Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-06-07

which have been making up on the
train and which constitutes the cata-
logue Of my infrmities,' ~whereupon
Carlos reads the list of his debts in
Madrid, which includes the butcher,
the baker, the candle stick maker, and
worst of all. Don Hermogenes cara
gueta. Sum total, 4,O75 pesetas.
Well, Carlos in the end secures the
help of Maruja to persuade their aunt
to give him 1000 paetas, with which to
make the supposed trip to Paris.
Unfortunately, DIR. Saturio happens
in and after a thorough examination
and diagnosis, proclaims Carlos well
and sound, except for a possible nerv-
Gus affection, and a strange brown
coating of the tongue. which, while
unknown to the village doctor, was in
reality caused by eating the chocolate
bon bons which had constituted the
sole food of the student since leaving
Madrid. The doctor prescribed vigor-
GUS exercise, absolute fasting, except
for sugar and water. which regulations
the anxious aunt vigorously enforces
upon the half famished student. While
the aunt is gone in search of fresh milk
and the uncle is gone. Carlos comes
down from his room and Maruja re-
gales him with n half chicken, boiled
ham. picked trout, bread and wine.
She also relates the story of how Pho
wishes her to inform his mother, Dona
Blasa, that Carlos and she, Maruja,
are engaged to be married in order
that he. Pho. nay be free to pursue
his studies for the priesthood. unmo-
Tested by the insistance of his mother,
that he pay the court to Maruja. Ma
ruja considers this proposal an alb
surdity. but Carlos insists in all SER
iousness upon it's reasonableness,
whereupOn ensues the delightful little
love scene, without which no story,
novel, play or experience is complete.
That night while watching over him
his aunt hears Carlos mutter in his
sleep the name of his bitterest enemy,
| Zaragueta. In explanation to which
Maruja claims that Zaragueta is the
name of Carlos physician in Madrid.
Following the directions of DIR. Sat
uric. Carlos goes out for a vigorous
| walk, carrying gun and game bag.
While he is gone his arch enemy. lara
mand of his guardians the payment of
the notes which Carlos owes him.
Zaragueta has the habit of pretending
| deafness to escape the reproaches OF
his victims and the approaches of un-
profitable customers. The fond uncle
and aunt. taking him for Carlos below
ed physician. receive him with great
| cordiality and insist upon entertaining
him during his stay in their midst. In
tent upon preparations in his honor.
they uescend to the wine cellar, after
having given full instructions to the
servants for dinner.
Zaragueta goes into Dor Indalecio's
| study TO write a letter to his sister.
Carlos finds Maruja upon his return
and she informs him of the appearance
| of Zaragueta upon the scene, to his
CONSERVATION and dismay. He deter.
mines to flee. but while Maruja goes
for the money needful for his escape
| Carlos changes his mind and decides
that Zaragueta shall furnish the fugi'
tive. He gets his gun and when lara
gueta comes in he threatens him with
mediate execution unless he forthwith
depart.
The servants and Pho enter as lara.
gueta leaves and thinking Carlos mad
through a attack. subject him
and throw him into the wood o
and lock the door. Don Indalecio and
Dona Dolores came up and after great
lamentations over the supposed mad
ness of their nephew. lndelacio runs
for DR.. Saturio. Pho starts to the drug
store. Dona Dolores and Gregoria run
to the kitchen to make a soothing de
coction. leaving Maruja alone In the
room. The latter opens the door and
tells Carlos to run. She goes up STAIRS
and throws him his coat and a kiss
from the window. Zaragueta happens
back to see If the coast is clear and
seeing Carlos and the open door of the
wood room enters the latter to escape
the former, whereupon Carlos turns
the key and enters IN adjoining room
They all return with the doctor WAC
prescribes a hydropathical application
as the best means of becalming the un
settled mind of the invalid. PericC
brings the garden force pump and Pic
a tub of water, with which they, re
spectively. through the transom give
the miserable Zaragueta a thorough
drenching. He enters and is exposed
by Carlos, who III on conveniently
to make a climax and the whole re
suits in a striking tableauX. Carlos
confesses both his debts and his love
Zaragueta is paid. the p%aternal bless
ing is youchsafed and in punishment
for Z~aragueta's deception, Don Indale
clio declares that he will eat alone the
repast prepared for Zaragueta. Let
them bring on the feast, and so say We
all of us.
After the young lady had been gen
erously applauded, Miss Frances
French stepped forward and spoke the
following extract from Thesis on
"Victor Hugo's Development of thu
French Novel,"
What Victor Hugo has contributed t
the French novel is admirably repre-
sented in his development of Les Mis-
cradles" His work is the highesr
point of the humanitarian tradition o.
French genius" The spirit of the worl
is prompted by a democratic concep
tion of the ideal. The whole idea IS
modern. That he is a thorough stud
ent OF sociology; that he understands
human nature, its emotions, its pas
siOns, its aspirations; that he is
] gli11ful in the discretion OI