The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1901-08-23

ca" NBuI Tesemoiii'S Caup nre ON
the side of the mountain. He again
called rhe Sergeant who came and
watched 1t for few moments, telling
the sentry to keep strict lookout,
tor there Was b man that "deserted
at PaGa day or so ago and Joined
the insuarectors. So saying he
went back torsbe guard house and re-
tired. At the first sound Of our
bugle for taps bidding US to retire
f"r the night, another bugle began to
sound the same call. At first we
thought it was the eoho of our bugle,
hut when our bugle had ceased the
one on the mountain continued which
convinced us that it was no other
hut the deserter mocking US to let us
know he was around, for the deserter
was bugler of IL Co., 37th Vol
unteers. At eleven o clock the sharp
report of Remington was heard over
at the mountain and big led bullet
passed the sentry's head and buried
itself in the hard mahogany side uS
the house in the rear of the sentry.
Our bngle sounded the call to arms
and in less time than it takes 10
write it, we sent such shower of
Uncle Sans little liver pills through
the darkness toward the traitor and
his gang of cut throats that doubtless
they thought all of Gen. Wheatou's
brigade were there.
On May 2Sth Lieut.. james E.
Abbott who was then commanding
our company, Uieut. Col. Beacon
and Lieut.. McFeeley having left us)
received orders to move by wagon
aud boars all our baggage and equip
ments to Pneta for transportation to
Manila, where we would report To-
the commander of the department of
Northern Luzon. We began to ship
hoxes of bareback, crates of bacon.
etc. that evening. The morning of
the 10Th a beautiful young girl came
mp to the quarters and wanted to See
the interpreter who soon appeared and
began to talk to her. She spoke fast
and III al excited manner. in SPANISH
and tod him that there were 700 in
surgents lying outside of the town
awaiting an opportunity to attack US,
but noting occurred that day sus-
picious, and we began to think that
she Che girD had been told to do this
to SEE if 1t wouldn't make us hurry
and leave. For truth we were ap-
p,ehensive throughout the day and
most of the night, but by the morn,
ing Of the Both our uneasiness was
well nigh dispelled. Lieut.. Abbott
called for Is men to volunteer to 90
with the OK carts, which were to carry
5000 rounds of cartridges and 25
extra rifles. The rifles belonged to
sick men who had been carried to the
hospital during our stay in the town.
All the company volunteered, there
fore making it necessary for the
Lieutenant to pick his men, as he
couldn't very well spare the whole
company. At 8 o'clock we bid our
comrades good bye, little dreaming
ere the sunset that Decoration Day
that one of the brightest, free hearted
soldiers in our company who we were
shaking by the hand, would pass
away to face the Great Commander.
We got to Paeta and at 4 o'clock in
the afternoon one sergeant and private
came down in boats and told us
everything was all right in Siniloan.
At about 9 o'clock that night as we
were sitting around OH the shore of
the bay talking soldiers politics we
heard the splash of oars in the water
out in the darkness. aud in few
minutes Corporal Edward Glover
called hello! TO us, to which We re-
piled. Then he asked if we were
Americans. at which we all laughed.
He came in TO the bank and called
for four men to come and help him
lift something. We couldn't under
stand what, but what was our con-
sternation when we got to him and
he said Il have here Corporal Hart,
boys, who was killed in the fight we
bad at Siniloan this afternoon be-
ginning at four o'clock and lasting
until 6 o'clock, but | tell you boys"
his voice almost inaudible from emo
ton, "he died like a true American
soldier-with his face towards our
enemies"
(To be continued.)
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