Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-02-16

We would be kept there for awhile and
finally killed. About the lst Of Septtem-
h,r an official. Civil cabernaclor Leon
cam" ana ASKED mo 10 join the insurgent
army. Ac found OFT later that il was
an order from General ruk ban that this
proposition should be made to us. When
he asked me to Join told him Gld
rot care 70 20 50. iic told me should
be in& dc captain. with tie same PAY III
god aS a cdOtain In the United States
army received. He stated that most Of
their soldiers Were volunteers who re
sCiNcd no pay. uut thar tnpy had officers
IN their army as highly paid a. any in
our army, ana that they had plenty ~
money ~ ray with. He also said tina
Corporal Allen would BE- made licutcn-
ant. FIRST made the excuse that
Cu2ld rot talk their lang but that
did not suit at all. lie said that he knew
could fight. ana that was all h. wanted:
that it made no difference about the IAN
guagc. Then | told him had a wife ana
child in America and that | cared more
to go hcme than to fight. Then he told
me that if | came to thc conclusion that
! wanted TO join their army should
write 70 Gcncral TukLan or tell him the
nest time he came 70 see M. linen hc
asked me II wanted my liberty. H.
said that If | wanted my liberty to write
to General rukOan for it | told him We
would he glad to do So. Then he broughj
rs zen and ink and paper. and ! wrote 70
General Tukban thanking him for hil
kindness ana for the kindness Of his peo-
rle To US, ana told him that the time III
captivity WAS very long to me. and that
arI ,b,t - bn ,.n,,id ~. 49,, ~ - .
| would thank him very much. sent
my letter by the chief Of police Of Sulat
,,t, Jid Jill IL Lie r,oo.ar i, ,,o,I.. ,hi,rs,l
nInasant fnr II az wont ,,n tn ,r',iIh5,
with this letter, and in October he re-
turned To Sulat about Slndown on a SIN
~ ~ yyara iii iu-,ys tal,a, n,,, for ], lnt,,
walk an sunday aft.rnno1 TbiS tima III
were out undcr some cocnannt tres ~,
io,.iu,, o-trsnI,.as az v.II Nc We ,o.,'d 4,
soon as he yyas near ernuoh to b,. hoard
he S.ne out. .,Sarpa.nt DO, ,.oi, arc
GOING ~ haYt voi,r ifhsrt, +, -, ,,-inc u ,,s
rInniuq Iin N i,s 4 ,tia, ba ,aIT N. ,,a
v-nra U ,,-a,,t, ~, a., .,i,ld rrli,. Iii.
fto sent to ,bm noxt fnI,n fnr ,,'r
named Crisuo a tirni.uts ~ ar jlIe~,. say
Tukban thai Tianitntr Crispr shoiIId nrH-
srni III IN ih. Amarican fnr..s I'M t,,f,
baloran 'ru,s , risno va- afraid M do
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a>,.,Is,, no LA iIn - sirl, 81 -r',i,han
CT d,y'r ~, ,.,,,.,.,,,,I. .,,,,d ,,.;tI,
Nniiscr ri1rs vim i,'srrnrtinnt tb,t if
'ri,nipnt, crisrn ,y-s ton eirt ia ,.arry.
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hi,Ii ,5 Hi ui,,,It I'LL, ,,C,tT. NJ
tbis H. ~ III. III H.. MIMI ~ On Tmi,h.,
ordered tL.t W. Sb,,,rI ~, shou-, ,,,.,.,.,.
cntrfes,. nnssihl.. an oIIr v-a,. h."l, tn oIIr
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iI,i.. .ht,,iI N. l,,,,. tar n,,- ,,,,,ti.t
/ vr,,,,id stat. tbnn u.bn,, can.,.i 1.,it-t,.,
aiyn. an nrd.r II II Vii rri.d ntlt III iii,
Iatt... ar sor,. an. oannraIit- dias ~,
seated tl,at n, wolI1d ike tn s., MS and
shake hands win ms brfor, We Irft hilt
M, roiiII MT come Ia Sul1t Ana that II
was i Iour hlrd trail M Ntafiuannw
ynarr ne WIZ now stationed AZ h nart-
jn., sIrt II, srnf HI down from bis hp,d-
nuartars y ham a bottIc Of Nar,nooth -
hottl., of rocuac a hottie Of Gin. six bot
tl.e al An,rrican berr tom,foes and
n,3s besidcs twenty peso- each and
wished III God Snoed IN nur Journey back
Il, n.r roiIntrvmeu messenger, was
ecut 10 Boroncan 10 spt rs some clothes
hut could find nonr. lie returned with an
umbrella for each So a native was set
to work making US some clothes for The
Journey They were not Very artistic.
but were the best that could lie had.
soon the ''notica' got around town that
ve were going to be free. and for the
next few days the house was crowded
with people ConGratulating us that v,
were going to have our freedom. II WAS
about a week before We got ready ~
start ANA during that time we hardly