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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-05-04
To Tell Of Love or Not ::
Shall Man Who Loves and is Loved
but Who Cannot Marry, Make
His Love known?

house that night TO see her. and looking
down on the pale, still face. suddenly
realized that the feeling of friendship
had fadded. and a new feeling had been
born. Had I only had the strength then
to go away. perhaps alone would have
been the one to suffer. But instead or
being a man. and going away like
man, I remained, thinking she would
never know.
"After that 1 made my visits 10 her
far between. honestly meant that by
no act Of mine should she ever know
the new feeling in which ] held her
But God made her a woman and gave
her woman's ability to see.
Not very long ago. after quite a
lengthy absence. went 20 see her again.
Noticing that she wss not looking well
commented upon the fact. She an,
swered my question with question,
wanting to know why I had been stay
ing away so much lately. tried TO turn
the conversation away from the personal
back to the common. she looked at me.
And in the one brief second that l held
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-05-04

eyebrows and those OF the rhinoceros out
Of his nose, there was no reason why tho
horns OF the elephant should not grow
ont of his mouth
He says. further. 'hornes fall out and
come again In old beasts, but teeth do not
soa and. therefore, they are hornes." The
reputed habit OF the female elephant TO
bury her shed horns" is interpreted
thus: Because she knew that she was
hunted for those horns. she dug a grave
and buried them. sitting upon the earth
TO press Il down; this, lest their virtues
being discovered, elephants should enjoy
less peace and security Indians and
Africans desiring those horns Ito use as
posts for house building among other
purposes) were said to find them in this
wises-they set pots and bottles OF water
in suspected places and sat down 10 wait;
when by ian unspeakable and secret at
traction they -(the tusks) draw all the
water out of the bottle near them, which
the watchmAn takes for sure sign and
diggeth about his bottle till he finds the
tooth"
PIiny thought the elephants skin so
hard that a sharp sword would not pierce
It. the hide "alway hath crevices which
by their SAVIOUR do invite the little flies
TO a continual feaste; but when by
stretching forth they have received the
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-05-04

world has plenty OF heroes and heroines
Hut they make a russ about e. They
noise their heroism about until IL ceases
60 be heroic.
know a woman who. turned her back
upon marriage TO be the support OF an
invalid mother. That was very fine and
heroic. but IL would have been far finar
and more heroic had she kept quiet about
IL. But no day passed without a COM
plant about her fate, reminder TO any
one who would listen, OF what she had
foregoDe and how hard was her lot.
know a man who works as hard and
continuously as a galley slave. That
would be fine and his patience would de-
serve it's crown Of recognition on our
part, but that man whines ceaselessly
about his large family and corresponding
expenses. II Is good TO turn from these
to a man who tiRhtens his lips rs did the
little hero OF the hospital 10 keep back
his cries see him often In the routine
of our business lives. Always. no matter
how pressing his duties nor how alb
surbed In his task he had found time
| TO look up and smile One day last sum-
mer he looked up. but he didn't smile.
And again and again as passed his desk
! noticed that the smile was gone. Gray
began 20 appear in his hair. Finally the
gray quite displaced the brown.
And the months and the work went
which IL life. Passing him on the way to
the elevator / said to one who knew him.
| He 10 going home early. Isn't he well?'
He no longer has a home said
the one who knew him Didn't you
4 know that his wife died suddenly
last summer He went homo and
| found her dead. Heart disease. The
chief OF his department was In Europe at
the time and the force was small. And
he had TO keep right on with his work.
He never spoke OF his loss unless he was
forced TO- You noticed he doesn't look
we'll Sometimes think he 10 dying in
the harness. But he never complains"
Il remembered his wife. A strong. ruddy
woman with oontrNlto voice. and rich.
deep laughter. know that
She was more an average helpmeef and
help eat. She was his wife and sistel
and mother and comrade and friend. ]
knew that the axe had been laid at tbs
root of his happiness that day she died
and that n would never grow again. But
the man ut the next desk had said: "He
never complained" Splendid. doubls
brave army. that never complains Thir
ranks OF silent heroesi You who bear
the pain OF life with frightened lips. who
endure it's agony without a Dry You who
sorrow are silent because patient, silent
! because unseifish heroes who, though
wounded, march on salute.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-05-04

makes sound like the Drawing OF a
hoarse trumpet
picture In thirteenth century manu-
script shows an elephant carrying thirty
fighting men IN a wooden tower on his
back
About the year 1850 the French king
presented to Henry III the first elephant
ever seen In England or. Mathew Paris
believed, on that side OF the Alps. The
people, he says, Hooked to see the
strange sight
Tho arrival Of that elephant must have
caused a sensa ton. Here at last, for all
to see, was that strange creature 30
nearly human that according TO Bar
tholomaeus) when sick is gathered good
horbs. and ere eating ;heaved up the
head and looked toward heaven and
prayed Tor help In certain religion (;
which saluted the sun at his rising; which
visited certein river to purify himself
by besprlngllng his body with water ere
he saiuted the new moon.
Pliny said the elephant possessed in 9
degree, rare even among men. notions
OF honesty prudence and equity; that his
intellectual powers equalled his moral
principles
Matanius, three times consul and
therefore a person OF problty, declared
he knew an elephant who wrote.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-05-04

her eyes saw--I understood. I knew
the whispered words she didn't need 20
speak, ] had to struggle hard with my.
self to push her gently away Il don't
know even now how ] ever succeeded)
1 went over to the window TO look out
Into the night AS stood there she came,
over to me, and putting her arms around
my neck, kissed me and then fled into
an inner room
without waiting Tor her to return I
sneaked away from the house like a
thief. feeling like a coward and a cad
knowing what l had done. 1 met her a
few nights afterward and lied to her,
telling her that didn't love her and
that she should forget me. I'm not a
Washington. but it is the thought that I
lied to her that hurts. She. colt little
womanly woman, would never have
told me OF her love had she not read
mine first.
"As a mechanic In the building trades.
my position is not good. I don't think
IL would be fair to her for US &c be-
come engaged and for me to monopolIze
her time, making her wait for a chance
to marry that may never come, and as
for deserving the ones at homo, whom I
love so well, and WHO are dependent
upon me. would rather die than do
that. ,
what do you think I ohouid do IN
the matter? Should I tell this girl the
truth about my love. depending upon her
clear mind TO reason and forgive me for
making her love me when / cannot
marry her? God knows l want to cot
the part OF a man"
say yes" a thousand times "yes, !"
tell her. In a case like this, the man
owes 1t to the girl to at least give her
the consolation OF knowing that her
love is returned, and that she did not
give her affection unsought, II win also
be balm 20 her soul 20 know that she
did not love unworthiIy, and that the
man 20 whom she gave her heart was
capable of a piece 81 sublime self
sacrifice in giving her mp. instead OF be
ing that most. contemplate of ali created
beings. a male flirt
Certainly no man rs ever put In a
crueler position than the one who -
forced TO choose between love ana wife
and home and children OF his own, ana
his duty to his family. More men than
We realize are martyred on that cross,
since economic conditions are such that
few are able to earn with, their hands
iienough 70 support two families. That d
why We shall have 10 adopt the wise
system Df the French bourgeolse in
which the wife is the business partner
as well as the life partner Of her hus-
band.
That Is the only way in which such
tragedies as the one that this man.
letter reveals can be avoided
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-05-04
BY GARRETT p. sERvIss.

To the citizen OF today an elephant OK
cites little more comment than a horse,
yet the popular pachyderm was q center
Of fantastic legend among our ancestors.
They built on a few facts as SGT forth
in strabo. l1iny and Plutarch, a monster
az rare Imagination
ClIvier accepted the existence in Cochin
China OF elephants sixteen feet high. and
tales OF such an animal were current In
India 20 the end OF the eighteenth CEN
tfry.
The tusks OF the male were said TO be
larger than those Of the female, and
turned downward. hers turning upward I;
one was kept sharp 90 Rvengc INJURIES
while the other remained blunt to root
up plants and trees for food.
Rev. Edward Topsell. who collected
practically all that had been written on
the subject In his History of Foure-
Footed Beastes." argued that inasmuch
as the horns of tho elk grew out of his
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-05-04

ago never to marry. While the little
home had always been kept in talrly
comfortable way, still 1 felt sure that to
bring another into 1t would only add
hardships TO all concerned. Before
could drag a woman down and make her
companion TO the heavy burdens of my
position, I would remain alone and apart
~ need be | never thought that some
day 1 might be the victim between TWO
fires.
But about two years ago became
acquainted with a delightful pretty
little girl. Having been denied the pleas
lre OF a womans eompanionship Iotner
than my mothers), l thought and ielt
that / needed this girls friendship. AS
we. became further acquainted, ana
after had explained my position, and
made il plain that ! could never marry
anyone. I asked her for that friendship.
We often discuss the word friendship
in relation TO man and woman and both
fully understood that we were to be
merely friends. and nothing more. Tn
conspicuously 1 tried TO do the Impossible
without realizing the dangers ahead.
.'On numerous occasions l was invited
20 the girls home. 1 looked forward 70
these meetings with great pleasure,
liked the long walks and talks We often
had together. / found pleasure in our
discussions. l enjoyed advising her aooat
the little things she always wanted 70
know. ] liked TO heip smooth out hef
tales of woe. In fact there vas even
pleasure and charm IN just being near
her.
"she met with an accident ono DAY
and was slightly injured. 1 went TO the
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-05-04
Advice to Lovelorn

4 MOtner'r " eIcOme.

y hOtncrH NctcOihes
, Dear Miss Fairfax: A young man be-
ship. during which time the young lady
has never visited the young mans mother
Now the young man feels 1t is high
time that she should and has extended
an invitation 10 his bride-to-be TO come
refuses, saying that IL Is the mothers
place 10 can on her first. Now which
one is correct? II. q. r.
II is customary for tho fianee's mother
to call on the bride-to-be and offer the
girl whom her son is going TO marry a
mothers welcome into the family.
write 90 Him.
Dear Miss Fairfax: I am 10 and in love
with a young man six years older than
! whom | met a year ago. He said he
loved me and proved a very good friend
until a month ago he went away. l did
not hear anything from him until today
when he sent a letter asking me 20 for
get him, as he had met another young
lady. He also added insult 20 injury by
Offering me money for any Inconvenience
he might have caused me. Please let
me know what 70 do?
Chicago. SORhOWFUL.
You are we'll nd Of this man. Write
and tell him that you consider yourself
a fortunate girl in that you have found
out Just how contemplate he Il. Tell
him that you would never lower your
self to accept anything from him, and
that no one would need any recompense
TO make up for losing the friendship Of
man who could so insult a girl for
whom ne had once cared.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-05-04

Is speech or so
lence best and kind
est under such
conditions?
This is the ques-
tion that a man
asks me Ia a letter
written so simply,
so sincerely and
with such feeling
that 1 reproduce
AZ here just as it
reached me. He
writes;
with a dear,
sweet mother at
home, and a poor
crippled brother
TOO. /. as the only
one TO provide for
them decided long
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-05-04

An interesting point In connection with
the Garter that was recently conferred
upon King Albert OF the Belgians Ia the
fact that It was held for his uncle. tho
late King Leopold. for forty years and
previously by his grandfather for half a
century. In the whole history OF lie order
there is no instance OF two occupants
holding the dignity successfully for so
long q period
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-05-04

Does the cnging skirt portend swing Of the
pendulum away from the very full skirt? Ger
tainly Premet has selected narrow model for
this tete de negre satin, with tunic of cobwebby
lace and corsage of embroidered bege-eolored
mousseIine. Al curtain OF brown lace falls from
the straw hat.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-05-04

uNtT w Nnt lllNNhl
truck. Dying, he
said to the sur
geon. W h o " as
about to try to
straiEhten h .
crushed little legs;
Il will try not
20 cry, but II | do
don't let mamma
hear me"
lie died under
the operation. died
without n sound,
one OF the worlds
small army of al
lent heroes.
/ said with intent
"Rmall" army. The
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-05-04

1t is regal. this evening gown OF cloth designed
by Prehet. over the fourreau Of gold cloth. and a
surprisingly clinging one is dropped tunic OF
gold tule embroidered in blue and outlined In err
mine. The corsage of gold tulle is embroidered in
vart-colored stones and the sleeves of blus
tulle.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-05-04

swarmes, by shrinking together again
they inclose the flies, and so kill them;
50 that these croViccs are unto them in
stead OF name, tail and hair"
The illustration shown here gives an
odd conception OF this trunk. The artist
may have read Pliny, who says
Tho elephant through his nostrils
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-05-04
By DOROTHY DIX.

Shall a man who loves woman, and
who has reason to believe that the
woman returns his affection, but whom
he cannot marry. tell her of his love
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-05-04
Silent
Heroes
BY ADA PATTERSON.

Hard eyes moistened as they scanned
the three brief lines that announced the
death OF little boy in New York. He
lived on the east side. He had been run
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-05-04
Do You Know That

The waltz Is national German dance,
and was introduced into England by a
German baron 100 years ago,
II is estimated that the number OF pos
tai packets delivered I'm the United King
dom during the year reached the colossal
total OF 5.s16,4 900
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-s
Ell PRECIO DE LA FAZ.
Elepe de Ia pag!ns 3.

colossal estrategia alemana, los ven
cidos deberan pagan caro-, como cs
de s]upOnerse."
Austria sera Ia duena Y sonora
del Adri;itico Y de la porcion mas
grande de Serbia; Belgica pertene-
cera por entcro i .Alemania, con eX-
cepci0n de un pequeno pedazo de te-
rritorio que Sc cedera Il Holanda;
Francia perdera tOdas IL plaZas
fuertes; Russia entregara Ia Finlan-
dia, las provincias balticas, la Besa-
rabia, Ia Polonia, n Crimea y ell eau
case; e Ing!aterra, eXpulsada del Me-
diterrineo, perderl todas sus colo
Mas.
Como areXioneS este es verdadera-
mente colossal
Y parece que toda Ia prensa ale
mana sostiene con entuSiaSmo estaS
grandes estupideces!
Decididamente la alianZa de la pc
quena Bulgaria ha vuelto "boches"
tOdaS las cabeZas!
lie Currier des Etats Unis.
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PERMiS0S PARA FlNCAR.

e.. Blum. Duval s.. Tote 40,
Block l293.-EstabIo. $50.
d. T.. \. Oppenhermrr. w. Com
mrrrc St. lotc -. block ln9.-Rr-
parariOneS 500.
4. J0Skc, West Commerce s..
Lotc iG. Book I15.-Rrparacinn"s,
$500.
l.. \. GraiOn Co.. BurncI s.. L0Ir
/. Block 53G.-Reparacionr> $500.
T.. Trrio. Ncracruz ST.. olr -.
Block 2i6n.-ReparacioneS 500.
GrGrrers y kempDrr. CoSS. 81:
LOtn - Block neutrality-suspicious.
St25.
". T.. Zinmermane. Dakota ST:
Lote 81. Book Gil: & pleas, $500.
J. Boncr. Mitchell 81: L.Ote Al.
Book neutrality-suspicious. S215.
+. perudpng. LafitIe st. LOte 6.
Block 6S7.-ReparacioneS. Si25.
VI. Oivera New Bramfclt 81: Lntc
t.. Book i3ii.-i. pleas. 5000.
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INCENDI0 EN- Una CARNICERiA.

Ia nochr del luneS dltimo. 81 in
c.ndi6 partr de Ia carniceria Y pueS
10 IL barbacoa. de IA propiedad de
J. NJ. Hendricks, >ituado en- Fl MI
nero 1900 de Ia Gale de South Flo
rr>.
La causa que motive el incendio,
Seglin Ia declaration del prOpieia-
rio. fu6 debida u que I'm pedazo
.ir MADEIRA he IA que Sc uSa como
romhustil,le. So arroi6. enceniidn
aun. en- 81 barriI d6nde Sc recoje
ia ceniza. en- cuyo lugar Sc origi-
no 81 fuego. que Sc pr9pas6 deS-
pueS a !oS muebleS Y utenSlllos de
Ia fiuca.
Las perdidas Sc estiman en- mas
de 5000. 90 eStando cubiertaS por e.
valor de I'm SECURE Que alcanza a
Ia suma de $500. 90,
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LA SITUACION DEL DISTRITO
Viene de la pagina a.

Gales que liacen que llegue abundan-
te dinero a las cajas publicas, sin ser
una carga pesada para los contribu-
yentes, desde luego que Sc han gra-
vado de ~preferencia los articulos de
lujo Y de regalo, las diversiones, las
industries excesivamente PRODUCT
vas. V Sc ha suavizado el peso de los
gravamenes sobre los articuloS ali
menticios Y de primera necesldad.
Consecuencia de este Ia sido que los
fondos publicos aumenten y sc atlen-
dan mejor los serviciOS cuya guarda
corresponds al gobierno, sin que el
aumento de los gastos haya sido re-
sentido por la genie pobre. Ademas
de cubrirse esos gastos, el goblerno
del Coronel Cantu tiene buenas re-
servas en- metalico.' \ anadl0 nj
acompanante: 'Esto es nuevo, m
90 MIC; es revolucionario. Esto in
dica que por las venas de estos 60
bernantes circu!a Saba joven y vlgo-
rosa"
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ISiDOR.A DUNCAN.
VIene de Ia pagina Z.

danZaS. no sin incurrir en- alguna
contradiction. como ALI dhndc aSlrn
ia. we are moi Greeks and cannot
there Dor dance Greeks danccS-GeS
puiS de ha6or afirmad0 que 81 aTie
de los griegoS. Ia danza inclusive
is not a national or Characteristic
art but has been and will BE- the
art of all humanity for all lines.
Con miss Duncan primcr0. 20 plea
80 Que no iehcmOS danzar. iDinS
m" iihrri mi rSrribir nj cSrupirl "a
mo los grie@OS. .iSi. aunqu" fer
| vOroSn aimiradOr del artr hrltni-
cO~-rrSulianie maraViIiOSO del mas
maravillOSo- pueblo que la viVlin
sObre Ia tirrra-no rompartO In
opinion cnnlradictOria antihlSi6rl-
"a q anlirieniirira. d. miss Dun
I'can. por iOndr I'll art" @ring0 lla
SidO. rS Y >rri 81 De Ia humani-
dad antpra. 70 No - que "a no
vcla ruSa. In porSia ~r>candiIava,
Ia arluiIrrtura grImanIca q iaS
ianzaS cS%pailolas tru@an NADIA de-
.rirgaS. Los miSmOS bales de miss
duncan son originates Y modrrn">
V no @rirgoS. auDqur miss Duncan
Il podrr IL" r>fuhio Y II. a~hivinari6n.
Ilaya poriiIo p~rr>"niir y aIin imiiar.
artitud"> y pa-0S Il" h]ai.ad"ras he
!rnaS.
CMant0 !la hrrho IT.. baiiar PIN
mraS dr Boiirrlii y Nnr'urnos H.
Chopin. - rrsolNrr nm Virio pr0bi"-
ma he arIr. miss nunran. @raria>
al taIrnto Y vnlnntad. IIt. - n"""-
Sarin rrronncrr. Ina rr>p"niI.i" hri
i,"anirnrnir u InS uilr MIrgan 81 i"ri'
tho IL. I'M artr ,ir in>pirarSr ~
Giro. Ella Ina rrradn una hrrmosll-
IA nu,ya y In r"formado la CO.
~rrn=rafia in>p!rinIoS" "n Ia -
ruilI"a. rn "a pjnlura y IN Ia mil
SIra.
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iPor que prefieren los Mezicanos
mi Casa de Gambia
National Exchange Agency?

porcue solarnenie vcndo biileieS de les Ban
cos Nariunal de McIico = LUnGr-> : MHNL-
CO, lO,!U> del aIp Il" igl= para ibaJp.
PorQGr II.~ ..rc4oS son mas Ba"aIus CUE
los DE- ruaiUuI"Tl utra dS-nrIa-
pOruue nUnra sOilr!IU 81 GiHerO 2Geianta-
DO para hIcerle una vent1-
Y pOruur al recibiT del Express Sl pedido.
REyISA Y CUENTA SuS bIllelrS ANTE> DE
PAGAh 81 IMPORTE. be e>la mantra. US
ted sier.pre Comprari mOnrda meNiCana I
su entera satisfaction.
Ofr-ScO 7 Qulen Ia >OliCite proportional
inrOrrmeS sobrc <aIida d- Jrene> l Mexico
o cua!uuiera oir0 aSUnlu. E>rriOame 3nieS
de haCrr ~ cOWpra ] ORA casa
ARTURO II. GUEvARA.
P. o. Box No 81. Laredo, Tex.
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Ell. MaRIDO DE SOFIA.
Vlene de Ia pSgina q.

Il! medic Sig!n de rcinar.
DcSfe rntOnccs. Sofia eS Ia iurila
: Sehora. Inrluenciada par 81
hnrman0. Ia sid0 el mi de Gre
cia, Ella lie puSo frente a Venice
los. mas de una vez, frente a eS"
hombrr a quien dehe Il trOno. por
que II fua. quien con ST. poder ma
girO. SObrc 81 pueblo ="icgo. IL Iia-
mo Il Aienas. ruanio - IT, ndlaha.
sin que 81 protestant 4 Su Vuetta.
ruanio - yi6 con sumo sLStn Su
parIida. Y ella ha Sitc IN que ]"
ma llevado Il IA politI'a -nrl"rla
uur artualmanir ,lrSarrolla Cons
EanIino Y que. "n 81 drrir de las
personals vrrSadaS IN In vida inter
nacional. ~ anuncio de- 81 caida
aSirrpitoSa lei lrono, Y de- Ia p"rfiI-
ia IL. Ia corona ,ir Grrria para
~ ASA Y Ill falnilia.
Vrr,iaA ~ on" Sofia IN dichn
4 ~ ">po>o Gu" prefer" driar =!
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EGRESOS.

Impression de la Convoca-
toria al pueblo- $3.50
Impression de programmes lO.20
Pagado a una pianista
por preparar a las senoritas
u cantaron.- 900
Pagado a Ia policia per
guardian ell orden.- 1900
Costo de banderaS Y lien
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MADRID, Oct. 1S.-En ell merca-
do del dinero hoy Sc han cotizado
las libras 4 "a peSetas y 81 cent?
mos V los frances a 90 centimos Y
rs centesimos de centimos.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1915-11-03
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En- cstas pliticas salimos de Ia clu-
dad, pasamoS un puente sobre el RIO
Nexicali. obra del gobierno del CO.
roncl Cantu, y cue evita que los We
cinos de Mexicali que tengan que
cruzar csc rio tengan que hacer!o
yendo primero II !ado americana, uni
co lugar por donde antes habia puen-
te. Nos internamoS lueSo pOr unos
caminOs. tambien de reciente cons
trucci6n Y tambiGn obra de IA nueva
Administrations del DistritO. e au-
tom6vil corr!a ufanO tragando kllo-
metros Y grunendO dc cuando en-
cuaGdO, caGa t que encontraba IN
II carromatos repletos de algO-
don ~procedentes de los sembraGoS de
La cercanias; grunia. entire hosco y
ufano. l!amando Ia atencion de las
reses V de los %corderoS, que en- IN
rebanos pacian en- aquelias
praderaS, cuando yo esperaoa encon-
trarlas secas y Gesiertas, porque sus
sembrados lutheran sido arrasadeS
Dor alguna horda libertadora o por-
que sus ganadoS lutheran sido eXpor-
tados Il extranjero por cuenta de al
gun cacique o algun jefe militar de
categoria.
Bien impresionado el Amino con
esta serie de ~encuentroS, o~bservaclo-
mes V c~ontrastes. pasamos un dia de-
~licioso, Y muy i pesar de los milla-
res de volatiles u los que hicimos
una guerra sin Quartet con nueStraS
escopetas. Eolvimos a MeXicali va
tarde Y nos detuvimos un momento
en- 10 que ALI llaman "salones," o
sea casas de diversion que Sc ven
concurridiSimas nOche a nOche.