Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-07-14

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presses The captain OF one Of the
vessels engaged in tho fruitlng trade
between New Orleans and she Cen
/ trial American countl les made me an
offer 10 go with him TO Honduras. 1
was employed at the time as cook
IN the kitchen ~ the rickwick club.
\ which. By the way, am sorry TO
hear, has been burned
/ Now. 10 make what follows suf-
4 iiciently clear. must tell you that !
have always entertained fondness
for animals, and have for years had
pet monkey OF remarkable intelli-
/ gence. lie was trained TO execute
military movements with as much
precision az veteran OF many years
standing. had him as rule ar.
rAyed In tasteful costume, with
gold lace aud epaulettes. and little
tOy gun was given him whenever he
Was wanted TO DRIFT lilo seemed to
admire himself greatly. and still
does when adorned with his military
karray
| naturally did not want 10 leave
this pet behind, ana he formed a not
inconsiderable portion OF my bag
gage The ships crew took kindly
70 him and he speedily became a
great favorite among the men The
monkey. Of course. was up 10 no end
Of tricks. aud proved u constant
scarce Of amusement 10 ALI
TN arriving al Puerto Cortez
found IL profitable 10 exchange my
berth with the captain for place on
shore. which was offered me by
gentleman connected with club
Ia Ceiba
Among those who belonged to
the club was Senior Nasquez. al that
time president OF Honduras had
the honor Of cooking a meal OF which
his cNesliencY partOok II pleased
him. aud received a request TO
come up 10 the capital. where | WAS
appointed chief cook 81 the presi.
dents establishment This was
high post and responsible one. and
! was too battered az the offer 90 re.
fuse therefore set out al once.
m after a difficult journey over tho
mountain roads arrived safely az my
destination During all these eN-
changes my monkey. Jake by name.
accompanied me faithfully
II was still serving in the house
hold Of his exccllency when the old
troubles between Generals Nasquez
aud Bonilla revived. about the be.
ginning of the year when General
Nasqucz started FOR thc frontier nc.
companicd him as one Of his military
mcnagc. but did not sec iightiug I
was principally connected with the
supply train aud only occasionally
was ai the frOnt ] was IN Tcguci.
galpa when news Of a serious en-
gagoment was received Ia the inter.
Tor. near Olanchiio
Nasqucz got tho worst in the bat.
tie. ani Il was reported al the time
that he had been defeated. aud
body 81 troops were hastily assembled
and sent 10 his help. myself forming
part Of Il Jake the monkey. went
with the column
Between TeguciRalpa and Olau.
chito We reached hamlet called
santa Maria do Flores. where the
ascent 81 the mountains had 10 he
undertaken A very dense under.
brush clothes all this section Of
country. and the animals there are
very numerous
AZ this place tho column was de !
vidgd, aud while a portion pushed on
at once. small squad. numbering
eighty men. was left under my com /
mand with instructions TO press on
a. rapidly as the country permitted. /
but by another route, which led
through the lower spurs OF the /
range, aud while not so direct. was
not so likely TO lead into the foe. /
This was done in order that IL one
section Of the force was dcmoralized
by meeting the rebel forces the
other might reach Nasquoz in good .
time
After leaving Santa Maria the I
party under my command pushed /
forward. We bivouacGed in the
evening in pretty glade. with tho
Sicrras just In trout Ga awaking in
the morning J failed TO find Jake.
and on further search also failed to
find the rifles with which the sol
hiers had been armed did not
connect these losses with each othor,
but concluded that the monkey had
dccamped with his friends. and that
the villagers from Santa Maria must
have followed and robbed US under
cover OF darkness.
On the morning OF the fourth day
following, We were awakened by
the sound OF heavy hiring some dis.
lance away, and as we had been ap
preaching the army. judged. and
rightly. that u second engagement
was taking place
1t was clearly going against the
oyal soldiers, aud, as we watched,
hey we're driven back. and eventu.
lily made stand within less than
100 yaros Of our position. Almost
before we were aware OF what was
,aking place, found myself aud my
command mixed in the fight, and
orgctting entirely that nay men were
| gave tho word TO fire.
The artillerymen we're at the mo-
nent preparing their guns for a gen.