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Show Unttcry A'a Mascot. Mrs. William Tlplou of this city has received a letter from her son William, who Is a private In battery A, Utah Artlllerv, which lulls a pathetic story ot i lut new mascot of battery A, who Is a llltlo Spanish boy about 0 or 7 years old. Tho story Is about as follows: One evening Ptivutu Tipton wits walk-log walk-log through the streets of Manila when he i tin across the little Caslillani who was In tear. Tipton was struck with the boy's pretty facu and his intelligent looks, so hu stopped and engaged tho llttlo fellow In conversation. Hu Informed Uur.lo Sam's soldier boy thai hnwusun orphan without, friends or homo, and Hint ho had un plnco Co go fur Yood or shelter. He said his father was killed In tho fight with Dowoy, and that bis mother was killed by tho Insurgents shortly afterward, Tho big heart of Undo Sam's boy in blue was touched by tho waif's piteous stoiy, and ho told the little follow to como with him and ho would look after liin. So ho took tho llltlo fellow In to camp wl'ili him, wliero ho nt once became u favorlto with tho buya, and became nt onco tho imwcot of thu battery, and when tho battery comes buck to Utah tho little Spaiidlard will bo brought back with theiHj, Sprlngvlllo corro-spouduttco corro-spouduttco Trlbtiuo. March 4th, |