The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-05-20

pers in better condition now, ana San JOre De-
ing sure enough In the rear. we recalled bell
nett of Company A and wondered what became
Of him and his misery. IN MS midst SeV'ral
messages had travelled vOcifcfo,isly from !he
rear 10 tho advance and bACk again uhd W"
MAJOR Surgeon had rcgained his place near 'he
| front
Nc had marked how brilliantly the stars IN
the DIpp'r Nur, shining, and wef" picking OUT
some other consultations that would b" al"aln-
ing for the folks a. hon" II ii,wrfr hbRhl lhcI''
when We dropped of liz" road again ana u9"l
into another daiuuHblr stream, Nhel, We nau
wndcd acrcssthis one We saw, a big lH ,hh'
might have been made 10 take Ms over .ufy-
footed hilcr thai there was vast silence ~ u
MIL Then we pas,cd ! hI'' ,h sr, %oad.I d. mn In
the dim starlight We could So" that II was piu
and tliublr-down, One corner ui W. ..u.'ho oJ
roof that had sheltered II from the storms nag
fallen in. and long ago N" last candles hnn
burned themselves down, sputi"red ana gone
out II Was We'll past midnight The men pc
gan 10 wonder aldlbly how far the sood ming
moon would rise about ! O'Clock By ana bN.,
just a. We were getting into the edge OF Ini, u
such a thin little crescent as hangs IN lhe cas-,
when bats come forth 10 suck men Dloou
and ghosts their shriyelled shrohds ph' on
Nevertheless IL gave u li,tl" liGhi, and somehow
m" men perked NJ with II and the step br'aile
more lively and the pace qulckriled
SPRING A FRIGHTENED NATIVE
Now We were in the town OF PM. Silent as we
grave it was, The faint light showed an old
cannon mounted on wooden wheels posted ~
one side OF the ruad. As the advance guard
reached II a man leaped 70 h!S feet from the uitcn
street and behind a. house, before
the surprised guard could level a rifle a, linn.
We could not stop for cannon so harmless as
tired, and beyond this town va should resi-, lie
down IN the road for an ron or t"o. fa1A' We
needed II.
Four things hiking in tho Philippines had
taught MS 10 know. heat, hunger, thirst ana IA
tigue Now it was 10 teach us n new one, cold
Der, please, that ones blood gets hin after many
months under tho vertical sun. The night was
raw and worse than merely damp, II was wet;
just on the outskirts OF PHI. with the rear guard
only fairly clear Of the town. the order came 70
hal, The Colonel talked a minute or two with
the Spanish, guide ie, was a thin, wiry little
fellow WHO had been held a prisoner " the ,nI
from them on the day that our troops went INTO
Nueva Caceres, and had got into town himself
the next day. Now he was going ont with us TO
see If he could get a little personal revenge. lie
announced that II would be with the greatest
satisfaction that he would see very many OF
them killed. lie would like 10 take a hapd IN the
killing himself, andif il could Doe done as it is
be only the better pleased. He said i was far
, rna c%ld to irl Sas xei' ,h we w wfGe i n"I lie s" down WAY and nd
sleep until 5 O'Clock. Outpost~ were 10 be sta
toned by the advance and rear guards on half
hour relief; two men to stand each tour they
condition that they would talk TO each other
continually so as 10 keep from going to sleep.
II was 3 o'clock and twenty minutes when
! stretched out In the dust in the middl" OF the
road and shut my eyes. Then ] got the greatest
surprise | had had in a long time sleep re-
tired Al first I thought ! was too tired to
sleep, then | began to shake and knew II was
cold and not WEAKNESS that was the matter.
| got ny and wandered down the line 10 my
pony, found my pOnCho, crawled INTO ~, ana
The next thing. ] knew Major Frederick was
shaking me and saying that i vas ten minutes
past . There was no 10 WING ~, a r%,Eh
feeble light Of the old moon showed "A heavy
cloud Of white mist clinging 10 the ground like
the garments of the drowned; 1t was colder
| than official charity, cold as the unsOught adj
vice of a rich relative. Slowly the mon got back
into their heavy packs, slowly the column
formed, and wet. cold, miserable. tired, heavy
with sleep, we stumbled and staggered forward
over the rough, hard, uneven road. through the
thick. sickening mist, under the grizzly light
Of the dying moon, into the dead-eytd dawn
Keeling like drunken men we went, hall awake,
half alive, far beyond the possibility Of con-
yersatlOn.
Day came suddenly and We thought the
extreme discomfort Of the long night had ended.
Men get foolish ideas when they are hiking
There wa. an addition 10 the advance in Tho
walked into the guard Just before dawn. APP
p%arcntly No had not noticed the two men sitting
in the road until they had reached ont their
hands and grabbed him. liz, was going swiftly,
and carried a light bamboo lance with an iron
head Now he was doing forced duty as a
guide But no, guide was necessary, The
It and it led to lriea. Gradually lsarog seemed
TO be dropping behind. We saw him
over the left shoulder now, and the
climb over his shaggy head II was grateful
sunlight then, and always thankful for the
immediate comfort, the men reioiccd at 4 and
began to liven up. We came into a mall vii
LACE where was a carload of old tin cans ar
rested in mid flight TO some arsenal for the manu-
f%acture Of Tin cartridge shells. II stood help
lesSly in the middle Of the road, shameleSsly
hetraying the secret Of inslrgent haste and
urge. This was the harrio of Pau-ili. Here
a sad thing heiel tho handsome dehonair YOUNG
man who fellows the fortunes of the regiment
works he has wrought | know not. The only
plain apparent duty he has performed has been
10 make the Colonel swear. He has an artistic
passion for loot. Now loot in the Philippines
has a distinct meaning Of is own. II refers
simply and solely TO small Curios, relics and ma
these form its principal part, arms Of oil sorts,
That Is loot. Everything else goes by its usual
name Money Is money and pianos are pianos.
II a mnn get' a new phonoaraph out of n
but about his phonograph. II he carries
of a silver "andlestick or service or a gold
but when he does talk he calls n spade a spade.
But If he has any arms or such duffle he brags
about his loot II. was for. this loot that the
AdiutAnt has an artistic passion. have known
Mac TO lug n iO-pound brass gun Town the
bed Of a turbulent rocky stream for Ave miles
md never grunt. but he was holneward bound.
This Adjutant, nj Pau-ili, in the early steps Of a
great hike, collected a most astonishing bundle
Of lances, wooden boloS and bows and arrows.
Now all these things wcro made out Of palma
bravo which ia just about a. heavy ms remrm-
bered sin. Oh, II was a frabjous load for one
80 young and fair, lie staggered along under
It with gloc in his heart and q grin on his face
and fell under the cold eye Of the Colonel, who
being a member of that glorious. but goddess
institution known rs the Regular Establish
mpnt. has acquired n manner of direct speeCh-
cutting as n Moro Sultan's baronR.
Put those damned things down, remarked
the Colonel simply. II was an order, and
there are times even in the volunteers when
orders are obeyed. Break them mp" said
the Colonel. Il don't want ANYBODY wearing
himself ont trying TO lng n lot Of that stun
along
slowly the debonair vonnC man began tramp
ling on his treasures. The progress did not
suit the directness of the Colonel He took
n big bunch Of the arrows and smashed them
himself. The word went back along the line
and many bows and arrows were thrown away.
II made the Major surgeon. who also belongs
ll-hment, grin a deep and mysterious grin.
Thereafter the column carried only its legitI-
mate lmpedimenta.
From pau-ili. where the carly-rising Fill
pinos had left their breakfast cooking in their
haste 10 make a lasear through the country.
We made a sharp bend TO the left and down
the bank. Of q considerable stream. At the
bottom Of the descent there was II ford where
the men stumbled waist deep over big. Slip
perry bulldcrS across thirty yards Of rushing
turbulent water, II was nice and cool in the
early morning and refreshing to the weary
tu b" thus wei down before W. had got M
a. II were. But y0l reach a frame Of mind
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