The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1900-02-28

served her as pctticoat and dress skirt
and exposing rather more than q peep
OF pretty bare ankle. II savey. Seno-
rita-that me in Espanol Dam nigger
that me Melicana. ST. snvey mucha
Melicann POGO tempo"
Cross Dog choked with irritation.
"Well. I'll be blink blankedw was all
he could say.
For week thereafter Luisn followed
&C Cross Dogs heels like a faithful
dog. much to that individuals outspo-
ken disgust. And meanwhile Luisa's
vocabulary of English became a thing
Of beauty and a JOY forever to the SOL
dlers.
Then there came another Saturday
night. This time old Pedro ard Jose
went TO n village down the river to
visit Juan. who had received much
money from Sc-or Holijos. And they
tarricd late and drank n great deal of
tuba and also bcno. And the more
they drank the drawer they grew. until
In the dark hour just before the dawn
they laughed scornfully rs they spoke
of the white faced Amcricanos and
snapped their fingers at all "Haltasw
Then Juan and lose sailed forth to see
Pedro home and help him bid defiance
to the American "Halt!" And to In
sure success they carried their sharpest
bolos.
1t was the early morning relief ON
guard. Cross Dog was on post ., at
the down river end OF the mill, and it
always stirred his bile to have his sleep
broken just before daylight. The air
was chill and damp, and Cross Dog
shivcred and cursed all creation by
catalogue. Then he stopped and lis
tened. The light breeze from the east
never caused that rustic in the cane
field. Again Cross Dog croucllcd OH
one knee and threw the safety lock of
his Krag. A half naked native stepped
out into the clearing. Again Cross Dog
waited to see if he came alone. An
other and another stepped out beside
the first, and the three advanced
crouching, with bolos in hand. They
mockingly echoed Cross Dogs chal-
ienge and came on. and then the haci-
enda awoke to the music Of "Wow-
rprp! Observation-Disclosures! Wow-rprp!
Observation-Disclosures! Wow-rprprp" And
this time Cross Dogs rifle had done its
deadly work. as three silent Kakiacks
lying there in the gray morning testi
fed. Six men in blue stood and looked
down at the slain. And then there
was n great uprOar, and native men
chartered, and native women shrieked,
and native dogs barked. and native ba-
bics howlcd. Only the soldiers were
silent and grave as they looked upon
the dead, until a gray haired little
brown woman came and knelt beside
old Pedro and sought to close his eyes
and compose his limbs. Then Cross
Dogs eyes looked down to the ground,
and he was ashamed of his handiwork,
for the gray old woman was old Pc
drO's wife and Luisa's mother. 1t was
while his eyelids were weighted down
with shame and pity that little Luisa,
pretty and coquettish, nestled up to his
side and caressed his hairy, freckled
fist and looked up at him with smiling
lips and eyes moist with lovellght.
Pressing his hcnd over her heart
with both Of hers, she said: "AIe love
you mucha. You boom-boom madre
(pointing to her mother). and we matri-
mony. Esta?"
For in the outlying Islands Of the
Philippines, where the world Is topside
down, the old folk pound out no rice
and are the better for being killed.
1t was thus that Cross Dog won one
woman's heart. But Sevenspot's proph-
ecy came true, for he cursed her until
his throat was sore and then exchanged
with soldier at Isabella to get Ont OF
her sight. And now. when sone youcg
soldier boasts Of his success with the
fair sex, Cross Dog blurts scornfully:
"Blink blank It! can take my Krag
and 200 cartridges and go out and get
enough women to start a harem. All
you have to do to make 'em love you is
to kill their mothers and fathers. blank
itr'-New York Sun.