The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-12-31

a dozen times VIC thot

dSuoTfs we WOULD no DOUBT nave
come to this crisis had not torrent
OF rain descended suddenly and un-
expectedly out Of a clear sky. | think
1t WAS owing TO this additional sup.
ply OF water that We were able To get |
ashore without wading We who were |
In the launch praised God for our /
deliyernnce. but II Is doubtful if our |
companions, who were being towed In |
an open boat, some OF them clad In |
crisp and spotle6s white, preferred |
their wet backs to wet feet The J
downpour ceased as suddenly as 1t be- |
gan, and by the time we reached the
landing we were in the initial stages
OF sunstroke. At the landing We found |
at our disposal a motley array of con.
yeyanccs, varying from tocky-lookIng
surreyS TO the most primitive OK
carts. Every vehicle WAS soon loaded
TO the limit of It's capacity and q few
of us selt-saorilcing spirits who had
waited 60 sec all the ladies safely
loaded found ourselves with no means
OF transportation. except shanks
to take us TO the capital city OF
Agana, 1ve miles distant, whittier We
were bound to go. for we wished 10
grace with our presence the luncheon
TO which Acting Governor Frcyer had
bcen kind enough to Invite us. Ac-
cordinely we set off with the dazzling
coral road before us, cocoanut palms
on either side and the broiling sun
Just above the backs OF our heads
My companion and ] had not pro-
cccdcd far when We hailed with Joy
an approaching conveyance, which
proved upon closer acquaintance to be
a sprlngless cart drawn by n sincwy
and emaciated beast which / believe
the natives honor with the name of
horse, but which | can best describe
as being a CROSS between jack-rabblt
and a government mule. 1t appeared
to consist solely OF skin. bones and
q will. mostly q will The thing
looked scarcely able to stand up. but
1t covered ground at a remarkable
rate, and ] shall always remember
It's performance as a striking eNhibi-
tlon OF nerve and win power Let me
say that our conveyance was very
prctentious compared with those Of
many in the party, for our cart was
filled with a seat and drawn by
horse" instead of a cow. Our pride
was almost humbled, however. by the
fact that for several miles We we're
unable TO pass trio of our shipmateS,
who were being hauled Ike 30 many
sacks of meal In a cow-drawn convey
ance. Compared with our spindle.
legged beast, the cow looked like q
pig alongside a gn2elle. and at the
first glance we had no doubt but that
We would have the pleasure OF leav-
ing our humble friends In the dust
(nguratlvely speaking. for unfortu-
nately there was no dusD. To our
surprise the little pot-bcllied COW
proved TO be a dark horse of no mean
us for two or three miles, until our
driver finally outdid his opponent In
persuasion.
At last we drew up in the court
yard of the Palace. a long two-storled
building closely fianked by the ma
rine barracks. I will not go into the
details of the reception and luncheon,
except to say that 1t was a we'll or
dered affair. and hence. Ike all 9TH
ers OF It's kind After luncheon We
dispersed on various excursions Of
| pleasure and sightseeing.
The town of Agana has about 1000
| inhabitants. almost all of whom live
la small whitewaShed shacks built on
niles and covered with thatched roofs
| There are q few adobe buildings-rel
| les of the Spanish regime-and few
more pretentlous dwellings occupied
by the government officials and ma
| rine and navy officers | had expected
| To find the Americans there dissatiS-
| fed with their Isolated lot" but
| all seemed very enthusiastic over the
| advantages of Guam as a place of resi-
| dence, and express desire TO stay
! longer than their allotted time. | saw
much OF them during our three days
soJourn, and | must say they are the
most wide-awake and jolly lot of good
| fellows that | have seen in many a
! long day. from the governor down to
| the lieutenant of marines. The after
noon of our departure they came out
| TO the vessels and stayed with us TO
the last, cutting up high links and
| singing rollicking songs. Their nation.
al song seems to be the song Of the
English convlcts at Botany Bay. Here
| is part OF It:
Taint lcavin. old England we care
| about
Nor goIn from friends far away,
| But the monotony Of the thing wears
us out,
And the prospects of Botany Bay.
(ChoruS)
Toori lai oori lai arity (also).
Toori lni oori lai aye 0ikewise),
Toori lal oori lai arity mot forget
tlnG),
Toori lai oori lai aye.
The strange air OF this song, rem
deIed with a heartiness which belied
its words. was the last we heard OF
the Guamites as they steamed shore
ward In their launch at sunset
November Sd. We sighted land al
about 10 o'clock this morning-is
lands to the south. Before nightfal
we shall have entered the Straits oi
san Bernardino, which divide the is
land of Luzon from the southern
islands. and we expect TO reach Ma
Mia at ; or o'clock tomorrow even
ing Mother and I expect to stay on
the ship over night and take the boat
for Corregidor on the morning OF the
5th or 9Th, according to how much
delay there Is In attending TO bag
gage. Mother underwent vaccination
without fainting this morning. an
feels correspondlngly heroic. She
doesn't want TO be sick til we ge
ashore and have lots of things Il
tend to. She has come through tho
trip wonderfully well. and is In better
health, | believe, than when We
started. As for me. 1 have, TO thu
best of my ability. made the most o.
everything, and have enjoyed the voy
age much moro than ] expected
have come TO the conclusion that Il
pays to be q pesslmist (though al
wav ;ood.humored), because you are
tb retty sure of being agreonbi,
s. ID. | Started out with the in
Z of passing the dreary hours
| pnnInh hn urIllnn a acnIe n