The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1899-02-21
tanned A ROUGH RIDER.
The Kind Old Gentleman Was Aware of
His Weak spot.

b'' VIVIAN Fp'is
A man from New York tells the follow
ing story about a Rough Rider who tar
ried in that metropolis longer than his
| comrades, having gold to spend, and AL
buquerque not offering the allurements
that are 10 be found in Gotham. He was
at an uptown hotel having a coy bite
with one OF his comrades. Their CONVEX
sation evidently turned upon firearms, for
| he took out his gun, and after. showing it
10 his companion laid 1t down on the ia
bic. At this point young woman at a
neighboring table, desiring probably to
attract attention to herself, gave a shrill
little scream, the sort of scream a woman
gives when she sees a mouse run across
! the floor, whereupon the head waiter
walked up TO The Rough Rider and said
rather severely:
You will have to put that pistol away
IL IS not allowed To display firearms in
here.
Put my gun away?" said the Rough
Rider beIligerently, mot on your life
You make me, seer
The head waiter turned pale walked to-
ward the door and took up his stand
there. In d few moments another man.
evidently one In authority, approached the
table where our TWO WORTHLESS We're seated
just what ne said could not be heard. but
IL evidently innamed the soldier because
jumping up he placed his back against
the wall and waving his pistol in the air.
shouted, loud enough for every one In the
cafe 10 hear:
There amt nobody in this Joint can
take my gun away from me / am from
albuquerque, y. M, an / amt going TO
give my gun up to nobody, See? | amt no
outlaw, either. If the perlice or a United
states officer was 10 ask me perlitely to
give up my gun, i would hand II over but
amt gong TO give it up 10 none of you
gents. You might just as we'll get out of
Jh!s.
ne man in authority escaped. The
hough Rider continued 10 wave his gun,
ana every once in a while the frightened
young woman would give A shrill. little
scream FINALLY middle-aged, rather
Sood-i0oklng man rose from one OF The
taples and approached the excited Rough
Rider.
See here. partner" said he were you
at San JuanI"
Was l at San Juan?'' asked the Rough
Rider, you bet was at San Juan. | was
al san Juan and l was at Guasinas'
was with Teddy from the beginning 10 the
end" ~ '"'
so you were at San Juan" said the
stranger i stAid at home myself, but
nave a great respect for those that went
10 the front, and | am grateful TO them
as every good American should be" By
THIS time the Rough Rider was interested
have got a. boy at home" said the
gentleman He Is only sixteen, but he
" a Company OF Cadets at the
Washington High School,. He wanted to
30 10 Cuba, too, that, Of course was i'm
possible, but he read every word of the
campaign in Cuba. every line that ever
vas written about the Rough Riders. and
hen / came over 10 New York he begged
me TO bring him back some souvenir. III /
could, OF those desperate battles where
you noble fellows made such a brave
stand. II just occurred TO me TO ask for
one OF the cartridges from your pistol"
frsln Ger q
Qutrque, that boy OF yourn shall have
one" and with that he began 10 try 20
work a cartridge out, but IL was difficult
10 extricate. Putting his hand behind him
ne whipped out dirk nearly foot long,
ana again the young woman gave a tremu-
iOus scream. The Rough Rider looked
at her in disgust and continued his work.
But you need rot do that" said the
stranger, who was afraid some accident
might happen.
you bet your life I'll do H." said the
Rough RIDER That boy Of yourn Is 20
ing 10 have This bullet seer"
In handling the pistol the public Spirit
ed gentleman saw that all the other car
tridseS had been exploded. Finally The
Rough Rider succeeded In extracting the
bullet ard taking his dirk he scratched
his initials upon Il
Now, stranger" he said. take that 20
your boy With my compliments. ard tell
him II he ever Genes 10 AIbu0uera,,e
New Mexico he must be sure 10 iook roe
Up Wen give him a welcome thai he'll
% proud o., for there amt no flies on "a
fellows In Albuquerque"
lie then gTasped his neW-found friends
hand cordially, and with many protesta-
ticns o. pleasure AZ having made his &C.
a. 1intsnee. sat quietly down. put his gun
ara 20 1ITk away. and continued hlg re-
Oes' - screaming young lady looked a
- sppsihted al the peaceful con-
cf -sss the incident. but the head walt
- aomlrine and grateful glance
81 Ia @Lsa Sbo had helped him out o. a
( ~ aver Embarrassing situation. for 20 have
r lCer wGal1 have ruined The hoase for
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