davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1908-02-16
HORRIBLE TRAGEDIA
de que Sc tuVO no
tiCia en- Barbados.
EI itVsR Griffith, smpsz6 a gIitaH ' Sc
sCOStt tTiStemsnts en- una CANA.
Al 6BirSF d m6alGO d gahIaOtl dGSGHhfl6 % OIOI
GAunitOT iCltO pIdSIGO.

HaCs POGO Ss tuvo oOaHi6n de BRbeE en-
Barbados al auiCidio de an joven que sRli6
del puerto de Sc John aboFdo del vapoE
DohomS, el Is dc EneFo, bajo 81 nombEe
De O. BFoWo.
PoE loa peri6dicos que llsgRTon deSpu6i
BaEbadAa de SIS Kitta Antigua, sU'
pisrOn alh que sl verdadero nombFs del
ioVsn era BaFasflEd Griffi b, que ocupA'
bh una magnifaa poEioi6n sn casa de los
seilFog ClHirmont, Mann q Or, de Bar
badas el CuRl FequeridO por Ia poiicfR
cAuSa de una iufrsoOi6n de Las lsyes de
Aduans, intsntAbR FsfugiArEs en- OsusdS.
Tom6 pagRis bordo del vspor quiana,
sn Barbados, psro ge cambi6 81 DGhoms
que tambiGn estRbR allf. Amboa vRnorea
habfRn entFado 81 miEmo tempo 81 1S del
pnnado mes, an B6bRdo poF ls msn1na.
POT Las informacioneE TacibidRs poH ca
be de Barbados, 81 saEgentO Granady y
81 Cabo Isaac de IL fasrsa de poliofA de
Antigus, aboFdaTon pFimeFo 81 Guiana
luego ell DGbOme. Tan ex4ota fu6 10
description que % di6 de Griffith, que Ell
naRgsnto GEanady Supplements le pas6
poF ell lado AboEdo del DaROme y 10 dijo:
-eBuenog diag, Mr.. Griffith.
A 10 cuRl 81 conteat6;
="BuenoB dfaE."
-"su nombTs ss BsresfoFd Griffith" -
diio 81 HsEgento.-' 'Sf' -Esplic6 Grif1 h.
9rRnady ls declare Bu misi6n le dijo
que fusEa terra con 81, 10 que conGin'
ti6 pFoutamente, peFo Rs moatr6 anaiogo de
RRbsF 81 10 VolYeFfan enViar Barbados.
Pidi6 que ls peFmitieTan II Feunir suS
cosaB psTmaneCer allf hRstB qus 81 81
musTEo fusFR HsRvido saliT, entonces,
para sVitaT ser objOto de CuTioaidad aboFdo.
Lo deiAron 81 Cuidsdo del oabo Isaac,
misntERs que 81 sATgsnto lbs aviBaF 81
Capit6n que habfa enContTRdo 81 hombTe
que 81 dossabs.
RsgreSando mfG luego el sREganto, le
dijo Griffith que Hs prspAraFa para Be-
RuiFle. AL or cato, empeG6 gFitRF y 90
Rcost6 tristemente en- una CANA,
Creyendo que 81 Be habia deamRyRdo, 81
saFgont0 llAm6 al medico del puerto que
RcababA de llegRT al vRpoF.
El doctor pEopuso la indsg atoria en-
pEesenCia del 6OYO1eI quien 81 entTaF 81
gabinete, degcubri6 un oloE abgumadoF de
6cido pEdsico. Una botellitR deStapRdR
COntoniendo Rlg6u SCido se epcontF6
Cuantos sAfusFzos Sc hioieTon para rsvi'
viElo, fueFon in6tilss. In dFogR destFuc.
tuFR 70 habia hsCho su tFAbsjo, 81 in.
fortunadO jOven fac lOE poCoB moms sntoB
lRDEado IL stsEnidRd
81 Cad6ver us llev6 & tieEFa, 90 Ie
practice an rsConocimiento; deBpu6B el iu'
RADIO Vnlyi6 CON an vsredicto Rl efecto
"Que la muerts alevosaments, con ter
qusdad, , de ~ premeditaCi6n, fue pFodu'
Cida poE 81 miSmO tomRndo 6Cido pEdBicO,
y no poF otT0 m0tiVo".
Los FsstoA fusTon entsErador en- 81 ce'
msntsriO entire , nusve de ID nochs por
Dean Shepherd.
FL difuntO tsDia 26 amos , hRcfR uno.
gus @ hRbfR CRBado.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1908-02-16
B E TRE TI

Programs do Las piesaB que eieCutRE6
Il banda de l. policfa inaulaF en- la EetEstR
ds elta noche:
Il. PaSo-dOble "Lardi," GaIardi. "a.
Overture "Los maestrOs CantOFeS," Wag-
naR. "a DanEa "Anf aEes ID, Rios Ova.
lie. Al. Gran Fantaaia de Ia Opera sDon
Juan," MoEAlt, 81. Selection de Ia Ops.
"a "CaballeEia Rusticana," MasCagni. g..
Tanda de vals '.Velvet Of the Rose
CsstEono) Barnard. 70. DAnza "Psdid
San LuiE," AgTinEOni. "star spaugle Ban
pR."
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1908-02-16

GoHlR, quGd0 FeEn&noltR lnt0n0Bmento enAs
moFadR del don Juan, = lego 1 RpEender
en ella 81 fuego de amor con tal fnFiR,
que pFonto fu6 incsndio impossible de Opa'
gar. Nj ella tratRbR de BofocRrlo; AntsI
bien dejGbRlo OFscsF, dej6balo OrepitsF,
eChRndo en- 10 h5gOers toda 80 alma ino.
Centa.
EI gsl6n, vista de la fslicidad de Eu
Conquista, pHoCsdfa con Lar foRmas pulcFas
del que ante t0do a2hela conHoHVRY Ga OPT
ni6n , timbr0a extsFnoB dc cabRllOFo. Buen
cuidado tuvo do no galiFge nj una l1nea
del campo de II correction: apgaE CRlRdor
del coTaz6n famsnin0, entendfR que era
impolibls llevar 90 ConquiGtA poF CAminoB
apRFtadoB de lR puFa honestidad. Con to.
dc 80 pRBi6n y Ciego delirio, Fernando no
la hsbFfR neguido. Podfan mucho en- ella
la eduosci6n, loB ejemplo8 do "a familiR y
81 carkctsE Ffgido do Bu padre 81 don
Juan gUpo enaTbol0H deBde los pTimOPou
aFrulloA la bRndeFR de matFimonio, pueu Bi
aaf no 10 hiCieEa, ls nina 90 habrfR llama
do engadO, d6ndoSs & la mueTto RnteI
que la dOahonER. No tREd0Eon loB pa.
dreB en- hscsrSs cargo; que Ia communication
p0F miFsdaB, &ctitudeg q otrOs chigpaz0g
del RlmR, lego prontO 81 pUnto ca que el
BQCTet0 90 Venda 6 u migm0. Padres y
smig il tuviePon pOr ventuFoso 81 hallaSgo
de an poFVeniF..... QusdabR IG tEamita.
Ci6n del noviazgo hasta IL pstici6n la8
nupCiRg CuestR que l01 enRmoFad01 1ubGn
boutGzando. AAf e. la vida: bPinCoI Gquf,
boste1oB ala.
DNde que Ia violentfBims EkfSga do
amor aFrsbat6 81 alma de Fernando, egta
no tsnia BoBiego; Ia extEamAda fslicidad
Is dolls, las EisuefRS espeFangaa la pun.
EabRn. Era como una protests de ID ma
EuFsleER humRnR contra ID iFFupci6n inH0'
lentO del bien. RsCoFdAbR 81 dioho ecla'
SikStico de que hamoB nacido para Bufrir,
no para gozaF. Sc impRcientabs para lie
gar 81 fin, ls seduction de 10 que tsnfS
liempre, peBRr de u indudab!e formRli
dad Del CRbRllero, 81 Cefl9 del enigma. a
FatoB temfR moriTEs Rntes de cRBaEss, que
muEiOIo don Juan, que uu espantosO o.
tRCliBmo hundieFR ca abiBm3B De fusgo &
toda Il humanidad. Y & rAtoG Bu felici'
dad ua F6CIinaba On Ii ConfRnsR, , de TODD
% HeP despodfa toFEente1 de luz.
iCukntsS v0CsE, pRsoRndo poE 81 campo
con 81 galkn, ID hiR mayor do TrRpinOd0
y 9l CUE9 don 11Rg0 EIp80ns CRel& EGEnanu
dc que no piDabA d suelo, Iino una nubo
Con7OTtida On AlfombFa; que todag lag 90.
Bau visibIo1 oFRn bollaG que la1 altuEns 40
GoEbOR podfan alCnnsarls CON d mano
que lau coles nonEofan y loB GEbols1 nsCo1
Cantaban q pa1o del Visnto p0E entire Les
Rsmaa ataFidasl Eos buPPo8 caRgados dc
lens do ladrilloI eRan guapfGimos, Lon
gFsio1 paElaEos, Iaa ranau eloCuontsg ' los
FasiFoioB ds Il TERRA onchRrCada psnsilOI
cubiaEtos de flores. Lon oioI nogroB dc L.
uatioEitR snSmoFRda devolvfan & ID Natu-
ralesR 81 amor que de 6stR FOOibfa, ape.
mas devueItO 10 tomabR denuevo. Con c1to
II y VsniF, laS miEadas fuIgsntU do d nj
M de IbsTo GnCsnd1an 81 Ciolo, abFanaban
la terra d8EEstfan ID nisvo que ca aquo'
lla OEudR e1tROi6n blanquoaba Ios aItuFag.
(Rtass q sdiQ'da dsl doutsgo pr64iu,o).
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1908-02-16
FAC Ia.

-iCuEndo me- psga uItsd aquel pioo de
vOints duPos que me debes
-PoF RhoFa no pusdO; psBO piOEda M
ted ouidsdo que 40 Ios peEdor6
-Es qua me haCon BumR faIta.
la digo uGtsd qus no lo8 psrdOFf.
-E8 ClarO; q uGtod no me los do, ic6.
mo lo1 voy peFdoEi
En I'm almaceu de obietou de aYts:
On afCionAdo llsvA IN CusdEo para ex'
poneE.
Solo quiuisra-dics Il encargndo-
que . ls pODga una taEjeta diCiOndo: ''No
e vonde."
ri sncsTgadO, ds-puu Dc OChar una mi.
Eada 81 CuadFo:
-lOhI NO 8 neOsuaEiol
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c h | STE

Gsds6n & IN amigo quisn Oncusntra
u paBo:
-iEG de uItsd eSo psTEoi
-E8 de nueTtTo amigo 81 bOtiCaEio. PoE
For cisEto que @ bRItante mas lilto que Bu
Rmo.
No me extrahA; hay animalss al.
Yo tuve uno 10 miamo.
lam
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1908-02-16
RESuRREXII.

DAiR que eAtultaG manon RpEiIonen
Ol sfmbolo 1sgFAdo Ga qUS Gs enciaHra
TODD 81 dolor que to exiStiE us afeRFR,
in que M Connuslo 80 grandeEA Nbonon.
D9jaloH que de espinsB 10 coroner,
y cuAndo muerto este, 10 hnndan On terra. /.
NADIA te impOTts Ia mOnstruoaa guerra
que % pAso loG GdioG amontonon.
On tsrcOE Sol RrEoiRrk % lumbrs
On 81 nublOdo que eSpsl6 la inGidia
1obEO In tumbA en que dsGcanaa el Bueno....
El Na1RE0no 20 alzark & la cumbro,
misntFan ID guardis negra de Ia EnvidiR
cuAtodiR on % Bepulcro al NRzRTeno.
Manuel BarerO Arga sIlsa.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1908-02-16
ASCENS SIOR.

EnOlavado Z la CEuE dc Ias afrsntaD,
y On medic de- una pl0bs enfareOida,
SO yORgue el BonAdoF, pleno de vids,
como IN mGstil & todRs las tOrmentau.
Envauo dc IaG rffAgsa violsutls
ger& h pRvoFOBa nBGUdida;
sobFe 81 trfg;co horror de Il smboutida;
p0H BObr0 laS ondsI tuEbulsntRg
del mar dc ID malioia que SocAvs
81 Rgrio monte On que Ia cruE 90 clRvA,
81 ViRionaRio, con 90 Buefo BOlAg,
sobrs Ia befs vii do los maIvSdor,
% alSArG como IN sol, de entire nublRdoB,
HOdivivO, RHcsndiondo de Les olaG.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1908-02-16

PARA CuRAR uN RE9FR ADO
ENuN bIA tome a LAXATIVE BROMo
ourNuIA Il botlOario d dsVOlver6 q dInaEo Eino
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1908-02-16
OLAS QUE PASAN...

9UD DBN8 ,U0N UuBB
PoE luminous nisveg coronado,
del Oouffn uiuterioIO cn que BuFgi6,
lego Il onda Il aGcaFpada oFilIs
y On fmpetu amoroso Is bend.
Bsf6 en 90 linfa aEul Il duEa Eoca,
Cubri6 o. BolitAEiR desnudez.
Teuni6 en- an punt 70 di6perIos Gtomol
II paEti6 hRciR otrt playas OtrA veEl
En- actitud do inacababls Rbrazo
ID oEilla, GilenCiosa, cine 81 mar,
GpeHAndo impaHible 81 beIO amRrgo
de la ondR Azul que lR YendTk & bAhAF!
Ds hoTiz0nte leianou, coronado
por la espumR de luz de IL i.uEi6n,
llleg6 lR honda de tu amor aFdiente
haatR mi 1olitavio CoPR26n.
SuI AbismoI llen6; bsio 81 ira MO
do 90 dulcs poder 10 hiE0 latiE...
y s mistsTioga fuaEgR Obedeciend0
lh6CiR otro oOERE6n voIvi6 & paEtiEI
DslisrtA oEiIlA o. hoy Ol paCho mfo
que & la vidA = Grounds. En- "a dolor
hR do eBpsFAF ls 0marga remembrance
que le deje, 81 partiF, IN nuevo Amo1f :.
Dsles H. BorreyO "a Lwj6n.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1908-02-16

I'd pud enviaF libra
snismo
mpahis
F0rccarries Vapoes en- las spaes mundo
N8Yo
nEgnadosa a
PORTO RICAN EXPRESS COMPANY
16 SOUTH WILLIAM ST. NRRY
de
= tOdRS Las ofcinaS de Express en- Ia
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1908-02-16
COsas De Ia vida.

En una ckroel del modsrno Tintsms. IO
dicen un r0slnBo al ingFeSaE:
-El regimen del OgtabIecimient0 obliga
{ tEAbSjaE s CAda uno On d 0fcio que hRys
tonido iCuE g 81 de uUtsd2
--ChRuffnuYl
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1908-02-16
PEREZ GALD6S.
FUERZAS
C.READ0RAS.

Las SdOiedadss modernAH Cuontan para
% vida y % pEogreIO con dos fuOEER1 de
iEFeGiBtiblG puiGn8s.
lie una smplOa % 0CtividRd ca CRleutaF
8moF0Baments embEi0nel feCundou para
que broten luego FecibiF Ice caTicias del
airs : los basol de Il Iuz, kEboles de vigo.
T0g0 tr0nco.
La otrR sopla GObTe eBoI miGmoB 6Fboles
vientoI de vida para que puedan levantaF
Bu pomposo Famaje hasta 81 a1ul do lo1
cisIos.
In una es una espeCiO ID taller Ouyos
activos movimiantoG 90 axtsonden haBtR los
confines dc ID nRCi6n.
La otEa pAlpita vGCes en- un modesto
g0binate del qus &c oBcRpGn E0Y0g do luE
que van iluminaF lR RItiyR frsnt0 do IoB
pueblog.
Una 90 como aFFull0 de amor.
0tFa, como C6ntico de gloria.
In pFimOFR Cd Y01 liens da CienCia.
L8GegundR, formidable truano devardad.
Aqu6lla tomR 81 nifio, como cogs pada.
Eo8 de granite d estatuHFio, y dOspierts en-
"a eupfritu 81 8agEsdo volc6n de lGB ideas
Eats, modsIado 81 mfEmol y0, dirige d
pGnBamiento poE Il AnOhuEoIa via de 10 IL
DeHtRd y de - gl0FlRo
"a primsra e. una iniciaci6n amoEoDfni
ma.
Ia ssgunda, como Boplo tampentuoDo
LA una, rayo de sol, animR aI tieFno
pajarEillo & que Fompn 81 vuOlO , dele 81
nido.
La otra, vieDto impacientfSimo, douple-
ga al anchR veIa, smpuiR Ia gallarda na.
va por los EumboG de la juatici6 , dol pro-
greIo.
Limpia la primsra On los labio8 del ii.
fhuts IL leche que nutri6 90 d9bil cuOFpo,
y ls dc q dulCe pez6n Cuya snvia haco
eGtallar lusgo q Z frents la explosion del
pennamianto.
COgs Il otFa d nuaYo asE, que eB % IN
nusvo oBpiritu; dastruye, audG8, aus BonCi.
Has inocsnCisB; 10 pone On ID pRIeatfn
aEdiente On que sa combAtS por 81 derOcho
, por IL patrio.
AquellR fusFSR tomR un psdR1o de car
nc, , 10 vuelvO an hombre; coge un niho
, modelR Un Oiudadano.
Ests otFa 0nCuantFR 81 hombFe, 10
fUsrBs que SEQ dtil; hRlla ri ciudadano,
= 10 enBeGs que Esa libEe
III
La EsGH0Ia 90 squells fusEz2 iniciRdorR.
La PrOnSR e. elta fueTzR rsvoluciona7ia.
Sin embargo de So dsstino } do "a glo'
Fia, Ahf van poE 81 muudo. 10 primeFa
dssconoOidR de IoH imb6cileB; Ia Segunda,
mRltFatRda pOr Ii tirRnfa.
EugeniO Ds0oh0mpS.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1908-02-16
NOMBRES lE MuIERES

En 81 mundo, amiga mia,
Hay muchRs ConChns 1in psRlaG,
MuChAH ROsAG con elpina1,
MuchaI B6FbSFag do verRg,
MuOhA1 Loonag qua muoRdon,
MuthS1 Virtude1 do pegs,
Muchng PacaG do algod6n,
Muchsu CGndidaS que vueIan,
Y AmpAEoI que & nadio ampaEan.
COnBualou que dan mil penaI,
7 TeClaB qua ds1afnRn,
Y ClaFAu que son e5poSaE,
7 PepitaG de melon,
7 RoBArio1 que no TeEan,
7 VsntuFsB de82ERcisdas,
Z NisveB que NO blRnquORn,
Z Dolores que Los dan,
Z Mercedes que Las niegan,
Z RemedioB adm psorOs
Q1e la enfsFmOdad mas nOgrR.
70 a6 dc una boCa inOrta
que Cuando be1s NOS matR:
ID boCG de una piStola
con 81 beso do una bRla.
NestOT CaYBOneH.
(cubano)
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L1NEA FERREA DEL oEsTE.

Itinerario. salidas de Bayam6n y Capt.
tai aimultRneamsnte.
Dfas Iaborables Mariana 8, 7.O5, $50 9.
As Hoo. Tarde IL. Is, 1.45, S.l5, ABS, 5.45
Dfas festivos.-Mafana 6,7F5, $50 9.45
y IL. Tarde 1915 1.SO, 2 so, $50, $50 5,
IS, y $40.
BflIetes baratos para dfas festivos. De
CatsflO Bayam6n, ida = vuelta IA. clase
25e "a. case 18e. De Bayamon Cataho y
vuelta IA Glaze f5e, "a. clase zoe.
Billetes OEdinario de Capital Oataflo en-
IA. clase s centavOs.
Bayem6n 70 de septiombrO de 1908
Ramon VRldeG.
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Derribo Dc ranchoneS.

Sc sctan propooneE para derbo de ranches uboados
el solar de Don T. silva calle del Comerco Marina.
DiSrse al ingenro del Vale zeno Gale FortaeEa l6 as
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1908-11-20
HEALTH AND BEAUTY.

Dark rings under the eyes show that
the body In one way or another is
being ovectaxed by worry or that the
physical system is deranged. Lack of
rest, late hours or an i%rregularity of
the kidneys will bring those gray,
heavy lines. Drink plenty of water
every day. get out of doors regularly,
look after the diet and get to bed early.
The fluffy headed girl will often find
water efitacious in the training of her
hair. In this case the hair near the
head is gpne ove with a wet brush
and an effort is made to lay it in
waves. After this a veil is placed
over the bair in the shape of a cap I'M
til the heir is dry. If there is the
slightest tendency to curl, a couple of
weeks of this sort of treatment will
develop 1t
For very sick people toast water is
a nourishing, palatable drink. Put
several pieces of cold. crisp toast in a
thick pitcher, pour boiling hot water
over it, cover the pitcher to keep in
the steam and after it has soaked for
fifteen minutes strain off the hot wa
ter which contains the nourishing es-
sence of the broad. 1t can be kept in
q cool place until the next time to re-
heat 1t.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1908-11-20
Do Not Be Morbid.

To a degree sensitiveness is a good
quality and n to be cherished. But
every fine quality has its defects, and
the defect of undue sensitiveness is
morbidness.
Never torture yourself by wondering
If on this or the other occasion you
made yourself appear ridiculous. If
you wrote a foolish letter, let it go at
that. If you made a silly speech, be
comforted. People will not remember
1t long. If there was a clever thing
you might have said and did not, re-
mind yourself that there are more
days to come and there will be other
chances.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1908-11-20

clicking needles kept time to the tick
ing of the big clock.
Suddenly the door opened, and an
other m entered. She was tall
and thin, with scanty dark hair strain
ed away from her forehead.
"Howdy do, Jane Ward?" she said in
a deep masculine voice, seating her.
self in the Boston rocker, where she
could stare into Jane Wards face. II
thought I'd run in and see what prep
arations you was making for Thanks
giving this year."
Jane Ward looked up. 81 amt max
ing none," she said, with a little snap
Of her lips, 'and you know 1t, Esther
Pike. You know l amt keeping
Thanksgiving any more"
you're tempting Providence. Jane"
returned the other woman s%uccinctly.
Tempting fddlesticksr' snorted
Jane contemptuously. II kept Thanks
giving for thirty years, and you've ct
with me often enough to know that I
kept it wellt'
Esther Pike WINGED. "There amt no
denying but you set a mighty liberal
table, Jane" she said hastily. "What
l meant was that it does seem dread
full wicked for you to set up and say
you won't keep no Thanksgiving when
every soul in Upper Village is laying
out to have something. Even the dar-
kies down In the Patch are
Jane Ward arose and Strengthened
her little figure. She pointed a shining
needle at Esther Pike, who wriggled
as though she were impaled upon its
end. "How many years is it since l
kept Thanksgiving, Esther PikeY" de-
manded Jane.
"Oh, four or five, l guess" replied
Miss Pike reluctantly.
"Ain't it ever since my son Asa was
lost at sea?' quavered Jane Ward.
"Yes-for goodness sake-yes. OF
course I know it, Jane. l didn't mean
no harm" Miss Pike was visibly
alarmed at James strange manner.
"Ain't you been here every Thanks.
giving eve to ask me if | was going to
keep Thanksgiving"
yes" returned Esther as family as
her DOOIHluB lOileS WOum
"What Is it you're trying to find out,
them" demanded Jane Ward harshly.
"Do you think I'm going to KEEP
Thanksgiving just because you come
and tell me I'm flying in the face of
Providence If l don't? Providence!
Humphl'
Esther Pike paled and rose to her
ungainly height. 81 guess I'll be going,
Jane Ward she said sourly. 81 amt
partial to visiting blasphemers"
Jane sat down in her chair again.
'Well, Esther, by the time you've
made the round of Upper Village and
told everybody that Jane Wards a
blasphemer it'll be time to get home
and set your own pot a-biling!'
The door slammed sharply, and Jane
Ward, bending over her knitting, felt
the hot tears dropping on the blue sock.
She was thinking of that Thanksgiv-
ing eve five years before, when she
had watched for Asa's return. The
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pantry was grooming with toothsome
viands. Asa's favorite pies stood in a
row or the shelf, and Asa's cookies
and Asa's doughnuts awaited him in
deep, cool pots. The turkey was stuff
ed and waiting, the cranberry auc
nodded in the best glass preserve
dish.
Asa's room was warmed and wait
ing. His slippers stood before the fire,
where the Boston rocker awaited his
tired body. The great fire Oh the
hearth reflected all these things and
shone on James tired, eager face,
watching at the window, when Captain
Smith came hating up the path and
told her. The gale, a nan overheard,
Asa Ward-that was all. The bluff
old captain went away, and Jane
Ward, in a fury of grief, devastated
her larder and threw the viands to the
fowls. Jane lived alone after that, her
stony resignation broken by occasional
fierce bursts Of grief. Never after that
night did Jane Ward keep Thanksgiv-
ing. She took a fierce delight in fast
ing on that particular day that was SET
apart for thanksgiving.
Twilight gathered in, and Jane light
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Jane Wards Thanksgiving
By CLARISSA MACKIE Copyright 1908. by American Press
Copyright. 1908. by American Press
Association
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ed a lamp and made a cup of tea
Then she got out some apple sauce and
bread and butter and ate her supper
After that was yer she washed the
dishes and sat down again before the
fire. Somehow tonight seemed differ
ent from former Thanksgiving ewes
There was a reminder of that other
night when Asa did not come in the
low wall of the wind through the oak
trees, and the swishing of the locust
boughs against the roof sounded like
the rush of waves.
There was a fiercer blast, q rising
shrek, and Jane arose and clasped her
hands to her ears. A shudder of SUI
perstitious horror crept owe her, and
house rocked on its foundation. Then
the wind subsidized as suddenly as it
had arisen and there was dead still
ness.
Jane sank trembling to her knees.
"Lord, whatever has come over me?'
she whispered b%rokenly. 81 am weak
as a baby to be scared by a squat like
that" She knelt there for a long time
with closed eyes, and then gradually
there came a great peace into her worn
face. Her lips moved noiselessly, and
Jane Ward prayed.
"Ill do what / can to give a feast
to some poor SOUL" murmured Jane
as she got upon her feet. God forgive
me for a sinful woman"
She lighted a lantern and, tying a
shawl over her head, went out into the
night. 1t was moonlight, and the path
to the chicken house was a broad,
white way, down which her little fig
ure walked, leaving a grotesque, black
shadow behind it. The air was crisp
and sharp, and there was a light wind
"a singular change from the sudden
squat that had so unnerved her.
Jane pushed the door open and look
ed around. The large white rooster,
the youngster of the flock and the ap-
pie of Jane Wards eye, grumbled at
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before night" replied lane. IF there
don't, the food won't be wasted"
maybe I'll come over tomorrow"
remarked Esther. with a Pickering
hope in her eyes. Perhaps I'll come
over and bring my knitting"
do" said Jane, without enthusi-
asm.
She carried an armful of wood up
stairs and filled the drum stove in
Asa's room. 1t made a CHEEKY roar
as the flames leaped up the chimney,
and Jane listened with a rapidly beat
ing heart. 1t did seem as though Asa
must be coming. Everything bore
such an old familiar look. The cold
loneliness of the later years had slip
ped away, and it needed only the firm,
light step bounding up the stairs to
wipe out all those bleak years and
bring back the warm, beautiful past.
Captain Smith rolled down the street
toward the station. He turned once
and watched a rabbit scuttling across
the road, and his mouth watered as
he thought of the delectable rabbit pie
that was browning in the Smith oven
at that moment.
When be faced about again he stared
into the eyes of a stranger-no. not a
stranger. but a ghost. for the sea does
not give up her dead. So it must be a
ghosti
A hard hand on his shoulder, a ia
miliar voice ringing in his ears-the
hand and voice of Asa Ward! But
Asa Ward was deadi
"Hello, captain! Tell me how my dear
old mother is. | haven't heard a word
in years, and I've written, God knows
l have written Tears fell down Asa
Wards bronzed cheeks and splashed
upon the hands which were tightly
clasped in Captain Smiths.
"She's all right, boy" wheezed the
captain joyfully. now fully convinced
that the substantial hands he held
were not ghostly ones, "but she's
grieved herself most to death. 1t will
be a great shock to her!l"
"Take me to her now, captain, or,
stay, is she still In the old place."
Eyes. But where have you been? We
thought you were LOST
81 was picked up by a s~outhbound
tramp steamer and carried around the
cape to the south sea islands and Chi
ma. I got a job on a Yangtse river
steamer and wrote mother regularly.
I don't know why she did not hear.
Then l wrote to you, and l have been
afraid to come home for His voice
broke.
run along, lad. Jane Ward Is wait
ing for you. Joy never kills. Make
haste"
Jane Ward surveyed the table visit
fully. 1t was set now with all the
viands, and no stranger had come to
partake of them; she felt 40 appetite
for them herself, She turned away
with a sudden ~revulsion of feeling and
a sharp return of the old bitterness.
At that instant the gate clicked.
There was the light. firm step on the
path. the door was flung open, and
ASA. Asa! Asa!' she cried joyfully.
1.-THE Turuf-k vrry-rsq1lrl-~
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By cLARIssA MAcKIE

NE bent
over her knitting,
her wrinkled face
puckered n t 0
harsh lines that
belied the mild
brown eyes be-
hind the steel
bowed s~pectacles.
James chair was
dra wn in front of
the stove, and her