of his hearing the privates referred to him as the
"Duke of Ireland."

The night of this attack his orders were to keep his men lying
flat on the ground and perfectly quiet. There was to be no talking,
whispering, coughing, or smoking; or, as Kelley himself expressed it,
"no nothin'" would be allowed.

All sorts of insects, including lightning-bugs as big as incandescent
lights, were singing and flying about, causing the men to put their
hands and faces through a most unique series of gymnastics.

The rebel fire was becoming alarmingly effective. Although they knew
nothing of the location of Kelley's company, yet stray bullets coming
that way had already hit two of his men, instantly killing one of
them. He suspected that something was betraying his position. Looking
down the line, he was horrified to discover what was unmistakably a man
smoking. Flushed with anger, he shouted louder than his instructions
would have permitted, "Hie there, me man! put thet cigaroot out,"
but the light remained undisturbed. "I say there, ye insultin' divil
of a rekroot, put out thet cigaroot," stormed the enraged Kelley.

In reply came the low, mourner's-bench, meek voice of a South Carolina
recruit: "It hain't a cigaroot, Sergeant; it's a lightnin'-bug as
big as a search-light on 'Pin-Head' Hebb's mustache."

The undaunted Kelley was not to be beaten thus, but sternly commanded:
"I don't give a dom what 'tis, put it out."

HOW I SAW AGUINALDO.

An Army Officer's Curious Experience in Luzon.--A Tight Place and a
Close Call.

It was during the early part of the month of June that my company
was doing outpost duty on the north line at San Fernando, one of
the largest inland towns on the Island of Luzon. We had been on the
south line, but on the morning on which this incident took place,
were directed to relieve a company of another battalion of the same
regiment on the north line.

Our arrival at the outpost was very early in the morning; so early
that it was impossible to distinguish a man from a high stump at a
distance of 100 feet. The lay of the land was new to me; I hadn't the
slightest idea of the contour of a foot of the ground to be covered
by my company. After getting my men properly stationed along the
line, guarding a front of about 1700 or 1800 yards, I took an old,
reliable sergeant with me and proceeded to reconnoiter the territory
to my front, and to make a rough sketch map, showing on it what I
could