The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1901-08-30

women aud children on the Island of
Luzon could not cause the Major to
| cUunteracc his order, for had not we
| suffered III the loss OF one man killed and
| one wounded, and had not an insurgents
| bullet caused widowed mother tar
across the Pacific to mourn the loss of
her boy, and then why should we have
| compassion on those who were In our
power and OH, whom we could, in a small
| measure, avenge the wrong done TO us.
SO thought the Major, perhaps, however,
! he kicked the women from him and said.
Hurry up men and burn everything i'll
| sight," which it is needless to say was
done. On the 9Th Of June we Came back
TO Paeta, loaded all our belongings on
cascOes and on the 9th we Went aboard
| ourselves and started for Manila On
the morning of the Sth we marched from
! the town of CavJcan ~ the city of Ma.
| bon, just eight miles from the city OF
| Manila where we remained until April
22nd, 1901. Maabon is siturated north
of Manila 1t is an up-tn-date city, even
| more So than Manila in many respects.
| The irha of Malabom and vicinity
| became close friends to us and aided ls
Very materially in cleansing the town of
insurgents. To the President (Mayor)
| OF MalaNOn We owe much as individuals
for his Kindness III giving us informatIon
OF the most important character. lie
was one Of the principal leaders in treat
ing with Geuerals Tinio and Gernuimo.
will speak more OF this city and what
| saw while there in my next letter The
following is piece of poetry composed
in Mtlabrn about a week after We ar
rived, perhaps some oi the readers of
| The TINES will read il:
THE l2D on TiIE vIRING LINE.
I've seen the Filipino fall beside his
rusty gun,
! I've seen the trenches red with blood,
! I've seen them ScOOt and run,
| I've htdri the krag wake echoes that
tnr years had silent been
On mountains trail and deep ravine and
rice fields wet ana green.
For scenes like those left my home,
my all that held dear,
! To serve beneath the stars and stripes.
As Il |. ). volunteer,
! Yet pleasant dreams came TO me as |
| closed my weary eyes,
At night up'n the mountain side Dt-
meath weeping sky.
On San AntoNia'3 rugged trail we first
received their fire.
Our quick response compelled them in
| diSOIdc" 10 retire.
! Aud on the rugged mountain side in
terror how they tl"d
I.eaviu" hehnd them in the trench their
wounded ana their dead.
Outside the town of paEquil they next
Appeared n force.
| Their hTeastwOrks built of earth and
stone beside ii Strralnet's course,
From trench and brush on either side
the bullets fell like hail.
| From twenty feet ahDve us on the rugged
mountain trail.
!; took Us but mornent to answer with
| viii.
| AID n extended order took possession
OF TIL hill,
We caplured several prisoners but on
! Ia uTriOy found
Two "f our command lying wounded on
the ground
! Our boys here lost their first blood
sh' d NJ foreign nj,
| Thcit'; M the inst blood to avenge
! h"i0r. we leave the Isle.
. iiuI little WAS 0uI dreaming we soon
sHbu:0 meet again
| The zoe who ght ID ambush but dread
The op.u plain.
! Bat ", y timing shall come to those who
! viii Patiently wait.
| Bat ,ioubtLy sure is ne who goes to meet
| Il AZ The gate,
| AMI us the eagle on pinions bold scars
forth Ia Meet its prey,
! So We marched from PaeLa Oh the Inorl.-
ing of ;'le daw.
We scare had lef; Pdquii behind. its
houses were iii view,
When from the tangled bamboo bush
shower OF bullets iiew,
We iMraA the roadside, opened fire, our
krars spike icft and right,
| Aid for SGne forty minutes now there
was mot old time" in sight
On through the tangled bamboo brush
and up the mountain side.
No power on earth could stay that rush
Of t 20 vOicy-iiring tide.
And ~heH we gain the vacant trench 10
enemy there appears
10 stay the rush nf that band, the
Forty second volunteers.
Along the trench at different spots fresh
p0Uia of blood we see,
a bioHGy Shirt tom from the breast Of a
wuiItdct enemy,
Prove that our am was indeed true, our
fire was not in vain
Fresh graves greeted the mornings san
as tie shown over hIll anti plain
From Manila ~ Plele pass the jOyfuI
news along
o. the gallant part enacted by our com
lades al MOrnng,
Who midst tn" CreapiuE shadows and the
giow-woIm's llirkering lamp,
Attacked, surprised ald captured a
Filipino camp.
OHe voliey and they scamper, one charge
the iria is won,