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

'ci! OF glamour, trcnzy and glory j.
drawn aside there is nothing le:, save
bleaching skeletons and the desolatc
homes. In battle there is the scrcech
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 Rcmingtons;
there is the clattcr Of affrighted 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 pandcmonium the hoarse
yclls 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 a
tropic land, says correspondent Of
the Minneapolis Messenger.
During the first engagement. while
the company was firing at will into the
woods ahead, Il forlorn water buffalo.
the national beast of burden, mcander-
cd 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 lull' in the firing, we shame
fully confessed to having wasted our
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 Caloocan a
frcnzied pig of diminutive size dashed
from beneath bamboo hut, and, ap-
parcntly, judging that all the commo-
ton was for his benefit, thought best
t" retire. AS the pig dashed past the
writer we gently assisted with a 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 man chase hog. but
when men forsake their places, forget
the roar Of conflict, the hum of bull
lets, 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 Dig
got away.
AT night the natives take great de-
light in holding love feasts, and the
sound of revelry is very distinct.
The Filipinos are natural born musi-
clans. and their band entertains US
with such tunes as CATER the Ball"
"Hot Time," "Stand up for Jesus"
1.-The 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 con-
tempt for the Chinamnn as fighter,
hence g 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 natives
began the "reyeille," intimat ting that
no sooner would we be in bed than we
must of necessity arise.
4 most distressing accident befcll a.
boat load Of Igorrotcs not long since.
1t was in this wise: The monitor
Monadnock lies just off Malabon, and
at night lights up the whole country
with its searchlight. The wild men
did not exactly admire this method Of
competing with the sun, so bethoucht
themselves of plan to capture the
floating fort. Accordingly large
rowboat was procured and speedily
filed with an aggregation Of these
patriots. Having approached within
a 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-
mock discharged a three-inch gun in
return. So far three arms, two wis
dom teeth, parts Of four legs and
piece Of wood have been recovered.