Contents The Tobacco of Harisaboqued The Pericos Quicoy and the Ongloc The Passing of Loku The Light of the Fly Mangita and Larina How the World Was Made The Silver Shower The Faithlessness of Sinogo Catalina of Dumaguete The Fall of Polobolac The Escape of Juanita The Anting-Anting of Manuelito When the Lilies Return The Tobacco of Harisaboqued A legend of the volcano of Canlaon on the island of Negros.

The Anting-Anting of Manuelito The Anting-Anting is a stone or other small object covered with cabalistic inscriptions.

Many of the older Filipinos remember Manuelito, the great Tulisane, who, more than fifty years ago, kept all the Laguna de Bai district in a state of fear.

Many times they surrounded the band, but Manuelito always escaped.

The officers of the Guardia Civil blamed their men for the bad marksmanship that allowed Manuelito to escape.

The people, however, did not believe that Manuelito could be killed, for he wore on his breast a famous Anting-Anting that he had received from Mangagauay, the giver of life and death.

Manuelito was very proud of his Anting-Anting, and many times, when a fiesta was being held in some town, he and his band would come down from the mountains and take part in the games.

Manuelito would stand in the town plaza and allow his men to shoot at him, and each time the Anting-Anting would turn aside the bullets.

The people were very much impressed, and though a few of the wiser ones secretly thought that the guns were only loaded with powder, they were afraid to say anything; so the greater number thought it very wonderful and believed that there was no charm so powerful as the Anting-Anting of Manuelito.

Manuelito was at Pasay when news was brought to him that the Macabebes were coming.

So Manuelito and many men left the town, built trenches in the hills near San Pedro Macati, and waited for the Macabebes to appear.

The Macabebes, hurrying from Manila, reached San Pedro Macati and soon found that Manuelito was waiting to fight them.

In vain Manuelito called on his men to fight.

Then, seeing that all was lost, Manuelito started to follow them; but a volley rang out, and, struck by twenty bullets, he fell to the ground dead.

While the Macabebes were chasing the outlaws, many people came down from the hills and stood around the body of Manuelito.

The Macabebes had melted a statue of the Virgin and used it to make bullets to fire at Manuelito.

Had not the people seen Manuelito's own men fire at him?

They will tell you about Manuelito's great fight and also about his famous Anting-Anting.

Manuelito was killed.

Poor Manuelito!

Manuelito of Costa Rica.

Manuelito of Costa Rica.

Manuelito of Costa Rica.

GAY, ZHENYA. Manuelito of Costa Rica.

Manuelito of Costa Rica.