Show hold the ahn r during the american invasion of porto rico in he the coune course of the war with ith spain gen tasker 11 bliss with his troops vas stationed near a vil lago lage held beld by an overwhelming fore force of spaniard spaniards ardem were to keep hie his eye peeled and if he be heard anything to fall back about eight miles instead ot of this hid hlis hueu turned in cue one day and captured the villa tillage ge chasing the spaniards Span larda out the next eny ny the be commander of the at american forces camo came along to flud find bliss alt elking ing in front of the home of the chief man ot of abo village the commander asked him why he had attacked the spanish force when he knew that he waa was out numbered help it aid said general bliss you see ee my men bave been hungry tor for tome some day days and the wind blev toward them from the tit 11 lage and some om amlaw was wa trying on lona lons over there and so |