Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-02-14
A REBELS HEAD.

is nv graEdtat hers s. DUH, e'u"o ~ :.
in the family, l may as well tell IL,
and besides, it has special interest,"
now when so many people in TINS ian"
ore looking and longing across the RI
c;tic to where our flag floats over MALL"
bay ,...,or q
In the year lS42 my grandfather
yonnp man of 20, shipped as common
sailor on the three masted ship Po''y
Ann If New Bedford, bound from New
York to the Philippines with Il cargo OF
-four The voyage was uneSei,l"i, " .,.
1876 days after passing Sandy HOOK 'no
Polly Ann dropped anchor III raS'S
river, Manila. a
Durinu the ships stay there erano'
father, who was of all investigating u'e,
nositiou. locked the city over pretty
we'll. and, believing there were chances
for a wide awake YANKEES to make 1or'
tune in the islands, he quit the snip
and fool, ice with a trading 1lrm OIL
the harEnr front In ten years he was
manager of business OF his own ana
a man Of influence among the foreign
:, traders. The Spaniards, too lookeo up
to him and respected nm.
, As his business grew he was unable
IN manage all the details of the lncreas-
ing trade. and so called to his help
Young Filipino named Juan Asuado,
, q bright young man, half Spanish nail
Malay. who had formerly been an as
. sjstant in the packing house Aguado
= possessed polished, court!y manners an"
!. a good education. He had received his
9 schooling at u monastery, and GRANDPA
q tber trusted him implicitly, for III tho
; course of time he made him cher clerk
and adviser.
Aguado was absolutely fearless-that
o was where his Malay blood showed out,
. grandfather would remark, when he
g himself had occasion to refer to the
story. They were out hunting one day
in a Jungle tract some 10 or 10 miles
:. away from the city, when they were
:, charged hy maddened buffalo that
g dashed ont of a water hole upon them.
They both ran for cover, but GRANDPA
a Their by solia msstep tripped On vine
+ and fell, and before he could regain his
&c feet the animal was upon him. 1t was
10 no time to nse gun-they were armed
" with nothing but light fowling pieces
-. 70 for pigeon shooting. When grandfather
~. fell, Aeuado, who was little behind
!, HIM, made leap to one side to pass
* him, but he was not thinking of saving
j, himself. Quickly drawing his creese,
p which was another mark of the Malay in
n him him. -he rusha hack upon -she buffalo
is and stabbed it through the neck again
of and again with all the dexterity OF
ri veteran matador The buffalo fell deac
in his tracks, and grandfather crawlec
or away with broken arm.
, From that time on the two men were
v. like brothers. Juan seemed glad thai
he had had an opportunity to show hi
q. regard for his employer and benefaotor
he and grandfather was too much of mar
H. to be anything but generous to one who
N had saved his life.
II But it was about the end OF their com
H. radeship One day native from VI
country called at the warehouse fol-
~. Aguado. They retired to distant par
i'm of the building and talked long anc
m. quietly together. Then the stranger
he went away and the clerk returned to hi
1T. desk.
of That night, when 1t came time fol
he closing, Agundo said: "Senor, | mus
on leave you. am wanted at home, ant
of it will be useless to try to detain me. ,
N. Grandfather was surprised beyond be
lief almost, but he did not try to dis
- suade him. He paid his arrears of sal
ary, added a handsome bonus and sait
goodby to the only man in the east o
:. whom he was truly fond
cal Two years passed and not wore
dy came from Aguado, but that was no
is very strange, for the province where hi
Ell lived had been in open revolt for som
is time and as the fighting on both side
ra- was constant and relentless communica
1u. ton with Manila was practically Gu
as, off.
Is However, as time went on the rebel
lie lion was crushed, and the insurgent
we were scattered or captured. The leade
ID of the revolution, one Luiz Berceo, wa
it ;t a man of considerable generalship AM
Ri, resources, for without munitions o
I'd money he had held his ground agains
y the Spaniards for a long time and ha,
49, intrigued successfully among the nativ
lay troops sent to oppose him. But he coul
-. LOU uOlu Uut lUIeNeT, anu u6, lOO, WdS
ii fugitive.
r, Then it was that the government re
lr sorted to an expedent often tried j
"a Spanish countries for catching thos
i. who will not surrender-a price was sc
y on Luiz Berceo's head. Placards wer
:! posted in Manila and throughout tn
@t islands wherever Spanish authority wa
~ recognized, proclaiming reward {
ii 40, 600 Mexican dollars to thu one wh
N would bring the head of the insurgel
~ leader to the authorities.
a.. My grandfather had frequently see
": these announcements and wondere
M M what4ort of man it was who cause
"a the captain general so much annoyanc,
Re Both the captain general and himse
Ter were soon to know.
sr One afternoon the captain general ST
IRE alone in his office. He was in a con
~, placent mood, for certain documents b.
tile fore him related to the disposition
' ah the surrendered insurgent bands wi
sist had been harassing his chosen provin,
Co., for the last two years Suddenly, witt