davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1896-02-28
CASTRO 7 SERRAu0

Nae;6 en- Canada. ALI estudio Ia
medicina, empezando el estudio los
dieciocho amos. No dej ) de ganar nin
euro de los cursos por oposici6n (e
mismo 10 dice), el Estado le costeo la
carrera. Pero no pcdfa sJefcer la Ia
cultad hasta los vcintidos amos, y tovo
1igmpo De ulbisr de AFT clones. Leyo
mucho. sinfi6se con deseos de escrioir
aleo senejante 4 10 que hsb1a leido, J
como des0e pequeflo observe con lue'-
deg. clasih -o sus conocimientos con
metojo supo expresar sus pensa-
mientos con clariiad, bfevedad y gra
cia SC enconts6 por derecho propio
comps GRO de otros joVenes esperan
"a de las letras Pedro Antonio Alar
con. Manuel Fernandez y G ,nza ez.
To- ( Fe.n&ndsz Jinenez. y Manuel
del Pa.acio entire clos. Su caracter,
sin embargo. no Sc frn6ia bien con
estos otros caracteres. entire los cua
les bundaban los bohemios al uso y
los iocos pao1ficos
La observation de Castro y Sierra
no Sc Fl ba con preferenoia alli don
de habfa un snerito desconocido que
rsa'zar, gu tempo drspre lego
en- la tertulia de Cruzada Villamii uuaS
rsgirss de t.iste y profunda emocion
Era la historic de un poeta que aca-
b ba de mosir: la historic de. Fran
cisco Z a De aquel aEticuio nacio la
hermosa edic:on de Las obras del va
al ..faH0.
S gufa con este ticulo Castro y
S rrano SD camino de escritor del
b:en. y. por sgual sSnti': iento de ele
var los humiides y rescatar ios
desdich sdcs de su inrnerecida suerte,
tra2o luego iaa sentidas ifneas 4ue Goa
el tftulo de Las EstasQHeras de San
Fernando conmovier q Madrid du-
tante nushos rs. como no han 10
grsdo conmoverie gruesos i'bros de
notorio metito. Es que Castro y Sc
rrano saba el canhino que conduce s
les corazones: saba scr grandioso y
sencilio q la vez, hacien lose compren
der de los aristocratas y del pu~blo
Otros artfculos, como el que dedico
a d, IA Ernestina Manual dc vi lena,
fundadora de un asiIo de kueEfanos
y el que imprimio Ia SocteAad de Sal
oansen'e de Hn<,fanos, maniflestan
que Castro Y errano ha sido modelo
de periodistas; no hab endosele dado
este tftuio con preferencia por haber
hecho siempre el periodismo en- la
forma galiarda y pulida del ms ex-
quislt litersto. Su campsna famosa
de la Inauguration del Canal de S1ez,
campo na que con el tftuio de La No
UeIa de Egipto Sc public6 iGego ca La
Epoca. le co:oca s altusa &c los mas
fzmosos narEadores europeos.
Ara por el n 90 pubiic6 sus Car
tas tyanscendenta1es, en- las cuales Sc
revelo como f.6sofo intencionado VI
am able; interpFetando tan pes fecta
mente los sen;imisntos y las asp;ra
cioaes de su eooca, que tai !ibso l.e-
GO sr ei f4voriio Sc aqu4Ila socis
dad; sspsoiaimente del bello X
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1896-02-28
CREDITO Y AHORRO PONCERO
AHIso ! LOS sENoRrs AetI MIST

N1NO - LOO SENOh , Az l. NtNI
HAbiendo aGariad1 il Jlnta y G hi rrn.
ca session DE- aver prnceder al c0h'o d. r
Ger dvidendo pasivn, mn tsuts 5 25 pci
accioo. se serving los 80 res accioE j l.
!, greSar en In G j de IL ) Gle lad sus ruo.
tsS respectivas. de tro Gel plsz, de eiuts
dias que mediAn desde ell 10 del corriente al
10 de Mario proximo, smbos ipelusives.
Para kAcilitar ell psgo & los sefinres accio.
nistas residences en- Guayanilla. Yauco, Ad-
Juntas, Jsyuya, Juana Disz, Cosmo San
German quedan autorizsdos para otorgar re
ci6os provisionsles los sehores yocales con
sultores.
Don Geronimo Lluveras, de Gusyanilla.
;, Juan E. Totti, de Yauco.
;, Santos Palmieri dol Domingo Fe
rrer, dc Adjuntas
>, Rosario OaGales, de Jayuya.
:, Pedro CarreraS, de Juana -Diaz.
!, Antonio Posalacqua. de Ooamo.
>, Tomzs Qlifioues, de San German.
Ponce, de Febrero de 1895
Et Director GeYe4ste,
We Be- T. SALAzAR.
El Presidents,
FRANCISCO PARRA.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1896-02-28

Las Historfas VnLgarts son mod.
10 de lectura cnlta, castiza, sana. y.
,regocijada, va "a ii producer suay.s
lagsimas LIS madres y los padre,
del sbieran poner estss Histoyias en- n,
nos de sus hjos no bien pudieran i.
tos apreci&r la pintura y comparacioo
dc 'ss costumbrss y de los sentimien
,os: su lectura, no 500 h2ra 6,io
naaos literasios &c gusto exquisite
siaa baeuos ciudadanos.
Son m gist:ales sas estudios sobr-
la Exposioi6l de PaSis, Lonare, y
Viena su original y preciosa novel
La cabitana CoOk, Los cWadros contain.
PoydaeOs- -
Gas ro era IN gran prosists: no
solo por su estilo, ciarfsino, enton,
DO sin enfasis, ameno sin relumb,6,
senciIlo sin desnayo, sino porou.
bensa6a en brOsa. may al contrario De
ia genefaiidad de les espanoles, Que
oensamos en- veiso Castro era. CO
mo prosista, todo moderao tojo
clasico FL vocab!o, el giro, sen
" ces revolucionafics. pero tomsn
m encaie como de nolde aa.fgao
Made puede dadar DE- que lee un
grand escritcr y ali no Sc eacuen
tran mas que palabras y lo:ucioaes
vnlgares.
Su discurso de entraja en- la Aca-
demia. fue, al mismo tismpo, Ia jaf
tifsacion &c su vida literaria !,
apeteosis del geaero que veaia cal
tivando; ensriar amenamznte E.
un discurso mas bien de perloiistA
que de literato por Ell fondo, auague
por su forna sea veriadero encanto
del amante de las letras. Castro lie
go tomo asiento entire los acate
r,icos diciea5oies Slnores, Is
precise escribir para los que no quis
rem le1g no tienen tempo De clio.
Escrib.mos con ameniiad ) seremo5
leidos.
Asf era Castro y Ss.sano: un ana.
6nic, que en- una msao ilevaba 81
escalpelo y en- otra una hof
T ataba de cada materia segul el
cara >ter e P46!tco l. ella, escri.
bfa para los amos c5n pensanientos
Y paiabras iuf.ntiies; para la burgle-
sia, con ineencioa ofac.ica isagla.
is corriente, y para los rsJfag4os Y
acdemicos, en- marmol con orc; saba,
como bu n gourWsst, que cada carne
tiene su corte. ST preparation y sJ
lumbre, y cada pescajo sas espeoiss
y sus agtios.
Hay corazones lie hombre, &c nl-
ier neutros. S. coriAis por me1io
un c0ucept0 de Castro. densr de 81
CO tea soida encontra5e,s la dora.
da tierna puipa de una almen5 4.
dulce 6 amarga.-Expresi6n iusts,
enc ergica. dt6aitiga, esto IS, por tus
ra; por dentre, biandura, delicadeza,
seatimiento.
En- expsesar concisame nte pocos
le habfan ganado. LIS escfito,es
andamos buscando siempre las M
iias conchas que completan nuestoo
pensamiento, porque SIN Ia union ds
estas dos pe,f=ctas mitades no mace
ii IS visible Ia peria, y ssas dos m
les no las encontrsmos. Porque es-
tan pet5i3as en- piayas inf -itas; Pc
70 el Sc las rfafa ia corriense ds
conlpsh .sas. y hAsta !. d@jabl Ia PsF-
Ia : u Ia II no.
FERNANFLGR,
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1896-02-28
GRAN DESAFIO DE GALLOS

Para el que ha de tener lu9ar en Ia aldea
Villalbs -Juana DiaZ -en /, dfas g. Tvs
do Mario pr6ximo, invitau los cue snscribep,
duefos de la gallAra en- dicba aldea.
Los concuTreDtes hsbrAp de eneontrsr sin
g6nero alguno de duda todas lee comodidsdes
apetecibles y una iugads de gallos espl6n-
dids, porque en- ella correra Ell diuero q
nares
Villalba, Febrero 1885, Sehmst Hsr-
D709anS. h. Marxo
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1896-02-28
Entire elIOs

Siguen les peri61icos de San
Juan glosando ell hecho de la
desavenencia producida entire los
elementos incondicionales, con
motive del trasiado & Cuba. por
disposition gubernativa, de don
Leoncio Areal, ex-jefe del nego
ciado de Gobernacion en- esta
isla.
FuS pedido q Madrid ell aludi-
do traqlado, por ell itfe de IA
agrupaci6n cons ervadora.
No contento un grupo de eta,
mace ell cisma entire los hombres
one, directa 6 indirectamente
ejercen entire nosotros ell poder.
Fa-orecfa el funciona,io de
que SO trata, al decir de Ia prem
Sc, la reaccionaria preponderan-
cia de los incondicionales, y de
ahf la polvareda.
Oc1rresenos que en- tai cues
ton debe de haber cosa mas
honda
iDe cuando AGA tai funcionario
integrista ha sab-esalido en- cello
por que los asuntos que a todos
nos pertenecen, est6n perpetual
mente concentrates en- manos de
los incondicionales?
Dogma es para la agrupaci6n
ese principle, y en- ella estan to-
dos, hechos en- un mismo molde
Ell tai novimiento puede entra-
mar otras tendencias.
jEngrefdos nuestros adversa-
rios en- ell juicio de que era Villar
un bonach6n, les habra salido la
criada respondona7
~ 81 fuera 6sta la verdad,
sc sguantarfan sin chistar, no obs
tante la impulsi6n de su despe-
cho?
NADIA de este nos importa, sin
embargo, 2 no nos dctenemos en-
clio, sino porque la desavenencia
es hecho, al igual de cualquiera
otro, que cae bajo la considera-
ci6n del p1blico.
ALA ellos, y que buen prove
cho les hagan sus discordias.
Lao importante en- este es otra
cosa.
Precedido de voces qua atri-
buyen rectitud-6 8 unprecedented
al general Marin, CIRCUMSTANCES
que tai vez habran podido
apreciar estos elementos absolu
tistas, isera su movimien'o, ma
nifestaci6n de que aquf no hay
mas gobierno que ellos, pudien-
diendo SO con La m1sica & ctra
parte quien no este dispuesto a
seguir las inspiracione dc los
duenos de la fnsu az
Ma tendJfa d. extraflo sem ;
jante proceder, especialmente
cuandn las circunstancias origi
nadas por la goeyra ds Cuba sou
p-opicias, 6 parecsn serlo, para
desarrollar aqui la mal6vo a poll
tlca de persecu41ones que t1do
los cpresores acarician,
Por de pronto, el general Ma
ria no ha t,mado parte en- estos
dimes Y diretes incondicionales,
y acaso le acaben ellos de ilustrar
1especto de las smbicio es inte-
gristas antillanas
Viepe Go Cuba, y ha de estar
en- g. seoreto del patriotismo de
aquellos de ALA que, sin embar-
e., tier en- el m6r.,to de yivir
donde suelen zum bar balss, sin
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1896-02-28

Mas de cuatro conspicuos dirAn al
leer ese r, anero:
El meior refran: l'amame tonic y
6chame pan.
de La JusticaG)
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1896-02-28
FELIX CAMBRELEN
AG EV@0A1@CfAC@s
FRANCISCO PARRAs

Repartidor de programs, es-
quelas de bale. idem mortuorias,
hojas sueltas etc. etc. & m6dicosa
r-acioa - Ponce
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1896-02-28

Sc vepde ma estsrcia compuests &c ss-
tenta cusrdas de terrenos do monte y male
"a, entire elias algupss de cozechas de CATS
otTas varias para 10 lltimo indicado. mUchos
Arbolss de guava Dicha propiedsd existe
en- ell barrio dc Guayabots pueblo de Patti
llas. cuatro leguas de diktancia.
81 que desae dicha q 9ca. pusds dirijirse ?
cate pueblo la casa de los sef1GreS III AIon-
30 c. doude SO la lara detalles
Arre 70, 23 de Febzsro de 1895. - Ttdeton
20 O5tiz
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PshThIDl lSC0jSR

Dssctor en M4dieina Cjraiis a. l.. r7-u.f%-
des do Part. al UGiveT-id-8 Ltst@
ria & i Habaf Uaiver,!,iad u ta- M
cis. e Z u de C0io~tis. 2 I &.
d. N,'te At.eri,a 30 ,d coi-xto rt-,1o
b win FL sp;t..i, ( O. L Be Fc-s-
zueia, FIX IaspeItor de Ssiuhriiad Pla3-
ca de IL Hshaae, Ex M6dico DiTe-l.T
del Asilo Nacional Dc Enagepados De
Caracas, ETC., ctc., etc.
Tiene 81 honor de ofrecer aus services Al
p1blieo de esta ciudad en- su profesioa ea
general como Mslieo Ciruiaro, con esPs-
elalidad en- las enfermsdades del apsEs.O
genito- 1rinariC de las aefIoros y de los hon
bras.
En- les sen ,ras enraci6u radical de IS cal
da descenso del ttero, PROHIBIENDO eu
absolute ell uso del pesario
Curacion completa de los p6lipos, u ueet1s
y nnlos eronicos rterinos vsginsles, W
racion de la esterilidad Por stresia essts
chez del cuello del iitero.
In los hombrea Cu.Ncio0 ccrpletN ~
la expenditures, impotencia, oeolaaH,a'
afeeclones postaticas, ca 'culos yesicales. oie
norrea, hnjos cr6nices, uretrales, catsrFVs
de la vejiga, etc. etc
OnTacidn radical en- diex diss, da laa 9
trecheses Uretrales, sin operaci6n eortal'S'
dsrantiza toda curacion en- esta espeoiaisaAH'
Horas de consulta de a IL a. m. y SaS
p m.
Gale de la Marina u6mero AutigaA
casa donde estuvo Ia Gomaudaueia mlAl'As'
Ponce, Diciembre % de 1895.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1896-02-28
Tiquis miquis

Ua po,ftico de la case de invslidos
decfa aver en- el salon de conferen
cias:
..El partido liberal es una orques
ta sin ba.uta; ell conservador es una
batuta sin orquesta +"
Psro SO puede organizar.
No hey sino repartir instramentos.
VSase IN proyecto de reparto.
Vlo.fu.-Rzverter.
Viola B ,rangsr.
V,ol6n.-Tejada.
Fia1ta CASTELAR,, como musico
adjunto.
Pito -Castallanos.
Cariuete.
Oboe. Cos Gay6u
Cornetfn Romero.
Fig'e -Pldal.
'Trompa, Aze6rrsga.
Tromh6n -Elduayen.
Corun ing'ss -Tetuan.
Timbal de macarrones.-Linares
Rivas.
3 ombo.-El NdsienaE.
O5ro b mbo La EpoeG.
Red oblante Ell Siglo. de Nido.
.P.atilios E conde de las Alme-
mas
Gaita.-Cobian.
Cantador de jota. B 'sch
Y aun SO podr1a anunciar el pro-
grama del primer concierto:
10 Introducci6n de los jesuitss en-
la PIAZZA de Oriente.
2o La caza de! ioven cadete.
80 Ovsrtura de Carulla aldeano.
10 Raid de c& b allerfa
SO SGrs argent Minueto.
So Corgrien Walz r.
7o Sinfon{a de S;memiras disuelvo
las Cortes.
So No te tires, r verte,! Po ks
La great attraction cientf6ea es ell
descubrimieuto de Ia fotografia &
traves de los cuerpos opscos, por vir
tud de los cad6ttcos.
-iDios mfo! .ele 20 cuerpo ops
cof SO preguntara & estas fechas
mas de un Venancio.
-Digame usted:ome preguntaba
aver IN fusionista -si el invento Sc
generalizs, Soodremos saber 10 que
piensa don P1Ax sdesf
Noe die.
-lPor qusi
-Porque no pisnsa.
DS todas snertes, sers conveniente
var & muchos conse1vadores. mas 8
menos cadoticos, por dentro.
Unos tendrkn por dentro una Sfnea
de ferrocsrril.
Obroe, un crucero.
A'gunos,v varies montes p1b'icos.
Y cusndo liable don Emilio. nadie
podra exc amar:
No veo la puuta
Pofqoa para ESQ estaran los rayos
cad6t;cos.
La Union de Pontev4dra, uno de los
peri6dicas mejor escritos. pub lea
astos refrFnss de Eduardo R,s6n.
e to nu~do es un CASTELAR,. Y ell
AuH 90 ~ Uaiia uu AUatAIZA - CStG
~ 10
@ ,ien & buen Moret So arrima,
bnen Agniiera Is cs.b ja Bcneaictino
4nfeqaerG
D me con qn'en CAMEO. y te dire
qu;en es Maura - Moaares
En- Eodas parties cnecen yernos. y
en casa de Monte.o 0, 4 ca!derada y EI
Sm gro
Al que Sc hace De neo. go le comen
los jesuitas-C Coosillas
Versos de Geilo en- puerta, sab'azo
5 vuelta-La de Medinacelt.
Al que Canga Sc Is de. San Pedro
(Rod' iguez) Sc la bsndiga-R RANGES
A cada Martinez Campos le lleea
su Weyler-Remcro Rob1edo.
Cusndo las barbas de don Arsenic
yeas afeitar, pom las de Nido remo-
jar-El Ssg1o
Mas vale xpediente de limpiezas
en- mano que vaquerfa del Retro vo
'audo- GdlUes.
Crfa Ceba los. para Que te saquen
los gatuperios Los papds de tansslia
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70 THE PEssIMIsr.

Brother-you with growl and frown-
why don't you move from GrumoietoWn'
Where everything is tumbled down.
And skies arc dark and drearyf
Move over into Gladvilie, where
Your face will don a happy air,
And lay aside that look OF care
For smiles all bright and CHEEKY.
In Grumblctown there's not Joy
But has a shadow of alloy
That must Its happiness destroy
And make you to regret 1t.
In Gladviile they have not a care
But what 1t looks inviting there
And has about it something fair
That makes you glad to get II.
rTfs strange how different these TWINS
or ours are! Coed cheer abouhos
In one and gruesome growis anc IroWns
Are always In the other
II you your skies of asnen gray
Would change for sunny smiles o. May
From Grumbletown, Oh! haste away;
Move into Gladville, brother.
Nixon Waterman, in L. w. Bulletin
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rbe Roclk of Gibraltar.

The rock of Gibraltar, which is one
of the strongest fortresses in tho world,
is connected with Spain by low sandy
isthmus, which is constantly guarded
by English and Spanish soldiers.
There are many natural caves in the
rock, which are the home of large num-
bers of very small monkeys. 1t is the
only place in Europe where wild mon
keys live. The original name of Glib
|raltar was Gebel al Tarik, which signi-
fies Tarik's mountain, and it is said
that in I'll a Saracen warrior named
Tarik ben Zeyad landed there and built
10 fort. which, after passing several
times from the hands of the Saracens,
Dr. Moors, to the Spaniards, and back
again to the Moors, was at last cap
Itured from the Spaniards by the Eng.
Ilish in 1904, and since that time has re-
NAMED British possession.-Detroit
Free Press.
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down stifly in the chair he gave her.
Bob tried to say something, Dull
couldn't.
"WelI? p we're having nice weather,
Mr.. Gardner" she said, half derisiyely.
This little observation doesn't always
kill conversation, for on this occasion
II gave Bob's mind the start it needed.
II haven't seen you for some time"
NO; / noticed you took particular
pains not to see me on the street, yes
terday," said Bob.
81 didn't know you were anywhere
around-were your" she asked, care
lessly.
Fob did not answer. lie could hardly
feel that the conversation had been q
success SO far.
81 want to have serious talk with
you," he said, solemIlly.
"Well, Hope always talk seriously.
But % on. I'm dying to hear you say
something"
"Will you tell me, if you can" be
| went on, why don't get along better
with people? Pee lie seem to hate me
| instinctively, and why should they
| 81 don't know why they do" replied
Miss Shepard, in q rather disguised
tone, for she really did know very well
1--WE never heard any girl say anything
about YOU. one way or the other, hu'
I've known Helen so long that perhaps
they wouldn't say anything to ne or
that account. How can you tell thai
they don't like your
"Weil-I don't know-for various
reasons" replied Bob, slowly.
II guess the trouble is that the,
don't fulfill your expectations, that
ALL" Miss Shepard continued, mercl
lcssly. "You know that person
self-esteem is equal to his success-dl
yided by his expectations"
"But why do you yourself go GU, @
YOUR way to snub me on all occasions?
asked poor Dob. II should think w
might be good friends"
Surely, l want to be good FRIEND
with everybody that ! see as often as
do you. l have never meant to hui
your feelinge-I never knew that
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intended to give, and looked hot ana
cross. Bob drew tiny sheet OF paper
from his pocket, approached his sister
cautiously, handed her the paper and
retreated to his armchair. Once more
seated, he resumed his cigar and in
half-amused, half-curious way watched
his sister attentively. She shuffied her
feet a great deal and screwed her
mouth into all possible shapes as she
read the names to herself, thereby
s,ffording Dob the greatest delight, Tor
he liked to tease his sister because she
got angry so quickly.
"Miss Shepard" she exclaimed, sud
denly turning and giaring at Bob.
"Why, Bob she went on, very impa-
tiently, 81 thought you hated Miss
Shepard! YOU are always as rude to
her as you can possibly be. You would
rather do anything than dance with her
at a party. You say horrid things
about her, and here you've Fut her
down on your list. l had left her oil
mine because I thought you hated her
so." Miss Gardner paused to give her
brother a chance to get in word-a
thing she seldom did, it seemed to him.
"Well," he said. helplessly. II thought
she ought to come. 1t strikes me that
it is rather hasty of you to leave her
out on my account. Isn't she friend
| of yours?"
"May Shepard is an awfully nice girl;
thing which you have heard me say
about thousand times before!" Helen
exclaimed, throwing down her pen and
getting ready for fight. Bob Gard
ner, you are the most utterly incon-
sistent creature. There doesn't seem
to be the slightest use in talking te
you"
Bob tried at this point to say mo,
but his sister had the floor.
"What do you want her here nov
for? Just to be as disagreeable to hel
as YOU can? / don't believe she'd come
anyway, because she must want to keel
out of the way of such rude, sub
timely corceited ="
"Then don't invite her, dearest; bu
forbcar Safeguarding me, because
don't want to go to the next assembl.
very badly as it is, and the last thing
Il shall invite her, too, and if yo'
don't treat her decently, you'll wis
YOU had. Furthermore, I'm going t
ask her to pour out, as l should have il
the first place if it hadn't been for you.
, Hadn't been for-who?"
Il Helen sat down to write the addres
on her list. Bob smoked his cigar i
, silence, with satisfied smile on hi
. face, as though he had attained sue
. cess in some cherished project; the
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put on his hat and coat and started out.
Helen wanted to tell him that it was
time for lunch, but did not, under the
circumstances, think it best to lower
herself to do so. So Bob probably didn't
get any.
A week later came the tea-one OF the
ghastliest ordeals imaginable for Bob.
A word with everybody, a sentence with
nobody, a bewildering sea OF black
coats, ON the shores of which were sew
eral excited girls serving sherbet,
chocolate and tea, and oil the time,
smiling, laughing, frowning, at the
solid walls of human beings around
them. BY great exertions Bob man
aged to pierce his way to table more
crowded than the others, where slight
pretty girl, with blue eyes and light
brown hair, was serving the chocolate
DO you need anything, Miss Shep
ard % he asked, in low tone, bending
down over her.
.No. thanks; one of the other wait
ers is getting things for me-" she said
loudly.
Bob wisely ignored the compliment
nearly cracked his cheeks trying t.
smile, and finding a chair near the wall
drew it up and began talking to Mis-
Shepard, who seemed to pay very it'll
attention 10 him.
"Aren't you tired of pouring out?
he asked, at length, after he had seel
several quarts disappear. Helen SAT
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-02-22
A TREASURE STORY.
Syndicate Formed to Search for Buried
Wealth.

Wealth.
The Indian Daily News of recent date
contains strange story of the indian
mutiny, related by an old soldier.which
has led to the formation in Calcutta
Of a.syndicate for the purpose of dig
eing up q treasure valued ut GO lakhs
of rupees, now said to be buried in a
certain spot in the Unao district OF
Oudh. 1t is alleged that the veteran.
in the course of one of the many en-
gagements which took place in Oudh
during 1s57-5s, shot rebel leader, on
whose person he found copper table,
inscribed with some strange writing
and designs. The soldier preserved this
tablet, and after the mutiny entered
the service of the government, from
which he will shortly retire on pen
sion.
A few months ago he showed this
tablet to one of the governors OF a
certain bank, who, being struck with
the story told in connection with it.,
had it translated. The inscription cut
on it proved to be in the old Hindu
character and contained minute direc-
lions as to the finding at q certain
place of treasure in gold, silver and
Jewels valued at 60 lakhs. The exact
spot was purchased and bungalow
built over the hidden hoard, and in the
course of couple of months, If things
prove to be as described on the tablet
the members who form the syndicate
will each receive three lakhs. the state
being entitled to third of all treasure
trove, and ten lakhs being the share OF
the soldier.-London Telegraph.