. The Philippine Islands . prayer. The com-manding officer gives the signal; the executioner gives a twist tothe screw, that just touches the base of the prisoners brain ; thereis a convulsive shiver and a groan, and all is over. And thespectators, laughing and chattering, turn homeward. But no street scene is more interesting than a native hearse is a rude wagon, drawn by white horses. A mostmelancholy-looking person is the driver, who, clad in black anda high beaver hat, sits aloft in mournful dignity. In front isa brass band, playing a lively march, while a long line of carriage
. The Philippine Islands . prayer. The com-manding officer gives the signal; the executioner gives a twist tothe screw, that just touches the base of the prisoners brain ; thereis a convulsive shiver and a groan, and all is over. And thespectators, laughing and chattering, turn homeward. But no street scene is more interesting than a native hearse is a rude wagon, drawn by white horses. A mostmelancholy-looking person is the driver, who, clad in black anda high beaver hat, sits aloft in mournful dignity. In front isa brass band, playing a lively march, while a long line of carriages Manila. 135 follow slowly behind. On account ot the heat, the burial is nearlyalways on the same day as the death. The bodies of the well-to-do are usually deposited in a vault in the church as long as therelatives of the deceased pay the priests well for the this tribute ceases, the remains are dumped without cere-. THE GARROTE : MANILA METHOD OF CAPITAL PIXISHMEXT. mony into a huge pit at the back of the church, where perhapsare the bones of a thousand others. The pit, it is safe to say, isthe ultimate destiny of all. Bull-tights have never made the headway in the Philippines thatthey have in Cuba. In the suburb of Paco is a bull-ring; but it isnot attended by the better classes, and it offers but a sorry spectacle. 136 The Philippine Islands. THE BEAUTIFUL LUNETA : THE SEA-BOULEVARD. There are many drives and promenades in the cit)- of principal one, and the most celebrated, is the Luneta, which[is by the old sea-wall. Here in the cool summer evening isstationed the Governors hne military band, and all Manila comesout to see and to be seen. Thousands of people, natives andforeigners, pair in careless promenade. Here comes a group ofEnglish Jack Tars, from some British Man-of-War in the sailors are flirting vigorously with a number of bewitchingmestiza-girls, just behind. T
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