Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-07-27

he is indeed a handsome fellow. A
newspaper correspondent who has trav
eled extensively to-day handed me
story which has probably never before
been printed. He says: Il was in Cuba
when Russell Harrison was there, and
returned to this country on the same
vessel with him. l regarded him as
nice fellow, but very pompous. At Key
West it is the rule to land the emigrants
first and then such passengers as are
going no farther, after which all the
rest who care to go ashore to see the
sights can do so. l intended stopping
there for awhile, and was standing by
the gang>vay waiting the debarkation
of the emigrants when Russell Harri-
son stepped up to the officer who was
present, and said:
IL am the son of the president Of
the United States. want to go ashore
s. In q very few moments you can go,
Mr.. Harrison, replied the officer.
but l want to go now, in right
royal tones.
81 am very sorry the officer polite
ly responded. My orders are strict to
permit sightseers to go ashore only
after the emigrants and such passen-
gers as go no farther with us have left
the steamer. / should like to oblige
you, Mr.. Harrison, but unless you get
permission from some one higher in
authority than | am it will be impossi-
blc
''When the scion recovered his breath
he gave vent to a contemptucus HUH"
turned on his heel and disappeared.
Before he could find the proper officer,
all the rest who wanted to go ashore
had gone, and with them the need of
special request"
Mr. Harrison made very unfavora-
Bile impression on me at first, but after
wards [ became acquainted with him
and liked him. Early in May in the
crowded room of the secretary of the
interior was awaiting my turn to see
Gen. Noble, who had been friend of
my boyhood; and just as Mr.. Heath,
now proprietor of Cincinnati paper,
was leaving the secretary, Russell Har-
rison stepped before me and addressed
the secretary. 1t was an assumption
which was arrogant, but that was no
place for resentment. However, in the
evening of that day | wrote an article
for the ST. Paul Globe in which Prince
Russell received roasting that would
have done leg of mutton brown. The
fact was narrated that he came into the
room rudely, without removing his
hat, and acted rather like a boy who
supposed it was ''papa's department"
md that he could do as he pleased
there. A comparison was drawn be-
tween Russell and the ten-ycar-old son
of Attorney General Brewster, who
used to pervade the department. of JUS
tice, and made the clerks, particularly
tho ladies, n great deal of trouble with
his boyish pranls. Little Benny Brews-
ter would always respond to remon-
strances with the argument: This is
my papa's department, and I'll do as
please"
The sons of great men are always
handicapped by the regulations of
their fathers More is expected of them
than is reasonable. Genius is not
often transmitted. The sons of pres
idcnts are as the sons of other men.
Fred Grant was often the subject of adj
verse criticism when his distinguished
father was president. Robert L. Lin
coin was often derided during the civil
war as ''play soldier" who was doing
no g ghting, but was ION the pay roll
as a matter of favoritisn. Both of
those youag gentleman, however, were
meritorious, and they have scrupulous-
ly borne with honor the great names
which they bear. Fred Grant was a
very present help in time OF trouble
when the nations greatest soldier ST.