The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-03-15
AACHETE, MACBETH.
4 o1pgy - she cuhan strur Ia s,-
ljhs1y.
0begt HaeDlsys N New York Maj, ana


usesf Haesisys n New York Mail ana
A detachment o. ths ssn ou,,,,, ,.,,.,
IN un1eS Col. Ccnstante. was mov,n.
elong tne ree1 from Totax TO MORE. There
weN oen IN the column. and their
wesy. ehealing stramp raised cloud OF
sEfsa5. . s. srss.. IS, carried sa
1ooA - hieh In the air like q huge red
2sme ne ersess freshened but in the
9tlu! Gains u hung with the column. SUI
locating. binding. stinging the wearied
Seuow1 who had been on the march since
early morning.
The sun was near the meridian. II
glanced out OF = 1eaden sky upon the
parcned land. shedding the fierce heat ~
tropical MONDAY. No one spoke. with
every nan u WAS EFFORT enough 10 Keen
moving and to watch for the thorn. ana
sharp stones IN tho road, which nigh, issr
feet anu pru'sed
no malt had been made for three hours
Sne canteens were drained OF their last
uaope Longing eyes were raised occasion
ally Tor some signs Of refreshing stream
ont only to drop again 10 the heeis OF The
'front.', watching the pace and
raised. 'o VI "us' they
NAH ieasus ahead was a ,h,cke, a,
puen ana stunted verdurc, Fxcen, Few,
sowsink solitary royal palms. hrardish-
m6 their huge ostrich like plume- ms !, On
tsmcnssrance to the whitening south WIND
sn.s wooaed strip through which the road
~ UT =" meters was the fret grateful
"' us snat nad faVen on their path
HAN an hour later the column bal,os
EI'nin Few hundred meters OF the woods
s une aavsnce guard approached II eau.
1ousiy, experimenting possible nnhush
S.usneo with the reconnoitre. the Column
suvanced. ana IN few moments Tho men
Mere resting In the delicious shadows
s''nx cropped exhausted. Others sat ana
.-ss .neir aching feet. Can,eens were
sAIn upturned for drops tina, noss,h,v
remained. Few fell TO talking. and r,en
Sniy OF the weary leagues that remained
refore Moire should he reached or =, ~
acsehoe OF the rebels. for none h,s ,esr
eesn Al day. despite the rumor th,t nj.
kano's rand Of $40 had, the nigh, scrora
T vre OUT from Comes into the direction Of
We are going into No,re .u,,.,,
CO. SAD Lieut.. Martinez.
And lucky 10 do that" rrum,les Sore,
ar.N Ten leagues Is a long day.
"aTen under such sun as this
"o Nnen Marines did NOT rrn,y ha
s - II Is hard enough on nigrr-s ara
,ns men crae Themselves there bss,r,
,es, h. !, '"e't WONT be blanket or LIT
IeIt N The crtAt. Some az those sa,,.,'.
were ioosensnr their csr,,rho. ,c,r,u,,
csses, WITH I caught them AZ n ~,
noss, That's wha, they ar, ~c,,,i,. -,
Listen.
ohls trusts % wind rhrs. r.,
=. N the dry season When wa.A,,,
sns 'oas war we had men. NOT hcv,.
~, r,,. men the trees seemed n hear
A s, no,n'nE. only the wins-srs 80
~ss'Nes Then. Now ~ Is only, ,,,.,s. -
su.e Today. hack ~ r.ier ,c,,n-.,... 70
cyp'v-nsnded always, hut ga -
,..s rrsves are not hunsr.., S.,
.na, ~ N DAYS like this who hsrc,.,
Na,,s. "amm These DAYS are our Cphs,
This Ns,.s ere We suffer all the in.~e.
nome. why. I've sgen---"" '''y are
x,.,.x 'nmu't Of voices s-,urres a..
~. - Nne sutderness of len,r,, -,
- urroar ef tornado the 49, Is. .i W
,srs-n torth q maj. ulurrir. ,..,1'.'
~. ~ horseren. rtssrr sur,o,,s,,. 49,. 800
rivcr $500 ave men, What orders vrera
rrcr,vs,,s "nnsnrd. u ives TOO late f,r
W. ana trnuise alo,s ~ ~. aoT
49,. ~ 70 throw himself ur>o,, 49,. - s'ctI
'n rrtnr asainst the .A,,,.. - ou''n ana
i,ut was too late 'aie'ng force,
"acnesef Marhe,e, .,,
~ " with the yo,ess =, Shrlek.
r,res :. 1 IS. alnns, The rrssk ~ IA
hard dsshss osssrvnsialnv and rrslst,sss
but every r,ss. 49,, nrfng not = shot.
.,s,s with skin which az AZ 'rrti.le ma
master, can exhn,, only Cuban. It's
r,sa, rns :. instant all was over 7,.x 49,,
ana 80. 70 'ne Spanish linc 49,.
had come ,ssr " ". And as quickly as thev
with the vn,,.. - away. sim scrrs .,ire-
Nachese-.
done ihssr .'as. sword-like knives -,
isy eysrv , work. rhe aeas ana vo,, -
twain scs m ,sdies had been cl,r, !,
scuss we're r,s,sn, i,si arms, so~,e lees /
whs, ' ,s to death Nv -. ~ raj
seew . w erss % "Machs,er. her'"s
sess,es a.. a. y TIE silence o. The - =,
ssrsetlen h.s lie ,.r ,sene as suddenly as de- |