The San Francisco call., 1899-10-01
Judged by
the Keen
Eyes of
Ferninimity

whom he speaks of them, and his voice,
always pleasant, has an almost tenoer
ring For twenty minutes ne piled me ne
with questions about these youngsters IN
far away Washington, showing an ab-
sorbing interest in the most trthins de-
tails.
Satisfied on these points. the admiral
asked me why l had not at once presented
my letter. Rather embarrassed, L crude;
y answered that l had been too o, pQsyl,
Dewey, with appreciatiVe sympathy, re-
piled that he understood He 1eN
pleased rather than otherwise, and plain
ly showed it.
"I was agreeably surprised to find the
admiral a sngularly handsome man OF the
eagle type. The bad points in his features
most charming and characteristic express
sion, piercing yet kind has never been
caught in any picture that have seen.
Dewey is a gentleman of the old scnooi
courteous and thoughtful in the ex-
treme AS we stood on deck a native
woman of low caste dropped some 1Tult
out Of a basket which she was CARRYING:
Other officers saw 1t, but not until Dewey
made the first movement did they at
tempt TO pick it up. The admiral was 100
quick for them, and with q kindly smlio
put it into the basket for the woman. Thlss
pleased me- and showed the fine hoer Oh
Dewey's courtesy.
1.-THE admiral asked to be shown over
the ship and had q kindly word Tor every
one. We cannot but realize the interest
with which his every movement is IT re-
y
has crept into his speech. He is the Qulll-
tessence of modesty.
"As we passed through a ward where
were the seriously injured, young boy
with youthful impu1siveness crled OUT
What's the matter with. Dewey
He's all right: came in weak choruS
from the lads so close to the valley OF
shadows Pallid cheeks flushed, SuHken
eyes glistened; those who. coqld palhIui!y
raised their. weary heads and then. then. WIN WIN
pitiful effort, they gave a tiger, 100.
Voice after voice hushed. or broke: Ut
terly !cos ,,osa ,,o,, NV bovs >, said Dewey.
huskiIv. and with eyes that saw not for
tears he shook hands with each and every
one Of them.
ternalIy with <the officers and nurses. He
talks easily and well without being ga[ru-
Ious on subjects of general interest. Men
ton his own de- deeds 1s.ts and he shrlnks AK as
Dewey spoke of his friendly. relations
with several Philippine families ana
afterward took me to call +, on the them The da
light, and he returned their caresses. Our
visits were highly appreciated, they con-
sidering a cali from Dewey. a distinction
in houses with plain exteriors and T4r-
nishings gorgeous in sattns and gilt. The
he remarked on our way back how much
more homelike plain furniture made,
house. $500 ,.o,,.,.,,, phn,-r,n.
cloths and gauzes from these. people
which showed to. Dewey. He com;
mented on their delicate coloring, and
then said that he thought the Philip
pine style of garment in its simplicity so
much more graceful and. sensible than
ours. Admiral Dewey, while he is a big
man Of big affairs, is not blind blind, TO to the the
sum totals. He is an acute observer in
every sense of the word. -:
After one of these visits Dewey re-
marked that he did not think the friend
illness of these FiliPinos was strong
enough to last should he IN any way in
terfere with Philippine liberty: What
they want is liberty he said. They: re-
gard me as their liberator from the Span
fsh and as such appreciate me. Were
l In turn to help put new masters over
them they would surely, Oppose me as
cere friendliness of these people would
seemingly contradict any possible. change
of feeling but Dewey was positive that
it was only liberty deep.
"You have to meet and talk with Dewey
to appreciate how absolutely the ego IS
lacking in his makeup. He could not
think q petty thing, much less do it. He
is a son Of America, of whom the nation
cannot be too proud"