Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-04-02
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This is not reallg my own sfafy-f
 IS my gHaadfatAers. StiH, since it is
 all in tha family, l may IS well tel
 1t; and, besides, it has special interes
 now, when so many people in this lane
 are looking and longing across the Pa
 cifie to where our flag floats over Man
 fla bay.
 h the year f842 my grandfather, a
 young man of 20. shipped as common
 sailor on the three4nasted ship Polly
 Ann of New Bedford. bound from New
 York to tho Philippines with q cargo
 of flour. The voyage was uneventful
 and 13G days after passing sandy Hook
 the Polly Ann dropped anchor ia Pasig
 river, Manila.
 During the ships stay there grand.
 father, who was of an Investigating
 disposition. locked over the city pretty
 well, and believing there were chances
 for wi4eawake Yankee to make q
 fortune in the islands. he quilted the
 ship and took service with a trad
 ing firm eR the laHB0r front. In I0 wears he WAS manager eff business of
 his own, and q nan ef influence among
 the foreign traders Ihe Spauiarda.
 too looked up 20 hlM and respected
 hi!a
 As his ainzss grea- lie Was unable
 to msaaa All 9ae details af the in.
 creasing tada. and s8 called t0 his
 aana ga@zg sil.HHiEe named Juan Ag-
 ua8a. $ A5 za#Hs man, half Span
 isA. haif Malay W58 had formerly
 been #H ass.z a t#e packing house.
 z1 fa 44Y maHneIs. 4Ed 4 e}Gion; he had received fls seHasfiHg mou9steFy- and grandfather t9U #ed hlm implicitly for iE tae course of tae he made him chief ei sE and adviser
 Aeaa Hts absolutely feafiess-th8t Wis where his Malay blood showed out. grandfather would remark; when be himself had occasion to refer to he story They were out hunting one day in jungle. some 10 af 15 miles away from the city when they were charged by i maddeHed buffalo that dashed out eff q water hole Hpon them. They both ran for cogcr, bat grandfather by some mis-sfep 1rlpp2d on T vine and fell and before he could regain his feet the animal was upon him. It was H0 time to Use gHn-they were armed with nothing but light fowliDg pieces for pigeon shooting. When grandfather fell, Agu3d0, who was a little behind him, made q leap to one side to pass him; but he was not think. Ing of saving himself. Quickly draw Ing his kris which WAS another mark )f the Malay in him, he rushed back up )n the buffalo and stabbed it through he neck again and again with the dex- erity of q veteran matador. The buff 'alo fell dead in it's tracks and grand 'ather erawled away with q broken lrm
 From that time on the two men were ike brothers Juan seemed glad that Ie had had an opportunity to show is regard for his employer and bene- actor. and grandfather was too much f man to be anything but generous 9 one who had saved his life.
 But it was about the end of their One day a native from D country called at the warehouse or Aguado. They retired to a distant art of the building and talked long nd quietly together. Then the strang- r went away and the clerk return Il to is desk.
 That night, when it came time for losing. Aguado said: "Senor, must cave you-I am wanted at home. and 5 will be useless to try to detain me"
 Grandfather was surprised beyond elief, almost; but he did not try to isuade him. He paid his arrears of diary, added a handsome bonus, and aid good-by to the only man in the ast of whom he was truly fond.
 Two years passed and not word anne from Aguad0. but that was not cry strange, for the province where . lived had been in open revolt for ome time, and as the fighting on both Ides was constant and relentless. com lunicati0n with Manila was practical ' cut off
 However, as time went or the rebel. on was crushed, and the insurgents ere scattered or captured The lead 2 of tho revelation. one Luiz Berepo. as man of considerable generalshin nd resources, for without munitions r money he lad held his ground gainst the SpaniagdS for q long time ad had Intrigued successfully among le native troops sent to oppose him. Ut he could not hold forever, and he 70. was q fugitive
 Then it was that the Government re. orted to an expedicnt often tried in panish countries for catching those .ho will not surrendsr-a price was 1t on Luis Bereee's head. placar5s ere posted Tn Manila and throughout le islands wherever Spanish -aTtfor. y was recognized. proelaiming q re- ard of 10000 Mexican dollars to the ne who would bring the head of the. lsurgent leader to the authorities My grandfather had frequently seen lese announcements, and wondered hat sort of man it was who caused le captain general so much annoy, nee. Both Nhe captain-geheral and Imself were soon to know.
 One afterngSn the captain kneral tt alone ir.Sns office. He M ,mplacent d, for certaI ents before IN -xlated to ,sition of the suX Xandered inst lnds who TSl harrassi,