The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-26

And maybe we didn't play it to a fn-
| ish
started.
After we had played all the rail-
road towns we TUNED into the coun-
try And maybe those natives did not
tn1nK the Americans were the craziest
people they had even seen. The cake
walks especially were the objects of
their severe criticism. One of my
sketches tookNweH with the American
element. 1t was entitled "The Lot Of
the american Soldier Abroad" It show
ed the true nature of the things we
had to contend with. and the double
dealing charafters of the natives. 1t
Is wonderful with what ease they
would meet one, with the broadcast and
apparently the sincerest of smiles, say
so sWeetly, "Buenos tardes, senor," and
at the same time wishing in their
hearts they could stab ones heart.
AFTER our successful provincial tour
nothing WoulBsatisfy my whetted am
bltlon but to play in Manila. So l went
ooWn ana made arrangements for the
mouse in which to produce our pieces.
ana made contracts for ten nights.
IL was amid the yellow, hazy Ian
guof OF philippine afternoon when
we landed in Manila, 100 strong. Every
man mad his uniform newly brushed
and lroned-everything was spick and
span.
Beat Manila Out of $1,000.
There is no need to dwell on the
nature of the treatment we received at
the hands OF the Manila pople: suffice
1t TO say that when we left, after
ten days, l carried with me $1,000
Clear VeIVet'-yeS, sir, after paying
all expenses, had that in cold cash!
But prosperity was our undoing.
we decided to play the provinces, and
to this end we began great prepara-
TONS
1T was sweltering day in August
when we began our tramp into the
lnterlor-that wonderful unknown land.
A prescience of menace seemed to me
all day to hang heavily in the air.
Talk about thinking ones self a
fool, couldn't shake off the idea
that there was something going to be
doing pretty soon, no matter how much
l called myself foolish. And l was
led, through the fears that proved upon
me, to throw out double picket line,
or what is called the advance guard
L had one line at the regular distance
and another the same distance ahead
of it. | was certain that something
was going to happen-and I was not
wrong t.E.
1t would, we reekoned take US two
days march from our starting point
to reach our destination; so when we
came to a rather nice place in the
woods called halt and ordered
camp. Jo.
''The night passed without a sign of
adventure, and in the morning / was
feeling rather better than when I had
laid down at night. We got an early
start and aboutlnoon the advance men
of the front file began to- fall back
with tales of insurrectos ahead in good
ly numbers. Strangely enough, but
easily eXplainable,s was now entirely
ridded Of my qualns With the COM
ing of something tangible could be-
gin to see my way clearly. There
was something to grasp. There was a
situation to maintain.
But we kept marching on and on
and nothing happened. No rebels APP
peared other than the stragglers we
could see ever and anon as they peep
ed from behind the prominnces where
they were hidden. After awhile / began
to laugh at the idea of an attack; but
men in the ranks, who had had more
experience fighting the goo-goos than
l, did not think so lightly of it ALL
Goo Coos Prepare Welcome.
Sure enough, that night we sighted
the village at Which we were to show:
1t was plainly visible when we were
yet three or four miles away. We
could see the people moving about
quickly, and bringing my glasses to
bear on them T saw that preparations
Of some sort were being made. l told
myself that 1t was for us, that they
were preparing to welcome us. So
they were. so they werei How little
knew the native spirit and depth Of
deception. What welcome it was!
Some Of US will never forget it and
the rest are not living to remember it.
was very much impressed by the
extended &c
much more impressed, very forcibly
impressed, before morning. Bowling
SenorS, demure senoras and coy, blush
ing senoritas, assured US in their sew
era1 manners of their undying affec-
ton, pleasure and admiration in lam
| guage profuse with Latin embelish-
mentS.
1--WE played-like fools, at their re-
Q@est-played our own funeral march,
though to the time Of Sousa's Under
the Double Eagle
"Gr-r-r-r-racias, most estimable
How exceeding kind it was of the
Americana seniors to add pleas urable-
ness to their poor pueblo with the
| mooseeks exquisite! And all the hand
some gentlemen, of the color, must they
not be ver-ree tire? The head man Of
the village would find place for their
weapons where to be stack, they would
be kept quite with safeness.
Despite the warnings of several
among my men, was completely TAX
en- in by it ALL The Spanish gloss was
too glittering for me. l succumbed to
its polish as though it had mesmer-
lied me.
Il caused the arms to be placed, with
the other heavy accoutrements, seem
cry, ETC., in a shed and mounted a cor
poraPs squad over it as guard For
this slight precaution I had cause to
afterward be very thankful; and after
| RECALLING the senorS with the 'Ameri-
cano Mooseeks popularo.' we were s0f-
fered to seek our hard hunks.
1T was in the midst Of a troubled
sleep, arrived at after much specula-
tive wakefulness, when I was awak-
ened by hand being laid very easily.
but very firmly upon my throat. I
opened my eyes. All was in perfect
darkness.
1.-The senior will not have the I'M
WisenesS to resist, ne will find it to be
quite Of the useless, and the hard hand
closed still more firmly about my neck.
Il Thought hard. Who wouldn't?
Then, all at once, lie seemed
that hell broke loose with more than
hellish abandon. Instantly there arose
all the medley of sounds that could be
produced by 500 Fflipinos, desperate
and vengeful, mingled with them sew
enty-five surprised. but determined.
white officers. One can imagine some
what of what the production from
such an assortment would be like in
the matter of noise.
There 1 lay intpotent and almost
dying with terrible desire to be free;
but seated firmly upon me were two
or three natives. At last-a light!
There burst into view a half dozen of
my brave fellows. foremost among
them the one who had upon the march.