The times., 1898-11-09
ROUGH RIDER REDMOND.
Mii'i-Mnnnered and Swcet-yoiced
But Very Tough.

| But Very Tough
| number of the New York boys who
| enlisted with the Rough Riders expert
enced sorne severe shocks during the lrst
few days that that regiment was III
camp in Tampa, while getting acquainted
with their associates in the organization,
says the New York Sun
| The New York boys were scattered
around the various troops and thrown In
! with men from the West and Southwest
who were of type with which they were
not familiar. A young New York club
man. who served through the Santiago
| campaign with Col Roosevelt told the
following story of his nrst days in the
regiment at the University Club the other
night
Il went to Tampa alone after the regi-
| ment had been there for several days,
/ armed with letters which. / felt pretty
| sure. would result In my being taken in.
Soldering was a thing / had never given
| any thought to before the war broke out
and was about green a youth az ever
made application at d recruiting station
| All of my time had been devoted TO the
study of law and a struggle to establish
myself. and my i'll success probably had
| as much to do with the birth of d desire
to fight for my country as anything else.
| 81 had heard much about the Rough
Riders. but never having been in the
West. | had no idea what kind of men
formed the nucleus of the regiment al
| though l had heard there were lots of
cowboys and Western bad men in the
ranks. The day / struck Tampa I pre-
sented my letters to Col Wood. and the
next day / Was a trooper. My troop was
| made up almost entirely Of Westerners.
and at that time I was the only New
Yorker in it. / didn't make friends very
rapidly. but my terminate seemed decent
sort of fellow. and l was soon on pretty
good terms with him. He was a little
smooth-faced fellow. with firmia and
keen eye. and. 1 should say. about
thirty years Of age He was very quiet,
but when he did talk it was in a voice as
soft as a woman's.
II made up my mind that he was a good
fellow, but rather diffident and that in
order to make our relations more cordial
| must draw him out / felt rather-sorry
for him. and for a time made point OF
, going everywhere with him in order TO
make him feel more comfortable. He took
my oyertures in good part and seemed to
enjoy my company. About the fourth day
! II suddenly dawned on me that my bash
ful little 'bunkie knew all about me my
name, my station in life and all other
! things that friend is supposed to know
name was Redmond So L just tackled
/ him one day and told him that, as We
might be together for months, I'd like
10 know who he was and where he came
from and whether he had family. You
see. Redmond l said. our homes may be
all We'll have to talk about before this
war is over, so We might as we'll know
one another
. He gave me queer look, mumbIed
+ something about seeing me later, and
/ LETT the tent l made up my mind right
7 there that there was some sad secret in
, mis- life that he couldn't talk about To so
, new an acquaintance as myself, and |
$ DIDN'T bother him again | was so blue
: myself about being away from. nv
Z friends and relatives that a great wave
: OF pity for this poor fellow. who seemed
a so much less able to stand trouble than l.
: swept over me The second night after
this. Redmond put on his coat and said
5 ne was going out for a walk. Hold On
: minute l said. and I'll go with you
= oh. I'm not going far, he said, YOU
: better stay. I'll be back in an jur'r
!. But / want to 60 l said. I'm sick
q Of hanging around the tent
K He said no more, and We went out
: together There were no guards but the
provost guards and the men could wan
: der around AT will We went into the
Y town and stopped at a saloon. where
x Dedmond made me gasp by driaking
n nearly half tumbler of whisky without
? wincinS- We went to seyeraf other p.aces
r and had drinks. and finally at my sug-
g gestion. started back for camp. We were
n passing through very dark street when
Redmond suddenly came to staudstiu
h and, hauling out his big cavalry revolver
e examined 1t carefully and then turning
TO me said: You'd better step in that
n doorway moment. I'll be right back
,e Il looked up and then noticed. about a
hundred yards away, a man coming to-
ward US He was a well-dressed, pros
perous-looking man. and as I saw Red
monG take a step in his direction il came
over me all of sudden what he intended
Is to do.
See here. Redmond. I called. walking
forward and catching him by the shoul-
e. der what are you going to do?
in Hold him up he said in his soft
IF voice. Go in doorway; it won't take a
D moment
IS e Not a bit of it. I said You'll do nc
Sc such work as that while I'm around.
I'd An expression which betrayed the
as mans real character came over his fac,
re and for second l thought he was coins
ID to shoot me. Before he got a chance
continued:
~ :. Redmond, if you need some money II
le help you out I've got little | won
No stand for any such game as this though
N 7 can get along until We get a pay
,a day for s.. Can you let me have tha
Ae much?
- Certainly / said and I gave him ;
- - bill in hurry, for the stranger was get
ne ting dangerously near US He put lip hi
= revolver and the stranger passed US. lit
Vi Vi tie knowing what a narrow escape n
Us had had
rs Redmond never made the slightest ref
erence TO the affair on our way back I,
au camp, but when we got in our tent tol
re him very plainly that 1 was going To qui
Ut him, and l made an exchnl ge wit
ne another man the next day He WASH
,d- the least bit disturbed by my Ieavin,
I! him. and always greeted re pleasant
eS when he met me. A week later he &C m
hs around and gave back my s.. w. 'hstln'
ne. had pay day. and | don't know TO thi
rst day where he got the money
eu From this incident l guessed that Red
ne mond was an unscruruious fellow. but
me never had the faintest conc pt on of y-h
ne scoundrel ne was. It wasn't until ! 60
ni iis to Camp Wikof that | learned all % y
ne Redmond l came up to that camp frog
an Cuba. He came from Tampa and
q, there ahead of me- When / got there h
eu was under guard. although he WASH
l ,lu supposed to know it. He was wanted
Kansas for numbering two women, a
the Kansas officer who brought on tn
:. warrant told a tale of Redmond'S caree
that was boodcurdling In addition
being a murderer he was notorious as
train robber and all-arOund desperate.