Myself and a Few MorosDoubleday, Page, 1923 - 180 pagini |
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Pagina 149 - Bowed by the weight of centuries he leans Upon his hoe and gazes on the ground, The emptiness of ages in his face, And on his back the burden of the world.
Pagina 179 - I've taken my fun where I've found it; I've rogued and I've ranged in my time; I've 'ad my picking of sweet'earts, An' four of the lot was Prime." (These things, I say, affect the moral standards of the best of us.) "I'd have liked to have written that,
Pagina 78 - So the detachment dismounted in the plaza and proceeded to enjoy their rest and sandwiches. In the meantime, I was not among those present. On reaching the plaza, I found that my horse was beyond control and he passed through it and down a straight sandy road running parallel to the beach and about a half mile from it. After running for about a mile through the heavy sand he began to think that he might be wrong after all, and by this time we had reached a crossroad down which I could see the bay....
Pagina 77 - Dakota, and jokingly gave it as my belief that I would some day catch Velez. As I was Inspector General of the Department and had no command, my joke was rather rubbed in on me by the General, and Pershing. Suddenly a native spy reported that Velez and a small detachment were in the town of Opol, about thirteen miles away. An expedition of forty mounted men was hastily organized to make a dash for him at daylight the next morning, and Major Case, a fine soldier and an old friend of mine, was designated...
Pagina 77 - Macajambus, only to find it abandoned, and once more the discouraged expedition straggled home without result. His whereabouts remained unknown for some time, and we could not do anything but sit about and yearn for his capture. It became a sort of obsession with us, and several times I said at the mess that I had luck in that direction, told of my capture of three Indian murderers in South A TYPICAL MORO WOMAN Of the better class.
Pagina 74 - Velez, a prominent, educated and much loved citizen of Cagayan. He developed a surprising genius for guerrilla warfare and gave us much trouble. Every expedition sent out against him came to naught, and in one case at least he had given us a very pronounced trimming. Finally, a large force with mountain artillery was sent against his stronghold at Macajambus, only to find it abandoned, and once more the discouraged expedition straggled home without result.
Pagina 141 - I pulled him down, and begged him not to expose himself thus while he owed me eighty dollars! I pleaded with him to take shelter and attempt no further deeds of derring-do while his poker debt was thus unpaid, and it was only after some time spent in eloquent protest that I felt safe to go and finish my errand. We both ended the day safely and it was not long before the payment of the eighty dollars restored my confidence in my kind. During the...
Pagina 67 - Mahometan and was fairly familiar with those religious precepts, yet he had never been to Mecca: that I was all-wise and would be able to instruct him on any obscure point of the faith, etc. I broke in at this point with the inconsiderate exclamation, "Find out what the idiot is talking about and what he wants.
Pagina 131 - ... heads. Mygatt identified one of these positively. But there it ended and our well-laid plan had come to an impasse. It was time for serious measures and I was not averse to using them. I carefully explained to the three chiefs that their law as well as ours made them accessories after the fact, and this was punishable by death; and then asked them if I had ever lied to them or any one else.