The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-26
PHILIPPINE ROMANCE.
THE BROWN WOMAN At J<R0 VINO
MARRIED A SOLDIER.

A Scouting Expedition in Panay-why the
College Graduate EnINted-Innuenoe of
voioe In n Silent Land = The Dirge
That Proved to BE n Love Song.
Private Sevcnspot Of Company Y. 'Steenth
United States Infantry sat In q carved mahogany
rocker beneath the portico Of the company quart
era a, Jaro, In tho Island Of Panay, and honed
his raror His eyes biinkcd. dnzz,cd by tho
rIarine sunlight. when now and again he paused
in his task to stare across the plaza. The pros
poct as viewed by Scvenspot, was not pleasing
and he kept up a running mutter Of criticism.
Just luck at tn un.baked country, will yer"
said he, gestcuiating with tho razor. "Av tn
town were q mess av Philadelphia scrapple. II
could no, be done browner Luck at tn wados
an brush in thot desert av plaza. An luck
at tn toy min, av ye1 call Thin min. ! call thin
brown rats IT'S waste good gunpowder
70 shoot at tn loikce av thin. Shurc, VIC shou'd
b auumed with opguns. FaughT
And with a castor-o countenanco Sovenspos
spat upon tho ground
A little brown wonnn-sho was a woman al
though she weighed more than tho average
American schoolgirl Of twclvc--shufned barefooied
down tho street To unaccustomcd American
eyes she was mere carien,uro on womankind
A couple Of yards Of bhght-red calico were gath
cred tightly about her waist, and reached 10 hor
knees The mskeshift garment was wound
snugly about her. outlining every curve and
showing tho motion Of every muscle az shc moved.
Her brown legs and feet wero bare. white
shirt waist was caught over one shoulder and had
elipped of the other. exposing barred neck and
bosom A white towel with brig ht-red cdging served
asa sunbonnet She walked or shuffied with
knees far advanced so that abe seemed In dan
ger Of falling backward. AS she shuiiied along
sho pulled huge cigar that in color. length
,h>l h.. .t,-If
and circumference ma'enea hoi NAKED forearm,
Mich, rod and green from chewing be,e, nut,
onsn' Iea ana n,,, s,.en n1n' .,."S 80 n mu
dab Of fcminIni,y. Her face was soucy and fasci.
r,,,,e,v impudent He, ev,. werc .l,urinx.
neuhsy nnpuuens ' " ,,' Se'o as
And she chartered pigeon. English vivaeious'y.
with graceful little gestures Of babyish brown
hands and pre,,y puckernrs Of be,el stained lips.
"o'', a,'' f'o'' p W. 80 ~
And the poise and movement Of her little head
was hirdike
eating Margari,a with another wave Of his razor.
Az she ssnsl gqi lost in III iall grass av a. plaza
Az he'd dab her, well with Hour an carry. her
under his arrum, he'd rssimble wan az thin Eye.
of an vioiatin' rigiiashuns by marryin' a little
brown imp nv woman no bigger than cheeno
upon the ground his counienance expressive
oie1s,or oil and quininc. g.
ran Stream during the rainy SEASON ri psro
during the dry season rivulet Along the south.
crn bank Of the stream there was narrow strip
oi scattered woodland beyond that a three mills
mounted by another bit Of timber Five miles
beyond the ridge on a little cminence clustered
The town Of Santa Barbara. II was an insurgent
stronghold and its assault and capture were tho
first work Of the autumn campaign cut out for
the little detachment Of American troops quar-
tered at Jaro. The American outpost No
4 S S1 , Gs a59 SsPk # hS Sq SSs
sky one morning two privates claspcd hands with
the pickets on No !, listened 10 a last word
waded the stream and disappeared in the timber
on the opposite shore The officer stood motion.
S Of sH and them as BLAZING 'sa
leaped above the horizon without the preliminary
dusty streets Of j arc 10 his lu.rtera
L. lacked an hour Of midday 4 mile to tho
south OF Jaro. in sig ht dip in the rolling prsirie
two men in khaki uniforms wriggled cautiously
directly overhead volieyed white hot arrows that
with perspiration; their faces we're Ihorn.torn
and dust-smeared The horny, right hand Of
,ect Il from the blis,ering heat Of the rifles they
dragged along the ground beside them They
RY 9TS by s h . STs loot %ae% to SS
They rested side ~ side. ihcir checks IA, To tho
earth and looking in csch others bloodsho, eyes
lips asped for water ami their lungs sucked visit
fully for air, Thus slowly, afduously. they
progressed for Ar N,hcr nile Then one of then,
lifted himself cautiously to his knees and glanced
hrst forward and then TO the rear Then he fat
tened out again, anu. painting, whispered
Were two-thirds Of tn way from timber to
timber"
Sight any kasiack pickets7" asked the other.
the two men painted and stared in each Others
eyes Their lungs nbored huskily. The ami
mat" earth seemed in a dizzy, strGngled silence
Tor lack OF air
"Sevcnspot" finally gasped the larger man Of
the two, If you were IN the Waldorf-Astoria right
now what would you ORDER"
Sevenspot Tapped a swollen. dust-rough tongue
along his cracked lips
Domned Az know, he whispered but av
i were in Dolan's Id order comed bafe on billed
eah6tSe an a kcg az cool beer"
BILL continued Sevcnspot after a breathing
spell, pwhat putt a college man loiko you in tn
regulars
Bill hesitated, under pretense Of moistoning
his lips with a moistureless tongue Then he
whispered vehcmenuy, Acrcely: Back In tho
States IN tine Of peace. an enlisted man Is a
dog, isn't hcy
Seyens OF nodded
But now----
Sevenspot nodded again.
But now continued Bill passionately, and