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La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1905-07-16

CODtinentaIeS.

Eatos. meior diCho. aqueIIcs ameri-
canOa son de 70 piel de SalCedo.
3Qc6 Green ustedes que se le ha Ocu-
rrid0 & un cODCejerO de ID muniCipali-
dad de New YoYk2
Una boberfs. Qae se vote una or,
denanzR permitiend0 & t0d0 hombre 8
mpj n emborrGCharse tres veces 81 & no
Rin inCuFrir en- reBponsabilidad.
SMedi0 de cumplir esa disposition?
Que II poliCfR lleve an registro deta-
lIado de los nombres sus dnmicilios
y del 1mero de veCes que Sc hRyan
tornado dos c0pds de naGs.
No es original ell proyecto de ese
concejero. Se96n noticiss, existe en
los Estados UL idDs una ley que pFohi-
be detener q los que Sc cOT9G9 Dads de
la cIentG. el de Julio.
SQu6 tiene de extrAf no, que ge le dc
mas amplitud esq ley y en- lu9ar de
pna. Sc sutorice la p5t5neG tres veceG2
Tai noticia me trRe lR memoirs la
TespuestR que una preguntR que Ie
hiciera me di6 IN comps nero de cole
gio, que estuvo en- Washington POGO
despu6s del Cambio de goberanfR.
eAbf-me dijo ell gmig0-lR borra-
Chera es como los tor0s en- ESpGfla. es
an vicio nRCionRl.o
Pues 81 es asf, que pRse la oFdenApzR
SQoi61 10 ccmbGtira2 Nadie, segura-
mente. poVque les ConCejerOg, y 81 no
entire aug fanoilias respectivag, hRbr&
part do IL decididos, no de Ia bebida.
sino dc 10 por beber. Y votar6n en-
pro, con 10 Cual daran una prueba de
ser conseCuentes.
Por supuestO, que Cada Rficionado
en- su domiCilio podr6 darse SOS cGrtW
chazo8 sin infrinjir Ia ley. La del
conceierO Ie d6 dereCho tres corridas
anualmente como ciudadanO que ceIe.
bra ell 4 de Julio. puede coger una mas
en- p1blico, y resuitsra que ell tai re.
9iAtro de 10 policfa sc va & lAnaP Gin
riesgo para los Rnotados, inacFitos 6
registrados.
UAtsd. d.-dirS el encArQado del regis
tro-estuv0 "a en- ell miRmo estad0 en-
que ahorR la traen. Por C0Dsiguiente.
llev& dos. A Ia terceRa. sabe usttd >
sS&be usted que? conteStar6 el ala.
dido.-Ls otra con iris & tomar III EG.
tado veCino. eetS svitada ID pena. iQue
bobO es usted!s
Con OtrO. eI di6Ioqo serS. gobre po-
CO mas 8 mencs: Gi9n que forma to me
preaentsp?@
Conteataci6n: esn Ia que me pareCe
Conveniente. & tf iqu6 te importt2s
-SN0. co que ese pasO, RhOrlta
son tres.0 s.-~-----
-aY Que2 Es con mi dinerO que Jas
co5o uHted Cuando Cois la Ruya 5'qui6n
10 regiGtrsrs3S
De donde resuItarS malparadO ell
principle de autoridad.
Desergsflsnse Ciert0s americRn0s,
hRy leyeS que son ridfcu!aV y esq que
pfOpone el ConCejerO newy0TkinO eR
una de elias.
Que csds CusI hsgs de su ORpa un
sayo y taGtS c0ntenti.
Daspo6s de todo ese proyecto no Va
cumplirSe porque 5s6mO % CuentA
ell Rfio2
SNatura'? Mss natural es Ia Corrida.
SEcon6mict Z? SCon que dereeho 90 le
pr0hibe tOdo an ciudadRno que in,
vierta sus CuRrtos en- 10 que terga &
biep2 .-.
Y de prcspsrar ell bill tendr6n que
Convertirsa los guGrdias en- ninsraS
como en- Ia MdcGrepaG. Y ge neCesi-
tBrfan tsntAs nifieras como Ciudadan0s
naoYeGdos. Y no va mas, porque solo
con 10 eaCritO he cogidO una. feno-
menal.
TI1TS
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1905-07-16

Como Sc adhisren Ios muggos
A las solitarias pefi0B;
Como en- los ruinosOs temples
Brotsn Iag aiEvestres yerbRg.
Como en- los vieios CastiIl0s
PoblRdOs por las leyendRs,
Prende sus fl 1res szules
En- festones mil lR yedra.
X como & ignoradaB tumbRs
Dan, ga aroma Ia viOletRs,
En- mi coraz6n de roCa, @o
Que 90 temple de mi CreenCias. e
.Q1e fu6 alCazRr de ilusi0nes
Y castillo de quimeras, p
De Las que solo las ruinGa
En- los reCuerd0a me quedan,
Naci6 tu amor como nacen
Entre Ia GOmbrR las perlas.
No tiene los arrebAtos
De las pRsiones primeras,
Nj tiene risaS nj Ilant0,
Immense placer y penas,
PerO tendra Ia constRDcia
De los muEgOs de las pef1as,
81 misterio de las ruinas.
PoesfR de Ieyendas;
Y ma duICe que ID diChR,
Esa apaCib'e tFiztezR
De Les tumbas ignoradag,
Que perfumRn Las violetas.
Francisco de IcGs0.
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4uUW LWWANAA EOA AAN"e'
Star Spangled Banner:

DEsPUES DE PROBAR todos los eng&fo
COS remedies que 20 anuncian es cuanao mo
- q aoradece Ia efioacja RADICAL del Digesti-
70 Mojarrieta, cuya superior1dad esta unlVer-
aalmente confrmada.
Ouraoiones desesperadas en- personas olen
uonoOidas que 10 tomaron durante tres me-
Sez Son las oue 10 han hecho glorioso, pero
~ -olo estuche produce meioP efecto que
ana docena de frascos de cuRlqu1er otfo re-
medic; porque ademSs de ser 81 dnico verda,
Sioro Curative radical del estomago del
Intestine, sin enganosa acci6n calmante, es
Digestive y Purifcador de los ahmentos-
Sc dsbe exigir que Ceda hostia tenga gra.
nsdo el nombFa Digestive Mojarrieta.
Dep6ate general de lss FaEmsclss de Bans0 @ 3sS Gs
Ramon Almazan y FIdel sGullermeGys en- s4n 10s1
da PIerto-RoO; de yenta en- Las princpales Drogus
ii - de Europa America
-Est& pFObado, que no hay mejor
oOf6 que 81 de Puerto Rico v melor
cervezR que 10 SPAbstS que venden
M. R. CsldeP6n & CO., Tetu6n IL.
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All era On efeCt0.
LSureles rosas. senos tbileE, IRuTe-
dAIea en- f 1r, cielO trRnSparente y zu-
lados Isgos.
iBsIlo pals de Cali. encanto de
KhfyAfs, ID cortesanR de Gene zarethl
....... ,.s...... ..........s....
Y tras bFeVe meditkr, bien 10 TecoT-
daba ella, con esa remembFRrza IL Fl ii.
tR que deian 81 cOrer los IN s, los
Qrandes deGeos satisfechos -.
-<Eran cincO los hcmbres. Ven
dian mRlfii. EDiEezAbsn con AbigerFs-
dos arreos cAbalIcs de lGFgs cos
AbordaEon & u nina ID orilI& de una
cisternR fedondR....
ST. Esto reztb3 ell textO, que 4 ma.
nera de senteL cia fatf iicR repetfanIe
sin cesar sus recuerdOg de aquella su-
premR nCCha de amOrCg...
A ID deGventurada KhrYafs, reAtk.
bRnIG pCccs inAtantes de vida.
In peineta, eI eBpej1 y ell collar, "
el anhelo de ser poseidA en- ID yerba
POI IN egip4n, circunsCFibiRn ciertoB
lfmites Bu existenciR.
iCiego anheIRr de un gentimiento
irFef+xiV0 que hub0 de ser mensO gerO
de idilios indiGcretosl
Tres GenssciOnes distintGs, eran 81
alma del ptiasja: t-
Las hieFodulas. guardians del
Gran Temple; aculIS PiaDgo. DyAl6 y
Melitta, prOcedentes del Didst k4li6n,
y lejOs. Ell mODstru0s0 faro eleVandO ga
mon6IitO 8 trRves de una aItuTa inacce.
sibIe humRnuB s6res i.
~
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Ell eandII de Carlos Y,

En- Yuste, en- la pobre cana
de una pobre habitaci6n,
alumbrada por la llama
de un ,candil, medic val6n,
Scflando esta Carlos Quinto
que en- un duelo PERSONAL,
We q sus pies, en- sangre tinto,
al rey frances. su rival.
Sc incorpor6 de- ira loco,
mas pas6 un viento sutil
que movie la luz un POGO
del vel6n, medic candil;
Y tosienao con cuidado
Sc arrop6 ell EmpeFodor
por 81 aquel aire colaao
puede mas que su valOr;
Y-xSpor que ell cielO coHsiente-
dice ell h6roe va febril-
que mate & todo un valiente
10 que no apaga un candil9>
Z. de CznapOGmOT.
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Londres 17.-LR production de dia-
nantes en- ell mundo entero es como
aigue: ID India produio 10 600 600. d
Basil 12 900 600. Affics $1,000. 900.
El valor de todos Los diamAntss del
mundo. es de S54 000. 600.
Con gran difictltad continda
la descarga de las goletas consig-
nadas & Esquiaga, pues no hay sitios
en- los muelles para colocar la car-
on
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Fraudos do tsrTonOs on Roswell,

Un despacho bastante sensacio-
nal fechaao en- Roswell ell 25 de
JUNO anuncia que Grosvenor Clark
son, un agente especial del gobier-
no ha estado tiItimamente hacienda
investieaciones en- la ofcina de to-
rrenos Y ha descubierto un numero
considerable de fraudes que Sc cree
alcanzaran en- mSgnitud d los de-
Oregon y Montana.
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R E 7 R ETA,

ProgramR de las piezsS que toCarS
Il b Blnda del Regimiento de Puerto
Rico en- IL plaza BAIdorioty.
10 xPuerto RiCoa pGs0-doble por
r Miranda dedicAdo 81 Ter.
Teniente sefior NsdAI del Regi-
mientO de Puerto Rico.
% Valse GBleneS by MsYgig.
81 Gran selection de lB opera sCG-
valleria RustiCanGS pOr Mas
COgni'
40 PreIudiO de 10 zavzueIa Gel Api-
e 10 de Hierro9 por Marquee.
SO GNosotros dosa polka brillante
duo de c0rtines pOr Kaurt.
60 eUgolinas dAnzR pOr l.. r. Mi
randa.
70 NZsnobieS march p0r King.
Star Spangled Banner:
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Ia tustamsntaTIa do MontpsRslsr
La fnfanta EuIaIia. MaIversaci6n

La infanta EuIaIia. MaIversaci6n.
En- Sanl1car de Barrameda -Espa-
fia-circulaba con insistencia el ru-
NOR De que la infanta Eulalia ira
4 dicha ciudad con objeto de in
cautaFse De los bienes p-Ocedentes
de la testamentaIfa De los dUques
de- Montpensier, que la pertenecen.
Ell iuzgado libF6 un exhorto in
teresandO la busca de don Adolfo
Galindo, intendente que fn6 De Ia
casa del infante don Antonio, para
que responda a cargos graves so
bre malversaci6n de una cuantiOsa
cantidad. !.
Existe gran maFeiada.
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Dc potsnela 4 pOtsneia.

Los cOueCherOS de tabaCo en- Virgil
nis y Ha Carolina del Norte. que exec
den de 10 600 en- n6mero, y se en-.
cuentran unidos en- soCiedad pPotecto-
rR de suS intereses, eStSn tomRndO me-
didRs para reduCir nm CinCuenta por
ciento IL cosecha de 1905, con ell pro.
p6sito de ColoCRrSe en- meiores Condi-
clones para contender con l& Comps.
fia TabaCaIera americana. X
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ia cIViIlzae eI6n.,,,
ss ol prOgrOs D."

El 80 de Junio 6'timo y en- eI pue-
bio de WAtkinsoIle (GeOEgia. EatAdos
UDidop) han sido Iinchados por el pue.
bio echo hombreS, de raZA negrR. acu-
sados de hAber atropellGdO & una mu'
sier. de rRzR blanca.
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Amgez Ce7estiso HorGZes.
Garabo, Jclio 1905

BASE.BALL.-EstR tarde las 2
D. m. se Ilevar6n efecto en- Ia sLiga
Puerto rriquefIs,D dos deaafios entire
loU clubs eAlmendareG , GMsTincs
de AFaenaIe y GAlmederei7 y SMil 8
-Cada vigilante de lancha que
acostumbra cObrar un dollar por
noche Sc afirma que pedia le pa
Qaran tres dollars, RetiFados esos
vigilantes, fueFon sustituidos Por
policias insulares. 81
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Khryafs soIIczaba. cuAndo el viejo
CarceIero entr6 y ali 10 diio:
-sEreS amAds de los Dioses. ST
20, pobre esclAV0, hubiese cometido %
cent6sima psrte de tus cFfmines. "a me
hsbrfsn stsdo sobre nm potro. colGado
por los pies. Iacerado 4 gOlpes. des+
arroIIado con pirzls Hubi6ranme
Vertido Y ins gre dentro de q nRriz, me
hRbrfan hSCinad0 ladFiIIos hasta aho-
gArme. y 81 de doIoF hubiesa muerto.
mi cuerpO estGlfs "a sirviendO de SIi.
mento & los chacales de Ias Rrdientes
llGnurP. Pero Il que has Yoba1o, y
m0tado. y profsnado todo. te Feservsn
Ia benigDE cicuts ' te dan buena habi
taci6n entire tRnt0. iQu6 Z9ns descGr-
que unO de sps rRyos Aebre mi, ai adj
vino la cRusR! y
.s.'s ..... ~. ..... '....'''.. -.
Comic higog. humedeci6 sus Iabios
IujuriosoS On un E6ctAr alejandrino .
apurando ell contsnido de un vase de
hidF( mieI. &C fl6 en- amOres. -.
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Entire arg6 lteas melodfas de sonoro
sAlpirge puiFa1ss por bayaderas Elf y
pes, hizosu entfGda triu,.fAI en- psia.
clio, Demetriua de Ssis, eximio aacul.
tor grieQ0 de h ps CANA edad. Khry.
sic, lG sofloiienta h9tairs. fu6 Nevada s
la ckmara de h reina Bsrenice. para
que el artists mOdelaFs ante ella ID
estRtu0 de ID gSiIa Immortal.
HschO el admirable bocsto, despert6
Khryais de su ensuefIo y con voz So
Iemne entonaCi6n severe. Gsf diin:
-xSa me Fl &ura que 81 aTguien me
adoYRse tendIfs 20 tanto Rozo en ha.
cerlo suffir hRGtS que de dOlor murie-
ra.0 IT, e
.sss.s .sss.s .,s.....S1s sssss.''
Gallo u asamb!eR y por doquiera
rein6 el Giiencio. soberano del recintO
con esR sublime mudez de les CosaG
grandes /. :. Demetrio de Snis pOsey6 8
Ia dicha en- an ensuefs. " no quiso
paIpAr d realidad que IA cortesanR le
cfreciers para no desVanecsrla.
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A n 0 R A N las
(AIrrededor de un Iibro J

e n flores hdbta
d 17Or be aqua flores
en- t0dG lG pr0derG "
0randes ltrS0a tg06re lG8
naOsta7t0s q 81 contOr
no de las naOnt0f5GS era
senae30nte al de an senO
naf6i5 -
Afrodita.- Pierre LOlys.
n s**
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-06-01
CONCERNING WRINKLES.
Stop Bad Habit Of Browning and
Look Carefully After Diet as Well
as Bathing and Massage.

Wrinkles may indicate a want Of nu.
triton, or they may be caused by IT.
regular contraction of the muscles, the
muscles sometimes contracting too
much, and sometimes too much relaxed
The habit of scowling, or continually
holding the face in a wrinkled condi-
ton, will also cause wrinkles, says
Medical Talk.
In any case. an excellent treatment
is a combination of bathing and mas
sage. You can do this yourself. All
that it requires is persistence and
th%oroughness.
Pure, soft, cold water should be
used, and fine, pure soap. After wash
ing the hands perfectly clean, then
lather the face thoroughly with soap.
This should be done with the hands
and fingers, massaging every portion OF
the face, and should occupy about ten
minutes. The soap should then be
well washed off with cold water. The
rubbing should be vigorous, so as to
remove every particle of dirt that may
have settled in the pores Of the skin.
This should be done every morning.
1t will do more for your complexion
than any other treatment could
recommend. Take plenty of sleep, in q
well-ventilated room, and keep the
body we'll nourished with plain, whole
some food.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-06-01
FASHION NOTES.

Shaded ribbons are used to trim the
modish hats.
Pretty lace and lawn chemisettes
are to be had for a quarter.
All wool crepe albatross in all
shades is selling for 80 cents a yard.
A beautiful crepe gown is in violet,
trimmed with a rich yellow lace.
Wonderful two-toned effects are
seen in the new crepes on the coun.
tiers.
Checked voile is among the popular
spring goods and is selling for rs cents
a yard.
Shirred taffeta silk belts In black,
red, brown and dark blue are selling
for SO cents each.
Many gowns of the new Alice blue
are shown, and range in material from
silk to muslin.
Dresses made Of fine hemstitched
and hand-embroidered handkerchief
linen are displayed for summer wear
Mercerized gingham in black ant
white shepherds, plaids, looking exact
ly like silk, are offered for % cents {
yard.
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to defer planting more than one row
until next year, when | could have
plants without paying out money or
running the risk of nursery substitu-
ton, or delays in shipment.
Our illustration shows a moderate
sized branch about the size of a mans
little finger which had sever smaller
branches. Six of them got partly COW
cred and became rooted as seen, only
| did not sketch in all the many roots,
some much larger than shown. My
bushes are mostly Victoria, which is
of the Red Dutch type, and | believe
it would be possible by burying all the
branches of a single t~en-year-old bush
to root 800 or more plants. The plants
l dug would grade as first and sec
ond one-year plants, and if planted out
one year would make such plants as
are generally sold at n dollar per
dozen. Currants of the Fay or Cherry
type grow less spreading than the Red
Dutch and fewer layers could be
made in a year, but those rooted would
be very fine and could be made equa
in one year to the average two-year
plant as grown from cuttings. To
grow currants from cuttings it is best
to take cuttings in September, says
the Ohio Farmer, bury until spring,
and then plant out. Most of them
will grow, but this way is much more
complicated for a busy farmer than
the simple bending down of branches
and covering with earth. By the same
simple process gooseberries may be
multiplied and almost all kinds of
roses and Towering bushes, and grapes,
of course
| might add that the land where
heavily MANFRED for Wakefield cab
bgae, and l shall plant the cabbage
two feet instead of 81 inches (the usual
distance) in rows so that | Ia put a
~currant root between every other
plant, making the currants four feet.
The cabbages will scarcely meet at two
feet and then only for a period of
about ten days before cutting. The
cabbages mature in July, when the
stumps may be removed and a thrifty
row of currants take their places.
While visiting a friend in Van We
county | noticed a lot of hexagona
tiles. to the number of 200 or NOR
in a pile in a corner of the garden
They were of six-inch size and five
or six inches long. l found that the
ties had been specially ordered cut tc
that length to use as a protection t.
cabbage and other plants. Wher
freshly set, a strip of newspaper lait
across with a little earth on eithe,
! side gave shade and protection from
frost if necessary. and the tile kept on
all cutworms which did not happen tt
originate within the circle they pro
] tected.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-06-01
ABOUT DINNER ETIQUETTE.
Manner of Serving by Maid and Du-
ties of Host and Hostess Before
Meal Is Announced.

The maid presents the dishes at the
left hand of every guest in turn, be-
gining. the first course with the woman
who sits on the right of the host. After
the first course the dishes should always
be handed first to one of the women, but
not necessarily to the one who sits at
the right of the host, for the same per-
son should not always be the last to be
served during the entire meal.
At a ceremonious dinner the host does
not carve any of the meats, and none of
the dishes are set on thetable; but when
only a few are dining, the whole amount
of the course is sometimes divided and
placed on two dishes, which the two
servants in waiting begin to pass at the
same moment from different ends of the
table.
When dessert is about to be served a
finger bowl standing on a plate, as be-
fore described, is put a little to n side
of each place, and is not removed until
after the guests leave the room.
A host and hostess should be in readi-
ness to receive their guests Is minutes
before the dinner hour. Nothing looks
worse than to see the host or hostess
rushing around putting a final touch to
the arrangements as the guests are pass
ing upstairs to the dining-room. After
cordially welcoming the guests they
must see that every man is Introduces
to the woman he is to take into dinner
Dinner announced, the host at once of.
fers his right arm to the guest he is tc
take into dinner. Ii a dinner is give
for a married couple, the host leads thu
way with the guests wife, the hostess
bringing up the real on the arm of tina
lady's husband.
Place cards at each plate to show
where the various guests are to sit, Sc
that there need be no confusion on en-
tering the dining-room.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-06-01

shattered walls OF the old Virginia
farmhouse. But. just at the time when
he most needed the instructions OF his
own division chief, he was destined to
be cut OF from him-and for many
a day.
1t was after shutdown, and long after,
when at last, riding some miles at
swift trot, he overlook the corps COM
mander with his staff on the road
beyond C%entreville. "Ah," said that
soldierly leader, the general is prompt
What time did he start?"
Start, sir?" said Benton, his heart
beating quick and hard again. Il don't
know. | was instructed to deliver this
letter and to ask to have these others
sent on to Washington by your courier
tonight, but / thought to find you west
Of Centreville, not on the march, sill"
''Then my orders had not arrived
when you left? Why, what hour did
YOU cave, sir?' and McDowell's face
| redeemed as it would when he was an
noyed.
about four o'clock, general, but
-Four o'clock, sir! Then where on
earth have you been all this timer
81 came by way of the Henry house
| to look at the old battlefield, general.
We had no idea of your moving, and
there was plenty of time before dark"
answered poor Fred, noting with much
| concern the ominous silence of the
| listening staff and orderlies.
"You must have stayed an uncon-
scionable time there" grumbled the
general, who had not yet ceased to fee
touchy at any mention of Bull Run the
First. ("Longer than he did last july
laughed O'Kane,N of the Montgomery's
when told of IT'D "Ah, | remember
That pretty daughter of old Chilton'
is there. You saw her,,I %suppose?'
Il suppose l did, general" was thu
rueful answer, though she in no wis
sought to detain me. Quite the con
trary."
We'll, Mr.. Benton, your division i
doubtless following us by this time
and should be across the Run. M,
compliments to the general and say
will have his letters forwarded. Now
don't get lost in the woods Oh you
way back"
And thus summariIy was the brie
interview ended.
Now here was a plight for an aide
de-camp. His tent and all his belong
ings were with those of division head
quarters and would doubtless be AXE
care of by the staff quartermaster, b1
! where was he to find his general-an
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"You see the condition of my house,
sir. It is a mere wreck as the result
Of the cannonading it sustained-from
both sides-in the battle of last July.
We have been trying to make it habit
able, and have given succor here to
sick neighbors or friends who had no
roofs left to cover them-only to the
sick, sir"
Benton paused, irresolute. The tall
lirginian spoke with SO much dignity
and sadness. The house, as he said,
seemed barely habitable. The garrett,
especially, was little better than a
ruin. The face at that peep-hole on
the eastern side and at the little win
dow away up under the gable caves
at the north might well have been
that of some of the household, yet,
even at the distance and at the first
glance there was a something about 1t
that caused his heart that leap of sud
den Joy and that kept it bounding still.
And then-if it should be true-if what
he hoped-and feared-were really so,
what would be his duty to his general
to his country? Against all enc
mics or opposers whomsover"-the
words of his oath of Office came ring
ing to his ears-blazing before his eyes
in letters of fre-and without further
ado he briefly said: 81 am sorry to
intrude, sir, but what l saw at that
window makes it necessary that
should see the garnet. Will you lead
the way?
For a moment the Virginian hesi-
tated, then, lifting his hat stepped
backward to admit his unwelcome WISH
tor. eve are in your hands, sir" was
his half %reproachful answer. Enter
if you will"
But then came sudden barrier to fur
Their progress. Quickly there stepped
into view and stood confronting him at
the doorway to the inner room the
tall and slender form of a young girl.
Eighteen she might have been but
not more, though anxiety and grief
had paled her pretty face. But hei
great, glorious dark eyes were all
ablaze as she folded her slender arms
and looking the young officer squarely
in the face, said, This is my room
sir. and not subject to search"
Slowly Fred Benton's gauntletet
hand went up to the visor and the
Aatty forage cap was uplifted. The
kindly, yet kindling eyes of blue gazet
one moment into the unflinching, I'M
melting eyes of deep, deep brown, ther
turning deliberately the aide-de-caml
inquired:
is there another way to reach thu
stair?"
"Only by going round the house t.
the other door, sir" was the Virginian'
reply; whereat Mr.. Benton, with bow
as ceremonious as though he, toe
hailed from the shores of the. James
the York or Rappahannock instead 0
the bustling, pragmatical northwest
looked once more long at the Lowell
oval face, now surely blushing befor
him, then turned and left the room.
Three minutes later he had searche
both garnet and the upper story an
not a sign of occupant was there.