The Portland daily press., 1899-02-23

additions ct home where 1t 10 thiokly
settled. But there are no stores out here;
only fruit stands, and II We want any
thing else, we take . rig and go TO the
city for 1t, about one and bali miles
We have had no rain since cams al
though it,has. been cloudy.
I've are still eating with theS officers,
ss the house isn't painted yet They are
80 slow here. This is dreadful place to
get anything /. In. They simply dont
know what Is meant by n cook stove, the
most necessary thing on earth. They
use n kind of fireplace TO cook on.
There are few. two or three, steel ranges
not one-half, no, not one-quarter, as nice
rs mine, and they want tia5 for them.
I would willingly give SIS for No. Q
stove, but. there simply are none for love
or money.
found one little cook stove with two lids
and an oven about foot square-not an
American stove on high iegs-no damper,
and the Price is SIS. 1t looks as II tt had
been in use ten years ed IL going 20 take
an interpreter with him tomorrow and try
to get 10 for $40 doubt II IL will bake.
but IL so, In better than none ut all.
at is Just the same with everything
else. We tried all over TO get some silk
thread to make my pongee silk dress, but
could find none. Monday morning We
will have q Spanish teacher come here TO
our house to teach us and eighteen OF our
boys.
Saturday, while we were at dinner,
between 5. 30 and o'clock, some natives
got into our house through the window
and helped themselves. We came In and
scared them out, or We wouldn't have had
q thing left They say they will even
take an old plate " they can't steal any
thing else. They got away with my re-
volver, knives, forks and spoons, six
pairs OF new socks, ten yards Of new dress
goods-some that hadsbousht in China
my little powder boz with the large
pearl buttons In 1t, Eddies ring. all stick
pins. letters and cross guns OF Els best
suit, my Observation-Disclosures money-check
for $is and several things 1t just piakes
me wild when / think OF It. but 1 am
| thankful they took so little. Can't leave
| the house day or night.
"1he insurgen t. have made no trouble
as yet, but are still armed, and every
night before going TO bid l lay every
thing handy FOR q call during the night.
| am the only American woman out this
way, and for once am living wonder.
Every one stares and the natives laugh
and look me over from head to foot
1.-THE boys think they have the laugh on
me now, anu say 1 AIN tue uTst SOiuuUetr
| to he disgraced. as l am the first to he
disArmed, because my revolver was stolsn.
"1.ast evening while l was waiting for
| Ed to come back from supper, one Of the
| boys came hurrying down aud told me to
| go up to the barracks and eat, that they
were expecting an attack at any minute.
| He was very much excited, and said he
should think would Abe afraid to stay
here In tine house alone. l went up TO
tho barracks and found 1t almost deserted,
as all the companies had been sent out to
find their exact positions so In cass Of
call thev would know just where to go.
They didn't stay cut loLg, however.
Everything was put in readiness for an
outbreak, the mon were issued an extra
supply Of ammunition, the band was also
supplied and the guard doubled.
I'VE came home and packed up my
trunk and hamper and sent them up 70
the barracks, for. IL there was call l
cou ldn't stay here In the house alone, and
n left those thieving natives would steal
eveYythi we had. just as we got packed
Col. Wholly and Capt. Moore called and
stayed about one and half hours /
asked the Colonel II he expected trouble
| soon, and he said we must be- prepared
| for anything at any time, ana added,
You are brave little woman, Mrs.
| Noslcr, TO stay out here" But Ted and
don't think that the insurgents Will at
| tempt to take Mnnilo.
| Last night, after we were all sound
asleep, we had to get up and dress. The
| orderly called, Lieut.. Nosler, report TO
your Captain at once Maybe you think
We didn't dress fast The Colonel sent
for me to come to headquarters and stay.
The company all turned out. but didn't
all went TO bed again. Such Is army
life ,,