Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1898-07-26
EXPECTED VICTORY.
pEwEVs SON WORKSHOPS THE pEcK
HIS FATHER THREADS.
he Tell. Of the Aamirars ,lcoys for Dumb
Animals, Bi. Dispe-iiig. md Tastes. and
nis Unboundsd Faith In nj. coantry's
saiIormsn aud nattlsships.

or all the proud citizens Of the
United States the proudest Is young
George Goodwin Dewey. son and only
child OF the Acting and active Rear
Admiral who smashed the Spanish
feet at Manila. Young Dewey literal
ly worships the deck his father walks
on.
when heard the feet had sailed
for the Philippines" said young Dewey
81 knew my father would win. knew
before the battle be would win.
know him so well. you know-his de-
termination. OF course. I'm delighted
and proud that he did win, but 1t
doesn't astonlsh me-"
Young Dewey's manner shows his
good breeding and the blood that Is
In him. His mother was the daugh-
ter OF Gov. George Goodwin. New
Hampshires war Governor. a lighting
Democrat. who. az bis own expense.
fitted out the First New Hampshire
Regiment rather than call an extra
session OF the Legislature. That's
where young Dewey gets his name
George Goodwin. lie was graduated
from Princeton College In 1896.
"The last time / saw my father"
said young Dewey. was last year.
when he was President Of the Board OF
Inspection and Survey Of the Navy. lie
was made one Of the board 10 90 on
the trial trip OF the Iowa and he was
away on her for forty-elght hours. lie
had then already been put In command
OF the Asiatlc squadron, and when he
went away from here We shook hands
at the depot. and ! said
Goodbye. father; you know /
hope you will have a most successful
cruise
HE said: oh. yes. George. / think
will. You know. ri be the FIRST
commodore 10 command the Afiatic
squadron since Perry. There ought to
be something In that And he
laughed. shook hands with me again
and went away on bis train"
Then young Dewey laughed frankly.
happily. and said. you know adj
mlrals have commanded the Aslatlc
squadron since Perry made Us ac-
quainted with the japanese. Well.
father left this country from San Fran
cisco on Dec. / last. and sailed TO Ma
gaski. where he holsted bis flag on the
Olympia. on Jan. /.
"A few days after father left. +" young
Dewey continued. zone OF his friends
In the navy-thls friend Is pretty high
up, but won't tell you who he la
said to me: Dewey, your father Is
Just the man for the place. whether
there Is war or peace. Father has
good many friends In the navy. and II
you have anything TO say against the
navy you had better not say II 20 him.
Once he said to me. George. what
We have OF navy is the best on
earth.
III there Is any one man who be.
lieyes in the navy II IL my father. I
tell you lie knows the men and be
knows the ships. and he thinks there
Is none better Of either lie is a strict
disollpinarian, too; a man can't dis
obey him without being punished for
II. But, onlthe other hand. II he Is
wrong he Is very quick to say 30. /
have heard a great many nice things
about my father. and must say I
have never heard him say a bad thing
against any man IN the navy.
Il must tell you" he went on. that
fathers mighty proud Of his State.
Vermont II any glory or credit comes
to him be will want Vermont 10 share
II. ! wouldn't be surprised II Lieut..
William Wlnder would share Il. too.
] hope 10. Lieut. Windor Is my cous-
In. my aunt's son. He's navigator OF
the Raleigh, OF fathers fleet Father
thinks him q good officer and skllful
navigator.
And you want TO know something
about father on shore. eh? Well the
one thing he loves TO do on shore ia TO
ride horseback lie always has a sad.
die horse. For q long time he had A
mare named Nancy She had a blue
grass pedigree, and father was very
fond OF her But he Is fond Of ali ami
mails; don't let him see you beat
horse or whip dog. He'd never let
old Nancy 20 faster than a walk over
asphalt or cobble-stones Nancy got
80 old that he couldn't ride her any
more, and a man wanted TO buy her
No. won't sell her, said father.
She has done me good service and |
won't solfher.
so Nancy Is at pasture now and
she Will be tlll she dies.
Father finds a good deal OF Measure
at his clubs. too. lie chooses his
friends among men OF culture and edu.
cation. SO he Is a member Of some
good clubs.
AS Tor books, father Is always read
Ing what Is written about shlps. lie
has studied Farraguts tactlcs or ma
neuyers, or whatever you can them.
lie served under Farragut you know.
lie has studied Capt. Mahans books.
too But he lisa very active man. lie gets