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The Great White Tribe in Filipinia By: Paul T. (Paul Thomas) Gilbert (1876-1953) |
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By Paul T. Gilbert
Cincinnati: Jennings and Pye
New York: Eaton and Mains Copyright, 1903,
by Jennings and Pye Preface
The legendary white tribe that is said to wander in the mountains of
Mindoro is but distantly related to the Great White Tribe now scattered
through the greater part of Filipinia. Extending from the Babuyanes
off Luzon, to Tawi Tawi and Sibutu off the coast of Borneo, the Great
White Tribe has made its presence felt throughout the archipelago. The following pages are the record of my own impressions and
experiences in the Philippines. The few historical and geographical
allusions made have been selected only as they were significant,
explanatory, picturesque. A logical arrangement of the chapters will
enable the reader to survey the islands as a great bird hovering above
might do will make the map of Filipinia "look like a postage stamp." I promise that the reader shall be introduced to all the most important
members of the Great White Tribe, as well as to the representatives
of races brown and black. We will peep through the hedge together
as the savages and pagans execute their grotesque dances or perform
their sacrifices to the god of the volcano. Furthermore, the reader
shall attend the Oroquieta Ball with Maraquita and Don Julian, or,
if he likes, with "Foxy Grandpa" and "The Arizona Babe." I ought to dedicate this book to many people, to that wonderful brown
baby Primitivo, who has written that he "loves me the most best of
all the world;" to "Fresno Bill," that charter member of the Great
White Tribe, with whom I have knocked around from Zamboanga to Vigan;
or to that coterie of college men in old Manila who extended me so
many courtesies while I was there. I send them all my compliments
from the homeland, and ask the reader, if he will, to do likewise. Cincinnati, Ohio, December, 1903. Contents
Chapter Page I. In Old Manila, 9
II. All About the Town, 23
III. The White Man's Life, 36
IV. Around the Provinces, 50
V. On Summer Seas, 67
VI. Among the Pagan Tribes, 80
VII. A Lost Tribe and the Servants of
Mohammed, 97
VIII. In a Visayan Village, 121
IX. The "Brownies" of the Philippines, 142
X. Christmas in Filipinia, 150
XI. In a Visayan Home, 163
XII. Leaves from a Note book, 181
1. Skim Organizes the Constabulary, 181
2. Last Days at Oroquieta, 195 XIII. In Camp and Barracks with the Officers
and Soldiers of the Philippines, 223 XIV. Padre Pedro, Recoleto Priest. The
Routine of a Friar in the Philippines, 236
XV. General Rufino in the Moro Country, 254
XVI. On the Iligan Marahui Road, 270
XVII. The Filipino at Play, 280
XVIII. Visayan Ethics and Philosophy, 292
Illustrations
Map of Filipinia, Frontispiece
Facing Page
In Old Manila, 8
All About the Town, 26
On Summer Seas, 68
Negrito Pigmy Vagrants, 98
Our Latest Citizens, 120
In a Visayan Village, 128
A Carabao, 144
The Oldest Cathedral of Manila, 238
General Rufino in Moro Country, 256
Captain Isidro Rillas with the Datto, 256
A Deserted Moro Shack, 274
Moro Weapons (Spear and Dirk), 274 Chapter I... Continue reading book >>
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