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La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1895-04-05

por la vencedora espada del ro-
mano.
De Cartago nc hay que hab'ar
Fue aquel un pueblo de merca-
deres egoistas, y merecio ell no
rror de su de stino,
Roma tambien Sc prostern6
ante la virtud y quem6 oloroso
incienso en- los altares de la pa
tria. Roma hizo del mundo el
campo immense de un PATRIOTS
mo gigantic CO
Mas Roma VIC llegar para ella
la noche cuando arroj6 81 hierro
heroico, Y Sc acos56 4 gustar las
enerYadoras dAlicias del botfn.
Otros varios pueblos han me-
recido la providencial sentencia
que hiri6 4 Roma 4 Cartago Y 4
la Grecia
Y ell mundo los conoce. Y las
inteligencias mas 8 menos escla
recidas compren Zen las senales,
Y compadecen prcfandamen+e q
hombres y pueblos, cuando entire
los pueblos hay hombres que sin
fe nj virtudes pretenden servir,
como ST fuera el pan azimo de
virtudes cue no tienen, la garru-
la hoiarasca de insustancial pa
labrerfa con que cuhren los ho n
bres Y las sociedades su IRENE
dia lie decad .ncia
Esoz no son los patriotes Esos
son comediantes mezquinos. Esos
son sacerdotes embusteros que,
apagado ell fuego del altar, re-
vuelven desesperadamente las ce-
nizas de don9e no So alza el hu-
mo del incienso. porq 10 desapa-
reci6ron VA los doses. su ,titul los
ahora por este dies menguado: el
egoismo.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1895-04-05

Por ESQ cayo el gabinete de Sa-
gasta; por no poder amparar los de
rechos del periodista ultrsj jado.
En- los sucesos de Madrid ha ha-
b;do sin duda. inconveniencias por
ambas par tes; por la prensa y por el
ejercito; es decir, por los los defen
sores mas decididos que tiene la pa
tria, y qae por ese concepto deberfan
marcbar siempre unidos.
iOj4la que no vuslvan rep petirse
esos hechos. para prestigio de ambas
instituciones del buen nombre de
"a patris!
MARIANA ABRI.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1895-04-05
EN- MARCIIA

FL general Martinez Campos, con
hoprada y viril franqueza. hab' 8 aver
gu pals con el lengusje de Ia yer
dad. Para ell gsreral Martfnf Cam
pos ha pasado la h ora de los peIigros
y ha sonado la de las esperarzas.
Acaso nuestros sacrifcios no sean de
an dfa; aoaso por alg6n tempo re-
sutton dolorosos; pero llevemos los
contratiampos con serenidad, proscri-
bamos de nuestra polftca en- Cuba el
pesimismo Y la descon6anza. Las
pala bras del ilustre pacifeador del
Zani6n tuvieron ls v,rtud de levan tar
los corazones. El ea iritu ae nues
tros hombres poi Sicos quvd6 fortif
cado ESQ hay que agradecer ese
hombre espafio smo, que no es ora
dor nj dip omatico, nj hombre de rs
tado; pero que hala en- 'seguros gol-
pes de vista" en rapidas ",orszona
das'', Ia primera materia de que SO
hacen los verdaderos conductores de
IN pueblo.
A mismo tempo que el general
Martinez Camps ccIfortaba al S
nsdo con sus paIabfas espsranzado
ras, traia el cable otras f ,ases de
aliento. Ell conde Ge la Mortora.
j-fs de! partido reformista cubano,
decia al sefior Amb ard:-Considero
todo terminado hrevemento
Claro estA que nj 81 general Mar
tinez Campos nj Ell conde de Ia Nor
terra son infaibles, y por no serlo ada
ha bis aver pesimistas qua, movfan la
cab "a en- signo de resquemor 8 de
displlcencis. Ese pasimismo 10 ha-
ilab4 500 sus vocero. sus victimas
en- los pasillos del Congreso, en- las
galelfas del Senado. LA voz des
consoladfsima do Tim6n llegsba a
muchos lugares de Atenas.
Nj la h rmosa sinoeridad del gene
raj Martinez Canapos, nj 81 despacho
cablegs5hco del senior conde de la
Mortera, nj la comunicacio1 7 Official
De poticias mejores, fuerou su6cieE-
tes desp j .r de su tono fl 1ebre la
palabca Cuba. :. Ell secreto de la
amargura de sysr es bien facil de do
minar: contra todas las coofi snzas y
todas las satisfacciones del momento, |
|, !,yantabase para la gepte como an
hscho tris,fsimo la march. al travss
De Madrid del primer batal On panin !
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1895-04-05
LOS PATRIOTAS

general 10 que Sc We en- los perfo
dos actuales.
FL patriotismo es mas alto.
La huera vocingler1a de los
que, para alcanzar el logro de sus
concupiscencias, atruenan el dido
de las gentes, vendi6ndose como
venturosos monopolizadorea de
aquella excelsa virtud, podra arras
trar tai vez a mas de IN inocente,
pero tiene su califcativo en- la aus
terra conciencia de los hombres
pensadores.
Con6cese la degeneration de
las instituciones en- las hinchadas
al par que impotentes presuncio
nes de la letra, queriendo susti-
tuir en- ell imperio del mundo al
muerto esp1ritu.
Conocese, por id6ntica manera,
la decadencia de los pueblos, ep
la intemperancia de est6riles al
gazaras, hacienda, en- medic del
bamholeo de las sociedades, las
veces de virtud
Virtndes; pero neda de vi,tu
des equ1vocas, sino virtudes posi-
twas, y diafanas, Y grandes, son,
y fueron siempre, y seran hasta
la consumacion de los siglos el
manantial inextinto, la nobilisima
esencia. ell alma, en- fin, del pa
triotismo.
Sc anna la patria porque 81, por
ella misma, po1que es ella un yo
grandioso en- que esta confundido
nuestro 20; porque somos una
misteriosa condensation de su
magp1fica personaiidad.
En- ell amor a la patria entra un
egoismo casi divine, porque la
amamos como amandonos noso,
tros mismos, representando nozo
tros el hogar donde vimos la pri-
mera luz, el pueblo donde corr 6
nuestra infancia, los sitios en- que
reposan las cenizas de nuestros
ascendien les, nuestra santa TERRA,
nuestras azules montanas, nues-
tros dulcfsimos aires, nuestros es-
pl6ndidos cielos.
Els en- este santo amor en- don
de ell hombre, hacienda vasto es-
pacio de su espfritu, realiza la
apoteosis magnifcentisima de la
idealidad.
Alg1n dfs deb'a ser confesada
6sta, y vivir con vida poderosa va
que, deidad sonriente que, pesc 4
quien quiera, da toques de luz a
las mas humans realidades de la
vida, va desconocida 8 negada
por ell mundo que, como el ateo
que NADIA espera porque en- NADIA
cree, SO sumerge en- ell goce pre-
sente, coronado de flores Y de j
pampanos la delirante cabeza
Ell patriotismo tiene toques
contrarios a las groser1as de la |
realidad, tiene toques absolute
mente sobrehumanos, porque no
pide NADIA, no quiere NADIA que no
sea La exaltaci6n de la terra que
no vemos- sino como hechicera
espiritual vision, a trav6s de blon-
das aureas aumentando su pres
tigio y sus encantos
La Grecia de Narration Y de
Platea es seguramente un pueblo
de patriotas, y ALI habran de il
las generaciones q bendecir esos
inmensos recuerdos.
La Grecia de las luchas intes-
tinas y de las miserables ambi-
clones, es la Grecia degenerate,
destruida con un par de batallas
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1895-04-05
A D!ESTRO Y SINIESTRO

Ua imteruie,c -. con nosotros
mismos
20 le sc opina d. las noticias de
Espana3
Que el patriotismo espahol, STEM
pre- pujante, copienza realizar, con
Martinez Campos a la cabeza, TN es-
fuerzo tai como no Sc vio nunca en-
las contiendas civiles de la metropoli
con las colonias que tras los diez y
siete mil soldados que vienen hoy,
vendran ms mana veinte, treinta, cua
renta mil mas; porque en- la Penfn
sula faltan gobiernos sabios, pero
sobran altivez y coraje en- los dfas de
lucha y de peligro.
" ese esfuerzo, lsera ntii eff
caz
ST Ell partido autonomista con
tin1a en- pie sirviendo de antemural q
los derechos de la patria, Ell pats Gu
bano Sc abstendra, en- su mayo ia, d.
alistarse en- las bandas insnrrectas i:
entonces la revuelta, ST no es pronto
scfocada, vivira debil y pobre, Sc al
bergara EN- la manigua inaccessible y
producira sacrifeios este lies de una
y otra parte.
-SY en- Ell case contrario
ST el ontemuyal desaparece, 81 la
idea autcnomista sucumbe rota y
maltrecha, Sc entablara de seguro un
duelo formidable entire Ia nscion que
jamas conocio el miedo, y la isla que
pelea por su independence. Esto Sc
ra una catastrof=: despues de esto,
como dicen las ee!ebres estrofas
paresds y caddUereS
ham d Quedar, no mds
II Y estns ,1timos despaehos en-
que Sc ahrma que una escuadra gan
kee salio de Cartagena de Indias con
rnmbo Cuba
--Se,1i muy grave ST resuitase
cierto E.s precise acoger con gran
des reservas los iuformes de S lint
Thomas que vienen dc N w Yosk y
de Londres y que p san, mas que
desp. { iesu tan erofmes oisparates
ST la escuadra yank'e vista ell puer
to de la II .bana el DE- Santiago. te
nemos ahi una demostr acion naval
toda regla, un a)arde de fu rza en-
que Sc apoyan las gestiones diploma
ticas con IN otivo del AUiance
-SY qie ocurtira en- este caso9
@ ,e Espsna, soberbia y altiva.
no consentita ninguna inposic' on y
qne no est .iia ltjAno un Coz fl cto
Tai parece, seg1 4 las peripecias y los
lances retisntes, que los Estados y ii
dos sim patizan con los insurrectos
b nos y desean auxiliarles clio asi.
toca nuestsa dip'om acia evitar un
casus bslH. que en- las actuales circuns
tancias ser,a en- extreme peIigroso pa
ra la int gridad nacionsl.
-Esta biep, mientras el decoro pa
{, 10 no sufea menoscabo SY 81 los
Norte abusan de su posicion y
presen len oohibir Espan,e
Estos son los tefminos en- que TN
p aeblo grande y nob.e Sc suicida antes
que permits que Sc lie insulte Y por
csc oamino puede su,gir una tremea-
ia agravac;on dei problema que Sc
,tebate
-i UEa guerra con el coloso anne
Una guerra en- que ei poder de
Espana el pa,riotismo lie sus h jos
Sc pondtia a psus b.. Cenf-mos en-
que 10 llegafaa q cumplirse tan iris
les augueios.
-iY ST Sc eumolen
-Pues 81 Sc cumplen, cada cual a
su sitio Y antes que el extranjero
prof4ne el territorio de la patria. que
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1895-04-05

Sc realize el ldgubre vaticinio de las
eeleb ebres estrofas
"pavesas y cadaveres
han de quedar, no mas.
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dear old Daddy continually tells me,
remember. do remember, that you are
Juliet. and that you love Romeo.
Well. what of that? / love the protes-
sor. but goodness knows / don't want
TO cut him out in little stars! Oh, dear.
what curious consultations he would
make! He ought to be down 70 MS
breakfast by now, dear old Daddy!
suppose he was late last night. NOW
that he no longer acts himself there is
nothing he loves so much as seeing
other people act, which is the more Gu
rious because he says that nobody can
act nowadays. i wish he had carried
his theory into practice with regard TO
Juliet and poor me. But he wouldn't
he was as determined as he could be.
His old friend. Mr.. Conyers. the man
ager of the Parnassus, wanted Ju-
liet. and that Juliet l was to be. MY
dear child" he said, you have every
qualification for the part" and then
he added rather in an Irish fashion,
land those qualifications you have not
got, my dear. 1 will give you" Well,
IL he can make me speak those lines
and not seem a fool he Will do won
ders. docking at book again.) No.
they puzzle me completely. suppose L
look at the paper for change. CLook-
ing through paper) Last night In
alter Royal Parnassus. oh, dear, shall
/ never get away from that? "On
Wednesday. the 18th of June. this
theater will reopen with a perform
ance of Romeo and Juliet. The merits
of Mr. Godfrey's Romeo are already
known and are sure to command at
traction. The interest of the occasion
will be enhanced by the appearance OF
a new actress as Juliet. Miss Lillian
Travers is a pupil of Paul Perigal,
who has been her guardian since the
death of her parents a few years ago
We will hear great things of the de-
butante's powers. Her masters name
alone will ensure for her an indulgen'
audience" Indulgent, Yes, i daresay
especially IL l stumble over my train
in the ballroom scene. i wish could
forget It. Let me look at something
else. The War in the Soudan. Why
that is where dear old Claude has
gone. When was II when he came &c
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as this valor win fnd its just recon-

as this valor will find its just recon-
pense."
Lillian. Dear old Claude, Fancy his
doing that But, of course. can we
fancy his doing anything else?
Perigal. Yes-yes-a fine feIlow-a
very fine fellow-I should like to
know him. But now, child, to busi-
ness. Everything is arranged for a
rehearsal for you two days hence.
And i have ordered this poster-that
you don't like. 1t will be stuck up
all over London.
Lillian oh. Daddy. don't!
Perigal My child, don't like II any
more than you do-in my days one
line in the bills was enough-Shy-
lock, by Mr.. Perigal,-but we must
move with the times--we must move
with the times. And talking of NOV
ing, let us see how we are getting on,
with our steps for the ballroom
scene. Now. then, am Capulet-
You are welcome gentlemen. Come
musicians. play
A halll A hall. Give room and foot
II, girls.
tHe takes fiddle and goes through
a few steps with her. She dances cor
rectly but without animation.)
Perigal Yes, child, that viii do very
nicely-very nicely. And now just a
moment. take a last look at the book.
ana we VIII go on 10 the WofuS
CAS- she sits down and takes up DOCK
again, Perigal continues aside)
Poor child. poor child-what are we
to do, / am dreadfully afraid about
her success. and IL means so much to
her. Why didn't / bring her out In
comedy instead of Juliet? Well-be-
cause she has everything that the part
wants except one little thing-the
want Of which I did not foresee-pas-
sion! A passionless Juliet! One might
as we'll have a benevolent Mephisto-
pheles-perhaps the new school VIII
give us one some day. Well, we must
do what we can. (Aloud) Now Lillian,
let us to business, and remember how
much depends on the business. Fame,
fortune. boundless adulation will be
yours IL you will only play this part as
/ want you to.
Lillian. 1 will do my very best indeed,
Daddy. / will try all 1 can to imi-
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come back and it didn't matter about
his name.
Perigal. A young gentleman-already?
My dear. when you have made your
success you will have plenty of such
impertinent calls from people who
dare TO call themselves gentlemen
and you may as we'll be prepared
for that. But already! Before you
have even appeared!
Lillian. / suppose IL is that dreadful
paragraph / have just been reading.
(Gives him newspaper)
Perigal. Breads paragraph out with
delight.) / suppose IL may be So
Paul Perigal's name is not forgotten
yeti But this must be put a stop to
at once. (Ringing) Jane! IL the
young gentleman who was here this
morning calls again, show him In to
me In my study-you understand.
Jane (who has entered to belD. Yes,
sir. exit Jane.)
Perigal. I'll soon settle him. Greater
impudence 1 never heard. II he gets
TO you. my dear. IL shall be over my
PROSTATE corpse, through oceans OF
gore. Don't be alarmed.
Lillian. I'm not, a bit. But who can
II be? 1 don't know any young gen.
tlemen.
Perigal. No. my dear; and when the
time comes for more such young
Sentlcfncn 10 Gail. you VIII nave the
bulwark OF my experience which has
been in such matters peculiar and
extensive. Well. we'll: now look at
the papers What have we here?
Matinee-matinee again-at the Pal
ladium. What papers this?-the
Daily Intelligence. Ha! his own play
reviewed by himself. Not usual
am glad to say, in the English
Press. They say Garrick used to
write about his own performances.
I have never believed IL. Garrick
was an actor. An actor could not do
such a thing. Hal Here's something
that may interest you. Haven't you
a cousin in the army-Claude For
| roster?
Lillian. Not really a cousin. Daddy
only a connection. But he was my
playfellow in my childhood. and we
always called each other cousins.
PerigaL BY cad. child, IL he were
your cousin you might be proud of
him.
Lillian. All. dear old claudel What is
II. Daddy?
Perigal (reading). In my last letter
but one / was unable to give you the
name OF the young officer who per-
formed the brilliant deed of rescu-
ing. single-handed, a wounded man
from a party of i've Arab assailants
under a heavy fire from the Arab
lines. / now learn that IL was Mr..
| Claude Forester of the Life Guards
IL is a marvel that Mr.. Forester was
not killed instead OF being. as ! be-
Iieve he is. invaded home for the
present. No doubt in such a matter
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her lover-there must be passion in
every breath. Now try. Wilt thou
be gone.
wilt thou be gone? 1t is not yet near
day
1t was the nightingale and not the
lark
That pierced the fearful hollow Of
thine ear.
Nightly she sings in the pomegranate
tree
Believe me. love. 1t was the nightin-
gale
Perigal (Starting with impatienceO
No-no-no, That'll never do. It's
not at all like IL. Juliet Is In love.
Shall j never make you understand
what that means? Try again, see II
you cannot get a little tremor OF
emotion into your speech
LILLIAN repeats first two lines again.)
PerigaL dumps abouD No-no-worse
and worse. There's no love In a wob-
bling voice
Lillian. (Sits down in despair). / wish
there was no such thing as the love
YOU talk so much about in the world.
PerigaL Poor child-poor child-for-
give me for being impatient. After
all how should you know what the
voice of love means?
Lillian. Well. Daddy, it's only too clear
that / don't. How am i 20 learnf
Perigal. How, indeed?-How can you
be taught? Love. my dear, is extrav-
agant in its words. Just because
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not lose courage. Remember we
have our duties to art-yes, ana 10
the British public. too. We must DO
our very best to fulfill them. -,
Lillian. Yes. dear. and indeed l VIII
do my best. though / feel my duty TO
Won much more than do to art and
the British public put together:
Perigal. There are some who viii tell
YOU that the two are not always al
lied: but take an old actors word
for il that the public is the best crit
ic when alrs done.
Lillian. Then I hope. Daddy, they IL De
kind to me. What did you 40 With
yourself yesterday?
Perigal. / attended two rehearsals In
the morning; assisted at matinee,
SO called because IL was given In the
afternoon; had my modest little din
ner at the club, and then, OF course,
went on to the new play at the
Haymarket.
Lillian. Was IL good?
Perigal. Good? Yes; from some points
of view. The new school of actors
possess purpose, ambition, youth,
fire. talent-but-
Lillian. What does that ominous but
mean, Daddy?
Perigal 1t means. my dear. that they
are wanting in-they have not pre-
cisely caught-that they fail to ac-
Lillian. Not of the old school, eh,
Daddy? Isn't that about 1t?
Perigal. Well, well, my dear-I dare
say you are right. Autre temps.
autre moers-I cannot forget their
predecessors. Ah-there are a few of
the veille garde left now. And II
1 were put up in Richard the Third
tomorrow
Lillian. All the town would flock to
see you.
| Perigal. No-child-no. (Sorrowful-
ly.) Once. perhaps, they might. Once
long ago. But it's no use dwell
ing on old memories.
Lillian. (Half aside.) No. Daddy, it's
no use.
Perigal. We must deal with the pres
ent-we must welcome genius and
talent. even If they take a shape new
and strange to us. And that, my
| child. is what hope for you.
| Lillian. Yes, 1 am to blend the old and
| the new, am / not? To join your ex-
| perience to my inspiration. (Perigal
nods) Only in this part at least
don't see where to find the inspira-
| ton
Perigal Perhaps that will come
meanwhile let us have breakfast.
Perigal. (Takes poster off the chair
and holds it up). What do you think
of it. fair Juliet?
Lillian. 1 hate it. Put 1t out of my
sight.
LILLIAN rings-servant brings in
dishes. etc)
Lillian. oh. Daddy, l was nearly for
getting. What do you think Jane
tells me? A young gentleman called
this morning soon after nine, ano
asked to see me, and when he was
told l was engaged, said he would
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(Forrester's voice outside.) OF course
you are quite right-always obey or
ders-rule of the service; but there
are exceptions-this is one-Mr. Peri
gal will forgive YOU
Lillian. What is all this?
Jane (opening door, II you please, sir.
the young gentleman-he would
come in.
Perigal drumming to door, He shall
come through my body, then. My
sword, Lilian-or the poker
Claude (entering) Pray forgive this
intrusion, sir; / am sure you will
when Lillian!
Lillian (seeing him. Claude! You dear
old boyl Daddy. it's Claude!
Perigal. So 1 gathered from your first
remark May / ask, sir
Claude. Certainly, sir. / am Claude
Forester. / amor rather was
Miss Travers cousin, and / am only
Just back from foreign service. /
discovered from a paragraph in a
newspaper that Miss Travers was
your ward and pupil So I ventured
to come here.
Lillian. Oh. Claude, of course you did!
PerigaL Yes. yes-of course he did.
aside while L. and c. TALK OF
course he did, fellow dropped from
the clouds. OF course he did.
Now. let us see. What If
this should be the answer to my
wish? The young fellow dropped
from the clouds. A cousin-and yet
no cousin-the very thing. He looks
as If he wouldn't make bad Romeo.
The situation is desperate; suppose
put 1t to the touch. (Aloud.) Mr..
Forester. i am delighted; I am
proud to make your acquaintance.
/ told Lily just now / should like to
make il. / have heard of your ex-
plot. 1t made me proud of you and
proud of my country.
Claude. Oh! Sir, that was nothing;
just did my duty
Perigal. OH Then 1 wish people as
a rule did their duty one quarter as
well. But modesty is a virtue, and
not too common a one. (Aside.)
like his looks more and more. l will
try it. / can see her eyes softening
now Just as some other eyes soften
ed.
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BY Sir Walter Besant and Walter Her
ries Pollock.
paui per,eaI Lillian Travers
claude Forester Jane (Servant).
Table with breakfast-newspapers-
playbills--over a chair hangs great
poster with red letters, etc. Lillian
discovered with a book. While she
speaks she walks about the room
sits down-walks about again-al-
ways studying the words OF the DOCK
between the utterances.
Lillian. / cannot get the words. They
dance before my eyes. 1 ought 10
have been word perfect long ago.
too. And IL / do get them, some OF
them seem such nonsense to me-
why. oh, why, did the professor
choose such a part as Juliet for my
first appearances? (Repeating wood
enly.)
"GIve me my Romeo. and. when he
shall die:
Take him and cut him out in little
stars.
And he shall make the face OF
heaven so fine
That all the world will be In love
with night,
And pay no worship to the garish
SUM-"
Now how Is a poor girl to say those
words seriously? The professor is al
ways telling me that IL is. the voice Oh
love. II IL is. the voice OF love says
very odd things. Remember, child,