Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1902-05-08
Letter From the Philippines.
GUINDoHMAN, ISLE D. BoHoL,
Nf--t- a InAO


March 6, 1902.
DEAR OLD REGISTER Il suppose you
think Aguinaldo and his followers have
captured me, but they have not, though
| have helped to capture good portion
of his followers. Atpresent everything
is quiet here. Tedro Sampson, the
commander of the insurgent forces on
this island, has surrendered to US.
They surrendered their entire force
and all their arms and ammunition on
the twenty-fifth day of December,
Christmas day. We were out in The hills
for three months before the surrender.
We chased him so hard he had TO draw
in his horns A detachment OF our
company had photo taken after our
three months hike in the mountains,
and it is sight to see it. We look
worse than lot of natives. have sew
eral pictures and will bring the REGIS
TER office one when | return. After
the surrender ii was treat for us boys
TO sit around and talk to the insurgents
about the fights we used to have and
how they used to fire on US, and how
we used to make them pull their freight:
Before the surrender it wasn't safe for
us 10 venture far from our quarters,
but now we can go anywhere in safety
| am glad Of it, too, for have only got
th rec months 10 stay over here and L
don't want these coons TO start any fool
ishness in that time, for want TO get
back to Gods country once more. |
have seen enough of the sunny islands,
as they call them. | don't want any
more of them in mine.
Just think oft! IL has been thre long
years without seeing white girl. No
wonder so many boys have gone loco
Crazy over here. This country is all
right for these people. They don't
have 10 wear any clothes from the time
kid is born until he is fourteen or tif-
teen years DID, They don have enough
of clothes on them to flag bread wag-
on going up hill. 1t is good country
for lazy man, but no more for me.
All native has to do is lay around I'M
der bread fruit tree and wait until a
loaf ripens and falls off. The women
do all the work. | have undergone lots
of hardships since We been over here,
but am happy to say | haven't been
sick one day, though have seen many
a poor boy broken down and sent TO his
last resting place by the hardships of a
soldiers life in this country. | have
fired the salute over many a poor boys
grave who came to these islands strong
and in the best of health, but they
couldn't stand the hardShips. Many
night have layed out on the hills in the
rain all night without even a straw to
cover me. All could do was to lie or
stand and take it like a soldier Many
a night have got upand walked around
and sang song or something, hoping
for daylight to come-So l could get re-
venge by killing some insurgent or
something like that. | tell you it's fierce.
You've got to have the grit 10 stand it.
Many boy has died of worry and Civ
ing up hopes. always said there was
a better day coming and | would grit
my teeth and 60 after them.
1t takes pluck and plenty Of it to
stick her out and | surely have stuck
her out faithfully, waiting for that bet
ter day and it is drawing near. Two
more months and | sail for my native
soil once more, no more to roam. If
haven't seen the elephant. why there
amt any TO be seen, and that's no dream.
Well, | will have to say goodbye for
this time, as it is getting late. When
you hear from me again you will see me.
Some of my readers may think am
exaggerating little, but you have my
word and that's my bond. Well good
bye | will be home soon.
c. W. SIsLER,
Co NJ 10 Infantry