The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-05-12
KNEW HE WOULD WIN
COMMODORE pewEY's PROUD SON
EXPECTED VICTORY. ~

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For He Knows His Father Believes s'If .
Hhins's Worth Doing. IT'S Worth Dsing
well"-The Commodore's Love For AMI
mails and Faith In the Navy-His Tastes.
OF all the proud citizens Of the United
States the proudest Is yeung George |
Goodwin Dewey, son and only child OF
the acting and active rear admiral who
smashed the Spanish feet at Manila
Young Dewey literally worships the |
deck his father walks on. And besides
his natural pride in his gallant fathers
achievements, the young man has the
most delightful confidence in his parent,
the kind Of supreme confidence you see
when a very small boy clasps his IA
theirs hand and, full Of love for him
and trust In him. toddles along by his
side. " ~
"When heard the feet had sailed
for the Philippines, said young Dewey
the other night knew my father
would win. knew before the battle he
would win. / know him 30 well, you
know-his determination. OF course
I'm delighted and proud that he did
win, but it doesn't astonish me-"
This young Dewey who SO believes
in his father is perhaps % years old.
He is a we'll set up fellow Of medium
height, with fine white teeth, an aqui-
line nose and jet black hair and mus
taohe. He has piercing eye that looks
straight at you-an eye like his IA
theirs, of which the old Vermonter said,
"Would look through stun post. F"
1t was only Dewey's proud affection
that overcame his natural retioence the
other night and induced him to talk OF
his father. Understand that the young
man. g mother died when he was very
young, and Of course he has not seen al
much of his father as have other young
men. But separation has only endeared
him. lpnfm oms "gaidl,s az
"The last time ! saw my father, -
said young Dewey, twas last year,
when he was president Of the board OF
inspection and survey Of the navy. he
was made one of the board to go on the
trial trip Of the Iowa, and he was away
on her for 48 hours. He had then al
ready been put in command OF the
, Asiatio squadron, and when he went
, away from New York we shook handl
at the depot, and said:
. "'Goodby, father. You know / hope
, you will have most successful cruise.
He said ooh, yes, George, I think
, will. You know, I'll be the first com
! modore to command the Asiatic squad
. ron since Perry. There ought to b
! something in that. And he laughed
= shook hands with me again and wen
: away on his train" Then young Dew
. ey laughed frankly, happily, and said
: "You know, admirals have commando
a the Asiatic squadron since Perry mad
:, us acquainted with the Japanese. Well
= father left the United States from Sa
. Francisco on Dec. l last and sailed
!. Nagasaki, where he hoisted his flag o
= the Olympia on Jan. /. got a lette
from him in which he said he had bee
presented to the emperor of Japan an
afterward to the empress. He said he
had long interview with the emperor
He's very fond of Japanese, and in b
n letter he praised their enterprise an
progressiveness. He greatly admire
!. the efficiency Of their navy, and ne tol
"a me he would write me longer lett'
70 about them. But the next letter l q
10 from him was mighty short. He sal
st he was very busy"
=. Every busyp' The Spaniards no
" know why Dewey was "very busy"
= 'If there is any one man who believ
"a in the navy, it is my father, tell yo
20 He knows the men, and he knows tl
=. ships, and he thinks there is none be
ma ter of either. He is strict disciplinar
an an too. A man can't disobey him Wit
70 out being punished for it. But, on Il
IN other hand, if he is wrong he is We
=. quick to say so. I have heard q gre
~ many nice things about my father, al
= I must say have never heard him 81
os a bad thing about any man IN
ar navy"
-. Young Dewey was getting warm
=, mn TO his subject, was forgetting his re-
a. cence. II must tell you" he went Q
nd his fine teeth showing in smile, tn
,st fathers mighty proud Of his state, VI
~. mont. If any glory or credit comes
~. him. he will want Vermont to share
VOC I wouldn't be surprised II Lieutena
w. William Winder would share it too.
" hope SO. Lieutenant Winder is
cousin, my aunt's son. He's naviga'
of the Raleigh, of fathers feet. Fatf
thinks him good officer and a skill
10 navigator.
'as "And you want to know somethi
10 about father on shore, Ell? Well, !
ny one thing he loves to do on shore is
er' ride horseback. He always has sad
= horse. For long time he had mi
op' named Nancy. She had blue or
pedigree, and father was very fond
her. But he is fond of all anima
Don't let him see you beat horse
whip dog. He'd never let old MAJ
90 faster than q walk over asphait
-" cobblestunes. Nancy got so old that
couldn't ride her any more and n
wanted to buy her. No, won't
her. said father. She has done
good service and won't sell her.