The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1901-10-18

c"nsumation Of such terrible and
devastating rebellion, solicitous about
our welfare. They procured the
best bamboo chairs for us 70 make
ourselves comfortable in. brought u
the finest make of cigars and cigar
cites for which it is well known that
this country is unexcelled, also KEEP
our glasses well filed with the finest
best tasting vino (wines) that it was
ever my good fortune to sampl,
before. NJ wonder that when the,
have communion it takes several gal
Ions to go round. Each soldier was
provided, as by chance, with beau
tiful chocolate colored senorira as a
companion at the table which was
heavy laden with rice cooked in mln>
different styles, fish that were fred
broiled, boiled, roasted and raw, and
lots of chickens that had died young
as we'll as old, that were tender aud
'ough aud which was cooked in every
'nccivable wHy. possible, besides
bananas, .pinearples and c,coanuts
galore were t. be seen and eaten. The
had some of the finest China plates
one would wish TO see, il which the,
served the chow chow, but they ha"
no tools, such for instance as hni es
and frks with which We had III DAYS
gone by to be bothered with. Que
plate was served 70 each Couple au II
time. the girl holding the plate IN he,
lip and her gallant eating with her
from 1t with hi, fingers. The hun,
and the three fist ifngers of the rlgh
hand were used entire,y. as it is con
sidered very iIlmaunered to use any
others or the other hand while gong
through this performance. 1t was
Very amusing to witness lot Of sun
burned, rusty hands of Uncle Sam,
boys trying to keep up with the MIN
bic 6ugered lassie of the Philippines
who could shove it down two times t.
our ouce by the sun. Caow CHOW
being over we were trea'ed to some
excellent music aud chorus of b .au-
tiful. cultnred young ladies SANG
several spanish and Tagalo songs TO
US, the words of which we couldn't
sahe (understnnd) Of course, but which
sounded rich and sweet to those Of
Us who loved and apprecia'ed the
novelty Of an; thing roMancing. One
song especially was very good TO hea.
rs it had touch of patr iotism about
1t ari which was sang by six
pretty little girls ranging in age from
five 70 ten years, and was entitled
"Enllio Aguinaldo's March" To
say The least we enjoyed ourselves
''mncha" that Thanksgiving day of
1900, and was sorry when it passed
aw' d We again had to take up
our role as soldiers.
Now, MIR. Editor, | will feeble
4"aeriak" in my way to describe the
portion of Lhr islands over which
marohed and swea'ed under hot,
burning tropical sun, aud ,,f the
people who inhahit this beautiful land
O1 HoWcrS ana lnIurreCtlOnS.
| went into four Provinces. which
were occupied by what is known
over there as the Taga,o tribe of
whom will peak later. They were
the Provinces of Manila, Morong.
Santa Cruz aud Blac,n.
Bay Of Manila re,ching back into
the interior FIR thirty miles it is lpvo =,
rich aud fertile. M my strea,ns from
the mountains, at whose base this
land lies, flows to the Bay. They
grow in this level area three crops
of rice year. On the sides and tops
of this mountain range which ruus
perpendicular through the IsIa"d of
Lnzpn. they grow corn, hemp and
tobacco La the foothills Of the 10 nm
talns they raise three crops of sweer
potatoes a year. / CONSIDER tho Island
Of Luzon the rioheat spot of all the
groupe for truck gardening. Great
quantities Of fish are caught each day
and night by men and women wi o
are constantly to be seen in sci .ing.