CHAPTER VI

A STRANGE ENVIRONMENT 118

_El costumbres del pais_—Employes and _Parientes_. A Pair of Black Ponies—A Runaway—Filipino Coachmen. Charlie’s Playmates. Shopping—Saloons. Manila Society. “He may be a brother of William H. Taft, but he ain’t no friend of mine!” A Filipino Call. Presents. American Patriotism. Friars and Friars’ Lands. A Momentous Decision.