Saint Mary's beacon., 1899-04-13

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That all p said Eagle, looking
disappointed.
No. said the soldier, 'there's
pIenty more,' and he gave speci
mems.
Esgle retired to his tent and
'pent tbs evening in the vocaliza-
non of q chant which fairly came
under the head of profane music.
Thereafter his vocabulary became
source Of unmitlgated jov to all
the American soldiers. With the
soldier toys the Iroquois soon be.
came great friends. The soldiers
escorted the Indians around town,
instructed them in the manners and
morals of the place and constituted
themselves their champions.
II soon became known to the ma
ives that it was not wise to subject
the copper-colored Americans to
any impollteness upon the public
streets. for the fist of Uncle Sam,
his soldier, is heavy beyond express
sion and as swift in motion as it lie
straight of aim. Nevertheless. the
Indians weren't popular with the
Porto Ricsns. One reason for this
Ess that the latter developed habit
# crawling under the tent flaps into
the Indians tents. When caught
hey we're poundedover the head with
whatever came handiest. When
nobody was around they looted what
they could fnd. There was anoth-
-r reason for all this dislike con-
aected with the tifst performance
by the company.
After the turn of the Indians
sas completed they went among
he spectators selling the bottles of
medicine with only fair success, as
the Porto Ricans complained of the
price. A number purchased, how
~ver, and it then appeared that thev
we're under a delnsion regarding the
nature of the bottles. Here was D
performance aud here were the bot
ties containing liquid. Obviously
the enjoyment of the performance
vas to be enhanced by the sbsorp.
tion of the contents OF the bottles.
With one accord and in entire dis
regard of the directions the Porto
Ricans removed she corks and drank.
Immediately there was a wild
chorus of spluttering and strangled
coughs, and mad howls; for the
medicine, while not harmful. is ho'
and unpleasant to the taste. The
victims of the error, when they re-
covered articulate speech, arose and
demanded the hearts blood of the
~hole show in general and the In
dians in particular. aud but for the
r. straining presence of a numbe
of soldiers there would probably
have been q riot then aud there.
The management hastily hired q
local orator to make an explains
tion in Spanish to the effect tha,
the battles contained q medicine
and not q beverage. bat tl.e limo
cent lroquois were thereafter re-
garded as poisoners by many Of th.
Porto Ricans.
1t may have been an outcome OF
this that Little Thunder had a tilt
eth the authorities on the follow
ing Friday night. He is a devoui
Roman Catholic. Seeing church
open he went in and took a seat.
AS he was coming out after the ser.
vice two local officers arrested him,
and led him away to Jail. jabbering
Spanish at him. 1t looked dark
for him, but fortunately bis arrest
was seen by an American SOLDIER
Who knew him and followed to the
Jail. There the soldier demanded
TO know on what charge bis friend,
who was a mighty man in his own
country, was arrested. Somewhat
staggered. the authorities said tha,
they hadn't supposed the prisoner
amounted to much and that he was
arrested as q spy.
Spy J! cried the soldier. why.
his folks have been American since
there vas any such place as Amer.
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