Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-01-26

the pier. we made in 4 bullock-cart re
sembling a carramata. but much larger
and thatched with palm leaves, and
upon our arrival found most appetiz-
ing supper awaiting Us. There is
tradition that Magellan and his fellow
navigators left pigs and fowls upon
every island in the Pacific, and the
plentiful supply of this day rather con
firms il. When the time came Tor re-
firing. | was shown TO comfortable
quarters on the upper floor of the COB
ernador's house, between San Ramon
barracks and the church of San Juan
Ietran, Senorita Dorotea accompany
ing me as far rs the door to assure her
self that all my wants were provided
for.
She was a charming creature, that
girl, in spite of her ridiculously old
fashioned costume; and | was lmpa-
tient to see her in more becoming
clothes, as / knew / should when she
had time to examine the contents OF
her box. We had left the original
gowns where they were, fearing that
her Manila letters might contain de-
scription of them.
Sunday morning we attended mass in
the church, and had a delightful drive
across the hills to Umata. ceremoni-
Gus dinner at San Ramon quarters fol-
lowed; then we all went aboard the
steamer for a final visit with our
friends before they left. / found an
opportunity to steal down into the en-
gine-room, after supper, for talk with
Mac. His men had been busy all night
unshipping odd bits of machinery from
the wreck of the German tramp, which
Law, about quarter of mile away,
fast upon Luminan reef, and bolting
three straps so obtained, around the
Countess shaft. When we went into
the alley TO look at the repairs, he
asked, with a comical wink, If
thought they would hold until the ship
reached Manila. Then, when we
ascended TO his room for a parting
glass, he said: "Weel, Master Stew
vans. Haalstead an Aa hae done over
part sac weel as we c'u'd; an Aa
TRUST veil be sicsaisfu' wi yer ain.
Aa dinna ken muckle aboot tn maetter,
but Aa'm aye reddy tae STAN by ye
bath whiles there's braith left tae me.
Wen be seein' ye soon, Aa hoop. Here's
tae We, mon."
What Mac said he meant; he was the
kind of a friend a man likes to keep
through life. When Irejoined the COM
pany in the saloon, they were chaffing
Padre Sebastiano upon his coming trip
to Saipan in a proa; and the gober-
nador unconsciously gave Halstcad the
opening he was looking for by COM
menting upon the incivility of govern
ment In not providing for the padres
passage in more comfortable man
ner. He agreed with the colonel, and,
after a little hesitation, said that ii
might possibly be arranged without
| direct instructions from headquarters.
In replying to their questions, he said:
'If both the gobernador and Padre
Sebastiano will agrer hold me harm
| less in the matte ink we might
| drop him at Sail orrow morn
| ing. We comp!'' "r"''
hours sooner than l expected, and l
should be glad to accommodate our
| friend if he doesn't mind writing to
| Manila a brief account of the accident"
"Senor Capitano, you are un gener-
| oso! l will the letter write tonight
You shall have no fear of un cxamin-
| cion at Manila. Santisimal have not
| the casualidad myself seen?"
"Muy bueno, padre; l will land you
safely at Tanapag in the morning.
and, gobernador, hope to see GuaJan
again before the companies regular
| boat resumes the service. | feel as
though you people were old friends
| now. and when the Countess is with
drawn / may never happen to return;
so I'd like to keep on running here un-
til your term expires, anyhow"
"You 10 us la gran honra, capitano
mio. we are made rich by your friend
ship; and it shall be that a word is
| spoken in administration de la COM
| pania. Villabos will cable Barcelona,
| perhaps" and so on, with many as
| surances of regard and influence, until
! Halstead seemed in fair way toward
| arranging matters as he chose. 1t was
exceedingly well-handled, the whole af-
! fair.
| Finally the whistle sounded, and we
| stepped into the boat alongside. Hal
| stead said merely: $50 long, old man
be good to YOURSELF" but there was
| good deal in our parting handshake
Much was to happen before we saw
each other again. The pilot was Sc
| cautious in getting clear of the port
| that we were driving to Agana before
\ he rounded Catalan bank; but as we
| approached the town the good ole
| Countess, her lights reflected in the
| water, caught up with us and blew
three long whistles by way of good-by
That night, in my quarters at the
| gobernador's house, l tried to arrange
a plan of action, going over and over
the various points until my brain was
| in a whirl. l had little doubt of being
| able to find the reef, but it was mat
ter of considerable Importance that
| should do so as near the wreck as pos
| sible. For this reason it seemed obvi'
| Gus that an examination of the docu
| ment in Fray Ignacio's coffin was nee
| essary. The church was in charge OF
| Padre Bartolomeo and three brother
| priests; good-natured, easy-Soin9
| churchmen they were, who could sing
| drink rum, or wager their pesos upon
| a cock fight with the next man; and
MS some one had mentioned mass
which was to be held at sunrise, de
| termined to hear it. Anxious to be or
time. rose half an hour too early, but
J was amply repaid by the freshness and
| quiet beauty of the little town.
Looking north, spur of hills cut OIL
the view of the bay; and at their base
flowed little creek which bounded the
town on the east and north sides
| crossed by two stone bridges, near the
lower of which stood Fort San Rafael
| Beyond the fort and alongshore to Port
| Apra, the view WAS open to the sea
| On account of the shoal water Tor nan
q mile out, there was no surf, only rap
piles which showed the direction OF the
breeze. Between the church and the
infantry quarters there was smal
| omen square; and west of the bar
racks, between them and the artli
| lery magazine, was broad plaza
| which separated the bamboo native
huts from the more pretentious build
ings of coquina, or coral limestone, IN
habited by the Spanish element. Out.
side of the town, the valley and hills
were covered with tropical vegetation
indescribably beautiful in its wealtf
Of color and delicate tracery against
the sky line. The streets, laid out II
regular pattern, were wide and clean
At the right of the gobernador's house
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