The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1909-12-16

used here, but some IL sold abroad.
Cocanuts do well here and the ex-
ports amount to nearly three million
dollars annually. The long period
ov war with Spain, and the short
scrap with the United States troops
left the PHILIPPINES in bad way. bat
they air pullin' out ov the hole az
best they can.
Many ov the PHILIPPINES dress in
European and American fashion But
the sarong, a garment common In
oriental countries, IL worn by many |
ov the common people. Hit resem-
bles a shirt that reaches to the an
kles.
had not bin on the islands long
before | inquired erbout the Sultan
of Sulu," probably the most comic
cuss in the Philippines. I found that
he lives near NAHUM, a small VII
lage. The Sultan IL the only Phfli-
Pine official who wuz not required to
surrender at the end ov the war. He
is, therefore, still in open rebellion
to the authority ov the United States.
But he IL friendly now and harmless.
The Sultan formerly lived at Jolo,
but when a portion ov the Spanish
army occupied that town he moved
to NAHUM an continued to live in
hiz comically comic royal state. Al
ter gittin' the Sultan located, I in
quired Ground and found man who
sed he wuZ on friendly terms with
| him, so I engaged hiz services to
guide me to the Sultan and introduce
me. But my Sulu guide sed hit
| would be best for him to visit the
| Sultan and arrange a date fer the
visit, the Sultan bein' nifty particu-
! lar That sounded reasonable. but,
ov course, I didn't know but what
he an the Sultan would fix up a
skeem to capture me an hold me
prisoner fer life. But l intended to
20 with a small United States flag
pinned on the palel ov my coat, an
I did. I told the messenger to tell
| the Sultan that I wuZ nothin' but
small pertater, an not to go to any
trouble erbout my visit. When my
friend returned he brought me a
photograph ov the Sultan, which he
sed wuz the Sultan's way ov tellin'
me that I'd be thoroughly welcome.
We started the next mornin'. I rode
Bob an my PHILIPPINE friend hired a
pony for the trip, hit bein' about ten
miles. Az we approached the home
lookin' fer us and had awl ov hiZ
body-guard in line, they havin' put
on clean shirts and washed their
faces fer the event. A few hundred
yards from the house the Sultan met
us. He wuz mounted on horse that
wuz gaily decorated. The Sultan
wore a red fez on hiz head, blue
broadcloth coat with gold buttons
awl over the breast ov hit. He had
on tan shoes. The only weapon he
had wuz a gold-headed cane, a pres
ent given him several years ergo by
United States officials on account ov
hiz friendly attitude. He wuz &C.
companied by hiz prime minister
= Hail Butu, and a number ov SOL
+ diers, they bein' armed with bolos
4 huge knives an a sort ov sword that
= looked to me like a cross betwixt g
= mowin' scythe an butcher knife.
learned some time ergo that in play
+ in any sort ov game with Kings and
, other royal folks you must let them
9 do the leadin', so I kept quietly or
Bob's back. When the Sultan got
7 in erbout ten yards ov me he stopped
+ hiz pony an raised hiz fez with hi
rite hand and bowed politely. I ther
y lifted my wool hat and bowed back
, at him. Hail Butu, hiz prime min
@ lister, then rode forward an saluteG
me in English, inquired my name an
whar I hailed from. He then turned
in hiz saddle an flung some PHILIPPINE
words at the, Sultan. That dignatary
then turned and went back toward
hiz house, we followin' At the gate
= tn did likewise, invitin' me to dis
s mount. Servants took charge ov the
q horses, includin' Bob. Az they lee
i Bob away he looked nifty pleased,
t guess he had not forgotten then
visits to Kings an Emperors an
i things in Europe an other parts, an
o wuz feelin' like gittin' on the outside
: ov guide dinner. After dismountin
o Hail introduced me to the Sultan a
q closer range an he shook hands will
t me an told me I wuz welcome at hi
!. home an he begged me to enter
v But az he speaks but few English
r words hiz prime minister had ter d.
= most ov the talkin' with me. o.
v learnin' that I wuZ maxim a tri]
q Ground the world. ridin' ov a mule
r an that I intend to go to the Nortl
k Pole, az soon az take a peep at tn,
J. Philippines an at Hawaii, the Sultan
: seemed much interested. He talket
q a few words to the prime ministe
q an then that dignitary sed ter me il
r English: "The Sultan prays tina
q you have fine trip and asks tina
4 you send him small block or chi
o. from the Pole as he IL very anxiou
: to see what sort of thing it is''
= promised that IL I reached the Nortl
# pole safely and returned home like
r wise, that the Sultan should have
r bit of the Pole with my compliments
That pleased him very much, an b
i, waved hiz hand and sed somethin
to one ov the servants. The servan
&c left the parlor at once an soon re
n turned carryin' a big brown-colore,
a jug which seemed to be quite heavy
J. Glasses wuz placed on the table, awl
so sugar an SDo0ns The primo Min