The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-04-25
The HEART
OF NlApIlill- 4.
Mr.. c. K. Schafer Writes OF
Philippine Journey.
Letter to Review Telling Of Inland
Voyage TO Our.New Possess
siOu4.
continued from :last issue.


when itsees us, bounds away and takes
short cut right across the Cliff that
we thought was so steep, and appears
safely On the other side. By this time
we are nearing the western side and
and come to more assures from which
issue hot steam. In fact, put my hand
over to see if it really was not. with
drew it.
Our native contingent cannot con-
verse in Spanish, and as the only Ia
galog word we know is tubic (waterl, |
we are not very sociable. They do know
the word nalo (bad though, and use it
repeatedly as they point to the steam
and then to the path which we must
yet travel to get to the inside OF the
crater. They seem to be little fear
full. we go ahead little further aud
conclude too that it is perhaps best to
retrace our steps, Though very much
disappointed that we could not explore
the crater, for we had been told that
that was the most interesting part of
the whole trip. So we sit in the shade
of bush and draw liquid refreshment
from our bottles and then retrace our
steps The sun is hot, and | try a Fill
pino expedient which is simply to let
a kerchief hang loosely from the back
of my head, thus protecting my already
burnt neck from the suns rays. Here
and there, we pick up bit OF stone to
take away as reminder of the trip.
At the summit we once more look down
into and across the crater. Most OF
the bottom seems to be covered with a
yellowish mud There are two craters
within the large one, though only the
one that I described seems to be active
now. Nothing grows down there. The
distance from crest to crest OF the era
ter is sail to be three miles, though it
did not look so far to me. The sides
are estimated to be 1000 to 1900 feet
high.
we have taken several pictures of
the crater which show the peculiari-
ties quite nicely. After walking and
shipping for half az hour, we get safely
back to shore. A patch of corn is
Growing near by And such plants
sickly looking stalks from one to four
feet high, and fully tasseled. All the
corn nave seen here is of the finty
variety.
A hole dug in the sand a few feet
from the shore, serves as we'll, and
our crew take drink before embark
ing. The natives bring down pan OF
boiled potatoes which we tastes because
they look so different from ours. They
are very irregular in shape. 1t is not
more than 4:30 P. M when we leave
for home. The wind is unfavorable
however, and our men pull for the shell
ter of two islands which stand. in thewal
One of these is the piece of land, we, IL
our ignorance, took for the island o
Taal. we pass so close to it that oul
outriggers almost touch the cliff. TIT
shape of the summit reminds one yer,
much of the large grain elevators s.
common in Minneapolis, but of cours
this is much larger. Darkness 500
falls and the stars peep in bashful &C
quetry from their cloudy screens
Lights appear here and there on tn
shore. Over towards Cavite, on hig
ridge is large mellow light. Benin
us on the lofty Mt. Macolot, who's
summit is plainly visible from Lagun
de Bay, and doubt not from Cavite
also on clear day, is another sma
but bright light. We let our mind
run back to the day of more active in
surrection in these parts and thin
how easy it would be to signal inform'
ton for many miles. Here we are, onl
two of US, in the ladrone district. Ho
easy to capture US if they only triet
But we Danish such thoughts and loo
ahead to see where our boat is headei
More than once, we are on the point {
commanding charge in our cours
but keep putting it off, thinking th'
perhaps our banquero is not treache
GUS after all, but that our judgmel
may be at fault. Twas even SO. ar
we landed safely but little tired aftt
trip of three hours We make straigl
way for our kind hostess house to fir
it filled to overlooking. But not, XIII
reader, with ladrones, but with 8
stalwart school-teachers and Presb
terian minister, Rev. j. G. Shook. The
had informally taken possession al
we're preparing supper from came
food which they had brought alon
we were living off the country, so
speak. 1t was a jolly crowd. do 1t
wonder that the good lady was surpri
ed and FASTENED to inform the part
that her husband was no ''insurrectc
but 'mucho amigo to the Americana
Jokes fly back and forth with jolly GOO
humor till it is time to turn in.