Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-10-05

Washington get through with him.
Now, the admiral was in the finest
splits. He had just as warm and
hearty a reception in waiting for
these Nermonters as he had for every
other living soul who had come
aboard the Olympia. But the admit
raj isn't the man to lay great store on
set speeches, and he doesn't give a
twopence for gold lace. II must be
said that the staff OF the governor OF
Vermont was more than amply
equipped with both. They had gold
lace to burn and swords too, and Dig
nifty thick as plaster; and they had the
whole business with them when they
came alongside the Olympia and got
out with as much dignity as is posi-
BILE to men getting out of small boat
into big one, and marched mp the
gangway. The admiral was at the
top; his face was wreathed in smiles.
The lieutenant-goveino came first
and gravely saluled the admiral. The
members OF the staff came next and
gravely saluted the admiral and lined
Ups lutlf sNDIuc NidHhlAR
Ii wasn't the sort Of a reception
that the admiral had been used to.
The smile on his face seemed TO dim
bit as the lieutenant. governor
stepped forward and said;
"ln behalf of the people of YER
mont, | want TO welcome you To YOUR
native land, and TO tell YOU how
proud Of you the people Of your ma
tive state are; and when you get
there"
At this point the admiral beamed.
"Yes, yes" he said, "l'm coming,
I'm going there; I'm going to YER
mont; I'm glad to see you, boys; I'm
going there"
And then he turned to a gentleman
who approached him with two liltle
BOYS and little girl.
"Well, well" said the admiral,
''rm glad to see you. children
The father, who had them in
charge, introduced them. "These are
my little sons" he said, "and this is
my little daughter"
"This is your little daughter, Is it z"
asked the admiral. sLift them up,
wont you - And as the father
stopped to lift the child the admiral
took il in his arms and kissed il.
"Do you know" said the admiral
"Do you know that that's
my failing OF all things in this
world my fayorites are the children.
You have no idea, he went on, chow
many letters got while was i'm the
Philippines from children here.
The Lieut. Governor of Vermont
lndthe staff ofthe governor OF Vermont
lined up. Occasionally
hey looked at each other. Their
gold lace shone in the sunlight. Their
swords clanked still. From the chill
lren the admiral turned to Mrs. Mil
er and recalled the time when he
lsed 10 live with the Millers. Mrs.
Miller said laugbingly that she and
ler daughters were ''your landladies."
The lieutenant-governor OF YER
mont and the governors staff stood
When they left they went with as
much dignity as they had with them
when they came. As the boat put
way from the side with them they
TODD in perfect line in model form
With immobile faces. The admiral
lad hidden them goodbye. He was
lot paying attention 60 them after
hey left the deck. They stood there
-azing back at him. At last Capt
.amberton touched him on the
boulder and pointed toward the sea.
rhe admiral looked and, dofiing his
at, he saluted them. They saluted
n return and then sat down. The
et speech was unspoken, aud II the
dmiral ever gets il, il viii have TO