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Gomez' Moral Campaign in Camaguey 179
These rigid enforcements of discipline were reported through the Island eastward and westward
by travelling commissions. They made Cubans
think; and laws drawn up by the itinerant government and printed somewhere about Najaza became
something more than pretty
compositions under pretty coats-
of-arms. Cubans felt more than
ever that the republic existed in
earnest, and their respect for
themselves and their leaders increased.
It was on the afternoon of June
2d that scouts brought in Captain
Manoel Gonzales, a dandified little man, with neatly trimmed black
whiskers, a gay silk kerchief, and
a fine jipi-japa hat. His high
leather leggings, machete scabbard, and belt, his saddle and
bridle, and saddle clothes, were all
beautiful examples of Creole luxury. In his saddle-bags were certain papers, a pack of playing-cards,
a complete change of clothing, and
underclothing, a pocket mirror and
comb, a bottle of scents, and several white handkerchiefs, fifteen good cigars, and twenty packages
of cigarettes. He carried a nickel-plated Winchester rifle and a Colt's revolver. All these were piled
on the clay floor of a cattle shed that served as
headquarters, and Gonzales, at Gomez' orders, was
Gonzales' beautiful
machete.
| Title | Marching with Gomez |
| Creator | Flint, Grover |
| Publisher | Lamson, Wolffe and company |
| Place of Publication | Boston, New York [etc.] |
| Date | 1898 |
| Language | eng |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Title | 00000222 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | Gomez' Moral Campaign in Camaguey 179 These rigid enforcements of discipline were reported through the Island eastward and westward by travelling commissions. They made Cubans think; and laws drawn up by the itinerant government and printed somewhere about Najaza became something more than pretty compositions under pretty coats- of-arms. Cubans felt more than ever that the republic existed in earnest, and their respect for themselves and their leaders increased. It was on the afternoon of June 2d that scouts brought in Captain Manoel Gonzales, a dandified little man, with neatly trimmed black whiskers, a gay silk kerchief, and a fine jipi-japa hat. His high leather leggings, machete scabbard, and belt, his saddle and bridle, and saddle clothes, were all beautiful examples of Creole luxury. In his saddle-bags were certain papers, a pack of playing-cards, a complete change of clothing, and underclothing, a pocket mirror and comb, a bottle of scents, and several white handkerchiefs, fifteen good cigars, and twenty packages of cigarettes. He carried a nickel-plated Winchester rifle and a Colt's revolver. All these were piled on the clay floor of a cattle shed that served as headquarters, and Gonzales, at Gomez' orders, was Gonzales' beautiful machete. |
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