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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-09-21
Critical Situation Arises in vi
emma over High Price of
Necessaries of Life.
MOB GROWS FURIOUS
Demands Made That Government
Permit the Importation of
Foreign Meat i Much
Damage Done.

Vienna, Sent IA critical situation
has arisen i'm Niennn owing primarily tc
The hiuh price of thc ncccssarics of life
Riots broke out to-day and many per-
sons were killed or wounded. Troops fired
on the mohs which had erected barri-
cades in tbo streets There was n fierce
exchange of bullets and the soldiers were
pelted with all sorts of missiles.
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became necessary to c,u ont troops tc
disperse the rioters. In the early clashes
fifty of the rioters were wounded and
100 were arrested
FIFTY thoite,rl nor.ors yvere az the
demonstration and fiery sneochos were
made demanding that the government,
permit the imuortation of foreign meat
and take other measures to remedy tho
conditions which have resulted from tn,
prohibitory increase in tine price of food
products. After the meeting a large pro-
cession marched to the Parliament hulc-
!ngs cheering for revolution ana Portu
gal Revolvers were fired in the air and
then the mob began throwing stones. The
windows of many public and private
buildings. restaurants and tramcars, and
steet lamps were smashed. Finally a
squadron of dragons and detachment
of infantry appeared on the scene. They
charged the rioters and dispersed them
The mob reassembled, however in the
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-09-21
UNKNOWN FOUND DEAD.
Man Discovered Face Downward In
Sand and Grass.

Bellows Falls, Sept. 19.-The body
of an unidentified man some so years
of age was found in North Walpole
across the river this afternoon No
letters or other means of identification
wore found on his person, and but -
cents in money The body was found
face downward IN the grass and sand
and the theory Of the coroner sum
moned from Kecnc is that death en-
sued from suffoCation. There wera
rumors OF foul play, and i've mon VIVA
went up to the hin with him. and who
were partially intoxicated when found
were arrested but later discharged As
the authorities found no real evldenc"
10 lncriminatc them The dead man
was evidently n farm laborer, as he
had corn husker in his POCKET. IL"
had light gray eyes, a gray mOustache
onl stnbby beard. and his face was
badly discolored,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-09-21
MAINE ELECTION
STILL IN DOUBT

AupuSta, Me. Sept Sc .mplete Of
fetal returns from the special election ot
last Monday when Maine voted on the
question of the repeal of the constitutional
prob! tory amendment as canyasScd hy
Gov. Plaistel and the council Tonight.
showed q majority In favor of repeal of
90 votes.
Various discrepancies wero found in the
official returns as compared with the
tahUlat.1ns compiled by the secretary Of
states office, The latter indicated a
majority FOR repeal # 1856
Some doubt .till remains as to the cor
r,ctnc-s Of the returns and Governor
piaistcd announced that city and town
clerks would be given an opportunity to
make corrections the next % days. The
total vote Of the State as shown by the
official figures tabulated tonight follows
For repeal G'4>1 against repeal 60 i5l.
Majority for repeal %.
The coGncn adjourned tonight to meet
tomorrow to consider the matter OF re-
cCiN!Dg correct tons.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-09-21

lion liyago and the draft mares lIn-
.chorp ana Rose, the French coach
stallion Elegant, ana a beautiful COM
Hirat!on horse. "prince Dare" which
led the cavalcadc last year.
Among tho largo poultry exhibitors.
j. C Krincr & CO.. of Settlersville,
Pa. give the largest exhibition If
water fowls and pigeons ever shown
in Vermont The Ostelic farm at
Whitney Point, y. Y, have a large OK
hihition of domestic and ornamental
water fowls and phoasants
T y. Vail Of INndonvile has an OK
hihit Of peaches and American beauty
roses, The signal nm farm Of Rrattlc-
horo shows over goo varieties ~ voCet-
abler and fourteen varieties OF peaches
Mrs f. u. Newton Of White River juno
tion has a beautiful display Of ported
plants and e. +. Mckenzie Of Wood
stock has a beautifully arranged display
Of grapes. ported plants and flowers
Each bunch OF grapes weighs approx
mately five pounds each
In Floral hall is the usual display Of
domestic articles. pictures, etc, among
which deserving OF especial mention is
an exhibit Of work done by children be-
tween the ages of six ana IL years. There
are several rugs of various kinds shown.
three made by Miss Mary Sargent OF
Lebanon, y. H., lady So years OF age.
who did the work without the aid OF
glasses.
Tho fish exhibit contains an exhibition
of Lake Champlain shad or white fish
which is rarely il ever caught on a line
1t Is taken by seine, and up 10 the present
year I, was violation OF law to catch
them in any way
One tank shows silver salmon hatched
last March. rhe spawn came from tho
Pacific coast and tho stocking of Yer
mont waters with this fish ls an expert
mcnt.
Tho Morgan horse showing is really
Great ana II might not appropriately
be called Morgan horse exhibition. 1t
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-09-21
WOULD FREE WIFE THAT
SHE MAY WE'D YOUNG NOBLE

having a divorce suit begun. They dc
manded also the; tho agreement be signen
by Noble.
Young Suydam had hoped for recon-
citation but finding /: hopeless. bcran to
consider the Gi"'rcc situation His ono
thought, he announced. was that the flu
ture OF his wife should be provided for
His attorneys suggested the marriage
contract. which appealed to Suydam and
his family Inasmuch rs It would provide
for the future Of tine clorcrs before the
divorce proceedings We're actually begun
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-09-21

New York. Sept. 19.-StipulatinC that his
young wife. Louise White Lawrence
Su%dam, should first enter into an agree
mont to marry young Frederick Noble,
the plumbers son with whom she re-
Gently ran away from her home in Blue
Point, l.. l., Walter Lisrenard Suydam,
Jr.. offered to-day to free her by sueing
her for divorce Suydam, his millionaire
father and lawyer called upon the
young woman ut the Eat where she and
Noble have been living and made the
stipulation MS an alternative to never
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-09-21
ETNA RESUMES ACTIVITY.

Catnna. Sicily Sept 19.-The erup-
ton Of Mount Etna, which yesterday
seemed to be calming down. to-day
resumed its former activity 1t is fear
e. that ciaht peasants have hcen cut
OF by tho lava. Shots from their guns,
evidently to attract attention, were
heard, hut no aid could he given. as no
body was even able To- approach the
spot because Of tho floods If lava,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-09-21

Morgan horses are extremely we'll
filled some exceptionally so For the
special Morgan prize offered by c. G.
Stulman OF New York, being a silver
cup and $50 in money. for the brood
marc which conforms most nearly in
every respect to the standard Of
equine excellence established by tho
famous Justin Morgan himself. there
are % entries. and for the best stallion.
four years or over, there are 25 en-
tries.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-09-21
MRS. ELIZABETH COLE DEAD
Was Ex-President of Kearney Relief
Corps, g.. \. IL.

Walllngford, Sept 10 Mrs, Elizabeth
McrriGed Cole, wife of Undertaken
lisnry G. Cole. died at her home here
this morning after a long illness with
Tright's disease, age 70 years. Mrs. Cole
Wa, born in Ncwfanc and was married to
Nj Cole on January /, 1886, moving to
Nauingford eight years la.er She leaves
besides her husband, one daughter NJ SIS
Anna cole. Of Wallngford. She was an
eX-prcsdont Of Kcarncy Relief Corps, G..
a. r., and was long Identified with the
Order of the Eastern Star,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-09-21
AvIATORs cut CAPNRS

Harrisburg. Pa. Sept .9.-Gcorge Mes
tach French aviator flew over and
around the dome of the State capitol to-
day from an exhibition park three miles
from the city.
Paul Peck, the United States army avia-
tor. glided too close to a clump OF trees
and fel - feet into a creek He WAS cut
and bruised and his back was injured but
not seriously. His machine was wrecked.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-09-21
81 PERIOR.

TOurist-You must get some business
here, advertising IAN the Comforts OF
Home for One Dollar"
Rural Landlord-We did until the fell
low opposite opened up with None of the
D!sccmforts of Home for Two DollGr" -
Puck.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-09-21
DASHED TO EARTH.

Og1onshurg y. Y. Sept l9.-Eugene
Godet. an aviator, was dashed to earth
from hoiEht of CO feet and severely
injured in the presence Of 600 persons
this afternoon. Both his legs We're badly
twisted. one ankle broken, a shoulder
broken and his head painfully Eashcd. Ills
bipianc was virtually demolished and the
aviator's escape from death was re-
markahle
Godet was under contract with the
psdonShur% fair and horse show to give
three ilish.s day. He was coming down
after Sp' ccssful flight to a height Of a
! thousand feet. when t&c engine stopped
and GOdct lost control.
The hiplanc was seen to tip suddenly
and dive sharply to the ground. The
machine struck hoad-on. catching TIL"
aviator in tho wrecNagc. Goulet was
unconscious when rescued. but recov-
cred before he wa taken to the hos
pital
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-09-21

People who consider 1t worth while "
hnd better bounding place win not con-
sider It too much trouble to watch and
answer ads.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-09-21
UHL.AN THE BIC
DRAWING CARD
Lowers Track State Fair Record
Fine Showing in Morgans-
Hamilton Flies.

White River Junction, Sept. IA
THAN lowered the track record at the
State fair grounds on the opening day
of the Vermont state fair and delighted
a large gathering.
1t was y splendid exhibition of speed
ana perfect action. "Doc" Tanner
warmed up the great trottcr between
the heats OF the two track events that
were on for the afternoon. Then he
was sent away in the exhibition mile
with a running horse trailing. lie made
the quarter in 31l2. the half in 1:01ia.
the three-quartcra in 1925. and the
mile in 2:O4i4 The track record has
stood at 2llh since the first State
fair was held : years aEo. 1t WAS made ih
Il dead heat by JudeX and Major Brine,
coming under the wire nose to nose.
and after the remarkable heat ana
new track record made by Uhlan to-
day. horsemen who follow the game
closely predicted It would be many
years before such another exhibition
would be seen on this track
study Of the time made by THAN
and given above by quarters Will show
how tho horse was going. and yet he
seemed to do the whole mile with alb
solute ease. Driven to the wire after
the heat, he appeared fresh and was
not even breathing hard. 1t was n big,
satisfying event.
An unexpected treat was given the
crowd. Charles N. Hamilton the uyi-
atcr arrived on the grounds at th~oc
% CloCk by automobile HIS hiD1ar.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1911-12-13
UNA GANCA

Quien desee adquirir un mobilissrit
para sala, compuesto de doce silias,
cuatro sillones, dos butacas, un sofa y
una mesita centre, MADEIRA enrvada De
Viens, tiene ahora propicia oportu1i-
dad.
Hay ademas, una mesa y seis sjias
para comedor; un guarda- comidas, IN
chinero, un tinajero con su piedra, an
tltro y una mesa con piedra maryool
para el seryicio del comedor.
Tambi6n puede adquirirse, una cana
de hierro, para una plaza y un IavaAo.
Este nobiliario esta eompletame,. te
nuevo y puede verse, en- 10 casa ntiners
38 de la ealle de Tetudn.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1911-12-13
EN- PALACIO

ET honorable G0bernador Cotton OBJ
sequi6 CON una comida EN- paIacio sus
amigos se1ores Lcd0. Francisco PARA
sonora, Lcdo. Martin Travieso sefo-
IA, Lcdo. Miguel Guerra sonora, J. w.
Zimmerman y sonora, senorita Rosina
Sanchez Montalvo y teniente PARA Ga
p6 y sonora.
Rein6 La mas exquisite cordiaIidad
los inyitados salieron aItamente salts
fecho de la gaEanterfa del senior Cotton
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1911-12-13
PERSONALES

Han liegatto esta ciudad don Anto-
MO Carrasquillo, de Gurabo; don Ramon
Torres, de Barceloneta; don Jose Esca-
iera, Gle Vega Alta; don j. Estarellas.
de Jayuya; don Armando Cadilla, de
Arecibo; dom Antonio Zechini, de Rio
Grande; don Salvador Perell6, de Pom
ce; don Fermin Brau Gonzalez. de Ma
yaguez; don J. Cervoni, de Arroyo.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1911-12-13
RAMON PEREZ morris < Editor.
! Ponce al dIa

La reception tributada a Monsenor
Jones ha sido verdaderamente entusias
ia y solemne.
Todas las congregaciones religiosas. ell
clero, las hijas de Maria, muchos caba-
lleros de la junta de cat0licos y gran
gent1o fueron la estaci6n 4 recibir 4
su ilustrisima.
FL acto ha sido una DEMONSTRATION de
10 que son aqul las fuerzas cat6licas.
Fin la Feria Insular le ha sido adju-
dicado el segundo premio al hermoso ca
ballo, Tjgre de Ia propiedad del senior
Pedro Vivas Valdivieso.
No lie fu6 adjudicado el primero por-
que el noble bruto no llevaba un honito
carruaje y ESQ lie quitaba mucha vista.
Para Ell gran bale de sociedad que
da esta noche ell Casino de Ponce hay
la mayor animaci0n
Sera I'm acto brillante, como todos los
que lleva d efecto la distinguda su:ie-
dad.
Fin el mitin de propaganda que Sc
prop0ne celebrar en- ell teatro La Per(G,
La LigG progres5sta de Ponce, habla-
ran los senores Jose Tous Soto, Nemcsio
R. Canals, Guillermo Salazar Xavier
Mariani, Astol y otros oradores
Ell Cine HabGna esta probado que pa
ra los grandes aguaceros resulta un es-
pecie de cOlador
No estarla de mas que los empresarios
de este genero de espectaculos Sc diesen
cuenta de que la oarpa no es tan solo
para evitar que desde fuera Sc vean las
pellculas, sino que ell p1blico que esta
dentro quede resguardado de la lluvia
y otraS mOlestias.
Ell Inspector medico del Distrito, doe
tor Malaret, esta de nuevo aqui, des-
pues de su viaje de inspection al pue-
bio de Yauco
Ia sido transferida para la proxima
semana la reunion de la Association lie
depedientes, que estaba anunciada pa
ra hoy.
De regreso de un viaje de recreo q
Norteamerica, estaran aqul ell microbes
el licenciado don Ramon Dapena, su dis
tinguida esposa y sus nifos.
Los esposos Dapena son muy estin1a-
dos en- nuestra sociedad
Tengan c1idado los graciosos que efec-
tuaron ell traslado del b1lz0n de las GALES
Victoria y Atocha, uno de los balco-
nes de la casa de don Emilio Cortada,
porque Sc exponen q un serio disgusto
con la Corte Federal.
ESQ es sencillamente una salvajada.
Ell servicio de correos Sc respeta en- to-
das parties del mundo, y 81 la policia en-
vez de estar en- los cines Sc ocupase en-
cosa mas seria cogiese los autores de
tama1a torpeza, no pasarfan las Pascuas
muy. agradablemente.
Esta es la ciudad de los bales; pare
ce que aqui no hay otra ocupaci6n nj
otra finalidad que bailar.
Els raro ell dia que no tenemos uno 6
dos bales, y los sabados cinco y seis, por
10 menos iah y acompaiado de mampo-
rl'os, alguno de ellos, que de todo hay en-
esta epidemic coreografca
EJ Corresponsak.
Ponce, IL de Diciembre.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1911-12-13
iQu6 nos Cuentan con ESQ? !

nido otros causantes que aquellos a
quienes convino la explosion y sirvi6
la catastrofe para ell logro de sus de
signios en- America.
Aparte 10 canallezco del procedi-
miento jpuede pensarse que Ell gobier-
no espanol que no GUERRA Ia guerra,
que la evito cuanto pudo, porque tenla
previstas sus consecuencias, fuese d
provocarla por ese medic barbara,
dandoles Ia razon a quienes, sin ningu-
ma de su parte, estaban buscando un
medic aparentemente legal para encu-
brir sJls ambiciosos designios? jQu6
hacla Espaia tampoco, suprimiendo un
buque, un solo buque y no de los mejo-
res, de la escuadra americana?
Por insensatos que Sc les quiera ha-
Ger a los gobiernos espanoles, no cabe
en- cabeza, hymana que cuando trata-
ban por todos los medios decorosos de
evitar Ell rompimiento fuesen a brin-
dar al provocador adversario argumen-
to tan explotable como ell de la vola-
dura del Maine.
IA quien aprovecha?-dice un prin-
oipio de derecho latino, y la utilidad
de aquella gran desgracia de aquel
nefando crimen no fue precisamente
para los espanoles .
jQue nos importa, pues, 81 la explo-
sion Sc produjo dentro Sc produio
fuera? iEs que por fuera no la pudie-
ron preparar los mismos que en- ell inte-
rior la provocaran?
Ell dato de que la oticialidad del bu-
que estaba en- terra es bastante sign;-
ficativo, pero aunque as1 no hubiera
sido Ia nacion q. anda provocando una
guerra injusta, no es cosa de O. vaya 4
detenerse ante ell sacrifcio de la tripu-
lacion de un acorazado, cuando en- una
guerra Ia muerte de los combatientes
es una cosa tan natural :
Hasta ahora, la caballerosidad espa-
nola, atribuyo a un desgraciado acci-
dente la catastrofe del Maine; pero 81
al informe ama1ado de una comision
arbltraria Sc lie quieren dar ell alcance
estupendo de un saldo de cuetas la
trascendencia de una liquidation his
torica en- que tambien sc nos adjudique
la parte perjudicial y danosa, tendre-
mos que restablecer la verdad, y es tan
diafana que no ha de costarnos mucho
inlponerla.
De nuestra parte estan las presun-
clones logicas y las razones claras. Y
81 no 10 estuvieran bastaria el modo
como Sc ha practicable la extraction de
los restos del Maine, para hacer sospe-
chosa y rechazab1e la deduction que Sc
pretende sacar aaora.
jQue Ia explosion es de afuera? Y
bien; que tenemos con ESQ?
Bah! torpes de nosotros que toda-
via y a estas fechas estabamos creyen-
do en- la buena fe de quienes tantos mo-
tivos nos tienen dados para dudar de
toda virtud y de toda lealtad.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1911-12-13
DIRECTOR: j. Y@rex Losada.

Hace bia1 nuestro buen colega
Heraldo Espanol, pidiendo pruebas
concluyentes y concretas, de cue la Ca
tastrofe del Maine tuvo por causa CO.
mo dice el despacho de la prensa aso-
ciada publicado antes de aver, la ex-
plosion Gle una substantial aplicada
exteriormente la quilla del huque.
siniestrado.
Como muy bien advierte ell popular
diario, estas declaraciones p6stumas,
despues de saberse como fueron arro-
jadas al golfo, las pruebas segregadas
del casco del Maine, pruebas compro-
metedoras, sin duda, y expresiyas de
que la explosion fue interior, son harto
sospechosas y de una judaica alevos1a.
No basta que una comislon de tecni-
COS aJnericanos 10 olga; es precise
que ESQ 10 confrmen otros professional
les espanoles y para contrastar los in
formes de unos y otros, la opinion do
cumentada de una comision interna-
cional que ha debido ser invitada a
practicar conjuntamente las investiga-
clones del caso
ESQ es 10 que Sc ha debido hacer, Y
como no Sc ha hecho, quedaxnos en- H.
bertad de poner en- tela de juicio las
conclusiones amanadas de la comision
naval americana que ha intervenido
a sus anchas en- las exploraciones he
chas en- la bahia de la Habana.
Pero nj ESQ siquiera necesita Espana
para vindicar la lealtad de sus proce-
deres Por parte nuestra hemos hecho
una CONCESSION, que traspasa los llmites
de la condescendecia y que en- modo al
guno puede ser admitida, & no ser co,
mo demost-1 1cion palmaria Ge nuestra
incuestionable inocencia.
Haya sido interior 6 exterior la eau
sa de la catastrofe, de los americanos
es la crllpa: 81 interior, por negligencia
o por desgracia; 81 exterior, por alevo-
sla y mala fe.. De todos modes la inten-
cion perversa hay que perseguirla
en- quienes sacaron provecho estupendo
de aquella catastrofe, en- quienes agita-
ron sobre las multitudes prevenidas
contra Espa1a, los despojos de aque1
horrend0 naufragio como un estimulo
de rspresallas inicuas, en- quienes utiIi-
aaron Ia mo1lstruosa acusacion como
Mnlco motive para dectarar una guerra
desiguaI de exploitation y despoio, en-
quienes sc 1ucraron de aquella muerte
de infelices marineros, en- quienes Ian
aaron aquel grito que fue como una
sacudida que torno ebrias de venganza
y desquite las mu1titudes inconscien-
tes que secundaron con su impetuosa
voracidad los suenos de rapina del i'm
periaIismo desbordante.
Por desgracia 8 por calculo, por un
aceidente como Ell del Llberte 8 ell del
Jena, por no citar otros, como remate
digno de la actitud desleal que desde
f1acia bastante tempo venian siguien-
do para con Espaila los gobiernos anne
Ticanos, la voIadma del Maine no f1a te-
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1911-12-13
A ESPERANZA IRIS,
IIOMENAJ DE STMPATIA

HOMEMADE DE STMPATIA
Yo yengo aqui 4 saludarte
y mi admiration rendirte,
ion, hermosa estrella del Arte,
yo yengo a fehcitarte
y entusiasmado, a aplaudirte,
Hasta ii llego embargado
de emocion y de contento,
a eXpresarte entuSiasmado
ell puro afocto, cmanado
del mas noble sentimiento.
Me traen aqul los rum0res
que ha tempo escucho de ii;
rumores que son las flores
con que te obsequian aqul
tus buenOs admiradores.
Rumores que van creciendo
y que sc van ensanchando
y cual las olas rugiendo,
como cuando tn cantando
va ell entusiasmo subiendo.
jAstro de bellos fulgores,
hermosa estrella del Arte
que al lucir sus respland0res,
siempre alcanzando loores
va ufana de parte en- parte
Siempre te sabre admirar,
porque tn belleza encanta
y consigues cautivar
con el canto singular .
que brota de tn garganta.
Ha tempo te conoc1;
y fue mi entusiasmo tai
cuando cantando te OF
en- mi bella capital,
que anheloso te aplaudi.
.Cuando sales al proscenio
bien a bailar Q a cantar,
nadie te puede igualar,
que eres artista de genio
y de gracia singular.
Pues eres, 4 mas de hermosa.
dulce, simpatica y bella;
y eres, ademas de estrella
en- ell arte, fresca rosa
que por graciosa descuelia.
Acoge la vOz de aliento
de mi entusiasmo y contento.
y ell APPLAUSE atronador
que te envia nn admirador
de tn belleza y talento.
iTal vez manana consigo
la suerte te llevara,
ALI donde no podra
aplaudirte va tn amigo
como te aplaude hoy aca!
Mas sabe que en- Borinuuen,
la terra de mis- amores
dOnde has recogidO flores,
tienes amigos tambien
que son tus admiradores.
Sabe que doquier ell Arte
te conduzca en- tn carrera,
ira mi musa ensalzarte,
ira mi Ira q cantarte
cual paloma mensajera.
Procura alcanzar la meta
que Ell Destino te traz0 ::
y a la Gloria te encumbr6,
y no divides al poeta
que esta rima te escribi0.
Rima que yo escribir1a
en- tn precioso abanico,
porque qlizas 81 alg1n d1a
un recuerdo te traerla
de mi pobre Puerto Rico.
p. ArmaJdO SeUaJl0.
San Juan, Dcbre 10, 1911.