Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-09-09
REDDY'S PLUCK

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4 ~ - nappenng all along the line. :
nSu youns corporal IN my company
iraea : was On duly down ~ Tayabas
nsuv'nce' VINO mad the KIND OF SAND
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us Wnere tMnk ne worked IN q hat
snpe mere wasn't one bit OF ro-
Msnce OF dash about him; he had
ssneu.out req mar and freckles,
stSoo ABOUT I'VE ieet four In his shoes,
snd weighed ABOUT one hundred and
Swenty pounds. He never had any
tnine 70 say Tor himself, and ]
I snou.on'l nave noticed him except for
nn silent manner and the quiet thor
oeEn way IN wnich ne attended to all
nis anties. can't remember his name.
50ut tne men all called him 'Reddy.
we nad been In the field about
.nree weeks, and the nghting had all
peen WIN small bands Of guerillas.
/, who Aept US constantly on the alert
inc rainy season mad come on. and
seyera! 81 the men We're suffering
rom dyeentery; the cholera made Us
s very cautions OF what we ate and
even manages and bananas were for
oluden truit we were TAR from COM
PIE. ana II a man had any yellow
p promise you It showed. Well.
y wa. Aexer known to Kick
ABOUT an!tnlng; several times ! knew
OF nls aoing WORK TOT MS 'Dunkie.
we mad peen harassed Tor several
0ays ~ smau Dand OF natives who
nad neen loliowing US at a safe dis
sance ana taking q cnance shot at any
VINO happen to straggie. decided
SnaS Twas pest 70 detail q squad Of
5esiaole men 10 loiiow this party, and
ence tor all r1d ourselves Of their un-
welcome presence Accordingly ! Sc
3lected sixteen men under a sergeant,
placed heddy second In command,
and sent them on with a few hours
provlsions. Ihey mad with them two
native guides VINO soon got on the
sfack OF the enemy, ana weary
march OF nve hours began. Part Of
the way the walking was through
very heavy nnderbrush and bamboo
forests. SO dense IN parts that the men
nnd to Walk IN single file, and an UNI
expected polo rush would probably
nave finished the whole party before
2 shot could nave been nred. Part Of
tne way lay through deserted rice pad
dles and tobacco 1eids. where the trop-
tcal sun burned hercely when the rain
was not pouring down In torrents.
With the exception of one small VIII
lage. whose inhabitants protested
themselves Amigos and a few stray
'carabao. they saw not living thing.
Finally. toward dusk, the party
came on q small creek, whose banks
We're covered for some fifty yards ON
both sides with heavy dense growth
OF reeds and broad-ieafed palms. No
sooner WAS the middle OF this creek.
cached than the men We're surround
nv the band they We're In search
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-ty guerillas. as they had
,emy numbered about
yiyen to charge for
!, sharp fight fol-
found themselves