The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-19
LIEUTENANT H0BS0N,
THE HERO OF SANTIAGO.
luser of The youps G1ap Who WON
fams by His Courageous Sinking
Of The MerrinDac to Block
Exit of Cergera.

has received during his compora.iyelv
snort period Of life, such as would turn an
oder mead, no one would dream from his
conduct and bearing that ne In eny wise
considered himself other than mediocre
man. His faith In providence is shown
IA the opening clause OF his VIII. which
nis father incidentally mentioned TO the
iEsOuns correspondent II reads thus:
For my near and distant future leave
my seI without anxiety in the hands OF
Almighty God"
Hobson led an uneventfa! life In Green's
ooro before he went 10 Annapolis He has
never felt cupid's darts. although he did
hos claim 10 be ''armored" against them.
He was always strictly courteous to tho
CENTER sex. and allowed them the great
est respect but never honored them with
nis attentions. fact that has teen re-
marked upon time and again.
hooson did not graduate from the
Soufhern university. as mas been errone-
onsly stated. but quilted school at the end
OF his sophomore year. when he received
MS Annapolis appointment after "a CON-
pesitive examination. through Represen-
tative Davidson. OF the Fourth Alabama
district. His vacations have been spent in
this city. These periodical visits have
been looked forward 10 with much pleas
urahie anticipation by the friends and
companions Of his youth, who esteem IL
great good fortune to hear him recount
his varied experiences at the nava. acad-
envy and on the cruises OF his class. While
not the yarn-sp.Dning type or seafaring
man, his conversation on things pertain
ing to the sea was nevertheless intensely
interesting. While at college he achieved
much reputation decEaines. and there
are many persons n Greensboro who re-
cali what i proud moment TO him it was
when he bore OF the sophomore oeciaim
ers' medal by rendition of that pride OF
the sophomore's heart, "Spartacus TO the
Glad.ators.
Career at Annapolis.
Hobson Il a member OF the Kappa Alpha
Greek letter society. He went 20 Annapo-
lis when young. His mother gave him q
Bible and prayer book before he left
home and requested that he keep them
always with him. and to this day he has
strictly complied with her request Soon
after reaching Annapolis he was dubbed
"Parson," because OF his stricc religious
yiews-he Is a member OF the Episcopal
church-and his inclination to read his
Bile and to say his prayers regardless
OF the teers OF his schoomatez. After re-
covering from an accident 50 serious that
u would have killed an ordinary man he
WAS raised 20 the rank OF ''ParsoI Tough
by his feiow-s.udents. who were forced
10 admire his pluck. even IL they did not
respect nLS earTtstUtSS OF puIpOse-
He was appointed monitor at the acad-
envy II had been the custom not 10 re-
port classmates for infringement OF the
rules, but Hobson tenac.ousfy refused to
enter into such a 6ishonorable agreement.
and soon gained the ilI-wih OF every stu
dent in the college. For two years he was
ostracized, hut by strict adherence 10
right and Justice as he conceived II he
succeeded in living down the disfavor.
and graduated one OF the most popular
men that ever Jeff Annapolls.-Chcago
Tribune.