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El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1922-06-27
La AsambIea De Us Pro'
fesores de Instruction

Brillante v .nutlieh representation
del Mag.steriO llen6 el sibadc desde
las 10 de Ia maiiana, el sslon de nc
tos de la escuela .Bafdorioty de Cas-
tro,. Ell donde Sc nevGba a efecto la
asamblea de Maestrost para tiatar
asuntos de gran interes para la res
petable clase y para los intereses, ge-
nerales del Spsfs. s
La mayer parte de las poblaciones,
Iy grupo eseolGres de la isla, estti-
vieron ALI representados, y el Presi-
dcnte de IL association sefor Seiles,
Sc mostr6 satisfecho del fesnltado de
+ la conyocatoria. -
Una comisi6n fu6 designada para
saludar al Gobernador y a, Conlisio-
nadO de instruction. Y suspenditla ls
session en- ese tramite continue des-
pues de la una de la tarde.
Furon saludar los expresados
!, funcionarios las profesoraS Pura Mon
taiiez, Laura Perez Profesores Pc
dro p. Aran. Jaime Drew Y Perez Pc
rrata.
Presidia al senior SepdIveda.
A la llegada al salon del Presidents
del SenaSo senior Barccl6, Sc le tribu
ia una expresiva ov.cion.
9 Sc da cuenta con la siguiente reso
luei0n:
i sLOS MAESTROs DE PUERTO RIC(
REUNIDOS EN- -ASAAlBLEA EN- Ii
/ ,ESCUEI4A ,..BALDORIOTY' DE LA
CIUDAD DE SAN JUAN. RESUEL-
VEN: Z.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1922-06-27

- + -. = .a
,Solicitar una vez mas del goblerno
de Puerto Rico asigne para los macs
tros en- general los mismos sueldos
anuales de que han disfrutado duran,
te q presente aiics escolar.a
."Resuelvcn, aaemas. que no les e.
possible aceptar contratos por los suel-
dos fijs-dos para eLailo ,escolar de 1922
a 1923. porque de aceptarlos perjudi.
earfan seriamente ei bienestar y la 'fe.
lcfGad de sus hogares ) porque efec-
tdan TIN trabajo d.gno de meier remu
neraci0n.
"DecfaErn tambi6m que cl no fiial
una relpuneraci0n deeorusa para .l
inagisterio tendrd un efecto comp!et:,
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1922-09-08
Hawaiian Islands.

A Spanish navigator first discovered
the Hawaiian islands in 1865 but his
country laid no claim to them and they
were practically forgotten. The
British Captain Cook visited the
Hawaiian group in 1778 and named
them the Sandwich islands. Still the
islands were practically unknown.
Then, following the close of the Ameri-
-. Revolution, American ships began
to sail the seven seas in growing
numbers, and in 1889 the first ship
flying the Stars and Stripes-from
Boston--visited the Hawaiians. 1t
was the first OF many from the same
port, carrying traders, whalers and ad-
venturers; and soon the natives had
learned Of the republic on the con-
tinent to the east. and came to con-
slider Omitted States" and Boston"
synonymous. - National Geographic
Society Bulletin.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1922-09-08
GOOD AND BAD WEDDING DAYS
Many and Varied Are the Supersttions
That Have to Do With the
Marriage Altar.

The superstitions that cluster round
the altar are as many and as mys-
FERROUS as the ways of maid with q
man.
May has always had bad name as
wedding month since far-away
Roman days, and Lent has been in
equal bad odor But why should June
be considered the luckiest month of
all the year for trip to the altar,
with October good second? And why
should special happiness await those
who wed when the moon is at the full,
or when the sun and moon are in con-
junction?
Friday is the most unlucky day of
all the week to set the wedding-bells
a-ringing, except, curiously enough, in
Scotland, where it seems to be held
In special favor. On the other hand,
for some obscure reason, Sunday has
been day of good omen for wedding
couples, ever since (and no doubt
long before) Shakespeare made
Petruchio say to Katherine, kiss me,
Kate; we will be married o. Sunday"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1922-09-08
Times for Silence.

The value of silence depends alto
gether on its relation to time, place
and circumstances. Scripture says,
'there is time to speak, and time
to be silent" There are occasions when
to be silent Is cowarGly and criminal.
And there are other occasions when it
is mark of character and discrimina-
ton to keep a bride on the lips. When
your friends reputation is being de-
famed unjustly, not to defend him
openly is a mean betrayal. On the
other hand it is honorable to practice
a friendly reticence when you know
the charge against him Is probably
true and yon feel ron cannot II. justice
to yoursa i.-essi lis innocence
Exchan~e
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1922-09-08
Gratitude in Strange Garb.

Bishop w. r. Lambuth in his inter-
esting book, Medical Missions tells
of native Of India whose wife went
for treatment to a mission hospital.
On her return he wrote as follows to
the woman physician in charge of the
hospital:
Dear She: My wife has returned
from your hospital cured Provided
males are allowed in your bungalow,
would like to do you the honor of
presenting myself there this afternoon
But / will not try to repay you;
vengeance belongeth to Cod
Another, whose wife did not sur
vive, expressed himself thus:
ssDear and Fair MadamS I have
much pleasure to inform you that my
dearly unfortunate wife will be no
longer under your kind treatment, she
having left this world for the other on
the night of the 9th ultimo. For
your own help in this matter shall
ever remain grateful. Yours rever-
emily"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1922-09-08

FLOUR-Hard spring wheat-short pat
emit, $6.75@685; 90 per cent. s6.5O06.6O. Soft
winter wheat Short patent, sS6505.75; 50
per cent, IS. 40Q5.45. Hard winter wheat
Short patents. s5.909600; IS per cent, $5.65
@5.75. Rye fiour-White patent $46@4.2s:
medium, $s.90Q4.0O; dark, S3.1G3.35
HAY-No. timothy. s180Q1190O; No. l
light clover mixed, s15.O001S.00; NO. tim
othy, s14.O0@17.0G; No. timothy, $4,000
1905 No. clover mixed. S13.00Q15.00; No.
1 to choice clover, s14.0O@180O; No. south
western prairie. s17.O0Q1S00; No. south
western PRAIRIE s16.00917.00,
CATTLE-Prime steers, SIG. 25G1125; good
to choice steers. sS.601O.25: feeding steers,
S5.75@7.&: heifers. $4.Ss9s.00; yearlings.
fair to choice. s7.0O@1O.90; plain to good
steers, s6.50Q6.75; plain to choice cows.
$3S0QS.00, Gamers, 81. 50G3I5; cutters, $3.50
@S.75: bologna bulls, S3.75G435; good to
fancy calves. sS.75013s00.
HOGS-Choice light butchers. ss.S0QS.45;
medium weight butchers, sS.75Q9.40; fair
to fancy light, sS.5O9s. IS, heavy butchers.
$1.4099.20: heavy packing. So 75QT. 80; rough
packing, s6.00@6.75) pigs. ss.5O08.25
SHMEP-Good to choice lambs, 10000
1850, ciiIl lambs, $S.O09s.25; feeding lambs,
k1OsQQ@tA O.: yearIings s8.0O0l1.0O: wethers.
e&.5069.00: ewes, $2.0007.S5
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1922-09-08
NOT EASY TO CRIPPLE cRAB
Nature Has Provided That Lost Leg
or Claw May Be Replaced in
Short Time.

'For you yourself, sir, should be
as old as I am, if like crab you
could go backward True, Hamlet,
true, but a crab can also walk for
ward and sideways. At the bottom
Of warm salt water, where he likes
to take his leisure, the crab walks
slowly about on the tips of the Sec
ond, third and fourth pair of legs, and
then as you may see, he walks back
ward, forward and sideways, though
he seems to prefer the sidewise gait.
Generally he folds his heavy claws, or
pincers, and works his paddles with a
lazy sculling motion to assist him on
his walk.
One of the many remarkable things
about the crab is his ability to throw
off or drop his legs and claws and
grow them again. The scientists call
this "autotomy," or "the automatic
throwing off of APPENDICES of the
body and then renewing Them If
q crab is seized by leg or claw in
the water, it often throws 1t off and
escapes, and at the place where he
breaks off his own leg nature has fur
nished an arrangement which pre-
vents excessive bleeding. This phe-
nomenon is common among crusta-
ceans, Of which the crab is one
As an example of "autOt0my" the
United States bureau of fisheries has
the record Of a crab which was kept
under observation in small cage
beneath salt water. When put in the
cage the crab had lost its left claw.
Day by day new claw grew and the
rate Of growth can be had from the
fisheries bureau. At the end of 81
days the left claw had been restored
and was the same size as the right.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1922-09-08
PILOT FAINTs; TWO CRUSHED
Seriously Injured When Machine
Crashes to Earth.

Evanston, ILL.,, Sept. 6-While thou
sands at an air carnival In Burmeister
field, west OF Evanston, looked on a
big biplane. just coming out of a
tail spin, careened sharply and then
plunged, nose down. 400 feet to the
ground 1t struck with tremendous
impact, bnrying the pilot, Price Hol-
lingworth, former army flying expert,
and his passenger, Ben Buscher, nine
teen years DID, of Niles Center, under
the wreckage They were unconscious
when extricated, and taken to ST.
Francis hospital. Both may die. Sur
geons believe Buscher's back is broken
and that Hollingworth, who is still
unconscious, has a fractured skull and
internal injuries. Sky comrades of
the injured pilot declare they believe
Hollingworth tainted after coming out
of the tail spin and that the plane. OFT
of control, tipped into the nose dive.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1922-09-08
THE MARKETS

Chicago, Sept. 5. 1922.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1922-09-08
Keeps Tariff Board Job.

Washington, Sept. 2.-Thomas o.
Marvin Of Massachusetts, chairman of
the tariff commission, was nominated
by President Harding to continue as
member of the commission after his
present term expires OF September s.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1922-09-08
Poor Location for Town.

Beira, in Portuguese West Africa.
is built on sand so deep that hcrses
cannot travel on it. Merchandise and
passengers are carried in trolleys run.
ming on rails and pushed by natives.
America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1922-05-12
GICICA LUZ NEA NTTA
-. Schita umoristica

de copil 81 sa Queen toata gospoda-
ria i'm spinare. De-aceea. cum eu
sunt cam delicata.
Sar Ell, in natanjia mea, vazand,
cal fac placere si-i aduc un COM
pliment, de altfef bine meritat.
IN am grabit sal taiu vorba zicail-
du-i: "din fericire, doamna, vad.
Ga eel putin acuma VA bucurati de
O sanatate ce MI lasa mimic de do
rit.'
Asa crezi 81 d-ta? imi raspun-
Sc ca fixandu-ma. adica privind GU
>un ochiu Ia dreapta 81 ell celalalt
la stanga, te credeam mai destept.
81 fara sd mai ziea ceva. Sc scll-
Ia grabita. suparata 81 iesi din
odae.
"N'am nemerit ri buna,
mi-am zis Ell in gand. $50 Fl scu-
lat calcand eli stangul." Nu trccu
mutt 81 dinspre partea unde urma
sa fie bucataria allzlam venind
crampeic de fraze. eypresiuni. earl
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ParlaI11entul
C A N E R A

singur a ministerelor de agricul-
tnra 81 domenii: 2. Abrd hrea dis
pozitiunilor din Cap. vi din legea
de organiZare Dobrogei noui
). Complectarea intinderilor de
insamantare 81 4. ratificarea tran
zancitillnei pentru incheierea IL
tigiului intre Ministerul de agri-
cultura 81 Epitropia Bisericei Gu
titul de argint. tprivitor la un te-
rem din Parcul Carol.
d. ministru Constantinescr &C.
rlnd urgenta pentru v0tarea pro
ectullli referitor la Dobrogea, de-
patatii din Cadrilater professional.
D. PINTEA (liberaD, aduce 0
critica aspra proectului, atra-
gand atentia guvernului asupra
seriozltatei problemelor pc care
lie lldlca punerea in discutie a
unui asemenea project.
D-sa spune ea este i'm Joe intree
regimul juridic de proprietate
din Dobrogea noua 81 nemlltr-
mlrile. pc care legiferare pripitl
lear provoca in sanul populated,
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Sc departaSe.

~ VVtbhl tdS'.
= Pc barbati nu prea ii tae ca
pul. pentrn astfel de treburi, cute
zai 81 ell s;i fac ceva intru apararea
hui nea Nita, I'm ON bun ca painea
calda. Era, insa. mutt mai .bine,
dac; ml-aSi fl adus la vreme amin
tc de cuvintele psalmistului. care
ne-a sfatuit sa punem strata gurii
noastre. I'm adevar, femeia, care-l
cufundase in fericire pc prieteDul
meu. isbucnind dintr 'odata imi Il
Sc rastit:
"Dupa ideea d-tale pentru ce
ii tae capul pc barbati? Sa fie
asa mnra n gura Sa stea eli bra
tele incrucisate 81 sd sc ute ca niste
gllra casca cum ne prapadm cu
zilele moi, finite sarmano 81 memo
rocite? Eli sa fie niste trintori. pc
cand moi J. ilar n avn vreme e;l
ispraveasca vorba. eaci din sala dc
mancare auziram I'm sgomot. ne
care il produce m pahar, cand Sc
sparge.
- Ma. idntul. striga Nine. NitS
sarind in s,fs ca muscata de vr'un
sarpe. Dohitocnl, imbecilul, lar a
spart ceva. 81 dadu fuga spre loclll
sinistrului. Celia ce mai auzii dc
data aceasta nu mai fngadue niei
o indoiala asupra cauzelor 81 pro-
venientei. Auzii cat sc poate de
deslusit nh pleosc! urmat numai
decat de un trosc! 1nsotit de un
! oftat de dl,rere 81 de: sste rog, Gil
eico. nu mai da. ne ande, rusl-
ne!''
Din sala de mancare mai venira
pana la urechile mele cateva GU
,, vinte de mangaere 81 alintare, "a
, cele ce auzisem mai adineaori, We
mind della bucatarie 81 dnpa care
! cortina cazu. Sc facu adica liniste
81 tacere.
"Poftiti la masa,' 1mi zise dupa
, un rastimp Nine. Mia, dar GU nn
accent parca mi-ar Fl zis CarSre
de aci, spnrcatule!'
La masa Mia, care Isl pierduse
bma dispozitie 81 veselia inascuta,
in el, statea "a gaina plonata; nh
spunea o vorba 81 nu fndrasnea
sa-si ridice macar ochii. Pc obrajii
hi puteai vedea urn1a celor zece
| dcgete ale manusitelor jumatatii
sale. Fara sa vreau. mia VENT in
minte proverbul frantuzesc, care
xice: ca cei ce Sc iubesc sc tachi-
neaza intre ei,, adaogand in gandlil
meu, q despre partAa mea mas
iva urma).
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PAaINA $.

celala1t 81 sa creaza unul ce face
celalalt. Asa, b,1lioara, tot ce Ii
&c nevasta mea. =.
CreZi 81 tn, ca adevarat,
| l'am Satrerllpt ell.
Nj. nu mai cred, dar ma 81
erabesc sa fac, ma laranri nea Nj
ia.
- Oar cc zici tn? n intrebai
en- fixandu-l 81 zimbind.
Sc intelege, Sc intelcge, ras-
pnnse el cam incnrcat 81 plecahd
ochii in jos. Aeestor confMente
lea pus capat Nine. Mia, care IN
trand, ii ziee prietenului men:
Stai aei de vorha. in loc sd te
duel sd pul masa! Uf, Doamne.
Doamne.' Nea Mia, 1nvalui in
tr o privire de dragoste induiosata
81 esi pc loc. lnalnte tie a Sc duce
i'm sala de mancare. nevasta-sa ga
81 cll Gale sal MAJ Zlca sa-sl deschl
da bine ochii 81 SD umble frumu-
:el cu farfuriile 81 paharele, ca sa
M mai sparga. cum facuse in att
tea randuri.
= Null stii eat de staneaclu,
imi Zise ca. dupa ee prietenui meu
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Sedinta de Ia Z Apriiie 1922.

Dnpa dcselliderea sedintei la 2
81 Jnmatate, q. ministrl Marzescl
deplne proectul de lege votat de
Senat pentru ratificarea conven-
Iiei de la Geneva priyitoare Ia
varsta Gle admitere III munc;.
maritima.
d. Al. CONSTANT1NESCU.
ministrn de domenii. dcpune pro-
ectele: l. contopirea intr 'unul
America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1922-05-12

nu gadila placut llrechile celui eel
stunt adresate. Parca dlstingeam
cuvintc ca acestea: 'Eesti I'M post,
I'm natarau. =. Prieten! Ce prize
teno. :. Mating. netot. -. = @ vo-
&c mai slaba, raspundea cu I'm ac-
cent de rugaminte: mai meet. =.
prieten vechiu. aude. =. te rOg.. :.
iarta-ma.' - Intelegeam. ca nea Nj
ta era eel ce Sc ruga 81 cerea ier-
tare. Gu ce-i gresiSe scumpei sale
jumatati fericitul meu prieten ?
Am fnceput acum sa trag mai bine
cu urechea. doar-doar oi avea TN
raspuns. 0 lamurire la aceasta in
trebare. n N'auZeam. inca decat i:
"Nenorocitule, Nenorocitule. :. Nh
meritai. i. sal la toti dracii -
Pc cine trimetea oare Nine. Nj
ta la toti dracii? Nioicplnea con-
versatiei della bucatarie nu-ml lasa
timpul necesar, ca sa pot adanci
aceste intrebari. La un moment
dat a,zii: "esii... prieten. doi
idioti!' Admitand acum. ca unul
din IDIOT ar fl prietenul men. ci-
ne sa fie oare, al doilea eXemplar
OAR. m. nh cred sa ma fl fnse-
lat urechile. Am auzit un sgomot
ce semana ell o palma data 81 inca
trasa cu putere. 81 dupa aceea
"te rog. nu da. :. rusine!' Vo-
cea era a prietenului meu. Despre
asia nut incapea indoiala. Sa fie,
oare, nea Mia eel care?.
Tntrarea brusca a lui nea Mia
imi intrerupse cursul acestei gan
diri. Nea Mia avea obraiii aprins
dar par'ca unul era mai rosu de-
cat celalalt.
Ma ierti, zise el, ca team Ii
sat singur. Sc 1ncearca s;i z1mbea
| sea 81 sa-si compuna fraza vessel;
-fncercarea nu prea ia isbutit
Ute &c e, adaoga ell. fnsa Sc vede;
| ca nu-i sunt boil acasa.
| Maven servitoare 81 nevast;
inca. ;. E earn delicata, ii cdmplec
tai Ell fraza.
- Da. cam delicata, cam pla
1panda, asa ca trebue sd mai ingri
iesc 81 Ell de ceIe ale easel.
| - Vad, zic ell. ca va ajutati unn
pc altul.
]. - Da ne ajutam 81 ne fntelegen
| de IMMUNE, Sc grabi sd confirm'
prietenul meu. Dealtfel, adaog;
el, desmeticindu-se acum de-a bine
lea 81 incepand a vorbi in confiden
ia ce face fericirea casnicai: in
i crederea fntre soti, adica sa abb
4 fiecare din eli o parere buna dcspr,
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joritate aplauda).
M. CONATA (liberal din Ca
liacra), arata inutilitatea 81 mo
|portunitatea proiectului, de india
ia ce guvernul intentioneaza ST,
vie la tomna en- un nou proect.
D. PETRESCU-COMtNEN vor-
heste 81 d-sa in aceasta chestiunc
amintind ca intrpaga campanie
eleetorala q candidatilor liberali
a, avut ca platforma asigurarca
Lea pamanturile nu vor fl rev.
Zuiie.
Atrage atentia guvernului asu-
pra consecintelor.
d. n. IORGA: Fiindca in Do
brogea noua sunt nationalist, ca
re inca M ne cunosc limba 81 pen
tru a nh Sc interpreta asemenea
lege ca un motiv' de prigonire
contra loa', ma declar in contra
proectulni. &
D. ministru CONSTANTINES-
Gu eSpiicand cd proectul depus.
are menlrea de abrOga uncle
dlspozitiuni din legea votata in
tr'o noapte la Camera 81 la Senat
de catre parlamentul Averescan.
d-sa arata Ca este in interpsll
Statulul roman ca sd fie pus IN
stapanirea teren,lrilor ce aparti
nean Statului bulgar.
Altfel pana la toamna, Statul
ar pierde dreptul La aceste tp
renuri.
Presedintele pune la vot ur
genta.
ID. PINTEA in cor en- toti de-
Iputatii din Cadrilater Ger yota-
rea pc fata.
Sc naste TN viu conflict in sa-
nnl majorita tilor. D. AL. Constan-
tinescu da semne de enervare.
Se pune la vot eli bile.
Rezultatul - 81 bile pentru
urgenta 81 100 contra.
Acest rezMltat viu comentat,
find considerat ca un vot de ne
incredere in ministrul de Donfenii
ID. Bacaluc (basarabean din
opozltle) citeste deelaratiune in
senzul ca spre. deosebireJ de fostii
d-sale eolegi. intelege sd ia parte
La Mcrarile parlamentului.
ID. n. IORGA intreaba pe dl
mlnlstru de instructie asupra soar
tel unui mare numar de documen-
te foarte pretioase apartinand
Academiei romane 81 carl All sunt
ratache la Moscova, cere inter
ventia prin delegatul tarii la con
ferlnta de Ia Geneva.
-. lORGA semnaleaza ingerin-
tele ce Sc pregatesc Ia Suceava
pentru alegerea de Senat ce Sc va
face acolo. Professional cu deose-
bire impotriva amestepului ar
mattel.
Idlnta Sc suspenda. Sc trecn
in secti 'pentrn examinarea pro
ectelor depuse.
D. GHERMANY PINTEA (ba-
sarabean) citestc notificarea uni
rel Basarabiei.
ID. n. SANESCGT cere ca votrl
sa Sc dea prin aclamati.
Camera, in picioare. aclami
legm.
ID. PETREsCU-COMNEN ci-
seste proeetnl' pentru conventiu
nea .comercia!a ell Polonia. Pro-
ectul Sc voteaza 81 G ratificat, de-
asemeni 81 conventiunea postala
internationala.
ID. |. 6. DUCA, depune proec-
tul de lege care trece ministeru-
lui mnncei toate servieiiIe depin.
.zand de servieiul sanitar fmpreu-
na cn toate serviciile 81 societatile
de asistenta sociala.
Sc voteaza legea statutului
Dnnarei.
Sedinta Sc ridiea la orele 6
fara TN sfert.
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Sedinta de Ia Z Aprilie 1922.
Sedinta Sc deschide la orele 3
d. a. sub presidential d-lui M.
Ferechide.
lPe banea ministeriala d-nii pc
Florescu. So fac formalitatile
Sc incepe discutia gencrala.
obicinlite.
y. MTTJREANIT cerc racorda.
rea soselelor ce leaga satele din
jud. .Dorohoi cu Bucovina spre a
desfiinta nrnele unui tlecnt mort
rentru totdeagna.
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DACA VREI

Sa M fntind mana la coltul
stradelor in ca cand al ramas
f&ra 0 mana san IN picior in
scrie-te intr'o societate din
Uniunea s. - =.
America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1922-05-12

De catAva Vreme IL cam plerdH-
sem din vedere pc prietenul Mia.
Ce vreti9 Omul Sc 'nsllrase, ba
inca facuse casatorie de dragoste.
Mimic mai firesc, decat sd ocolea-
sea pc prietenii, carl cate odata
levin cam sllparatori 81 sil cante a
gusta in intimitatea casniciei feri-
.iren de care. fnsfarSit, avusese 81
81 parte.
Cand am intalnit. insa. acum
atcva zile, am ramas nedumerlt,
nepltand sa-mi eXplic schimbarea
ce an, cNlstatat in fntreaga lui a
ratare.
- Gel cu tine. nea Mia 2 lam
intrebat ell. privindu-l cu I'm aP'
de compatimire.
Stunt fericit, ,draga, imi ras-
plnse el strangandll-m mi mana cN
putere su1it cele mai fericit dintre
muritori, Dintr un inceprt y am
putut ghici cauzele acestei fericirl.
In al doilea rand, nici nu banuisem
pana atunci. ca una din dovezile
fericirei 81 un semn exterior al Ell
ar Fl tinuta neingrijita, barba ne
rasa parul valvOiu, palaria 81 hal
neln> ferite de orice attingere ca
peria.
Decat pc de alta parte, nu-i asa
"a fiecare concepe 81 reallzeaza
ceeace numimi moi fericire in felul
sau? Daca tinem seama de acest
adevar, G de prisos sa ne mai
oprim asupra acestni punct. Nea
Nita zicea Cd fericit. lar datOria
noastra sal credem pc cuvant
caci vorba aceea: ..fiecare site mai
bine el singur, unde1 strange
ghiata'
Nea Mia tinea insa> sa ma con-
vinga 81 altfel decat prin vorbe de
marele noroc ce daduse peste ell.
Ma pofti anume sd iau masa la
eli. pentru ca sa am prilej sa vad
G., ochii mel scena din fericirea
Sa casnica.
.,Ai sd vezi 81 ce frumusete de
copil mia nascut nevasta mea J"
imi zice ell. A doua ri. iata-ma
intrand la nea Mia. Vine sa-mi
descida usa O femeie tanara. dar
din acele femei, carora nu le poti
da nici data varsta. BlOnda.
de I'm blond spalacit, rotunda la
fata, pima, mai plina char de
cum ar fl dupa gustul multora din
moi, avand toate aparentele unel,
cum sa zic. unei bune clocitoarc,
unei excelente fabrici de copii.
Madame Nitfe'' 1ntreb zam-
bind Gu un aer familiar 81 facand
O reverenta respectuoasa.
= Do, poftiti fnlanntru. raspun-
Sc ca.
= Oar. ce naiba9 Mi-s'a stram-
bat acnma vederea? Nh. vad
tot asa de drept ca 81 inalnte :?
Oar Nine Mia acea care Sc uita
Gu unul la Stamina 81 un altul la
faina. De altfel un amanunt fl
zic, care nu poate vatama Intru
nimica fericirea preitenului meu.
- 81. :. Nita? lntreb ell din
nou. mai multi ca S;l gasesc un sub
iect de vorba. ssE
= Vine .nunlai decat leagana
copilul in odaia de alaturi, ma la
muri ca, aratand cu ochii spre par
tea dreapta. Nh trece multi 81 nea
Mia Sc iveste, iesind din partea
stanga a salonului in care ne ga
sesem. Bine inteles, prietenul meu
e incantat ca ma vede dar n are
vreme sa-si exprime sentimentele
de bucnrie. caci jumatatea sd care
la adus atata fericire pc cap, m-i
da ragaz: "A adormit copilnl?"
intreba ca = ,,Da draguta, douar-
me ca uningeras. 4
-Bine, du-te acum la bucata-
rie 81 ingrijeste de foe. Oar um-
bla eli bagare de seama, ca sa nsl-l
trezesti pc copil. lar Mia care sc
pregatea sd Sc aseze alaturi de mine
1 pe semne., ca sa-mi dea eXplicatii
mai amanuntite asupra fericiren'
in care era cufundat pana in gat
o orSb; cH fa.s cfanra 'mnre in,