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La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1901-04-12
Falta de traba;j0.>

Con motive de haberse dicho
por tvarios peri6dicos insalares que
el Sr don Felix Matos Bernier tenfa
en- proyecto un contrato de emigra =
cf6n para Ia vecina repdblica de We
Venezuela, este amigo nuestro ha
recibido, segun hemos sabido, mas
de quinieI tae cartas de personals
del pals pidiendole informes sobre
particular, pues deseaE ir al extran.
jerO on busca de trabajo.
Ell Sr Matos Bernier ha desmen
lido ia version en- un recienta folje-.
to publicado; pero ss1un info1mes
fidedignos y viepdo 81 deseo qae ami
ma q nuestras famflias' de buscar ira
bajo fuera del pals y que aquf no 10
hay, a su rcgreso a Venezuela ofre-
cera el contibgente de pLertorrique
nos que Sc le brindan, al Gobierno
de la Naci6n, para 81 So determine a
favorecer una laboriosa, dtil y saaa
emigration que vaya q aquel rico
srelo con garantfas y q trsbsjar con
f6 y voluEtad
El (Iaoriego puertorriquef1o es
quiza el elemento mas valioso de
trabajo que conocemos en- las Anti
Las.
Su trabajo empieza q las seis
de la maf1ana y termiAa a las se;s de
la tarde; inca1 sabl y kumilde, hon
RADIO y sano en- sus costum bres.
Y este trabajador por primera
vez en- la vida de Puerto SiUU tio
ne trabajo en- su isla
En- nlnguna epoca el trabsjador
de estos campos emigr6 en- busca de
pan y hogar. -.
Muchos ciclones y tormentas su
fri6 el pals en- otras epocas, y siem-
pre- la agriculture tuvo protecci6n.
para desembrollarse y salir avarte
de sus infortunios y desastres.
Y apesar de todo nuestros cla-
ses pobres soportaron susatempQra-
les necesidades, y esperaron resig-
nados confiando eI el p:6ximo dia
de trabsjo.
Hoy no puede esperar y no espe
El hambre con todas sus cruel
dades ha invadido nuestros hogares
de los campos; una espantosa mise
ria nina a todos los puebIos del pals
no hay trabajo; no hay credito para
desarrollar ningun negocio; no hay
esperapzas de prosperidad, nj siquie
ra la relativa q que aspiran los po
bres obreros del trabajo'
Prueba >cuanto decimos, el en-
tusiasmo triste COZ que So han AGO.
gido las emiglaciones al Hawaii.
Solamente abatidos por la deses
peraci6n; saldrfan familias. entaras
puertorriquofas en- bdssa de as,lo )
de trabsjo a tan larga distancias
sin teuer siquiera una idea de su
porvenir en- aquellas regiones
NO sa5emos por que razones,
sin razon, el gotierno que nos rige
mira las grandes desesperaciones
de Puerto Rico con esa iLdlferencia
glacial con que las mira en- estos mo
mentos hist6ricos.
Sc creera que ell gobierpo no
ha tenido nxaca en- estudio ningun
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1901-04-12
AZQCar de PernambQC0

Durante el mes de Diciembre de
1900 los arribos de azdcar De Per:
nambuco llegaron s 286, 842 sacos,
contra 334 667 en- igual mes del af1o
anterior.
Las nuevas plantaciones de ca
na estan en- excelentes condiciones,
mas avanzadas que de costumbre y
prometen que la zafra sera muy
graDde>en este af1o.
Del primero de Septiemb-e a 81
dc Diciemcre de 1900 los arribos de
*z1car alcarzaron a 663, 177 sacos,
contra 8l7. 494 en- el nismo periodic
del af1o anterior.
Durante Ell Iltimo trimestre de
1900 los en- barques de szdcar de Per
cambuco para los Estados Unidos sc
elevaron q 80, 502, 400 libras, 6 sean
239, 535 sacos.
Rueno es saberlQ.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1901-04-12
Mrs. Nation
contra los bebedOreS.

Las hazal1as tremebundas de Ia
celebre madame Nation han legado
-A colmar la paciencia de los bebedo.
res de lac autoridades del Estado
de Kansas, y esta pr6ximo el fin de
la perturbadora campaf1a-- seguida
por ell belicose marimacho contra la
expendici6n y consume de bebidas
espirituosas. =
No es este decir que desista de
su empef1o madame Nation, sino que
empieza a ser acogida con hostilidad
donde quiera que Sc presenta, reco'
giendo abundante cosechas de silbi-
dos Y de huevos podridos.
Su recelo es tan grande, que no
Sc atreve q hospedarse en- los hote-
les por tenor ser envenenada; en-
cambio los habiLantes de Renfrew,
unicos que siguen fieles sus inspi,
rsciones, le han remitido un hacha
lie honor. ~ algo vale esta com
pensaci6n.
Las autol idades han acogido va
ell medic de que Sc van q valer para
quitarse de en- medic la molesta
tiera con faldas, y que va q estribar
sencillamente en- encerrarla en- un
Manicomio.
Despues de practicar deteLidas
investigaciones, Sc ha descpbierto
que "a ahuela, la madre Y los t1os
maternos de madame Nation, estu
vieron, ALA en- sus tiempos, encerra'
dos en- un Manicomio, en- ell cual,
por cierto, murio demente su madre,
que adolecfa de la locura de creerse
parienta de la reina Victoria.
AL yer madame Nation, con su
cabellera girls dotando a impulses
del viento, asaltar tabernas hacha
"a mano, no es aventurado Ell tenor
lie cue acabe sus dfas en- un acceso
ie locura antialcoh6lica, 10 cual pro-
porcionarfa a los borrachos uln argu
neuto verdaderam ente incontesta
1la
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1901-04-12
VariedadeS del maiZ.

Ell professor A. 8. Hitchcock
de la estac'6n experimental de Man
haitian, Kansas, Sc ha ocupado en-
hacer estudios sobre eli maiz, logran
do conseguir, una gran cantidad de
datos interesantes. Segdu opina el
professor el M aiz, que en- los e stados
Unidos llaman <Maiz indio,, tuvo su
sllvestre, en- las mesetas de Mexico
y ha sido cultivado por las razas a.
borfgenes de America desde tempo
inmemorial.
En- los Estados Unidos hay Gin,
co clase simportantes de este cereal
que SO cultivan para el mercado yq
Sc subdivi aen en- cinco variedades,
que tienen nombres especiales en- et
comercio, segdn la forma, dureza,
sabor y uso que Sc aplican.
Ademas de estas classes hay otra
que llaman epod corns (maiz en- gai
nas( que Sc cultiva como planta Gu
ROSA, pues cada uno de los granos
de "a mazorca esta cubie1 to de una
pelfcula. Hay tambien otras varie,
dades que Sc emp!ean en- la orram en-
taci6n con- -motlvo de sus hojas raSa
das.
En- ell colegio agrlcola del Esta
do de Kansas Sc han hecho expert.
mentos p.ra aumentar la cantidad
de proteina en- los sembrados de
maiz por meaio de la selection del
cruzamier.J de las diferentes clases
de plan puesto que el aumsnto
de est3y sustancia en- el maiz kar$
mas aYtans0 U mks IitiI s,1 omnloo
para ell alimento de los ganados.
( En- Pto Rico no Sc conocen mu.
chas variedades del maiz, y qserfa
conveniente que Sc introdujeran al.
gunas, por nuestros pequef1os agri
cultores-
El maiz blanco, de h srmoso gra
no que SO cultiva en- Venezuela, ape
mas es conocido aquf, y es un gran
e1emento de- alimentaci6a sana pa~a
el pueblo.
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INVENT0 MARAVILL0S0.

Cura Ia caspa, calvcie, dolores de cabeZa
~ Il, y sin embargo, cuesta 10 mismo que la
peinllia oruinara
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EC0S DE- .p0NCE.

Ella Dana de las Cameliss fu4
ia obra que puso en- escena la com.
pan1a Martinez Casado en- que Sc dis
nngui6 notablemente Luisa y To- de.
mostr6 el publico prodigandole una
ovaci6n completa 10 mismo one 4 los
dem8s simpAticos artistas que le a.
companaron ''Juap Josen Y la "Ca
SO de campo" Ell m&rtes fueron otros
exltos para Luisa y su hermano Ma.
nuel.
El ju@ves SO da a conocer la her.
mos creaci6n de Echegaray s'El loco
Dios". El proximo domingo ms.
taucias del p1blico Sc repetir& ia di.
vertida zarzoelita "Opera. Zarzuela
y Bufos que tanto entusiasmd en- su
primera representation, ademas de
poner en- escena la obra de gran apa
ratio escenico "La Plegaria de los
na1fragos".
Tom6 puerto procedente de Ia
Guaira en- viaje para New York ell
vaPor "Caracas"qne cargo gran can
tldad de chiuas,
FL lines So suspe1di6 al' bale
anunciado en- el castro, Sc dsra otro'
dia.
Probabiemente en- esta semana
cuedaran de alta los enfermos vario
losos exisSentes en- eli hospital y CO.
tho ea la ciudad solo existen casos
simples de varicela 50 dara .por ter.
minada la epidemia.
Sc encuentra on puerto cargau
do ganado "La Perla de Ozama' pa
ra Santo Domingo y la "Alacise"
goleta danesa para Isla Saba
La compsf1fa Martinez Casado
una vez termipada su temporada Gu
Ponce pasara a Arecibo donde tene
alberto IN abonoy y donde ..se leespe
ra con entusiasmo.
Ha fallecido Ia respectable, Sra
dofa Luisa A. Garate viuda de Be-
Ell Corresponsal
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1901-04-12

sistema de- colonizaci6n, cuando en-
-un pals civilizado, one no necesita
grandes esfuerzos para encsuzar ell
progreso iniciado de viejo. se encuen
ira establishments despistado de la
justicia y della verdad en- que deben
cinentar los gobiernos sus poses;o :
mes adquiridas en- calidad de colo
Mas.
Entendemos que cuando Sc as.
plra q tener c0lonias -deben estas
atenderse y salvarse
No Sc adquieren propiedades
para destruirlas; y cuando> elias son
poblados de gente humana, forzoso
es y moral, velar por su prosperi
dad y su buen vivir.
Ell Ce=contento reina@tp es gran
de en- Ia isla, como nunca re sinti6.
No Sc puede tapar Ell cielo con Ia
mano; no se.puede pegar una ver-
dad que esta va rodando por. Ell nun
40 en- distintas formas = una de elias
es el exito encontrado aqu1 por el
espiritu de emigraci6n-
DAdas las grandes simpatias
que existen entire la America del Sur
sobre todo entire venezolanos puer
torriquef1os, no dudamos que la voz
del Sr Matos Bernier halle eco en- ell
gobierno de Venezuela.
Los venezolanos son tratados en-
Puerto Rico como una misma fami-
liza y segun recibi6 este pals en- epo-
cas- lejanas el corazon de aqueila' tie
IRA, ella sabra indudab!emeute CO
rresponderla h ~ que SO arrastra de
miseria y dolor y Sc muere en- la yer
gueDza y On 81 namDre .<gra-
cfas q los gobiernos de la <humani.
dad, que no Sc ocupan de la isla que
eocuparon,
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1901-04-12
Fauna del AMaZ0laS.

Ell Professor J B. Sterre, nno
de los ictiolc gistas mas notable al
seryicio del Gobierro de los Estados
Unidos y que prepare en- las islas FL
lipinas una gran collection de mues,
tras de historic natural para el Smith
,'Gjuian Institution de Washington,
: sido enviado al Brasil q hacer
ba colecci6o de la fauna que SO en-
rvaentra en- las regiones del Amazo-
mas.
Los especimines SO preparar&n
tan pronto como hayan sido cogidos,
en- vez de conservarlos en- alcohol
para prepararlos> luego como Sc ha
becho hasta ahora y SO enviar&n pa
ra la. Exposici6. Pan-Americana de
B1ffalo
La preparation que Sc habra de
emplear para Ia conservation de las
ranas, peces y otros reptiles seca Ia
formalina.
Este nuevo descubrimiento es
maraviltoso y no solo conserva la
forma y ell color natural, sino tam
bien Ia posici6n del ejemplar some
lido al tratamiento. y
En- esta imprenta SO vende pa
pei de peri6dicos & $2 40 el quiutal
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1901-04-12
DC VAFORGS
DE SOBRAOS DE HERRERA


NafaHr lannes
Baraco
el Macors
ealoame ehara atamben a AguadIa
Sc GANADo
CON DEsTINo A PUERTos
los
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1901-04-12

va para los feierales. segun
James, ell Sr Dros no esta poseido
de <odios africanos, nj ipcita las
turbass; todo 10 contrario, ahora les
es persona <muy gratas, y 20, 10
digo con toda ingeuuidad, sielto
muchfsimo no 10 pueda admioistrar
justicia & <James, y amigos
En- cuanto al imberbe Secreta'
rio que he uombrado, va quisiera
para ST <James. sus bigotes , su
inteligencia.
Manuel 4. Rive9G.
Coamo Abril 10 1901.
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que hnoee
San de
Paraeto nformss,
Vllur Co,
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1901-04-12
SANDAL
Elm NEW YORK.

Un.Comite tornado por ounce
personas de 'ldsj de mas relieve de
Nueva York eneargado del sanea
miento moral de esta poblaci6n, acs
ba de formar, bajo la presidencia
del obispo protestante Potter, 40
ejercito compuesto de muchos vigi
lantes que Sc han repartido en- diver
dos barrios, con Ia m!sioa de vigiiar
.E;A4 .E;!A4d}eg d}e VRY9g|iifa1hhtes R9|iiff1ht Sc ocuparan en-
averiguar ST los sgentes cumplen
con su deber, 81 los. cafss y tabernas
SO cierran efectivanente q la ho1a
reglamentaria y ST estos estableci
mientos, ass como las casas de juego
go, estaa inspeccionadas, y no dis
frutan. 5por .el contra.io, de una to
lerancis ciega y de Ia complicidad
retribuida de los representatives de-
Ia autoridad,
No serfa extraf1o que cuaiquier
dia Sc forme en- Puerto una sucursai
de esa. paf1ia Algunos rumores
han llegado hasta nosotros, y no nos
parecfa malo el procedimiento, 81
los reaultados que Sc o5tengan son
favorables al blen pdblico
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Communicate, :,

T:ara !conocimiento del p1blico
y satisfaction de los uuevos duef1ls
del Hotel May Flower, hago cons
tar que durante los dias que he resi-.
dido con mi esposa en- dicho estable.
cimiento, hemos sido trata dos con
las msyores consideraciones:
Ell servicio todo en- particular
el de la mesa, no puede padirse me-
jor, por TO-, que no vacilo en- hacer
esta expontanea manifestation en-
recomendarlo a mis- amigos como.
cidos de Ia isla.
San Juan Pto Rico Mario % 1901.
DR. E.yLOPEZ GIMENEZ. =
s 30-15
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1901-04-12

POR CIEN DOLLARS al con
vaao So vende un piano n muy bnen
estado, de la afanada faorica de
Kalmann, Berlin que cost6 $500 me-
xicanos. En- esta redacci6a infoI-
marenOs r A
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1901-04-12
BALNEARIO DE ARROYO
Aguas msdcinaIes natural7s, varias m2eraturas

Propetarios Sres VireIa Unbe Hermanos
de
Peciodeu nbahoe en
10
Idem de
pormenores dirgrse;
En- Guyms Hntei Hotel Esmeralda
En- 4
olgno carreera que
nduce
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1901-04-05
Tuesday,, April 2.

Lord Salisbury is reporteu W. his
physicians to be fast regaining his
usual health.
. The Turkish transport Asian has
been wrecked near Yembo. Twenty
soldiers were drowned.
Sir John Stainer, organist, composer
and writer on musical topics, is
dead. He was born in 1910.
A few lots of prime heavy hogs sold
at 1922 IL at the Chicago stock yards
Monday. This established a new rec
ord for high prices.
Seventeen cases of the bubonic
plague, four Europeans and thirteen
colored, were officially reported ut
Cape Town Sunday.
A special from Spencer, Ia, con
firms the rumor that oil has been dis
covered near, Greenyille, Clay county.
This is the first oil discovery in Iowa.
a.. A $30,000,000 syndicate deal is pend
ing In San Francisco and with it's sue
cessful contamination the entire fish
Ing and packing industry on the Pa
cific coast will be controlled by one
big corporation. s,....< * =
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1901-04-05
Amendments to lrliclesof Incorporation

we. Charles E.: Vasaly, President, and
Fails Printing Company, do hereby cer:i
Of held Il t at saa5
nee IN the City Of Little Falls, Minnesota,
t on the 9Th day Of January, A. b. 1901, at Is
a 1ns aSo9fsd the
Resolved, That article LIST Of the Articles
out OF the %orda be tt7a by st!ikn
Company" and substituting in lieu Of said
words the words III erald Printing Com
pany" so as to read as follows: ~
shall be Herald Printing COMPANY" The
general nature OF it's business shall be the
printing OF one or more daily and weekly
tSe spa or 81 other also
graphing, electrot3ping, stereotyping land
OF that nature with the ril Int to own and
hold real estate as may DC necessary and
CONVENIENT to carry out the general bust
place of business shall be IN The
City of Little Falls. Morrison county, Min
nesOta.
Resolved. That Article of the Articles
OF Incorporation be amended BY STRIKING
out out, th n word seven" and substituting ia
so as to read as follows:
poralon anu the management of it's affairs
shan pc vested in board of three direc.
49, my phil NC erected annually bV the
/ stockholders from their own number.
IN testimony whereof we have here11nto
::upscrlbed our names as officers respect
ton this 18th day OF February. a. D.. 1901.
CHARLES E. VASALY,
r President.
lsEALl STEPHEN &. VASALY,
In n,eserceo f Secretary.
ANTON A. FUEGER,
CHAS. p. WEGNER.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1901-04-05

Buffalo, ~. T., April i.-s-no VS.
sci owners Of this city claim that I'll
less the striking marine e: 4 3aers re:
turn to work at the opening CT navi-
cation they can bring action in the
courts that will re,ult in r:-voking ths
licenses held by the engineers. They
base their contention on a precedent
which they say was established in
1897, during a strike of Mississippi
pilots, when the solicitor general OF
the United States decided that their
refusal to pilot boats was conspiracy
in restraint Of commerce and revoked
their licenses. .'~~-.s@~...
While the vessel owners do not say
definitely that such action will be
taken here, they intimate that impor.
tant Developments may be expected
soon that will force a settlement OF
the strike.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1901-04-05
'Now, then, sleepyhead," he cried,

Nov, then, sleepyhead," he cried,
ARE you going to stay there all day."
Once awakened it did not take me
long to dress, land after a sturdy break
fast l reported myself to him in the
stable yard, and about an hour after
we set out on our return journey. And
still no shadow darkened the sun. The
air was fresh and balmy. l'drew it in
deeply and hummed to the whirl Of the
wheels.
l was not a little astonished upon
driving up to our gate to see that the
blinds had not yet been drawn. for MY
mother was usually an early riser, and
l knew that one Of her first acts was
to draw the blinds and open the win
dows My uncle also noticed that some
thing was amiss and made some jocu-
lar allusion to the household having
oversight itself. then bidding me hurry
and wake them up. sprang from the
trap, opened the gate and rushed up
the path; but. though | knocked loudly
upon the door, l received no answer to
my summons. knocked again and
again and put my ear close to the key
' hole, hoping to hear the sound of her
feet, the swish Of her skirts. as she
came along the passage, but All awful
stiffness Deryaded the whole house. a
stiffness which fell like chill upon me.
Leaving the door, went first to the
dining room window, then to that of
the drawing room. but they were both
securely fastened. raped on each Of
them in turn. and still no answer came
to relieve the sickening anxiety which
had now taken possession Of me-.
Cant you make them hear?" shout
his dogcart. easily overlooked the gate
and commanded view of the path
way.
shook my head.
Then 60 round to the back and see
If you can find the girl. l suppose your
mother has gone to do Ter marketing"
Ours was square, two stored build.
ing standing in it's own grounds. Be-
fore it was pretty little patch of
flower garden which gave az to the
roadway; behind was our kitchen gar
den. inclosed by low brick WALL Be.
yond that again were fields and in the
distance the roofs and chimneys of a
few scattered houses. hurried round
to the back by the side path and
searched the garden in vain for the
sight of futtering petticoat. passed
by Janet's room Uanet was the serv.
ant. who had been with us for the past
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1901-04-05
MINNESOTA NEWS BRIEFS.

Mrs. Amanda J. Rice, resident of
i Washington county for IS years, is
dead.
Franz Theodore Wallert, slayer of
his wife and four stepchildren, was
hanged in the Sibley county jailyard
Wllllam Gooatnunder, young In
dian from Prairie island; aged about
"a years, was instantly killed about
half mile below East Hastings by
being struck by a train. .'
Governor Van SAINT has completed
the state veterinary board to which
DR.. Held Of Morris was appointed
several days ago. The other members
are Henry H. Reynolds of st. Anthony
Falls, S. H. Ward Of st. Cloud, c.. c.
Lyford Of Minneapolis and B. Lam
brichts Of Montevideo.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1901-04-05
LEGISLATIVE DOINGS;
Tuesday, March 26.

The senate defeated the Halvorsop
anti-cigarette bill and buried it be-
yond resurrection by moving recon.
sideration of the vote and then tabling
this motion. The senate had pre-
viously passed the measure and the
house did likewise, making a few
minor changes. When before the SEN
ate the second time several members
who had originally supportd it voted
In the negative and the bill was killed.
Most of the day in the house was
devoted to roll calls on the passage
of bills and large number of meas
ures went through. Among them
were: To regulate deposit of state
funds; requiring that all baking pow
ders be labeled with the names Of
their ingredients; allowing exceptions
to be taken to any order, ruling or
decision of Judge although no ex-
ception may have been taken when
the order or ruling was made.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1901-04-05

from the cart. opened the gate and was
holding my face up to his. 49, .=..,.
Speak. ladr' he continued excitedly.
bis face full OF anxiety. what has
happened? What have you seen?'
Nothing" said. But they do not
aaswer-and The scullery window Is
open:' ''
Realizing at once the Importance of
this apparently trivial statement. he
dashed round to the back of the house,
at his heels. He knocked as did.
but with a like result. He shouted
through the open window, but only the
echo of his voice: came back. and this
smote upon his heart and lined With
anxiety his face.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1901-04-05
"SpeGk, lad! What has happened?"

"Speak, lau What has happened?"
two years., but the window was shut,
the blind down. l tapped loudly on
the glass and then passed on to the
back door. Trying the handle. failed
to open it. l knocked; no answer
knocked loudly; beat the panels with
my open hands; l even used the toe Of
my boot. But there came no patter Of
feet, no unbolting of locks. The echo
sounded drearily for a moment and
then all was still.
And now the fear which had already
seized me paralyzed for moment or
two both limbs and intellect, and a
horror Of which could not grasp the
meaning turned me cold to the finger
tips. | seemed intuitively to guess that
/ was face to face with some dire ca
lamity. and yet l could form no con-
ception of what it really was. only
know that my inner eye gazed upon an
inner chaos, and that the sight was so
appalling that it froze every drop Of
blood in my veins. My uncle's voice
calling awoke me from the stupor. and
like one in dream l moved to COM
plete the circuit Of the house. But as
l passed the scullery window l noticed
that it was not locked. though it had
been fastened tightly. The catch, press
ed against the pane. was plainly visi-
bic above the sash. | leaned against
the Sill and raised the window. and in
voice which startled even myself, it
was so full Of fear, cried out: "Moth-
er, mother! Janet. Janet" But never
sound came back. Then a dreadful
shuddering seized me, and felt the
nerves Jingle right up my back to my
brain. Had seen a ghost on dark
night could not have been smitten
with greater dread.
Keeling back made my way round
to the front Of the house and tried to
cry out to my uncle, but my tongue
clave to the roof OF my mouth. l felt
rs though l should never speak again.
Good heavens, Davie," he cried, see
Ing my white face, what is the matter
with youY' and almost before ! knew
What had happened be had sprung