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The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1903-12-10

Miss EsteIlaI''M. Romig spent
sunday with G. b. Winners OF
sunbury recently.
4 number of. weddings are pre-
dicted for this place before New
Year.
Miss Mar Decker of East Water
ford. Is visiting her many friends in
hi, her former home.
II. /. Romig made business
trip ra Altoona last week.
Rev. I. p. Zimmerman is cnuduc-
dn- cries Of meeting. in Beaver
town.
The Lutheran Sunday school is
naala- preparations to render a
anma on Christmas, enuJci
Caf.uua, Fairies.
Cua,. ". Hanos purchased the
property Of Ellen Suooe, con-idera-
hon 500.
Mr. Iohemau Of Lew,-town paid
vii. to this place on SUNDAY.
| There must be some Attractions here.
Prot. J. A. Kempfer Of Susquc-
hanna University, Selinsgrove, visit
ed his parents.
Wilson Dreese, Fl. Fl. Lamb, and
H. II. Schrader attended Teachers
Institute last Thursday.
The Teachers Institute neId at
Mlddleburg last week, was one of
the 5est ever held in this Co.
MANY thanks are due to our worthy
Co. Supt, Geo. W. Walborn for the
fcent way in which the Institute
vas conducted, and TO the Instruc-
tors for the mastery way in which
they handled their subjects.
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MT. PLEASANT MILLS.

Adam Kaltwriter and wife are
visiting mis- mother.
Albert Boyer spent a few days
With MS friends in town.
Lloyd Hackenburg, who was
Working at Burnham came home
ast week.
A number OF our people attended
ne teachers institute last week, all
'he teachers of this district were
present.
D. y. Brosius of Middleburg was
In town last Friday.
barry Mangle and Emanuel
AfoOgast who were working out in
Vuo this summer came home last
week.
MS George Reichenbach and
Ssushter are visiting relatives in
SSamokin.
D. Z. Shsdle and friend, Miss
! erger, took a drive to Middleburg
sunday afternoon.
~ K, Ferry, wife and daughter
'eIs " visiting at Kantz On Sunday.
Miss Nettie Hackenburg is visit
|s az Irwin Boyers a few days.
Inc T. ., s of A. Camp 4l5
IN Ss'e0fated their first anniversary,
@tm0er .. Elegant address were
|Essavered by some Of the membsrs.
saS'c was furnished by the orohes-
I'M grand supper was enjoyed by
.S ArbogAss wits and daugh-
ssss guess 1t Ds. RsthEckos,
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PORT TREVoRToN.

Miss Mary Rine spent Sunday
with her cousins Misses Lenora and
Lera Bingaman.
Jacob Shaffer of Berwick, Benja-
min, Edwin and their wives Of
Sun5ury spent Sunday with their
parents, Jas. G. Shatier and wife.
Miss Carrie Reichenbach Of sun
bury .pent Saturday with her aunt
Mrs. Geo. Flanders.
Ms. Philip Arnold of Shamo>iu
returned home Monday after have
ing several days with her sister,
Mrs. Jno. Hoover.
Mis-, Jennie Charles returned
uome thi. week after having spent
three weeks very pleasantly with
Shamosin friends.
Philip Daubort and Nelson
~hatlor are employed at Reem-,
Dauphin Co.
Mrs. Maggie Wallace and SON
Of Smbury spent sunday with her
parents, Mr.. HerroId and wife.
G. ". Stroh, 4. ". Auc5er and
G, O. Faust -pept sunday with
their better halves.
Emanuel Aucker and family Of
Nerdilla moved to town asst week.
VIM. Stepp of Washington, D. C..
spent a week with his parents,
Henry Stepp and wife.
A. VI. Stroh transacted business
at the county seat Tuesday of last
week.
Presiding Elder GramIev, of
York, neld quarterly conference in
the United Evangelical church, Sum
day.
H, F. Charles represented Jno. e.
Arnold Post No. 4O7 at Middleburg,
Saturday, for the benefit of the erec-
ton of monument for the soldiers
and sailors of the Civil War.
John Hoover and Hiram Gramley
are erecting new house for Stewart
Hall at Mahantango.
Rev. Mitman, of Kansas. is visit
ing Rev. Sealheimer and family.
The professional men of town Or
ganized band during the past
month. The following are members:
Undertaken Snyder, Prof. Herrold,
Conductor Neitz, Prof. Sletfen, Fer
ryman Gaily, Barber Neitz, Coal
Dealer Herrold, Butcher Woodling,
Carpenter Herrold and several
others. The boys expect 10 give us
some music during the holidays.
VIM. Schrawder and Charles
Neltz were Sunburv visitors Satur-
day.
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Az 45sRaCT JF HIS SERMON

BE- rr-. .a. - Cardinal G.nH0rr
m .. u.r-a lis -aguIar monthly
sermon ~ .-. a-- ~ he cathedral
-nn@ .r.--..G .. -fa-0 vaat
shops and appealed .1 mis- bearers .
!i-.rml6a'a % making 1ur. s-as
.avar VI Employers Who treat .a-.. IT,
,layes r.-a Justice and aar-r 4
recommended he rartah'a work
oppressed roUa-- conducted Ing ..- r. 4-
7uue-- .-as.- -.- .-vr lr %
sermon Eas .~ nv brother. ss- -
ar' His -uiur-sa said U1-'
NJ -r--Cse .aa- .rn'H-ar - -7r
n .~---1a .u ron udl5c-.mlu4,e
saar.rr. 1ut ny aim = 10 say laro-a
you a special lass = persons In his
city that ION nav -a.0 20 improve
their condition. 20 r-a.-ss their griev-
anres. and enable them TO earn by their
Industry and honesty a comfortable
livelihood To rnue 70 p ~
there Is a class ~ persons IN Bslti-
more and in other large cities who ara
employed Nv proprtetors Of large cloth
.ug Establishments. Some Il these
wort ars are ampIoved n he stOras,
others make -aruants -lat- lvl
homes and -r'nZ hem % he stab
ls-uer-z Iany Z -lesa v0-kers-
men and r0uer. arn r0uDe .c .1 Dir
I vaa- hons. r vr.ea here --a s
Z NJ --r-.a0 n AIS -. which IRE
.0n--1r--c q 7ace sna -oo-.~ -H-ad
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1903-12-10
E7EE8 BURG.

Many Of our people spent last
week at the county seat.
Mamme Hays Of Mei.erviiIe
spent Saturday and sunday at this
place.
Geo. Solomon Of New Berlin
spent Sunday among friends here.
viii Raush is visiting friends in
Adamsburg this week.
Jennie Goodling of MeiservlIle
spent several days with Mr. and
Mrs. r. F. Coy.
Will Dunkleberger who had been
employed in the western part of the
state returned home on Monday.
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COURT HOUSE CHIPS.
Deeds Entered for Pecord.

Rev. P. G. Widenmyer and wife, ct.
al, to n. q. Arbogast, ct. al, trustees
of Manbeck church, two ots in Spring
twp, S5S.75.
Levi CARING and wife TO William
Driebelbus, IS acres, l02 perches in
Chapman twp, $500.
John f. Long and wife to J. VI. Long
house and lot in Selinsgrove, $3.50.
Jonn \. Mover TO Geo. q. and Martin
L. Meyer, two tracts in Washington
twp, II u. l25 p., S2556.S4.
Catherine Long to Samuel E. Loug,
house and lot in Penn twp, 81.
J. d. Halnes to Jennie L. Bilger, lot
No. IS in Beaver Springs, $500.
Wills Probated.
The last will and testament Of John
+. Long, late Of Penn twp, deceased.
was probated and letters thereto grant
ed to the widow, Mary A. Long. who
Is named as exeeutrix and is the heir
during life and at her death the proper
ty is divided share and share alike
among his six children.
Marriage Liesassa
JCharses +. Benfer, rruxeiville,
I Nay J. GsAshagt =.
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SWINE eFORp

Mrs Geo. 5chaffer' Of Mt. Carmel,
spent a lew days with her father Ira
h"g choiera is prevailing through
sn'7 section o' the country. Frank
No.. '''N '''' ~ ''''a'' NJ" ''''""e"
0Oehl"ger Bros. shipped car loud
r = ...,
ai'", ,s' ,,'''''''''''''' 'r =" .''' '.''''
nj. ~ '''''' '.'
Alta. I,,,,,.t... ,.,
'' '''''''''' .'.' ,
bother .Iohn ET,r!,aui.rr., ,, .l........,
w.ryx
Iomcr Krs~Iar VIII, had .n,r work.
ing at Bu'S,lo Roads for the past seven
months mas returned 1"m" .o stay.
Samuel Burns pou.n. = tract Of .yYa.
land from l. \. npu Considerations
5luo1.
Maud I"rhman lrf, for nrv-.ur,
"h"r" She intends 'u stay EaI N.u..-.
larry krauor ,.r .sr. .I.s.
for Lock Haven where nI- un,t.~ ..
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HRsAM eR.
town last we

Miss Mable Gutilius OF this place
who is teaching school at Banner
vile spent part OF last week visiting
her parents.
Many people attended the annual
Snyder County Institute last week
The children have epjoyed the
vacation last week some OF them at
tended,the lustitnte.
Scot Row from near Milton is
visiting relatives in town this week.
W. W. RouSh was to West
Milton Saturday.
Miss Cora Row was visiting
friends in l4ewiStown for tew days.
Miss Verde Fields OF this town
who was visiting in LewiStown and
returned home sick.
c. A. Fisher and family Of this
place spent Sunday with relatives
at Wilkes Barre.
Grover Smith was home visiting
his mother over Sunday. ,.-s
Quite anumber Of our people
attended the Institute at Aiddleburg
lsss wesL 1Aa N
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GENERAL WOOD 7EAP1olN-Eo
he 7-esIcent Senas g Senate Nor,i-
nations 2f So Army Officers.


Washington. lec. 3. - President
Roosevelt las sent 20 he senate Las
nomination II General Leonard Wood
TO be a major general Of the army anu
the nomination II 81 other army Jti-
GERS whose promotion IS dependent 0n
hat Of General Wood. Accompanying
these nominations we're snose Of about
- civilian aupointees. including hat
u Or. v 4. Crum 70 5e collector II
he port n Charleston. !. c.. anu SONS
others vrUm he president nominated
n the last congress.
While me nominations are dated 20
take effect rom the lime the commits
sions we're irsr ssued on the recess
appointments. .t s the genera 0pin-
ION OF members OF the senate -l1r he
nominees viii retain heir old -a1k
until -he nominations are confirmed.
despite the sacr that all OF the officers
affected have leen serving for nearly
three months under he advanced rank
anu pay 20 which they Will be entitled
wnen .ouH-meI IN his theory. cen
arai Wood viii cease 10 serve as MAJOR
genera. anu viii -esume hts rank Of
brigadier genera. ami hold it until he
Is confirmed in the higher rank. When
ne is confirmed. however. he will re-
ceive j commission dated August ).
anu his advanced pay viii take effect
from that time.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1903-12-10
sTOWAWAY NEARLY STARVED
lnprisoned = -ola u Ocean =--igrte-
q Days "itrout =ood or Mater

NewDort N-ws. "a 1ac. '-se!s
imprisoned 7 re -od u II sceau
treighter = lays without .0od 1r VA
ter, vas the experience Il aober- -..s-
lie, 30 years old, a stovaway. la1 .
relate when he vas rescued 7 II n.
most dying condition. leslie 5n1Det
on board the British steamer Kappa
hammock, Captain Buckingham. Eh!.e
the vessel vas loading 1t Liverpool
two weeks ago. He secreted himself
among the merchandise. and vhan ne
ship vas IT sea de anGeavored 70 1nd
his way out, but vas unable 70 DO so.
For 10 lays he tried 70 attract he At.
tent!On u those On board by shouting
At the TOP Of his voice but 10 relief
came and he abandoned hope. When
found ne presented i pitiabIe sight
He weighed only so pounds and vas
too weak 70 raise himself from i re-
cumbent position. Leslies weight
when he secreted himself 1t Liverpool
was 40 pounds.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1903-12-10
Slant Restored As He slept.

Trenton. y. J.. Dec. :. - Edward
Trimple. 10 years old. who began 4 few
days ago to recover his sight. Of which
he had been deprived for the past four
months. awoke with the exclamation:
Mother. it's half-past seven" Mrs.
Trimpie has been sleeping in the same
room. and awoke to see her son sitting
up in bed. with bis eyes rtveted on 4
small alarm clock on a bureau several
feet away. rhe lad got up and dressed
and. going down stairs. picked up a
nevspspef and bsgan to read the head
Inns - anDthsr proud thA2 ais sight
haa bDao rooeorOh ESQ., -
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VERCIIlA.

Robert >hotzberger after spend
ing a week with friends at Shame
kin Dam came home on Saturday.
Grant Whitmyre of Herndon is
drilling q well for John Krebs.
Ben Rhymestien and wife OF
Seiinsgrove are in this section
butcheriug this week.
Our young people took Ira
Sholly by surprise last Saturday
night it was his eighteenth birthday.
d. NJ. S,shl killed the champion
hog in this section weighing $40
pounds.
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Announcement.

The repairs Of the Zion Lutheran
church, known as the Arbogast
church J, are now finished and will %
reopened Sunday morning, December
18th. An able speaker will be present
and assist the pastor in the service.
Everybody Is invited 10 this reopening.
E. E. GILBERT, Pastor, Fremont, Pa.
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My wife, Emma F. Elliott has left
my bed and board without Just cause.
hereby caution any one not TO sell her
anything on my credit as I will pay 40
bills contracted by her.
;. +. ELLIOTT,
Shamokin Dam. Pa.
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Policeman sunocatea at a Fire.

New York. Dec. 7.-Patroiman Frank
J. Redican lost bis life during the pro-
gress of a IRE IN restaurant in F'Hl-
ton street. Rediean discovered the tir..
and after turning in an alarm returned
20 the building 70 warn the. tenants u
the upper roors. aA Of whom escaosa.
After the nre was sut Rsd3eaa ~
found sudncAted IN a room On tAe tA1s4
so0e of the buildxnu.
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Our special sale OF holiday goods will
begin Tuesday, Dec. is. Asplendid -
sortment to salect nom. including fine
candies. aud lots OF them.
~ A. s. SscHaln, vegaillA n.
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JOHN -CHAMBACH.

N Nv ALtIblu' =.
Miss Hattie BOwersoX gave Jatfy
party Monday evening, at her home on
West Market IT. to number Of her
friends. Those present we're, Misses
Dora Meisel, Lottie Grouse, Maude
Runkle, Cary Willis, Claire Graybill,
Marcia App, Claire Winey, Anna
Womeidorf, and Messrs. Lloyd Bow
ersox, Albert Boyer, Thomas Keller,
Lando Tobias, and Clement Stetler
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Canal T-e7ty Gert 20 .ha Ser ate.
Na7..lc'a1. Doc .-Tl" Panama
oanaI .raatv has been sent 20 -ha se--
ate bur ts .t--- vas no ayecut,va sc.-
sion after rs receipt t vas nor -..
sar-H1 20 he committee On '0-=izn
relations
The dispatch II .he ---lise- Atlanta
70 he Gulf n Jartan : u Er.at IT.
por'auaa and interest 4 connection
with he -lm0r rom Colon u -ha -.
Darture u Colombian soldiers Tor he
sthmus u Panama This 2 about 80
miles East # Colon. and the cruise n
those waters will enable her com
mander 70 keep n close touch With de-
yelOpmeuts IN the Colombian aitua.
ton originating in and about the 4
cinity Of Cartagena, from which place
II is rumored the soldiers are 20 march
on the isthmus. Naval officials de-
cline 70 say whether ths dispatch u
the Atlanta 10 the Gulf II Darten IA
The result Or any intimattons Of var
Ike preparations IN the part ~ Co
.ombia; hey content themselves With
expressing he opinion hat gill -
impossible FOR -, mbian troops 20
march overland 20 Colon 1r Panama
because II he nGassa5t,i-v ~ -.a
-ount-v 70 - -rav-rse,t. E-ve--1-.
he departure n he -essai . regard -
As significant IL Indicating he a,-r
-!oa II -he officials II -se -l.,ad
States % - N -Lz ll---
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}. ). Meiser and wife Of Globe Mills.
visited there daughter Mrs. Aurthur
Aurand, Sunday.
Mr.. 5assaman and Miss Maude
kunkie took supper, Sunday, at the
Merchants Hotel, Beaver springs.
On Christmas evening a Cautats,
emitted 5anta's and Trades Carnival.
will be held in the Reformed church II
Middleburg.
Ar. and Mrs. Benjamin : Rine
announce the marriage Of their daugh-
ter Blanch Edna to James II. -trn-
hecker Of BeavertOwn.
LOST.-An open face silver WatcH =,
on the road from hissimmee To swine
ford. \ liberal reward is offered for
its return to
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1903-12-10

Mrs. Geo. 5chaffer, Of Mt. Carmel,
spent few days with her father Ira
Walter.
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BEAVER SPRINGS.

Miss EsteIIaI''M. Romig spent
Sunday with G. B. Winners OF
sunbury recently.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1903-08-17
Una extrafla aaventufa

- $50 - 1AgsasA
fDelante de mi, y a POGO mas
de I'm metro de distancia, err
guiase una cabeza achatada, ho-
rrible. y dos ojos fosforescentes
me miraban; un silbido que no
era et del vapor acabo de per-
suadirme de 10 que veia.
: Las serpientes de cascabel,
muy abundantes en- las selvas
de Ia Luisiana. sc habian guare-
cido durante ell invierno en- la
fabrica ,abandonada, y el calor
de la caldera lasIhabia sacado del
letargico sueiio en- que acostum.
bran apasar Ia epoca de los frios.
Salian ftiriosas; ;shambrientas. y
una sc dirigiahacia mi. desta-
candose en- la .obscuridad el bri-
llo de sus lucientes ojos.
Entire los dospeligros que me
amenazaban era precise acudir
al mayor; ante TODD. tenia que
desembarazarme de mis- peli-
grosos ,compaieros de prjsion.
Cogi una barra de hierro que
providencialmente halle contra
un muro, y con la fuerza centu-
| plicada por ell peligro, descargue
un fuerte golpe sobre la cabeza
de la ,serpiente que tenia ante
mi, al mismo tempo que aplas-
taba a otra con los pies.
No tuve tempo de gozar de
mi victoria.
Las vibraciones de la caldera
eran cada veg mas ensordecedo-
ra; el aqua hirviendo Sc agitaba
Observation-Disclosures en- la loca
batahola; el vapor, al no encon-
trar salida por parte alguna, iba
hacer estallar la caldera. r
En- dos saltos subj los pelda-
nos de la escalera que me sepa-
raba de la valvula de seguridad
v una nueva y horrible sorpresa
hello la sangre en- mis- venas.
Todas las pruebas porque aca-
baba de pasar no eran NADIA jun
to a la que Sc presentaba ante
mi vista.
Furiosa, dirigiendome sus ojos
rabiosos, loca de sufr1miento,
retorciendo sus anillos con una
rapidez capaz de dar vertigo,
una serpiente, mucho mas for
midable que las que acaBaba de
matar aparecio s1bitamente an
te mi. Y ella era la causa de
todo, pues Sc habia enroscado
alrededor de la valvula de Sc
guridad y no dejaba salir con IL
bertad ell vapor. Ell contacto
ardiente del metal la torturaba:
a medida que aumcntaba Ia pre-
sion del vapor, la valvula hacia
esfuerzos por levantarse, y ia
serpiente, al sentir aquella pre-
sion, Sc defendia, estrechando
con mas y mas fuerza sus ami
Hos.
iQuien iba a salir vencedor en-
aquella lucha entire ell vapor y
la serpiente?
iDurarfa mucho aquel COM
bate?
Dirigi la vista al barometro y
vi iherro que marcaba "a at
Fmosferas.
No creo que jamas haya lefdo
hombre alguno mas distinta
mente su fin en- el reloj de la
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muerte, cual 20 le vi en- aquel
1nomento.
RApidamente tome mi parti-
da. Era precise a toda costa
desembarazar a la valvula de
aquel estorbo, y para conseguir-
10 tenfa que desviar hacia mi
los furores del reptil.
Me aproxime a el y lie irrite
con una barra de hero; con to-
do su cuerpo hizo un esfuerzo
hacia mi.
Estaba angustiado, anhelante,
Con todas las energias de mi
ser, provocaba el ataQue que So
bre mi iba a descargar mi terri
BILE enemigo.
Por fin sc abalanz6.
Hice un esfuerzo supreme y
tuve el acierto de aplastarle la
cabeza. Ell ruido que hizo al
caer al suelo Sc confundio con
el silbido del vapor, que al que
dar libre, al fin Sc escapaba con
fuerza.
Despues no me df cuenta de
NADIA; perdi Ell conocimiento Y
cal rodando al suelo encima de
los repulsivos reptiles.
Nos habfamos salvado perc
aquella energia, de la que aca-
baba de hacer tan prodigioso de-
rroche, me faltorepentinamente
Unos instantes despues me
encontraron tendido en- terra
desvanecido, en- medic de los
cadaveres de mis- tres enemigos
w.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1903-08-17

fortuna en- la America Qel NOT
te, dijo asi sus'amigos:
81 endria 20 unos IS amos
a 10 mas, cuando mi padre ad-
quirio una fabrica de aserrar
MADEIRA. que habia abandonada
en- los bosques de la Luisiana.
Ell tempo era crudo; el invier.
no acababa y lluvias torrencia-
les habian empaflado Ell terreno
de tai modo, que en- muchos si-
tios estaba convertible en- verda-
deros lagos.
Pero no habia tempo que
perder. pues era precise volver
q poner las maQuinas en- marcia
Y comenzar a trabajar para re.
Sarcirnos de los gastos hechos.
Los primeros dias Sc emplea-
ron en- reparar la maquina. linn
piar la caldera y examinar todos
los araratos. :@
Cuando todo estuvo dispuesto,
Sc decide encender ell fuego, y
aquel dia fue para mi una YER
dadera fiesta. Aquellos prepa-
rativos, aquel movimiento y
aquella actividad me entusias-
maban.
Asi que la caldera estuvo en-
marcha. ell ingeniero M. Casay
Sc vio precisado a salir y me de-
jo al cuidado de aquella, dicien-
dome que en- seguida estaria de
vuelta y que no tenia que te-
mer pellgro alguno; pero que 81
me encargarba mucho vigilase
el manometro; para que no lie
CARA a marcar mas de 20 atmOs-
feras, pues de 10 contrario salta-
Ramos.
iOue orgulloso me quede al
verne solo y ocupando aquel
puesto de confianza! Todo iba
perfectamente: ell fuego res
plandecia, hervia el aqua, zum-
baba el vapor y ALA arriba, sobre
mi cabeza,s ola el acompasado
ruido de las maquinas, las voces
de los obreros, ell silbido de las
correas, ell crugir de las made
raS.
iCuau grande era mi satisfac-
cion, al considerarme el director
de toda aquella labor!
No recuerdo bien cuantos mi
nutos habian pasadO desde la
marcia de M. Casay, cuando me
llamo la atencion un creCiente
ruido destrepidaci6n, que prove
MIA dc la Caldera y que me pare
ci3 anormal. Mire Ell man0me-
tro, Y icual no ser1a mi terror al
ver que marcaba p atmosferas!
Mi primer pcnsalnientO fue
hu1r; pero no habria dado cua-
tro a cinco pasos, cuando senti
que pisaba no Sc que cosa blan-
da que habia en- el suelo y que Sc
me enredaba entire los pies, ha-
ciendome vacilar; extend1 las
,manos para evitar la caida, y en-
este 'fnovimiento empuje la
puerta, que Sc cerro con fuerza.
La puerta no podia abrirse mas
que. ,desde fuera, y en- aquella
habitacion no habia ventana
alguna.
Estaba, pues, prisionero. Con
ell ruido que producian la trepi-
dacion de la maquina y ell silbi-
do del vapor, era Until que ira
tase de gritar. pues nadie podria
oirme nj prestar ne ningun au-
Xilio.
Ell instinto de conservation
pudo mas que cl terror, y la in
minencia del peligro me hizc
recobrar la sangre fria.
Mire a mi alrededor y vi que
mi situacion era mucho mas ho'
rrible de 10 que podia supoDer
Los zumbidos de la caldera
iban siendo cada vez mas anne
nazadores. mire la valvula de
seguridad, va la luz de las lam.
l,arss. que debilmente ilumina-
ban nj posicion, distingui que
49, ~L-lsz.l~s1o 80. ~aI<o Gao,
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1903-08-17
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