The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-06-30

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Horace Devereaux, fror Colo-aslf
Spril,Ss, q leader ~ the PRINCETON team;
Basil kiclSo;,s. ron Of tie lasc Gen.
Gal Rlclo-ts, u. S. A., arG host oi
young r,cn who had already rladu
names Cor themselves IL cno way aud
gnC:lcr.
Against these college bred men was
the dark but spirited background CT the
western b-aycs, men from arizona and
Oklahoma, New Mexico aud the Indian
Territory; cowboys and miners. bred to
tho use OF the horse and rho ride. to
savage enemies in ambush and 10 rough
life III the open air. "Tcddy's Tnrruix''
they came 70 Inc called. for they grew
weary of tho long wait and a. freqrcnt
intervals woke NJ the echoes Of San An
tonic, tho rendezvous of tho regiment.
with the echoes OF wild shooting. ana
naruni scarunl scrapes anc rows and
miniature battles of all sorts.
On May Z Mr. Roosevelt took the
oath OF Allegiance and was sworn ia as,
lieutenant colonel of tho First volurt-
tocr regiment of mounted rifles. A dav
or two later he met 4 party Of Washing
ton recruits and spoke his platform in
few brief and forciblc words:
"Gcntlemcn, you have now reached
the last point. Ii any one Of you docsn't
mean business. let hi,a say so now. An
hour from now it will be too late to
back out Once iu you'vc got to sec. 10
through You've got IN perform with
out hinciing whntrycr duty is assigned
rcu regardless OF tho difficulty or dan
ger attending it. II IL is garrison duty,
you must attend to 1t. If II IL meeting
the fever. you must be willing. II it is
tho closest kind of fighting, you must
he anxious for It, You must know how
To ride. how TO shoot, how to live in
the open. Absolute obedience to every
command is your first lesson. No mat
tor what comes you inustniy suucal.
Think it over, and ii any man wishes
to withdraw he will be gladly excused.
for hundreds arc ready to take his
place.
There was not blanched cheek or a
quailing eye in tho crowd. Eager ex-
pcctancy and anxiety for action were
photographed in every face. Ncr from
that day TO this has there been any les
scning of the spirit with which these
men OF diverse types entered Into their
new roles. The one feeling has been cno
OF anxiety to get TO the front aud show
the country what real fighting looked
like.
AT the San Antonio camp tho eastern
men dropped all pretcnsions and became
the commonest kind of common SOL
diors. They cared for their own horses
and polished their own boots; they dug
bitches about their camp and lent a
hand in putting up the tents that shci-
tered them. Army fare was good enough
for them, and they soon won the respect
OF the rough westerlers, who had begun
by laughing Mt them and calling them
dudes" and tcndcrfcet. J" Thoy sho,v.
ed tho making of real soldiers. 1t waa
whilo III camp at San Antonio that
Norman of Boston was mado
lirst sergeant of Troop X and Hamilton
Fish, Jr., second sergeant. These pro-
notions were made for merit. On May
q, after lcng, hard sicgc CT camp life.
Tcry useful, however, III whipping the
'ough riders to shape. tho orders cam0
70 move 10 Tampa aud join tho forces
II General Shafrcr. They were very
welcome orders. The first squadron led
be van; TIE eastern mon followed
lay M two aftcrward. rhcrc wrs
'ood deal of disappointment when il
vas learned that the rough riders wern
going 20 Eo rough walkers. the war do
,artmcTt having decided that it could
lot send tlcir hcrsesto Cuba hut the
prospect of sharp fighting in tho near
uturc buoyed up the men, anti they
started ~ tho front without murmrr
md with faces that bore look CT 10.
ermination and of hope.
"They will give good account Of
ann sure of that. !" said
lieutenant Colonel Roosevelt ms no
the rsim athletic figures 20
". lie prognosticatcd truly. They have
lrcady given good account of thcm-
elves, New York World.