The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-12-10

ter could bc altered by such trines Ii was agreed
that he had done the thing for effect
'Tryn' TO make out he's II reg'Icr son of n gun
on Wheels said Davis the lanky private from Tomb
stone. And the phrase went the rounds
Another occurrence not long after confirmed tho
impression and gave us many opportunities for fur
thcr scorn and mockcry of our commander The wet
season was upon us and for all our preparation we
began to run out of dry wood 1t rained ccaseessiy
and we lived In n constant bath. The condition was
serious We could do cooking. and that meant
cold food and bad water, with fevcrs and dysentery
the end
The Captain had sent requsition for stove wood
TO the adjutant of post four niles distant The
wood was overdue and the Captain was In fret
about it all day About midnight he broke out with
a roar and dashed into the clerks quarters where
the telephone was. y line had been Installed to the
post In question and he rang the bell furiousy The
clerks quarters, it should be said consisted of A
cubbyhoe in the barracks and the clatter of the bell
woke the whole company out of its beauty sleep
This was what thcy heard at the tclephone:-
Hello hello hello hello Get the adiutapt
Yes, the adJutant. Captain b"
THAT You, Adjutant2 Now, sub where in he'll IS
my stove wood? Hey?"
Coming? Damn 1t all, sub it's been coming these
foty hours, l want IL, you hear me- suhl'
What's that? Don't Hke?-Damn it all. sub.
what's that to me?"
"Suh: have the honah to ask you to repeat that
sub"
Back TO bed, believe you said suhf'
very good, sub. Now. YOU listen to me Owing to
our position am unable to proceed IN due form. We
VIII waive the ceremonies, sub. At SIX o'clock pre-
clsey you will mount your horse will do the same
Service rifles. sub We will ride tod each othah on
the road and begin firing sight That should be sat
lsfnctory, sub. Do you gree SuhE"
Hello hello! Damn the man. he's gone"
The wood arrived before dawn the following morn.
ing but the Captain none of the credit for It's
appearance. We were too busy commenting upon his
pompOuS absurdty.
Lulidon, the guerilla had been doing about rs he
pleased In the province OF North Camarnes and along
the border of Albay He prohted about this time by
strange error of the authorities Proclamation was
made that $lj would be paid gor every gun surren-
dercd by a native The idea was that the insurrec-
honists would be unable TO resist so good a bargain
and would be willing to lay down their arms for the
price named All that LuBdon did was 10 turn in TO
the United States officials choice lot ancient mus
kes and worthless rifles, picturesque lot of old junk
lie received the money and promptly used it through
secret agents to purchase shipment of RemIngtons
The net result was 10 strengthen him enormously
There came n native to camp one DAY who
demanded to be led before the commander lie in
formed the Captain that he cmlssary from
LuEdon From his story it appeared that the bandit
ehei was ured of resistance and had it In mind to
surrender. Desiring TO open negotiations he had
sent to our X. O. He would wait up In the hills he
said. and yield himself any force led I'm person bv
the Captain Questioned to why Iukdon should
have picked out post in AIbay whcrewltb to make
Ills peace the messenger answered that Lukdon had