The age-herald., 1899-09-24
ADMIRAL DEWEY
 AS BOY AND MAN
Special to the New York World.

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 Washington, September 1.-The ap- preaching reception to Admiral Dewey at Washington and his resumption of his resi- dence here naturally recall incidents in his career.
 "I want to visit all the countries on earth,' said Admiral Dewey one day while defying a teacher in a Vermont school, "and get acquainted with all the rulers
 Heres one ruler I'll make you &C., quainted with right now" grimly remarked the teacher. exhibiting heavy 24-inch stick, and he kept his word, but failed to subdue the boy.
 It was not until Major Z K. Pangborn became Dewey's teacher and flogged him severely that he became amenable to dis cipline.
 "I shall never cease to be grateful to you, sir he said in later years to Major Pangborn. You made a man of me. But for that thrashing you gave me at Mont pelier I should probably have been in the state prison by this time.
 When Dewey as naval officer resided in Washington he went a great deal in society. He is a member of the Metropo- tan and Army and Navy clubs. Speaking of the admiral d felowmember said to- day:
 George Dewey dislikes society In it's or dinary sense very much. l have known him ever since he was boy. Then he was shy, not fond of girls, and easily embar- rassed. He is not any more fond of the women today as man than he was of the girls as young boy, nor does he care for the round of social gayetes any more than he did in the earlier days in Montpelier, when wild horses could not drag him to dance, church festival or merrymaking.
 "Yet Dewey has gained the reputation of being a great social man because one sees him at every high social function in Washington and in foreign capitals. He goes because it Is his idea of duty. He does not want to go to anything social, but he goes because he is invited.
 He thinks if any one is kind enough to invite him it is courtesy to respond to that l invitation in person. He has the highest sense of duty of any man l ever knew and carries it into the smallest details of his life"
 A member of the Army and Navy club said:
 ''l was with Dewey when he was execu- tive officer of the Colorado. We had fine crew, some of them as powerful men as I ever saw. Four or five of them went ashore one day and came back fighting drunk.
 'Ihe order was given to put them in irons. and it was found difficult to carry out the order, for the men were dangerous.
  letter in his room at the time. He went to the place where these giants were, and he told them to come ont and submit to the irons They did not stir. Then Dewey said quetly to an orderly: Bring me my revovers.' When in possess Of the weapons Dewey called again upon the men to come out, and they did not move.
 "Then he said in the same qiuet tone I am going to count three. If you are not out here with your hands held up on the third count you won't come out of that place alive.
 "He counted one then he cooked tGhe re- volvers and counted two. We all expected to hear the repO't, for we knew that Dewey - meant what he said. The men knew it, too. They stepped out just in time to save their lives and held up their hands and they had been partially sobered by their fright and the moral effect of Dewey's glance Dewey went back to his room and finished his let-5 ter"
 While Captain Dewey was in command of the flagship Pensacola, of the European squadron, in 1885, number of sailors went on shore at Malta and engaged in a street brawl. The next morning the captain of the port came out to the Pensacola to com plain to Captain Dewey of the actions of his sailors.
 What can I do?" asked Dewey.
 "Why your men raised riot on shore and you can assist me in arresting and punishing them," was the reply.
 Captain Dewey expressed regret for the occurrence. but said that he did not see how he could aid the captain of the port who with show of anger. retorted: You certainly can parade your crew be- fore me in order that the rioters may be identified"
 Looking aloft and pointing to the Stars and Stripes waving at the masthead, Dew ey made reply;
 'The deck of this vessel is United States territory, and I'll parade my men for no foreigner that eyer drew beath.