The broad ax., 1898-07-23

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Rough Riders. Last fall Colonel Cody
decided to place the nag Of Cuba among
the nags Of nations in his exhibition,
and for that purpose had his agents
secure band Of genuine Cuban pa
triots for the purpose OF educating the
people Of the United States to 4 knoWl-
edge Of the personnel and eharacteris-
tics Of our neighbors. their costumes.
and their Tag. to create sympathy and
respect for the subject. In doing this
he had the assistance Of those Interest,"
ed In Cuba. Colonel Cody offered his
services to the government many
weeks ago. They were accepted, and
be holds himself In readiness when
needed. With this band Of Cuban pa
triots and General Acosta, he has spent
much time studying the topography OF
the island Six Of the men who have
been with him have already gone, hay-
ing left Monday night last, to take
command In the expedition from Tam
pa Their places have been supplied
by four other disabled veterans. GEN
eral Acosts, Colonel Delgado, and
Lieutenant Mazuria. and others WIN
keep IN communication with Colonel
Cody.
Among these veterans il Col. Eman-
Vel Francisco Aguero y Aguerro. He
Is now IS years of age, ard has been an
irrepressible patriot for % years. never
IN all that time reconciled to Spanish
rule. When there was any fighting go
ing on he was mixed up in it. Be-
tween times he was melting his coun-
trymen to do more fighting for liberty,
and was always ready to take his share
in the active conflict Seven of his
brothers have been killed In battle,
fighting for Cuba hbre, and two more
are still doing heroic service in the
fek1. The Spaniards hutchered his
wife and seven children, and among
the incidents Of his turbulent career
have been two, terrible terms of i'm
prisonment in Spanish prisons and IL
sevtre wounds, i've machete chops and
the others By rife and carbine balls.
Aguerro is the little, bronzed man. with
grizzled hair and beard. who is minus
q left forearm and has only remnant
Of right hand. The old man says
with grim satisfaction: I'VE killed
plenty of Spanish" Among Cuban pa
triots none receive so much sympathy
as the one-legged man (the old colonel.
who has only one arm, runs him
good second. This singular rider is
yet young man. just out Of his teens.
and was private soldier in the war Of
independence. Eldiodoro Hernandez
is his name, and he fought under COM
mand Of Col. Octavia In the forces
Of General Torres In Santiago de Cuba.
One day when they were advancing
upon Vittoria LATINA. he was one Of
q squad Of thirty men detached on a
foraging expedition. The Cuban army
was out of meat, and the squad was
under orders TO ind cows and get them
into camp. They met with good sue
cess, getting together twenty or TWEEN
ty-fve COWS, but at that point In their
game were discovered by 160 Spanish
grerillas. To save the precious cows
II possible twenty men undertook TO
drive them on toward the main COLI
umn, while Hernandez and nine COM
rades remained as sort OF foriorn
hope to stand OF the enemy 80 long as
might be practicable, and 50 gain time
for the drivers Of the cows to get q
good start. That the ten would prob
ably pay with their lives for the cows
was accepted as matter Of course.
Hernandez fell with his right ankle
shattered by two bullets. and was TAX
en- prisoner. His evident youth moved
his eaptors to refrain from macheting
him ct once, not because Of sympathy.
but by reason Of q hope that fear Of
pain and love Of life might make him