Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-01-07
THE AMERICAN SOLDIER,
No County Can Produce One Like
Hirn-SOIdicr Life at Manila,


Him-Soldicr Life at Manila.
The America soldier is a character
within himself. No other country can
produce one like him.
He Is at home and ease on land or
sea, In the camp or In the trenches, on
the march or on the outpost, every
where the same.
Bunk him on transport and in ten
minutes he Is familiar with all the in
ternal working thereof. He knows ey-
cry nook and corner OF the ship. He
will aid the crew In any work.
He visits the boiler-rooms and in ten
minutes Is acquainted with the en-
gineer and firemen and renders assist
anee TO the engineer with his machin-
cry or TO the firemen in handling coal,
and will go In the pilot house and turn
the wheel.
He gets acquainted with the stewards
and the cooks and is soon on such
friendly terms as TO insure him salts
factory share OF good things from the
officers tables and the kitchen.
He climbs the masts as readily as
sailor OF lifelong experience and
perches himself on the top and scans
the seas for monsters OF the deep'' or
ships In the distance.
Put him In camp and within an hour
he knows the people and country for
miles around, and finds out where eat
ables aud souvenirs can be obtained and
where new aud novel things are to be
seen.
Send him TO the outposts and grant
him permission 20 20 beyond the lines
and he will venture TO the euemy's
post, make the acquaintance Of the en-
emy's pickets, inspect their arms and
ammunition aud return and report to
the commanding officer what the en-
envy can do and what weapons he uses.
Sound the call to arms for battle and
he laughs at the prospects for fun
ahead and tells In his original way how
he vii. pour hot shot into the enemy's
line and take him on the wing as he
dies.
Give him a pass to go beyond the
lines aud you can find him away out In
in the country in the hut OF native,
making fun for the natives, and as
much at home As If at friends house
In America.
Turn him loose in camp and he sports
with monkey, ties a tin can to dogs
tail, engages in cock-hehis, and in the
evenings sings: Away down yonder in
the cornfield, and Far from the Old
Folks at Home"
Yes, an America soldiers is charac'
ter within himself There Is nobody
: like him and he is only himself when
soldier. He will fight like hero, dc
. duty uuflnchiugly, gramble at his fare
20 anywhere, approach anybody, and II
/ live man aud soldier every day OF hi
: army life.
Soldering at Manila is a dull life fol-
the average American soldier. Their,
IL no, enough activity in it. not enough
diminishing, "scrapping" as the boy
t,tt,..h nj fhn
style of garrison life.
He il as magnanimous as he is brave
II native Is cruel TO his pony he vii
upbraid him and take his whip frou
= him. II a worthless Chinaman or Fill
t ipipo falls into the Pasig river. he vii
0 lump In aud rescue him as quickly a
r II he were a tender infant from 1t
r mothers arms. He will take his lit
d into his own hands TO save life.
Filipinoes, at first sight, do net under
{ stand the American soldier. His free
y dom. independence and ease when Of
y duty, and the lavishness with while
70 he spends his money. Neither do the
comprehend him In his true manhood
hut they do understand thaa he wi
7, fight when given an opportunity. Th
Spanish and Filipinoes are ready I
= take solemn oaths that he will figh
70 they have seen him tried and the
10 know what he will do. Yes, when o
> duty he is free, independent and a
u ways at ease; when on duty, homes
' faithful and exact, and In battle
W brave ms the bravest OF Napoleon's ol
!. Guard aud of C;esar's Tenth Legion
- Manila, +. l., Nov. 23rd, 1898.
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