The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-03

profrer large Chinese orange or two.
that is priceless, with rather a bitter flaw
or. Don't forget your blue sky and bam-
boo groves, and throw In palm trees ad
libitum.
When they found out that we did not
wish to put them to the fire and sword.
only desired of them to fetch us some
WOOD and water, they all set TO work with
WILL still carrying their white flags
underneath their arms, nor could they be
persuaded to relinduish them.
Maybe you are thinking that I am sac-
rlilcing truth for narrative effect but those
VINO were present will vouch for what /
say one "muchacho'' excitedly drew nv
attention to ~. s." that he had mixed
upon linen flour sack. He stated very
confidently that 1t was an American has
an TACT. II Is my firm belief that the ma
Jorlty thought no otherwise than that the
Wmte nag they were waving was the
American flag. / tried to explain 10 one
,he nature of Old Glory, but could plain-
~ see that he only pretended To beIeva
me, because he was too badly frightened
20 enter into discussion. What was II
20 tnern VINO or what rule was paramount
IN these islands, as long as supper tIroa
brought them bite to eat
Inc Filiplnos are source of constant
amusement TO us from the States They
are slight In stature, the women being Is
peciaiiy shriveled up in appearance. The
Iatter do all of the work, the men simnlv
parade around dressed in a shirt and raj
and all ''moocha amigo. " They az 10, niI
..1, ~ tnelf assertion of
Bnenas dias senior" and smile ali
sorts of smiles. The children are dressed
similarly, with the exception of the shirt
ana hat, with the addition of an Immense
Sisar' Ihey i've In bamboo huts. These
nuts are put together by joints OF ham
boo, not nail being used in their con-
struction. Even their bridges here are
built In the same manner.
we are quartered here In our eibelv
rents inside of a big walled nunnerv ali
the buildings having been DESTROYED bv
Aguinaldo's forces. The heat Is terrific
Al midday II Is too ho4 for us 10 stav
under tents. We have to get out ana
seek some shady spot underneath n uttle
grove of mango trees
Uncle Sam Is good TO his soldiers. We
have great plenty of everything to eat
ana by exchanging with the natives OBJ
tain variety, such as chickens egps
and fruits We get fresh meat once now
ana then. but have plenty of the salt ar
tlcle. These with an inexhaustibla sum-
ply or boiled water, make up our bill or
rare We are making terrific attempts
TO learn the talk here. You can hard
iy call 1t a language. for she FilinIns,=
are somewhat like our Indians-divided
into tribes, and each tribe has a lingo
OF It's own. However, Spanish is uni
versal, and we are astonishingly expert
at picking up that
As for the enemy, many of the regular
army are here who have never caught a
glimpse Of him. As TO the future, no one
knows.
am one of ten sons of Capt. W. L.
Walthour, who was captain of the Lib
erty Independent Troop during the Civil
War. He died in Savannah al tbe 81.
Joseph 1nfrmary in 1887. / was then a
small boy, living with my uncle in Flor
ida, one of my mothers brothers. NV
mother married again, her husband being
A. M. Hall, wealthy grain merchant Of
New York city. She has a good home.
enlisted In New York as a private in
the Thirty-ffth Infantry, Company G, u,
s. V. G. Tattnall Walthour,
Manila, p. l.
Thirty-ffth Infantry. Company G, U.
s. "