The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-03-11
AND ENDS IN NEGROS.
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Chinese and Turkish Retail
Merchants Wanted -Dinny's Alarm ana
Retreat Maiden and the Soldier.

" SO f'Nh
nstencr the other evening while a Filipino
senon,a made love TO q bunkie Of mine
Smithio and | were on outpost in the out
skirts Of the village. We had a little nipa
lean 10 for u shelte' from the dew and were
po.sd .hero for the night There was a bench
N Cont Of the lean 10. Just at dark three Filipino
ma,dcns sauntsrcd out,oi the village and came
eur way. II was "A fine moonlight evening
and W. were having May weather Smithis
slings Bucayaness like a native and Is a hard
tongued bird In any Language, lie hailed the
senoritas and offered TO share the bench with
them. They accepted and the fun began.
The senorita next To Snithic opened the ball
BY asking II he had a wite'in the States Smithie
vowed that he had none
Then" said tho bashful maiden, POGO TEN po
tsfter awhilel you matrimony Filipino? Is IL
not' How you lika me-
Il came 10 suddenly that IL took Smithie oil
his guard. Instead Of answering with Il com.
pliment he said
-Ohi I'm only a private. get only 80 pesos
0 month. couldn't marry on that, you know"
Thirty pesos exclaimed Miss Matrmony,
sOhl That mucha dinro' Mucha money!
You can rent a mucha grands nipa-hut for |
peso a month, and for 4,pesos We live mucha
SIanda"
Smithie took the proposakunder consideration.
asked Clementc. Senior Holiios's cook, how
much a man needed 10 start housekeeping.
Clemen,s scratched his head. Then he said
Americana granda casa 30 pesos
II doesnt cost much TO navigate the troubled
oea Of matrimonyioyer here
who sells the soldiers gin and benz Iegaifiess
Of military regulations The men eau MN zap
1!scaHse he i believed to be be : H., PABRi SS.Sb q hear" ar.
ior his wife and the others for his daughters
As ] mastered the dialect ! di1c1yere e my error
Of the three for pointers on ma'rimony the other
day wanted TO know how much II would COS!
70 live In a state Of matrimony. Mrs Pep
ehewed her finger nails and sized me up critically
But Of the corner Oi her eyes. Finally she asked:
You drink much gin"
"You fight manuek lchickensl'" she asked.
You play mOn'"7' .~
play pagingi pitch dukkos'r
/ assured her that | had no bad habits, but
Sbat Of shooting at Flipinos. Mrs Pap called
sonversauon. Then tho eldest Mrs Pap" hur.
nedly left the nipa- hut Ten minutes later she
returned ACCOMPANIED by a 'oolhless old woman
mother The four daughters were IL Il, Is and
is years Of age. Mrs Pap" beamed triumph,
sasy Sna Ts SiIs war ,s n a q F Tnn% " yn' MIR I1
uhk hrull h'f. . "Nh' 80 '',fF -
Pap" enlightened me Taking me by tho elbow
she waved four fingers toward the girls, who stood
est who smoked a black cigar nine inches long
"'Cuatro" exclaimed Mrs Pap with animation,
IAN four You matrimony; You ray III" mother
CLOCK appolo $50 Mexican Pap he rent you
q nipa hut for SO Mexican Give all your dinero
10 the big one and she will mucha save ST.
Then She went on Ia tell me in. her tumble OF
Spanish and luCavaucsc that since the papa
went Ia the mountains there was n" priest ana
that Pap" would perform the ceremony II Is
as easy, t. get married over here As 1t Is To- get
plural marriage, IN" old bag Offered me her home
lest daughter for . pesos, \nd yet read
In a Spanish book descriptive Of The Philippines
that these people took but one woman To- wife
and ,ha, the tie was Tor lie Somebody's blun-
dered and assure you that I'm not the bInnderer'
Since | declined TO embark on the sea Of Kakiack
matriinony, Pap charges me double prices for
an omelct The old rascal is a good cook. The
last time | visited his shack was on old Christ
mas Eve. They have two C~hristmases on this
island one on Dec % and the other on January
O The latter celebrates the visit Of the Wise
Men with gifts t. the infant Jesus There was
a high old time at "pap's, that second Christ
mas Eve. Hail Of he natives in isabella were
IN or around the nipa hut BOILED rice and tuba
were free. There were four Of Ms soldiers there.
We were the bnauy Of the ball, the "muchH yaliente
America nos until one u the strings on n quita
rita snapped Then We lost our reputa tons. 1t
was this way There was II very circumstantial
rumor To the effect that the insurrectos would
try To take N>ah"lla that night We attended
"Pap's" ball vith the knowledge that We might
have our throa,~ cut by midnight An but "Dinny
Dinny is the Irish recruit lie is fresh from tina
"auld sod and has a high keyed brogue like
Che bleat Of u lost lauh Fritz another Irish
man who left New York with Dinny. says that
"all the auld nGal" faced Nlrsh harps in Nigh
York KEN to ia daypo tusay ninny of
Anyway, We didn't VAN Dlnny Of the impend
ing attack until aitrr taps, when II was too late
for him to get into quarters without our assistance
When We did tell HIM W. piled on the agony.
Then We introduced him T." the tuba bucket
Dinny went at the coffee culored sweet stuff rs
n il wore new cider instead II thirty per cent
alcohol Meanwhile" We dan et walln'S with
the senuritaS and talked "muChH amigo with
the hompreS Toward midnight the ball warmed
up and thu ]Srnpri'as danced the 'l.ulny The
principal musical instrument IN "PapS orchestra
was the ~QuitHlltA | Is something like a guitar,
only scoop shaped II iS hauI carved from sumo
soft wood IN" VII lriuSirumentiS carved from one
piece. Nni rude work. It j. The lulay dancers
were Just at their widest when Ping sang u
Mauser bullet, IN At On" window dui out AT lhe
other lhnny mai been IN me sklrmi'h ana
knew the Souni II was unmislakahle lhnny
promptly swung out II tn" rear window. dropped
10 the ground ami luphni for a place NJ refuge
"Pap" hal q big brick hakcuvcn there, with
one small door 10 II Dummy backed into the
The bali went on The natives danced the
balitan No one missed DrIuN ono uf "PHpS
the newt days bread Then came Pap to the
soldiers three. Their" was an americana sol
dado" in the bak" oven, h. exclaimed. The
soldado sPpnared 70 b" very mnCh n'r2li OF the
the oven When they reached in Ia drag him
forth, he r%etr"n'rI To- n" rear OF the oven and