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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-09-28
THE H|LO-KOHALA ROAD
FINANCIAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR
IT COMPLETE.
VIII be Constructed from the Proceeds
of the First Mortgage Bonds-Surveys
are About Complete.

The financial arrangements for the
Hilo- Kohala road are now reported to
be all completed. First mortgage bonds
to the amount of S3,5O0,000 have all been
taken by the North American Trust
Company as trustee for the purchasers
The contracts for the construction of
the road have been let, and these call
for it's completion within eighteen
months from the time work begins,
which it is expected will be about De-
cember 1. The road will be 116 miles in
length. The Hilo terminal will be on
Waiakea leased lands. The road will
run from this point along the beach to
the river, and thence around the island
touching every plantation as far as
Kohala with a branch to Waimea. The
rails will be sixty pound rails, and the
gauge standard. The locomotives win
be built by the Baldwin Locomotive
company.
BY the first of the year the contrac-
tors expect to have 5000 men at work
constructing. All the laboring force
will be brought from the mainland as
it is not the intention of the company or
the contractors to divert any plantation
labor from it's regular employment to
this work. The surveys for the road are
practically all completed now, and the
route staked out.
j. Castle Ridgway has been appoint
ed assistant treasurer of the company
and will arrive here sometime In NO
vember.
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CONCRETE.

The material used in construction
must be proportional by exact meas
urement, and for this purpose contrac-
tors will be required to provide them
selves with rectangular boxes for
measuring materials and tight boxes
for mixing No mixing of materials
on pavements will be permitted. No
retempering will be permitted and con-
crete which has already began to set
before being put in place will be re-
jected. Concrete shall be laid in
blocks of not to exceed IT. in width
by the Width of walk and shall be
marked off into squares by the use Of
proper marking and jointing tools.
Screeds of sufficient stiffness must be
used to perserve a true and straight
edge the width of the walk.
Concrete blocks shall be put in
alternating, and each block finished
with top coat Immediately so that
good and sufficient bond may be had
between them. intermediate blocks
shall not be put in for at least II hours
after finishing the first blocks.
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NOT SO sICKLY AFTER ALL.

A negro convict was taken from
Wichita to the penitentiary. On the
way down he begged the Sheriff to tell
the Warden that II am sickly and not
able to work in the coal mines" The
Sheriff promised, and, after seeing the
Warden, told the negro that it was all
fixed; that he was not to work in the
coal mines but be Waterman at the
dead house instead. "Gawd Almighty"
shouted the affrighted negro. TELL dat
Walden l kin dig fohty tons OBJ coal
day. an don let him put me wild dem
corpuses kansas City Journal
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pREpARING sUB-GRADE.

The space to be occupied by the walk
shall be properly graded to a depth Of
Az" below top of finished walk. Any
soft. loose or unsuitable material found
in the grade shall be removed and
the space filled with fine broken stone
or cinders. after which the whole sur
face shall be thoroughly compacted by
or rolling and finished to re-
ouired grade and cross section.
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A TRuNKLEss BODY.

An explorer lately returned from his
travels was relating his adventures. Il
peered" said he, Unto the thicket, and
there before me lay trunklesa body"
Nonsense" remarked an interfering
critic, "who ever heard of a trunkless
body?" MY friend" replied the tray
eler quietly, the body was that of an
elephant" He then resumed his story.
London Globe.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-09-28
GRADE.

Unless otherwise especially provided
for, the finished surface shall be true
plane rising from the curb grade at the
curb line at the rate of one-fourth inch
(AO to one foot % to the property
line
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Observation-Disclosures

A. T. Bannister and Miss Hettie Ser
telmann, of Kauai, will be married at
the residence of Henry Wright in Kali
hi next Monday evening. A reception
will follow the ceremony.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-09-28
CASTLE & COOKE, LIMITED
Commission Merchants.
a.anrCAAH EACTORS.

a4S IIGAHI FACTORS.
AGENTS FOR
.'yae Eva Plantation Company
~sne Walalua Agricultural Co., Ltd.
r'9e Kehala Sugar Company.
Uyse waimea Sugar Mill Company.
rive Koloa Agricultural Company.
7se Fulton Iron Works, st. Louis, Mo.
NE Standard Oil Company.
roe George f. Blake Steam Pumps.
Eeston's Centrifugals.
Ne New England Mutual Life Insur-
Suce Company of Boston.
-taS Aetna Fire Insurance Company of
Hartford, Conn.
Ne Alliance Assurance Company OF
London.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-09-28
BYAUTHORTTY
STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS FOR
SIDEWALK CURB AND PAVE
MENT FOR THE CITY OF HO-
NOLULU.

On and after this date all sidewalks
and curbings, constructed within the
limits specified below, shall conform to
the following specifications. In accord
ance with Section 81, Civil Laws, 1897.
CURB.
The sidewalk curb shall be of good
quality lava rock in blocks not less
than 30 inches long, six inches thick
at the top edge and sufficiently wide
to be held firmly in place by the street
paving; to be hammer dressed on the
outside for width of not less than ten
inches and on top edge which must
show a uniform width of six inches.
Blocks to be we'll bedded, laid true to
line and grade and the joints between
the blocks filled with cement grout AT
street corners curb to be carried around
on curve the radius of which is not
less than width of sidewalk.
PAVEMENT.
To be artificial stone tagging COM
posed of cement concrete, constructed
in alternate slabs in place. 1t shall
consist of two parts: First, a base
course 315" thick; second, finishing or
wearing course y" thick.
BASE COURSE.
The base course shall be composed Of
three parts crushed blue lava rock
known as No. 2, no piece Of which
shall be larger than will go through a
two inch ring: two parts of crushed
blue rock known as No. 8, leaving out
all which will pass through a screen
Of mesh to the inch; two parts of clean
screened beach or other good sand; one
part of cement. Sand and cement to
be thoroughly mixed before being wet
and then with only enough water to
make stiff mortar. Wet broken stone
before putting on mortar. Mortar to
be spread evenly over stone and the
mass turned in the box till thoroughly
mixed. The concrete shall be properly
deposited in place without being scat
tered until the mortar ffushes to the
surface, using care to compact the
outer edges.
FINISHING COURSE.
The finishing course Of cement mortar
shall be in no place less than y" thick
and shall be composed of one part ce-
ment and one part of the fine SCREEN
ings from the No. 8 rock, and 2 lbs.
lamp black to each barrel of cement.
1t must be spread on the base course,
and fioated, while the latter is still
soft, and adhesive, after which the sur
face will be smoothed and compacted
by thoroughly and skllfully troweling
before the cement is too hard for such
finishing. The work must be kept
moist and protected from the direct
rays Of the sun for at least three days
by covering with inches of sand.
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LIMITS.

The specifications for cement pave
ment shall apply to all sidewalks con-
structed in the City of Honolulu, Island
of Oahu, within the limits, bounded by
the waterfront, commencing from the
marine Railway to River street, thence
along River street to Vineyard street,
thence east along Vineyard street to
Nuuanu street, thence up Nuuanu to
School street, thence east along
School street to Lusitana street,
thense along Kinau street to Vic
toria street, thence down along
Victoria street to King street, thence
west along King street to South
street, thence down South street
to Queen street, thence west along
Queen street to Punchbowl street in a
direct line to place of commencement,
including both sides of the streets
named and also King street as far as
the Palama Pumping Station, Nuuanu
Avenue as far as Judd street, and Bere-
tania Avenue from River to King
streets.
The specifications for curb and for
option of bituminous pavement shall
apply to that portion of Honolulu
bounded on the southeast by line run
ming N. e. true from the sea passing
through the Diamond Head trig. sta
ton; on the northwest by the Kalihi
stream, on the makai side by the sea
and on the mauka side by a line parallel
to, and one and one-half miles from
the waterfront.
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PORTLAND CEMENT.

Cement must be of a well known or
standard brand, in good condition and
must stand the test required for ce-
ment in Government contracts.
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ASSESSMENT NOTICE.
WwaiaIua Agricultural Co., Limited.

assessments have been called on the
ssssessable stock of this company as to
a1Deoome due and payable at the office
SsG Castle e. Cooke, Ltd, on
July &c. 1900 10 per cent ($1O per
-s5aaAreS delinquent August 16. 1900.
September Is. 1900, 10 per cent $50 per
=zaaareA; delinquent October Is, 1900
October 30. 1900. 10 per cent ($1O per
=ss1are1; delinquent November 80. 1900
w. A. BOWEN,
Treas. Waialua, Ayr. Co.. Ltd.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-09-28

A large line Of ready-made Mosquito
Nets always on hand.
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DRIVEWAY.

Whenever driveway occurs, the arti-
fetal stone tagging shall not be less
than eight go inches in thickness, and
the surface shall be finished with suffi-
cient longitudinal groves or corruga-
tions to provide a safe foot-hold for
animals. Stone paving Of approved
construction may be substituted for
concrete in driYeWaYs.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-09-28
NOTIFICATION.

Property owners will be notified
when they are required to construct
sidewalks.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-09-28

J. A. McCANDLEss,
Superintendent of Public Works.
Public Works Department, Honolulu,
September 25, 1900.
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BITUMINoUs PAVEMENT.

Outside of the limits mentioned for
cement paving, the property owners
shall have the option of constructing
sidewalk pavement of either cement
concrete as specified or of approved
hitllminOuS material.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-09-28

DFessmaker, Ladies' Underwear,
Skirts. ChemISeS, Etc.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-09-28
PAVEMENT.

To be artificial stone tagging COM
posed of cement concrete, constructed
in alternate slabs in place. 1t shall
consist of two parts: First, a base
course 91a" thick; second, a finishing or
wearing course y" thick.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-09-28

On and after this date all sidewalks
and curbings, constructed within the
the following specifications. In accord
ance with Section 81, Civil Laws, 1897.
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Una dependencIa
SaIVada de mOrir de hambre!

Don Manuel Collazo, admins
trador de la acreditada casa de hues
pedes <La universal de Arecibo di
ce:
Todos los empleados dc ia casa
de huespedes <La Universals son ma
cidos y criados en- los campos de es
ia Jurisdiction, en- donde bien Sc sa
be, reina la anemia en- su sradO ma
ximo por la escases dc aiimentOs y
.nucho mas despues del memorable
ciclon del 8 de Agosto del %
LEGO un momento Ell que nuy
q mi pesar, estuve re5uelto despe
dir los empleados; porque en- los pc
quef1os quenaceres de la mafana 8"
les agotaban las pocas energiaS y ej
cansancio ocacionado pcr el e>talo
de sus organismos. les imped.a dar
complimiento a! trabajo d., Ia ca
sa.
Antes de- dejar sin colocac!on a
unos cuantos pobres, que irian des
de luego a i'm plorar la carload publ
ca: recibi un ahuncio, de las <PiIdc
ras Reconstituyentes del Lcdo Su.
Martinezs y al mismo tempo, me re
lat6 el Sr Brosa, una infpidad de
curaciones, hechas por tan excelente
patentizado que por curiosidad hice
que los emp]eados las tonaran -
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Vj1 !gstu|lrijniieaI.
Cienti6C0.

Sc trata pada menos que de la
purificac:6n del aire y <La MatinS
Ja Ell prob]cma como resue1tO por
Jos qafmicos Desprez y B slthasar.
dc Paris, que va han presentado Ia
correspondents MemOria Ia Aca-
demia de Ciencias.
Sabido es que una de las mayo
rcs t!iicuItadas de Ia navegaci6n sub
marina consiste Ell renOvar el aire a
preston normal dentro del barco una
vez sumergido este.
Ell procedimiento que exponen
los citado5 sc1Ores para resolver ell
rroblema no puedo ser mas senci-
10 Sc baSa en- las propiedades
quimicas de una sustancia muy co
nocida, el bioxido de sodio, que tie
lie IL propiedad de purificar ell aire,
sesdn han ccmprobado los autCres
dc a Memoria a que nos Teferimos,
en- repetidos ensayos. AL efecto in
trodujeron varias ratas bajo una
cn:npana de cristal y las mantuvie,
lor aisladas del contacto del aire
durAnte uiuulias horas, despues de
colocar dentro del recipiente unos
cuantos pedaZos de hi6xid0 de sodio.
Las ratas siguieron viviendo to
do cl tempo del experiments. Y hu
bierau coutinuado as1 indefnidamen-
t. renovandoles de vez en- cuando el
bi6xido descclnpuesto
La expiration de clio consiete
en- que ell bl6xido de sodio SO des-
compo1e al ccntacto del &ire y des
preude CxfgenO, absOrViendO, pOr ell
contrario, Acido carb6nico.
De esta manera Sc convierte el
aire viciado en- aire respirable
No Sc hallan todav1a satisfechos
los Sres. Desprez y Balthasar de los
resultados obtepidos, y con objeto
de ensayal su metodo en- los seres
humanos, estan construyendo una
especie de estafandra cuyo casco
llevara bi6xido de sodio en- cantidad
sufciente para que Eueda respirar ell
buzo varias horas
El casco es de aluminio, con OBJ
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LOS preS0S
del Dorado,

No.cvroSos grupos dc pueblo,
concurriaron aver tarde la Esta
ci6n del FerrocarriI, con objeto de
presenciar Ia llegada de los presos
del Dorado
Haofa aiLf reunidas mas de seis'
cientas personas, esperanto con i'm :
pacieucia el tren, Por fin lego es'
tie " los presos? Pues los pre-
SOS que eran los senores Santini,
Cesterc (hijo} y no sabemos 81 un
guardiGs municipal del distrito del
Dorado, habian quedado va en- la
Cacco! publica Al pasar ell tren.
por Diet l. del edificio, detuvo su
uarcha, de5ai;j0 10 carga y lego
la estacion vac1o de presos.
Aplaudimos ]a medida, que re
vela el bucn tacto del 20 Jefe Sr.
Berries. autor &C esa disposition
prudentfsima. evitando, seguramen
te, un espectaculo POGO quito para
una pcblacion noble como la de San
Juan
<Odia 81 1elito, y compadece al
deiiUcucnte
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SAN JUAN PTO. RICO

Cuarenta y c;nco dias Il - /
este y hoy estan completameuts
transformados, aquellos organismos
inactivos: Colores rosados, actividad
energias musculares, buena diges
ti6n y SCORE todo un apetito inagota
BILE Sc We en- aquellos, que dos moses
atras no tenian fuerzas nj volumtad
para luchar por la existencia
De la propaganda, depende el
exito y no debe desmayar en- ella ell
Lcdo. Martinez toda vez que es un
preparado de benefcios PRACTICES y
de efectos sorprendentes en- las en-
fermedades de la saugre y del este
mago
Fclicitamos al Lcdo. Martinez,
por los triunfos que eSta alcanzando,
con su magnifico patentizado puerto
rriqueho.
MANUEL COLLAZO
Arccibo Agosto 20 de 900
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LA prenSa
FRANCESCA.

Seguu Gle Temps, Sc publican
actualmente en- Paris 1880 periodi>
cos y revistas, observandose un au
mento de 1O3 2O3 y 1853. con relaci6n
q los amos 1899 1898 y 1897.
Los pori6dicos prllticos apare-
cen en- escasa minoria; solo tienen
ese cara.ter 164, subdivididos on es-
ia forma: 68 republicanos, 80 radi ).
Gales s socialistas, 80 Conservatives,
8 naciOnalistas antisemitas ~ de
diferentes matices.
Desde Ell punto de vista de la pc.
riodicidad las 2.790 publicaciones Sc
reparten ash 146 dia: los, 753 sema
males, AZ bisemanales, ocho trisema-
males, 915 mensuales, 42S bisemana.
les, 81 trimensuales, 112 trim estra-
les, cinco semestrales, 65 seis veces
al af1o y 2S5 de periodicidad irregu-
lar.
De los 146 diarios, solo tienen
carActer pol1tico 81: Ell resto 10 cons
tituyen; un diario de administration,
uno de agriculture, cuatro de anun-
clos, dos de automovilismo, uno de
bellas artes, dos coloniales. ocho de
cOmercio, tres de defunciones, uno
de economic pol1tica, nro feminista,
II dc asuntos fnancieros, dos illus,
trados, uno de ensef1anza, cuatro de
Jurisprudence, cuatro de literature,
upo de rimonios, uno de medici,
ua, uno militar, tres de provincias y
extranjero, dos de novelas, uno de
cienc1as, uno de <sport, y cuatro de
teatrOs
Las revistas, en- ndnero de IS.
Sc dividen en- la siguiente forma: II
semanales, 80 bimensuales, rs men
suales, % trimestrales, 13 que Sc pu
blican seis vcces al ano y 19 de apa
rici6n irregular.
Esto por 10 que Sc refere a Pa
r1s; en- F'rancia y sus colonias exis.
t1an en- 10 de Agosto de 1899 4.O51
peri6dicos, habiendo disminuido al
go esta cifra en- igual fecha del af1o
cOrriente.
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jeto do 1educir su peso al minimum,
y tendra capacidad para cinco tiros
de aire
El descubrimiento de que nos
ocupamos es de gran aplicaci6n, co
mo Sc habra Observable, no solo para
la navegaci6n submarine y para las
operaciones que, en general, Sc efec
t1an bajo ell aqua, sino tambien para
cuantos trabajos Sc ejecutan en- at
m6sferas viciadas, como las minas,
fabricas de productos qu1micos, &
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Gran Hotel y Restaurant
INCL LATERR <
HOTEL de + 0RDEN

Edifclo construid0 expresamente para Hotel
Capacidad para 200 PASAJEROS.
Situacon Ia mas c6ntrica
Vistas la bahia las GALES dc Tetuan, Fortaza
FL mas fresco ventlado de la Capital
Ell come1or mejor de las Antillas.
Dcpartamentos ndependentes para iamias
1esde de Agosto nge ademas del plan antique ,omi
das, el sistema americana; gusto del favorecedOr
Tren de carruaj jes de lujo.
lnterpretes Traductores de ler orden
Plecios al igual de los demas Hoteles
Sc hacen abonos para comidas
installation de banos a la moderna
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Descon0censc auu los verdado.
rOs oesastrcs causadUS or Galveston
Houston Otras ci20t<C:es de T. Xas
por el terrible huracan del saAado
7>asad0. Las ro1iciGa que ka5ta la
fecha Sc tIenen, cent? man Ia Green,
cia de Que las terdidos ae vidas en-
Galveston c:lceian cuanto preda de
cirse, no hatleNdOse registrado J2-
mas desastre tan complete.
!, Unas cuatrO uii caEae, su Ca-
yor parte do viyienda, han sido des-
tru!uae, j nu I1enOs de nil personas
han pereci6u 6 esian hGridas &c gra,
yedad. Al&uoo> Gl,on G2@ los nuer
t0s no bajan &c , 900, ,nIant"Gs otros
uaceu su5jr asta rjfrjl 4 "a caSl fahu.
}o5a GO ciIGo' 11il perfoGas. En-
& tras pObl&cioue:s cc IrXsG los mner
t.s Sc CuentAu pOr mi e3 Las per
riuaS mat@rIaly., G~,t:i3ndGu 4 muchOS
1aillCnes.
Galveston, que Sc lovarta sobre
ma is'a. esta uuv eXpucsta & los
tempora!es Gel o"If0, y sus GALES
&on t. hejas, que con frecuencla so
ven Cumpletamente lnvadldas por
las ag&aS 10 Ia tau~' La tOrnlG uta
aue protujo es1os dosAs es tuVo su
uriger Ell las antlllas MEMORIES, 81
guiendO CnrSO h3cia Ell Occldent0.
Este es el ours o regular de tales llu,
racaues, one desplegau su mayor
fuerza geGeralueIte en- Ell oceano.
I'm este ca>u, sin embargo, la tor
menta encONt'0 rc>istencla de baJa
lreaion, cunliuuandu SO curse hacla
tl OGat3 con C:U1iente turla.
LAS PUTLNCIAS Y LA CHINA.
La discus:6a diplomatica de las
POtencias gira hoy sobre un solo pun
to: la proposicion de Russia de aban-
donar q Pel1in, Los EstadOs Uni
dos prefer IL ocIpaci6n mlxta de
lA ca upital oriental, y en- su contesta
ni0u d IA ku>is. ol:iegan que las po'
t3ncjas denea marchar unidae, y
c~e en- case lo que una de elias Sc
JyLirH, l45 Gnlu&> deb@n hacer % pro
pio
Fran>j& 11"p;>ria gu@tos2 la
7JruppaiujHn d., -! ,.:'At ~, Russia, pro
pUnjcudo que a> II;r>as aliada~ Sc
,ucertrua ca Ni~u Vaiu, dcjandO
una zuardia int, na@.@na! en- la Co.
pital.
AiemaDia 50 opono abiertamen-
te al abandOnO, y sus trOpas avan
zan hacia la capital medida que
van descm barcando Mientras tan
20 su3 genCraIE5 oTfwur9n cOnseguir
Ia COO peraujJ:. d3 - H0'nas fuelzas
yje.rcp an preNJor L, !iZ:* campana en
l.: ProviHc' 2. A. 't''' i, para apode
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al G artero.

Luciano Noirtault habfa traba-
jado sin cesar durante su larga vida
para mantener a su familia, a sus
dos hijas primero, muertas las dos
prematuramente, asf como sus res
pectivos maridos, y eespues q sus
nletos Carlos por una parte y Mar
celina por otra.
Con sus ahCrros habia fundado
una modesto casa de labranza, que
sus ojos no pudieron contemplar
por espacio de nucho tempo pues-
to que hac1a seis amos que estaba
ciego.
ALI viva el buen anciano ale -
gre y satisfecho en- companfa de Mar
celina, 8 la que profesaba extraordi
mario y merecido afecto.
sPero poseia la Meta todo ell co
raz6n de Luciano? No. Tan solo
la mitad, pues la otra pertenecfa q
Carlos
No Sc rhostraba Marcelina cello
sa de semeianA division, toda vez
que adoraba tambien su primo,
la saxon ausente del pals.
Carlos servfa en- ell ejercito, en-
81 que hab1a ingresado como volun-
tario antes de ia edad reglamenta.
ria, deseoso de avanzar en- su carre-
ra para 1legar & Official y casarse con
su prima.
Desde ell dia de su partida, ell
abuelo y la Meta no disfrutan de ma
yor placer que el que les ofrec1a la
llegada del cartero.
A veces pasaba este de largo;
pero en- ocasiones traia dos cartas,
una de las cuales Sc guardaba, Mar
celina en- el bolsillO La muchacha
LEILA al anciano la carta Official, y lue
go, escondidas, devoraba la otra,
cuyo contenido ocultaba siempre al
Tobre ciego.
Que algeria tan grande el dfa
en- que Carlos les anuci6 que habfa
sido nombrado sargento!
A la semana siguiente, una tar
de dijo Luciano su Meta, que esta.
ba asomada una de las ventanas de
la casa:
mo ha venido todavla ell car.
tero?
No. Sin embargo, alguien
Sc acerca .Dios mfo! ;Dios m1o!
No es el carterO, sino ell mismo Car.
los en- persona!
Con efecto, era 81. Marcelina y
Ell anciano estaban locos de conten
70, y, como era natural recibieron
con los brazos abiertos al recien lie.
gado
No obstante. en- medic de aque,
LA algeria, noto Marcelina que su
primo estaba triste y que ocultaba
algdn secreto que no Sc atrevfa q re
velar q la familia.
Pero al fin 81 secretO Sc escape
de sus labios.
--Abuelo dijo ell sargento- va
sabes que no tengo mas aspiration
con respecto q mi oarrera que la de;
ser Official tan pronto como me seal
possible. Por tanto, he pensado ir a
Madagascar en- busca de mi charre
terra, 81 me permites alistarme como
voluntario.
El anciano Sc puso palido, lauz6
un profundo suspiro y contest6;
~iHaz 10 que quieras; hijo mfo!
Marcelina guard6 silencio, pero
baj6 la cabeza y sus ojos derrama
ron abundantes lagrimas