The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-02-28


rings, and she had Jewels in plenty.
The little Miguel Aguinaldo. only son OF
the Filipino leader. is altogether charm
ing. Six years old. bright eyed. merry as
a cricket, he ought to grow up TO be a
useful citizen of the Greater United
States. His mother showed the profound
est affection for him. and they made a
pleasant picture together.
| With the Sonora Aguinaldo were the
Senoritas Sityar. who surrendered with
her. They are daughters of Colonel Sit
var, a distinguished member of Agui-
naldo's staff. who is now putting his best
foot forward a few yards ahead OF the
American forces. These young women
are ideal types of Filipino beauty. Their
eyes are gems of lovelirSess.
Conversation with the Sonora Aguinaldo
proved quite difficult. Her native Ian
guage is Tagalog. The medium through
which she seeks TO communicate with
Americans is mixture Of English, Span.
ish and Chinese, with little Tagalog
thrown in whenever the others fail.
1 will not endeavor to reproduce the Pc
culiar phrases with which the Sonora
Aguinaldo assailed me, for the result
would make the worst Scotch dialect ap-
pear q AA441O AOtA1 u ny GOUlpdIl-
son.
Sonora Aguinaldo is a believer in her
husbands greatness of soul and lofty pa
triotisn, as net even an American anti
can be.
Would you not rather be safe here N
| Manila. Sonora Aguinaldo' asked than
out in the country, where you might get
shot?"
mo. no." she cried. az no care for shot.
want to be with Emilio, to share his
danger. He viii win yet, and I shall not
be with him to see his triumph.
HE would have conquered when he
drove the Spaniards into Manila, but he
trusted the Amerieanoes and they cheat
ed him. He has been betrayed by his own
/ people, too. but he will triumph yet.
I These enemies were always trying Sc
cret ways to kill him. They bribed our
cook TO put poison in the food, but I al
ways tasted the food first. Once took
some soup containing a lot OF poison. 1t
made me very ILL., but Emilio was saved
Three cooks they hired to poison US.
but I found them all out, and they were
not able to harm US any more.
Very often his enemies shot at him in
the battle from his own side, but he has
a charmed life and no bullet can harm
him. Bullets have struck him and fallen
harmless to the ground
when Emilio first became President of
the Republic I was very happy I had
two hundred dresses and boxes full of
Jewels
When our army went on the march I |
carried twelve barrels of dresses with me |
but when the horses died had to throw |
them away
lat Bayombong last November my lit |
tie daughter was born and died. I was |
very i'll, but still kept on. and would have |
done so as long as I could crawl. It was |
only because Emilio said that 1 should be |
a burden to the army that 1 surrendered |
to the Americanos''
What did you do when the fighting |
was going on?" asked the writer
Il stayed with Emilio When his duty
required him to be in the fight I was
there. I helped to load rifles for him and |
his comrades"
But what did you do with the child?"
He was with me, too. I made him lie
down in the trenches so that he might
not get shot,
IF your husband is so powerful why is
he always retreating?'
He has been betrayed by his own peo-
pie. They do not all know what is for
their own good. He has had many mis-
fortunes, too. The spirits have been
against him for time. but all will be
well again. At Taramhong the Igorottes
would not fight because pink eyed cara
boa ran before them. The Americans use
magic
Il understand you are a Christian, but
you talk about spirits?"
Eyes, of course 1 am a Christian; but
we have our own Tagalog spirits. They
understand our needs. Perhaps we have
done something to anger them lately, but
they will not be angry long"
What viii you do when wour husband
becomes President, as you expect?"
Il shall have a golden crown with dia-
monds and rubies and emeraIds and a
pamela of gold lace
Wouldn't it be better TO be a Queen?'
mo, we can't have a Queen because |
the Spaniards have one. Emilio became
President like the immortal Washington. !
who beat the SDaniards"
The Sonora would not tell where her
husband was. although she said she had
news from him and that he would seen
be down upon the Americans with very
arge army.
You do not know his spirit" she said ,
cor you would not try to conquer him
The Sonora admitted that she had feen :
very well treated by the Americans. and
added that Emilio would treat the Amer :
cans just as well when he took Manila.