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n. Z b. BEERS COTTON LETTER.
BY Private Wire to c. G. Abercrombie

BY Private Wire to c. G.. Abercrombie D
COMPANY, 3: Commerce Street:
about 10 points was experienced today De-
cember declining to 10 ss compared with
yesterdays high level Of II 80. The lower
level Of values is attributed to the failure
OF spinners to enter the market, as was in
dictated by the small sept sales at Liver
pool, 5000 bales. and to more favorable
warmer weather in the central belt and in
Texas. For the second consecutive day.
however. killing frost was reported in
Georgia. and as the cold wave made its
olina was visited by killing frost last night.
the mercury at some points falling below
freezing.
Press reports from Washington were to
the effect that the recent cold wave was
tho earliest in a number OF years. In some
sections. in the gulf states, the earliest on
record, and press advices from the interior
were Of one opinion as to cotton having
suffered severely from the unusual low
temperature: some districts reporting late
cotton killed. 1t is probable that in the
Northern half of the central and eastern
portions Of the cotton region late cotton
mains to be freezing temperatures
having been general east of the Mississippi
River as far South as Northern Mississip-
pi Alabama and Georgia while Tennessee
and the Carolinas having been In the
clutches OF the Ice king. something un-
known at this early date in October to the
oldest OF veterans in the trade.
1t occurred earlier by two weeks than
the crop killing frosts of the short crop
year OF 1908. SUCH weather IN tnat year not
being experienced until the last week OF
October and because Of the crops lateness-
the yield was cut down to 10000. 900 bales.
Notwithstanding the acreage to have been
according to the government. slightly larg-
er than this year. 2S907.0OO acres, VS.. u.s.
0s0,oo0 acres this season. There Is this
much in favor of q larger crop. this year
however and that is that. late as the South
Atlantic states are. this year. they were
later in 1908. and it is probable that the
crop in the Mississippi Valley is as early as
~ has ever been Therefore, the crop Is
less exposed to damage than it was three
years ago, the October condition being II.
whereas in 1908 It was low as 65.1.
Then again. Texas has the best prospects
for a crop that 1t ever had; the general
opinion being that the Texas-Territory crop
will be 1000, 900 bales. Outside of Texas
last year. moderate the yield was the
South made 100000 bales. consequently It
follows that 1t will do about as we'll this
year.
Meanwhile big crop estimates. 12.so0,ooo
bales and over, will be modified as a result
of the recent hurricane. followed by wet
weather, tornadoes and finally by killing
frost in a section of the belt that could
least afford to suffer additional injury.
Yours truly,
G. @. ABERCROMBIE & CO,
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wErKIy COTTON STATEMENT.

Now OrIeans OCT. Iz.-s'0TV Y, 49,
teri. weekly New Orleans Cotton Exchange
statement issued before the close OF ousl-
ment INTO sight compared with the seven
days ending this date last year IN, IN rouna
- ,.oar before last of $1,000. and an
increase over tho same time in 1898 Of
81. 0Ou- 49,, .,.
..lr, on increase over last year Of 1000.
a decrease under the same period year
before last of $4,000. and an increase over
mo same time in 1903 of l2S,hoO-
For the AZ days of the season that have
elaDsed the aggregate is behind tn" g. days
OF lasr year Sill 900. behind tn" same DAYS
car before last 400. 0on and ahead Of 1903
by 1884, ..
The amount brought into sight during
the past week has been @73 h93 bales
AGAINST 452S6l for the seven DAYS ending
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PUGILISTs SIGN TERMS.
Tommy Burns and Philadelphia jack
OBrien VIII Scrap.

Los Angeles, Oct. 12.-Tommy Burns
and philadelphia" Jack O'Brien yes
terday signed articles to fight TWEEN
ty rounds, before the Pacific Athletic
club in this city. November 20, for the
heavyweight championship of the
world.
The men agree to fight for $4,000
purse. a bonus of ten per cent. or
which goes to OBrien, the remaining
s19,SOO to be divided, seventy-five per
cent. to the winner and twenty-five
per cent. to the loser.
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CHICAGO GRAIN AND PRODUCE.

Chicago, Oct Firm cables and small
receipts in the Northwest caused strength
today in the local wheat market. At
the close wheat for December delivery
was up u sc Corn up NC, Oats
showed a gain OF "a 9Ac. Provisions were
SC higher. - ,,,,,
Sentiment in the wheat pit was builish
all day and an active demand was IN eFi-
dence the greater part of the session At
the start the market was influenced by
moderate advance at Liverpool which 1t
vas said was due to decreased shipments
from Argentina Despite favorable wealth
ar for the movement OF the spring wheat
crop receipts today at Minneapolis and
duluth were only 649 cars compared with
eO5 the corresponding day year ago De-
mand throughout the day was quite gene
raj being distributed among local shorts
and several leading commission houses
There was some buying by bull leaders
The MAY option the favorite among
buyers Late in the day the trading be
came less active. but prices were well
maintatned The market closed firm
December opened "a a 12c 10 l. % c
higher at 74l4c.
Clearances of wheat and flour were
equal 10 Sill 100 bushels. Exports Of wheat
and flour for the week as shown by Brad
streets were equal to a.a6s.ooo bushels.
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New York, oct. l2IT Them w s,n mar Set
cline of IS cd in the Lonoon IN fSes
IFS Cd ~ Locally quiet and easier with spot
quoted at s42. 25Q$42 30 .,,, sno,
o,otad at f9s and futures at 1877 l5s Sd
I.ocally the market continued strong VIII it, ;
lake quoted at SCI ?5@s23. 20 eiectroiSnc
ana casting 500 SO SCI So
oad Vas lower at f19 lis sd IN the Lon
dan market Locally quiet and shade
higher for delivery out OF stock quotations
range from 1915 to S.. 95.
S6e,tsr unchanged at Sc $50 20 in the
Local market and i2s in London
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Raise Saloon License .

New Orleans. La. Oct. 12.-Specials
from Shreveport say that as result
of the determined work of ministers
of that city, saloon licenses have
been increased by the officers of Caddo
parish from $1,000 TO $4,000 year.
About one hundred saloons were af-
fected The new law will be effective
January l, 1907. and is intended pri-
marily to stamp out disreputable diveA
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COTTON RECEIPTS.
WORLDS sPINNERs' TAKINGs.

New OIIoan-. DCt - .'aTE IT,
ter gives the taking of American cottIh
lows. In round numbers 49,,
This week 1000 this year against rs
600 last year 225,00 year before last
Total since September LIST, this year l, :
OS7. 900 against l.147,ooo last year. and
S33. 900 the wear before
or this northern spinners ana tanada
took IG7 900 bales this year. against l9.'ooo
last year and 2o2, 900 the year before /;
southern spinners 1910 against -S',""o
last year and g53. 900 the year before; ana
foreign spinners $4,000. against 6o"'ooo
last YEAR. and 37sOOO the wear before
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CT LOFTS CLOSING MARKETS.

ST Louis, Oct. Ig-The ST. LOUIS gram
markets today ranged as follows:
Wheat ~,
Dec. 73s asked: range TEX @ u TO 7Sh
Ak. go,
May 77ss asked; range ~ 70 % a 10 "
a II.
Dec. 4OH bid; range 40 to 40h a..
MAJ Al. bid; range 40 to 4O7s to Al Y.
Oats
Dec. 33%; range 33% to 1914.
Nav 347s bid; range S4fs to 34s.
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ST. LOUIS PRODUCE.

St Louis, Oct. 12-Flour steady.
Whiskey steady $1.33.
Iron cotton ties $1.02.
Bagging $9.l4.
Pork steady; jobbing $3.50.
Lard lower; prime steam So. so.
Dry salt meats higher; boxed extra
shorts 50. so; clear ribs 50. say short clear
$a.S7h.
clear ribs SlO.l21s: short clears $40. 81 y,
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year before last: in Egypt $4,000, against
$4,000 last year and 72.Oo0 year before last;
In India $4,000. against $4,000 last year
and 22b.o0o year before last; and in the
United States $4,000. against 1.256,000 last
year and $4,000 year before last
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NEW ORLEANS COTTON.

Orleans, Oct 12.-Spot cotton clos
! firm and unchanged: middling lie;
~. were 1850 bales on the spot and l'sSo
r,s.,,res opened steady 16 62O points net
The builish sentiment created by
.ssferdays frost reports was checked by
16lDec4s Of warmer weather ana the n'ar-
~ Ssrlined This decline was further
'eiped by considerable profit taking and
ci3sns 10 a prevalent Discrimination 10 car
= contracts over Sunday ana run the rlsk
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FOR COTTON
Sav,n SALES ESTIMATED AT $4,000
BALES.
- u.norts We're Badly Mixed, but Bear
4 ~ 90 Items Seemed to Predominant
with Reference to Frost
,sf Damage.

York Oct. 1.-THE cotton market
- Is.s active today and showed . tend
ssrw ~ ease under realizing ana selHa&
- turn as a result of better weather IN
- nouth and private reports tnat oaase
1nn frost had been comparatively si
n za035 points Sales were estimateo ~
xo.OOO bales. s..u,. a,
ksrsne market opened easy at decline OF
~ GIa Dofnts in response to lower cauIes
<Ssre was some hesitation about eeihnH
- fear of a renewal OF agsressNe oun
pport. but 1t soon developed: , on niqht,s
vfthin nine or ten points OF las. me
~ that brokers supposed to represen.
S55css-rtsnt interests were selling on scale
~ instead of buying. and the maa ael
40 sharply. There were seve,~ M
<;rrs during the session. but there ~
{1pearance of important suporo until il
ssrIet continued to work lover w. IN
lsS n NET loss of about 1906 points on
sS,r mixed but bearish items seemea 10
1redominate with reference 10 '"e
81 the frost .oa., ss,77 bales
arainst 1892 last year For ,he ~ ssS
<s.tamstedl 355,OO0 bales. against "iAo''
= veek and 345.362 last year 700
- sr,s.v's receipts at New orleans 800
s.isS srainst s713 last year ana AT hous
- 1921 bales against lo'io4 last '
LOCAL COTTON.
aunk cotton In the Montgomery Ao'
Szaav was quoted as 1oho"S' ,o,,teo
Ir2dIling ..... .''''
NEW ORLEANS COTTON FUTURES.
II No Orleans Oct. 12-Cotton futures on
~ New Orleans Cotton Exchange today
rIosed steady. Quotations ranged as ioi-
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Iron was higher abroad with Cleveland
warrants quoted at SIS Sd and standard
foundry SIS I'D. Locally quiet; No /
foundry northern s21 oOGso2 90; No 2 do
S20 500 $22 90; No. l foundry southern
ST. O0d S21 SO; No do $40. so a $21 90.
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NEW ORLEANS SPOT COTTON

Of further weather changes. The close
was steady. 29@31 points under yesterday
close
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New York. Oct. 12.-Cotton seed oil easy:
prime crude fob. mills 29Gs0c; do. yell
low 41G42c.
coffee, spot Rio quiet No. invoice
SIC. mild quiet
trifugal 96-test 4c: moasscs sugar VIC:
refined quiet; No 81 40; No. Z 81 IS; No:
S 81 30 No. 81 rs, No 10 81 =; No II
81 10. No IL 81 o5 No Is 81 90; No. IA
50 95. :-.- -. -
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Wilmington, N. c.. Oct. 12.--spirits tur-
pentine firm CSC bid receipts 81 casks.
Rosin firm So. IS; receipts i5s.
Tar firm 81. 20: receipts 81. T.: h.
Crude turpentne firm; hard $3.25; dip
and virgin 81. so; receipts 81.
Charleston. s G.. Oct. l2.-Turpentine
firm: sales $50 casks
Rosin firm; sales 300 barrels, Quote:
ARC So so: D $500; E S4.o5 F s4.l5; q
$40; II $3.50; 81 35 $40: X 81 so;
NJ s47Oi IS. 90: WIG $40, WV IS so.
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MEMPHIS COTTON OIL.

New Orleans, OCT. l2-SugAr "teduy
centrifugal yellow AGA 7-16c; seconds ~
@37Sc.
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TREASURY BALANCES.
Washington, Oct 12.-Today's treasury
balances exclusive of the gold reserves
show: ...o,--o.
Available cash balance .$222.3 ,596
Gold coin and bullion ll5, 1lo'9.S
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Cash quotations were as follows:
MEAN YnRk C0EEEE MARKE1

New York, oct l2.-Coffee FUTURES open
ed steady at unchanged prices to decnne
Of ten points and closed steady, unchahseo
to five cents lower. Sales were reported
Of ln.950 bags, including
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NEW ORLEANS COTTON OIL.
New Orleans. Oct. 12.-Cotton seed oil;
inc 3Sc: crude csc.
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LIVERPOOL COTTON FUTURES.
NEW YORK COTTON FUTURES.

New York. Oct. 12.-Cotton futures clos
ed steady on the New York Cotton Ex-
change today. Quotations ranged as fol-
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NEW YORK PRODUCE

crude 3Ol1c: prime summer yellow nomi-
nal; prime meal $23 90 prime cake SIS. 90
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NAVAL STORES.

NAVAL STORES.
Savannah. Ga, Oct. 12.-Turpentine firm
esAc; sales 339; receipts 1855: shipments
800 --.-: ..
shipments 4077; stock 64,3sl Quote: Abe
g 45: 2 s4.25; '4s5; So: g $50
II $50; s.. 50; - 81 so.2o' \
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OF THE CONDITION
OF THE
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COMPARATIVE COTTON STATEMENT.

COMPARATIVE COTTON STATEMENT.
New YORK, oct. I2.-Foilo" ling Is the
comparative cotton statement for the week
ending Friday, Oct IL. 1906:
This year. Last year
Net receipts at all United
states ports during .
week oSo'"""
Total receipts since Sept. o.
rno-.. Tor week 245, O45 174,
Total exports since Sept. ,.a
LIST e-o'"'" o'A''''
Stock at all United States s.,..r
ports opo'-i' '0'''''
Stock at all interior -,.
towns 100000 go 80
Stock at Liverpool ..... oo''oVo
stock Of American afloat oo,.
for Great Britain lo'''Vo
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i .rrvy ORLEANS COTTON FUTURES.
Nav Orleans. Oct. 12.-Cotton futures on
- New orleans Cotton Exchange today
jo~ed steady. Quotations ranged as ioi-
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KANSAS CITY LIVE STOCK.

Kansas city, Oct. 12-Cattle, receipts
1000 including ESQ Southerns Steady to
weak
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COTTON STATISTICS.
New York, oct. 1.-THE following sta-
t,st,cs on the movement OF cotton for the
week ending Friday, Oct. 18th Were com
piled by the New York Cotton exchange
Weekly Movement.
This year. Last year
p. peceints ~ 346, 494 347,362
Overland to Mills ana ~ ,.ooo
southern Mill Takings ooo
(estimated) 80. ol'"Vo ''''''
Gain of stock at interior .oeo.
towns 800 -'''i"
Brought into sight for o.ooo .so ,,s
" Total CrOp Movement.
Port Receipts .l'oof'''' i''--''
Overland TO Mills and ~ ,o1-o
Canada "f'o''
Southern Mil Taklngs -ooo or, m.
(estimated) ..... 80. Zohoo' -ol'oo"
Stock at interior towns
in excess of september ,oo no,
LIST .''''''' iA''e'
Brought into sight thus ,o, 4,
far for season :.l''4',ff' -'i'o'f'i
WEEKLY INTERIOR COTTON TOWNS.
New York, oct. L. 1906,
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TANK CIEARINGS,

49, vort ,,rI I.-Tne fu owing table
.hows the bank clcarings with the per
cent increase and decrease Tor the VICE.
ending Friday, Oct H. 1915: Con,
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iPOBRES FLORES!

Tiene mala fortuna esta primave-
'ra. Hace una senana sirvieron de
ir6nico, de spantosamente ironico
difraz la muertc Aver iban q to-
rmarse el desquite, ser proyectiles
de paZ ,ramilletes multiCOloreS dOndc
palpitasen entire perfumes, no el odio
y la matanza, la felicidad y el amor
ApeTcibidas estaDan en- cestoS Y
jarrones para romper el aire con el
bien oliente chaparron, EN- el que 70
sas, Claveles, geranios. margaritas,
pensamientos, lirios . las flores to-
das, hicieran al arco iris competen-
Icia triunfaI.
No; no cruzarfan 81 espacio, como ha
una .semana, describiendo asesina
curva; no chocarian barbaramente
contra las piedras para cubrir Ia at
mosfera de humo.y sacudir las ondas
a6reas con formidable estrepito y
sembrar ell Suelo de criaturaS he
chas trizas, pintar muros y balco-
nes con tragicos churretes de sangre.
No. no serfan elias, al derramarse
por la calle, quienes provocaTan gess.
tos de espantado asombro en- las null
titudes,y llevaran ecos de augusta
al collective vocerfo y trocaran Tin
cjercito de curio SOS en- tropel huidor
Elias, las flores 4 los obje;os de la
bat:,lla prevenidas, .iban 4 volver por
el buen nombre dc sus hermanas,
proclamando el reinado de la algeria
y la belleza EN- esta TERRA de los
hombres.
A ESQ iban elias. Con tai pror6-
sito Sc apretujaban en- jarrores y
canastillos; con el mismo adornaban
ruedas y cajas de AUTOMOBILES Y ca
rruajes; no con otro temblahan 4 los
impulses del alcntar en- los Pc
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Esa campafla hara olvidar, profile
mente, los horrores de los mataderos
de Chicago, Esto, aqui y la genie
political; que, Ell Europa, no Sc volvera,
por ahora, conner carne de los Esta-
dos Unidos. Y per entenderlo asf al
gunos americanos de esos que no Sc
descuidan, ha resuelto no matar aqui
mas ganado irse al Canada hacer
csc negocio. Uno ds los grandes ecar.
nehces" de Chicago va establecerse
en- Winnipeg. y otro Sc instalara en-
una ciudad canadense del este. Ahora
del Canada sale poea carne pal In
glaterra; pero la que sale tiene buena
reputation. En- el pals vecino-aun-
que nos duela--se gobierna admins,
ira bastante mejor qne aqui. Las au-
toridades han reforzado va la inspec-
ci6n sanitaria de los mataderos. Sc
preve que la exportacion de carne au-
mentara para 1nglaterra con la baja
que tendra la exportaci6n americ ana.
Hoy por hoy el Canada no puede abas-
tecer por complete el mere ado ingles;
pero, 81, estara en- condolences de hacer.
10 dentro de Nh afIo, acaso antes. Y
vease por d6nde Ir. Upont Sinclair
con su novela The Jungle, en- que
senunci6 los horrores de Chicago, ha
venido a poner en- ell bolsillo del Cana
da una millonada de pesos. Esto ha-
lagara sin dada alglina Mr.. Sinclair
pero no tanto como los miles de pesos
puestos por ese !ibro en- el. bolsillo de
su autor; porque The Junale" Sc ha
vendido y Sc sigue vendiendo copio-
samente.
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La huerfanita
4. 4. n

La gente Sc aglon1eraba hacia una
pobrisima casucha que como ell es-
pectro de la miseria, Sc destacabs
pocos pasos de la gigantic Capital;
lie atraio al indicado sitio, los dolo-
roSos gritos que agonizantes en- pro-
fundos gemidos, demostraban la pc
na de un dolor amargo.
En- medic de ese consecuente &
infexible ndmero de curioSos iba
Artemio.
Artemio era un chico diSpuesto
para los cuentos de velorios, como
dgil en- las payasadas de sus chistes,
Al siguiente dfa salia &c aquella
casa un sadaver, cuyo acompafIa-
miento era tan pobre como el triste
aspecto de la casa que habitaba. Di-
wise q Artemio, segui hasta la man
sion q aquella infeliz, y al regreso
contOme Artemio 10 triste, 10 senti-
mental que lie habfa sido presenciar
la escena que preSenCio, Cuya impre-
sion tardarfa mucho tempo en- des-
aparecer de su alma.
No puedes 6gprarte, amigo, 10
pobre que era esa desventurada su
pobre casa es el despoio social que
tristemente sucumbe olvidado de Ia
carload.
Deja en- la mas triste horfandad a
una nina, candido y tierno capullo!
que marchitaba el caliz de su casta
inocencia en- la infancia de sus albo-
res, con el acibarado dolor que es
parce ell amargo torturante cuando
Sc Plerde a un ser tan querido, como
10 eS la madre.
-Sigue, sigue tn relate; aunque
nunca tie habfa visto tan romantico
me va dando interes esa narracion
pues Veo que arrancas tn cspfritu
alegre para sembrarlo en- la tristeza
-Pues bien; por afnidad de senti-
mientos me asocie al dolor de aquella
nina, viendola que no cesaba de ge-
mir, arrancandome ell alma, los aho-
gados sollozos que con tristeza pro-
funda exhalaba la ternura de aquel
pecho.
-Acerqueme ella y con tremu1a
voz Ia die: "Llora hija mia, llora
mucho, desahoga tn pecho, que el
llanto es ell raudal por donde vierte
el alma su dolor".
Aquella nina que apenas contaba
ocho primaveras, flo sus ojos en- el
escuaIido y amarillento rostro de su
mama y dando TN grito desgarrador
cayo sin sentido sobre aquel mani
raado cuerpo.
Aeudf 4 prestar auxilio 4 aquella
pobrecita; gire mi vista para buscar
los que conmigo entraron y todos ha-
bfan marchado: Miserables, hayeron
al notar tanta pobreza, tome animos
yole la Farmacia mas cerca y traje
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El coronel 81 yer Ia criatura que
imploro su caridad. sn alma fue agi-
tada por I'M. .Tesorte misterioso sin
.tiendo una impression triste la si1en-
clio, como e1 silencio del dolor pro
fundo, que es el gemido del alma
.reconcentrado en- sf mrsmo.
Ell supo que aqueila nifIa iba todas
las tardes al cemenlerio y queriendo
averiguar la catisa de aquel efecto,
fuese la mansion eterna escondi-
do detras de IN nausoleo levantado
un General, 4 los pocos momentos su
corazon sufTi6 viol entas sacudidas de
intranquilas y confusas 5 palpitaciones,
al notar que la nina entraba dcre
cha sigui6 hasta cue puso suS rodi-
Has en- terra besa1fdo Ia triste cruz
que senalaba Ia tumba de su madre.
Con paso quetlo y silencioso Sc
acerco ell Coronel 4 dOnds oraba Ia
nina, lego a fado de ella en- los
.mOmentos Que sacaba de su seno Ia
reliquia que le habfa legado su mama
y sobre ella estamHaba TN beso.
El Coronel sufriG ru corto vertigo,
.reconoci6 Ia reliquia, y cogiendo con
tremula mano, Ia rnano de la criatu-
ra, le pregunt6:
Como os llamais nifa?
-Clotilde, lie respondi6 ella.
--iGran Dios. como mi madre, rcs-
'pondio el.
~ por quien orais con tanto fer
vor;
-Por mi pobresita madre.
-cComo sc llanaba'
Marta Campoamor.
Ella es; hja mia, ven 4 mis- bra
EOS, soy til padre. abrazame.
-Madre de alma, mi padre; Y, des
mayada por I'm rayo de felicidad in
mensa confundido entire un recuerdc
triste, cay6 sin sentido en- los brazos
de su padre
Clotildita al volyer en- 81 SC encon-
tr6 en- una casa deeXtraiIa presenCia'
donde Ell lujo y Ia eomodidad estaban
q sus 6rdenes, 4 su lado su padre
prodigandole miles caricias. y des-
pu6s todas las tarsies iban al cemen-
terio. y aquella tAn ba de pobre apa
|riencia, va Sc tiaDs 4 conocer despu6&
de tres meses como uno de los mejo
res mausoleos en- Ia ciudad de los
muertOS.
Clotilde fu6 amiga de protejcr a
los pobres y repartir obras carita-
twas.
El coronel sinti6 la satisfaction dc
recompensar 4 la hija, va que llegd
tarde para premiar la madre.
El orgullo y la vanidad, sc arrodi-
llaron ante la nobleza de la virtud.
Carlos Gdrcia dc ta NOceda.
San Juan, Julio 4, 1000,
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1906-07-09
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. ran 81 pats en- el mismo yapor
que llevar2 los restos del .eniente co..
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