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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-07
Motor Boat Drowning

Watertown, July 7-John Harris,
 whose home Is in Brooklyn, N. r.,
 was drowned late last night, and five others narrowly escaped death when the motor boat in which they were riding was run down by the yacht Sisilina, owned by Nathan StrauS of New York The motor boat tried to cross the bows of the yacht near Cherry Island and was smashed to bits All of those in the motor boat were employed at the Thousand Is7 lands house, Alexandria Bay.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-07
Robert Ogden Very Ill

Kennebunkport, Me. July 7-Rob- ert C. Ogden of New York is very seriously 91 at his summer residence The B1I1oEs'' on Arundel Point This l5nforma1ion was given at the house today.
 MT. Ogden has been fin feeble con- dftion for some time and it was said that a sickness which developed seV- eraI weeks ago took a serious turn during the last night He is TT years old and has passed his summers here for thirty years
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-07

birds caused me to become interested in their protection; hence my appoint ment as game warden. I have all ready stopped lawless negroes from wandering about the surrounding woods shooting everything that has wings Am masculine? Oh, I don't think so! I'm really very feminine and conventional except when I'm out in the woods hunting." The picture of Miss Gibboney showing her in hunt ing costume was taken in the north west. The costume is a green buck skin divided suit.)
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-07
St. Augustine's Choir and
 Collectors to Have Outing

The members of St Auustfne's church choir will be taken on an out ing to Savin Rock tonight as the guests of Father c. J. Mc1lroy, rector of the church. The party will leave from the post office in a special troll ley car. After having dInner at the Colonnade they will visit the various attractions. The pew collectors will will also be Father McElroy's guests on tha outing.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-07
VErERANs ARE uL

Edgar Dean is very i'll at his home 455 Lafayette street. stephen Weav- CT is also i'll at his home 42 Shelton street Both are veterans of the Civ II war and members of Elias Howe, Jr, pASt-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-07
Stage Mechanics Meet

Spokane. July 7.@The fourteenth biennial conference of the Theatrical Mechanics association opened here to- day and will continue five days. Charles W. Schweitzer of Cincinnati and James H. Curtis of New York are the candidates for the presidency.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-07
TRAILING BoDNAR,s AssAnANT

As Peter Bodnar, of Pine street, slowly recovers in St. Vincent's hos pital from the effect of stab wounds received at a picnic Fourth of July night, the police are trailing the man alleged to have been his assailant.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-07
PERSONAL MENTION.

MT. and Mrs. John A. Shea and MT. and Mrs. James Lynch are on an aJ1- fomobf1e trip to Rochester to attend the Elk reunion They left Bridge port Sunday morning and spent last night in Albany
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-07
SUIT OF CLOTHES STOLEN.

The theft of suit of clothes from Michael Carroll, 42 Highland avenue, has been reported to the police. Ac- cess was gained to the room by a win- dow.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-07

Alexandria Bay. N. T., July 17-Na- than Straus, the New York philanthro- 'pist, arrived on a special train from New York, accompanied by Mrs. Straus, his special physician and two trained nurses. He was met at Clay ton, N. r., by his yacht Sisilina and taken to his home, Olympia, on Cher ry island MT. -Straus was reported to be seriously i'll. His pure milk cru sade for the benefit of the poor gain ed him wide notice.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-07

Dr. Warnes, the dentist is back in his office, 1O62 Main street, after a. two weeks auto trip. aap
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-07

Chevy Chase club on the evening of the first day
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-07
E. \. DILLON 6 60. hn4 !!es Main s.: sos ST. cHcNhh F"]N
 WHOLESALE AND RETAII. LEADING M1LL1NERS.
JULY CLEAR A N CE SA l. E OF U M M ER MILL IN E R Y

We offering the greatest bargains before in Untrmmed Hats, Trimmed Dress Hats, Trim mings of every description. 75c UNFRAMED HATS ..... ........$ 15 $125 UNTRIMNIED HATS. ..........!... .25 $175 UNTRIMNGED HATS. .48 $4OO TRIMMED DRESS HATS TS...........1. .25 $500 TRIMMED DRESS HATS >1.98 $75O TRIMMED DRESS HATS 298
 Better grades formerly priced from $1O $50 marked at proportionate reductions.
 Great bargains in Panama Hats, Peanut Braid Hats, Wash Rag Hats.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1913-11-05
Just In Time.

There is Il delicious flavor about this
starry of Virginia mdy married To n
man who. though uniformly unSlnt'ess-
fui in HE hunting trips. boasiinsly
spoke of his killings"
One day returning from trip with
the usual accompaniment Of an empty
bag IL occurred IA him thai his wife
would make fun Of him II he returned
without even one proof of his off
boasIel skill. So he purchased n brace
NJ cartridges To deceive his trusting
sr'onsc. AZ he threw them on the table
IN fr'nt of her he observed. Nell my
dear. you see ! am not so awkward
with the gun after all
'Dick." replied the wife. turning
frota the birds. with u srimace. after
hrhf examination. "you we're quite
-.ghf in sliootir= these birds tmiay.
romorrcw IL would have L.'ea ton
ate"
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1913-11-05
Yes, He Could Hold Him.

christening ceremony was taking
place in Il church in II mining district
in Scotland. The infant that was to
be clIristened WIS very giorionSly ar
rayed. Among other things II wore n
splendid bonnet. which. when the
critical moment arrived. the mother
had some difficulty in removing.
With the eyes OF the congregation
upon her the poor woman was greatly
flustered. and her attempts To hold
the baby and take its bonnet Off ut
the same time seemed likely to end
in her dropping the infant on the iicg:.
The clergyman turned rather i'm,
patiently to the father II tremendously
powerful looking collier. who was
Standing stolidly watching his wife's
struggles.
Cant you hold the child:" he asked
sharply.
The big collier turned n disdainful
glance on the minister. rather II dimin-
utive man. 'IIaud him" he whispered
iiercely. Man. could ding him over
the Kirkland you tae."
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1913-11-05
Easier to Remember.

The Rev. Henry Ward Bcechcr had
rather defective memory ut times
When he was making the announce
ments for the coming Week one Sun.
day le wanted to intimate that he
would not bc the preacher Oh the fol
lowing Sunday and that the pulpit
would be occupied by his son-in-law.
the Rev Samuel Scoville. but Mt the
last moment his memory went astray.
I'm addition To the notices just read"
he announced. II desire to say that
shall not be- preaching here next Sab
bath. and the pulpit will he occupied
by-by-the pulpit will be occupied by
-by-by-by"-
After Is lal stammcred for a few
seconds he tried again. Il shall not
he here next Sabbath, and the preach
err will be--will he--be"- Here he broke
or with Il touch OF evaporation:
why. know him quite we'll You
all know him. lie married my daugh-
ter Oh. | remember" And he pro-
ceeded gravely. Sam will preach here
next sabbath
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1913-11-05

physician not long ago was called
to see an freshman and among other
directions told him To take an ounce
OF whisky three times II day. 4 day or
81 later he made another visit and
found the man. while not so sick. I'M
dcnial,ly drunk
How did this happcnf" the physi.
elan demanded of Pats wife, who was
lowering alout solicitonsly.
sure. d~-hter. AN Ills Just what you
ordered an no more that he had" she
protested.
Il said one ounce of whisky three
times u day. That could not make him
drunk the physician said "Ile has
had much more than that"
"Nivur n drop more. dochler. dear"
she declared. Sure. an OF didn't
know lust how much an ounce WAS. so
oi wlnt to the drug store am asked,
an the lad-he's a broth Of boy. too
told me that AN ounce was sixteen
drains. an Fat has had thin regular
an no more. Tit-Bits.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1913-11-05
- The
Scrap Book
His only Question.

Jack Raftery. n reporter. who has
worked In many places. went to work
on the Seattle observation-disclosures under
Scott Bone about the time u grand jury
was called. Raftery was ordered ia
cover the grand jury. The Judge and
the district attorney warned the grand
jurors about the necessity for secrecy.
Raftery had full reports OF the doings
In his papcr every day.
The judge summoned I,aftery.
young man" he said. you have been
asking those jurors questions. Who
has been informing youT'
Il cant tell you. Judge" Isaftery re-
piled. 1T wouldn't he right to the
juror. lie didn't know he was talking
to n reporter
But you asked him questions" said
the judge hcatedly.
Not questions. Judge" soothed Raj
terry. Il only asked him one question
just onc-but | asked that one fire.
quently."
What was that question:" demand
ed the judge. What was 1t -
why" Raftery replied. my ques-
ton was. What will YOU have a.
drink 2 Saturday Evening Post.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1913-11-05
A Willing Agent.

Agents for the various transportation
companies that operate in the Yellow.
stone park meet the trains at Living
stou. Mont. AMI eudcayor To secure
for their companies tourists who have
not been booked through.
Several of them were trying to get n
tourist early this season They cX-
planned the advantages Of their various
methods of seeing the park
Finally the tourist said: 1T isn't n
question of money with me ID Is sim.
ply Il question Of congrninlity."
yes. yes. yes" shouted one of the
agents. I'VE show you that. too-iust
the other side of Mamnmth Hot
springs. Saturday Evening Post.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1913-11-05
What MINT Be Done.

What might be done IL men were wise
What Curious deeds. my suffering broth
err
Would they unite
In love and right
And cease their scorn of one another!
Oppression's heart might bc imbued
With kindlinc drops of loving kindness.
And knowledge pour
From shore to shore
Light on the eyes OF mental blindness.
All slavery. warfare. lies and wrongs
All vice and crime. might die together.
And wine and corn.
To each man born.
BE free as warmth in summer weather.
The meanest wretch that ever trod.
The deepest sunk in guilt and sorrow.
Might stand erect
In self respect
And share the teeming world tomorrow
What might be done? This might he done
And more than this. my suffering broth
More than the tongue
Fer said or sung
If men were wise and loved each other
Charles Mackcy.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1913-11-05
Sarcastic Stanley!

The antipaihy which Or. johnson
bore to Scotland WAS not singular al
unprecedented. Lord Stanley cam,
plainly dressed to request II private
audience with King James |, \ gayly
dressed Scotsman refused him admit
lance into the kings room. The king
hearing an alteration between the
two. came out and inquired the caIlsr.
"My licge." said Lord Stanley. this
gay conhtryman of Yours has refused
me admittnnce Ia your presence
Cousin" said the king. "h"w shall
! punish him: Shall send him 10
the Tower"
"oh. no. my lege."' replied Lord
Stanley: 'iniiict II seNcrer punishment
Send him back Ia Scotland.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1913-11-05
Next Time.

Curious wedding customs linger still
in obscure places. When in 1870 tho
Rev. =. l.. Warren became rector Of
Esher he was called upon To marry n
couple who. ut the conclusion OF the
service. kissed each other before the
altar. Mr.. Warren did not approve Of
the custom. and as the wedding party
proceeded to the vestry he said to old
John Woods, the clerk, Next time tell
them not to kiss till they get to the
vcstry." Instantly John Woods hob
bled forward aud said to the bride
groom. THE rector says as next time
ye're not 20 kiss her till yer gets to the
vestry." ana no one saw the humorous
side Of the injunction except the rec
tor himself. who told the story.-West
MINISTER Gazette ---~uxYpdME'
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1913-11-05
She Agreed.

When John Drew WAS much younger
than he Is now he took small part in
much Ado About Nothing" when
that comedy WIS being performed by
his mother. nor did he believe that his
performance Of his role left much to
he desired until he uttered the line.
"A gentleman should act better than
l." whereupon he overheard his moth
er remark in an undcrtone. Il should
say So" ~ ..xxs----
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1913-11-05
IT'S HIS PIE, BOSS :"

IT'S HIS PIE, BOSS
ment's silence during which the pick
aninny finished the plate and pro-
duced Il huge section of pie
''Purty fair. boss. purity fair said
the father. "Jes' look ut him goin'
after dat pie Then after Il further
period of silence. the proud parent
added:
Boss. it amt no Use alta, kin. dat
chile'S got Il pow'hful intiOocnce ovel
food. Onct he gifts his upper lip ovah
a piece o pie. it's his pie. boss. it's
his pie.'-Ilarper's Magazine.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1913-11-05
STRONG ON PIE.
&n He Needed Was a Fair Start, and
u Was His Very Own,


n southern congressman relates how,
when he was once making n campaign
tour through the interior OF Mississippi,
he came upon negro cabin. across
the threshold Of which lay darby and
a pickaninny of perhaps eight years
of age.
The child was voraciously devouring
plate heaped high with chicken.
vegetables. corn bread and other bits
of food. in manner it was plainly to
be seen. that commanded the elder
negroes hearty admiration.
as that your chiId;" asked the CON
gresham.
"Yes. boss. he's shorely NINE" am
swercd the father. with n broad grin.
Hes got pretty fair appetite" re-
marked the congressman. after mo-
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1913-11-05
Do II Now.

Defer nothing till the morrow. ResO-
lutions which are not carried into exc
cution mt the right time resemble
clouds without rain in II long drought.
-Gustayus Vasa.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1913-12-15

SenOreS:
Habeis recibido con unanime palan-
terra a un Poeta que tiene orientadas
sus labores, sin mas merito que ell de
su sinceridad, hacia Un Arte represen-
tatlvo Gle mestra Raza " de nuestras
11erras; por manera que, en- nombre
k ole las Tierras de Indias 4 las que tanto
amo Gle la Raza hispano-americana 4
que me enorgullezco Ell pertenecer, os
doy las gracias envolviendo, en-. tai
agradecimiento, una calurosa felicita-
clon pOr haberme, as1 comprobado que
coparticipais conmigo del amor las
Tlerras del orgullo por la Raza.
En- las tertulias EN- los bales, cor
que me obsequiaran vuestros centros
sociales; en- ell clamor de inmmereciGas
alabanzas con que me ha acompanado
vuestra prensa; en- la eXaltacion maxi.
ma, con que me ha laureado la genero
sldad Gle vuestros intelectuales; Ell el
APPLAUSE emOclOnante, con pue vuestro
pueblo me ha estimuladO, en- todas las
ciudades de la Isla por donde he lido
paseandO los ojos de mi satisfaction
en- casinos, redacciones, ateneos tea
tros, he ado,-tenedlo por seguro,-
mas que con vuestra admiration bene-
vola, con vuestrO carino fraternal Jus
to era, asl, que clio culminara en- la,
Escuelas, dOnde al sentirme como espi-
ritualmente rodeado por los trescientos
mil nlnos que preparan vuestro porve
mir, he podldo sonar Ell que mi Lira de
Poeta Sc hab1a convertible en- un arbol
y que ese arbol estaba todo cubierto de
palomas.
Tn million doscientas mil almas Sc
han confundido Ell una sola, que, al sa
ludar a mi Arte representative. ha sa
ludado tambien a 10 que representa- mi
Arte.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1913-12-15

Puertorriquenos amad a Puerto Ri
CO.
81 alguien me preguntara 10 que es
Puerto Rico, darlale yo facil respuesta
-Poned ciento veinte habitantes en-
cada kilometro cuadrado de terra.
ora eNhuberante, ora laborada; divi
did trescientOs mil ninos entire cinco
mil escuelas ,dOnde Sc ensena en- ingles al
pensamlentO 10 que ell cOraz0n traducc
al castellano; repartid arm0nicamente
setenta bellas poblaciones, Y unidlas a
todas entire 81 con los nervios de alam-
bre del telefono y con las cintas de ace
ro de las carreteras; vaciad la cornu
copla de los frutos templados, sobre Ia
de los frutOs t0rridos; echad, en- ell pla
tillo annual de las importaciones, Gin
cuenta millones de d6lares, Y otros tau,
tos en- Ell de las eXportaciones Y ten
dreis Puerto Rico, con su million dos
cientas mil almas americanas.
Ning1n otro pals de las Americas S
Jactaria de ser mas cultamente apto pa
ia poder gozar del orden dentro de la
Libertad
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1913-12-15

hasta ell Chimborazo, desde las selvas
del Orinoco hasta las pampas de Ju-
min.
Cuanto mas es uno de su Raza de ST
TERRA, mas universal puede llegar 4
ser; que Ell los pOetas como en- los ar
boles, las frondosidades mas amplias
correspondent a las ra1ces mas profun-
das.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1913-12-15

En- torno la art1stica mesa Ell que
fue servido anoche en- la GRAN HOTEL
INGLATERRA ell banquete de despe-
dida a Chocano, tomaron asiento los 81
guientes representatives de todas las ra-
mas de la intelectualidad del pals. La
presidencia la ocupaba ell gran Poeta,
teniendo q la derecha don Juan Her
nandez Lopez don Vicente Balbas, y
a la izquierda, don Jose de Diego y
don Antonio Alvarez-Nava.
En- los restantes sitios tomaron asien-
to los senores siglientes:
Felix Cordova Davila, Luis Munoz
Morales, Herminio Diaz Navarro, Emi-
lilo del Toro, Emilio de !Motta, Antonio
Sarmiento, Antonio Perez Pierret, Mar
tin Travieso, Licenciado Soto Gras, Lii
cenciado Dominguez, Eugenio Ben1teZ
Castanos, Luis Llorens Torres, Jose Be
nedicto, Manuel Rodriguez Sierra, Ra-
m1rez de Arellano Rafael Ferrer, JESUS
Ma 'Rossy, Carlos Ma Soler, Manuel
Fernandez Juncos Rafael Fabian. Tu-
lilo Larrinaga, Mariana Abril, Angel Pa
niagua, Jose Maria Lomba, Eduardo
Larroca, Fernando Estrada, Jose Coll y
Vidal, Agust1n Perez Pierret, Luis Pc
ia Ramos, Licenciado Benltez. Flores y
j. Perez LOsada.
Ell menu era exquisite y bien servido,
hacienda honor al credito del HOTEL
INGLATERRA, a la fama que tan me-
recidamente tiene canada Los platos
mas deliciosos y los vinos mas selectos
fueron servidos Ell profusion Y GUAM
do ell champagne hizo los disparos de RI
COR, ell elocuente director de brindis don
Vicente Balbas fue designando los Sc
ilores que hab1an de hacer uso de la pa
labra. Los senores Licenciado Ferrer,
Ben1tez Flores, Ben1tez Castaho, Larro-
ca, Travieso, Alvarez-N -Nava, Herminio
D1az, Hernandez Lopez, de Diego, todos
estuvieron elocuentisimos.
ST fuesemos q hacer una s1ntesis, ma
ola mas que una slntesis de los admira-
bles discursos spronunciados anoche, es-
pecialmente de los de Hernandez Lopez,
Alvarez-Nava, De Diego y Herminio
D1az nos faltar1a espacio en- ell BOLE-
TIN. Nuestros grandes oradores estu-
wieron maravillosos de inspiration y de
elocuencia. Pero hemos de ,dar cabida
al discurso del Gran lChocano que es la
nota de rigurosa actualidad " este nos
veda como quisieramos, consagrar un
extenso parrafo a cada uno de los bri
llantes oradores que anoche nos deslum
braron con SUI maravilloso verbo.
Antes de que hablase ChocanO, el elo-
cuente director de brindis sef1or Balbas
rog6 al laureado Poeta Luis Llorens To-
rres que leyese una inspirada compost
ci0n que hab1a escrito para aquel acto.
FL Poeta di0 lectura q sus versos que
precedio de una breve eXplicaci6n.
Los versos que fueron aplaudidlsimos,
los publicara ell BOLETIN mafiana
Hab1a una expectation extraordinaria
por oir q Chocano, SUI hermos1simo dis
curse no defraudo las esperanzas que en-
el Sc puseran.
Dijo ell gran poeta:
Vuestras manifestations han
sido de las que honran tanto a
quien las recibe, como a quie-
mes las hacen.- Alejome triste,
pero satisfecho: triste, por Sc
2 pararme de vosotros; satisfe-
cho, de vosotros mismos y de
quienes me llaman a cumplir
con obligaciones, para mi sa-
gradas, de hispano americans
mo. Apreciad las palabras de
mi despedida, con la misma
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1913-12-15
En- honor a Jose
Santos ChOcano
Ell banquete de anoche

tranquilidad con que las pro-
nuncio: no es en- la ebullicion,
sino en- ell reposo, cuando ell
aqua espiritual de la palabra
logra ser transparente y deja
yer, al trasluz, con toda clari-
ridad, muchas cosas como con-
tenidas en- ella.-J. S. Oh.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1913-12-15

Mi Arte esta hecho de Historic Y
de Naturaleza. La Historic la Natu.
raleza tonifcan la personalidad de los
pueblos. La RaZa la TERRA son el
fundamentO, asimismo, de la verdadera
POesia Homero es todo griego; Virgi-
lilo, todo latino; Dante, todo italiano 4;
Cervantes, tOdo espanol; Victor Hugo,
|todo frances El eXotismo en- ell Arte
corresponds al desgastamiento en- la
Vida.
AtirmemOs nuestra persOnalidad en-
la Naturaleza, en- la Historic, EN- la Vi.
da; y seremos inconfundibles, 81 es que
sOmOs sinceros. Solo cuando ell artista
vive su arte, ell arte vive mas que ell ar
tista.
El Imperio de los Incas sugiereme
pompas visionarias y aviva mi imagi-
naci0n a1n ante los espectacuIos mas
extranos mi idiosincracia la Corte de
los Virreyes sugiereme elegancias, re-
fnamientos, galanterias, hasta discre-
teos; pero yo Sc que ell caracter flnda-
mental de mi Arte, como ell de mi alma.
es de fortaleza Y de melancolia. Melan
c0lica y fuerte nuestra natrraleza; NE
lancolica y fuerte nuestra Historic Fuvr.
tes melanc6licos son los Andes: fuerte
representative de nuestra Raza: Simon
Bolivar, en- quien concurren tambie1,
pompas de Arte y sangre de Virreyes; J;
pero al rededor del cual gira toda nues-
ira Naturaleza, desde el Tequendama
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1913-12-15

Yo he escuchado aqui debatirse La,
dos grandes lenguas del porvenir: l.:
Gle Shakespeare y la de Cervantes (esos
dos Hombres eXtraordinarios q los que
ell Destino unio en- la Eternidad, ha
ciendolos morir ell mismo dia) y Sc mr
ha antOJadO, al escuchar alternative
mente esas dos lenguas, que eran ella.
como la slstole la diastoIe con qut
sentla yo pal pitar Ell Puerto Rico e:
coraz0n de las Americas. He aplicadc
toda la atenci0n de mi dido de Poeta.
este coraz6n palpitante en- dos ler
guas; y sin desdoro de nadie. me ha
parecido que, dentro de la concisi0I
ang lo-sajona, ha prevalecido, acrisola
damente, la hidalgula castellana. Ia
Sc Observa, su vez, en- los anglo-sa
Jones que con vOsOtros cOnviven: s.
aprendieron hablar en- otra lengua
reservaronse siempre, como es justo
ell coraz6n para sll raza. De esta name
ra, podrla decirse q. sois como I'm HON
bre que sabe habIar Ell dos lenguas, De
70 que siente en- una sOla.
Puerto Rico es ell signo revelador d
la vitalidad de nuestra Raza, que, M
aun Ell ell supuesto de que Sc aviniesa
a clio, podr1a ser anulada nj absorvida
por ninguna otra. Tn million doscien
tas mil almas que, hace ounce amos
fueron sumadas los dominios legale
de los Estados Unidos del Norte d
America, han permanecido vigorosa-
mente distintas de sus dominadore
aun reconocida la potencialidad de e.
tOs, que, EN- las reservas de SUI criterio
tendran que conformarse con ser, pesp
Washington y Franklin y Lincoln y
Cleveland, duenos ocasionales del TIE
rritorio de Puerto Rico pero no de s.;
esplritu hacional. Hago estas declar;
clones con la honradez de un hispanc
americanismo insospechable los oios
de la honradez que anima tambien
los verdaderos pensadores de la Gran
Rep1blica, quienes, no Sc sentirian, en-
justicia, regocijados de tenerse QUE
entender con rebafos de esclavos, des
pues de haber derramado en- la guerra
por la abolicion de la esc1avitud, mas
sangre que, en todas sus 1ulchas intes
tinas, todos los pafses hispano- amer-
canos.
Este convulsionismo, que es tan IRE
cuentemente recordado a los puebics dc
nuestra Raza, no es nj mas nj menos ore
el gesto de tragedia con que ACADIA dc