Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-11-30
Was SHOT IN THE ANKLE IN
THE RECENT ASSAULT on
MEXICO oh LEON.
LEDGER GREATLY APPRECIATED.
Private Lnekis Says That the Men
Of Kis Company Wait In Barber
shop Order 10 Get to Read It
Fted Says he ID Improving
Very Rapidly.


To he Editor Of he Ledger.
ANGELES, P. l., Oct. IS, lsos.-Dear
Sir: received your kind and well
come letter and paper; was 90 glad to
hear from you, also 10 receive the
paper and thank you 90 much for
Publishing my little letters, bat II
they T interesting to people ID lie all
right, and win try 10 write another.
You would be 90 surprised 10 see
other people read my paper; they
would stand around waiting for me to
open the paper. They say, "Let me
zee your LEDGER" They have learn
ed the name, and then they say,
"Fred. that Is 3 good paper" So you
see I am not the only one who likes
to read the dear old LEDGER, and /
am proud to be the recipient Of such q
paper, for it lie like a message just
from home.
First / will tell you about the writer.
he lie in poor health just at present
and is not allowed to do any mor Of
fee work for a while.
In the attack on Mexico De Leon 1
told my friends the town wss named
after my home. Maybe that was the
canse of my being hit right above the
ankle. The wound was very painful,
bat not serious. / am stil hmping,
but it is gradually getting all right.
Icame out of the hospital q few
days ago; had q touch Of the fever
little of everything. Well, that 10
enough for the present about me.
/ went out to the outpost on the
18th and took down an interview be-
tween our officer and q Major in the
the rebel army, who came in under .
flag of truce, and he had q letter to
"Otis.n Well, that means two days
truce, and everything viii be quiet.
The enemy has been very quite late
ly, bat II the interview was told 1t
could be seen exactly how everything
has run over here. OF course ! am q
soldier and therefore must not talk Of
such things.
There has been no advance from
this point, but on the left Generals
Young and Lawton are doing good
work with Col. Bell on the right. BE
lie also IN the ring.
General Wheeler was In command
OF the attacks on Porac, 0uagua and
Santa Rita, where important news
was secured and many prisoners cap
tured. Gen. Wheeler is 3 grand man,
Send ne another one IS good (Aaj.-
Gen. NJ. and the rebellion VIII be al
an end, and that is what the troops
are wanting.
On the 18th and 18th Of October the
enemy opened up along our front
throwing shell after shell and volleyI
from small arms. The firing val
brick and was kept up for about 2 o.
az hours, killing 4 and wcundini
several. One young nan was killer
in his house by a shell, living only
few minutes after being hit. He had
been on the Island Just q week-buI
such is q soldiers life. The enem,
had 9 great quantity Of ammunition
} for all night firing was kept up steadi
ly. The whole command was il
readiness. Our artillery didn't pla,
/ on the enemy, ! don't know why, bu
, the "Krags' made themselves known
Fourteen men on y outpost, abou
SOC or 500 yards from the rest Of tn
: troops, kept 9 whole company Of FIJI
( ipinos at bay until reinforcement
: came up, ank then about $3.50 in tn
i morning you could hear q bullet ever.
4 now and then, but soon 1t all ceased
0 and / guess they have learned tina
Americans are always on the aler
and ready any time for the enemy.
Several members Of the rebel arm,
have come In and surrendered.
The government ia about 100 Mac
cabes soldiers and scouts and the.
are doing good word in every way
d They went In on the enemy an
q charged the trenches beford the en-
Q envy knew what ri what.
The native police are doing goo
work Ia Manila. i am very vel
pleased with this country and III
y climate Is all right now, since tn
rainy season is at an end. There
b not much going on here now expee
the daily routine Of outpost duty, etc
Q Well, Mr.. White, ! win close, hopini
this VIII find you in good health. WI
! write more next time, as maybe Their
will be more news.
Yours truly,
l PRED LUCKIE.
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