The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-10-23
HUNTED WITH ROOSEVELT.
ROUGH RIDER HERRIG TELLS OF
HIS FUN WITH THE COLONEL.

rough riders VINO HrSJ mot JnelT ihHOub lehueT
out in the Bad Lands OF Dakota, whero Col.
Roosevelt's ranches are situated. Ono Of these
IL Fred HerrlG Of Troop X, who was formerly
employed on the Elkhorn range.
Hunted with Roosevelt p said Trooper Her
rig the other day in answer to q question. In
deed have, on his Dakota ranch at Elkhorn
"a along the hills OF San Juan. It was more
ssn out ~ the Dad Lands than Il was In Cuba.
1nr Colonel. rs We all call him now, had two
Sanchcs when / first knew him In the Bad
@ands-the Elkhorn and the Chimney Butte
no named 'em. They Law on a Government
range along the Little Missouri River. just
south OF Medora. There was plenty OF big
game when he first went out to that country.
I'm 1888. and everybody sized him up for a
grassy tenderfoot. Twas in Mcdora manned
after the Marquis de Morcs's wife, a New York
womanl. in front Of Joe Ferris's store. that q
lot OF us planned a surprise for Mr.. Roosevelt.
He looked like a kidd believe he was only a
little past 20--and what with his eyeglasses and
his knee brooches and his little brown mus
tache he did look too nice for anything.
while he was in Joe Ferrls's. buying post
age stamps, Will Dow. who afterward worked
- along with me on the ranch, and n cowboy
named Merri0eld and myself unsaddled
Roosevelt's pony. led him of and put the saddle
and bride on a bronco that was q dead ringer
for his mount. We knew all about that bronco.
" NS " oAiIubE NhAc va Dhhh S'S
once that morning. So we kinder sidled off to
see the fun. BY and by Roosevelt came out OF
the shop and started TO mount. He was near
sighted. but he couldn't have told those cayuses
apart, anyway.
"Th bronco let him get into the saddle
and then the beast punched Ibis feet and
bumped his back and Roosevelt went of, as
easy as you please. Nobody said anything ex-
cept Joe Ferris. who came out OF the door and
asked II he was hurt.
mot n bit OF it, said Roosevelt. and up he
went again. But the White-faced Kid-that's
what we called the b~ronco-didn't wait for
him to get his right foot In the feathers this
time before he pitched tho young fellow right
over his head. 1t was the all-fredest Jolt ever
saw. Roosevelt turned a somersault and then
sat down so hard his glasses broke. Will Dow
and l went to help him up; Merrifleld was
laughing so he couldn't move. Roosevelt didn't
notice any OF us. He Just looked surprised as
he scrambled up-the dust was four inches
thick in the road. It's too bad l broke my
glasses.' said he, and he limped into the store.
We thought he'd had enough OF it. and we're
wondering how we could change nags again,
when the tenderfoot came out with a new pair
OF glasses he'd fshed out of his handbag. and
blast my eyes II he didn't Jump on the Kids
back again. and so quick this time the bronco
didn't feel him till he'd got both feet in the
%stirrups and a good grip with his knees. Then
maybe the. Kid didn't start down the. road.
ltckety split. In a minute he was out OF sight
"There were only about eleven inhabitants
M neW Tne got sSw out ttftSSa at Che Che Whit v iEa faced If Kfa % Was m tne
dering. a tenderfoot We held a massmeeting
Ia ian isG Z Of f Tsrrl tbs f ESst p and T n an th another oESsl
tMsn n got on and d,d as Sfs Tor his y friend nd
said as how his friend Mr.. Roosevelt was
lust about needing a doctor. and bad. too.
sss af t R?t%rS the the dust sSut came ef The %htte s!fiSssdd
Kid. and there on his back. with all his teeth
showing. was the doctors friend. Roosevelt.
he let out a whoop that couldn't have been beat
ES Sg' Gould "a n riae ' %Sfte slas Sff Kid DAT az tone eP tTi afi and
we'd hired out to Roosevelt.
But when DR.; Lambert came. out for some
ssh n%S az the hS,t boss nih sent mt v word ,Sd for H,t me to , come o
r nsft ~ Sa the sS bark pfktt Of { The l Hiftl ss M YSs aieF VITA ssw a
OF sharp cliffs that cut of the view. The house
was one story high, of squared logs. but there
the porch. and buffalo and bear skins ali over
the floors. The Colonel owns 1t yet. and the
HRR He o%n 4 the the CHIMNEY Slh1y eyf Butte "t@ i rae nefnG to %e' but Sfa the
house on the Elkhorn's the best. As for wild
s ssen move il {{RR s f Saa gSs e cost o fPF by sh the L daIs
Missouri. the Big Missouri. and the Northern
."Hellroaring Bill Jones had come to work for
SsePtembeGT, SO. You see, Bill had been Chief Of
words one day, Bill pulled his gun: he was too
much Of 2 gentleman to shoot the Mayor, so he
the pistol. That ended the argument, But
after that the Mayor said he thought Bin had
c S]eSseF to Gef Msao sS nS And pdfS SRen N he nh heard S&ddG Of che Che
tbenp,deri9ot who had tanned White-f9ced Kid.
he'd like to work for. BY the time | went there
BiIl was foreman q the ,Elkhorn ranch and
s S8Ri S' -, s9 e b sS q, (: ls 9es she s}gs is SuS SfO'F al
drove the White; faced Kid, and jim, in the army
ride the Kid, any more. since he'd pull to har-
ness Besides he hadn't ever, quite forgiven
new hunting knife that day at MedorSa, 80 'o''
.T rh0qG, t a Sig f bnIl. o but E hes soy SSo ya andtslS oT';
the game: but re doctor hadn't got used TO-
that high. DRY, air The prong horn didn'tlook,
70 a New, York man. further of than across
ike a tendeerioot since I got to be eG a soldier and
As / was saying; the doctor paid no attea-
but Just blazed away with his 1900; he missed
t u han hntel TScb by III l5g 96 ysrds rs sh hot F that far q sh hort
with the, %crltter. shooting a ;half dozen shells
at ea him bs sI@Sst 1, g u fast on as K tas sREninnIshH M @a Si5ns
bit the beast, either. which was not strange at
the distance. but his fusillade turned the game
of toward Roosevelt. And 1 never saw a pref
tier piece of work in nv life than he did then
with his rife. 1t was Just the same calibre as
the doctors and when the Colonel-l can't help
calling him that. though war was the last thing
any Of us expected. ~then-pulIed the trigger
twice. at 800 yards, the bull keeled over with
one ball through his side and the other through
his chest.
81 saw the Colonel get o fine sheep one day.
taking II easy; when Bill SAYS: saw q Sleeps
thhf R6 6sRGe M TiSns ~ ,r sbas %, U.s. is a aS6oss t me VALLEY Valley
game we get out there, Bill had no more than
got the words out OF his mouth when some-
thing poked its head up over the cliff.
"'There's the sheep now says Roosevelt,
No. / believe it's q black tailed antelope and
I've a mind to 90 after him.
"'Black-tailed nothing said Bill. That's
the Whitest tailed antelope you ever
the river with his rife, We two sat still and
watched him. The air MaA calm and clear as a