The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-09-26
JOSEPHINE RIAL.

shown through a pair OF dark blue eyes.
large and expressive. There is a iuSur-
ance OF daTk-brown hair. Her manner Is
easy and graceful. and there Is at al
times evidence Of the training which tho
young women receive when associated
with refined and educated women at the
convent Mrs. Rial dresses modestIy and
In good taste She much dislikes the at
tenuon and notoriety that must of neces-
sity follow her after her dramatic mar
rage, and rather than attract any special
attention on the street she wears only
little evidence Of mourning.
Yes, had a very interesting and per-
hsps thrilling experience since my hus-
band was executed" said the young wo-
man when requested TO relate some OF her
experiences. y do not care 10 talk very
much about these matters, for IL may ap-
pear as IL wanted 70 talk about myself.
or make the world believe / have done
great things | have simply done my
duty as 1 have understood 1t. ! have
never taken very much interest IN the
political or other affairs of the Philip
pines. although Or. Rlzal had told me a
good deal about the queer way In which
things were run there. / knew positively
the doctor was not connected With the In
surrection. and Il was terrible TO see him
executed.
Immediately after our marriage. before
I left the chapel, where the event which
is usually SO happy. but which in this case
was sad. took place, l made up my mind
that II the Spaniards carried out their
damnable programme and executed my
husband. / would at once join the rebels
and do what / could TO advance their
cause. / was determined to ayenge that
murder II possible. i felt, too. there must
be great wrongs in a country ruled By a
government whose high officials could
calmly countenance such acts as the cold
blooded assassination of Or. Rial and
others equally innocent. My experience
IN Manila satisfied me the natives Of
these islands must indeed be much
abused My sister-in-Iaw. the younger
sister OF DR.. Rial. appreciated the enor-
nifty Of this crime as much as l did, and
her grief was perhaps as great as mine.
spent O week at the homo OF the doctor 5
aged mother-a woman bowed with her
lies greatest trouble and afdiction. The
poor woman approved OF my plan 20 as
sst the rebels. and while she did not Ike
TO be left alone IN Manila, she readily
agreed that IL was also her daughter ;
plain duty 10 accompany me and assist
the rebels.
I'VE started for linus on the afternoon
OF January s-just nine days after the
execution. linus. as the most important
place IN Cavite province. was then really
Headquarters for the whole insurrectioa
movement We went armed. q course.
We felt we could get by the Spanish line
without any trouble. Miss Rial carried q
revolver and carried q revolver ard a
dagger.
After q days Journey. without a halt
for rest or refre<hmeut, we reached linus.
! When we informed the sentinels who We
were they were very much pleased. and
enthusia stically volunteered TO escort Us
10 headquarters at linus. about mile and
a half distant. We were coon In the con-
genial presence OF Capt. Emilio AElnaldo.
the recognized commander % the rebel
forces After expressing sympathy Tor
Miss Rial and myself be said he believed
our presence would greatly stimulate the
Insurgents They had all heard OF the eN-
ecution OF Dr. Rial. and were all resolved
20 avenSe a crime for which there was p
solutely no Justification. i soon beca me-
known throughout linus that the wife
ard sister Of the martyred DR. RiZal had
come 70 Sotn fortunes with the insurgents,
and there was great rejoicang. IL was q
sort OF holiday IN linus. There was music
nv street bands. and there was great ets-
play % Eatipuu8u HagS-nan0ers OF the
society that Is behind the rebellion. Later
I'm he day we went TO san Francisco DC
Nalabone about two miles from linus.
There rad been a good dea! q Hghtng
around there. and there were many sleA
ara wounded We went 20 Harlnder DC
. peicros. a convent. and were soon az p efA
+ looking after the sick aud wounded There