davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
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fellow:welI-mot al all the. tslnes,
where the French toyalTEt Diafiters,
with names like page of Froissart,
as in the good old times. Il. word
| had seen everything that was to be
seen in Martinique. everything but
looked into the crater of Mont Pelee.
Two miles out Of the town We
passed the Usine Guerin, one of the
largest sugar factories in Martinique
which in these very days has been
obliterated by the lava river as it
rushed with incredible velocity down
the slope of Mont Pelee. Five miles
further on at the fishing village of
Preuheur We found the parish priest
pruning his rose-trees in quaint Cee-
ole garden. He made us breakfast
with him, and an. honr later We We're
climbing the mountain on our hardy
Creole ponies.
After three hours hacking our way
through the dense underbrush, we
came to vast. rocky clearing. and
saw towering in front of us in a blaze
of dazzling sunshine the round sum
nit of Mont Pelee-the shaved noun
tain. for there is no vegetation worth
speaking of on the slopes of its last
one thousand feet. Beneath us. over
veritable green sea of tree-ferns
and bamboos. lay the Caribbean as
smooth as a turquoise. In spite of the
rough climb having to hack every
foot OF our way through the forest, we
We're not fatisued. for balmy breeze
like an anodyne was blowing down
the mountain. and we were too high
to feel the sun. -
Looking away from the mountain.
the view was magnificent; the whole
of martinique was spread out beneath
us, and on one hand: St. Lucia like a
gray ghost rose ont OF the hlmy sea.
while on the other seeming a lmost
near enough to touch. tOWered the
green gigantic volcano of Dominica
Mt. Diablotin. Bu1 what met our eyes
around US was uncanny.
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ing of waves; the bed was swaying:
! was very dizzy and it was very
dark
-, IT. cried when | could find
my voice. Co. God, that is happen
ing" go.
It's only an earthquake Go to
sleep said. H, petulantly.
HIS GOODNESS gave me courage
but when l heard the rumbling again.
followed by the swaying and creaking.
| got up and lit the candle. There
was d SOUND of wailing and shrieking
and the bowling of dogs. l was
afraid to remain in the house, and
calling Ii, | went into the road.
There found the whole of Morne
Rouge assembled in panic.
Look! said H, who had fol
lowed me.
| turned in the direction in which
he pointed. A thin column of smoke
issued from the crater of Mont Pelee.
After over forty years the volcano
had sOnce more become active.
Mont Pelee fell asleep after that
night to awake suddenly and mora
appalling in these very days, as all the
world knows? Who shall ever say of
a volcano tha. 1t is extinct?
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that you were plutocrat. for you
certainly have an unctuous look"
"Wen' said Gaines. laughingly
you are the first man ever deceived
by my looks
...,s !, -
Col. Ike Hill. Of Democratic fame.
moved across the hall yesterday.
wearing an ancient silk tile resembling
the roofs" that Daniel Webster used
to wear.
Governor, does that hat fit you?'
inquired Col. Hi<, as he put the tile
down in front of ex-Gov Powers of
Maine
Why, thank you. | left that over
on the Democratic side. didn't I? You
wear a seven and half?''
1T fits me perfectly responded
Col. Hill. ......
Few men wear larger hat" ad-
ded the Governor. You know that
Ben Butler =
He wore a seven and three-quar-
ters," quoth Col. Hill. readily. II
knew him we'll" - :,
Mr.. Eddy Of Minnesota will go down
in history as colonist. not in the
offensive sense of colonizing voters,
but as a real colonist The Mime
sotan has returned>to his native heath,
bringing 500 Scandinavians in his
train. a fine body of men intelligent.
willing and altogether desirable
class -
These colonists$ Mr. Eddy has led
to Canadian soil ]: to labor for the
Gaergue companies. at Sault Ste,
Marie. He has been in Norway and
Sweden the last two or three months h
collecting them.
"Oh, you fellows may boast of mon
and things you represent" said E. w. i
Roberts of Massachusetts the other
day. cutting into a cloak room con-
where members. were in
duleins their pleasant fancy of brag-
ging about what they had in their re-
spective districts.
Il can beat you aIf,"''went on the
member Il have one
VI shS AhOSS ldulOuS ldIlOTS IN IN e |
world in my district He has made |
t<othes for Daniel Webster. Charles
Sumner, Henry Wilson, Wendell Phil |
lips, General Charles Devens. Judge |
Grey, DR.. Parkman and other noted |
men. He has been in business since
lS41, and he is still at it. He made
The suit in which Webster replied TO |,
Hayne. The name of the gentleman
S Oliver W.-McLaughlin, and he
Ives in Maiden, Mass. I have no
loubt he would be very glad indeed
% manipulate his tape around and
make clothes for any later-day Web
'ters here or elsewhere"
A demand for tellers broke up the
aggregation Of men who were debat-
ng as to who should be measured
irst.
=, ., 4
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ed with hills. which give It the ap-
peaFance OF having been the bed of
rsc!eter. Some friends put us
up for the nffghft. We We're so tired
that we Went to bed at'onGe. We had
not been asleep a half hohr. when
awoke in d cold sweat. At first l
thought | was dreaming that was at
sea. The wooden walls of the room
creaked like tle timbers of a ship;
there was rumbling like the break.
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mer," he said. My knowledge of
French was not very good and !
thought ! was paying only s. for it.
When /, got the bill | found that it
was so francs. or $40. And so | think
that ! should keep it clean and hand
some IN order that l may not regret
the price"
Senator Hoar-I h." my hats fifteen
years in advance SO tL..: they will
be comfortable and satisfactory when
become reconciled to recognizing
them officially as mine.
80
Some years aso Representative Viii
1iams of Mississippi made tour of
Europe. In Rome he ran across
fellow American wac was being beset
by a mob because he had inadvertent-
ly given q street vender less money
than was due for something he had
purchased. Mr.. Williams sxtricated'
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of representatives. hall
XIV Among the other things
promised the members for
this session was an elab.
crate system of ventilation by
which : cold 1ir could be forced
up through series of ducts so
as to reduce the temperature of
the hall and make 1T comfortable in
hot weather. The members have been
waiting for the cold air, but so far
none has been felt. The temperature
In the house Is the same as in the
senate and In the corridors of the cap
itol. congressman Watson walked
over to Mr.. Cannon one afternoon
when there were more members in
the restauran. than there were in the
house. The Indianian's collar was
melted and his face was bended with
perspiration.
Uncle joe" he asked, seriously
where is that cold air we voted
money for last session.
Yes. where is it?" echoed Mr.. Can
non as he mechanically mopped his
forehead with his handkerchief. Il
told those darned fools on the COM
mittee that ! was not in favor of buy
iLg anything | could not see, but
they were bound to do it
Il have a seat way back in the rear
Of the House where the Constitution
doesn't reach said Hank" Smith
of Michigan. Moss" of Kentucky
came over my way looking for a place
to locate after the House decided his
contest favorably. and he was grumb-
ling about getting so far back, in all
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everything"
'Pshaw.' replied H, the vol
cano is extinct. Why. it hasn't even
smoked for nearly half century"
We clambered down the side of the
crater to the little lake at the bottom,
about one hundred and fifty feet H
began to undress
Il am going to swim across" he
said. Come on, It will be something
to say" But the terror OF the vol.
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ing the gorgeous state rooms of the
palace, which contain some OF the most
beautiful and the most costly of the
treasures.
The entire castle, says London
writer, has been overhauled since the
late queens death. and during the
any months that have elapsed skilled
workmen have been busy preparing a
new home for the king and queen.
New pictures of almost priceless value
have been hung in the state apart
ments armor and art. treasures. worth
millions of pounds. furniture OF the
most superb description. carpets that
cannot be purchased anywhere, and
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Cano was on NE. and | refused.
watched him With fascination as he
Topped about in that black water. and
my heart seemed to stand when he
twice disappeared trying to touch the
bottom. Its too deep for me. and
as cold as ice he said, when he fin.
ally came out.
Towards sunset. without mishap. we
reached the beautiful little town Of
Morne Rouge, on a plateau surround
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At Mckinley's Tomb.

The floral pieces sent in honor Of
the late President Mckinley at the
time Of the funeral were arranged
about the vault and allowed to re.
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main. The winter left little but the
wire skeletons of the designs, but
these are to be frightened with fresh
flowers and decorative leaves, and
will continue to beautify the scene
during the summer and fall Mrs. Nc.
Kinley has given an order to a local
florist to revive the designs in part,
banking most of them with new foli.
age and covering some of them with
roses and other flowers from time to
time. Mrs. Mckinley. continues to
make daily. visits to the. tomb.
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A description Of the arms and armor
would take up nearly page of news
paper. Many of them were gifts from
Lord Roberts and Lord Kitchener to
the late queen. Here are few picked
out haphaZard
The khalifa's coat of mail, with pad
ded coat and cap, found in ON
durman. :"
A shield mounted with silver, be-
longing to Ras Alula, taken by the
dervishes at the battle of Gallabat in
1899, .and captured in Omdurman.
:; Ancient helmets belonging to the
former. kings of Darfur and captured
In Omdurmah.
K1nG Johns. saddle and Trainings,
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Tho constant Christ in the heart
makes the consistent Christian in the
world.
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lNDSOR CASTLE
is one of the great.
est treasure houses
in the world, and,
by the kings com
mand the public,
are to be given the
privilege of inspect.
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y Gossip From The 3
& National Capital J
OG><D(>
Especial Letter.)

NCLE' JOE CANNON
was chairman of the Sc
lect committee which had
in charge the refurnishing
of representatives hall.
Among the other things
promised the members for
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a. -, = c : > @

EAran Dep6sito de oalzado de rturo &.
H Dfaz Y CO Artfculoa para oaballeroa.
Medias, corbatas, paraguas. ArticGlos de
viaje. Arecibo, Plaza Principal.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1902-03-05

-SQn6 hAgo aqnf Bolo. miantras los ae :
torres eEtkn en- eseenR = ei p16!ico oY6ndoles2 ?
Csntsmplar &quella galnrta de- imagenes de-
t2nt0s amigos para afsm ore deasparecidos
D1y graclRs Dlos de habeFms del ado vivo p
pie con Animog de 5rabs1ar tOdavls. Da
mi gsneraci6n, reprasentsda an esos retrAtos
crso que qusdRn0s viVos mas que Mates e
Arcs 20. j la spIedRd del enbrescto les
hablo, ain vJz. q los amigos de antsf !, Tams
20, d. Julian R9mes, Garcf& Gutierrez, AYaIa
SsrEa, Rafael Calvo Breton de los Hsrreros
Tsodors LamadFia, H4rtEsnbusch, r a5f u.
rrilia, EguiiaZ, Ventura de Ia Vega.....
lCuSnsos rseuerdos, cuantss aventnras pRss-
das, euansAs noch 81 de estreno angustiosas
trSen mi memoirs sstoa amjgos nnertos E
b0sto de Vsero, preai iiendo Ell salon, me- hip.
notigai vsces, crso CUE vsRo eontorno
rueda, anoche le cnbrf con IN pafio bianeo
para gus no viera la lueha &c vanldades de
miseriss que est&n desmoronRndo Ia casa.
La galerfa aqnela, In pinacoteca del Es.
p&E0, estA ineomp pets. Est2 otPa de as
refaxionsa que h ago nis solas. La genera
ci6a litersria que ma ha sucsdid0, no tiane
alif mas representation CUE D J0a6 Eshags-
ray sl general CAno. 5Por qu6 Sc ha de
aumentar con los fetratos de Ssll6s, G2spar,
PAlon Coll, Dlcapta, G IimsFk, FsG Codl.
na, Marcos Z1paks, EnFIqus Clsneros, amos
CAFTi6n, Vital Alza, Miguel Eshegarag, RicaY-
do de Ia Vega, Fernando Dias de Msndoss,
Maria Guerrero, Elisa Bo!dda, Elisa Mendo
Tenorio, Pepita laliosa, Manuel OstsIins,
Msrisno FsrnaDdez, Donate Jm6nez, Emilio
Mario, Antonio Vlcoi Balbina Yaverde, Ms.
ria 4opkuF
Ntng6n conceslonario 80 ha ocupado de esto,
nj tRmpocc eel Aynntsmiento,H nj siquisra
Ell alcslde que va llslaar de essasuas "a ciudad,
no plensA on que la galsrfs de retrstos del
tsAtFo Bsp2f3l debs ser, para nuestros speeso.
rsa, musso de imAgsne do los que han conmo
vido divsrtido 81 pueblo de Madrid durants
cuarenta s19s... Ei sEiDncilol
Es propiadad anuestra,s este debs sabeF.
10 ell iDslgns &ead6mico Cotarslo. La propieta-
ris de ia casa doRde estuyo Ell fsmoso cafe del
Principe, anejo al teasro, dsl6 fncs "a los
autorss dramktlcog - de modo que al tsrrsno
que ell saloneiIO ocupA es propisdad de todos,
' esto va dirlgido la Comis6n de Espsatscu.
los para que 10 Pecuerde slempre qae hags fa-
ta. e saloncllo es nnestra fnes, es nuestro
solar; 81 los denks autorss 10 ignoran 10
desde IN, 20 uso de 10 mio, sssoy allf en- mi
propisdad de todOs les SmisD que me hsH
critiesdo los bromistas, este es ell a1ico egftl-
mo Eespstable..
u OG6 hace uated aquf sol6 s-preg unta-
ba mi amigo.
ID O 1e hsgo Cansar con el poeta
SEstog, Eabio, sy dolor que vss ahcra
campos do aoledaa. mustios eollados,
fueron, un siempo, Ishiica famosa.@
Eusebo BIasoo.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1902-03-05
CRONICA
e. LONCgLLO

-Psro, hombre de Dlos, Lqu6 hsce usted
Aduf toda le noche, solo, miantras dura el acso,
en- eBG bnt&ca?
Al me decia u amigo coIega Ia otra no.
che en oil saloncillO del tsatro Esps6)i.
-SPGe que hs dc hacer? DlsfrutsE de mi
casa con la que hs sofisdo muchas vsces en-
los dfeciseIs nos que pat6 fuer@ ds Espah&.
Como Emilio CASTELAR,, patricia Gntss que
poIiaicO, ms eonseHVado, y lie dog p0r clio gga.
cias Dlos, el amor del terruAo. A etanEa
Ia eRos que llam&n GndtdnOs, los cuRles, dsS.
pu6I do pasar mueh0s amos en merida, vuel-
ven & su TERRA So fabrican un palacto en La
solsdad de su montafla, ss1 20, ri voIver, des-
uuAs de tantoS vial residsneiA en- sxsrana
ilsrra, los mismoH sitios lugareB donde pRaS
mis- iuventudes, SOY fsiiz, soy dichoso
Hay IN csntsr muy popular que dice:
tAunqus estoy en- tsrrS extra1a,
piempre estoy con algeria,
poque estoy slempre pensando
que he dc Vover Ia mia
Dos messs eatuve en Madrid sin traer ( 10
fsmiiiA, Rl reso!ver mi vuelta La patris, bRs
cando casa en- mis- Antiques barrioa: csle del
Prado, cale de las Huertas, eali0 del Leon,
GALES de Cervsntes, Lops de Vega, Q1eVed0,
San Juan, Santa Maria. Z o emo esbas CO.
lies como eoEA prOpla.
Esos GALES son mis- montanAs.
yolvf & 10 mismR donds hAbfA eserito
trsiuta sfIjs antss mis- obras, ensrS en- Ia
tArmAcia de Ortega-LeoD, Is y salud6 este
amigo cor Squshas pslAbras del fPails posts
-D1n Ct 5rmAn, dec5amOS aver .....
10 mismo suesds Ia diminut@
iQleaia dol COnyentO de TrnitAriss Sc a c&Ile
de Lops de Vega, q donde ibs q msA Gntaho
con mi msdrs, aonde voy Ahors con mis- biz
Jazz y sli tengo unAs amigas en- las moniss,
que aon las gusrdador25 De l& tPadis6n lite
rariA; Ain sstA entsrTAda la hi1s de Lops; aill
sa conssrV4n sus p&pses; all1 hablo ds Verbos
= gsruRdios con la mRdre vicaria, que go una
litsrAta ignoEsdAi no he dc parar hssta 10.
grAr que rne antisrren slIf, para no salir de mi
bRrrio nj vivo nj muerto,
Lo mlgmo me sucsde con el sal0ncillo del
Testro Eip2aol. U vido la Isrsuels, donde
tengo obras en- tuego amigos qUeridos; no
voy Lara, donde ears IG VAlvsrde y Julian
R R1mea, Ia Suarez la Domus, quenes suie-
70 tanto. Abandono q veces ID Comedia, tea
tro en- ell que estren6 tSntAs obrss en- Ell que
tsngo amigos taR entrahAbles como la Rodri-
gus1 Ia Pine Pope Rublo. iNadal Sin que
pueda rem sdiarlO, los plea SO uneven inds-
pendlentsInsnts de mi voIuntad y me llev&n 81
sslorelllo del HIpafiol. HI mi ssldea,s es mi
atarFuca,p es mi hOgArl HRee asreints sic
ts AhosD qls sstreEs Aln mis- prlmeraB coms-
dIas -; me paTeSs que me habian las pare
dss, los retratOs aquellos..,,; algsna noehs,
pArodiaRdo & B6cquer,
lsHasla les Eondos, elAsieos retrates,
vi que ma s&lndRbRnl1
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1902-03-05
Cronistas parisienses
JEAN LORRAIN

Las cfonicRs de Lorrain son deaartlenIa-
aas son hmolfss brillan, 60 retueFeen, sal-
tan no tensn nj principle nj IN estsn he
chas de Eatasos dc color pRrecen notas tecni.
cas- pArssep n0uUeELes d la main son mall
sioaAs, son eDtusiSstas, son eaoticas, son algo
l0eas muy arbstRa.
jean GorrAin Es una ina sginseisn me.
n9PnR, esta solo nombrs evoeA IL vision de TO-
do 81 Paris neur6tico de nuestra epoea. Jean
LorrRin l.... Bon, en- nuestra ment8, paisa-
teR mundanos vist0s por IN bebedor de 6ber
son las tntTigAs de los bastidores del Bluie-
yard aon las gFRGlgS algO macA bras de las
que mezclAn ei pfacer con sl dolor ell dolor
con el vici0 son las graclas ComphcRdRs del
RTte nueFQ, los mAtlces desfaiieclentes de los
pins0res de sonrisas, Ia eieEanciA rebusoRda
del moderno dandySmo son las craeidAdes
Del spirit iiter&Gio, qWe se SimentR de carns
as hsFmanosl y son iOs clelos trstss de Iss
t&rdes de otcno, en- cuyos cslAjes bhy vards-
dsFs sgonia de sol son los pobres Febahos q .
pAidea aHOrosRs que buscsn una sonKisa o
peeAdoi Y SOL Las complicAel to9As las
compieAetouss, las eriminAles, lAs ing6nuAs
las noveisncAsi las complicaeiones de gustO
lRs comp mpliescionsH de alma las psorea p Las
amsnos paoResD sn sumE,
Bscritss dia por ola, como las paglnas del
DlGTt0 dc 2 G1ncourt, aus cT6nicRs abarcan va
rios asunt1s de una msnera fra gnentaria
Eouqnier escc gia generElmente un Rsunto
para cada cr0nica 10 EXRminRbA con nobie
alegAnelA, jules CiAretie sprovechA varfoa
Rsonteeimientos, los une, los com para, los vs.
aasde IN Hoo punto de Vista no pAsa De uno
y otF0 ain estAbteeeF un Hgsro lAEo de unt6n
sntre pArEafo p&rrafo.
Lorraln 10 meEcA toioi 10 po'ftea al
Aftet la vida gAlRnts In vida Iiaerarfs, Ell
beAtro y Id eane.
r ElnElss es una puestA del sol On a Arco
De TriuEfo; oi mArtes, una manIfssanei6n a.
eionAiistsi 81 miereolep, lA guerra de Chfnsl al
1usyes, uElR Eonriak de GorLeBana: Ell vtarnas
mn Iibro nuevo; Ell sAbAdo DOS estranos. Al 40
mingo, ga propio espltn b LscAr en- ealeu no4aa
an critsriD una est6ticA, fIerA locura. Son
sensAcionss dc hombrs nsrvioso. Bon insaan.
tAnsAs.
S1n aaeudimientos y uaiDitGcfonea rfa
ERTtoa de buen humoY, In bella Olero, a. adrnI.
Fables cnro nRrtes ue bills sa AbomtnahIe
Leyen1o la coleccl6n eompietA de TOE ~Pesa
hs1e 5emAine,S se ven las inconsecuenciAa del
alma eL KsrmR g IppAnuA AZ nueaero An a.
siglo.
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Meeting" en- Mayagiiez

Ell sSbado 1tlrmo ceIebr6 al Club federal
de obreros dc MaFsg6az el meeting polfsico
que tapfa anuucIado.
En- tAn brIiIentfstmo acto hIcieron nso de-
IN pasbrs nusstro aInigoy corFeligonario ell
ltcenciado Hdslgo Domingo, Msnxano Mon.
talvo Lug -los cuales fueron aplaudldoa con
gran entusiasmo.
AdelRnts
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Eusebio BIasoo.

y cfftieo, uno solo, ha tratado de deAnir
Embellishments ell telnpeFamento lfteFario de
este cronista. Dsair que no 10 copsgui6, hnel-
ga. Nadie 10 conseguiFS, menos que nadie
OIL gFays Mr.. Achilles SscGEd. LoFrain es fs :
menino serpsntino. z rs IN gran artists.
G. Gomez CarrIIo.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1902-03-05
PARTIDO FEDERAL
oFTCINAS EN- SAN JUAN

EL seT0T Presidents dF5 OaseTpo AJecaatCo,
poT hebeP mndAdo an reaidenciA . santnrce,
rseibfrS en- su despac chc-HAn JuEto 11--de ID
dc In tarda %. In.
SecYetGrf0 qs7lsrnl. FoYBRisEA II, sltos q.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1902-03-05

G, Gomez CarriIIo.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1902-03-05

zzzezcauo Ca Comerciantes imports-
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Mercado de New York
OOTIzACIONES DEL Ola

Harlna de trigo eel Gigante9 81 . 395
Idem de maiz GGodon MaiZeS $50
Id de trigo Gel Premio MRyorD 365
I'd GCaballo VolanteS 3-05
Alimanto p. cabElo Stock Food 1-S0
Tocino de Norton 1925
Woodlwn II 25
Tocino GOreciente9 1880
Jamones California las 100 % s-25
SRlcbichones 1900
Quesos p 1900
Manteca La VencedOra , { Co
rriente) TOO
Mantsca La PrimerA1 para $50
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1902-03-05

Para Raarar nn ESesRThasaO
ei IN dia tome las PA5IILLAb LAAAN-
TES DE BROMO QUININA. Ei hoticario
Ia devolvsrA III ninero ii no 80 eura. La frma
dl e. w. GROVE 40 halls en cada caiita,
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1902-03-05

IL
Eln las ondas = isclina .
con gracicsa laDguidez,
y al Impulse de las agues
y al Gem mpas de su Vaivsn,
com,o espuma que las olas
lavantaran al pasar. -.
pasa-
lorna
vuelve-
va
En- las nif1as de sus ojos
SCI refeja la hermosura
de la boveda celeste.
Por los cielos do sus oics,
y en- imagenes preciosas,
,--inyertidas
8 invert1dos
pasan nubes sonrosadas,
cruzan pajaros ligeros,
muy ligeros.
que dan yueltas
revueltas,
sabisfechus de Ia vida
y orgullosos de volar.
So di1era que la joven
atrevida nadedora
que en- la TERRA - recata
de los ojos De los hombres,
SO compiace
recostada Sobre Ell mar
en- ell amplio desahogo
de s'l fresca lozanfa,
en- Ia hermosa libertad
cue deYuelve su ammonia
4 laa formas admirables
dc su cuerpo escultural.
.-Que pOr ESQ
tan conuenta Sc reclina
en- las ondas trsnsparentss
que Ia llevan
y La trasn,
Ia acGrician
y la Inecen
con r1ulzuCa y con amor -. /:
mo mas dulces
la mecieran
slires tibios
en- el seRO
Gle Ia hamaca
Giaitciosa-
sntretant0 que la alambre,
que Ia bane
iQue Ia adorai
claro sol -
Isol de Agosto, refulgente,
con ardiente
Fespiandorl
Ya, cerradns los @ -
Y entire alberta la boca,
sometIda al encanto
de Illusion deliciosa,
aun mas bella pareee
la gontll nadadors-
Con los ojos cerrados
entreabierta la boca!
ilevan tados los ssnos,
de puIfsima formal
lrecostado su cuerpo,
que rendtdo reposa,
bajo ell tiemuIo halago
de In luz que 10 dora.
al vaiven de las aguas,
al compass de las olasl
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LA NADADORA

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una j0ven
nadadore.
SUE fI3
fi0ts--
pssa-
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entregads s sus capriohos
Y de1andose lleyarp
cen las aguas, lorna, pasis- :.
con las olas, vuelye, va
rs la joVen
y atrevida
nadadors
IN prodigio
de hermosura,
bien 81 luce
Ia arrogancis
de su espl6ndida
1igura,
dominandO
aobre TERRA,
goberana
de los hOmbres,
nor 81 encanto
celestial ----;s
bien 81 busca
las carioias
Gle lag aguas-
y Sc entrega
sin cuidsdos
los bes1s
inccentes
de las Clas
de Ii mar -