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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-12-13
Build the viaduct.
poLlTlcAL RATTLe oF lgiO

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Democratic candidates for state Of
fices vii lnoi be likely TO ash more
than the suffrage of their party. The
strides made BY. the state are due 10
The fact that Democracy has been
militant. There has been constant
movement for bettefmeni, TO cortcct
our own errors and do our own acts
without considering hat We might
lose this ol. that politically One pol
icy has been to go to the people aud
thai has been predominant and prop
or. Errors must happen when a paf-
tn trusts the whole people and there
must n times be occasions when
those who play the game Of politics
for sp0lls only deceive and have their
infInere, Momentafy advantage. OBJ
tanned because those trying to advo-
cate righteous government have err
red amounts % nothing and can be
Of no service TO ihose who seek TO
szasp power through the medium Of
expediency.
The campaign Of 1910 will be fought
largely upon the platforms OF the
two state conventions aud the acts
OF local officials 'rssre will be the
usual earpetbagger empt % make
use nf National questions aud sup
port one policy Of government IA one
corner of the state while opposing
that same policy Ia some other cor.
ner But Tie people will not be de-
ceived hy such tactics, Il will ~
main for the narty nO~ IN pUwer 70
admit errors. if il has made any out
line rs intentions for the future aud
90 10 The people ia that way u
Will ia tne primaries, have many
able and enthusiastic candidates with
a splendid following for each one, but
will only strengthen MS aud need
cause no apprehension over the final
result.
SO far as real Republicanism Is con.
cefned IN the new state Il has thus
far been shown only by individuals.
The organization has never indicated
i wanted to do otherwise than get
appointments for the so-called lead
ers. It has never kaa a state policy.
unless YOU call application for APP
pointments q state policy Il has not
idea or made an attempt n do other
than tear down some 0Nc who did
have ideas and who dld seek to adj
vance governmental principles. Be-
cause these conditions prevail Okla
huma's next Democratic platform Will
contain all the people ag-ec with or
oppose. The Other platform viii be
something borrowed from somewhere
that has been quarter Gentry behind
the times The present Republican
organization will do some mighty pro.
testing aud there viii be some few
assertions there would be heiter con.
ditions under It's rule. bul Il can not
make them explicit. for the simple
reason the names il viii advance for
approval OF the voters would appear
ridiculous should anyone inquire what
might be expected That IS why
Democrats must be candid. fair and
sauare with the people There Is not
and has not been any other party in
ibis state for many months
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-12-13
GO TO EMO

That Enid excursion Is proper The
metropolis Of northern Oklahoma has
made good. II is great city aud IL
has been made great because oi the
oklahoma spirii and because Okla.
foma IS great There Is neither cause
for envy nor jealousy between any
iNu Oklahoma cities. and Enid enc
Of the great municipalities OF The
new state, is happily peOpled With
the right SORT of folks. Thcy srck to
make great city ont there on the
plains and the way they 20 about II
lustfica The prediction they will sue
ceed Guthrie. as the state capital
city aud an asplfan, for sill greater
achievements. Is doing right and f,il
filling duty a the Same time by show
lng appreciation Of the great stock
cAhlhi, Of a great stock city. Get ln
the game with those Emil boosters
aud give a lifi % mcritogions aud
propp enterprise Il means some.
thing 90 The capital eiiyii means
Hose sons Of 0klahuna who have
hnilded oiiy aud made d eood wih
thank Us for our Attendance and good
intentions # mrans We viii be bel
ter for having done thai which is
wholly fight
Enid people have erected stock
show that Ii worth white: doing il for
themselves first aud the state sct-
oud. and the capital city must show
It's appreciation Of whatsoever Is cal
culated to upbuild this state IN ad-
ditlon. the stock show itself win re.
pay one to attend It II Is real-it
Is no fake Il Is what 1t is adpertis.
c. to be and II is worth thrice the
49, " a..er .arcc Hcrc car b.
said. but the fact we ought to 20 and
viii go viii suffice for that particular
occasion.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-12-13

Alfalfa. wheat corn, cotton. kaftlr
and broom corn barley, cantaloupes.
watcrmelons, peaches. small berries,
and other products we can grow here
IN oklahoma Al big profit and with
ordinary application TO cultivation, do
not appeal 50 we'll 10 some folks -
political revelations, but they add
nightly 10 the wealth OF our peo-
pie: bring pianos and other sweet
ipned instruments 90 the producers
and thereby add to The store OF hui
man enjoyment Wherever enjoy.
mcul and peace abides. there. too.
will be found a patriotic. honestmind.
cd. wcll.halanccd citizenship thai
need make no apology 10 those who
presume they are great or humble
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-12-13
TWO-CENT RATE
PROFITS RAILROADS
Some Interesting Statistics
Compiled BY Expert
Engineer

That railroad passenger earnings
of the Chicago. Rock Island and Gulf
abroad are far greater per railroad
miles in Oklahoma than in any Of
the other Southern. Western or Cen
tral states. through which the big
system operates. is the chief point
brought ont in some interesting sta
tistics selected from the annual re-
port If the Rock IIsland for the year
ending June 30 1909, by ]. NJ Lee,
engineer of the Oklahoma Corpora
tion commission.
The Rock island has !, 1898 OF one
fourth of the miles Of railroad track
in this state. aAl. as its branches are
equtably distributed over the state.
may be taken as representing fairly
the actual condition Of passenger
business here.
or tie states compared With Ok
lahoma, only Texas and Louisiana
are 3-ccnl passenger rate states. and
both ur these states show ea'nlngs
per milo much less than any of the
other, and also many less passeng n !
carried per mile The net profit al
passenger business was 30 per cent
Comparative Revenues,
The number OF passengers cartied
per mile in Oklahoma. between lDtra.
state points. for the past year was
1871. and HE revenue from passcn
gers per mile 81, ,2e3 81: Texas. 3-ccnt
rate. 31S passengers per mile and
SST7 rePenue per mile: Iowa, 2-cent
rate. 2.09l passenscrs aud Sl065.
Missouri 2-cent rate, i.ioSs passen-
gers $G6G revenue: Nebraska. 9S6
passengers s5aS revenue; Kansas. D
cont rate. i.l2S passengers and Si95
revenue: Louisiana Si5 passengers
AMI sl3l revenue. acent rate, Ar
kadsas. gcent. Asa passengers. sS6i
revenue II will be- seen that only
Iowa exceeds in number Of passep-
gers per mile. and Oklahoma leads
az in revenue per mile.
Louisiana aud Texas figures would
suggest the conclusion that the 3
cont fare was having a tendency to
diminish the train, both IN number
Of passengers and revenue
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-12-13
ORDERLY CITY is GUTHRIE
Continued from PAGE one

0billUucu lieil Idkt 'tHt
Said a merchant this morning: y
think Governor Haskell Is right in
iolling the local bootIeggers. May
o. farQuharson has no call to fly up.
IN the first place. he was wrong in
giving out the governors letter TO
the press aud his reply thereto. The
city does not suffer. Let the boot
leggers be cleaned out. There's o.
gang Oh Second street and u nest on
West Harrison Guthrie is the most
orderly city in he state. but we cam
not disguise DE fact thai liquor law
violations flourish here. The chief dis
0rdcflyness iS among officials who
are after tlie .e9in hush money, etc.
When Rev Parker is out Of town
there is little doing, You can talk
prohibition i'll you are black in the
face bui when man wants whiskey
he Ii golifs to- get It and there Is al
ways a man ~ supply it--and there
is always an official who will wink
his eye when The man who sells has
Influence enough 20 keep the officer
90 the other side Of the street.
said anolhct. business man. "t'uth-
ric Is the best and most lawabiding
town In the state, bar none There are
buotleggers here like in every other
town. but they are not strong enough
TO hurt"
Another man said: "Clean out the
bootleggers i hope Caldwell viii so
after them. The town is not hurt be-
cause bootleggers are here. They
are in eveSy tewa In Oklahoma City
they are opw and flagrant. In Guth-
rio the illegal wfiiskey business does
not amount to over $4,000 year. IN
Muskogee and Oklahoma City the
sum viii reach 100000 There are
laws against killing and larceny, but
men continue to kill and steal, and
Sc long as men buy whiskey there
will be me n who will violate the law
to sell H."
Said Judge Olsmiih "The whole
thing is tempest in teapot Guth-
Tie Is orderly, but there are bad gangs
Of bootieggers here as in every
town.
Another citizen said THE mayor
knows that outside Of Mitchell the
police force is all to the sandpapor.
Let him make his police guys get
busy"
Preachers Become Active.
delegation of Guthrie ministers
called on Governor Haskell this
afternoon. The spokesman said
Governor we will aid you IN en-
forcing the liquor laws. Guthrie is
an orderly town: but there are fla
grant prohibitory violations and we
will do all In our power to help the
enforcement department now on"
II Young convert. goes skating
o..1 f.,tt. l...-t-.....l a...z.. -. !.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-12-13

Guthrie is the greatest capital city
ia The Southwest and has concluded
70 make a bid for the name of the
biggest manufacturing city It's peo
pie are OF one mind when il comes
ts he pronosiiion Of hustling for the
bests results, and they SO conduct
themselves that when they have land
cd big institution IL has added to
The resources OF the state and done
no injury to other cities or commu.
nlties That is why Guthrie Is the
popular city and that is why It pegs
along. supporting It's own institutions.
Loyalty and properly II never goes
backward and refuses 10 standstllI
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-12-13

Congressman Creager of the Third
district will probably retire--if not by
the votes OF his own folks al the pri.
maries IL is yet self-evident. he will
retire Work al Washington is hard
and Nh Creagcr Is not very solid
man physically VI Is almost certain
be will retlre much as international
events viii be surprised by his early
ahsentation from the awful whirlpool
OF craftsmanship
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-12-13

II you want to find out how close.
~ people read the newspapers, put IN
some error about an unimporlant per
son and hear him put the telephone
into immediate use 10 demand a cor
fectlon.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-12-13

The Chicago Tribune, Republican
for seventy years, affirms that Presi-
dent Taft broke all records for mes
yages TO the congress by saying moth
Ing or loss
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-12-13

Cold weather rlpened a fine persim-
mon crop. Logan c0untys perslm-
mon crop value is not listed by the
board of agriculture. but amounts to
q rnnsldcrahle sum
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-12-13

Getting ready for big events is such
common occurrence in Guthrie il is
taken for granted by all Oklahomans
that the municipality will be ready.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-12-13

When Oklahoma husbandmen gel
10 realize their lands are worth more
than twice what they now sell for.
It will add nightly to state prosper
ffv
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-12-13

Kansas City stiu deceiyes Itself
With the idea that Oklahoma regards
lhat bend of The Missouri river as its
supply center Some day those folk
viii be aroused and ascertain Okla
homa expects TO supply Kansas and
western Missouri with llfe's best pro-
tftttfs
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-12-13

That gentlemau who piydicted u
fail il he price of corn were the
talff taken off that commodity must
think Cook and Peary established a
large corn ranch un al the North
Pole
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-12-13

Anytime Hon. J. Guerney Cannon
cx-Quaker. can not raise disturb
ancc ii win be because he has SO
iourncd to community where swear
ing does not disturb.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-12-13

With the sua shining almost every
day Of the year and big snow un-
known. San Antonio, Texas. is the
sixth largest fur market in the world.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-12-13

Next year promises to be the best
fruit season Logan county has known
and Logan county folk have known
some good ones.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-12-13

IN he meantime 1t should be re-
membcred the time 70 make Christ
mas purchases IS at the earliest pos
sible moment.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-12-13

Wanted a wizard who can tell
how TO stick 10 Speaker Cannon aud
Stil enable me to have fsleltds at
homo Address a man supposed to be
voting for northwestern Oklahoma.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-12-13

Predictions for an extraordinary
amount OF good from the present con-
gress may add TO the humor OF those
humorous publications dependent up
on National jokes. but can In no way
add 10 the happiness Of the general
public
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-12-13

Anyhow the cold weather ala %
further damage than 20 make pesss
mis;s see there would be a better
wheat crop
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-12-13
PASTOR REFUSES ASSIGNMENT
Special to Daily Leader.

Special to Daily Leader.
Oklahoma CITY, Okla. Dec - n
The Rev D.. J y. Dische. former
pastor of ST. Johns Methodist church
Of this city Yesterday assumed the
pastorate supply OF the Central Pes
byterian church, Twelfth street and
Harvey avenue The conference Of
the Methodist church, south, recently
removed Dr. Disehe from the pastor
ate of ST. Johns against the wishes,
1t IS said, Of his congregation I'm
fairness Is charged in the removal
IN leaving his own denomination to
become supply pastor az the Central
Presbyterian church Dr. Dische re-
turns 10 the denomination In which
to was reared and trained.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-12-13

Since Texas has concluded 10
handle It's convicted criminals as
should be true OF any civilized c0mmu
nifty. the stain of state Infringement
upon the rights Of humanity will be
oblitoraaed from the Southwest.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-12-13

Congressman Richard Morgan has
.aseertained there are more farmers IN
his district that timber raiseTs. Saa
discovery, too.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-12-13

Vow for the Chr.zseEs pec. ibs
opoasum aul other al rIs lHst iaS
u.ies
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-12-13

Less han fuo weeks untll Chslst
mas. shop now.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-12-13

t'mgress works sleadliy NJ avoid
ing agiiaui au,il the holiday season is
nAer
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-12-13

siee oecesiou fcr talsiug soaa fsais
no b.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-12-13

II young convert goes skating
and falls backward no deacon has a
right to report his being backslider.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-12-13

Rev. Dische al one time was pastor
Of the Guthrie Methodist church,
South.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1909-07-07

La infanta. Paz, yosidente en- Bavle-
IA. hermana de Alfonso MI, tia del Rey,
@caba de publican IN llbrito titulado De
ami vida. impresiones' En- el breve pro
logo dirigido "al pueblo espalol' la
slutora manifesto que 4 publican este IL
brito ''aspira tan solo a que 10 metan en-
el bolsllo hasta los sofdados y cgarreras,
u,ie ciando salgan los domingos a to-
mar el sol les guste yer 10 que les cuenta
aouela infanta Paz que vive muy lejos
sle Espana''.
"A mi parecer, los deseos de la autora
no Sc realizaran. Ell pueblo - no leera
este librito. No gustaran tampoco de el,
81 lo leen. otros lectores de otraS classes
socales Las razones que contrlbulran
4 clio son varias. Ante todo, leyendo es-
te, librito sc nota que la infanta Paz es
una escritora-mujer, diferencia de otras
muchas senoras que son escrltoras-hom-
brcs. La nfanta Paz tiene, por 10 tan
to, ingenuidad, delicadeZa y senclllez.
En- literature, la expression mas alta del
arte es la simplicidad, la sencillez Son
muy pocos los escritores que llegan esta
altura. Sc llega 4 ella, bien esponta-
neamente, porque ''se es ash, 8 bien
~, virtud de una larga experiencia y tie
un conoc.miento profundo de la tecni
ga
$3.50 bien; 81 esta sencillez 81 esta
auseneia &c toda engailo y de toda SUI
perchpfia ,lteraria es 10 mas alto en- el
arte. Ell cambio es 10 menos comprendido
Y ;...-Astl'e. ! d mllt;tUd, el plbl;co gran
de el 'spueblo'', necesita la ostentacion,
el aparato, todo 10 que deslumbra y fas-
Gina; el pueblo, la masa, Sc mueve por
cos%s que le entren bruscamente por los
s'so;..tielos'' Asf, en- literature, pnesto
rnc .ir ella estamos hablando. 10 que pla-
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1909-07-07
CAPITULo XXI
Otro descubrinnenleA.

Aquella noche tive resouc6n para aaa aiSs,
la tuve empero, para mrarme al esppjn t ise
reconvencones que mis- iagrmas pndsesGn Ias n,e Ssa
bi mi cuarto hice mis- 0racIones sseosf gsz;
lnnti esta para eer a carfa e M saratse 11ss
la saba de memoria Sasu6la de mi sfe IL gE4,r
daba; la lei la luz del amor iea} pnrs qs czG&@is
en- toelas palabras anfes dc ef2Ra s as ssa
mi en- la amohada
AL tlia sguiente levante msly 1saspsxgsp }fa,.
Carlota para salir paseo; e q YsrGpsas Y> essa
alderman la el desayuno largo Il, 4c i,s
dispuestas, seno ain hoYa sfe segEet1xe 7n PISA
propuse Carota darIe lsecinn ts%ysst III az e
la ca la parte de gramatica consiaaaa sns i,ei enc
atlmiti0 gusto la prOposiei6n ella w r@ ya,as
dc buen gradO la tarea
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1909-07-07
oO4
POR CARLOS DICK EMS

En- aque momento anuncaron a NJ Bucket, hasta
ciero punto ntl pues e inspector de pocia enr ell
yabnete al mismo tempo que ell crado.
Miss Summerson, senor Jarudyce-nos djo cas sin
aliento excusandose por la moesta que causaba
Jos dignais permitir hacer sublr persona que ha
qletado la escaera que lamar la atenc6n per-
maneciendo alli? Consents ello Gracias Tened la
bonlad de subir ese buen hombre sa cond,l-
ci1lo aqul-diio nj. Bucket saliendo la escalera.
\ consecuencia de tan singular mandate, vines
anciano paraitico, casquete negro, quen dos
honbres dejaron medic de Ia estancia. IA Bucket des
pdi0 Embellishments los potantes cer16 la puerta
o vlelta 4 la Have con apariencia de misterio.
tando su memorable 1ndice manera de exordo,-ya
beis uuen SOY Y miss Summerson ambien conoce, 10
mismo que gentleman por nombre Smalwed La prin
cpal ocupac6n de este ell descuento 10 que llama
un negocante biletes asl?dijo NJ. Bucket IN
clinandose POGO tlrigenose al anciano quien pa
rec'a no tener 81 gran contianza
NJ Smalwed iba rechazar la califcacion que e Ja
ba cuan6o fue sobrecogo de vloeno golpe de tos.
-Vos tenes la cupa, lie dijo NJ. Bucket; 81 no qusie-
rails contra(ecme motive. sucederia este Senor
larudyce, por encargo del baron sir Leicester Deelock
he tendo varas entrevistas gentleman. Por
una cosa por otra he tendo que vstare varias
por 10 mismohe endo que frecuentar el ugar de
SUI resdencia este es la ocupada antes por KGook
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1909-07-07

pues de elogiarla mucho, dice, pasand6
otra cosa escribiendo sobre SUI hija
la de la Infanta: 81 Els tan buena mi hi
ia; cuandO la miro hasta me Olvido de
|'' 'Paco Tudela"!
Aparte de este, hay otros pasajes del
iibro en- que la iron1a es expresa y decla-
rada- jQue podria yo hacer por Espa-
na?-se preguntaba una vez la infanta
''Asi pensaba un dia-escribe la autora,
y viendo como en- Alemania todos los
chiquillos, pobres y ricos, van la escue-
la, bajo pena de multa 81 faltaban un dia,
recorde que hay muchos en- Espana &
quienes dan el nombre de ''golfos'', v
escribi 4 don Gonzalo SAM: s'Cuando
venga usted traigame tres chicos para
que los eduquemos Ell can6nigo Sc pu-
so en- camino con los tres mas pobres y
listos que encontr6 en- tres pueblos dis
tintos de la provincial de Salamanca. Ex-
cuso decir que ell viaje no ser1a muy CO
modo para el, y como llamarfa la aten-
cion de los viajeros ese- cura joven con
los tres chiquillos de blusa y boina embo-
zados en- sus tapabocas. Asi me los trajo,
nara one yo viera que habia interpretado
bien mis- deseos. No tenian mas que 10
puesto fQu6 vas d hacer CON euos?-me
pregunt6 mi marido- Qui6n sabe-le
conteste tai Vez ministries -
Podria citar muchas paginas, muchas
observaciones agudas delicadas de este
ibrito. Los peri6dicos 10 elogiaran mu-
cho; tome su autora esos elogios moons
cientes beneficio de inventario. Seran
muy pOcos los que logren con estas pa
3inas I'm placer espiritual; porque son
muy pocos los que GUSTAV del arte puro,
sin supercher1as nj artimanas; los que
GUSTAV de la sencillez no de 10 fastuoso
7 hrlllante
As0ria
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1909-07-07

| ezra un p1blico medic sera 10 brillan-
| c, 10 enfatico, 10 altisonante, 10 "elOcuen-
e. No hay mas que considerar que
sutores son en- un pals, en- Espana, pOr
| jemplo, los aplaudidos y ensalzados por
| / publico; 10 es un novelista cOlOrista Y
declamatorio; 10 es un periodista hiper-
o6licO, presuntuoso; 10 es un pOeta ro-
tundo, hinchado magnifico.
| La sencillez, la euritmia silenciOsa y
profunda, ell verdaderO arte y la verda-
dera poesla no son para el pueblo,
sino para muy pocos. He de hacer la
prevention de que al escribir "pueblO'' !,
al expresar mis- temores de que un libro
como el de la infanta Paz no lie guste Y
sea desdenadO, no deberia decirse ''pue-
blo'' sino vulgo, puesto que el pueblo es
ilnicamente la masa de obreros, labriegOs
y artesanos, en- tanto que el vulgO, como
! decia Baltasar Gracian, Sc encuentra
Fen todas parties, aun en- la familia mas
selecta''
La nota dominante en- el ibritp de la
nfanta PaZ es la ingenuidad Y la espon-
taneidad Sc nota a primera vista que
sobre la autOra no pesa ninguna preOcu-
pacion literaria, que esta libre de tOda
preston, yugo infuencia de otro escri-
tor. sCuantos escritores podran ufanar-
Sc de esta libertad, de esta Independent
Ella mental? La autora es una mujer que
ha nacido vivido en- un alto refinado
medic social {un medic social de excep-
ei0n) que ha cultivado su esp1ritu en- la
iectura de unos pocos autores selectOs, y
que luego, mas ALA de Ia mitad del ca
!nino de la vida, LENA de experiencia,
con un sano optimismo que ell mismo
medic en- que vive lie ta proporcionado,
ma comenzado escribir en- un estilO SEN
clio, espontaneo, ]ibrc { ingenuo Hay
IN este librito paginas Qas dedicadas,
por ejemplo, a una vieja azafata, Pepa)
como no Sc han escrlto muchas desde hace
bastante tempo Ell Espana-
La ingenuidad es .pecina, mas bien
! lerinana, de la iipn.a No Sc recuerda
a ronla de algunos santos2 Muchas We
es Ia ingenuidad 81 confunde con la iro-
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scribe es persona de un gran prestigie
oci2l Q de una exquisite cultura. En-
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ortancia, no acierta i distinguir ST auue-
10 eS una ingenuidad, algo sin Intencion
trascendencia. una refllada y espi
itual lronia.
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uentra algunas veces I'll lector con estas
etpleJidades iiablantlo, por ejemplo
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