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La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1898-03-28
La HERENclA DEL CoNDENADO

idea de tener que presntarse Bbiana Ell se6or la
More lie rogaron, lie upicron notando que ba cedendo
POGO POGO, al da sgaiente deio conducir Trepor
tano por obedecer, por sar de Paris AL fin hala
ban los tres despacho del senior Perrin Gberto anso
padres emoconadc pero enos de espeanza salts
fechos por e sacrifco levado cabo. Ell acaie quien
aqueas vsas peno veno ehocaban mucho sobre todo
acade de poblac6n MARTINA, esaba per-
peo al nte rente de de los heroes de
<Fou Tcheou.,
IA que debo, senior tenente, Ell honor de esta vista?
Giberto lie contest6 temblando:
Mi padre va tener ell gusto de decfroso
Sentfa certo respeto haca ell hombre que lie recog6 lie
nno.
-Caballero, voy hacer lamamiento vuestros
cuerdos, que vendrsn de anos
Ell Perrin echo hacia aas aquela entrevista
pezaba como la precedene seme concdenca lie sobre
sataba.
-SDecfs veinte ahos?
ST. pr6ximamente En- aquella epoca tai Pablo
Moreau....
-sEl prestidgitador?...
-Precisamente. Os acordareis que Pablo Moreau dabs
sesiones de pestidgac6n las playas de esta
E senior Perrin lie inerrumpi6 para decrar simpetfa
II Era adoradO de los ninOs 1dolo!.. ade
mas apreca los padres porque hombe hon.
radfsimo!...
los acordareis pues de que dis, la termination
de un bale de ni1os, encontro e1traviado?..
-iC6mol....
Ell senor Perrin Sc habfa puesto pAlido.
Ell escamoeador-prosiguo diciendo ell sehor More-
pregunt6 odo ell audtorio quen pertenecia aquel nno
:Os acordais, verdad? %.
-iQue 81 me acuerdo!. Pero oabaero, ICON que fin
hsbas de aque nho, recogf snt alegrfa que
por desgracia robaron aquea noche?...
Ell sehor Morel e1tremeci6 lgeramente prosigui6
diciendo con bastsnte tranqulidad
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1898-03-28
B1sLorncA DE ella CoRnssroNDENc1A Dz PuERroR1co" 25!

-Porque..: aque Pablo Moreau, era yo..:
que nos permta encontrar q aquel nno:....
Sc haa vuestra presencia.
E Perrfp los oos desmeuladamente ablertoe
v5 maqunamente hscia Gbe1o mentras ell senior Mo-
seguia dcen to-
Es de navfo Gberto Moe quen hasta a
he tcndo orguo de hacr por ho mio siempre hu
bers coutnuado sendoo crcunstancas imprevsas
hubersn obi gado decre toda la verdad.
-Vos. .senor eniente!. .-exclamo Ell senior Perrin,
levanandose.-i Permitidme!
Rode6 4 Gbcrto los brazos lie estrech5 contra
pecho, :iciendo:
Permitidme que abrace. Debes comprender mi emo
ci6n No. podeis comprender. 81 supleses Dio mc!
Ese sacerdote msno que acaban de salr de s4u
iPero soy 20 quen debe decros! -. .Esperadme!
-sPero d6nde vas?
-En seguida veDgo
pesar de amos, aeo correndo, dejando
ytantes estupeactos La cuesteca que formaba la
mujer la tir6 al uelo 6l msmo d6
traspies, vendose eXpueso nos marinos que
paban descagar anchones lie hceron agans rgun
tas pero 6 no contest6. No vefa nsde ola NADIA.
los habitantes de Treport, al yer acalde correndo
oco sombrero peguntaban 81 Ell obre hombre
hab perddo la raz6n Sc denvo para pre-
guna, un msrno 81 baba vsto los foraeros pe-o ape
habfa hecho la pregnns cuando los dviso 10 jo
d6 media vuelta sin IT, drgio hcia Ell
faro Cusndo lego ugar donde halaban podfa nj
respirar.
-iCab alleros!....
No puio pronuncar otrs psaba tuvo que entarse du
rante momento banco de piedra FL guardian del
faro estabs ocupado mpar nterna bs6 corendo
para atenderle muud de vecDos dirgeron hacia
aquel ugsr
-Venfd, caballercs-murmur6 el alcalde evantandose
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War from, her Tew,point.

Atlanta Constitution: John" said his
wife, as she laid the morning paper
down. do you think ;here'll be warp"
ut looks that way" he answered. '.but
don't let 1t worry you'll"
TT DON'T she said thoughtfully, and
with n PARKWAY look an her eyes, II
was Just thlnking--''. 4.Y; #.
Just thinklngTs or what, lover"
That would be oromantic-"
Yes"
! ''For you to be found on the battles
field" ~ Gss7 F-tl
c'Hem!.)
dead, under the dropping nag
t"The-devl')
with my picture on your. breast
(Blood and thunder!") y. ID
Pierced through and through
Look here, Molly
with a brutal Spanish bullet."s !
He said "D-n!" but she was SO abb
sorbed that she didn't hear him.
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3 {. r
appeared at table. Then shifted when
he passed them in the halls. They look
ed upon him In general with cold and
q suspicious and giowerIng eye.
The reason OF their disapprovaI was
that. the young man was visited in his
room by an exceedingly handsome and
well dressed lady. She spent a. couple
OF hours, from 6 to o'clock in the even
ing, In his room. twice q week. The
disappearing ladies heard sounds OF
laughter and fun proceeding from the
young mans room. Then two or three
Of the boarding house ladies saw the
young man and his mysterious feminine
NsItor-who looked to be about thirty
or under, was as commanding and
graceful In figure asa latter-day Juno,
and had q complexion OF roses and a
pair OF big brown eyes-at the theatre
together. ( A garrulous male resident OF
the boarding house saw the pair after
the theatre at m oyster house table,
having a regular pal OF a time. The
boarding house was consequently in 4
suppressed stew. The ladies exchanged
visits to talk OF the business, and TO
scorch the, young moral leper In their
midst, Meantime, the young man. sat
down upon by all ofthe boarding house
ladies and apparently regarded as. hot
stun by all OF the boarding house men,
wondered what he'd done. \
ii The thing came to a climax last We'd
nesday evening. The young mans
mysterious visitor came to see him. and
when the servant opened the front door
she; went directly to his second story
front room. The young man met her in
the hall, kissed her. and together they
entered the. room. They were laughing
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uNIYERiIrY AFFAIRS.


Field Agent unrb,9 ACKNOWLEDGMENT
Gossip ann News. H{ Y
Special Correspondence, n,
MoRGANTowS, Viva, April ~
Mr.. b. Mason Amber OF the Parkers-
burg bar. delivered a splendid lecture
here lastinghtl on THE Du.y2ot the
.state;to Provide Higher Education for
Admission to-the Bar" II was a very
able and scholarly lecture.
Col. Ham, The well-known lecturer and
politician. OF Georgia, Will lecture here
tomorrow night.
The enrolment at the university Is
now SOL. being 10 more than ever be-
forr> & 81 e !, y !,
Governor Atkinson will deliver n lee
ture, to the university students shortly
on IAN American Citizen, i. Z =. !. I.
Upon the recommendation OF Presi-
dent Raymond! Waitman Barbe has
been promoted by the executive commit:
tee from field agent of the university: to
assistant to the PRESIDENT but he will
continue to give good deal OF time to
field work. : &; ~.
- ne OUTLOOK LOT the summer. quarter,
beginning July /, Is said TO be very fine.
A great number of school teachers. and
others will be here from this and other
states. b I. Yi3!; y ~ .S!y9
Among the university professors who
have promised Secretary Wilkinson of
the State Educational Association; to
attend the mountaineering in Wheeling
the last OF June and take part Its dis.
cussiors, are President Raymond, Pro.
fessors Emory. Armstrong. ,Woolery,
Miller and Hodges. Others will also
probably attend. President Raymond
will deliver. 4 lecture. III y:
1t Is safe to say the unlvcrsiiytls In
the best working condition 1t has ever
been-due to the splendid administra-
tive ability of President Raymond 2
Mrs. Raymond will deliver an; address
next Saturday afternoon before.the. Wo.
mans League Of the university on
Jane Adams and the Hull House So
cial Settlement" Mrs. Raymond is do
Ing u great work for the young lady
students in the university. Of whom
there are now nearly hundred.
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years. At the time OF the husbands
death the youngest son was 11e years
Seen on Their Native Heath.

Atlanta Constitution II used ter be a
great one fer foreign MISSIONS" said
the colored deacon, ''but in de las two
years a change has come over my
sperrit. You all remembers dem silk
beavers we sent to de heather ter go ter
church in?'' 4
Eyes" .iis q
En- dem Sunday school good behavior
cards?" =; y y x. 6 z, 4
Yes"
Well, sub, wen de church sent me on
as q delicate, ter see how. dey wits pros
perrin what does you reckon ! SEEM"
Dunno"
Well, sub, I'll tell you; ever, blessed
heather in de crowd was a'se.tin' on de
beavers, des lax. dey wuE campstools,
EN- itryin' ter play poker wild de good be-
hayIor cards" 81 5.'I 90 Fl
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and talking together when there came a
sharp knock at the young mans door, 4
Come In ]" shouted the young man! II
There was some preliminary twisting
OF the sdoorknob, and then the lundlady
or the house. with the screwed-up eS-
preston on her countcnance OF a terri
fcally respectable beldamc. stood partly
within the door, Il 81 ISsl,S-,
"A.h--er---how are you?., said the
young nun. rising with some embar-
rassment. The visitor. keeping to her
rocking chair. with her picture hat
swinging In her right hand. regarded
the 'landlady good nature1ly.
My health Is In excellent condition, I
thank you, sir" snapped the glnndlady.
But did not come here to speak Of the
condition of my health. I came. here to
inform you that conduct a respectable
establishment, and to notify You tl1atiI
require you to vacate your rooms at
once" 4, A n flt }! !
"Huh?. ~ = ~,
The young man looked from the land.
lady to his blushing visitor. His lacks
lustrc eye showed mystificatlon.
Why. say, aren't you throwing this
out PRETTY strong ?" he began.
Not at all strong. sir." snapped the
landlady again. you are old enough,
TO be aware. young, man, that no estabS
lshment that; lays any claim to being
respectable permits its male guests to
receive la-visitors OF the female sex ID
their rooms!" ~ =
,.Wow! Oh, moml"4the young mai,
howled, rolling back on a couch and try-2
Ing to smother his shrieks ina pillow.
the visitor Of the female sex" went as
red as apeony. The young man caspedY
for breath between his shouts. .WelL
Il that amt a. corkeri ,Whee-wow!1
and he .wallowed around on the couch as
II he was about to have Mysteries. The
landlady regarded him with Classy
dangerous eye. g a y
Well" she said, "if you are able to
perceive any humor In this, all I cam
say is. a ~
the young man got out his handker,i
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SHE cREA1ED 4 SCANDAL MOI !
But the Thoughtlessness Of the Son was
Really to B!1me. s.s

! > ! D. Y : a
Washington Post:a There, Is a young
man, Just about OF age. In this town
who doesn't live at home with his peo-
pie because he can't get along with his
father. The reason why he can't get
along with his father Is a sienkowic-,
zlan story as.to length. but, summed
4 up. It Is because the young man (w.ho
wears q seven-and-a-halt hat) knows
that he knows a whole LOT more than
his father Cwho sports the same size in
headgear, andis few years older, be-,
sides) ever knew or ever, will know, and
because his. father is Just as positive
that hts son doesn't know enough to
dig for bait for mud -eeis-so that one
roof shrunk over too small and. over
spreading area to shield both OF them
from the tempests OF the vernat equI-
nox. The young man Is self-support-
ing, and SO, when he had! his, last, politl-
cal religious and -imerits.- OF prize
fighters alteration with his. father at
the breakfast able. during the progress
Of which the, father ,reproached the
mother (after. the generous hablt5of
fathers) for bringing such d chuckle-
head into the world. the son packed his
buds and moved. He moved to nice,
fashionable boarding house on .Teenth
street. There were and are the usual
number OF ladies in this fashiona Bile
boarding house who take a deep inter-,
est in the daily. and nightly manner Of
life OF all the rest OF the dwellers under
the same roof. The young man had
not been in the house more than a week
before he discovered that these ladies,
one and all. disapproved him profound y
". They tossed their heads when he
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! Found at Last.

!; Housakeeper Ito pleasant-faced girl,
at employment agency)-Have you any.
objections TO the country?
iis Girl (politely)-None at all, madame.
/ Housekeeper-I ! have quiet large
family. n.
Girl-The. more the merrier. &
Neutrality-suspicious. children, two Of
them quite young. ;is
H Grill love little children.
H0usekeeper-It will. be necessary for
you to bake bread. wash. and get all
the meals. ] attend to the pastry and
chamber work myself. - 4 IS
s. Grill will also make the pastry and
do the rest, II you will allow me.
z Housekeepcr--I cannot give you more
than three afternoons Off.
Girl-Two will be sufficient; perhaps
more than will want, as my plan Is. TO
give strict attention To my household
duties. and thus get the work done, up
promptly. every day. so as TO have plen-
:tytcf opportunities to rest between
times. n "
Housekeeper-I am delighted. H
Stranger (suddenly entering)-Sorry
to interrupt you. madame. but you are
sconversins with one Of my patients.
who has Just escaped from the Hopeless
llyS Incurable Lunatic Asylum.-Ncw
York Weekly. 81 -.
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WHEELING INTELGENoER sATURDAY. APRIL e 1898

~ ~ q S AZ - al ~ ifisaa lgtSi
inai color came In. At the age OF liz he
had two now teeth. Margaret TX hs-
lowna. d Pole. married her third hus-
band at 81 She bore TO him two sons
and q daughter. on proved by the parish
register. Margaret mcdowell. Il 100
years old married and survived thirteen
ihusbnnds. y ~ z. II \.
Among thesrecorded eentenarIans are
two dwurfs-M Mary Jones, 100 years, who
was Y feet, s Inches in htight;nnd yterri.S
bly, deformed. and Elspeth Watson, Ills
years old who was 2 feet 70 Inches In
height Among the most : agile were
Mrs, Barrett. who at tho age OF ZIG.
climbed O ladder 10 repair the roof OF her,
cottage, and Elizabeth Alexander, who
was particular about her dress lat, los.
and was used toin daily. walk of Two
miles. Several had peculiar habits.
Mrs. Lewson. III years old. never wash
ed her face for fear Of taking cold but
creased 1t with hogs lard. 7. John Hus-
scy. l16 years. drank only balm ten as a
beverage. John Wilson, the same age.
's,ipped always on roaScd itdrnips, iJuJ
idith iBanipter, 100. lived entirely on bis
Cult bread and apples during The last
sixty years OF her life. Old Lord Scars
dale and Lord Combermere. BOTH OF
whom lived TO o. ripe age. thought the
wearing OF flight belt habtually about
the syaist had much TO do with their ex.
cellent health, MackIln. the Scenten-
arian'actor. abandoned regular hours OF
eating In the last slxty-seven years OF
his life. taking food when he was hum
cry. Twolin interesting married couples
are reported. Mr.. and Mrs. Cotterell.
aged respectively 100 and l15 years,
were married nlnety-eight years and
never had quarrel. They died With
In. a few hours. OF each other. John Ro-
VIM Hungarian, and his wife. aged
az and le4 years, lived together Jas
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/, Stories About Co ,tcnarinin,s,,.

Y North American Review: Not all OF
the centenarians were pnrngens OF all
the virtues. Thomas Whlttlngton, for
example. who lived TO be 1o4, was n ha !
bltual drunkard, drinking only London,
gin, OF which he consumed from q pint
Sto.a pint and q half, daily. Philip La
rogue went to bed drunk at least Two
nights In the week until he. was Jog. AZ
.92 he cut four new teeth. John de 10
Sonnet, 100 years old. was an invetcrnte
smoker. Several famous old people
were extremely addicted totmatrlmony.
Owen Duffy, who lived to be ,l22, mar
,ried his third wife at Jig. "by whom nc
had "a son md. n daughter" Francis
,1ionGo, a Venitian, was five! times mar
,rIod, md was the father OF forty-nine
I children. At the age OF 100 his white
ihnlr fell out and a new crop OF the orig
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warmed up, Eat re gran bluff he t'row,
ze turn call, and he t'row what yo,,
call re sponge awa'." II.
y What was he doing-taking a bath?"
asked SnifkIns.
'Ah, monsieur, You do not under.
stand.
-oh, have you Just found that out?H.
asked Snifkins. Z,
Monsieur, monsieur, let mesexplain,n
,sputtered the now excited little Comte.
5ieZe NAME willamette try to t'row re
isponge-no. no, monsieur. re bluff"
Then the Comte, began illustrating on
his fingers. re man he try to t'row re
bluff: he try TO t'row re bluff. Zen I
call hees: leetle camel call re turn
and zere, monsieur. he t'row re sponge
ava. Monsieur Blfkins. teel heem.".,
He means" said Blfkins, the other
fellow th.ewlup the SPONGE. x
& All. monsieur" said the Comte. hap-
by at last. .'zat ees 1t: he t'row. re
Sponge up and: ava" 4 sS
We'll. why didn't you. say that In the
first place." asked the unreasonable
Snifkins. 81 q
And then. so that there should be no
hard feeling, he ordered another round,
OF drInks-on the Comte,-New York
Herald. +!
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< Harper's Bazaar: Whats the matter,
Johnnie: you seem to be feeling gopd?"
asked one OF his fathers nelghbors.
Great. We got Christian Science
over t our house. said the boy. as he
.munched one doughnut and waved a
second in the air.
rChristIan Science? What do you
lmean?" inquired the puzzled neighbor.
!. TITS Just lmmense." cried the boy.
Best thing that ever happened. It's
Just the boss, tell you!" ~,
Bf"I have heard that It sometimes did
wonders" observed the neighbor, hut
{ dldn't suppose boys knew much about
1T. Has II benefited you. Johnnle?"
Benefited mel" echoed Johnnie. You
Just be. It has: It's great! When you're
Christian Science, you know; you aln't
never sick. Benefited mc?ifI should
say 1t had y. / kin slosh around In the
snow all day now and eat fourteen
gdoughnuts and mo never says a word.
: fer1 Cunt be slck-see? Just can't be
lats Dr. Z q
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sltARNlNG'H sIcoyD HAD

Weekly Telegraph. A;youhg theologl-
cal student who is about 10 depart Tor
the missionary fields told ian amusing
story OF himself the other evening that
gives an insigheto the cause that led
to his determining to preach the gospel
to the heather. He had called on a
young lady, and her little brother posted
himself In an armchair facing hand
some gilt clock. IA
He had been there half an hour. when
the young lady said 8 Robbles, why don't
YOU 60 to the nursery" l. :. Il! 4
II am waiting" replied Robbie. !,
What are, you waiting for, my dear?n,
why, for his face.to stop the clock.
You know what you said.y
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i. MONSIEUR lf COME.
,llis Lack q English Cost hin tho Dinks.
4 Ills Idcps all Rtaht.

Ills Ideas oil Right, " VA
Twas Monsieur le comte de pomme
az 3Tetre, who, though but lately ar.
Iriyedin this country, Is yet, undert,it.
klns, tuition. making rapid lnroads Into
our language, who was talking. Z
he Try, Monsieur IL BlikIns, to ,t,row
me ze gran' blum what you call him,
but when ze turn ! call nm show zees
hand ne t'rows re sponge await"
t'Hc did what?s inquired snltklns,who
was, listening. "
HE it'row ze sponge ava. repeated
IMonsicur lie Comte
tsAnd what Is that7', inquired Sniff.
iklnst who was listening.
"what!" cried the monsieur. In
ahazsment. You not know what i
mean when I say he t'row 20 sponge
awaf?." -.
s5t"Nope,r admitted snltklns, while BIZ.
iklns smoked on peacefully; ITS new
ono on me-
YOU are not a fast walker re-
piled the Comte, emphatlcally.y \, 4.
Il s.say. whnt are you giving us?" In.
iqnlrcd snlfkins. amusedly. 3 st.y
Il He means you're dead SLOW" here
syeiturcd Blfklns, between puffs. d
f.,Ah. Eat is It., Monsieur lie snifkins;
You are not up, to &c calendar" said the
,Comte, si5, & q d III ~
sE'All right assented snlfkins; "but
what was that you were saying Just
snow?' Z, 4 & Z
III say repeated the Comte, tribe
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irresistible Ad,i:e.

Washington. Post: She was such a
dear, kindly-faced oldlady, and she did
80 want to see everything in Washing
ton worth seeing. She stood serenely
in the middle of the street!car. track at
the Fifteenth street junction and was
deaf to all warning. shouts. ~. z
viii you please tell me- said she to
an official. in q blue uniform, who was
vainly attempting TO inform her of her
r.s"'whatis ,the'qulckest way &c. get
to the Emergency Hospital 2"
The exasperated officially simply
glared 1t her. s.i III
Certainly, madam" he snapped out.
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Z, THE farmer the mechanic and the
bicycle rider are liable TO unexpected
cuts and bruises. De Wits Witch Ha-
eel Salve Is the best thing to keep on
hand. It heals quickly, and Is n well
known cure for piles. Charles r.
Goethe, Market and Twelfth streets;
Chatham Sinclair. For,y-slxth and ia
cob streets: a. i. Scheehle, No, Col Main
street; Exley Bros. Penn and Zane.
streets: Bowie & Co.. Bridgeport. 6
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chief, wiped the tears OF laughter our OF
his eyes and fronted the tlandlady with
a broad grin. Is h. T. :; !;
Madam" he said, 81 am to blame for
my -thoughtlessness. Permit me to pre-
sent you to my MOTHER 81 5 n;
The mother. who Is only fifteen years
older than her, son, and therefore still
under thlrty-six years OF age, blushed
again Ike q schoolgirl. But the board
ing house ladies' are visibly grIeved be-
cause their suspicious weren't right 2I
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WOMAN'S FATE. ].

-. II
From the Record, Bushnell, Illinois:
No woman is better able to speakst
Others regarding "womun's fate than
Mrs. Jacob Weaver, of Bushnell. Ill,
wife of,ex-City Marshal Weaver She
had entirely recovered from the Illness
which kept her belfast much of the
time for five or six years past. and says
her recovery Is due to that well known
remedy, DR.. Williams Pink Pills,
Mrs. Weaver is fitty-sIx years old,
and has lived in Bushnell nearly thirty
years. She Is OF unquestioned veracIty
and unblemished reputation. The story
of her recovery is interesting. She says:
Il suffered for five or six years with
the trouble that comes to women at, this
time OF my life. was much weakened,
was unable much OF the time to DO my
own work. and suffered beyond my
power to describe. was down-hearted
and melancholy