Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-11-30

WndG tney say.
The girl passed the milk around
and when it was gone, ran off and
filled the pail again. 1 told her not
to take it all from her folks, and she
said they had plenty, they MIXED
fourteen cows, and could not use
near all the milk, and urged US to
take all we wanted, assuring us that
there was plenty.
We were soon on the road again,
and many smiling faces did we see,
as we passed the houses. When we
came near the town, the Captain told
us to go carefully, as there was
Spanish garrison in the place, and
we must work some way to surprise
them. After short consultation,
| went ahead to reconnoiter, and see
what the situation was. As came
up over hill, l saw two men stand
ing in the road talking to ca CHI other,
and little to one side were several
natives, standing in front Of low
building. l soon recognized the two
men as reporters who had been re-
fused the privilege Of going along,
and who had therefore gone on ahead.
so perverse is the newspaper reporter,
and L found out that the natives
would not have anything to do with
them but looked cross and talked low
among themselves, which made our
friends suspicious, and they had
waited for some one to come up. /
went up TO one of the men and spoke
to him in his own language and he
looked at me so that l began to think
him Spanish sympathiser, at least.
But with laugh that was not all
mirth | remarked that Ger. Stone
and his army were coming around the
hill, and you ought to see how the
change swept over the faces of the
men. They seemed to thaw out at
once, and one of them entered into
conversation with me about our
troops. ! told him we were coming
to take possession of the town, and
that the American troops were going
to stay in the town tonight. At that
| noticed one of the men hastily
mount mule and / halted him and
asked where he was going? at the
same time telling him that he and
all with him were my prisoners. He
FASTENED to tell me that the people
were getting up reception for the
Americans, and had stationed him
out there to report their approach.
told him that was good Spanish
tale, and that 1 would 60 in and re-
port to them myself. The man who
had been spokesman for the crowd
told me that the man was right, that
the Americans had nothing to fear
from the people Of Adjuntas, But
said what about the Spanish gar.
rison?" They are all volunteers
and will be as glad to see you as the
rest of u.s. said he.
So l mounted my horse and rode on
with the native leaving the
reporters as glum as before.
Over another hill and the little town
lay before me III all its picturesque
beauty. Here, a little maid of IA
gave me red and white boquet of
native flowers and shouted viva
Americana" at me as l rode away.
Soon the road side was crowded with
people and they waved their hats IN
shouted as l rode. along with my
guide. He took me directly to Senior
Theodoreo Figueroa, the Alcalde of
Adjuntas. In few words told him
who was coming, and he told me to
tell the General he was thrice well
come, and that the people of Adjuntas
were waiting to give him royal re-
ception. So rode back to deliver
my welcome news. I did not see a
single soldier in the uniform of Spain
while | was in town, and l was after
wards told that they had all gone
north at noon that day. met the
Captain and his men at the place
where [ left the reporters, and they
were trying to find out what had be-
come of me.
When I rode up and saluted the
Captain, the boys gathered around to
hear the news / soon told them how
the matter stood. The Captain said
if that was the case, We would wait
for the Gen. and go in procession.
He came along, and l led the way
to town. As we passed the house
where the maiden gave me the boquet,
she appeared again, this time with
two large boquets, and threw one in
to the Generals carriage then the
other to the Captain, for they were
both in carriages, shouting "Vivs
Americanos - and ran back to hel
mother who stood smiling in the door.
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