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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-18
Da Fighttn' Irishman.

From the Catholic Standard and Times.
Irishman he max me seeck!
An so aueeck for ightin'. too.
An, baysldes. you nevva know
Wata deuce you gona dof
Wen ! work cen tranch van day
Irish boss he COM an say:
"Ev'ra wan cen deeSa tranch.
no care eef he ees Franch,
.Anglaice. Dago, Dootch or wat
Ev'ra wan he musta got
l1eetla pleca green TO show
For da San Patricio.
Dees ees Irish feasta day.
60 an gat SOM greenl" he say;
An eef YOU no do Get. too.
] gon' poncha head on youi"
So ! gat SOM green TO show
For da San Patricio.
Blmeby, 'nudder Irishman
He ees com where | am stan,
An he growi at me an say
wat you wearin' dat for, chi
Mebba so you thcenk you be
Gooda Irishman like me.
Green ees JUS for lrishman.
No for dumba DaRo mani
TAX eet on" he say. an. my!
He eeS ponch me cen dA eyei
Irlshman he max me seeck,
He ees gat excite SO queeck,
An 70 QpeecA for fghtin'. too.
An, baysldes, you nevvA know
How you coma please heem. So
W'ata deuce you gona dol
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-18
Thief VINO Robbed Himself.

From the Chicago Tribune.
In Moscow the other day a civil serva mt
was making his cautious way home when
he was suddenly seized by an armed hooll-
gan, who demanded his money. II, "
stammered the hapless civil servant, have
only my watch. but II is good and OF gold
VIII that dor"
Il suppose It must" srowled the hooligan,
who took the watch and released its owner.
Presently. however. he again overlook his
prey TO demand his coat.
But It's so cold. objected the civil servant.
You can have mine. instead" replied the
hooligan. Its threadbare. 70 be lure. but
II may prevent you taking cold"
The civil servant took of his comfortable
fur coat to receive In exchange the robbers
threadbare garment.
Good night and God bless you'll" cried
the hooking hooliRan as he disappeared in
the darkness, And the civil servant was
blessed accordingly.
At the turn OF the next street he got a cab
which took him home with all speed. TO find
that the hoollRan had left in. the threadb4re
coat not only the stolen watch but 100 rubles
In goldl
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-18
Tho Nraila OF Uncle Sam.

From the nose OF Unalaska. TO the neck OF Panama;
From the toe OF Che Antilles TO the thumb Of
Saginaw:
Prom the fallows OF New England, to the forests
of far Guam.
Fertile with the spore OF freedom, ny tho mails Of
Uncle Sam. o.. L. D.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-18

TUTORING at students home. Al, subjects
taught either sex by experienced college gradu.
ates. Native language teachers. Regents Morn
Ing hours if desired. School with Z years euo-
eessfui record. 8 students entered college last
fall, Highest references. Same opportunities Of
fefed summers anywhere on Long Island. For
catalogue, write the H~eadmaster. A. Won W. LES.
LIE Harvard). 81 West 4th.
INFORMATION about schools free, ave time
worry, sometimes money. rs b West ioAth Gts
Manhattan.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-18
A Whimsy.


There's a girl
with a curl.
That I'm lkin' down yonder to Punkinvtlle:
And she
Says TO me:
well. / won't II l won't and I will II I Will"
And ! tell you. SirS,
The way that she says Il makes my hair like hers.
Durn girls
That wears curis. ". J. L.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-18
Teachers Agencies.

H z. MIRIAM CoYRIERE AGENCY, $50 Sth
av.. New York city. makes a specially of c~onscien.
tiously furnishing to parents fun Information Of
good schools and Instructors In all branches.
Established 1880,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-18

When william Mckinley was a Congress-
man living at the Ebbitt House In Washington
he liked hapjacks and ate them with bis knife.
In 1896 a political critic told the lapjack
knife story. hoping to injure Mckinley. In
stead the iRciden mi was regarded as but ex-
hibiting another of McKinley's virtues by
the homely lived and wholesome folks OF
the backwoods district In many States.
Some tin whistle politicians have been
asked to remember that when a man once
begins TO lie the Devil makes big demands
o n him."
vIce-President Charles Warren F%airbanks's
birthstone is the emerald. and the Vice-Presi-
dent cons the Jingle:
Sweet child OF May. you'll taste the oaress
OF the Emeralds promised happiness.
George Cabot Lodge. Egyptologist, poet
and student. is his fathers privats secretary.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-18

quote from q writing I have as follows: at Is
like San ABRAMS garments, Just the same on
was San Abrah and for what noted.
JoHN II, BROoKH.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-18

Can you tell me what the salary OF the letter
carriers Isl DO any of them receive oyer 5000
o year, d. G.E.
They start At $500. are advanced In time 70 $500
and then 10 81, 900 the maximum pay.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-12-27
For saIe-second.hand Machinery.

One Canton inserted tooth saw. 81 inch.
also one Diston inserted tooth saw. o.io
gauge, So in. diameter. both saws practical
~ new both right hand several large band
wheels; one 10 in. vertical corn and feed
mill, French burr with crusher attachment
and elevator, Nordyke & Mormon make f;
one Westinghouse IS II. p. engine; can be
used Tor electric light or for any purpose :
one "a HIP stationary Corliss style engine,
kedman build. same as new; two { II. r.
Deiber portable engines one 10 Hi Geiser
traction; one Russell 10 II. p. compound
portable; one Russell 20 IL. p. single cylin.
der portable engine. These Russell engines
are PRACTICALLY new. out about two years;
one Flick skid 40 H. p. boiler and engine .
one Geiser sawmill s. in. saw. sailed tooth,
friction and cable feed has 3 read blocks,
all new woodwork, and Is thoroughly re-
built, repaired, and reoainted: is right.
hand. We rebuild our secondhand ma.
chinery'. repair thoroughly. and repaint.
making IL virtually as good as new. We
handle Russell engines. thresheTs. and saw.
mills new feed and corn mills. hay presses,
planning mills, saws. betting. and all kinds
and shapes OF vehicles. We buy, sell, and
trade Tor second hand steam machinery.
w. M. KINCAID, Cameron. VIVA.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-12-27
Teachers, Institute at Hrueelon WILL.

The following Is the program for the
teschers' institute TO be held at Bruceton
Mills. Saturday. January "a. 1907. at 10
a. m.
Opening devotional exercises
Address by the chairman.
what branches Should BE Taught IN Our
District Schools3-G. B. Hill.
Educational Needs-D. L. Scott.
Paper-Anna Darby.
Evils With Which a Teacher Has 10
Deal Prevention Of ~Same-Iohn o Jenkins.
Paper-Myrtie Michael.
Attention Ia the Ciass-Chester Thomas.
Paper-American Literature-Mrs. Guth.
RE.
OWhat Should be the Basis of Grading
Teachers Salaries-Ami ShaHer.
Paper-kxpansion Of the American
People-Alice Barnes.
Paper-Normal Instruction in Our Public
Schools-Mrs. Griffin.
Teachers Growth-Cora Wilson.
Educational Psychology-Rev. jeremiah
Thomas.
Paper-w. II. Miller.
Geographical Influence in American His.
tory-E. X. Beeghly.
Object and Method OF Recitation-C X.
Wolfe.
Round Table Topics: Consolidation OF
Schools; Uniform Examination System;
Free Textbooks; Minimum School Term:
Better School Supervision.
SESSION.
Music.
observation-disclosures thomas.
kecitatiens-Annie Darby and Maud
Glover.
Essays-Alcinda Guthrie, Martha Glib.
son. Susie Guthrie. and Alice Guseman.
Decentralization Price. John o.
Jenkins, and David Vansickle.
Recltations-Cora Wilson. Alice Barnes.
Mrs. Wolfe, Mrs. Guthrie, and d.. L. Scott.
Oration-C. X Wolfe.
Three Minute Speeches.
Debate
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-12-27
Pointed Paragraphs.

Chicago Daily News.
A minute today is worth an hour
tomorrow.
Land is about the only thing
sailors have to bank on.
Women who kiss each other are
often guilty OF counterfeiung.
He is a wise man who either
speaks the truth or says nothing.
Every man has an excuse tor
drinking-and each is worse than
the other.
If a woman laughs at a mans
jokes, it's because he isn't her hus-
band.
About the only free silver we
need expect is the silver lining of
the clouds.
Revenge as contemplated may be
sweet, but it is always more or less
bitter when realized.
Almost any man can be a power
for evil-but it takes a man among
men to be a power for good.
Only few men are able to appre-
ciate the humor in a practical joke
that ome at them point first.
When a man attempts to inter.
fere with the affairs Of a woman the
best he Ear get is the worst of it.
Ignorance of the law excuse no
man, but it sometimes accounts for
the failure of a lawyer to make
good.
1t sometimes happens that the
minister who follows his calling too
strenuously is called down by his
congregation.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-12-27
NEWSPAPERS BEST MEDIUm.
Richmond Merchants Decide 10 Steer
Clear OF Schemes.

AT a recent meeting of the Retail
Merchants association in Rich
mond, Va, the association passed
a resolution practically restricting
advertising to newspapers. This
method is adopted by associations
throughout the United States and is
a great saving to merchants, who
are continually solicited to sub
scribe for much so called adyertis-
ing which is Of no commercial
value.
The emphasis placed by the Rich
mond commercial body upon the
superior value Of advertising in
newspapers is based not only on
right theory, but also on practical
experience. A great deal of money
is wasted in injudicious advertising,
and many varied and novel schemes
which business men are solicited to
adopt are far more profitable to the
promoters than to the advertisers.
Any form of publicity may have a
certain value, but very often the
method is not suited to aid the bus
mess which adopts it, and much
money is thrown away on advertis-
ing which doesn't reach the people
for whom it is mainly intended or
meets their eyes casually when they
are absorbed and in no mood to
give it consideration. Much Of the
handbill advertising that is scattered
in the yards of residences is swept
INTO the trash pile or slightingly
thrown aside as waste paper. People
have formed the habit of regarding
advertising circulars with scant
notice, if read at all, and billboard
advertising is identified in the pub
lie mind with the blare and extrava-
gance of cir:us and vaudeville ex-
ploitation.
Advertising in the periodical
press, and especially in the news
paper, has a great advantage over
any other kinds of advertising, for
reasons that may be readily under
stood. In the first place, the news
paper affords a wider and prompter
publicity and a more effective dis
tribution OF the advertising informa-
ton than any other means that
could possibly be employed. The
daily paper goes into many thous-
ADDS of homes every day and is,read
by many more thousands Of people.
In the Newspaper the advertiser can
bring his name and his wants or
bargains to the attention of tt.ous.
ands when they have the time and
disposition to give a deliberate and
undisturbed attention and consider
alton to what is presented to them
in the columns of the journal.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-12-27
Pleasant District Teachers Institute.

Program for teachers institute. Pleasant
district, TO be held at Valley Point, Hart.
mans Hall. January IA, 1907 at .. M:
Opening exercises.
Manners in the Public School-IosIab
Ditmore and l.. r. Wolfe.
First Day in the District School-D. r.
Mason and ]. b. Graham.
Patriotism in the Schools-A NJ. Wolfe.
Technical Grammar - Prof. Christian
Hartmeyer.
Paper-The Personal influence of the
Teacher-Elsie Llvengood.
What Can Be Done to Wake Up Careless
PaTentsr-J T.. Jenkins and ]. G. Mason.
.Paper-Decoration OF the Schoolroom-
Maud King.
Consolidation Of Schools-Jennie Harsh.
borg er and Ross Leonard.
CIVIL Government-Okey Jenkins.
M SESSION.
Observation-Disclosures Groves. StaIey
Reckart, Frank J~efreys, Elsie L~ivengood.
grace Barnes Mae Menefee, Okey Jenkins
and Ross Leonard.
Select Reading Josiah Ditmore, l.. +.
jenkins. Maud King and A. M. Wolfe.
j. G. Mason.
Recitations-D K. Mason. Jennie Harsh.
berger, Ray Martin and Prof. Hartmeyer.
A talk-C. K. Wolfe.
Debate: Resolved, That ntemperance
has been a greater evil than war. Afirma.
tive-J. +. Jenkins. !. q. Mason and Ross
Leonard. Negative-C. HartmeyeT. I. Dit.
more and c. X. Wolfe.
A. M. WOLFE. Secretary.
Highest cash price paid for furs by
eit X. w. MASON. Albrlghts, w. Va.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-12-27

Deacon Rockefeller is said to
approve the calling of an English
preacher for the New York Fifth
Avenue Baptist church. Would
not this laborer in the vineyard
come under the same ban as other
contract laborers imported? There
certainly should be protection for
the American-raised minister
against the pauper competitor
from other countries ifMr. Rookie
Teller and the other Republican
deacons are sincere in their stand
patism.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-12-27

The Burlington railroad very
promptly paid the fines imposed
on its officials by the United
States court for rebating as well
as the fines imposed on the rail.
road company itself. Does any
one believe that this kind of pun
ishment will make railroad Off
Gals obey the law if it is to the
interest ofthe railroad company
to break it?
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-12-27

The growth of the sentiment
amongst the voters of the country
for the election of members of the
United States senate by the people
Is indicated by the fact that twelve
of the new senators who will be
elected were nominated by the
voters at the primaries. This is
bound to affect the character of
the senate by removing its mem
bers further from the bosses and
nearer to the people, and in time
must revolutionize the corpora
ton and trust tinge of that body.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-12-27
Subscription
Cash In Advance, tI.oo per year
KIngwOOd. December %, 1906.

The object of trust busting is
supposed to be the reduction of
their enormous profits, but the
result of the Republican efforts
to regulate the trusts has been to
still further increase the cost of
Hvipu
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-12-27

Piles get quick relief from DR.. Shops
Magic Ointment. Remember it's made
ALONE for Piles-and 1t works with GER
tainty and satisfaction. Itching. painful,
p~rotruding, or blind piles disappear like
magic by ills use. Try IL and see. Sold by
The StrIckler Drug Store.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-12-27
Notice.

Sunday trains on the NJ. & K. r. r. will
be discontinued on and after January 8.
1907. until further notice.
9 f. X. BRETT, General Manager.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-12-27

Exclusive agency for
LoWney's candles. Sec
what q fine line we have.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-12-27

NJ. f. MEHRTEN. Editor and Publisher.
]. SLlDELL BROWN, Associate Editor.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-12-27

Don't forget our Santa
Claus mail box In front Of
store. Write your letters
to Santa now. Good SCR
vice. Prompt delivery.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-12-27

Highest cash price paid for furs by
e-it X. w. MASON. Albrights, w. Va.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-12-27

Entered at M p~ostofhce at Kingwood as
~second.claSS mail matter
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-12-27
Sleds.

Best line Of Sleds to be found
anywhere
Sleus worth 4oc at ...........31c
Sleds worth $500 at........79c
Black Flyer spring soles worth
goo at................ 8Z.19
Second Floor.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-12-27
Fancy Boxes
3 quickly absorbed.

Pretty Work Boxes only 7oc
Leather Writing Tablets. S2.25
Manicure Sets and everything
IN this line Of goods cheap.
From''"'."..63e to S11.oo
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-12-27

Shoes. Shoes.
Having purchased g. 900 worth
OF shoes and no room to take care
OF them, we are going to sell Same.
because We must have room.
Liberty Bell-Eyery pair puaran.
iced or money refunded. Ask for
boys and girls Liberty Bell Shoes.
Mems and Women's GIBSON
SPECIAL. Every pair guaranteed
solid leather or money refunded.
Mems and Women's Dom PAM
Absolutely guaranteed or new pair
shoes.
Celebrated Walk over Shoes Of
all kinds here. Ask TO see them.
Don't forget
20 Free Shines
gwen with every pair Of shoes a,
U new stand in the store.
Exclusive agency for
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-12-27
Wagons.

Everything IN this line YOU eould
want '....:....6 Csc to S3.5O.
Ask to See Them.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1906-03-21

SECRETAR RI

II Martes : dc Abril Sc celobra-
r%n eX[mcncs para los aSpirantcs 4
Eceacias de Mtdicos, Practicantes V
Comadronas.
Los que desGen Sometcrsc 4 exd-
mcncs dcber5n preSentar una solici-
tud. cuyo modcIo pucdc adquirirsc
ben por correo 8 en- la oicina de es-
Ia Sccretaria.
a dicha solicitud deben acompa-
narsc ciertos documentos que acredi-
ten cl derecho de los aspirantes 4
tai cX5mcn.
Los as2irantes 4 1iconcias para
practicar Ia Medicina Ia Ciruiia.
necesitan prcSentar ell ftu1o 8 diplo-
ma dc MGdicos Ciruianos. expedido
por Universidad ! Escuela bien acre
ditadas y pagar un dcrecho en- Tes0-
rer,a dc : dollars.
Los aspirantcs ( Practicantcs de
ben cNhibir I'm ccrtifcad0, hacienda
constar una pr6ctica por un tempo
no mcnor de dos jcs, librado por
un m6dico en- servicio de Hospital 8
en- Clfnica particular Pagardn diez
dCIlars por dercchOs de cNdmcn.
Las que aspiran a Comadronas
cumpllran el miSmO requisite, pagan
do ~5lo ocho dollars.
Las sollcitudes podrdn presentarse
desde Ia fecha de publication de este
anuncio hasta el 81 del mes en- curse.
Para informes y envio de docu-
mentos, dirigirse 1 esta Secretarfa,
San Francisco IS 8 apartado 7I2,
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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1906-03-21

i iAbaio los cortinones de damas-
co rasgado Y deslucido! iAbajo
LAS pleas incompletas de cosas
lque fueronl Era necesarlo de-
lar al descubierto TN Cofre enor-
me Tornado de terciopelo car
mesf. con clavos dorados Y mag.
nificas guarniciones de hero
enmohecido. Faltaba la cubier
ia de la tapa, y ell pobre mueble
lense1aba Su lomo Calv0. deSpO
jado por el botln 8 por la nece-
sidad. Cuando VIC su trabajo
Iterminado, el chiquillo respiro
sat1sfecho. La nina le mlraba
fiiamente con suo grandes ojos
muy abiertos, y al fin acudi6 a
sus labios una idea senCilla Y
primitiva.
-TOdo es mio,-diio.
Y era suyo, sin duda. AQue-
liza t1orecilla delicada nacio de
.estirpe aristocratica, de un no
bic tronco ahora desarraigado y
viejo, pero en- otro tempo pOde-
.roso. Todo era suyo. De Ia
heroica sangre que rego tantas
veces los Campos de batalla, Ia
.sangre azul de la noble familia.
no quedaba mas que la nina, V
del antiUuO eSn1endOr de S11<
antepasadoS nada mas que los
trastos inservibles que ocultan
su vejez en- el desvan. Era su-
yo, 81; era su patrimOnio.
-Pues ST eS tuy0, abreIO -
diio el aventurero.-iA que no
SabeS!
Como habia de saberl Nj tie
nian Sus manOs fuerZaS para in.
tentarlo. En- cambio, ManOli-
llO, el chico de la pOrtera, saba
tOdO5 los misterio6 de aQuel ma
ravillOs0 cuChitril. Saba apre-
tar eI resorte V alzar la tapa del
en0rme cOfre V COlocar en- su ST
ito los tiranteS de MADEIRA para
que no Sc viniera abajO. Y una
vez alberto aQuel arcon de teso
ros, iqu6 olor tan suave perci-|
bian sus narlciIlas, fogosamen
te dilatadas como las de un ca
ballo de batalla! Un OIor a per
fumes apagados por el oreo de
los SiglOS. a membrillOs madu-
roo que al secarse dejan en- las
ropas guardadao un vago aroma
campeslnO,
,,ic Ral1o
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BibIi9tGc1 Sociological International

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La bandera de COmbate

Era TN desvan lleno de tela
raflas, de caiones amontonados
hasta las vigas del techo, de
trastos inutiles, de cachivacheS
vetustos. :. Entraba la luz de
sol por I'm ventan0n enrejado, j
al caer sobre los viejos despojos
ell polvo de orc de sus rayos, pa
recfa una protesta de vida for
mulada alegremente por la Ma
turaleza ante el Olvido de los
hombres.
Reia el sol sobre los troteos
de la ruina. Entire las slllaS
coias, las alfombras desgarra-
das, los barguenos rotos Y des-
compuestos, los candelabros to-
nados de orin. las Copas ab0lla-
das de los altos braserOS, lucia
una manopla con sus complica-
das pleas de acerO enmOheCidO,
sus puntiagudoS goZnes, Su da-
masquinadO apenaS perCeptible
Brillaba a la luz del sol como
en- sus. buenOs tIemp0s Y era
mas feliz que el noble caballerJ
para quien fu6 forjada, porque
nj el buen caballero, nj Sus po
bres huesos pulverizados podian
recibir como ella el tibio beso
de la luz.
Pero alguien venia a turbar
ell silenclo del desvan. Un0s
pasos rapidos Y menudos soma
ban desde el pasillo. Chirri6 la
llave. cedi0 la puerta, Y un chi
quillo moreno, g0rdezuel0, de
revueita caballera negra, pene-
tr0 en- ell desvan, trep0 sObre un
sofa desvencIiado V Sc colo re
sueltamente dentro de un gran
caj6n sin tapa. Desde ALI, aso
mandO la Cabeza para mirar ha-
Cia la puerta, CRITIC con tOdo el
brio de sus pulmOnes:
- OH. -. Ven9ai
Venia ell 0tro muy despacio,
pisandO de puntillas, Y abri0 la
puerta lentamente. Era una
nina rubla y deIicada, de seis a
siete amos. Tenia la cabellera
de ORC tendida sobre las eSpal-
dds, la trente Y las manos blan
cas- como azucenas. Al entrar,
la luz del sol la hizo guinaT los
Ojos Y Iueg0 qued0 largo ratio
miranda aQuel arsenal dc c0sas
arrumbad+s. No ola NADIA, NO
veia a nadic, Y en- aquella silen-
ciosa soledad la manopla de
hierro alargaba los dedOs hac1a
ella como ST la m0viera una vi
da Sin1eStra.
Isl va Sc que estas aqui!
iDate!-dlio con la voz quejum-
brosa. Manolo, eotao aqui, jver-
dad? progunt0 Iuego apelando a
Su aCen . mas In6lnuante.
/. Ell mu1hachO caIIaba, acurru-
cado Ell ii f0nd0 del cajOn. La
nina emDezaOa a soIIozar, Y en-
tonces Il 4hiyo saII0 de su eo-
condite. J1vantando una nube
de polvo los dos reian, Y hasta
los rim. les mas l0UrcICs del
viejo l1 4n he9abau las l0cao
risOtaaae nfanJLes, cue tienen
Ia tTp4.ers.. " In "a EAty7.fa del ~, n,