davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-28

Bats have very small eyes and are
often blind, but their other senses are
SO highly developed that they fly rapid,
" about, avoiding obstacles with per
feet ease
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-28

A new treatment for throat affections
OF a germ nature is the projection Of a
ray Of sunlight into the interior OF the
passage, thereby destroying the germs.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-28
German Alien
Enemies
ARE REQUIRED TO
REGIS TER

TIME: Between 6 a. m.
and 8 p. m, beginning Mon
day, Feb. 4, and ending Sat-
urday, Feb. 9, 1913.
PLACE: In places of 5000
or more, at police headquar-
ters. In other places, at the
postoflice.
Full information may be
obtained at the Registering
Places.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-28

The Germans have succeeded in max.
ing substitute for gun cotton.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-28

Workers who turn ivory for billiard
balls know that as il dries ivory
.hrinks.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-28
Administrators Sale

] viii sell at public auction on the
promises Of the late Mcllcu G.. Good
enough. three miles from West Brattlc-
I0rD
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-28

-Four young cows, two grade Hol
'cins; two 2ycar.old heifcrs, one com.
ing no IN spring; three calves; one pair
work horses, weighing about 1000; one
driving horse. weighing about $50; one
.hoat, weighing about 200; 80 fowls.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-28
PRODUCE AND FARMING FOOLS

Eighteen to 20 tons Of hay, 100 lbs.
Maple Sugar, 10 gal. Maple syrup. ;
casks cider.
Dump cart, two-horse wagon, top bug
~, old buggy, sleigh, pung sleigh. two.
. horse sled, moving machine, cultivator.
rlows, hay rake, whcclbarrow, nice
gundstoHo, whcclharrow. work harness.
chains, bars, and lot of small farming
tools. Sharplcs cream separator, $50
sap buckets, two storage tubs, two gath
crlug tubs, evaporation
HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE.
Beds, bedding. stove, chairs. crockerv.
including large meat Jar; and all kinds
of household furniture with leo things
too numerous 90 mention.
Free lunch 90 ueou
Terms made known at time Of sale.
w, l. SYLVESTER,
Administrator
A. w. J. wilkins, Auctioneer.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-28
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 80
at 10 o'clock
LIVE STOCK

,h. following personal property
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-28

A. W. J. wilkins, Auctioneer.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-05-02

Geo. p. Sexauer went to Arlington
Monday evening for a business visit
between trains.
Mrs. Gay Wood Of WATERFOWL, spent
Friday of last week visiting in this city
with her friend, Mrs. Dave Bairey.
She returned home Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Mall arrived
Thursday evening from Vincent,
where they recently sold a drug store
in which they were interested, and
will make Bookings their home. Mr.
Mall will assist his brother in the
management of their farm near Nun
da for the summer and perhaps will
move to the Harmon farm which they
recently bought, in the fall.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-05-02

John c. Alexander and J. NJ. Hol-
land returned Friday evening from a
trip to Minneapolis and points north
Of there, On land business.
Miss Susie Walton, sister of Arthur
Walton. who has been attending school
here the past year. returned to her
home at Hitchcock Friday evening.
Clyde Hinkley of Los Angeles, Calf,
who has been with the Hudson Auto
mobile co at Detroit the last six
months. Is visiting his father and fam
lily In Bookings, while on his way to
Los Angeles, where he expects to
make his home again.
A card from Geo. A. Mathews states
that they are about to leave Los An
geles and viii stop at Greeley. Colo.
to VISIT Their daughter, Mrs. II. G. Nc.
MILAN. Making the trip by way of
Portland II Tacoma. After their
stay N Colorado, they expect to jour
ney or home to Bookings.
A post card from Loren Meeker,
dated Somewhere in France" March
goth, has been received by the Regis
ter. He says he is feeling. well, but
does not hear enough news from
Brookings and wants to know why his
Register has not reached him. The
weather has been very nice and he is
hopinl that it will continue so.
A post card from Carl Lambe states
that he is through with his examina-
lions and passed successfully, has
been Vaccinated, sworn in, received
his equipment and went on guard the
night he wrote. He likes the life and
his address is send Company, Marine
Barracks, Paris Island, S. c., where
letters from his friends will be wei
come.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clark Martin have
heard from their son, Lester, who left
Brookings last Thursday evening to
join the navy. He is at the Great
Lakes Training Station, near Chicago,
and viii remain there for the period
necessary to take the military training
and then 20 to Harvard University to
complete his radio training. He is in
the radio service of the navy and will
come out of Harvard trained for a
wireless operator.
Mr.. and Mrs. p. j. Erie celebrated
their twenty-ffth wedding anniversary
last Friday evening and a goodly num-
Der Of friends gathered to assist them
in making a gala occasion. A delight
full supper was served and the guests
enjoyed the evening and wished their
hosts God speed on the succeeding
years of their journey through life.
The party broke up at an hour dan
gerously near the next day, but ali
agreed that they had a beautiful time.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-05-02
Local and Personal
Wanted-CIean cotton raes at the
Register office.
w

Prof. E. d. Stivers made a trip to
Mitchell this week ON business mat
tiers and will return today or tomor.
row.
Having secured a Victor Agency we
will be pleased to serve you when in
need of Machines or Records. E. c.
Nolan's Drug CO.
Mrs. J.. w. Catlett and Miss Mar
CARTE Catlett were at Lake Benton,
Mimi, Wednesday in attendance at
the funeral of DR.. Wakefield.
The regular meeting of the G. A. r.
post will occur on Saturday afternoon
at two o'clock and the trustees will
meet afterwards at four o'clock.
NJ. G. Carlisle left Wednesday even
ing for Pierre to attend to business
matters in connection with the pa
triotic and defense matters of Brook
ings county.
Victor Records by Gluck, Homer,
Galli-Curci, Media, Schumann-Heink,
Mccormack, Williams, Whiehill, Lau-
der and Caruso now on sale at the
Nolan Drug Store.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. c. Barclay, who
have been residing in the Schaphorst
cottage north of the Hotel Leon, will
move into the residence on Third
street just vacated by F. G. Gilbride.
The funeral of DR.. L. n. Wakefield
at Lake Benton, MINI, called a num-
Der of Brookings people to that town
Wednesday. Mrs. Wakefield is a sis
ter of the Worden brothers living here
and many Of the family attended the
funeral.
Neil Davis, formerly a college phar-
macy student, who went with Co. c..
writes from France that he has been
recommended for the officers training
camp that is in operation behind the
lines. This is a real promotion and
shows that Neil is doing his darndest
to make good lover there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Bergeim re
turned yesterday from a five weeks
visit to their son in Philadelphia.
While in the east they visited other
cities and saw the intense activity
along all lines that make for the
speeding up of the war. Mr.. Bergeim
says that the east j.. very busy and
very noisy.
G.. F. Knappen has returned from his
trip to Florida looking as if the out
ing had done him a power of good.
He says that he had a splendid time
and in living in the open learned sew
eral new ways to keep health, espec-
tally the value of deep breathing dur
ing sleep. II. L. Hopkins. who was
with him most of the time, has returned
Bookings in a few days, now that Mr..
Knappen has returned.
C. G.. Erie and family will move in
a short time to Estelline, where Mr..
Erie has purchased the automobile
business of Docken & Horswill. This
firm has control of the Ford car for
that territory and the business is an
assured and growing success. Brook
ings people will be sorry to lose this
good family. as Mr.. Erie has been n
of u active business men and has
made a success of all he undertook
in the city. We wish them the best
of good fortune in their new home and
a happy future in life. They will not
move until a suitable home can be Sc
cured, though Mr.. Erie takes posses
sion of the business May 18th.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-05-02
Buy advertised goods. Always
the best. They have reputation
behind them. You get good
value for your money.
Wanted-Clean cotton rags at the
Register office.
DR.. Jackson, Osteopath.

Dr. jackson, OSteOpatn.
Watch our window for specials on
Home needs. Cornell Electric Co.
If we haven't the Victor Record you
want it will only take a few days to
get it. f. c. Nolan. drugs.
Z. f. Sedan made a short business
visit to the Twin Cities this week, re-
turning Wednesday morning.
A marriage license was issued this
week by the clerk of courts to Albert
NJ. Erstad and Miss Selma Madison,
both of Sinai.
The Past Grand Association will
meet for a picnic supper at the home
of Mrs. Matheny on Tuesday evening,
May 18th, at seven o'clock.
Sheriff MINER went to Plankinton
yesterday morning with the lad recent
ly sentenced by the juvenile court to
the state school. He returned today.
The commencement exercises of the
Volga high school will occur on Sat
urday evening, we see by notice in
the Tribune. The Rev. Paul Roberts
of Brookings will deliver the address.
Take Notice: l will be at the City
Hall every Saturday evening at 7:30
during May and June. All parties in
terested may meet me there or mat
ters of assessment. W. II. Murphy,
City Assessor.
II. r. LaLOnde has closed his music
store in the Allison building and will
give his attention this summer to
farming. A. B.. Allison and \. b.
Chase are considering the ADVISABLE
ty of moving their land offices down
stairs into the vacant store
Thos. Taubman, who has been fed
eral marshal for South Dakota, Will
have a successor in the person Of vii
liam Hickey. sheriff Of Yankton cou
ty. The appointment was made a few
days ago by President Wilson, the
term of Mr.. Taubman having expired.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Van Laningham
and son, Thomas, were Owe from Mad
ison yesterday making a visit With
friends. Thomas is now in camp at
Camp Lewis, American Lake, Wash.
and is home on a brief furlough. He
was living in Montana at the time of
registration and was sent to camp
with the Montana troops.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Stevens We're
guests at the home of Mrs. Stevens
mother, Mrs. c. Blakeslee, over Sun
dav and Monday. Mr.. Stevens has
been called for service and leaves
Alexandria, Mimi, today for amp.
Mrs. Stevens will visit in North Da-
kota and then return to Bookings and
make her home for awhile with her
mother.
F. G. Gilbride has packed up his
goods and is moving to Verdi, Mimi,
where he has been appointed agent for
the c.. & N. w. railway. Frank has
been a good and faithful servant in
the freight Office here and both he and
his wife have a host of friends, who
wish them success and happiness in
their new home. Verdi will find Mr..
Gilbride an obliging agent and If they
treat him well he will be encouraged
to give them the best service they
ever had.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-05-02

This department Ia edited by Mrs. Ria l.
Ziegler and anyone having social news OF
interest will confer a favor on the Register
by 'phoning Mrs Ziegler. 3l6.
Quilting-On Wednesday evening
of last week some of the ladies of
the w. r. G.. met at the home of Mrs.
Madden to finish a quilt for the Red
Cross. At a late hour the hostess
surprised the company by serving a
most delicious two-course luncheon.
On Monday evening Mrs. Fox enter
tanned this same company at her
home.
InformaI-Mrs. j. A. Bonnell, at her
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-05-02

home on Third street, recently gave a
very pretty affair. The early hours
were spent in fancy work and pleas
ant conversation, later the fav-
ored guests were invited to a prettily
decorated table where a most deli
cious luncheon was served them in
three courses.
Friendship Club--On April IS, Mrs.
Sexauer was the gracious hostess for
this happy company, The Friendship
Club. Sewing for the Belgian refugees
filled the time until the serving of a
fine two-course supper.
Saturday Literary Cuban inter-
esting meeting of the Saturday Liter
airy Club was held at the home Of
Mrs. Flora Mitchell on April Goth.
Roll call was responded to by naming
a Natural Wonder of America. The
following program was much enjoyed:
Conservation of Forests. 80. Mrs. Rowe
Biography. Gene S. Porter.
Mrs. Henry
Review "Harvester' ........ Mrs. Fry
Dinner@Prof. and Mrs. j. A. Bon
nell entertained very pleasantly some
friends at a six o'clock dinner on Fri
day, April 10th. A bouquet of flow
ers graced the center of the table,
and the delicious repast was served
in four courses. Social chat and
music on the Victrola whiled away the
evening hours.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-05-02

Save the waste and win the war.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1918-10-13

Gro con los cuerpos de los alerlsneS
colganGo en- posiciones grotsscas del
alambrado de puas. Todavia haoia
disparos internitentes y repentlna-
mente OF sobce nj e. siioido dc una
bomba. Involun:ariamente levante Ia
mano derecha para prcteger MI ca
beza. IFue un movimiento tonic e
in~necesario, pcro completamente ms
tintivo EntCnces Senti Il punZada;
"bien, penss, he perdido mi mano."
Pero era solo una herida producidG
Dor un fragmento de metralla. Reco-
81 mis- utcnsilios Y a gatas me dirig!
d la trinchera.
"Deseo dar una idea del lado mas
allegro de las cosaS: los campos de
ensenanza. nor ejemplo. Cuando de-
! sembarque en- Francia fui a yer come
| progrcsaban nuestros soldados en- su
preparation para las t~rincheras. AL
| cunas veces habia estado en- los AGAR
tonanientos de los Estados Unidos y
al llegar a los que tienen los amerl-
canos en- Francia me pareci6 como 81
me hallara en- casa. Son muy seme-
iantes. Las condolences ~higien'cas
son e~xcelentes. e. alimento es bae-
no V Ell amino de los soldados levanta-
do. No hay ansiedad hist5rica por
entrar en- batalla. Pero sc e%ncuentra
una absolute determination de con-
cluir tan pronto como possible el cur
so de ensenan2a militar, para Sa!lr
hacia ell frentc. Nuestros jovenes
sol3adoS trabajan fuerte, hacen fueT-
It's ejercicios, ~aprenden rapldamentc
V pronto SO acostumbran a nrcho
cue es extranjerc. FL rasgc de c4ap-
| tabil;dGd americana Sc manifesto en-
todo. La noia que me p2reclo mas
| dominante fut IL de deSenvoltura cor
que nuestros compatriotas han acer-
| taGC su nueva vida = obligacioreS.
| Cada uno da Ia impression dc que esta
| en- Francia para ell negcclo de ayu-
dar 4 ganar Ia guerra Y que no dc
| be pe-mitirse NADIA que obstacu!ice
este p~rop6sito. Fisica V mentalmen-
tc nucstros ~j6ye2es so!dados son be-
las n:uestras dc v!riidad.
En- los campos de instruction sc
| encuentran entremczclados soidados
americanos y franceses. Con gran
~riqueza de gesticulaciones y 4 que
ctra Erase tratan de erUablar col-
| r~crsaci62. De vcz en- cuandc Sc ven
grupos empehaGos en- %entenderse y
cuando ocurre que Sc presenta I'm In
dividuo cue habla ingiGs y frances Sc
lie repiten los PARTICIPATES puntos de
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1918-10-13

Negar que Ia intrepidez es uno de
los rasgos c~aracteristicos de IL raza
anglo-americana. es desconocerla.
Ningun mozo de anbiciones Sc de-
tiene por s~atisfacerlas ante Ia amena-
"a de obstaculos que puedan conSlde-
rarse insuperables. Lo miSmo Ell la
persecution de investigaciones clenUl-
ficas que en- los riesgcs de las eXplo-
r~aciones, ell americana de buena ce-
pa va al fin que Sc propone sin me-
dir las dificultades que lie rodean.
Por ESQ no nos ha parecido extraor-
d;naria la hazana del pintor ameri-
cano S. J. Woolf, repetida varias We
ces. de unirse al ejGrcito eXpediciona-'
rio americana Y someterSe a su disci-
pima. con el solo objeto de que Sc lie
permitiera, al p~resentarse las opor-
cunidades, dirigirse al eSpacio inter
medic entire las line2s de batalla, es
decir entire las primeras t~rincheraS
de los beligerantes, o incorporate =
tropas de pelea, para hacer dibujos
que lie sirvan en- IL preparation de
gran6es cuGdrcs de Ia guerra.
Ell pintor Woolf ha regresado re-
c~ienterlente a Nueva York con una
~yaliosisina collection de disenos que
lie serviran para IA obra de realjdad
que Sc ha propueSto Y ia relacion que
hace de SD viaje Y aventuras es una
de las mas aneaaS e i~ntereSantes, que
eShibe no solamente el caracter de
IN artista enamorado de su profe-
sion. sino ell dc IN hombre = qulen
Ell deber encontraria iisto 4 toda bora
para las mas a~rrieSgadaS cnpresas.
Amanecia cuando por prialera vez
le fue permitido que saliera de las
t~rincheras de los aliados, para sa-
car algunos dibujos de las del enemi-
90. desc-czaGas por Ia metral!a 0
~entretesidas de cadaveres en sus GER
cas- de alambre. Sobre Il llanura Gu
bierta de nieve permanecian todavia
alSucos cad&veres de alemanes, con
sus uniformes CRISES.
TN vasto sentimiento de dcsola-
cion-dice Mr.. Woolf--se apodero dc
mi. Era OPPRESSIVE. terrible. Tome
slguncs apuates ; regresS Z nj srln-
chera. Tcdos ne consideration loco
! DOT h2ber Sali3o de ella, pero no era
81 tenor 81 que podia interponersc 3
mi t-abajo.
La p-oxima ccasion que sail fUe
dcspuas de una fucCte p2lea, durante
Ia cual los arnerlcanos ~detendisron eS-
establishments posici2nes. Fuj
ianCcaces cue nice m esbozo sobre el
! que estoy trabaiando ahora: VI cUa-
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1918-10-13
Juan Jose TABLADA

la iglesia que vimos ell otro dia? Es-
toy cierto de que sera b~ombardeada y
no puedo soportar la idea de que des-
truyan aquellcs ~esplendiGos cuadros.
Vamos a %salvarlos.
''Tcdo ese dia Y Ia mayor parte de
la noche continue el .fuego. Esta-
bamos denasiado ocupadoS en- aten-
der a los eridos para pensar en- PIN
turas. Al fin, cuando vino Ia calma,
ri capellan Y 20 nos dirigimos a Ia
iglesia, preguntandonos quien de los
dos caeria primero. Ell fatalismo Sc
apodera de tai mode de nosotros en-
circumstances como estas, que ne
cido a soldados de las trincheras
apostar tambien uuien caerla prime
70. Llegamos a la iglesia Y principal
mos a TRAFALGAR. Acababamos de
bajar uno de los cuadros, cuando con
IN gran sacudiniento, un crugldo y
una explosion, Sc derrumbo parte del
ed;ficio. Como este habia ocurrido
en- Ell extreme opuesto a doade nos
hallabamos, no detuvimos nuestrc
trabajo. Pero pronto Sc repitio eli
incidente Y los dos Gaines al sueio
completamente aturdidos. Cuando
volvimos a nuest-os sentidcs, no que
daba del edificio sino nj pequera
parte V sobre nosotros Sc hallaba IN
r1onton de ruinas. Luchamos nara
liberta-nos de elias v rasi arrast:an-
donos regresamos a las t~rincheraS.
sin los cuadros pero con las ropas
bien d~estrozadas. Ell cspel!an, aGa-
mas, tenia I'm ojo esplendidamente
amoratado Y una lujacion en- IL mu-
neca.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1918-10-13
AXA
#%


hombres. Estallo una bomba. Mire
hacia atraS. De los tres solo Sc veiaE
fraementos. Habian sido volados en-
pedazos, a menos de Glen pies De
distancia de mi.
para verificar n incursion en-
las trincheras enemigas, nuestros
soldados Sc pintan de negro los ros-
tros. Sc Marcia ESTABLISHMENTS, ca
! 81 sin ningun sonido, en- Ia ooscurldad
1e Ia noche. Ne incorpore a varias
de estas partidas Y en- Una OCCASION
| llegamos a la primera Inca de trlD-
| cheras alemanas. En- elias no habia
una alma, pero podiamos DIR hablar
a los que estaban en- las trincheras
!e Ia Inca s%iguiente.
Una noche salimos Gle las trim
| cheras muy cansados, porque habia-
mos estado TODD ell dia bajo extra
| ordioaria tension. En- csc tempo
los alemanes parecian estar tratando
de elegirnos individualnente. porque
| cuando llegab4mos a los paraPetos
Embellishments conenzahan sus dis
paros. Esta noche particular tueron
heridos v2rios hombres v dos muer
tos. Haliandonos en- Marcia nos VI
no dior de chocolate Y repentlnameH-
te nos encontramos con IN grupo dc
| mujeres que distribuia chocolate ca
f:iepte = los soldados. EstaS mulc-
-es. que ~pertonecen al Salvation
Army" trabaian constaate Y calmo-
samente, dardo una palabra agrada-
| HE V una sonrisa a cada soldado;
| iunto con ell chocolate. Los soldadoS
las bendicen.
"Habia estado en- el sector de Toui
durante algun tempo, cuando tuvl-
mos un ataque de gas. Esto no sc
hal!aba fuera de 10 ordina-io y tan,
ia eficiercia Sc habia logrado e7 e.
uso de las m~ascaras, que ocurrlan
pccos academies. En- esta OCCASION
| sin embargo, cuatro coclneros no SIN
theron ell toque de alarma Y quedaror
inutilizados. Quedamos sin coclne-
ros. Ell capellan, que era un magnl'
fico ~suieto, Y 20 cocinamos para los
| solGados. La tarea era fuerte, peto
! tratamos de cumplirla. Esto die
motive d que Ell capellan y yo nos
hicicramos grandes amigos Y un dla
cuando era mas fuerte y mas cont
nua la caida dc bombas, sc me pre-
sento muy alarmado. lie preSunte
que lie ocur-ia.
-:Usted cs un artista Y 10 enten
dera meier, me contesto. jRecuerda
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1918-10-13
4 r IE tn

Sueno an un angel que me sonria,
En- una aurora llena de sol,
Cuardo en- las sombres del alma mia,
Que empaiidece de nostalgia
Nazca ell amor!
Sueno en- las gloria5 dc an mediodia
En- unos ojos llenos de ardor;
En- una fuente que cante y ria
Cuando en- los triunfos de su algeria
Viva mi amor.
Sueno en- IA tarde brumosa y fra
De algin otono r%esolador;
CrHando inclinando su faz sombrla
Entire los hielos de su agonia
Muera mi amor. -!
Sueno en- la nochc tenaz, inpia,
Que envuelva airada mi corazor
Cuando transcurra la viSa mia
Sin esperanza, sin algeria,
Sin IN amor.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1918-10-13

"a conversation, los traduce y enton-
ces es de oirse Ell ruido de risas que
Dor 10 general Sc levanta, porque ca
da uno ha estado hablando de cosas
differences a las Que creia interpre-
tar.
.Pas6 cuatro semanas en- los cam
pamentos, aprendiendo ell uso de las
mascaras contra ell gas Y logrando
alguna ensenanza en dlsclp!lna.
Cuando me despedi. sc me do una
tarjeta de alojamiento para una
grania situada detras de las lineas.
La vida de los ancianos y los nlnos
nue han Guedado err estas aldeas eS
penosa, pero tienen gran confianza
en 81 ~porvenir Y valor para soportar
las n~eralidades. En- los oios, en- c!
andar. Sc ven las seTales de los
tiempos tcrribles aue han pasado'
Tantc SC han acostumbrado al es-
tampido del canon y e! estallido de
las bor1bas. cue les prcStan poca
aterci6n. Todo esta a~rruinado, de-
vastado. En- o~casiones sc ven CRU
DOS de ninos pequenos, en- los cam
DOS. miranda calmoSamente el cielo'
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