The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-05-13

street. out into the country the horse
and cart flew. the Filipino yelling from
Sneer fright the soldiers from pure de-
o,sI suddenly the horse veerde from tho
TlvaT i,'rs,r road He shot across a space in tho
jungle and the next thing the soldiers
leGted from what seemed a great height
tt9w1ru Swlrhng water hedged in by for
! olddinS rock-strewn banks
only ono OF the soldiers could swim It
turned out. The others. together with
inc flllPino managed to get hold OF tho
morse, the weight was too much for tho
oSnSl' ana he sank after a valiant strug-
| gle, Luckily for the four men clinglng
! TO him this sad event took place only a
snort distance from the bank, and to this
they hnally succeeded In hounderlng
After the soldiers had discovered that
theN had gone over a cliff some forty feet
In height they set out for the camp. The
next day the Filipino. who could not see
where the joke camo in, put In his ap-
pear3nce and complained TO the com
camp was lined up. and the little brown
man unhesitatingly picked out the mis-
chlevous quartet
Tho men were promptly put in the
guardhouse, and things looked pretty
black for them, despite their protestatlons
that they had meant no harm. that the
outcome OF their fun seeking was as un-
expected to them as to the Filipino. The
day before the scheduled court martial
the company took up collection OF
money and announced to the commanding
officer that fund was available TO rccom-
pense the Filipino for his loss, providing
the officer could SEQ his way clear to let
the four prisoners off with nothing worse
than reprimand That afternoon the
Filipino departed from the camp with sew
cral times the value of his lost property
In his pocket, and tho guardhouse
once again empty,
The Sixth Cavalry's Barn Dance.
1t was the Sixth cavalry that added the
barn dance to the repertory OF fun of the
rot In ba &
ular in Manila is too metropolitan In his
notions TO get his pleasure rein, In sueh W back back
many bowling good time.
The SlXths barn dance was held In
rambling shack that was purchased for
the purpose for few dollars. One-half
ladies. Blankets did service for dresses
and trails, and yards OF brightly colored
fully draped over the shoulders of sturdy
cavalrymcn, while chicken feathers stuck
in straw crowns did duty as the latest
CONNECTIONS In millinery. Mantillas graccd
the heads of not few.
The reglmental band furnished the mu-
sic. and when II played the dancing was
the ladies" were escorted to tho place
where tho barrel OF beer was on tap. gal
lantly helped TO refreshmcnts. as gal
lantly famed. and tenderly conducted to
seats. The officers, who were spectators
OF the antics. said afterward that they
had not laughed so hard since coming to
That barrel of beer cost the men we'll
on to a hundred dollars. 1t had to be
brought by boat and cart all tho way
from Manila and a great quantity OF Ice
had to be purchased TO insure IT'S reach. 1;i
ing the troopers in prime condition. Tho
oIiioers AT first were against the importa-
ton OF the barrel, but by the night OF the
great event they had become roconcled
TO It's presence In camp and some so
much so that they permitted the hilarious
troopers to press on them foaminS glasses
of tho cooling beverage,
AS we'll regulated barn dances should,
this particular one kept up until the I'VE !
smn' hours" Then, the barrel giving
forth only hollow sound, the troopers |
hilScd back to camp by the light OF the |
early tropical dawn, out at Fort Meade. |
S. D.. where the regiment is now sta !
toned. they are still telling tales about |
that barn dance.
Fun With O Menagerie.
When a body OF soldiers ia stationed |
any length OF time in one place It's men,
agerie soon becomes varied and large.
Favoritc pets are monkeys md parrots, ]