The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-09

Another Batch ~ SORES - - ths
AamlraFs Expooi4n.


Another Dateh u stories - - the
AansFafs ExpooiAa.
MONTPELIER, W. May S.-Aontpeiier
woke up the other day 10 nnd Itself to
nous
Admiral George Dewey Is coming here.
probably to spend the summer In his OLD
home certainly 10 stay some time, and all
the other H:tie towns turn euvtoO eyes
hitler. says the New York world.
Montpelier talks Of nothing eist. Mayor
Senter viii soon be in consultation with
Gov. Smith. making arrangements for re-
ceptIon ceremonies Of two or three days
duration, In which city and state shall join.
The few schoolmases Of Dewey who re-
main in Montpelier are swapping anecdotes
about him.
The Rev. J. Edward wright. for twenty
five years pastor OF the Unitarian church.
Is one OF the admi-afs schoolmases and re-
members him well
Mr.. Wright tells OF attending series Of
minstrel shows In the barn Of DR.. Dewey.
father OF the admiral, Of which George
Dewey Was the life and soul He acted ~
stage manage. business manager. and star
actor
His sister. two years his Junior. and his
constant companion. was generally per-
mitted to attend these shows. where she
played audience and sat In the back
seat.
Dewey made the dramatic hit OF his life
In this show when he fred pistol The
smell Of the powder proved . drawing at
traction, as any New York manager could
have predicted, and the show was repeated
until the neighbors. firing as they did
periodically of that Dewey boys prAnks.'
interfered and stopped 1t.
Dewey's sister loved him with the unQues-
fsontng devotion Of spaniel-or little girl
sister. He was fond Of fishing. The streams
I'm those days swarmed with trout. She used
to piod after him many q weary mile. car
rying the bait and esteeming II priceless
privilege to fix the bait on his hook Of
course George didn't use fancy ny rod.
The house where Dewey was born stu
stands. although Ii has been removed some
distance down the street. In the Winooski
river. running at its rear. George waoeo
barefooted and spent dreamy hours with
fshpole cut from a willow tree aud oens
pin for hook.
On one occasion when 90 engaged he was
called 10 his fathers house To meet Wis
itor and that visitor still remembers little
boy with black eyes restless face, and dirty
bare legs and a battered straw hat, which
he held in his hand a. he was introduced
The story of George Dewey's battle in
school with Prof T. X. Pangborn. now OF
Instructor. has been often told. George was
the leader Of a n1uhny among the boys and
as Prof. PanEborn tells 1t, was soundly
whipped by the instructor.
This story has been called a myth. but
his schoolmates In this city vouch for It's
truth. They say that George came near
receiving u second thrashing from his
father when he got home.
This encounter with his teacher led TO
an affection between pupil and teacher, and
when Prof Pangborn went later to john
son, Vt, 20 teach in a private academy.
George Dewey followed him II was there
he wrote a series of essays on Fame"
Dewey's sister preserved these ssays for
many years. perhaps with a secret convie-
ton at her heart that he would some day
find same as well as writing OF It. When he
was a captain she sent them TO him. and In
his letter OF thanks he told his sister they
were much better than he could write
George Dewey entered the military acad-
envy at Norwich. W.. at Is. and 1t was
there ne conceived the idea OF military
life and expressed a desire 10 enter the
naval school. His father at first objected.
but ax IL had never been his desire TO
thwart the wishes of his children. he nm
ally consented. and the appointment was
made through Senator Foote.
Dewey was fighter" says the Rev:
Mr. Wright. "He had wiry frame and
was born leader. He gloried In his abii-
fly TO thrash a boy twice his size who was
bullying a weaker companion, and al
though he sometimes came out second
best the spirit OF fight was In him and II
cropped out at unexpected times"
AS boy Dewey was fond Of music and
his favorite instrument was the guitar,
which In also the favorite OF most Span
iards. He had fine voice, and his school
mates recall with pleasure his sweet sing
ing of "Oid Shady" "Nelne Gray" MY
Old Cabin Home" Lily Dale and other
songs OF that time. When he returned
from Norwich on his vacations he always
hrough. his guitar and was the life OF
many a social party.
Or. J. Y. Dewey. his father. had a pecu-
liar affection for his wild boy" as he
called George II seems almost prophetic
that he should have giver him the nick
name of My Little Hero"
DR.. Dewey was one Of the founders OF
the Episcopal church here. George was
the first child chrfstened in a. and the
first funeral held there was that OF his
mother. DR. Dewey's wife.
DR. Dewey well knew the timber OF
which his headstrong boy was made when
he was stin trotting barefooted through
Montpelier streets,
short time before hts death Or
Dewey called upon Admiral F'arragut In
New York. and as the admiral seized both
the Doctors hands he excla,n med: "Your son
George, sir, II worthy and brave Of
ncer lie has honorable record, and
some day will make his own mark"
Or Dewey felt. a. the tears rolled down
his cheeks that his earlier hopes OF his
Wild hoy had not been misplaced.
William Noyes 81 this city, 50 years old,
today told the World reporter good
story OF Admiral Dewey that illustrates
the bravery. auickness Of action. and re-
markahle mental ksenness that served
hin, so well at Manila during the battle.
the controversies with the German adj
mlral ard the negotiations for the sur
render.
when Mr. Neyrs was young man he
and HIS father did some work for the adj
utirar< father and became well acquaint-
ed with the family when George was
young.
Mr. Moves moved 90 Mortified a ssw
years later. George was in the habit al
going there on fishing expeditions, He
would put his team NJ a, Soyes', walk up
stream and tish down.
ON one Of these occasions. when he had
hitche5 I'D bis team 20 return home.
there was a sraeas in the house OF a
neixhlsar between some boys. just as the