Show FROM FROIK MANILA burrian of coalville Oo Co alville where he was city marshal before he left tor for the seat of war as a volunteer has i written to his mother mrs alex wilkins j of the second ward provo prova the letter Is dated in manila Man lla september ath and is as follows dear mother we are in comfortable quarters now and have plenty of time so will drop you a few lines to let you know how I 1 am feeling you have seen by the newspapers that we took manila on august since that i time we have been here in the city the day we landed near manila we had a very hard time it rained continually day and night during which time there was not a dry blanket or shirt in camp our tents became mouldy bouldy and rotten so the water came through as it would through a solve seive I 1 they put pait the utah boys to the front continually we were probably the I 1 only organization in the expedition which was to the front and under spanish fire three weeks but every man remained steadfast at his post and obeyed every command throughout the engagement and we came out without a single loss in our batteries i men were shot down all around us bullets were flying as thick as hall hail shells were bursting on every side the sights were shot oft off one of our cannon another shew shell pawed passed through a wheel we ww ws the first to enter the city through a rain of sw h nod and hh every man of us un answered m that at roll call ehla U is in the history 0 of country you need not tell me that you i been praying for me while I 1 bave engaged in this work for I 1 chaa have ready many times felt your yolar mother believe me I 1 would riffie rather lm r tte supported by you and your than by a regiment of soldiers without your prayers I 1 would not attempt to pass through what I 1 have sr lib stance one day while in the ments I 1 volunteered to go out av aay W from the guns to make some conca cata tor us as we dare not raise a fear the spaniards would theota locale loc 1 e position when about half through x ie enemy saw w we and opened fire ow ite I 1 was determined to stay by work until finished it was not until I 1 got the second bucket the being abeln pierced with bullets and I 1 c in with the coffee coff ee safe I 1 felt no i 45 alarm arm than if I 1 had been making i tee fee in your shandy at home 1 I have many things that I 1 weld like to tell you but I 1 will leave leav until I 1 come home if the lord lor d spare my life it Is now a duty of ohr nr government to get us out of h hero or re 8 soon as possible as many are bodai going 4 the hospital every day about in the hospital today of which afi will be left here at least their m me remains the united states not wat these islands and I 1 hope the lord WW awaken the minds of our statesmen stat esme to this tact fact they do nort noot grasp tta 9 situation alve my kind regard tf to all |