The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-05-31
Humor Even in War.

veil Of glamour, frenzy aid glory is
drawn aside there is nothing left save
bleaching skeletons and the desolate
homes. In battle there is the screech
of shells and the dull report Of their
explosion, the thunder Of field pieces,
sending pounds Of solid steel toward
an enemy; there is the rattle Of small
arms, like the roll Of distant drums,
the binding smoke, the singing Of
Mausers, and the hum of Remingtons;
there is the clatter Of afrighted mon
keys, the seedlings of parrots, the
howls Of sinking ours, and then, in
the wake Of the victors, arise the
smoke and fame Of burning huts.
Add to this pandemon;um the hoarse
yells Of the combatants, the cries Of
homeless women and children, the
groans of the wounded, the set faces
Of the dead, and one may have faint
conception Of a small engagement in
tropic land, says correspondent Of
the Minneapolis Messenger.
During the first engagement: while
the company was firing at will into the
woods ahead, forlorn water buffalo,
the national beast Of burden, meander-
ed into the rice field directly in front
Of the line. The writer Immediately
directed his FIRE toward the buffalo
with no apparent result Afterward,
during a lull in the firing, We shame
fully confessed to having wasted cur.
strength in this ignoble manner, and
were surprised to learn that every man
had done likewise. At all events, the
beast made good his escape, for it pa
tiently plodded ahead until the timber
swallowed it up.
During the charge at Calooean a
frenzied pig Of diminutive size dashed
from beneath bamboo hut, and, ap-
parently, Judging that all the commo
tion was for his bere6t, thought best
to retire. AS the pig dashed past the
writer we gently assisted with shove
from the butt Of our gun and thought
no more Of it for some time. After-
wards, upon glancing to the rear, we
saw four or Eve soldiers in hot pursuit
Of the same poor little swine. It is
laughable, even in times Of peace, to
watch another nan chase a hog, but
when men forsake their places, forget
the roar Of conflict, the hum Of bull
let's, the shouts of the victors and the
walls Of the wounded, to. grapple with
an eight-pound shoat, the scene be-
comes ludicrous in the extreme. We
took the trouble to learn that the pig
got away.
i At night the natives take great de-
light in holding love feasts, and the
sound of reyelry is very distinct.
The Filipinos are natural born must
clans, and their band entertnins US
with such tunes as CATER the Bal, !"
'Hot Time, . Stand up for Jesus, !"
ssThe Star Spangled Banner and
"Throw out the Life Line" It is a
mystery where and when they learned
these American melodies, but the fact
remains that they do not know them
and render the same with remarkable
accuracy. The Filipino has great COZ
tempt for the Chinaman as fighter,
hence favorite yell Of the insurgents
/ is: Americana Chino agual!''
| (American and Chinaman equal This
sally always brings forth the heartiest
/ applause from listening rebels. We
were much amused last night By one.
Ready! Aim! Fire!!' cried he. and
laughed loudly at his own wit. a few
nights since one Of our buglers played
"taps,' and Immediately some nati7es
began the "reveille, intimatins that
no sooner would ne be in bed than we
must Of necessity arise.
A most distressing accident bescll a
boat load Of Igorrotes rot loag since.
1t was in this wise: The monitor
Monadnock lies just of Malabon, and
at night lights up the whole country
with It's searchlight. The wilG men
did not exactly admire this method Of
competing with the sun, so bethought
themselves Of a plan to capture the
floating fort. Accordingly large
rowboat was procured and speedily
filled with an aggregation Of these
patriots. Having approached within
hundred yards, the barbarians dis
charged a volley Of steel-tipped ar
rows and waited patiently in the hope
of seeing the ship sink. The Monad-
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