The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-05-04
From the PhiIiDpines.

John Leland Henderson on Saturday
RECEIVED two letters from his son in the
Philippines, under date of s1arch 22d
and 29th, The first gives the location
Of every regiment or detachment, from
the 26th to the 49th infantry. From
the second letter we are permitted to
take the following extracts:
Manila is as dull as ever; not thing
going on out on the lines, We are all
preparing for the terrible rainy season.
Then will come time when a poor SOL
dier's life is almost burden to him.
Just think Of the poor devils walking
outposts atmidnight; water up to their
waists and myriads Of insects settling on
their faces and hands, Do you know
what the soldier thinks2 / know from
experience and have thought so too. He
thinks ''d--n it, and great deal more
if he Is profane man. But ] indulge
only on rare occasions. Our regimental
chaplain was heard to remark, one
night, to the colonel; II never swore
before in all my experience as q relig-
ious man, but before all this / give way
and join with the boys in hearty
'd--n itp" At that time he was quiet
ly sitting up to his waist in mud and
water, with gun in one hand and the
Bible in the other, yowing vengeance on
all the ensurrectoes on the island. He
afterwards kept his word and his VOW
killing with his own gun IL goo COOS.
Capt. Green has done away with some
thirty odd, and X and / companies
alone, at the time of Sergeant Votrie's
death, killed over 300 niggers in "a
hours. Private Behuns of my squad
who was missing, was recaptured by the
39th. Poor kid, he has had quite an ex-
periepcei he is just 10 years old. Votrie
of Co. K died with all the grit a soldier
could. He was wounded in two places,
and as he fought till loss of blood made
him too weak to stand up, he sat down,
and the heather wretches hacked him
to pieces. The other boys made their
escape. | can say one thing for Co, X,
nobody has cold feet,
Col, Bullard still goes around carrying
a Greg and 100 rounds of ammunition.
Couldn't tell him from private to save
your life. | went up to Santa Thomas,
the other day, and he was standing in
the way. | could not pass him. He
didn't seem to hear me, so ! said, "Say,
pardner, what would be the chance to
get on the other side of your" He turn
ed round and my hair almost stood on
end. There stood man with gold cross
guns and the 80, with small eagle of
gold above and large one underneath
the GROSS guns. 1t almost took my breath
away, My heels went together with
pop and my hand to my hat while
an apology, lie laughed,
slapped me on the back and said, "At
ease" | waited all on pins and he
seemed tickled and told me all the boys
who were not personally acquainted
with him always took him for a private.
He laughed and told me jokes, one Of
hem as follows II was sitting one day
IN one Of the marble seats under a tree,
when, looking up, saw private eating
bananas and mangoes, which he had
AIKEN from some convenient garden. |
aised my eyes second time and barely |
escaped mango seed which he tossed |
It me, | ordered him out Of the tree
nd he made some impudent remarks
nd came down ready for a scrap. He
ot down on the other side of the tree
nd came around with his fists doubled.
arose and he saw my rank. In an in
tapt he started to back off, hut / wasn't
'illing that he should. | caught him
y the arm, made him stand to attep.
on, put him through the manual Of I
stting up exercise, marched him around
n two hours and employed him half an
our in good lecture, then ordered
i'm to camp with the remark, Hope
ou won't be SO impudent next time you
leet man, whether he is an officer or
ig buck private, and believe / taught
i'm q lesson" saluted and hurried
way to catch my boat back to town,
linking over what he had said and re-
living in future never to speak as that
IAN did to any one while | am in the
my,