The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-03-24
So Says One Of His Guards
Who Has Returned TO His Home
AN EXPERT IN PROFANITY.
Can Swear In Several Different Languages
and Dialects is Personally Vain and
PrImps Himself Before Mirror.

Tamadua, Pa, March 2i-'Do / know
Aguinaldo? You bet / do. l didn't keep
guard over him for months in General
Otis palace there in Manila. for nothing" {"
said Claude Hadesty. a soldier who has
recently returned from service in the
Philippines 70 this. his native town
"The first time / saw him. six weeks
after his capture. he made me think OF
panther, quick, supple and treacherous
90 the limit panther won't fight when
the odds are even. Neither will Aguin-
aldo.
"A panther creeps up at night. or drops
down upon his enemy from tree These
are Aguinaldo's tactics. He'd cry Mucha
amigo 20 you all day and stab you in the
back at night He'd cut his best friend $
throat if he stood i'm his way. But smart? {?
Whewl He's the foxiest man / ever saw
They watch him like a hawk. for he'd
give them the slip In a minute IL he got
the chance. You know you can't trust
him, and yet you can't help hking him
some way for he is good company when
ne Is in the mood.
He has the greatest admiration for
General Funston. He was always glad TO
see him and he would say that IL was
he, Aguinaldo. who put the star on Funs-
tons shoulder. Aguinaldo admired Funs-
ton because OF the trick he used 20 cap
ture him.
HOW "AGGY" DOES SWEAR.
"Aguinaldo can swear in English,
French, Spanish and many of the Phil
ippine dialects. Whenever he heard OF
the Filipinos being defeated he swore
I'm all the languages he knew one after
the other. IL was n liberal education just
20 hear him swear
"He was really sorry when he heard OF
the assassination of Mckinley. He at
tended the memorial services held ard he
Joined I'm the singing.
HE is very particular about his bath
ing and his dress. I've seen him stand
In front OF the glass and brush his hair
for five minutes at time as hard az
he could Then he would twist himself
around TO see how he looked III the
back. He is a regular contortionist. He
can bend over backward until his hands
touch the floor and then walk on his
hands. lie can play the native musical
instruments and dance the native dances.
Sometimes he sings and accompanies him
self.
And he is a poet, too He sends his
poems to girls and is very proud of what
he writes. His principal amusement Is
playing checkers l used 10 play with him
a great deal while / was guarding him.
He generally beat me. Sometimes we
game. He was a good loser and always
paid his losses without murmur.
AGUINALDO HAD LOVE AFFAIRS.
"He told me often how the common
people, thought he was a god and that
nothing could harm him. As matter
OF fact he was never on the firing line.
lie always remained In the rear ind did
the planning.
"Onoe or twice while sitting on the
balcony OF his quarters ut the palace he
got sentimental and told me OF some of
his love affairs He told me Of the girls
he met while campaigning and how he
carried them off with him whether they
wanted TO go or not. He did not tell,
though. what I already knew, and that
was how he put the girls parents TO
death If they objected too vigorously.
"He had his favorites among the fell
lows who guarded him, always picking
out the quiet fellows.
''He is a great chap TO ask questions
about the United States. He wants to
know all about the railroads, the school
system and the government
"Ie thinks when things are settled I'm
the islands he will be given some nice
fat political job He has no other thought
than that this is waiting for him I'm the
future Maybe II is. but when they give Il
20 him the government would better con-
tinue TO keep the boys doing guard duty
over him IL they want TO keep him out OF
mischief"