Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1898-11-30
A TACKLE IN TIME.
A Young American Football Player
Too Much for a Mad Filipino.
Charles Bryant Howard contribute

Charles Bryant Howard contributes
a story under the title of "A Tackle
in Time" TO the St Nicholas. Nr.
Howard tells OF two young football
players who were with their father, a
sea-captain, Ia the Philippines:
Suddenly, amid clatter OF wheels
on the rough pavement and the Devil
dering babel of spaniards. natives and
Cinnamon, the boys noticed louder
sound up the street. which increased
as II approached to shouts and yells of
excitement or fear; the people stopped
and turned their heads; somebody
shouted aUno loco "a madmanl,n and
at that everybody began lodging into
doorways and fleeing around corners,
as if possessed by deadly terror.
What is 1t @ exclaimed Jack.
Blessed II | know" said Harry;
some row up the street. | guess. Let's
wait and see what father does"
And then they saw a strange sight;
a halfnaked, misunderstanding Fill
ipino" (natlve) tearing along the side
walk toward where their father stood,
flourishing In one hand q soldiers belt.
with a heavy buckle-a very service
able weapon IN accustomed hands
while the people made way for him
right and left in mad haste. tumblng
over one another. with shrieks and
screams of fear: evidently he was a
soldier from "A native regiment. who
had been sentenced to punishment for
some misdemeanor. and having man
aged to escape, was endeayoring 10
reach the native quarter of the town:
he was pursued at some distance by a
native corporal and several soldiers
and guardias native policemen. whose
shouts of "Culdado! Para look out,
Stop HIM" added to the general up
roar.
The boys saw their father turn quick
ly and glance toward them. while the
old Spaniard shot into doorway with
amazing swlftness: then the captain
faced the native again and swung his
thick bamboo cane aloft Down it
came with all the strength of his pow
erful arm-whackLand the belt and
stick went whirling away in the air.
while the runaway, after Il stagger.
changed his course slightly. and came
flying across the street toward the two
boys. They heard their father give a
warning shout. Harry lnstinctively
sprang in front of Jack. and not
knowing Just what was the matter.
but feeling that the man ought 10 be
stopped somehow, he proceeded TO do
so in his own way. STOPPING quickly
with bent head and outstretched right
arm as the man came rushing up he
tackled him around his brawny
waist as he had tackled many an OPP
ponent on the football field ut home,
and almost expected to hear the ia
miliar roar of applause from the spec
tators as he and the Filipino" came
down with crash and a whirl of arms
and legs, rolling over across the hard
sidewalk till they brought up with a
prodiglous thump against the building,
the native struggling atop: but In an
other minute Jack had hurled himself
atop of him. involuntarily shouting
iiSiu' a. spph as iiN 'ouhi Ndt'h hi'
breath.
AT this point referee turned up in
the shape of the big native corporal,
who promptly grabbed the deserter
and yanked him to his feet; holding
him, wrlthing and kissing, in a grasp
of iron.
''Buen muchachos Good boys)m said
the great brown-faced soldier. In
gleses tEngllsh)r'
mo, amigo; Amercanos,' answered
Captain Hale, who had now arrived on
the spot, still minus his stick.
''Por supuesto (of course)," grunted
the corporal. Il might have known il,
senior. This Is the worst man in the
regiment: he would have killed you II
he could. Cobardes (cowards)" he
growled at the gaping people, who
We're tlmidly peerlng from various re
treats. These two American children
are heroes, and YOU carabaos tame
buffaloes)r' And with that expression
of contempt, the worst that can be ap-
piled to Philippine native. he twisted
one powerful hand in his prisoner 5
long hair. and marched him off to cool
his excitement In the guard lloiise.