN'T your fault thai
she couldn't love me-"
"of course not, LymberleG. / did every.
tning in the world 10 make her love you, nj
she Wouldn't such. my dear friend, is tue
psrversity of her 81 I, l said, sympathetically.
| 'Yes, know. Then he signed. "a I'D
you are the lucky man, Lushington. IL
| wish you Joy."
And wit out another word ne turned on his
| heel and walked away.
Perhaps the reader never visited Glamzhell
Beach. Not All thought not. You see, II
liant very famous as Summer resort, and II
isn't at all iashionable; but It's . very nice
place 30 spend the Summer At, and Its solitary
hotel Is pretty well nl!ed during the Summer
went down there about the middle OF last
July. MT. RuUilyp's family was already there.
and thar was what attracted me, Of course:
but wnat surprised me wAa, that Lymberley
should 20 down with me, too, MS one would
naturally suppose that the poor fellow would
want TO keep away from the woman who had
10 snow her that no slill survived ner Iefus 4.
tnat ne could still Le happy, and that ms
lately wounded heart beat ~ regularly as ever.
Bu. dS1r sTST sn..n SSs1 his SGIsGt wa,
when there, he became the RHytsi OF the gay,
aud TO show that he bore no resentment against
Aurora, he often asked her 10 dance when we
had "hops" IN tue draHing-room Of tue hotel
ana sns, from . similar reason, slWayS ac-
I might have been Jealous, bu, for one
,S.s @.s .Ssn iSs H00sHti t.Gn.ua Hss I'mG.sss %as
that perhaps Aurora might De
tOWitched into relentipg; and ] should have
been Jealous II he had not paid such marked
Mia Camilla carutAsrs was from New York.
| and they have handsome women there, yoC
Know. rem0mbof seeing three or four the
Last time visltsd that famous city, and . mar
thai met IN the street told me thai there WerI
four o. ave o'Asrs; bat unfoEtanAlslIs Asl