A recent campaign in Puerto Rico by the Independent Regular Brigade under the command of BrigGeneral Schwan . t have found a more truly satis- 20 YAUCO TO LAS MARIAS factory comrade and friend. He doesnt,on the average, know much about books;nor did he ever hear of the Etruscan In-scriptions or the Pyramidal Policy of theAncient Egyptians. He takes a grim de-light in smashing the English language intomicroscopic atoms at a single blow. He ismore fond of women, horses, and prize-fighting than is good for him. He will stealwhen he is hungry, lie to save his skin,curse most terribly on trifling p
A recent campaign in Puerto Rico by the Independent Regular Brigade under the command of BrigGeneral Schwan . t have found a more truly satis- 20 YAUCO TO LAS MARIAS factory comrade and friend. He doesnt,on the average, know much about books;nor did he ever hear of the Etruscan In-scriptions or the Pyramidal Policy of theAncient Egyptians. He takes a grim de-light in smashing the English language intomicroscopic atoms at a single blow. He ismore fond of women, horses, and prize-fighting than is good for him. He will stealwhen he is hungry, lie to save his skin,curse most terribly on trifling provocation,and spend, to his last sou markee, his hard-won wage on adulterated drink. Hes a devil an a ostrichan a orphan-child in one. But he will stand his ground in actionwhile there is ground to stand on; he willthrow his life away at a moments notice forthe flag, or a chosen comrade, or a worthlessgirl; he will march and starve and thirstworld without end if he has a leader whoholds his confidence ; and he is, on the whole,a rather fine specimen of the true American— being usually Irish or YAUCO TO LAS MARIAS 21 Our brigade commander. General Theo-dore Schwan — silent, upright, tall, andspare ?— was regarded with affection andrespect by every one who came into personalcontact with him, officer and man was shrewd, clever, and distinguished,but never too busy or elevated to listen tothe humblest soldier from the ranks, andfrom first to last a gentleman. Of his staffit is the highest praise to say that they werein every way worthy of their chief BluffCaptain Davison, gruff Captain Hutcheson,studious Major Root, saturnine MajorEgan, wounded Lieutenant Byron, patientLieutenant Poore, dashing Captain Elkins,and courteous Lieutenant Summerlin, Isalute you all in the most military mannerof the soldier dismounted ! You were myfriends in need, you lent me money, yougave me fatherly counsel and passes of free-dom to the shimmering tropic dawn — andI shall no
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