The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-27

score SIN. we none of us love BeiieaL
Va started immediately on the Westward
march, accounts OF which must have
reached ven threught the daily papefs.
Ny arGuous duties made the finding ~
leisure time almost an inipossibillty. There
~ 50 much 10 tell that the very thought OF
L frigatens ne, yet, | suppose, in New
York you are better Informed in regard
To the general progress II the war than
are many OF the cnrrba tarIts. :
But if your Information cones ffon,
Spanish sources you would he as vel,
off without It. We get copies Of Hama
papers now. and their contents Afford lis
much amusement. One Issue VIII describe
the linprsgnable wail OF armed forces
which Is being formed 10 the westward.
which VIII hem us n. and then dwell on
the massing OF Spanish columns TO the
eastward Of US. taas preventing our es-
Gaping 10 the mountain 81 Gas Eiilas.
They seem To know all about what Ne
want 81 10 and where we want 70 90.
After NJ cross shesa formidable trCchas
they tt} how beautifully we sell Into ihe
tra.p and with the usual audacity pro-
claim that they have row got us
We were givea a great treat yesterday n
having an opportunity - watch he opsr-
srsons of n body Of mounted Spanish in
fsutfv detachment Of about 39a men
Ska We think belonged ~ Calls com
u3Grd made an alleged charge en- oar
worth line Of piekets. JUST as we were X E
Eng ready tn so into camp. Two hundred
IF oar cavalry 1gre drpi0yeG OF ether
flank Of 'he advancing enemy 10 preysrr
thojr disturhng our meal Tor ws were all
tgfV hungry These foot sold H.
t~lds # animals win whose eccertricif5eS
they were unfamiliar presented a very
fun@y slGh.. Their eftoris - maintain a
lire WAS amusing The average gsit W rs
4 slew gaiiop. Sorae were trying TO ursr
their animals aus OF n tr5t while others
were making n desperate efrort 80 hold
iaem sack. 'fhs faces q ths rldgra We're
an expire ssIbn which was Tisileuiags,y serj-
OBS. ia so,ae eases actually painsd. Arms
lcgs and Announcements were dining a kind
of Windmill ACT. gainst which ihere " as
an evident protest on the part Of IA.
hofsss. ona officer could hs he sri ceiling
sn3 nrost Of ihn TROOPS were yelling
ny hoaF' regardless OF the fact that IGs.r
legs ard swords were b<stsug uara sgg fully
against tae 9ianks az tseir hovs =
Gn thrv came ia spite og thernss IS.
Not a saul seemed 20 shink of Geawisx a
weapon they wese too tmtfa: On the ran
aasTrtnt, or rather YHismaHaSetn ant. Of
tisvlr stre9s oar boys became So .nter-
ezted II the ftsnay spectacle shat .Hey
weTe powey,ess 90 open are On The enemy
Tor laughing TIM Sranixras got within VI
yards q sss. when tals same oifii,sr called
''Ssaoat HAlt' There are ere iasurrec-
sas
~ this we ~ broke into a yen Of
laughter ard sa0e forty random sfsats
fJen reviewers wers fred Ia ths direction
Il 49, enemy.
Tee ERECT ~as Simply marvellous - 9.
of shf Span,fr3s Ers sflsd oae p q agst witt,
= Ssapcrsss tag. wheessr fhetr h1epes 81,
small circies. 50 blch - ccdvs~ caused Ak.
iiriaus on ss2 sidrs THE animals re3.clsesl
a. th~ S-twtas of hlss ard f9ece was a
~ essI stampede
Msay we're 8isgueuntsai wbife SIZE rnzsu
tedT eventually got Started IT fAs w.sapx,
retrfag AaVT ever w3tng - a
I@ese css the zgo@Gtl y%sles: E1r fNess
SERIES comrades - aSis- Arms ANA anr-
nsUns,.3n wvrs t5fn5sea6 CA a.. s'sges Sen
Eos - amS tried 20 isa8 hack tasv ais-
+ .NsrAss taxses
Pear Rsihs naFsh was Tha3r Ess-e1as}sst "a
j }sfAa2vy, IN "a Aeas I suppose tssv tesgl i
! tRsg e ;Ae,s nrss giass0us eaya.ey chayg.
! rs tsasnsz T1e@a ~ eur command whs
w.saeessd g csus3 BE- hsayd saesash Ia,
} asEA1 laughing So Ehair sleep
GEORGE F'KSNs1