The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-26
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lin and piano duet, Harry Taylor md
Miss Jennie Taylor; tableau with read
ing, Miss Selma Roussel; duet, Mr..
Taylor and Miss Taylor.
Refreshments were served at the
close of the entertainment and there
was a social time.
Early yesterday morning the chill
dren at the Orphans Home, in charge
of the Children's Friend Society re
ceived Christmas gifts that had been
set out for them in the schoolroom At
noon a turkey dinner was served. In
the afternoon a party of the children,
in charge of the matron, went to the
Home for Aged Women and entertained
the inmates with a program of music
and recitations. The Christmas tree at
the Orphans Home will be delivered Of
it's precious burden tonight.
q & &
A Harvard graduate, who is teach
ing school in the Philippines, writes of
his life in Aliaga, province of Neuva
Eciii. Luzon, as follows:
"Ahaga is a lowland town of about
$500 natives. Two years ago garri-
son of Americans was driven out of
town. Now, since Samar, an island to
and has marked a slaughter andmassa-
ere of our soldiers, there is stir here
labouts. The Tagalogs are strong here,
and we Americans are seven strong in
the town. Our defense Is a company of
llocanoS natives who have stood
staunch ever since Aguinaldo had their
general-Luna-mur because Luna
was gaining too much popularity.
Three of us live together in an old
GvNo nj oh bnnea Inn r6d
away are the quarters for our 104
Ilocanos. Lieut. Rucker young,
husky Californian, 20 years old, is in
command. He, DR.. Peck, company doc
tor a Tufts mani and |, make up the
kit" All day we have two guards at
the house, armed for business. At
night we have three guards, and we all
have As calibre revolvers at hand. It's
a nerve-racking way to live! We have
$4,000 rounds of ammunition here, Gen.
Funston sent word week ago, that
we ought keep constantly on our guard
and use every precaution.
The natives do their work in the
trickiest way. They are the greatest
towards conceivable. They steal on the
enemy when he is asleep, or unarmed.
They work the friend game, then
nail their man. Padres" or priests,
help them. A padre was behind that
massacre in Samar The weapon is the
now notorious 'bolo," blade from 212
to 4 feet long with a small wooden
handle, just long enough for a tight
hold. They take a good fast swing
with this, and it is generally sufficient
to overcome their man.
Some natives are truly friendly to
the Americans. The majority are abso-
lutely too unintelligent to understand
one iota of the status of their coun-
try. They look upon the Americans as
invaders.
There are many interesting sides to
life here. In the day time, things run
smoothly. But at night we keep in the
house as a rule. Hardly an American
outside of Manila but who goes armed!
We are 80 miles away, and a hard road
to march-indeed for many miles a
mere trail, infested by Ladrones.
We'll, l opened my school Thursday
morning at o'clock. The night before,
a toWn-crier went through the pueblo"
and announced the Maestro" in Eng
fish. In the morning IS boys, from 8
to 16 years of age. came to school. And
some 16 pretty senoritas, from 10 to IS
The next day the list went up to &C
boys and % senoritas Every day now
the list will increase. We have begun
very well.
The boys are much brighter than
the girls. We know Good morning"
Good evening Good afternoon"
How do you do?" Very well, thank
you" can count to ten; know book,
face, hand. mouth. ear, etc. and the
plurals. Most all of the children talk
only Tagalo. I study the Spanish and
Tagalo, then I hand out the "Ingles."
"A number of pretty young ladies
have asked for a night school. So next
week, 1 open a night school for
"Adulbos," or grown people. Two men
and three young ladies study with me
at 10 o'clock each day, preparing them
selves to help me teach. The work is
very fascinating; indeed much more
so than I expected. My hours are from
to 10 for young girls and boys; from
10 to II for teachers; and from 2.30
to for large boys and girls. This gives
me the hot midday for "siesta," nap.
So far in Aliaga we have had "mucho
aqua" or much water in the streets.
The rainy season is late. 1t ends the
first of November. Today canoes pad