The Washington herald., 1907-12-15
FEAST OF CARABAO.
Humans Named for Them.
Banquet Not on Them.
SOCIETY MEETS
HOmbre TilIman Says He Does Not
Care When We Part with the Liz
tie Brown Brother Americana,
Champ Clark Discourses on Mis-
souri, Army Mules.

The not very ancient. but exceedingly
honorable. Military Order OF the Cardiac
pronounced trippingly, carabow. and
not, mind you well, "earrybooze," as one
whose initials shall be unspOken. bat
whose name is Champ Clark. put it,
banqueted az the Raleigh last night.
Thereby bangles this tale.
The carabao isn't any relation 10 the
caribou. but he gets there just the same.
The carabao. dear child, is very, very
Old animal. who haunts the roads Of the
Philippines seeking 10 bear the Brown
Brothers burden and doing exceedingly
well. When the Americana soldier and
his brother. the Americana sailor, and the
soldiers brother-in Law, the Americana
marine. al got together IN the fair
Philippines. the carabao stopped his Ia
Dors for the little Brown Brother. That
is, he stopped them for a while and took
up a portion OF the White Mans burden.
which was very nice OF the carabao and
much appreciated by the Americana,
To Honor the Old Beast.
After some years. in which he invented
dear little songs about the carabao, the
Philippines. and the administration, the
Americana soldier. his brother. the jacky
and his brothe--in-Iaw. the marine,
thought. at least his officers thought
that the old carabao should be honored.
So they formed society bearing his
name and sailed away to the Americana
land. where they sing ION the Road 70
Mandalay" and give banquets in honor
Of the old beast who's still tOiling for
their brother officers and for the Brown
Brother some 1859 miles eastward and
southwark.
Now the Washington corral Of the Mill
tary Order Of the Carabao. including
some $50 members, invited themselves and
a sufficient number OF goodly ''hombres"
70 eat last night at the Raleigh Hotel
An old caraba0. who used to do service
for some Brown Brother. stood between
the two rows o. tables last night and
watched the various proceedings. HIS
head was bent meditatively and fastened
20 him with reai harness. was "a cart.
also from the land of the Brown Brother
the Gugu girl. and the plenty Of rain.
Around about him. on the walls and
other places. were Americana flags and
americana faces. which. AT times. alb
soTbed food or other things smiled at
some Quip Of the speaker. and altogether
seemed 20 Ike life better than when ne
knew them some time ago in the rain Of
Mindanao.
HOm5re Tiilman Made Grafton.
Perhaps he rejolced TO hear Hombre
Tillman. be with the pitchfork. say that,
personally. he didn't care II we and the
Philippines and the Little Brown Brother
parted company Tomorrow In fact. he
might have been glad 20 hear the hombre
thus express himself. because he-that
is. the Observation-Disclosures by saying that
the Little Brown Brother is really a
little brown slave.
He. the carabao. heard the bombre say
that he-and he considered himself a true
Americana. as he cons dered al present
did not think that il is necessary for the
people of this country 10 seek unnecessary
glory In conquest and expansion.
Hombre Hull who has J. A T. nailed
on the mizzen-mast of his name-begging
your pardon, sir cause this is navy
dinner as well as an army afair-and
who Is concerned in the doings az the
Capitol maintained that we ought 70
hold onto the Philippines, the Little
Brown Brother and the old. old carabao.
Hombre Hun maintained that we ought
10 hold on forever and a day. which
is a long time 10 the Hot Weather
4 am one Of those" said this hOmbre,
who believes that we have set up our
standard FOR the benefit Of civilization
X may be hard work 10 elevate thea
Cthe FIlipinos)." said the hombre. after
ward. but we can do II. boys, and we
viii do il If they give as time. 1 would
change some things. if 7 had the power
in our conduct Of the Philippine govern
ment but I would keep the islands.
would have every native judge so placed
that he could not pass upon the case OF