Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-02-23
From Far-Off Manila.
MANILA, p. L., December %. 1895
\. MARLIN,

MANILA, P. L., December %, 1895
{. \. MARLIN,
Audubon, Iowa.
My Dear Brotler:-TOday is NmaS,
Peace on earth, good will toward men :"
How different today from a year ago when
and luxurics known to civilization. Think
of the difference, the changes, the expert
ences and the ever fleeting moments of
while the present, with its duties fit by
me on these distant shores, almost, like
spectral shadows. Yes,I am many, many
miles miles away, yet Joyous and happy. Truly
you, Why not: He whose birthday we
celebrate today is here Just as on the dis
honor and respect beyond what words fail
to express.
will not deny that l could enjoy my
self better, if with you, and l trust next
year may spend my Christmas with you
/ am here and love to stay, because duty
calls me. Your long letter teerning with
fore us the highest and most sacred du
ties of life-that of AMERICAN citizenship
was received yesterday. The boys gath
cred about me, as usual, as soon as they
learned that had letter from you No
one receives such letters from anyone as
do from you and many of the boys feel
we'll acquitted with you, and many of
them tell ME to tell you to accept the best
wishes of a soldier boy in blue who loves
which are received in army life. ! cannot
write you the beautiful letters that have
week we after week we , for 50 many years
thoughts of former days fit before me
and are gone.
Yes, will take care of my health and
return to you as strong a boy as I've al
ways been, l can out run or out jump any
of the boys. Have run many foot races
and have not been beaten vet. take care
ofmyself by caring for others. In forgetting
self and caring for the many boys who
need a kind word, pleasant smile, and
gentle touch of the hand find that I've
legion of friends who watch and wait for
an opportunity to ileip me. They care
better for me than ,aa could care Tor myself
your comrades the same as in the civil
walks of life.
Many of the boys have things stolen
from them, but I've never had anything
disappear that has. not returned. You
know how careless | always was about
leaving things II, E lay t; around Well | am
the boys find them and bring them to me.
find it is best to help others to be happy
and cheerful, forgetting home and self.
sent back to Nebraska early last spring to
get recruits; of the departure of my regi-
ment for the Philippines before we could
LEGGED to spend six weeks at Honolulu
where had good opportunity to study
Of the people, and later to be landed here
December Sth. Well many of the boys,
yes, believe all of them were glad to see
me. have an extended ACQUAINTANCE,
owing to the speech l made to the Ugh
officials when we first went into camp at
Lincoln.
field which had to be drained before we
could put up our tents and occupy them.
We -. co. ~ ~, ~ ~ az pip, ply large
to be quartered in the barracks where
three or four hundred would be thrown
'oGe' ~ ,n;nion of +,esa
been altered. They are but little better
civilized than the American Indian and
f e. ,I t,ndnS+ s+ane 81 JLtst auNa1,ced
race they are badly dwarfed and lnnl, Iii ia a
,ee niSniies cn,,,n,red ~ a III iooh IKE
AnGr n r so, rn,d tNWemtiywe thousand
dark, swarthy, Cunning, crafty M lo mgH re g
+ do not eSpect TO marry any nf t ti'nia
d, uo Y maidens. ~ ''''''S any Oh these
Last Week the colonel sent our captain
on. on he ana pad the
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sand treated us in most cordia al , rmeT'
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