The brave boy of Lemery : an incident in the Philippine Revolution

Title: The brave boy of Lemery : an incident in the Philippine Revolution
Creator: Hernandez, D.A.
Language: English
Year: 1935
Subject: Creative nonfiction, Philippine (English); Revolutionary literature, Philippine (English)
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Abstract: In the province of Batangas there is a little old town situated on the bank of a little river, the Pansipit River. That little old town is Lemery. The children began setting fire to the houses in the little old town. Little Jose watched the house faithfully. Two gigantic Americans approached the house with a flaming brand to set fire to it. The Americans then turned towards Jose. The little boy broke off a big leafy branch of a tuba tree and stood in readiness near the house. One of them began to burn the nipa wall of the house, and the fire was no sooner started than Jose put it out with all his might with the tuba branch in his hands. but again, little Jose put out the fire with his tuba branch. If they had harmed little Jose, you yourselves would consider them bad and cruel. So, while all the houses in the neighborhood were cracking in flames, the house of Jose's mother was left untouched. Inside the family assembled, praying to God and thanking Him for giving Jose the courage that meant peace and safety to them all.