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toaming liauor. he drained Il; then he illed
and drank again 1T was Interesting our
author declares. we could almost hear
the sizz Of the foam We forgot the Presi-
dent: our interest centred in the frothing
LIQUID which we had not seen for 80 long
time The sight did not endear Aguinalho
to the author. "I think" he says 1T showed
poor tact on the great mans part In holding
ND that sparkling beverage under the very
noses Of four miserable. half-starved wretches
who had been obliged to assuage their thirst
with half-putrid water the past month
He adds, with bitter sarcasm: This was the
fru and last time our eyes ever rested on
the dusky features Of Don Emilio Agulnaldo
Fanny"
The newspaper La Independercid overthrow
the Americans with prodigal frequency. 1t
depressed the prisoner greatly to read H.
It's headll ines once ran: Long live the Fill
plno Republici Americans are defeatedi
Our victorious army enters Manilal Long
live Aguinaldo! Long live the ARMY" This
issue further announced that thousands OF
American prisoners had been taken, that
Gen Pho del Pillar had surrounded 5000
Americans at Caloocan and would proceed
TO starve them out, and that the Honorable
President had gone TO the front to arrange
terms that would spare the unfortunate
enemy from humiliation.
Every evening at twilight II was the habit
If tho Filipino soldiers to gather together for
athletic sports, such as wrestling. Jumping
and arm-twistins. The prisoners were In
vited to Join In. and sometimes they did.
Often says our author, Il have heard
Americans speak with contempt OF the small
s,asure of the Filpinos and we also had
much the same opinion. telling what we
could do with half a dozen OF them II only
they we're not armed. On these OCCASIONS
however We all had a chance to learn how
deceiving appearances sometimes are.
still remember my first wrestling match in
the Malolos prison yard. 1t was with
Filipino sergeant. who hardly reached to my
chin. and in ten seconds he laid me on my
back Time and again we we're at IL. but
generally got the worst OF 1t. until once l
managed 10 throw him by virtue OF my su-
perior weight. and after that would never
wreste with him again, in order that l might
say that | had gained the last bout, or
course. from poor and insufficient 1000 and
the want Of physical exercise | was at that
time in poor condition; but have seen tall
and husky beef-eating Americans fall down
feet inches in height and too much
self-conceit. Agulnaldos bodyguard was
made up Of men picked for their fine physical
appearance and good training, all OF them
having served as soldiers under the Spanards
The soldiers OF the guard were distinguished
from the rest OF the insursent army IN the
particular that they wore red trousers and
were provided with shoes Mr. Sonnlchscn
hnt
with any body of European soldiers that has
ever come under his observations ana thla
may mean either that they were surprisingly
good men, or that there are some European
soldiers who have been concealed IRON MN.
At San Isidro, in the course OF the retreat
our Americans found themselves without
money. and consequently short OF ratons
When they had hungcred for time that
seemed TO them to be Sufficient they concluded
that 1t would be proper in the circumstances
10 give concert ana 10 pass around the nat
afterward among those who came TO listen
20 1t. The project was successful. lhey
struck up John Browns Body with great
spirit; crowd gathered about the cell door
in the street outside; at the end OF the song
tin mess dish was passed out humbly be-
tween the bars. and 1t came back duly
HtshVeu WIN '"V''o ihoVu7' i"''NS "l''"'
was considered a sum oil money worth singing
ior' anu tne CoHc'r' was 'IeQu'n's i'pe"'ou
one oay "heh my came !" '"' 'norus VI
vonu pio"I DoHS "" "7'"'"N''"s '"'"e
happeneu' lHe 'hor"S wa" '"Aen uP oN
Ioo Maccaoeocs '"''''"'u W '"e 'uJ J"''i,"k 'e'i
ana roi'eo ior'h III h''sh'E No'u'He oi Nouh"
that shooh oan lSuro !" Us 'onhuauonN.
~ must uiso nave s"'hcn AE""'iuo :" MS
resiuence AZ the convent pu' H' was '"V ugly
'pouI ~ pouo"e97 "V A"'" '"'' "V s""uu
'ea'e 'ho 'oNn P'eH'""S anu "'e ""l n'"'h
concerned "heoher u s'"ou OF "ne'her " was
tuinoieo VI rum oy 'he 'nS N',capepes
~ seehs 'na' ""' soou ','',u9 anu '"'.h'"'
Mus 'hese H"sn'S ''' ''''"'S' WI" nav
hsoeu 'he i"ed'oss s,n'' 'hr ""Ie u th'
raJahs' ana VINO "o"'u R''uE 'eNel every
asHos Guy 'o"h' N'''S' anu hdoi'auoh
TO the earth oy Tue power "i song OF IN any
way possible are great Nv l''h'he up tuh'>'
iney iedrheu 'he 'ho'H' Ut '"hh brown
BODY by listening TO IA" Ah'r'cahs singing
H. ana "heh 'h'y han p'rI"c'"u themselves
IN " they came WIN IA" r''ni' 'hat mas been
oescroed very nh'N 10" advancing Nlh"H-
can armythedru 'h' ,''pr'H"n'n Na'cah"h"'
singing 'ohn brow" p"uS IN san i>'ur"'
'noush we no ho' ''h'u'n'T any m'hhoh
"I su'h ''I'""-'""'' }" ''". ''eS ~
spatches'
There was what ve hav" somewhere and
time" in Santa Isabella on tie approach " tho
American forces Mr. Sonnch~en says "EN-
element OF the Widest sort prevailed in Santa