The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-09-16

New York, Sept. I6.-"Long John" who
was recently given the new tangled cog
nomen of Sergeant Johnson, the same
meaning that he is color sergeant of
Company II, First United States Nolun-
teer Cavalry, was a hero among his COM
rades of the Rough Riders yesterday, and
experienced great difficulty in obtaining
permission to buy a single round during
the afternoon.
Long John" was walking with limp.
which, though acquired in Sixth Avenue,
gave him more prestige than ii would
had ii been the result of an interview
with a Spanish bullet.
With the ink hardly dry upon the sig
nature of personal communication from
Col Roosevelt, in which the latter had
something 10 say about the Rough Rid
er's bravery and good conduct Long
John" dropped into a Sixth Avenue re-
sort early yesterday morning.
Il was a-mindin of my own business,
explained Sergeant Johnson 10 a crowd
OF his friends standing about the Hon-
man House bar later in the day. Il was
doing that certain. Not knowing the
WAYS Of the city, il was not for me to
20 cavortin' round like an untamed
bronco and / didn't.
We'll of course there were those who
had a natural desire TO know about the
sights O. Siboney and Guasimas, an l
took tn floor to tell EN- straight. Well,
gentlemen, ] had just reached that point
in my narrative when i always tell OF
the amazement Col. Teddy's face took
on when he reached tn top O tn first
ridge, only TO find that the colored troop
ers had beat us up an gone on 10 tn
next ridge against the Dagos, when in
came four mavericks who certainly need
ed brandin' / knew that tn moment
/ sot eyes on EN-. but not havin' my
irons hot ] would "a passed EN- up If
they'd let me.
But no; bein' wild critters they took
20 cavortin Immediately.
Teddy? says one of EN-, lookin' at
me keen like. WHO'S Teddy?
such ignorance was painful TO me, but
hayiu' taken no contract 10 educate all
the onlarned of New York, l let il all
go unrebUked, an went on with my story.
I'm peace lovin' as you all know, but
when another maverick interrupted me
with a side remark about Col. Teddy be-
in all tech and no bite, / sort O reach
ed, natural like for my gun, before |
recoHScted that / had left il at the
caraVansary.
Then / spoke my little piece an tn
upshot o. tn who1e matter was that /
gave their fun pedigree TO the mavericks,
one word leadin' on 10 another, until /
jes had to rope tn lot an brand en-
certain.
II was that busy for a few minutes that
] didn't look where ] was a-steppin', and
in some uncommon manner j turned my
ankle That's why I'm a bit lame to-day.
Still I'd a finished tn job right there. on
Ia rpalx az A q IL
an told me if / shed any more gore l
might have to go L law about IL, an, be-
ing anxious 10 leave town, / quit. But
] don't want any man TO say any remark
10 me about Col Teddy"
Long John glared about the room
and, no. finding an unfriendly face, drank
his ''pizen" and turned TO listetn 10 his
friend Sergeant Mitchell. who was tell
ing how he had rounded a lot O. cattle
that were just ready to stampede at
Coney Island the night before when he
had taken TO shooting at the niger
babies with his Colts instead of the
22-calibre rifle furnished for such occa-
siOns.
Wearers of the buff khaki uniforms,
yellow neckties and sombreros still owned
the town yesterday. The newcomers for
the most part took up quarters at the
Olive Tree Inn and the Columbia in
fortunate brothers in arms those New
York members Of the Rough Riders who,
when in the city. stop at the Hoffman
House or the Waldorf-Astoria, heard
where they Were, they went down and
dragged them out TO taste the real luxu-
ries of life
As result the men who went from
Texas ranches to Cuba, there TO live and
fight with nothing more substantial under
their ribs than bareback and water
were given possession of Broadway and a
mortgage on Fifth Avenue. From a blan-
ket spread on the soft side of a board
they passed in one day to the delights of
bed softer than some of them had ever
known before AS for meat and drink
they were expected TO make up in one day
for their deprivatiOns of months, and
they did as they do all things-their best.
Next TO Sergt. Long John" perhaps
the most picturesque figure to be found
among New York's honored guests is
Tim" Oates, who made his reputation in