Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-05-21

ish soldier stole the basket of supposed
eggs and prepared to cook them by
the wayslde. Nothing saved her then
but the sudden call from headquarters
which the soldier dare not disobey.
There is no ent to the well anthem
ticated stories that are told in this
line. Here are a few of them. The
very first insurgcnt band of the present
war had its romance. 1t started in
Matanzas province and its chief was
Antonio Lopez Coloma. In February of
80, while his party were hiding in the
woods near the Ignacia sugar mill his
hancee--Senorita Ampara Obre, ran
away from home and Joined him. deter
mined to share his fortunes, whatever
they might be- The party were soon
captured and the lovers shut up In the
old San Severlno castle. at Matanzas-
but at opposite ends of the fortress. The
girl was soon released: but Coloma re-
manned some months in durance vile,
and was then transferred to the MORO
in Havana Miss Obre followed, and
they We're married in prison.
Before Veguetas village was garris-
oned, some arms belonging to local
company of volunteers were gathered
in n certain house. The rebel chief.
Esteban Tomayo. hearing of this. went
with fifty followers to the residence of
the captain Of the Spanish volunteers,
and demanded that the arms be given
up to him. No resistance was made,
and Tonnage and his men were soon
provided with guns and cartridges
only to discover that they had been
rendered useless. disappointment
made the rebels furious. The Spanish
captain was quickly court martialled
ordered to be shot forthwith, and the
customary number of men We're de-
tailed to carry out the sentence. AT
the critical moment, when the victim
stood looking into the muzzlos of the
rifles aimed at his breast, young
woman sprang between and facing the
rebels cried. He win not die before
you have killed a Cuban woman" This
brave act of devotion so pleased the
cXocutioners that they lowered their
guns and left without carrying out the
sentence.
Among the early dramatic incidents
OF the war was a marriage ceremony
performed at dawn in the mountains
Of Puerto Principe, Don Robeau, n
handsome, well educated young man,
heir to a large estate, was one of the
first to enlist with Gomez, as private.
He has fought bravely and been adj
vanced step by step, TIL he In now
major of n regiment recruited by him
self from his own no!ghborhood, COM
posed entirely of his personal friends.
who are all finely bred young men.
Robeau was In love with n young girl
who lived in small village near his
fathers estate. She was in humber
circumstances than he, and the rigid
rules of Cuban etiquette kept them
apart. But when the young major first
marched through the town with his
splendid company OF men, their
horses brides were braided with rib
bons and they wore palm wreaths
twined around their hats in her honor.
They passed the girls home and sa-
| lutcd her as she stood on the balcony
| with her mother. R0beau went in
| and asked the parents II he might
marry their daughter, and take her
with him, as he feared some harm
might befall her in his absence. But
the old folks would not consent, and
| finally the young lover yielded to theh
| wishes and marched sadly away. Two
| days later. when he had gone many
| miles, the girl dashed to his side,
| mounted on horse She had run
away from home to Join her sweet
| heart, That night Robeau sent Il
| guard of two men, with an extra horse
| and empty saddle. to the house OF the