The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1900-02-28
A PHILIPPINE COURTING
How the Ugliest Man In the
Regiment Won Duslzy
Benuty.


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He. was the ugliest man in the
S'tcenth infantry. And he looked it.
So the men called him Cross Dog, and
save on the pay rolls he knew no other
name. ,
Cross Dog was in the prime of life,
but looked older. He had put in about
II years in the army and was at that
point in private soldiers career where
he realizes that he has lost the knack
Of earning livelihood In civil life, but
still yearns for it's freedom. For it is
only after about 10. years Of service
and numerous failures at civil voca-
tions that the average enlisted man
ceases to VOW that he will never take
on again and settles down to soldering
for life.
Cross Dogs temper was peppered
dynamite. He had thrashed or been
thrashed by nine-tenths of the regi-
ment and was ready at q seconds no.
tice to begin again. His tongue match
ed his temper, and his face was scanned
with surliness.
world Of which Cross Dob was afraid,
and that was woman. "Shure,' said
Private Sevenspot, ''av Cross Dog liver
loved a woman he'd be scared SO he'd
cuss her to death and thin elope with
q recruiting sergeant" Back in the
States it had been fortunate thing
for Cross Dog that he was not suscepti-
BILE to the charms of the fair sex, for
his personality was not an attractive
one and his conversation was jumble
Of cuss words and growls. But in the
Philippines the world is topside down,
as Chinaman calls it, and curious
things happen. And 1t was In the Phil
ippines. at the Hacienda de Sevilia,
near Isabella, Negros, that Cross Dog
won q woman's heart
A company Of the S'teenth infantry
was stationed at Isabella, and de-
tachment Of dye men, IL charge OK Pri-
vate ssaYenspot, was sent to the haciep-
da to protect property in that region
from the raids OF Papircio bandits who
swarmed In the nearby mountains.
Cross Dog was one OF the detachment.
The Hacienda de Sevilla consisted Of
big sugar mill. the blackened ruins Of
the plantation house, burned to the
ground by the Papircios. and six native
nipa shacks scattered along the west
ern bank OF the river Balinbagan. But
this little hamlet supported a popula-
ton OF 800 native amigos. most of
whom, burned out Of their homes by
the Papircios. camped In the big sugar
mill under the protection of Private
Sevenspot's little detachment. During
the day they worked in the canef1elds
and at night huddled together In the
mill, around which the six Americans
stood guard.
Luisa, the woman in the case, for
girls Of ID are women where the, world
is topside down. lived in six by six
nipa shack built In the box Of q two
wheeled cart that stood beneath the
shelter OF the sugar mill roof. On the
vening that Sevenspot's detachment
:, rived at the hacienda old Pedro was
absent. Old Pedro was Lulsa's father.
His crony, old Jose. in the next village
mp the river. had received q months
pay from Senior Holi1os that day, and
Pedro had gone to pass the evening
with, him and help drink q bucket OF
tuba. At IL o'clock he came HauIter-
ing homeward with unsteady but cat
( like steps In blissful ignorance OF the
fact that the Americanos were in yTos-
session of the sugar mill.
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