The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-01-09
CHILD FILIBUSTERS.

Amnue tuc fClNANtutilH"0 H4""tN'' | , sunny anglo formed bytwo c'd built ines were number of children. Pres .ntiy thorc camo low whistle nnd ns tb,,cb in answer to signal five or six | small boys separated from tho gronp | and moved listlossly Ncross tha open | ,rlco tn front. The others gave little l attention. Tho older ones were thinking ,r the future with dazcd hopelessnoss. Tho childrcn lay sprawlcd upon tho ground ou,oyiug iho heat, bus equally conscious O. ,arir gnawing hunger
 As they struggled across tho open race thc boys separated and came to' r,tbcr from tnuo Co time as though with no special object in view but "li Che timo drawing noaror to the slope beyond. half way up which lay the spanish camp/ None of thom was over i3 vears of agc and the boy whose auicl, glanccs and whispered directions nrsslaimcd him the leader was scarcely i0 Apparently ho was moro listlcss md undecided than the rcst for he hc.itatod and stopped and ohnnsed h'' direction n dr7u times before nearing che camp. but al the while ms iace was flushed and his eyes snappng' and hi, low. whispered words wero eager lad impetuous.
 "Womus. not get frightened of. be ,y3. s,-.rc. "uo matter what hap r.r- Remember. old DiCgo's nearly l,ea. auI Joseia and Luis arc unccn .,I..s. uud tha babies are too hungry 10 ,ry any more We've got t0'fCcd the'. \ll our strong mon are ot fighting, nd V. must t..., their places Here. .s siX 1g us. tt i've s,t killed aud tue oth ,sc ,.esu.s wi.h food. itl bo a god .oh Tho mes; teut ls m tho Tear ot tHo ,s.... and t.le's uo one toCuurd it b't ! rl.r two cooks. lN,iouud that out ~ .te s.uu.es oyc u ttout WeH s'''N uu.I aud Iaakc rush. ' J., ,hamtled oI and lstlessly pick | up a staur. which Lo t.rlw at lare T one down ,1c slope. When they aga 1 .s., ..,,hcr. tho camp was but Few rods away.
 "NoN. remember, he whisper d nu-ri,Ily. eve dou't know how Co r'lc ull NC g,, our ugm- full, then We put br that cln,Gcld behind the camr ! incy can never catch us if We ouco 'n' j,r that When it's dark, we'll shP . a.k and le.d uuI people. And mind . nj. eve, flashing. "dou't ever think oi i,a, ,,cauu- Ihty'yc taken our hor't' etI cattle and everything This is only laviu. go tiny bit back Co keep our ?. o' ris alive. Now. " lowering bis voice a . fr'. I'll rm and you chase me. Npu dodge round until we get behind . th, moss tent They'll think we i' ! playing 30 game.
 l L.uusn tbt sentry, was late "r' Iuyai lom Spain. aud Was new Co man' . .u.n-- vith which tar veterans W,,. . familiar Nhn tlc'bn,, started up '' .l,... la was thinking ui his huuc it
 v.u. Che scs. EGt as they drew ntai a sudden twinkle appeared n li' ty''
 sg.. n, srl,u,j ai,V,ap.n more firm
 n. own boyAooi was uot so tar a'' .s, lc could r.o,n;4c it, si"'.' D .l..-s. The dlr,aOu of '"r, Va, too u.latr.us tor so ' ' ..''. . al. and .n......on.
 InUVa sudden 0Wt M is .r- aveaip Nlfq ,mp tWt
 Hya ..yisa game at - Nril b VI. .'.i Ie l.lr HtCj ut-4
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 tac t,y- rush out uud down ,.- .....,
 toward thc cm...ld Following th.u
 S.-o iue two cooks. one with mcss o
 .lt kly.dcd dough iu his hands, taC
 .tl.r with rolling pin
 Claucng about h.t.ly, touuzo saV ! liu' or ,0g- ,elC.y, approaching ir.u
 various directions. u,t they Were t.t . far away to bc of lrvicc lIo was tu, only cuo near enough to punish tht
 oHys
 H.rrying Co thp b,Jw of the ridge or
 which la' mes, t.gt stood. he threw i,
 Htil.u lu," pu-Iuuu oiu "t,e. .... ! H.ys were tuli way to the cauclgld, bai . within l.y mro. Back among . bis un..yo hi.l, of Avila, Lorcu2o had . t..r cUn>l' I'd a remarkable shot lut aHw i.r -oWo reason his mark,mun-hip ...u.l al fault Twice hc loaded and . lrd ml twice bis pallets flew wide ot . -HU mark and Dy that time thc boy. . tel disappeared among the screening ! stalks Of cane.
 "What q, it' cried the other entries az thcy came up Did you hit them, u., did they dog
 "It was some hungry children. " Lo. -uyzo answered composcciy "l didu'r
 l t'.u. and they carried away thDu
 .ui. C, bread a.d things.
 s-..s ...D.u critically at tL- .... .'v.u'.m wi ;he cuc6eid .... .ail...I I,..r shDuiu,.s cu,cwy ..U..y.
 Na, UI tle colonel comes tack,
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 H.u G. la-uDug at a marn Dr Co
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 t.c ,vmtuy tLlg Na, pleased
 ...,ol sa.., ,pu u.- ia,c--lImb .. sweet lu slr-..ia E.puah,au.
 Tliaueb a Ci-a,sr..
 A uauVay rul through thc la,rr