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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-09-29
knew that his woolng had sped favor.

knew that bis woolng bad sped favor.
ably.
In a few moments Chester and
Madge appeared, both trying to ap-
pear unconcerned. Miss Madge sue
ceeding much the better Of the two.
Mrs. Hurst read the situation at
glance, and John Draper, his wits
sharpened by his own recent success
full campaign, was equally prompt at
guessing at their secret.
"Come here, you children" he cried,
rising at the moment and drawing
Florence's arm within his. "Come
here and make your peace with our
chaperon."
"Mrs. Bradley Hurst" he began with
mock severity, II beg to inform you
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-12-28

wy INC HssS TAst tDrifts IL Central
Nm eris~ IN ever ISrift Back ;5SssS
Ii " spod III man ypg;ical AEss ssican hobocs
/ drift down Is Central America, X said az
official ef ! local banana company !. .'and
one good thing about Il - that they never 81
8set back again, The country seems to
suit them up TO the hilt. have been
watching the tramp travel for several
years. and itshas a iforsled me 3considsra-
bic. amusement. Some OF them scrape
up enough money to pay for iaS deck paa-
sage, but most fof them stow q way or 60
down as roustabouts. When they land,
they generally DRIFT 4 little distance into
the interior, and that settles it. $s ss4
&8 TN Nicaragua and Costa Rica especial.
I y life Is very easy for an ;ablebo died
man who has an d Version I'd working and
\ is not very particular about his surround
sings, All be has to do q 70 marry a nd.
tive woman and settle 5downSin some lit.
tie banana Or cocuannt, grove Tor the
balance Of his days. To NV certain
knowledge that IS exactlss what has been
done by i slarke number Or Weary Viii
lies from the Unitsa States. cali to
mind one case Oh the south end 5of the
Mosquito reservation. VI. d h, Ri :@3sss%s
\. = thoroughbred American tramp, who
looked as Il he had Just stepped out of
the pages IS Ss6me comic weekly, drifted
down there about three yen,is ago and y
now enjoying life as a landed gentleman.
He managed to annex "a half breed wife
and with her scraggy little banana
grove. IT Is not much to look att but
abundant to supply the simple needs 81
the household. They live in a filthy M
tive hut. The woman does all the work,
and the lex tramp dreams the happy
hours away In homemade cocoanht
fiber hammock. He is very solid with al
the neighboring Indians, who have an III.
discriminate respect for a white skin,
and l suppose they contribute to his sup.
port. Anyhow, he confdeds to me last
I time saw him that he hadn't done lick
Of work since he struck the country. The
natives make kind of rum out Of wild
cane, and he gets boiling drunk wheneveI
he feels SO inclined. M AZ z,.>.[,..~. =,
J. altogether it is Gn tdyl.ic life for a
fellow who has ridden brake beams and
lodged constables throughout the inhos-
pitable states. By advertising the attrae.
lions of the country and supplying trans.
portation we might get rid OF the tramp
incubus altogether" New Orleans Times,
Democrat. III .l*sf $.%iaH,ly4:5 .s,5siSjs
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-12-28

The project OF a cable to glrt the
world the landings Of which will be
wholly within British control is being
actively pushed BY British enterprise.
! contract has been let to a construc-
ton and maintenance company to lay q
cable from Vancouver to Queensland
and New. Zealand via Tanning. Fiji
and Norfolk islands for Fl, 795, 900, the
work to be finished by the end Of 1902.
This will establish q communication
tor Great Britain with her Australian
possessions which cannot he interrupt
ed BY foreign caprice and will probably
result in lessenfng the cost Of cabling
to the British mercantile world. Here
in. is hint to the government of the
United States TO bestir Itself in the
matter Of laying the proposed Pacific
cable. the necessity Of which 10 gener-.
ally recognized. ta.. Y fa 5sE
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-12-28
.l|IlTAE ! B
Amount of Ammunitlon az
\. \ ! land |! Settles Attitude n 81 53's
Disloyal Dutch. \, b 1t y55s
Danger That Parties 2of Beers
Y May Raise III * Whole Cape y.
4. 4s ~ a ellion. u Il III.
a WAITING Y FOR F! 4 LEAD I 4
Ninety Per Cent 81 the Rest
dents Are Ready to JOIN n
B n 5S.y . an Y prIsing. I. 4. ...5
There Are Not Enough Troops.
In the Colony 70 Emf oroe
rs Y Martial Law. ' a IS .,3.:... I!

/ / LONDON, Dec. &c. Tho position Of
Cape Colony i hanging in the balanc %.
according 70 The Morning Posts Cape
Town correspondent Everything de-
ponds upon the quantity Of ammuni.
tion5in possession Of the disloyal Dutch
residents, 100 Of whom have joined the
sBoers in the Phillipstown district
alone. Energetic measures have been
taken to stem the invasion, but there is
:unquestionably danger that parties Of
Beers will get throughsinto parts Of
the Colony and gradually raise the,
whole Cape in rebellion. Reinforce
ments can arrive none too. soon. Most
81 the dispatches from Cape Tcwn 1ao.
scribe the raiders as doing little harm
and as being happily enclosed BY Lord
Kitchener's command. Lord Kitchener
is in the heart Of the disaffeoted dis.
trict., He has tho advantage Of being
personally acquainted with local condi-
tions. Last March he supervised the
suppression Of tho rising which oc.
curred then. He 10 bringing down
thousands Of troops from the north. =
~ ~ Cannot Eafer % Martial Law. z
The Standards Cape Tcwn CORE
spondent says the loyalists demand
that martial law shall be proclaimed
throughout Cape Colony, and adds: !,
..such . step 10 now impossible ow-
ing to the lack Of sufficient troops to
enforce it. ~ ~ ia T@'r ''s III = p >4
The correspondent Of The Daily Mail
ct Cape Town says: ....,,....: .....:s:s,.
,''The pro-Boer press ID singularly
quiet. They have been made uneasy
BY the promptness and thoroughness
Of the military actions, but reports
from various parts; Of the western
provinces forsshadow perilous posi-.
bilities. NIL IA ! i s. t - *sf:3 y
si "a responsible party who recently
made = tour Of tho colony says that 80
per cent Of tho Dutch are simply wait.
Ing the appearance Of q resonroeful
1sader to rebel = . s 5.5s # S wa
Civil railway traffic has been sus-
pended largely ii All parts 81 the colony
and the movement Of both the Beers
and the British are almost unknown in
CApe Town. .lsSs iebG 3 &sa $I%5tf1 MI;
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-12-28
\ -, r. N
z fL 4tr-E ~ FL.
THUNDERER ALARMED.

Psblishea : Long Article On Irograss 81
III VI, Am&Eiean l,ompetition. :,
5$ " IoNpoN,,D Dec. &C. - The Times has an.
sthsr long n icle upon the progress Of
American steel and iron competition,
ponglndins ID follows. .5;.. y ssa..sss
'1"How Much tof Tia worlds expand.
Ing trade will 4Asllunerica take from rs?
How tt;asli will sho leave for us to
itrngs.a over with other tnanufaet,ir.
Ing nations? Apparently the problem
will De solved far sooner than has been
generally expected. The abnormal de-
mand Of the United States for its own
Engineering products is fast slackening,
thus bringing the marvellous increase
\ In American manufacturing capacity
for the last few years, and especially
for the last three, to bear, upon foreign
markets. It is q question para.
mount to all; others even to the eff.
cheney of the navy subsidy" r. II
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-12-28
FTHE NOTE is PRESENTED.

De mands Of the Powers Delivered to the
.a;,' Chinese Representative :.', 4 4
,. PICKING, Monday, Dec. 2A--The pre-
linn mary joint note was delivered to-
day to the Chinese. Ii Hung Chang
found that he. was unable to attend the
meeting Of the ministers and his cre.
dentials and those Of Prince Ching
were presented BY the latter 70 the for'
eign envoyk !. gs-;s5 5=.5 !. ~. 1
Prince Ching replying 70 the Span.
ish minister, Senior d J.. de Cologa1,
who presented tho note, said he would
Immediately communicate its. contents
to tho emperor and assured tho minis.
tors that speedy reply was the desire
Of the court, 40 1t felt that III: China
wants IL psaoe and prosperity. . i, s ii:
Il PARIS, Dec. ALA dispatch to thu
Havas agency from Picking ssys: s.
'Tho ministers assem- lsd at the res.
idsnos Of Senior B, J. do Cologan (the
Spanish minister and the dean Of the
diplomatic CORPSE and received Prince
Ching; to whom the Spanish minister
handed the joint note Of the powers.
Ii Hung Chang, who IL still III, asked
TO bs excused. Prince Ching said: lss,t.
81 have the honor to sccspt the
note concerning the establishment
of good relations and will transmit II
Immediately to the emperor and DOM.
tmunicate to you bis reply % soon as
received. I, 55 q, + NE 2 aas3' {,
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-12-28
CENTRIFUGAL FORCE;
It's Power isAown IN the Eject q
! Balanced Wheels UDon Steel Rails.

its Fewer snewn IN ne h1ec. -
Aai q "heels UPON st .e ns1''.l
Some years ago., before the railroads
had. begun to repiact. the light rails With IN
rails Of heavier section and ut the same
time when the development Of the loco
motive had reached q point where the
concentrated axle loads We're greater
than the track was, well able to carry, Y
was found that the passage Of train
at high speed was liable to produce 2
serious distortion and permanent set q
the rails. In one particular case. after 2
new and unusually heavy engine had
passed over = certain stretch OF track, II
was found that the rails had been bent
vertically, the depressions occurEsng at
regular and evenly spaced intervsss 81
Inquiry Into the cause developed the
fact that the locomotive carried q large
amount ofiexcess lbalance-that istto say,
thu reciprocating parts had been 90 com.
pletely tsrbalanced that there was q
large excess balance In 2 vertical direc.
ton. which resulted at the high speed -
which the train was running In q vertical
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-12-28
HAVE ar EsENTED, DEMANDS
Communicate From the Pow.
ers Delivered to Imperial &
4, I u Representatives.. NJ %#
Earl II Unable to Meet Min
Ia listers and Prince Ching Z
+ :. 2: '5F.~ Acts tor Both. .ss., :.

LONDON, Dec. s6.-The Shanghai
correspondent OF The Standard, tele-
graphing Dec. "a, says: :' 81.
'.The government has arrested Prince
Tuan and Prince Chang on: the borders
. Of Shan 81 and Shan So provinces.
I Yuan Hsien has been ordered to return
to Sian Fu forthwith to be executed, II
Is supposed. " - 49, Va H. ! IA "a
It is inferred from these reports that
the imperial authorities are preparing
TO- concede the demands Of the joint
note for the punishment Of the insti.
gators of the, trouble in China /
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-12-28
How TO Whiteu Clothes.

! Kerosene in the boiling .whitent
clothes safely, especially such Us are
yellow from lying. Put in table
spooilfui, TO eac,, gallon of suds Eos
ve.5 yellow or grimy things make an
emulsion OF Kerosene. clear lilnewater
and tulpentine. In equal parts. Shake
them together until creamy, then add a
cupful to boilerful OF clothes and boil
Tor half an hour. -, d" ill.,, '5.s.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-12-28
DENIED BY HITCHCOCK.

NoIptentiont Of Resigntng From McKin.
Ri M, 9,,l.E lsy's Cabinet. ~ X III HI
ST. LoU1s, Dec. 20. Ethan Allen
Hitchcock, secretary 81 the interior il
the cabinet OF President Mckinley, ar.
rived in the city Saturday and will
spend part Of the Christmas holidays
with his daughter. Mrs.. John +. Ship
pley. Secretary Hitchcock positively
denied the report sent out from New
York that he contemplated resigning
from the presidents cabinet. u, t IS
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-12-28
Formerly stass Treasurer Of Wi.oonai

Formerlyss stass Treasurer Of wisconsin.
MINIATURES, Dec. 80. - colonel Henry
B. Harshaw, former state treasurer Of
Wisco nsin. died il Milwaukee, at the
residence Of his dang htec, Mrs. DR..
s. Thomas n. Hay. Death was due to
cancer Of the tongue. Colonel Har.
shaw's home was in Oshkosh. He
served IN the Iron brigade during the
Civil war. MI l Ssh. NJ @}t s wv NJ
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-12-28
s,Fr.nch Burn q Village.

: ITEM TsIN, Dec. ga French de-
tachment Of 100 mon left here Dec. 30
for Hung Tsu, 20 miles wentward, to
search for arms Approaching q vii.
lage across q frozen creek force Of
Boxers opened fire. killing Lieutenant
Contal and wounding another officer.
The French burned the village.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-12-28

1t may besnpted thar the queen d::'
not use any unnecpssa ry space in her
mesa &C. TO tell parliament Thar sic
wanted money. nv. a4ss ..,,, 4: ;
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-12-28
|. VI n.a q, III .ny governor 81 cuba. (

CHICAGO, Dec. rs special to The
Record from lansing, Mich, says
Governor Pingreee has issued q requi.
isition on the governor Sof Cuba for
Charles Jenner Thompson. who Is
wan ted ia Detroit for forgery. This is
said TO be tue tirst reputation 70 Cuba
ever presented. III Sis5I 53S5 II. 4 &
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-12-28
irish cavalry y C,ali.d out,

"a LONDON, Dec. 26., -- A dispatch from
Belfast states that all available cavalry
has been ordered to prepare for service
in South Africa. This is regarded az
confrmatory Of the report that Lord
Kitchener has asked the war office for
80, 600 more mounted troops. IA q 4
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-12-28
4 5CCa,pI,e to Cairo Telssralph Line =,

NJ. LONDON. Dec. 2266. "A dispatch from
Durham to a news agency here an.
$nounces that the Cape to Cairo tele.
graph line is now in operation to i
point 50 miles north Of Kasang 81 aud
100 miles boy ond the southern end 81
Lake Tangankani. Ed, 1, u s3. ss2 81;
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-12-28

The star Of Oklahoma Is likely soon
. shine as the forty-sixtb in the con
stellation upon the; blue field Of tn"
American dag. ~, a..' |,,. =
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-12-28
Beers. RETIRE NoRTHWlARC

Thorny croft's Mounted InfAntry Ooeupiea
& & ~ Brittstown Without Opposition. y 2
: 4. LONDON, Dec. az. - Lord Kitchener,
telegraphing to- the, war Office under
date Of Naauwpoort, Dec. "a, reports:
IS fts:''Thornycroft's mounted infantry
have occupied Brittstown without op.
position. The Beers retired to the
north in the direction Of Prieska. They
will be followed up. f., * w. ,., =
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-12-28
/ DETAILS .UNoBTAINABLE.

Battle Reported In Progress In Neigh.
w n ,borhood Of Dc Asr. T. sE,%sh5
CAPE Town, Dec. 26.-Fighting il
going on near De Aar. Particulars are
nnobtainable. Two hundred Beers
have left Brittstown after commander,
ing all supplies available. s., NJ =. = :
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-12-28
Boxers XIII Catholics Il I, !,

LONDON, Dec. 26. q "a dispatch nom
Picking to q news agency, dated Dec.
"a, says missionaries stated that Box
ers SIS miles east Of Peking killed II
Catholics and burned s. in the temples.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-12-28
Professional Cards. !.
- y ~ . = ~ :, 2 80 :
LEGAL ; =,
DRANK ". LYON, A torney It Laxl.
T. ONCE In Court House. Little Falls. nj

IT. RICHARDSON, Attorney ana G;ou,11n,ts
N. sellor at Law, Agent for the Amer
can Agency Collecting Co. Buye and
sells real estate and loans money on the
same Also has q large lot Of choice LAM II
and town lots for sale. Office In IC0urss
House, Little Falls, Mimi %;S$ III
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-12-28

nR. MILLsPAUGR, Physician ana Sur
- geon. Once in F1ynn's new block
10 ri an .tre 70 p
avenue southeast. Telephone at residence
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-12-28

r.. n. A. FORTIkR, NJ, D., cMss Gradt,
Canada. Sur < on to 81. Gabriel q Hospital
Office hours 8 to 10 a. M, and 2 to pm
Office at residence corner of First street;
and First ave. N. Is ts&,.% E'5s$Es
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-12-28

,nR. N. w. CHANCE. Physician ana aursi
block. Residence Corner Broaawav -9E,llfs
Righ Street East g5 3REE!$5 NttEs
4 Telephone connection, Wetsel'sED ruH
store. % ~ y5'f7. p Pr & :S n Vi 3's{
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-12-28
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(. Chicago q! j < g !:
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Store. i. +.
iT"E' - j4t D..
A. HEBRON.
& @ .,5,. PROP. ~. E.

Clothing at man.
1uiacturer's cost.
/ Gents furnish
ings and noes.
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Ia Rdqina cterna

Todos los que escribimos la soIiamos
Magnfica, ideal;
la buscan en- ell libro nuestros ojos,
y en- ell libro no estA.
Engendro del placer 8 la amargura,
del combate La paz,
Viye allf con ell arbol del poeta
ell alma universal.
La hallaron con la f6 Milton Y Dante,
en- Ia duda Bslzac;
en- la miseria, en- ell regato,
Byron y Chateanbriand.
A la mentira Is arranco Cervantes,
Tactic la verdad,
y es. 10 mismo plegaria que blasfemia,
en- todos immortal.
! Muchos escriben libros. :. De la gloria
nluchos corren detr&s;
mas Ia pagina eterna. -. la sofada.
icuantos la escribiran?
Manuel del PalaciO.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1900-01-16
LITE RATURA
Min el Valeros >

Ell valeroso Min, ell hijo de la mon
,afis, Sc diriie hacia ell monte Barbado.
A media noche y montado en- M Ca
ballo, avanza sin cesar q trav6s del bos-
que de Herr.
En- torno del pedregoso sendero ea
densfsimo el foIlaje y la noche muy
oJBoura.
De pronto exclams Min
i hu' o~Aallo mfo Por que
abandonas ell camino tUuras La colo I.
MIA ? Te pesa mi armadura, te hieren
10 silla ell freno
Nj me molesta la srmadura nj me
hieren la silla el freno. Solo me de
tlenen en- mi camino los ouarenta oin'
co guerreros que Sc acercan llenos de
ardcr y valentf2. En- este momento es-
tin oeebrando un banquete al pie de
las rocas, en- el fondo del valles juntol
al bosque de nogsles. Y en- el banque-'
10 SO encuentra, dispuesto & robarte,d a
Kanosch, el Hungaro, ell bandido dc en-
crespsda barbs, que lie llega hasts La
cintuTa.
Le rodean sus secuaoes, Y lay de II y,
de mi 81 caemoH en- sus manos!
No temas, vuelve al camino, q1ea
va eontigo Min. Abandona ell miedo a
que to protegen mi sable y mis- bre 30,
mi esforzado pecho J mi recio sable de-
aoero. 81 bandido es vanidoso, pero nog
temible. Su booa es grande, pero lie fall
ia fuerza para morder. SCuantoS SOM
mis- enemigoS Cuarenta, cincuenta,s
milS ,Qu6 me salgan al sneuentrol Que.
vengan 81 quieren saber qnien es Min,
Bl valeroaoI
RApido como el Pensamiento, ell ca.
ballo RbandoDa La oolina y. .vuelve al Ca
mino.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1900-01-16
CURIOSIDADES

Varias Veces, algunos escritores que
GUSTAV de fant4sear han dicho que
Shakespeare no ha existido, muchos
crftieos atribuyen 4 Bacon, la mayor
parte de sus obras.
Ahora surge un nuevo competitor en-
la persona de un irlandes, modesto poe
Ia, originario de Limerick y llamado
Dan Hayes. Pareee que en- los polvo
rosos archives de Kilkenny, pequefia
ciudad de Irlanda, sc ha encontrado un
antique cartel que dice asf:
eTeatro Real de Kilkenny.
FL sabado IA de mayo de 1898 Sc re
presentar&, en- benefieio de Kearns, y
pedIda por muchos respetables haitian
tes de esta ilustre metropoli, La TRACE
cgia de Hamlet, escrita compuesta
originalmente por ell c6lebre Dan Hayes,
de Limerick.o
! Interesante es Ell descubrimiento; -.
pero pongamosIe en- cuarentena, deje-
mos todavfa al c6tebre Dan Hayes en- gu
oscuro rincon.
Mademoiselle Cavaliere, distinguida
artista, reputada como la reina de los
salones de conciertos de Paris, y prima
donna del teatro de variedades F0ttes
| Bergeres, aeaba de contraer matrimo
Mo con un principe russo, Bariantinokl.
La belleza dc la Cavaliere ha sido una
de las mas admiradas en- Paris: ell prfn
cipe Enrique de Orleans ha fgurado en-
ell ntImero de sus mas entusiastas admi
radores. Hiia de un vendedor de pc
riodicos de una lavandera de Roma,
desde su primera aparici6n en- la escena
cautiv6 al publico, no tanto por gus do
tes artfsticas, cuanto por su belleza; J
es asf que, de la noohe la maflana,
puede decirse, paso del mas humilde
barrio de Roma, ser habitadora de ul
suntuoso apartamento en- la Avenlda de-
Bosque de Boulogne. Bariantinoki pro
cede de una antigua familia de mobiles
rusos, eR consIderablemente rico, y sc
ha distinguido como uno de los mas ex
travagantes miembres de Ia juventud
dorado.
-EI Bulletin HorticoEe Ell Agrtco1e, de
Lieia, cita en- an artfculo varias propie
dades medicinales del ajo, como anti
s6ptico, emolieDte y febrffugo, como
preservativo de IA peste y del c0lera, de
las constipaciones tenaces y de Ia fehrt
| tifoidea.
Sc lie ha visto producer excelentei
efeotos preparado en- infusion con vino
8 aguardiente en- ell tratamiento del be
| riberi.
Ell ajo sirve tambi6n para preparar Is
celebre <mostaza del diablo,o que hact
desprender los callos, cura IA sarna, Ia
tina, mats la tenia, etc.
FL jugo obtenido machacando y prem
sando ajos es muy viscoso J tan tenaa
una vez seoo, que puede servir de liga
para pegar la porcelana, etc.
| Comisones cientffcas estan estudian
do en- estos momentos un invento dc
guerra de procedencia belga.
Sc trata de unos cohetes que al ser
lanzados hacia Ell enemigo producer una
luz vivfsima, dando conocer las posi-
clones demas detalles. Al mismc
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mora, recorred ell vale y la montana!
Aqnf os aguardo.
Los hGngaros Sc ponen en- marcha, y
8 POGO tempo cierran ell paso al ginete.
Pero al verlos Mihn, les dijo..
Antes de que hubiese terminado 50
pregunta comenz6 la lucha. A los pocos
instantes, Mihu habfa derrotado suS
adversarios.
Despu6s prosiguiS su marcha.
AL fin Yanoch lie We venir, grita con
toda la fuerza de sus pulmones.
--Todo vuestro esfuerzo sera inutil-
contesta ell valeroso manoebo-porque
soy Min J quiero cantaros un cantico
como no hab6is ofdo ninguno en vuestra
larga vida.
Y Min oomienza cantar con fuego
entusi6smo un cAntico de amor tap
xtraordinariamente bello, que hasta las
estreIias del cielo Sc detienen en- su ca
mino.
Los hdugaros lie escucharoR extasia,
dos, Y Yanosch, duIciticando au voz, lie
convida su mesa.
Ven, Minnie dice ven, valeroso
joyen comamos regocij6monos. Des-
pu6s lucharemos como heroes.
Gaando hubo terminado ell banqaete,
Yanosch, ell Hungaro, y Min ell valero
so, acuden al terreno y dan comienzo &
la iuchs, faena terrible y sangrienta, en-
la que ha de sucumbir uno de los com
batientes.
Sc acometen como Ieones, y al fin
Mlhn se detiene de pronto, Sc precipita
sobre Yauosch, lie levanta en- alto, lie
derriba en- terra, lie oprime ell pecho con
una rodilla le corta Ia oabeza que
aTroja leios de ST.
Los hdngaros todos, que han presen-
ciado ell co1abate, sc hallan consternados
por ell terror de la muerte de Yanosch.
Entonces Min les dice
Abandoned ell bosque merced de
los hombres libres y esforzados como
yo. Sois unos cobardes, y por 10 tanto,
merecedores del yugo de la servidumbre.
Y despu6s dc haberlo dicho, Min ell
yaleroso, monta de nueyo su caballo y
prosigue su camino traves del espeso
follaie, cantando con gu divina VOC una
deiiciosa caneion de amor.
CARMEN SILVA.
(Reina de Runsdnta)