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Still Ready For A Scrap

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Parent Issue
Day
8
Month
December
Year
1899
Copyright
Public Domain
OCR Text

Maj. J. Perrine, of N. Main st., has received another interesting letter from his son, Frank J. Perrine, at Manila: "I am guessing about the 59 civilian employés who are coming to take the places of discharged soldiers. We are expecting every day, so I, for one, shall not be so ambitious until I hear how I am going to fare in the mix-up. This department (customs) is doing an awul lot of work.

"Everything used in Manila has to come through here, as the territory surrounding Manila under American rule is cleaned out completely.

"Last Sunday my bunky and I took a trip to San Fernando to see the boys of our old troop, but they were all at Aragat, about eight miles distant, so we had nothing but a pleasant train ride for our Sunday's outing, but that we enjoyed. This is the second time I have had the pleasure of visiting that town and, I marked the contrast of riding into it on a train with a lot of Señoritas to 'habla Spanish' to me, and wading in through mud and water waist-deep, with a 67-pound pack on my back and slugs whistling past my ears to beat the band. Quite a contrast, to be sure, but I would give most anything to get into another little argument with our brothers of dusky persuasion and to burn a few pounds of Uncle Sam's good powder.

"Flowers are conspicuously noticeable for their absence in this country. I presume on account of the continual warfare waged for years. But I know of a little town called Singalong where I was doing outpost duty when the late unpleasantness broke out. At that time there were a great many flowers here. I shall go out there this afternoon and, if possible, get you some seeds.

"Two steamers and a horse ship came in yesterday, bringing about 400 sacks of mail, so I guess l will hear from you, though if the mail is addressed to the troop I probably won't get it for a week yet. '

Mr. Perrine wants his mail addressed in care of the custom house.