The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-22
How to Catch AguinaIdo.

The other day, while walking down the
Escolta in a careless, dreamy mood, says
a letter in Manila Freedom, 1 suddenly
brought up against another parsonage,
who mad, from the startled, embarrassed
expression on his face, been quite as care
less as myself in his perambuations.
Beg pardon" observed, politely, my
face flushing with annoyance; Il fear that
1 have been careless"
No, 1 reckon not--aH my awkwardness
beg pardon myself-come have drink
on me-" and the big blue-shirted fellow
dragged me along, not altogether unwill-
inSly, TO nearby resort. where cold and
refreshing bebidas were dispensed to the
hot and weary soldier and Flooding civil
ian.
''Ya, see, I'm just off the boat, me and
my regiment, and I'm jes' doing the town
afOre we nike after that Teller Aguinaldo.
[ lowed that you folks would done got
him before we'ums 'ud get chanel a
him"
remarked that the said party was just
a trihe foxy and slippery-rather inclined
TO lodging tactics.
Then l became acquainted with the sec
ton from which my new-found friend sal
lied forth to defend "Old Glory's" cause
in these swampy Filipino chasing grounds.
Huh! Kin dodge Kin he! And like
to run acrost him myself kind a indie
pently like, va know, and show him how
we'uns handle onary mavericks in Tex
abs. Yessah Jest va give me one o them
cavalrymen's strong broncos, 70 foot o
good rope, an l kalkilate Til play Mister
Aguinaido fer alFs in him"
The suggestion was mildly made that
perhaps unappreciative spectators might
interfere with the ultimate destiny of the
said lariat-Mausers and Remingtons. bo
los, etc.
The Texan stared at me in surprise
why, lookee here. stranger. them trash
wouldn't make no more ice with me than
50 many heffers. Pshawi Why. pard. Ahd
haul out nah bankers an what Aid didn't
drill Aid be pretty keerful would be hikin'
right smart Down in nav state L onct
put sixty men on the run, an they want
no chickens, [ kin tell yeh. Now, this
Teller Aguinaldo, as Alive got UNI sized
up, haint of no more count with he uns
scum then tha' greasers we'uns use ia run
up gainst in tha' old Lone Star"
The information was given that the best
infantry and cavalry in the islands was
at the present time very much the qui
vive for the said party. and that ii was
feared that he and his confreres from
Texas might not have the opportunity they
We're seeking.
He cut off quid of tobacco, thought
fully eyed the ceiling and commenced 10
chew. He seemed TO be thinking deeply.
"Lookee here" he said. after a rather
long silence, whats tha' matter with
half dozen or so of weuns goin' out in
dapendently, made up like these pesky
coyotes, an jest quietly get Mister Man
an bring him in ia Manila. All recken
All could do it myself. Where's the fell
Ter located?"
fear that laughed at his absurd idea.
| for his ponderous, hulking form would
| have made four ordinary gugus. That's
| just what we don't know at the present
| time" ! replied, but doubtless if you
| could get on his trail with your wide ex-
perience as a plainsman, you would run
! him down.
My friend seemed encouraged by this re-
| ply. He continued:
mo offense 10 va, pard, understand
| nor to yoh kunnel, but jest va let me tell
| ya'-just you tun we'uns loose, an Wei
| show you an yoh kunnel how to catch
niggers. This rampagin' an tearin' up o.
| ground. like you observe, amt TO tha' pint.
| Now we uns''-
! But friend came to my rescue at this
! point and together we took our way to
| the train, my thoughts being of the time
when the Texas contingent of the new
regiment will dim our poor little record.