The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-09

sword, urging and leading them on to
victory, flashed through his unsophisti-
Gated brain. Poor, deluded youth, alas
for all his hopes and ambitions; in a few
hours he was loaded upon a train with
a lot of other recruits and hustled off
into the smoking car to join the regi-
nent to which he had been assigned.
Arriving there he was lined up and as
signed TO a company where he was treat
ed in a supercilious manner by non-conl-
missioned officers, whom he would never
have associated with in civil life, and
above whom ne stood high socially De-
tailed to perform all kinds of menldI
service, censured to perform all kinds of
imaginary rules, to which he was a
stranger, and finally loaded upon
transport with a Let of other unfortun-
ates, packed III and required to eat like
q lot of animals.
Compelled TO eat kind of food he
would not have offered his dog at home,
but drawn here to eat it from the pangs
of hunger; should he unfortunately slim
by the rolling of the vessel and spill it
out of his shallow pan, he would be COM
PEELED to go without. After a torturous
passage he was finally landed at his dis
tination, mere shadow of his once man
ly self Disguised, weary. and hungry,
but still patriotic, he shouldered his
equipments and was marched through
the mud and rain to the firing line where
he had millions of disease bearing mos
quitos to fight, as well as a half-naked
savage foe. Forced to stand guard With
only two nights in, and perform duty
under a burning tropical sun, and in
drenching tropical rains, marching
through swamps and jungles In water
up to his waist, his clothes nearly torn
off, fighting these willy and treacherous
foes who We're perfectly at home in
these surroundings, and, finally When
ordered to camp for the night, lie cooked
his coffee, If he were fortunate TO nave
kept it safe, and, after frying a piece of
bacon, he lay down in his wet rags upon
wet ground to gather what sleep he
could. Think again of his pitiabIe con-
utlon as he is rudely awakened at
dawn, to hurry up and fall in, sore and
sun. again to follow the enemy, and with
no rations in his haversack. and with
nothing to eat until night, when some one
Killed. caribou and he made a supoar
on this miserable beast with rice cooked
by native for side dish. Do you doubt
that?
At night he dremt of home and loved
ones good fire and lots of good things
to eat. On these rapid advances manry
and many a time he with some of bfs
comrades, was forced to steal chickens
sheep goats, ETC., in order to get some
thing to eat.
The men who were in the general
Northern advance from San Fernando
through Caulut, Angeles, MabaIacat
BAN Ban. Tarlac and Panique will an
bear testimony to the truth Of +bis
statement. Not but what some of bis
officers suffered also, but as usual wban
his baggage arrived they Jared nncl,
better After nearly two years of siroi-
lar Ia work we again find our recruit sta
toned away out in a little barrie -
his company, miles away from the WI m1.h
road, making long patrols, standi IT,
guards with one and two nights ir
hghting the Ladrones, who are sta TONED
in his town under the guise of amigos
and when they see a small party go our
they dig up their guns and attack, rem