Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-07-25

cannot waik. u win not b hing till shs
can smoke cigarette She will quite
possibly be able to smoke Ms soon as she
can walk The first and finest lccon''
plish,ncnt OF the infant native IS cigar
et,c smoking. Everybody man. woman
and child--is addicted to IL. ] have
seen skinny little girl Iooking no more
than years old putting at CIGARETTE
that was longer than her own hnnd,
prouder Of II than white boy Is when
he FIRST has his long curls cut OF.
Undoub tedly the Roman church has
striven faithfully for 800 years to en-
graft monosamy on the Philippine Is.
landers; but. speaking In the terms OF
vaccination. II has not ''taken.' In
spite Of oil the terrors aud thunders OF
both law and theology your Tagalo can
not understand why he should net run
his domestic relations TO suit himself
The romance Of Agspito and Felipa.
that came under my own observation.
illustrates the point Hear the romance
Of Agapito and FeIipa
Felipa was engaged AZ nurse of the
handsome San Francisco baby that was
brought out from America in our ship
She was belle among the Tugalos.
with the temper OF vixen and an eye
that flashed like a red Indiana Agapito
wac doorkeeper ut the Army and Navy
club He fell IN love with Felipa and
spent whole months wages-s7.S0--
ON her He bought her bingham skirts.
red and yellow. and with long tails to
then, that traiIed behind on the ground
likewise pineapple cloth waists Of del.
icate texture Nothing was too good
for her Felipa took the greatest pride
however. in two plated rings which
Agapito's infatuation bad led him on to
buy for her She exhibited the rings to
us exultantly and told rs that on the
Sabbath of Glory she was to be married
by the holy father TO Agspito They
had been nlresdy welded Tagalo fash
ion for three months that Ii. they had
simply been living together They de-
cided 10 marry white folk fashion. how
ever, and the knot WAS TO be tied on
the Sabbath Of Glory. which was the
day before Easter
But what can one count on In this
worldt Two weeks before the Sabbath
Of Glory Fel;pa met handsomer man
He was an oily tongusd and no less oily
beaded Young Jap. He also was en-
ployed ut tie Army and Navy club. and
he had the additional advantage OF
speaking English very well On the
strength Of this he told Felipa he was
an American. and she believed him.
Men were gay deceivers ever.
Dazzled by the glamour Of an alliance
with the all conquering American race.
Felipa turned icy cold 10 her faithful
Agapito. She jeered ut him. told him
she hated him and would never marry
| him-no. never
Give ms back. then. my jeweIsr
cried Agapito "Give me back my
81. so. or. IL not that. at least the red
and yellow bingham skirts and the
rings washed with gold With them.
even IL cannot bring thee back, can
get another girl just as good BIT
Felipa would not
! Then the desperate Agapito appealed
to the sonora. Felipa's employer He
! informed her that the girl was no ut
nurse for the baby. seeing that she bad
run away from him and gone with an
other. She was a bad character. he de
clared. which was rather curious
argument. considering that he was do
ing bis utmost TO make her come back
and be his wife again
The sonora appealed to Felipa, who