New-York tribune., 1900-03-11
TIE WOMEN CARRY THE BURDENS

violent motion-a motion exactly like the Dutch
roll Of boyhood skating days, but shorter in
stroke and far more wearisOme.
THE WOMEN CARRY THE BURDENS
AS moved along the road we met many Of
the people going with fruit OF vegetables 20 home
market. The women went shyIy by Siding
off to the roadside, but the men unfailingly
raised their hats If so equipped; otherwise. they
gave US a curious salute that consisted in plac-
ing the palm Of the hand 10 the forehead and
passing it quickly back the stiff straight
hair to the crown. They travel in files; seldom
do even two walk abreast. And your Filipino
gentleman carries no household burdens. Those
are left for the transport, the usual
mode being TO place the tray, basket or jar on
the head; there results a most perfect carriage
of the head and shoulders with a beautifully
rounded throat and neck in consequence. also
in consequence a most awkward twisting mo-
ton Of the body from the waist down. At each
step the hips thrust forward sidewise and
the arms are swung violently, going so far 70
turned.
The party halted for the night under the
slopes OF Mount Ararat. Like many another
simple people the FilipinOs have many super
stiIiOns, and this forbidding looking mountain.
dark with its heavy growth Of trees and
deeply cleft with ravines is held in great awe
by them II so happens that there is good
ground for their dread this case; for the
mountain, rising abruptly from a great rich
plain, has long been a retreat for ladrones o
TODDHT bands. Negri1OS. too, those little but
fierce and eternal enemies OF the Fiipinos are
believed 10 live on its higher slopes. The
American troops have been bothered so many
times in the vicinity OF Mount Arayat by small
nlarauding parties waylaying trains or Jump
ing the line repaircers the telegraph system,
that Major Reynolds OF the 22d Infantry, IN
command at Arayat. fairly burns 70 be let
loose ''Iu comb it." said General Funston,
and I'll comb il well once get permission
North from Arayat the party wound around
swamps, twisted through bamboo thiCkets or
pushed ahead rapidly when 1t encountered the
great patches of the high saw-edged sumantera
grass. In its depths-it is seldom less than
seven feet high and extremely thick=-live the
Tulisanes or brigands Just now, with the semi
thoroughly disestablished, no Americans care
TO fall prisoner TO any party, and surely not 70
party Of Tusanes. So when We came near
a lonely looking trench that bOrdered a mile
wide stretch Of sumautera grass. recon
nOitred the place bit. Within the high walls
Of stone blocks found old native runni-
mating as We're his two CarabaOs. in the shade
near by him. It was lucky that the old man had
not heard our approach; or, II he had, was not
curious enough 70 peer over the wall at US, else
he might have got a volley- II must be con-
the Tulisanes. They are too often Of the class
that play the hit and run" game.
Into san Isidro ar o'clock in the afternoon
OF the second day, and we had reached the base
from which the gallant Lawton had operated
on his last trip 70 the northeast Here We be
gin the work of establishing civil government in
our district. There vii necessarily he a few
bitches in this undertaking. but come with a
Krag IN hand and q ceduia, personal
certificate in the Ctlle.. we VIZ tell them that
United States does rot want them TO have
cock fights and they VIII not understand that
Then VIII tell them that the United States
does want them TO take out cedulaS and also
wants them 70 pay for permits 10 retain fire
arms and those things they win understand.
Other times. other manners" does not obtain
over here. They have other times; but they
have the same taxes and the same restrictions,