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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1895-04-17
Del 10:

Dice La 7ribGna de Puerto Prin-
cipe:
"PaEece que confdenclalmente "A
cibio aviso la primeFa antoridad cl-
vii y militaE de Ia provineia de oue
en- esta CIudad se oonspiraha para
levaLtsr una partida innurreota tan
pEont0 como 90 reClbiese 10 notiOia
del arribo del general MastipeT
Oampos { Guantznamo.
En- viftud de estos informes. 81
goDernadcr dict6 Orden de prlsi6n
contra las personas & quieneg ge
atribuia tales pfOp6altos, ! que re-
sultsror ser los seiiorcs
D. Salvador Oisneros y Bentan.
court marques De Santa Lucia,
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1895-04-17
/" AL EJERc1To.

Nadie puede obscnrecer
Ia gloria eterna y sin par
Que siempre has sabidO ser
Tn leon para luchar
Yum rayo para veneer
"AL PACIFICADoR.
En Ia her6iea biIarria
Y en- tn abnegaci6n probadai
La Patris espera y contia
Ito que no haga tn hidalguia,
A" Lo harAn tn esfnerEo y tn espada
AF "a CUBA.
En- ii la Patrfa 90 mira
.en,il Cuba, no estas sola;
nuieu 4 emanciparte asplra
e On dSmente, delira--.. :,
sTd has de ser siemprs espahola !
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1895-04-17

Seg6n cartas de ManEanillo y Ba.
yamo y poE informes depEeaentados
de las flas rebeldes, es tai In falta
de unidad de acCi6n y de cohesion
en- las paltidss aquellas, que puede
asegurarse sin temo: de error, que
spenss 90 iniCie Ia person ci0n 40
tlvs de las mis.nas con fUerEas su.
Quedaran sinO disneltas
del todo cuando meDos reducidas 4
Ia impotencla, porQue SON tantos
los csbecillss de psrtidas y todos
SO considtE&n Independence y to.
dos quiereD mandar y ninguno obe-
decor, que el des0rden mas compile.
10 DONNA en- 81 campo inauETecto,
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1895-04-17

One el Caribe arrulla y baha, -
% aQuitn en- perturbarte suena -.
Made! Que es tu nnica ensena
80 I ta solo sseudo.... Espana
81 IA q b6yeda veiAss eIta frase
immortal de GssmAa el Bleno :
sNssngendre 20 hi5O para que ga
ga contra npi tierra antss en-.
eendrS hijo q ms PotriG para que
Uovo contra los enemigos de ella.
us ia tsreer arco, obrA dc guSto,
AA deem en- o. parte superior Los
#T@ Assssdnos de- Puerto Rico al Er
scelentssimo Sr D. ATssniO Morh
nes ComPOs.
Ri suarsC, no meros elegsnte,
estaba dsdicado Al General por
ass los emplsados de Haeisnd'.
Ia puerta del CuArteI del Ba-
v lall6n de ArsiIleEia exhibiase Asi-
mismo nosabIemente decorads; (;
- hablaha muy en- favor dc nuestros
hxayros Aftilleros.
- 81 Ayuntamiento habta tam
es "a adoEnado con eleganeiA Ia
vusrta de Espans, y en- el sitio
aB ,sGaonde teniA que desembaFcar le
a - General erguiAnSe doe airOsas co
gununas blancas de sftistlea forms
- y slsas dos de foIlsje. Binderas
ss'ss ~ : 8 xalIatdetes en- las axoteaf; es-
: i sendos, banderolAs J colgaduras
- = lae faehadas de los edlh iIos;
la buoues surtos ca bahia lu-
cieudo aus eBgalanadOs EesPec'
tisos; donde quieFa clsadAs de
esnte avida de- eontemplar o.
Paciicadol; el goxo J la expan-
ai6n refelGndose en- todos los sem
4 hIantss, , 4 TODD easo nm die se-
s - xsno, ssplendoEoso. magri6so
qu6 dia tan feliE J que esPe'
Ikeul0 tan bFillante
! De 10 { 1oA de 10 manans,
seshonasOs sdisparAdOs enel Castillo
ds San CFiItobal anuneiAbkn cue
q haiisba ID vistG 81 vapor Rel
IA Moyso Cyistind. En an san
saamen llenfronee loo muslles de
IN serti irmenso, eompuesto dc
touss Las elases aociales. Una
hera cs.. re: sntraba 81 VapOr,
Ias baserias de Ia plaza J el bu-
cue de guerra atronaban 81 esPa- /
UiO con sus salvas.
Inmedianmente que hubo ans
Nlaao el Rein0 Maria CyistisG, 4
5 jirigikrenss bOrdo Ssludar 81
General Msrlfpez CsmPOs el ST I
Gobsrnadsr, eI Sc General 2: Ca.
10, el de Marina J otras autoEi-
dadss. 81 honorable eaujilIo re 3
hna6 one ss lendiersn les tFoDas {
con motive De 80 llegadG NoIE
pensAba dsssn. bafsaF, psro ins- .
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1895-04-17

El Oomandante Militar de VictO.
ria de las Tunas ha dado parte de
qEe 10 columna del teniente Coro.
mel Salcedo sall6 de Holguin , ba-
ito q los lnsurrectos en- el MGrtiIIO,
a dos leguas del pueblo de San An.
dres, 1onde iban q re unirse las par
tidaH.
La Columna que sall6 de Puerto
Padre, C0mpuesta de unos 800
hombres, aCudi6 en- la misma d.
reeci6r y opera en- combinaci6n
con las otras oEganixadas CON los
refuerzos.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1895-04-17

Una partida enemiga como de
so hombres atac6 el Cafetal Her
mitaho, residenCia del cspitAn de
voluntarios de Yateras pero de-
fendido por algunos de dichos vo-
luntarios, fueron rechaEados des-
pues de IN cuarto de hora de fue-
60, dejando ALI maCucos con ropa,
sombreros y otr0s efectos. El to
niente retirado don Pedro Garrido,
con el segundo tenlente de volnn-
tarlos don Santiago Roias, once
voluntariOs y dos palsanos los per.
siguieron, ataCandolos hasta el 20.
trero los Oalderones, en- donde de-
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1895-04-17
CUBA.
A PUEREo-RICo. s..Sf

Dulce deidad borinqaeAa -
One el Carlbe arrulla y baAA, -
aQuitn On perturbarte suena 80
-@@A& fNadiei Que es tn dnica enseha
s n L tn solo eseudo. Espana !"
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1895-04-17


El general Lachambre comunica
IN parte del teniente c0ronel Bosch
jefe de Ia colnmpa de EimanCaa
que 90 halla en- GuantAnamO,e ,el cual
dice desde Montevetde que d to-
niente retirado GaEEido, con algu,
nos voluntaEios de YateEal y Daiga.
nos unidos al teniente Fern6ndez,
con fueEEa de Glmaneas, 4 quienes
aquel jefe ordeno haceE an reson0-
cimlento, encontraEon al grupo de
expediCionarios que acompanaban
a MaCeo. bati6ndolo y persigui9n-
dolo tan aCtivamente, que volvie.
ron & alcanEarlo, dispersando loa
que formaban diCha partidn, ha.
Ciendoles tres priaioneroa. Uno de
est0s 90 de loo expediCionarios y lOs
oEEoa dos son veClnos de BaraCoa,
Pfosigue la batida sin descansO.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1895-04-17

Sc cree que dicaa partlda sea La
misma que merodeaba por BeceHEa.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1895-04-17

Segdn notiCiss de Santiago de
Cuba, ha desaparecido ell cabesilla
que se enContraba en- las hlas In
surrectas, don Enrique Brooks, que
mandsba una de les partidas de
Guantanamo, circular 10 ell runior
de hsberse embarOado en- un buqne
de vela para el extranjero.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1895-04-17

Hs apafecido en- los montss de
Ia finoa San IsidFo, en- JaRuey
Grande, una partida armada, todos
pertenecientes 4 10 raza de color.
menos el jefe que los manda, que
es blanco.
Ign6ranse el nombre de citado
jefe y los de la partids.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1895-04-17

Sc IA resuelso que lac guerrillss
de los batallones consten de I12
hombres cada una.
Ademas llevarAn 4 przctieos de
primera = 20 de segunda.
Los prActicos de primera tendrkn
de sueldo 80 pesos ? los de segun-
do 25 pesos.
Hn cada guerrilla SO aumentaran
dos ofciales, de los cuales Ia terce-
"a parte seran movilizados y los
otros de Ia Peninsula.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1895-04-17

El GobeTnador General ha dIRis
gldo una circular { Los gobernado.
res regionales y provinciales dia-
ponleDdo que se prohiba en- toda u
isle, mientras duren las actuaIes
circunstancias excepcionAles, las
rouniones de las logias mss6nicas.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1895-04-17

ri Oomandante dc arrnas de Pal.
ma Soriano dice que On nuavO ra.
conoclmiento verifcado por Ia
guarnici6n encontr6 . un0 de loo de
las partldas muerto, mas aEmas ,
etectos, conf1rmandose la noticIa de
haber sido muerto el jefe de Ia par.
tida, aunque no espeCiiea ii fuS
Rabf, Lofa & otro de los cabeeIIlaa
de las partidas que reoorEsn uaidas
aqdella jurisdiction.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-05

Hello, Brother Souiresr' he called out
row, 10 a tall, clerical old man who ap-
preached the group.
Hello, What you dom in a sto'e like
this, l like to know? Th'aint no Bibles,
nor trac's for sale here, an your folks
don't eat molasses and bacon same ez us
sinners. do you?
well, my friends" replied the parson,
smiling broadly as he advanced, "since you
good people don't supply us with locusts
and wild honey, we are reduced to the
necessity of eatin plain bread an meat
but you see live up to the Baptist stand
ard as far as l can. l wear the leathern
girdle about my loins.
He pointed to the long. soft leather whip
which. for safe keeping, he had tied loosely
about his waist.
Room for one more?" he added, as de-
clining the only vacant chair he seated
himself upon soap box, extended his long
legs and raised his boots upon the ledge
of the stove.
II declare. Brother Squires, the patches
on them boots are bettern a contribution
box" said McMonigle, laughing, as he
thrust his hand down irto his pocket
Reckon it'll take half dollar to cover
this one" he added, he playfully bal
arced bright coin over the topmost patch
On the pastors toe.
stop your lauShin' now, parson. Don't
shake it off, Come up. boys! Who'll cover
the next patch? Eff my 'rithmetic is right
there's Jest about a patch apiece for us to
cover-not includin the half soles. l know
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-05
FASHIONS IN CIGARETTES.
New York SweIls Have Them Made to
Order and Gildcd.

Have you smoked any of Bings' new
ton, and indeed, it is not much like Bings
usually to offer to treat to even so mex
pensive a luxury as that. Ordinarily he
would be much more likely to ask if you
had a spare cigar in your pocket, but since
he came back from New York he has been
so proud of his cigarettes that he is offer
ing them to everybody he meets
What is remarkable about them?"
asked one of the men who were in the
game, he chalked his cue and prepared
the wrath and envy of his opponents. rs
the tobacco some special Importation or
is it some unusually artistic mixture?"
LAS for the mixture, it is that favored by
some English nobleman, I understand, but
to ordinary plebian nostrils it has a very
bad smell indeed. It is the wrappers that
are so very stunning. There is quite
a fad at present among the New York
swells to have their cigarettes made to
order. They are provided with mouth
pieces of heavy gilded paper and below that
appear the initials and crest of the owner,
also in gold. Thus the effect OF a box of
them is really quite gorgeous. Each man,
too, has his own mixture which he affects,
and the manufacturers charge them rather
fancy prices for them. The fashion was
are familiar figures at the uptown hotels
this winter. I advise you to ask Bings for
one of his treasures the next time you see
him."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-05

fleet the pitiful face of one of its fair
daughters. / don't know the story of May
Ieredith-or is it May Day Meredith
''She was born May day and christened
hathaway" answered McMonigle. But
she was jest eZ often called Daisy or May
any anne thet'd fit spring day or a
flower would fit her"
well, 1 don't know her story" the par
son resumed, but 1 do know her fate. And
perhaps that is enough to know.
The other name you called was old
Proph,' or Prophet Tell me about him.
Who was he? How was he connected with
May LAY Meredith?'
He paused and looked from one face to
another fer an answer, which was slow
in coming.
go On an tell it, Dan'l," said the doctor,
finally, with an inclination of the head
toward McMonigle.
Old man McMonigle shook the tobacco
from his pipe, and refilled it slowly, with
cut a word. Then he as deliberately lit
it, pulled it's fires to the glowing point,
and took it from his lips as he began.
We'll, parson," McMoniSle began at
last, "ef l had o. seen you standin' in the
front O. the sto'e clean to the minute you
come back here, I'd think you'd heerd
I1ore'n names.
'Of co'se we couldn't put It quite ez elo-
ouent az you did, but we had jest every
enc of Us lowed that sense the day May
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-05

But tellin' my story-or at least sense
I've done told the story. I'll tell parson
all I know about the old niger, Proph',
which is mighty little
''It was just three days after May Mere
dith run away tibet l was ridin' through
the woods twixt here an Clay Bank, an
who did / run against but old Proph'-
walkin' along in the brush talkin to his
self usual.
him up an talked to him. an tried to draw
him out-ast him how come he to prophesy
the way he done. an how he knowed what
was comm, but, sir, ] couldn't get no
satisfaction out O. him-not a bit He
lowed tibet lie only spoke ez it was given
him to speak, an the only thing he seemed
interested in was the strangers name, an
he asst me to say 1t for him over an over
he repeatin' 1T after me. An then he asst
me to write 1t for him, an he put the paper
I wrote it on in his hat. He didn't know
B from a bulls foot. but 1 s'pose he
thought maybe If he put it in his hat it
might strike in"
Like eZ not he lowed he could git some
body to read it out to him." suggested the
doctor.
Like ez not Well, sir, after had give
him the paper he commenced to talk
about huntin'-had bunch O birds in
his hands then, an give em to me, lowin'
all the time he hadn't had much luck late
ly, count O his pistol bein sort O. out O.
order. Lowed tibet he took sech a notion
fun shootin' at long range but somehow
he couldn't depend on his pistol shootin'
straight.
took it out O. his pocket while he was
standin' there, an commenced shown 1t
to me. An, sir. would you believe it?
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niger in at the end, too, eft he didn't think
hisself above 1t. A OIL harmless, half
crazy Niger thet's been movin' round
amongst US all for years, Is ez much missed
ez anybody else when he drops out, nobody
knows how. I miss Proph' jest the same
ez I miss tibet OF struck-by- lightnin' syca-
mo- tree tibet Jedge Towns has had cut out
Of the cot house yard. Ny mother had my
gran'pa's picture framed out o. sycamo'
balls, gethered out O. that tree forty year
ago.
But you see I'm maxim every excuse to
keep from goin' on with the story, an eff
it's got to be told, we'll
whether somebody told the Merediths
about the nigger's prophecy, an they got
excited over it, an forbid the city Teller
the house. don't know. but he never was
seen goin' there after that night, though
he stayed in town right along for two
weeks, at the end Of which time he dis
appeared from the face O. the earth, an
she along with him.
can that's all the story, parson. That's
three year ago lackin' two weeks, an
nobody amt seen or heard O. May Day
Meredith from that day to this.
"Of co'se girls have run away with men,
an it turned out all right-but they wasn't
married men. Nobody s'picioned he was
married tell it was all over, an Harry
Conway he found it out in ST. Louis. an
it's been found to be- true. An there's a
he was called in to witness what he bliev-
ed to be genuine weddin', where the
preacher claimed to come from Little Rock,
an he married May Day to that man,
standin' in the blue cashmere dress she
run away in. She was married by the
Episcopal prayer book, too, which is the
only thing I felt real hard against May
Day for consentin' to-she being we'll rails
ed, a hard-shell Baptist.
But O. co'se the man tibet could git
a girl to run away with him could easy
get her to change her religion
Hold up there, Dan'l!' interrupted old
man Taylor. Hold on there! Not always
man run away to marry me, out she was
a Methodist. an Methodist she's turned
me, though I've been dipped, thank God"'
well, of cose, there's exception. An
didn't compare you to the man I'm a-talk-
in about, nohow. Besides Methodist an
Episcopal are two different things" return
ed McMonigle.
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whar the trouble u.s. seq he, but, look hard
ez can, don't seem to fsee clair, cause
the sky is darkened' seq ihe, AN while I
doe busgy on the goad hear
church bell an the organ, can't make out
nuthin' plain, cause the sky Is overshad-
dered by big dark cloud: An, now, seq
Of great big bird. Now ] see him spread
his wings an fly into SAmpkinsville an
while he hangs over it in the sky, seem to
me l can see everybody stop an gaze up
light-everybody hopin' tdisee him light in
their tree. An now-oht'now I see him
comm down, down, down-an' now he's
done lit says he. I recollect that express
sion o his. he's done lit sez he. in the
limb Of a tall magnolia tree little piece
out O. town.
We'll, sir, when he come to the bird
hghtin' In maginoli& tree, a little piece
out O. town. tell you, parson, you could
a'heerd pin drop. You see, maginolias is
purity sca'ce In Simpkinsville. Plenty O.
them CROWN round the edge O. the woods,
out 'ceptin' them thet Sonny Simpkins set
out in his yard years ago, l don't know Of
any nearer than Meredith's place. An
right at his gate, eff you ever takin' no.
t1ce, there's magnolia tree purity nigh
az tall ez post oak.
AN SO when the OF niger got to where
the hne bird lit in the MAGNOLIA tree, all
them tibet had the best manners, they set
still, but sech ez didn't keet-an' I was one
" met lasC Sort-Wny we jest glanced at
the city Teller di-rec' to see how he was
takin' it.
But, sir, 1t didn't ruffle one of his feath-
ers, not one
"An' then the niger he went on: Sez he
squintin' his eyes agin, an seemin' to
strain his sight, SEE he:
Now he's lit seq he-I wish I could
give 1t to you in his language, but never
could talk niger talk-'now he's lit SEE
he, an. got good chance to study him.
seq he. I see he amt the same bird he
locked to be, TO he lit.
His wing feathers is mighty fine an
they rise in gorgeous plumes, but they
can't hide his claws SEE he, an when
eyes an sharp beak. but seem like no.
body can't see 'em. They all so dazzled
with his wing feathers they can't sec his
claws.
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Meredith dropped out O Simpl<insville the
sky amt never shone the same.
But for story? Well, l don't see tibet
ther's much story to it, and to them tibet
didn't know her 1 reckon it's a common
enough story.
But ez to the old niger, Proph being
mixed up in it, can't egSsac'ly say that's
50, though l don't never think about the
cid Niger without seemin' to see little May
Days long yaller curls. ans eff 1 think
about her, l seem to see the old man,
somehow.
Don't they come to you all that-a-
way?''
He paused. took a few puffs from his
pipe ard looked from one to another for
confirmation of his story.
Vas" said the doctor, lest exactly
Hathaway, Dan'L. Go on, ole man.
You're a-tellin 1T straight
Well that's what I'm amin to do" He
laid his pipe down on the stoves fender as
he resumed his recital.
"Old Proph'-which his name wasn't
Prophet, of co'se, which amt to say a name
nohow, but his name was Jeremy, an he
used to 60 by name O. Jerry; then some
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soul"
NO, certainly net. an if anybody'd place
il there of co'se I'd remove it immediate
ly,' the parson answered with ready VIII.
And then he added more seriously
Il have passed my hat around to collect
nv salary once in a while, but l never
expected to hand around my old shoes
and really. my friends, l don't know as
can allow it,"
STILL he did rot draw them in, and the
three old men grew hilarious over the
FUN of covering the parsons patches with
The eyer-slipping coins that crowd was
soon collected, the result being the pocket
ing of the entire handful of small coins
by ROwton, with the generous assurance
that il should be good for the best pair
of boots in his store, to be fitted at the
pastors convenience.
1t was after this rlirth had all subsidized
and the dodgers lad settled down irto their
accus toned quiet that the parson remark
ed with some show of hestation:
MY brothers, when l was coming to-
ward you awhile ago 1 heard two names.
They are names that l hear now and then
among my people-names of two persons
/ have never met-oersons who passed out
of your community some time before l was
stationed among you. One of them, l
know. has a sad history The details of
the story I have never heard, but it is in
the air. Scarcely a village in all our dear
world but has, no matter how blue its
skies, a little cloud upon them-a cloud
which to it's people seems always to re-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-05

While we was standin' there talkin' he
give a quick turn, fired all on a sudden
up into a tree, an befo' l could git my
breath, down dropped a squirt right al
his feet. Never see Sech Shootin' in my
life. An he wasn't no mo- excited over it
than nothin'. Jest picked up the squirt ez
unconcerned ez you please, an, he
Vas. she done it that time-but she don't
always do it, Cont depend on her.
"Then, somehow, he brought it round
to ask me eff I wouldn't loand him my
revolver. Jest to try it an see If he
wouldn't have better luck. Lowed that
he'd fetch it back quick ez he got done
with it.
We'll. sir, O. co'se loaned it to the
OIL nigger-an' took his-then an there.
I give it to him loaded, all six barrels, m,
sir, would you believe it? No livin' soul
has ever laid eyes on OF Prophet from that
day to this.
I'm mighty feered he's wandered way
off som'ers an shot hisself accidentally
an never was found. Them revolvers
is mighty resky weapons eff a person ain
got experience with 'em.
80 that's all the story, parson. Three
days after May Day went he disappeared,
an of cose he's livin' along at Meredita's
all these years, an being SO 'tached to
May Day. and prophesying about her like
he done, you can see how one name brings
up another. So when l think about one 1
seem to see the other"
Didn't Harry Conway say he see the
Of man in ST. Louis onc't an tibet he let
en- he didn't know him-wouldnt answer
when he called him Proph?" said old man
Conway.
"One O. Harrys cock an bull stories. 4"
answered McMonigle He might O. saw
some OF niger O. Proph's build but how
would that old niger git there?-anybody' s
common sense would tell him better'n thai
No, he's dead-no doubt about that"
Il suppose no one has ever looked for the
old man?' the parson asked.
"Oh, vas, he's been searched for. We've
got up two parties an rode out clair into
the swamp lands wic't-but there wasn't
no sign of him.
But May Day-nobody has ever went
corted, an eff her own folks never follered
her.. 'twasn't nobody elses business. Her
mother amt never mentioned her name
'Yas," interrupted the doctor, IAN some
has accused her O. hardheartedness, but
when I see a woman's head turn from
black to white in three months time, like
hers done. 1 don't say her hearts hard; l
say it's broke.
''They keep a-sendin' for me to see her,
but l can't do her no good. She's failed
tur' BILE last six months.
''Ef somethin' could jest come upon her
sudden to rouse her up-ef the house would
burn down an she have to go out 'mongst
other folks-or eff they was some way to git
folks there, whether she wanted them or
not
Tell the truth, been a-thinkin' about
sCmethin' It's been on my mind all day
I don't know ez it would do, but 1 been
a-thinkin' eff could get Meredith's con-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-05
First Letter Carriers.

From the Postal Record.
1t is not clear that the letter carriers
were regularly employed before 1913, when
tradition tells us that Benjamin Franklin,
the new Postmaster General. employed
them in Philadelphia, and possibly in New
York. The earliest evidence 1 have is Of
1762, when the Philadelphia postmaster ad-
vertised that his boy" had run away,
and that patrons must call for their let
tiers at the post office. The Postal Journal
of Hugh Finlay, storehouse of sound in
formation, tells us that Boston had no let
ter carrier in 1713 OF New York he says
that soon after the arrival Of mail the
letters are quickly delivered by a runner,t
which means messenger or letter carrier.