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STOCKS
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GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

CHICAGO.
The leading futures ranged SIS follows:
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NEW YORK ruTpI

ASKED h hid
NEW ORLEANS FuruREs
Opened steady; ie.w barely steaa,
closed steady: sulcs a, Ssn
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LIVERPOOL FUTURES.
Opened easy demand moderate. IN. r..
qulo' anu steady closei steady
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|1sisnsr & co. cstfn.+a tho
|s;s'tmeAts FOR il.e -aa as
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Kansas CITY Mo. November Wheat
Don and about steady. Ne hard, B., l~
No, s. uomudly 6i1rG one ear fancy. ~
No. rr5. Eominaly NEtNl No spripg
O. No T. *, Corn -MiNrd about - cent
mlNct. l>'.Hlt. No. > white. nGu naIy 46i
No white old, uomiuAly y p new.
nominaiiy l6rl> RNc-F'lgu No nom
inA.iN ~ Hay StcndV choice timothy,
Go 80. choice prairie 0Nsfaai.
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gos ? parientes, buac6 On vano al duque en- 81
roatro de Clara 10 huella dc laa ldgrimas que 10
hahfa viato derramar en eIenoio.
hl faago de eu orgallo Las habia eecado.
ttanonila ? riauena habIeha con INA serenload
gee dosagrad6 al doque, doaeoso dc verla aba
ida
pens6 qua IL orgullosa joven go defenderfa
contra 81 que habrfa luoha, pero prometi6se
c0mbatir y NO desesper6 de triUnfar
al subir la lujosa berlina con So futuro
suegro y Atanasia, tuvo que soportar la multi.
tud de obseryaciones que no le pudo hacer Mou.
inet durante Ia ceremonial
El ex miembro del Tribunal de Comercio
no c0mprendfa que se- celebrasen casamiertos
de aquel modo. d media noche, en- una iglee;a
sepnlcral donde ell frio GAIA sobre las espaId4s
como manto de plomo.
Dsntro de tres semanas conducirfa su hiia
sl altar, y ver1ase entonces 10 que, en- So con.
oe pto, era una boda
La misa Sc ve1i6carfa en- la Msgdalena, y
ya habfa encargado que la oeremonia Sc realiza-
Sc co ol lujo mas costoeo
Todo Il ooro estarfs iIuminado, Ia iglesia
peaade res y srbuatcs On fin habrfa mtaics,
coros y solos
So!,-interrnmpi6 el du1ue en- italiano,
ahurride r por aquellos prap6aat a de eeplen.
dor.
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BrszAo4noA On "LA OoRnasposDnxoA" aa1

Solos soil. -. .-replio6 Moulinet ain
dar gran Importance 10 exactitud de loa ter.
minos; oantos eieoutadoa por a%tistas de ls
0pers, 81 sr. Faura = lea rneiores one hay:
Costara 10 menos ounce mil pesetas, pero 1qn9
lmporta1 Moolinet no casa totlos los d1ss una
hija, = oonviene CUE SO liable de 10 fiesta du
rante largo tempo.
-Por POGO que sc liable, sehor mic, Sc ha.
blar6 demasiado, ,--interrumpi6 el Duque en- to
NO tan punssnte como Ia sflada punta de un.
ouch'llo.
-Pero yerno. .-empe16 oontestar hou
linet ofendido.
-Psro, aenor. .-interrumpi6 de nuevo el
Duque, Zen primer lugar aun no soy 50 yerno,
y ademds agradece1e v sobremanera que no
vuelva & usar en- mi presencia ese vulgar = or.
dinarisimo apelativo. Llegamos va casa del
senor Derbley, y le ruego que, por convenien.
oia de todos, liable 10 menos possible.
Paro ell ooohe; bsj6 despaoio ell joven, y
ofreoi6 So mano Ia senorita Monlinet para
ayudarle poner el pie en- terra, mientrss que
el exmiembro del Tribunal de Comercio, muy
contra1iado, preguntabase con inquietud 81 le
tomaha el duque por slgun beatis.
Arellanada la marquaaa an una anoha buta.
ca en- el gran aal3n do Pont Ayesnea, eaouohaha
10 one Raohelfa 10 daoia an Vox haja.
A9uslla miama mahana habia rcgado u 90,
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@ H A r A D A


Misntras espera atraparte
tie prins0 tres caGGrtG acaso;
es decir. asf 10 dice
una mujer. Mas andando
ell tempo (que siempre fu6
hacedor de desencantos
demuestra ana dos y cudTtG,
y te MEGA hasta un abrazo....
Tan tvt0l y tan mermadO
Darate l.intimo plato
que entonces cOmprenderas,
de un modo patente, clero,
cuin tres CW0rt0 cGGcO sale
Ell hombre que obtiene el grado
de marido. listed perdone,
lectora, que 20 no falto....
Pues va s6 que toda regla
tiene xcepcl0n. -. y declare
que usted es una, y notoria
en- este momentO y caso.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1896-03-22
lnclOa ANTIHERpETICA DEL. Doc

81 me1or medicamento para cnrar los herpes
sata prfun sda ata caspa caida del cabelo
hace desapel los barros empees manchas esnas de
Ia Immediate. Pfdase odas las bOtioas
ia sla All no mayor Gulermety depOaitar
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veNTA Dc UNA FiNCADE CAFE.

situada en- 81 pueblo de Lares barro del mismo non.
ire y ! ounce minutes pueolo. Esta se cotnpoEe
de l6O cuerdas de elias IS 40 de cafe de prmera,
con som ra nueva de guabas guineos platanos;
mas doce de patanos gui eos nuevoss Goa guaaba qua
pastos maderas. msgnihca casa de a tos
baios, recien construlda dem,s estabeci nlsntos
de Comercio mag fco facimente Sc pueden COM
prar terrenos condantes con d'cha hnc' : en- nume-
jnterese puede dirlgirse a don Carmelo Gonzalez
dcha f1nca seflores Acevedo Compania en- este
me h,o l aresl IT
Entire anna criada:
d Para qua qnierts es almanaque
vieio, Catalina?
-Se6ora, para mandarlo mi TERRA.
-iPero si es del ano pasado!
-lY ESQ que importa? iAlli no son
tan mirados como en- Madrid!
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aERONlm3 ILRRI ooRhEDoa DE

COMhhCIU AGENT da ne8ocIOBs u0pe
establecida su oficina Gale de La For ':leza
ntlmero 10, de esta ciudad. r.
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II anco Popular +.

Este Establecimento fundado en- 1893
Sc dedca particularmente tacllltar Ell aho-
rro, admitlendo imposiciones desde O2o
~ abonando ell nter6s de seis por clento annual
una veg completados cinco pesos.
Facilita tambi6n pr6stansOs con garantla de
frmas de reconocida solvencia hasta- IA suma de
$500 al interes dc II por cento "a desde % a
300 9 por ciento de 5 POI 500 por ell pla-
20 de tres meses, pudi6ndose prorrogar las ope-
raciones dandose toda clase de comodldades
para ell pago de las mismas.
Igualmente hace prest lmos con garanttla tss,;a de
hipotecas sobre fncas de la Capital por cualquer
cantdad y inter6s conventional
Su Consejo de Gobierno para Ell presente ano
compone ue los Sres. s.g lentes: Dfrector, Sr.
Mu1oz Barrios; Sst6-darector, Lcdo. Rosy Conse-
2eros, Ghevremont, Lopez Cepero, Gestera
Monserrat; Tesorero, Schira SecretGrfo I"ter0e"-
tor, Leon Nuhez
En- la cficina:
No tiene uno tempo para NADIA. Va.
mos yer, Martinez, iqu6 sc le ocurre
usted ahore?
Rs qua antes de hacer una tonteria,
queI ia consular con usted.
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Soluci6n la Charada de aver :
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TAEMTTU1 7 Us 4.I 80 e y .go1sn - a -
rro, Lczas de marmol para mesas ,pso., Ladrlos
de fuego, Rodapies, Cemento Portland Corona,
Cal hdrdulica, Yeso, Banos, tregaderos peld nos,
Sacos de yute Soga sisal Becerros alemanes Hero
gavan zado, acanalados lzos para coojaa forros'
(tlavos Cornlos Cumbreras, Canaes y bA1des,A qll-
tran, Brea Estopa. Fieltro alquitranado, Clavos y
Pla chas de cobre Remos, Iona Loneta, Pinturas e1
aceite Blanco zinc "Dos Ieones" legitl5no, Acel5e
oxido metaco Inodoros patente, Papel espaiol ban-
CO. rayado de estracilla -Cgarrilos de LA Cruz
Roja'' La Carolina, etc ect.
JULIAN E. BlANGO Y SOSA.--.Agen-
te ae NegocGos. de comlslones,
inforu es consultas sobre todos los ra'
mos dc la Administrator, de la Agrlcultu
ra, la Irdustria el Comercio. San Juan
puerto Rico), Gale de San francisco n
91.-Direcci6n telegrafica BIomcosG. r
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-13
Ahrna Of the anme.

The old man u a great favorlto on
Newspaper row: his only falling is that
he has asthma. which he has 10 drown
out occasionally. Last week he started
out 20 drown his hay fever on pay day.
when he left the Office he counted
among his possessions t25 his weeks
salary. Jus, what happened TO him b
n mystery. because he never gained
consciousness until he woke up In tho
station house the next morning. He
Etarched his pockets-they were emp
". Eight o'clock came and the sta
tionkeepor came TO let him out There
was no charge against him; he had
only been locked up 10 sleep It on. Sta
tionkecper Collins called out Bobs
name. and then began to hand out
things that had been taken away from
him whom he was locked up, OF which
Bob had no knowledge. First his
watch. then $3.50, half again a. much
"a Bob he'd when he started out; then
a new suit Of clothes, an umbrella, a
box OF paper collars and a basket OF
grapes. Bob IL silll wondorlnFsgh
they came from. But ne entortains tho
highest opinions Of the police depart
ment and The board OF safety,-Louis.
willie Commercial.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-13

ThurloW Weed Barnes. a man Of
large wealth, a well-khown politician
and the husband OF the daughter OF the
late millionaire. John Morris, OF New
York, has been made defendant IN a
suit for divorce, IN that city. Much
mystery and secrecy envelops this legal
transaction. Mrs. Barnes. the beauu-
full sister Of A. H. and d. NJ. Morris,
conspicuous at the Morris Park and
other race tracks and owners Of race
horses, has not lived with Mr.. Barnes
for more than two years. and Just now
she is occupying a handsome chateau
IN the suburbs OF Paris. After the mar
rlage, nine years ago. at which time
the father OF Miss Morris presented her
with a check for 100000. the couple
we're devoted and apparently happy.
this felicity, Z, appears reigned for five
or six yeara Then there we're differ
ences, and a parting. Rumor has II
that Mrs Barnes objected to her hus-
bands friendship for Virginia Harmed.
the actress Anyway. they separated,
and Mr.. Barnes took bachelor apart
ments at the croIslc. West Twenty
sixth street. There he could be found
usually when not at the Office OF the
Standard Telephone Company. 251
Broadway: at his favorite club. the
Hardware. IN the same building. or al
Delmonlco'a.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-13

welllngton's conduct Ia a riddle.
About the middle OF the afternoon he
was informed through the Prince OF
Orange. as TO his enemy's movements.
with perfect calm. he commanded
that his troops should be ready In their
eanionments; at ne issued orders
for the divisions 10 march with view
10 concentration at Nivelles. the east.
ernmost point that he intended to &C.
cupy: al 10, just as he was setting out
for the Duchess OF Riohmond's ball. h.
gave definite instructions for the. con-
centratlon 10 begin. About twenty
minutes after the Prince Of Orange
had reached the ball room Wellington
sent him away quietly. and thea. sum
muning the Duke OF Richmond. who
was to have command Of the reserve
when formed. he asked for a map. The
two withdrew 10 an adjoining room
Wellington closed tho door. and said
with an oath. Napoleon has humhug.
ged me-" lie then explained that no
had ordered his army 10 concentrate
at Quaire Bras. adding. But We shall
not stop him there: and n 30. mus,
arht him here" marking Waterloo
with his thumb-nall on tho map as
he spoke. r. Century Magazine
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-13

An English custom Of not so long ago
was 10 hang smugglers on gibbets ar
ranged along the coasts. and then tar
the bodies that they might be pre-
served a long while. as a warning to
other culprlts. As late as 1922 three
men thus vanished could have been
seen hanging before Dover castle.
Sometimes the process was extended to
robbers. assassina. incendiarles and
other criminals. John Painter. who
fred the dockyard at Portsmouth. was
frat hanged and then tarred IN i776.
From time 10 time he was given fresh
coat OF varnlsh. and thus was made 10
last nearly fourteen years. The weird
custom did not step smuggling or 9TH
or crime. but no doubt Il worked some
influence as a preventive lttsharg
Dispatch.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-13

Indeed We may smile" writes Ill.
llan Bell Of "oiher Girls" In tho
Ladies' Homo Journal "as we often
do. At the primitive customs Of tho
lowly, and At their homoly phrase OF
keeping company Il makes a de-
lleatful Jest. But beneath It II a great.
or regard for the rights OF man or
woman IN love than one Is apt TO find
higher IN the social scale. With them
to select one another 10 keep company
Ia like an offer Of marriage. To keen
steady company Is the formal an
nouncement Of an engagement. which
Is a potential marriage. Il Is the FIRST
step toward matrlmony. and Is almost
a. sacred and final. With their more
fortunate and envied sisters IN thl
smart set an engagement ls the loosesl
kind Of a bond. and neither man moi
woman Ia safe from the wooing OF other
men and women until the marriage
VOWS have been pronounced. and. y
your society Is very fashionable. not
even then. SO that this society Of
which I speak would undeniably be
called 'cood'T
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-13

Agnes Booth. who plays the uncon-
yenuonal Duchess Of Milford In The
sporting Duchess" told me recently
that the roles she best liked were NOT
the robust. breezy sort. but those In
which qgietGess gave the keynote. DO
you know" she went on. plays merely
reflect In the main. modern thought.
modes and mannersl Thirty years
ago the robust drama was the accepted
stage feast Then passions were torn
to tatters aud actors beloved fumod
aud stormcd because folks In real life
ala much the same thing. But now
we've entered on an era OF repression.
Tho woman whose heart Is crushed
does not cry aloud her hurt as Of yore'
She takes her bleeding heart to her
boudoir and weeps silently over II be-
fore she burias Il and her love forever.
Nowadays when one man slaps an
other mans face. or calls him an ugly
name. the insultcd man grows white,
bites his lips-bldes his time. He. too
has learned repression; and so the
stage reflects Il. We have quiet
scenes now-scenos In which the
actors features play and the actor Is
motionlesa. For Z, Ia vulgar nowadays
10 show ones hurts-lt Is the correct
thing to put emotions under lock and
kcy-on the stage or on Of I"
And, maybe. she's right
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-13

The fever came Into her face. then the
spots appeared, aud, last 6f all, tho
marks OF the monsters elawa The
flowers In the garden knew. and hung
their heads IN sorrow.
In her dollrlum suen Moi found her
lover lie had returned. and she was
searching Tor a flower to give him. But
they all dropped their heads. So she
raved:
Raise up your heads; don't yeu
know that-that-"
she did not know his name. She
turned 10 him.
Il cannot cali you he" she eaid.
What is your name?"
The blush seemed to come over her
face because che was bold, but II was
only the fever.
Il am called wong-Fa." he answered.
THAT Is the name Of the God Of the
Flowers" she said.
Il nm that one" was the reply.
But the memory OF all this passed
from her.
Tho black monster has no mercy. II
has no soul, so II Is continuously
searching for human ones. II took
the soul Of Suen Moi. and left the body
for the parents to shed their tears on
But as the soul passed down the path
to the gate tho flowers raised thelI
heads and demanded II. and Il went q
them.
When the sun shone on them the
next morning young man stood at tbs
gate waiting for suen Mot. lie had re-
turned. lie waited until he saw The
white cloth across the door Then
terror came over him. He walked al
the path.
Where is my betrothcd7" he askc'
Of the old woman.
"She died OF the scourge last night
lie turned and looked at the flowers
you bloom In purple7" he asked
softly. "You raise your heads In iol
when she. who loved you host Is deadY
lie waved his hand gently over then
and they bowed their heads. "Wh,
should you not mourn2" he aakeI
them. and they shlvered In the morn
ing breeze. Mourn for her forever.
The old woman went In TO light IN
candles, that the soul Of Suen Mo
might find its way through the dark
ness Of eternity. and when the funera
procession passed down the path IN
yiolets were white.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-13

the play Itself. The constralnt Of one
position, practically for two or three
hours Is fatigulng In Itself. and interest
always flags more or less when the
body becomes tired. The body is per-
fectly willing 10 give is master-the
mlnd-all ~ pleasure the latter de-
manda untlb ne servant begins TO feel
WEAKNESS, ana then rs demand for
sympathy and rellei-ospecially RELIEF
seriously lnterferes with the con-
tinuanco Of mental concentration. To
relieve this constraint by motion, and
the change OF place. gives freshness to
interest. and makes the time OF the
waits seem less long. And then, too
the deserted danes and damsels Of tho
prevailing habit are not reduced to the
condition Of 'the maiden all forlorn.
The feminine share In freedom oil
movement between the acts may result
IN even more important reforms-bui
then let US not seek TO do too much At
once.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-13
ENGLISH oovERNEssEs.
Many OF Them Paid a Misery Pit
lance.

Many Of Them Paid Misery Pit
lance.
Sometimes Walter Bosant gets indig
nant and he has a right 70. says tho
New York Commercial Adycrtiser,.
when he speaks OF the poor he knows
whereof he speaks. Il was through his
grea, novel. IAN sorto and Conditions
OF Men" that the Peoples Palace In
London was hullt and he enjoys ex-
posing the roguos among the begging
lcttcrwriters and poor widows with
imaginary children" as much as he
likes 10 stir up the rich and careless.
He says land e throws a0me light on
the wages OF Englhh women In com
parison with American women In the
same posltionsl: "a letter comes 70
me from S.. Tho writer refers to
the case Of the goyerness on f25 a yoaf
being sent away TO keep herself for
two month holiday" lie proposes that
action should bcNaken In the matter
be suggests that a committee should be
formed 10 take up tbe case; that money
should be asked for; That holdev-
house should be built In some quic, and-
healthy place which should receive the
ladies for little or nothing. lie draws
up O scheme complete One would no,
willingly throw cold water on any
scheme likely 10 benefit a class not only
deserving but also helplesa At the
same time I would sugges. that a better
plan would be 10 awaken attention "a
the subject and 10 make people under.
stand the downright cruelty and wick.
edness OF the thing, ! DO no, believe
that those who do Il realize the mean.
Ing OF H. The evil IL done by want Of
thought In this as In 30 many instances
n Il IL done In full knowledge OF what
Il means. then the porpetrator is one OF
the lowest and basosi OF her kind. To
give woman res a year: to expect
her 10 dress like a lady-always e
wear decent gloves. for instancc-and
to turn her olt 10 keep herself Coz
eight weeks Is nothing short Of bar.
berlty. Eight weeks AZ 70 shlllings q
week Is 40: there Is let the sum OF fi'
FOR droas and every other expense. And
for the future no prospect NJ on. Poor
governoasl We must try when we gel
our national bureau n we cannot d.
something for her
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-13

the Pilgrims who landed at Plymouth
She was instructed In music from EARL
childhood, sang In church cholra ant
appeared as an oloeutionist arount
Boston until she entered the profession
as a member OF the Holman operd
company. After a subsequent en-
sagoment with the Boston Opera com.
pauy, she entered IA. Geld OF farce
comedy. and Travelled hlth Kate Cas-
Teton for two seasons She next be.
came a member Of the Golden Bell
Trio. and went upon the vaudeville
stage. Afterwards. as member Of
tho PUCK Quartet. she travelled with
the Puck Opera company. An en-.
gagemCnt OF Eve month"; In the dra.
matte stock at Cordray's thcatcr,
Portland, Ore. followed. and then. re-
turning east. she Joined "A Bunch OF
Keys" company. -Four years ago she
returned 10 the vaudeville stage, max
ing success OF narrative songs. and
introducing to the public many Of the
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-13

"a large percentage OF what Is ordl
narIly called love Is about az safe
guide In the chol,o Of companion a.
a freely would he trustworthy ilmml
nation IN the intrloaclcs Of decp Tor
est on a dark night" writes the Rev
Charles II. Parkhurst. u. ~, In IN,
November Ladies Homo Journal. 4
am we'll aware that Il "a much easier
to reason about these things In -ihs 40.
siract than Il Is TO keep ones head COO
aud ones temperature regulated In &
season OF severe exposure: but so much
OF the success or failure OF youns
mans after life dep d on the way m
which he gets fundamentally planted
that Il seems well worth while 10 pre.
cmpt the ground wiihns much rational
consideration as possible n a man
has accustomed to canvass tho ground
with some seriousness before tho aus.
coptlhle moment arrives there will IA
more likelihood Of his being able a.
ride the storm when Il breaks without
the loss Of ship. cargo and crew."
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-13

Ellen Terry once told me that she
could do more with a S3-swiich and a
curling tong than with hair knee-deep.
Most people have heard the story about
the empty carriage stopping In front
OF the thcsier and Sara Bernhardt get
ting out. And well-Mlss Terry seems
to get on nicely with the store hair.
and Bernhard manages to present a
passablc figure. oven with such a
handicap. This corner which the
actresses have on the beauty market
isn't confined TO an appreciation Of
good points. Il includes as well q
realization OF ones impertectionA
They know how TO conceal an imper-
feet feature. TO draw attention from a
thin throat. TO hx rp their faces gen
orally and DO a thousand aud one
things to help. them to appear to ad'
vantage.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-13

other coing she answered. Perhaps
he wants to buy her."
"You are like one who looks at the
heavens from the bottom Of we'll"
he answered.
As he spoke she went to the door,
"she Is bringing him In" she said.
sharply. I'VE shall be dlsgraced"
suen Moi entered with her basket.
The stranger followed. Tho old cou-
bic kneeled and knocked their heads
on the floor because they could easily
Geo that he was a man Of rank.
Il have come to announce my be-
rolhal to your daughter" he said
They we're 20 astonished they could
say nothing.
"You are no, to send her to the mar
ket-place 10 sell flowers. You are TO
ind a sln-shang. who will teach those
things which she ought to know"
hut We are poor, honorable cir. B"
said the old woman, who could not
help thinking OF the knife-shaped coin
OF gold.
Ho took from his belt an embrold-
cred purse and laid Il on the table.
"You are more wealthy than your
nelghbors." he said.
Then he went out, while the old
woman began counting the coins. ~.
Every day he came at sunrise and
stood at the gate. while suen Moi
picked one violet for him. One day
ths asked him;
"where do you live. honorable slrg
an the Temple OF the Seven Gonil. "
and he pointed toward Fuhohan. My
home ls In the Temple. but because you
have asked me the question mus, 20
away. When the noon shines bright
and round again will return"
He walked down the road with the
violet In his hand. while Suen Mol
walked sorrowfully into the house.
For three days she gTleyed. The
flowers which grew in the garden
turned their faces toward the door, ai
II looking for her. but she did not come
10 them.
The black monster laid his hand up
on the village. The curse Of smallpox
ragged. II crept like a thief through the
gate and up the path between the ncw;
or beds OF suen Mel. Il stole into hel
room. and laid lfs hand upon her fall
forehead, and chained her 70 her couch