When Dewey Came to Manila or Among the Filipinos

An excerpt from CHAPTER I. ON THE BANCAS. PANDA, Raymond, and I had arranged for an excursion, on a fisherman's banca, from Manila to Cavite, and, without any very considerable coaxing, succeeded in getting our parents' permission for the pleasure trip. So far as this permission is concerned, I speak only of Raymond and myself. Panda was the son of our cook, a Filipino, although she looked more like a Chinese woman than a true native of the island. Perhaps it would be better to explain firs...