Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-05-30

Wish you'd come over TO Cayeet
and give us chanst to see your show,
said the tars.
"Them Frawleys sure could make a
pile over here said the marines.
Tim Frawley said he could spare sun
day for the delightlng Of the sailor men
at Cavlte He gave them a weeks
notice, and informed the members Of
the "Neill-Frawley Company on ORR
entail tour" that on the following Sun
day they would go from Manila to
Cavite and play "All the Comforts OF
Home at the Grand Opera house" In
that town.
Cavite is a half-dozen miles across
the bay, and a ferry company carries
people ana freight to and from Manila
In a lazy, manana way. The stage man
ager and the property man went over
early on the afternoon of the day set,
and went with them TO see how they
fixed things for the American drama
In the Philippines. The company had
been playing In Manila for weeks, and
everything ran along without a hitch,
but the property man said 'jumpin' in
TO the provinces was a departure, and
he expected there would De a good deal
TO do.
The ferry boat was crowdng up when
we boarded IT, As the sun was baking
the decks, we sat IN the dirty stufy
cabin where We're the only seats on
the steamer Several hundred Flipinos
stood or lay about In the heat outside,
smoking their endless cigarettes and
chatting In Spanish on Tagalog. Those
who were not in bare feet wore plush
slippers without heels, Some Of these
were crimson, some pale blue, and
many merely OF a dirt color On their
Wearers' unsocked Ieet they moved for
ward ana backward as they walked,
giving a peculiar aspect Of unkempt-
ness ana a sound In accord with their
appearance.
4 half-hour or 90 after the schedule
time the ferry pulled away from the
Nhraf and struck out for the opposite
shore The noise Of The whistle was
helped out by a score Of game cocks
carried by their owners They were to
fight in the chicken lists az san Rogue.
There were none but Americans in
the cabin. Besides the actors and my
self, there were two or three ladies'
wives OF officers OF the .ieet at Cavite-
and Eve or six soldiers a sergeant Of
cavalry, whose hiking under a hor-
zontal sun had burned him brown as
q cocoanut, was telling his fellows OF
an experience in SamdT and ] was
listening intently, when a fat Filipino
Of middle age entered and in Spanish
demanded OF me no cents Tor sitting in
the cabin. paid IT, and in turn he
approached the soldiers The ladies'
were across the cabin, and were be-
ginning to open their purses, when the
sergeant in KHAKI interposed,
Il amt goin' a-pay YOU nutthin',' he
said 60 the questing Filipino Dye
think I'm loco? / paid my fare on this
ramshackly craft and that's all you
get. don't stand Cur no hold-up
game"
The Filipino rushed ito gestures and
animated Spanish. he said the CONF
pany always charged extra for occupy
ing the cabin. lie pointed out the fact
that an his countrymen We're In the
sun. and he called heaven to witness
that none had ever had a seat or rode
under shelter except for 10 cents eX-
ira.
W ell, ANtilf I ~ A'ANA ~ 81 hAN+'a
new trick" said the sWarthy sergeant,
"phis amt no Chicago street-car l
didn't come on board 10 stand up"
The Filipino persisted and vowed
that all who did not pay would have to
seek the sun. other officials OF the boat
backed him up. and then the sergeant
oosened some choice United States
mixed with the native brand.
you darned googoo, you're nuthin
but ladrone. II YOU wuz IN my town
they'd hang We fur boss stealinr'
The assembled ferrymen turned yell
low AT the word "ladrOne,' and with
threatening gestures neared the ser
gcant. The latter charged them Ike
football tackle after a runner,
and they fed madly. We heard an up
roar on the deck, and sounds OF the
pursued falling over the heaps OF pas
sengers stretched out there. In few