Show A LUTER ler FROM MANILA militia dec 24 1898 deini mother no doubt you think that I 1 have forgotten tor ort gotten ten you for not wilting beffie this thin I 1 wrote a i itei fettet to you week beffie last hut bad to 0 o on guard and for act to post it and as a has baa been no mail going to the IJ S since then I 1 thought that would waito another I 1 got a letter from you lat last ahn aday also one last lait saturday and one from mary alice wa 1 ey pleased to har bear that you fou wele all well nt at home there hiis has bean several transports ardly e tabe abo set last week or so go bringing brin gring loops ali there ore is bet between wen 25 and troops in the philippines now thoro there is no telling when we will bs bo relie TOd to go home but I 1 hope it will bs be soon boon it was reported lt last week that the insurgents insurgent were goins coln to mike make au atz attack on the amending we were more all 11 ll prepared but it WM was a fuseler eleis preparation pro thele hb bas hoon heen several eToral is reports about them of I 1 lute ate but the boys boy here do not hot foul fest them in fact the most of them would like to show thena them how bow th the can fight there is r not much dinger danger of bothem making hn an attack but if they do it i is good by with the filipinos Filipi noe list lat week I 1 wag over to the dewys De flagship I 1 tell you that it is a groat great sight to zb eb aarond a warship every thing is kept neat and clean and like father eja SR YS rho rhe olympia is the largest aget ship dewy dewet has here bore how HOTT it is in surprising ur prisms what cn can be 18 stored on il A bont of this kind tuey Tiley havo kave an n ice malting making appa fadue electric plant besides the th engine and nd bollard in the way of ileo aloo etc then theli st re e the toil coal bunkers ms sines ines tore store root fak fili el at from the olympia I 1 went over to cavite where the utah boys boy and nd tho the olympia boys played a zaino cam of base ball th the utah boya boy ivon von the game cavite is not it large lare town towne the barets are dirty and the louiee are old and nl cot many of the rich folks live I 1 live ive there the spanish have hav their mavy lavy yard and dry ducki docka alto alo their iron fAc torys fox foi the philippines these thee factories fact axe aio all uld old style most alost of the boys boy are out to the hall ball game fame to day between the utah and tho the colorados colorado I 1 do riot not know how th the gumo will come out nut our boys have been beat on only y once nn an I 1 then it WIB w la their own fault they loit the easiest gama they ever played ahey till still it good show ebow for the rup cup which will be a great 1 I reat honor to the boys boy when they ledurn home the christmas Ch ritma bo box firmed arrived A alright last night so sq you see aaa they got bete baie in good time for christmas christinas the box was in good 1 shape after standing the hard bumps of the railroad raili oad men and ship crew and coming a distance of almost wiles miles I 1 toll tell you it la is a tient to taste some home good od old home made pi pierces eries vei and jelly I 1 you think ye we faie pretty hard ley by what the boys boya put in the capels about the food but it is not quite 0 so o bad as that in my last letter I 1 told you about our thanksgiving dinner I 1 d I 1 not na t kilow what we ate are linw lave haye to hae babe foi tomorrow but wi will 11 toll tell you lator on 1 I 1 wa aras aery glad to get gee the things as a you may know I 1 tell you they aby will bs be appreciated aho I 1 he boys boya had a great lauh laugh on me when I 1 took the quilino qui mirio pilla out of the box I 1 guess that you will wonder why they laughed so io I 1 will tell you tou and you can laugh also alao A week or so po ao ago the docto dr kella Kel lj had the two lined up and the tha hospital stewart want ent alou with a bowl of quinine and a spoon poon and tave av us ua ill all a table spoon spoonful full of quinine I 1 believe it wag the most bitter I 1 ever tasted they sav gave it ui 6 for five days daj it was amu aiDe to see flee the iha bosq and wake all kindt kindol of famei some giue of atheni would take a cup of 61 and would abak out they had token the ane i and them take a drink and tart start to to td ranking in kint facas instead of taking it they would chross it oo on the ground and kick dirt orbr it go BO they could not see c it A an for fo inae bo I 1 took it all for I 1 aj U was fol foi my own good I 1 n 1 eyer feu batter in acy aie chhn I 1 d now I 1 efa y 1 I 1 ibs which i is more mode than I 1 abr 1 in my life the weather is riot not so BO very warm now there is 11 generally Rene rally good bi biedo blowing in the day ti m s and at n it i is very pleasant dec and january sue ale the coolest months they haya here Chism abr is the th worst place I 1 ever siw for mosquitos we no all have to have mo mosquito equito nettina bahme avei our bunko at night and then they will find colne way to jet ast at you there are not 0 to o tunny many flip flies ais I 1 thought taake would bo in fact there are very few dec SG 96 we bad a very plaes pines ant tune yesterday yet erday for dinner we each had a spring chicken sweet po pota tatos tOB aragay canned apricots elko cake and pinker ginger snaps also alo a small bottle of beer ach you sea ec that wo we had a very good dinner in the afternoon atter noon I 1 stays I 1 in ili the qua L tera itera and read at night mr and nd I 1 went to the filipino Pili pino tb catie it was one of clayal in the th firt place I 1 will try and explain to you the theatre the outside is ie a agh fence oi of bamboo woven together zether to next to the benco are re ihn five cents faits and the candy tandi standi then there is i s a low fence spa ratina the five cents cent arox the ten cents seats theio seats are at the bak end and aluag alb the sides in the contra centre there is a lat ladd ohe I 1 built of bamboo un ter ler this are the 2 seta seats beats which are the best bed and ark are only benL benches benth hes ci the cheap aerts art arb made of bAin bamboo boo stakes me aie stuck in the around g and then cross cron pieces are laid ver over them the stage atae is ie not so hd bad it looks JL deal like our stage at home also alio the scenery they had some very fino fine cob costumes of course coure we could riot understand what they said but all the aappo we could see ceo that the actors actor not very well tip lip in their parts parta so had to be ba prompted a good deal dal afeei teo ge farst act a young youn naan man and lady CID came out and mang a BOC org which wa alls very the aa wis was than the tha first we WB did not have to see u it 11 all II its ai it was bettink ir eltin near to id 0 clock arid aad we hd had to be in the nl at that time we ve hive have to bo be in bed by 10 and ket et up at 5 30 overy every I 1 guess thit it is fery cold at nome home now and nd a fire idols very comfortable while here we try to ud ta fleit w 6 t bin an mornin morning ji it et t vary c ajl 01 ol attis but it ivery very plant all thoraine thoa aine I 1 was kiy pleased to receive the tha books jou sent also the other th the stin shit te were very nice nica also tho the slippers Blip pora anil ami handkerchief hare wo we hardly eve vex wr A shirt except undershirt only when we drill then we lye have to wear a blue gingham shirt hirt A week or so r ago 90 thy they gave ave u us a uit suit of ol olo thep I 1 will sand you a sample amplo of the aloth so BO you can see aee what we wear war for our boet beat on oa guard and lor for inspection aal after noaa drill wo we wear war white while pants blue blouse and leggings file other suit we wear when wo we 0 go o out it ar i called khaki 19 they I 1 aid made in china or japan I 1 have hav not sent cent any shawls or things homo home yet a as I 1 wante I 1 to ot get some thin thing nice nica and of th beat quality and take lake home wath me when I 1 0 go o I 1 do not know of any mois moi to write at thi this bitao eo 80 will close cloo ish you all a merry marry christ mas mag and a happy year I 1 re ra your ever doyin loving son BOD JOHN P 1 |