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ADVANCEMENT.

l desire to announce myself as a can
didate for the office of probate judge,
subject to the will of the next county
Republican convention.
f 2. ENOCH.
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ANNOUNCEMENT.


TO the Republicans of SedGwick County:
] hereby announce myself a candidate for
Probate Judge, subject to the decision OF
the Republican county convention.
LANES i. DYER.
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EXCURSION
Via the FRISCO LINE.

Odd Fellows celebration. NeodesAa.
April 2S.
For the above occasion the Frisco Line
Will have on sale tickets TO Neodesha and
return April . and Is. with mai return
limit April g. 1885. for enc fare for tho
round trip Ck210. a special train viii
leave Wichita a T:io a m. April g. 70
arrive al Neodesha at 1879 a m. For
further Information call at Union station,
or city ticket office. 100 Eass Douglas ave.
]. W. LINGENFELTER
City Ticket Agent.
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ANNOUNCEMENT.

To the Republicans of Sedgwick county:
hereby announce myself a candidate for
Probate Judge, subject to the decision OF
the Republican county convention.
HARRY I. DERRICK.
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Exchange Stables.

Exchange Stables at Orlando and Still.
water. Make a speciality of carrying pass
engers between these points. Also do a
general livery business. Travelling mems
patronage solicited.
SHIVELY, VAN wYKE & SHIVELY.
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THROUGH TICKETs-BAGGAGE
CHECKED

Maps. Time Tables and full information
about the Santa Fe Route and Frisco
Line can be obtained from their ticket
Office at Douglas Avenue Station. which
is open until 10:4o p. m. every day. All
questions cheerfully answered
L r DELANEY, Agent
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No ODDS

Where you go and when, the Rock Island
service Is always the best. Low rates.
fast time and courteous treatment
a z. COOPER. D. P. A.
Wichita Kan.
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ARE you GOING TO DENVER?


Take the Kansas Midland and save
from three to five hours time. Train
leaves Wichita at 1926 p. M, arrives in
Denver 4:05 a. m. Sleeping car remains
at depot until 7:3O a. m. and passengers
can occupy same until that time. For
further information call on w. w
Pearce, City Ticket Agent, 1873 North
Main street, or Mosley avenue station,
GENERAL STEAMSHIP AGENCY,
MISSOURI PACIFIC TICKET OFFICE,
la North Main Street. Wichita, Kan.
We can sell you through railway and
steamship tickets to all points in tho
world.
We are agents for the following lines of
ocean steamship companies and keep the
original tickets always on hand. so that
upon purchasing we can hand them to you
al once.
American line, New York to southamp-
ton.
American line, Philadelphia to Liver
pool.
Anchor line. New York to Glasgow
Cunard line, New York to Liverpool.
North German Lloyd. New York to
Southampton. Bremen, Genoa, Naples,
Gibraltar. Austria, China and Japan
White Star Line, New York to Liverpool
Cape Town. South Africa and South Am
erican points.
We also make a speciality OF prepaid
ocean tickets. So that anyone desiring
to pay for ticket here to bring over their
friends from the old countries can do so
safely and cheaply. We attend to the de-
livery of the ticket on the other side.
E. E. BLECKLEY. Agent.
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EXCURSIONS 10 OMAHA. NEB.. VIA

EXCURSIONS TO OMAHA, NEB., VIA
MISSOURI PACIFIC RAILWAY.
Rate will be one fare for the round trip
plus 500. Dates on which tickets viii be
sold are as follows:
May 18th and SOth. final return limit ten
days from date OF sale.
June 18th and Goth. final return limit
July Eth. 1898.
June 22d and 23d, final return limit
July 7th. 1898.
June 2Sth and 9th, final return limit
July 5th, 1898.
June 18th. final return limit July s;h.
1898
July 18th. final return limit July 22d, 1895.
August goth AMI 2lst, final return limit
September 1st, 1898.
August 9th, final return limit September
6ch. 1885,
For further information call on or ad-
dress E. E BLECKLEY, p. g. IA,
ia \. Main ST. Wichita, Kan.
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For further Information call at city
ticket office, 13s n. Main street, or Mosely
avenue station. G. NJ. WHITNEY, Agt.
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OTTAWA CHACTAUQUA ASSEMBLY.
Forest Park (Ottawa). Kan. June Is
to "a. 1895.
Tickets on sale June II. u and Is. inelu-
sive, at one fare for round trip; good for
return until June q, 1898. If proximity Of
station to grounds and perfect train SER
vice are inducements. your ticket will
read over the Santa Fe. Ask agent A, T.
6, S. F. Ry. about it.
w ]. BLACK, C. P. A
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EBEN MCLEOD. A C. p. & T. A.
HO1fFsEEKERs' FycI-ReIc,v

HI 1ESEE4 X f4fSS EN- tt-lLE-
On the following dates the Santa Fe
Route viii sell Honsseekers' excursion
tickets, May 17ta. June tn and June
21st. to points IN Arkansas. Arizona. In
dian Territory. louisiana New Mexico.
Oklahoma ard Texas az rate u one fare
plus TWO dollars FOR the round trip. good
10 return twenty-one days fram date Of
sale. I. 4 DELANEY. Agent
BEST HUNTING AND FISHING.
Found on the Colorado Midland Rail-
road. Rates are very low to all po.ztA
Write for Illustrated pamphlet.
W r. BAILEY .. ?. a. Denver. Col.
For the annual meeting OF German Bzp-
lists tDunkardsJ a. SaperylIie. IT,. MAJ
g 70 June 2 1879. the Santa Re route Ei3
sell excursion tickets ~ rate o. one fare.
Plus 3 Tor The round trip. Tickets on
sale Nay . and =. Good 10 return Bnta
June /. IssS L r DELANEY. Agent
THE BEST WAY
To Colorado 81 over the Santa Fs Route
Tire fast train. which ls&ses HiehitA a.
- ?. n. arrives a. Colorado points TIE
next ruo-alng. Fer information ca8I "a
o. address L n DELANEY, Agent.
Phone - D1aglas Ave. De1os
EARLY SUMNER DAYS AND HOW TO
ENJOY THEM
II v1u've nevsr apart q Esw days cara
year Attending tae c-agtaEVsa Assembly.
~ lnsess- suppesz gou ny & IRIS seasa1-
Tae ;lnae ~.il pass quickly ard p3szEs1tlg
ard pernaps pre1stassy- TIE s4rZs Pc ssh
sesg tickets saese and bark fos sss5 gass
e y n 1SsS Return aznss Jaae = 1ssz
AEezt 4. 7. 4 ; r. Ev- ca1 taIl y9a
nscre Ask nsr. ". J. BLACK @ p
Daily Ezgse. ~ sAx.sNs. = eszts a Wsek- !
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ARE YOU GOING TO ALASKA. ORE
CON Or WASHINGTON?
The lowest rates and quickest time Is
made by the Kansas Midland Railway
in connection with the Union Pacific Rail-
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Tendon May Z1-Ssr John D Gilbert
the historian Q, Ireland. $ dead He w4s
bor1 In Dublin IL Ia
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REMEMBER THIS
THAT THE

REMEMBER THIS
THAT THE
SANTA FE ROUTE
RUNS A TRAIN FROM WICHITA To-
Kansas CITY in......... hours, 70 minutes
Chicago in-.............3 hours. 2 minutes
st. Louis in............l5 hours, % minutes
Cincinnati in........-...4 hours. 29 minutes
Louisville in.....-.......24 hours. Il minutes
Arriving at Cincinnati and Louisville
before noon.
Time to all points east and southeast
correspondingly quick.
Most popular line to all points.
Phone 139. l. r. DELANEY. Agent.
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CHEAP EXCURSIONS VIA SANTA FE
ROUTE.

ROUTE.
| Annual convention Kansas Republican
| League, held at Topeka, Kansas. May
/ 26th 1898: one fare for the round trip.
| Tickets on sale May 25th and 26th, good
7 Tor return May 9th. 1885.
! Kansas Christian Endeavor conventions
TO be held at Topeka, Kansas. June 9th
TO 18th; one fare for the round trip
Tickets on sale June Sth and 9th. good to
return June 18th, 1888.
Annual convention Kansas State Sun
day School association % be held at Abb
lene. Kansas. May 10Th to I2th. one fare
for the round trip. Tickets on sale May
9Th. 10th and uth good TO return May
18Th, 1898.
Peoples Party Seventh District Con-
gressIonai convention to be held a, Hutch
lnson. Kansas. May 18th: one and one
third fare for the round trip. Tickets on
sale May 18Th and 1911. good 20 return
L. r DELANEY. Agent.
TO TIE KLOSDIKE GOLD FIELDS.
The best and shortest line to the Klon-
alike gold fields Is via the Kansas Midland
and Union Pacific railways. Save time.
and you are money ahead Call az city
j icheA ABilttFs AS9 4NbE "a 44a=A street, OF
passenger depot, corner OF Aosley and
Douglas avenues.
Low RATES TO PUEBLO. COLORADO
SPRINGS AND DENVER on JUNE
5AND s. 1875.
One fare. plus g. for round trip. Tickets
good for return al any tine from June z
TO July s. lsss The Santa Fs Is the only
line that runs al is Colorado trains
through Pueblo and Colorado Springs 70
Denver. and that lights its cay coaches
and chair cars by the axle electric light.
The rock bailssted track and the auto
matte block signal system assures safety
in transit Particulars OF application to
agent A. T. & s T. RI.
TAKE THE MISSOURI PACIFIC.
KANSAS AND NEBRASKA LIMITED
FOR ST. LOUIS.
Leave wichita AZ 30 ?. IN. arriving az 4
g.. Louis next morning ~ 10. making 4
direct connections attn al lines east ~ 4
change q cars. Elegant service. CITY
ticket ofsce Il8 S0Fth Gaia street
We haze noticed that rsost funny sto-5a. /
are either On an ITlsbman oF . mao yas1
married Glnre.
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We have noticed that uost funny stor5es
are either On an ITshman or MAO !ass
married Atkinson Glot,e.
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Low RATES TO PUEBLO. COLORADO
SPRINGS AND DENVER on JUNE
land & 1pqg
TAKE THE MISSOURI PACIFIC.
KANSAS AND NEBRASKA LIMITED
FOR ST LOUIS

Leave wichita al I'D ?. m. arriving a,
g.. Louis next morning AZ 70. making
direct connections with al lines east IA
change q cars. Elegant service. CITY
tieEet ofsce fl8 S0rth Naia street
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GOING TO KANSAS CITY?

nEpV uiEfsa@c I:chiRg AID sesly instantly ~
QH9I = = -----7 - f'-r-cf'Ek RxNK0Tl8.
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the American Legation. accepted at once
the terms he offered me. and was to be-
gin at once In his study at his fathers
hotel. In the Faubourg Bt- Germain. His
physique was not at all striking. He was
slightly built. and his height did not ex-
ceed five feet, six inches. His age was
apparently somewhere between twenty
five and thirty. There was certainly moth
ing about the contour OF his head or
expression of his face that Indicated him
to be man of more than ordinary intelii-
gence. His manner was quiet and dlgni.
ned. and somewhat cold. ] afterward
learned that he had lately returned from
the United States. whether he had been
sent by the French government In con-
junction with 0ustawe de Beaumont. ON
missIon to examine and report on our
penitentiary systems: and that he was the
son OF Comte de TocQueviI1e. OF the old
nobIeHse. My connectton with him last
ed some three or four months. His treat
ment OF me was always very kind and ap-
precfative. Ny 1afly attendance IN hts
study was from . =. m. to about p.
m. a. s n
my dutIes. Many shsives IN his study
had brought with him from Anaerica.
what he desired Of me va TO write out
summary statements Of our poitticAi or
gantsations. both STATE and fedfai; and
those books were chiefly statutt9 Of the
difkerant states and Of fhA United States.
The statutes Of Some Of the new western
ntatea wcrs sti1I unbound. Ana WHOM
these were wanting thers wsrs HeHnpa-
per allps ccntainiuG ahefiHe and other Of
ncfai notices 70 that the naateF141s fur
nistied me were ample TO snabie ~ TO
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write out for him all the particulars lie
desired. lie usually came IN about J d. M
to read over the memoir had been
preparing for him and to get my oral
explanation on certain points that inter-
ssted him. Our interviews throughout
were simply OF questions on his part sn,i
answers on mine. You will easily be-
licye that his questions Indicated a most
pcnotrutinE intellect.
He was tho most reticent man ever
met Only twice. ms far MS can remem-
Der, did he ever volunteer a remark; once
when he corrected certain diplomatic
blundef IN my mcmoirc. and ciaarIy cx-
planned the rule to me. and annfher time,
when we had been talking about town
meetinGr. he exclaimed with a kindling
eye Casually quite exprsssionIesF). mails
c'est Ia commune.'
I think that II wns then that 1 received
tho irnprersion that he deemed such meet
ings to have been The root 1f our Anglo
Saxon iiberties and capacity for solf-gov-
ernmeut. But II 10 imposptb3e that this
tmprsssion az not oosEs % me until aftor
reeding hts book. yrou the ensemble OF
our conyersatiens csrtetnIy I'D carry
sway With ne an ihprsseicn that his
political views and sympsshiss vere NOT
Of his fntsnttun 70 Wfits . book until
AFTER NJ return ID America N i'm whsi,
la pemecfatis a1x DtAtS.N1ip" had ~
reeay Appested. lost NO Tina In OBJ
tatnlug. : eepy a II, And on fsadiH9 Il I
rseiissd that ~ astheF uas ths srsat
pciiticaj phiioselhsr Of tbs osnfury.
Whether Or not ~ Nns aequ6anfs6 With
Ssr ur.s ,sss.sSs = IL ~ 4. sssels e ~ :: savs
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.THE sroDDARD LEcTUREs.'

The fourth volume of these lectures
contains two lectures on India and one
on -''rhe Passion Play
Like all the other volumes these lectures
ore profusely Illustrated with the mag
nificent views furnished by Mr.. Stoddard.
and contribute largely to the enjoyment
OF the lectures, as one does not have to
call upon the imagination TO picture out
the description given of the people, places.
buildings md scenery referred TO, but a
most accurate and truthful picture taken
upon the spot is furnished. We thereby
have more indelibly fixed in our minds
what the lecturer has been attempting to
convey to us, OF custom. habit and dress
OF the people and what the beauties of the
scenery and buildings are like. We see
for ourselves, although not there.
India is and has been from time away
In the past. country of wonderful his
tory. II has been sought after and COW
eted by outside nations until now 1t is
ruled almost wholly by the English and
coveted by Russia.
The story as told by Mr.. stoddard OF
his journeys and his observation while
there, reads like romance. yet we are
fascinated and read on and on and when
we have finished only regret that more
yet was not there to read. entertain
ingly has the time been spent
Just now is this country especially In
terestinE to Americans. inasmuch as the
consort of the new captain general is an
American born lady.
While the greatness of the native rulers
is now subject to the restrictions Of a
foreign power. still are there rajahs in
power. still is there multiplicity of re-
iigions. still idolatry and hntred of for
egners.
or 1.-THE Passion Play" Mr.. Stoddard
tells us many Interesting things and gives
us his reasons why the prejudice existing
against the performance should not be-
He gives an insight which seemingly
cannot be obtained elsewhere and hav-
ing witnessed the play twice, in 1880 and
1880, he speaks from personal acqualnt-
ance with the people who impersonated
the several characters. He defends tht
exhibition from the standpoint of the peo
Pile OF the mountain town where IT Is Civ.
en- and tells that instead of being 6
proclamation. It Is in itself highly and es
sentiaily q religious ceremony, fraugh
with the deepest feeling and 1t Is consid
cred a great honor to be chosen for ever
the most obscure part. Portraits of tn,
impersonators are given from photograph
taken by Mr.. Stoddard. both in ordinary
and character costumes.
Readers of this series OF lectures b,
John L Stoddard. can appreciate the fol
lowing lines which as they are appropri
ate to these reviews. we quote:
"a voyager I. in varied lands.
And yet abiGe at home"
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Francisco J. Amy, who has Just saueo
for Porto Rico on board the transport
Yucatan with his brother members OF ths
commission Of the United States govern
ment on tho evacuation OF the island. -
. poetwith reputation In two languages.
He has achieved fame both in English nnd
In Spanish verse, and as n saftrast has
promoted distress among the cfficfai ceii-
sors wherever his native ianruaEe is
spoken, and on account OF their excellence
in style seiections from his prose writ
inEr are found In many OF the spanish
school readers.
Mr.. Amy was u warm personal fr1cnd
anc for some years n coliaborator OF
william Cullen Bryant. and was found
er and editor OF the Porto Rican paper.
Estudio. which he published In the Is
land OF his birth during the time OF the
agitation aEainst slavery und some timc
after. He began his literary work In
English when he was q student at tho
Cheshire Military schoot In Connecticut.
where he studied from his fourteenth 10
his twentieth year The verses ne wrote
then attracted attention by their ciev-
erness and particularly because OF the
nationality OF the author. whose moth
cr tongue and modes of thought were al
together Latin. instead Of Angio-eaxou.
He Foundea Estsdio.
On his return to Porto Rico Mr. Amy
founded Estudlo. = literary periodical.
which ostensibiy was TO have nothing 10
10 Win QVuhttFs o1l StlttA tiS* ~ Af-f =
had much influence on public opinion.
Its articles were innocent enough on the
face. dealing with the latest productions
of authors on the peninsula. France.
England. Italy md Germany In the other
West Indian islands. and the Spanish
Americana. but all through these articles
ran n subtle current OF revolt. against
Spanish oppression. ilIusivc but patent.
which escaped for a long time the serut-
| my Of the rigorous Porto Rican censor
and haunted him like a nightmare when
he at last proclaimed he had discovered
II.
Tho eersor could not make direct mt
tack against Estudlo successfully. 30
nicely did Its nstutc young editor man.
age 10 evade all direct conflict with tho
letter Of those laws that well nigh smctn-
cred all expression Of opinion IN the
press, but he was n man of cxpcdieuts.
| fertile In harnssments. and after i've
years Of nimbie doubling and dodginE.
| Mr. Amy found he must give up his pro-
| pagandn. altogether and cease publishing
lie chose 10 cease, and came to New York
| city, where he found employment on tho
| Commercial Advertiser and the Evenins
Post. About this tiuc the Post pub
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iirhed review OF translation Of onc OF
s.Iacon's novels. In which the writer
remarked Incidentally that II wnr a great
pity Aicarop's greatest work. III SOM
hrcru de Drer Piccs''--''The Cooked Hat
had never been translated into English: !:
In fact. could not be translated. This
statement caught youns Amyr attention,
and he said; ''ict us scc. rbout that J
am not positive the opinion OF my s..
teemed collaboration Is perfectly correct.
BtraiChfaway he set himself 10 tho task
OF putting -Ei sombrsro dc Drus Pieos''
Into English.
Ambition Aided uisn.
II was a different tnsk but pride ana
ambition were effective stimuli. and with
In the month the work was done. Trem-
bling. the young translator prerentsd hi.
work to Mr.. Bryant. who knew tho novel
well in the original. He took the munu-
script homo with him. and three days
later sent for Amy. When tbs young man
entered thc sanctnm he was less fright.
ancd than he had been when he handed
his nrst essay TO tho paper.
Young man." said the poet. II have
read your manuscript carefully ioui
translation IL fully up to the original.
did not believe that any living man
could do a." II wan an hour before Amy
knew whether he was asleep or awake.
From this time until he left here for
Porto Rico again. hve years later Amy
was ono Of Bryunt's most valued assist
ants,
FAMILY uHaifu IN FoTto HiCO uotUAnu-
ed that Mr.. Amy should return to his
native island. and the growing needs Of
his household making II imperative that
he should increase his income. he enter
ed one OF the groat mercantile houses IN
San Juan He did not abzhdon his lit-
orary work. however. hut continued TO
write eEsays, poems and trannlations 40
that his popularity as an author iiicrean-
ed steadily. On his uncie's death he re-
turned 10 New York for two years and
then west to Halifax a. the financial
agent for the firm he had been connected
with In Porto Rico. whore ho remained
until tho house failed. Then he re-
turned to New York and has been hcre
writing. translating and editing for var
inus papers and for the United states
government until his recent appointment
10 the aommission on the evacuation OF
Porto Rico. The appointment, by the
way. was altogether unsolicited.
gAfAFiseA Amortea.
Amy's sHtifer dealt largely with I'm
prsasions on the Omitted States, wherein
America wes coutsasted with Spain, much
70 America's disadvAntage apparently.
Indeed the opeuish of3eiaip of Porto Hieo
were tichled BY the authors attacks 81
thN hated Republic ~ his fulesmo ndu-
iatIon of their faethe1a and themselves
H had almost ~ much fsln with tneir
sfr.ntry. and, theunh n ? LEES dserss
with Z siRtlar meet
Among tAe poets whom A1y haS trans
lated ihta o0Anaeh ass Wuuem cnlteu
bryant Mrs. osses1. Lenafsliow. WHIT
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At the dead OF night. ere riumbcr hsnd
In chains has held the senses last.
Fond rnesnory summons 70 my mind
The long lost oasta OF the past
Mine are again tho smile the tear
The softly gazing eyes Of yorc.
And loves swcet presence. and the dear
True beating hearts that beat no MORE
II
think Of fricptls. NOW meath Tho sod.
or long since rartrd' yansyhrd nil,
Ana src, az IN ilnrrrfnr trra
Alone somr hushed couviytai hall
.rha' iIunta arr out that dmzrl,nr ,hope
T.hc siowrrs ars dead thai rh.rr,d Inc
snot,
An frnm IN. xecnc alas. prc gone
AiI b,t ,nvr~if and h.uuttnss thought
~Sr rn no' ,nn 't tne ns.s. nua etufheh han ~. 70
rev .ork nna tnsSe uses nau peen
some unc ~ PHI. ~ tnau ne o'seosersn
wnsnce sney wslc "r,S'n.s % %nts,-
essins .s<r 70 sompa e!,,,aa s,s. mem WIN saoo1c
oit ~ sne Stils Nikht.
= -
Bsis. Genersi jos T. he~keh' u :. v.
Z Tho friends OF General Joseph T. HAS
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Foffo Rico's FOREMOST 6afd on unlfed
States Commission.

tier. stednlan, Leigh Hunt and Thomas
Moore, besides several OF his own poems
In English. He has put into ErElieh
poenis OF MitAncs. Gautier- Benitcx. Jsope
do Vega Armand. Syvestre. Victor Hugo
and lieins-the last two In Spanish ns
we'll
b Here Is Amy's rendering of BenItcxs
protest against being pigecnhofed In
hidden niche after the manner OF Span
f1h burial: -5
when in the glass OF my brief day
Tho sands run out. und TO my rest,
Where sleep the dead. I'm borne away.
Remember this, my last beEest:
Thrust my remains In none Of those
Grim vaults that line the sullen walls.
In whose dread chambers dark and close
Our glorious sunlight never falls.
Seek me an open space below.
There meath the swsrd. make ye my
where sunbeams play and breezes blow.
And flowers and shrubs their fragrancs
spread.
That may feei--whilc time rolls on
Around, above me. ever near,
The warm rays of my country's sun
Tho sun Of my Boricuras dear'
aboriginal name for Porto Rico
MEMORIES OF THE NIGHT.
Among the Spanish verses that attract
ed young Amy's attention In earlier days
were the following. entitled 'Ai-tamicu-
to- and signed. ''Mcndive.'
En- medic de IN nochs. antisque el spcno
Encsdane entire sombras mis- senfidos,
Evcea mi memoria quel rtsucno
Onzis de mis- amos mas noridor-