Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-09-16


him. One feature of the talk cam
not but attract attention. There is not
the slightest disposition to carp at his
good fortune, or talk about some people
always being lucky. While it is true that
probably any of them would have done
just as Dewey did under similar con-
ditions, none of them say so. They are
content to praise him.. and keep silent as
to the what l would have done" While
Dewey has always been liked by those
in and out of the service who knew hin
we'll. he has always possessed a source of
dense sails pas quoi,' as the
French say-that has prevented him from
being very popular, as the term is gener-
ally understood. He is cool, rather tact
turn. especially in a company where he is
very well acquainted. Then, he is fas-
tidious to a degree. While he may swear
to the extent of big. big d." he never
uses the form of objurgation which in
wolves the sacred name. And as for OBJ
scenity. he detests it with a loathing that
cannot be expressed in words. He was
always so. Many years ago, while he
was a watch officer. he happened to be
serving under an admiral who was dis
tinguished in his profession for his bull
dog courage and his rough language. He
was of a class known in the service as
"a jackey officer" meaning one whose
manners savored more of the forecastle
thar the quarterback. One day 1.-THE old
man." as the chief is always known in
sailor parlance. became upset about
something. and turned loose upon every
thing in sight in his characteristic way.
Well, Dewey was in sight. and after
standing it a few minutes walked up to
the raging commander of the fleet, and
saluting, said: Admiral -. I will |
not allow you or n man living to adj
dress me in the language you are using"
The captain of the flagship and nearly |
all his officers We're present and heard the |
conversation. The old admiral turned
red and then purple. He did not utter a
word for some minutes. Meantime Dewey
had left the group and returned to what-I
ever it was he had in hand.
Tell Mr.. Dewey l wish to speak to |
him." said the admiral to an ensign.
Dewey is going to catch it now,' whis-
pered the officers who heard the order.
In a moment up came Lieut.. Dewey. |
You sent for me, sir?" said he, saluting.
Yes. l did SIR the other answered. II
wanted to say to you that l was not adj
dressing you in my remarks a few min
utes ago. That is all, sir" And the old
terror of the seas resumed his promenade.
And so the incident ended. But it was
noticed that dmir - treated the
quiet lieutenant with unusual respect and
courtesy all the rest of the cruise.
1t has been charged against Dewey |
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as that may mean one who has the best |
clothes that money can buy among his !
personal belongings the expressions is !
true. He Is the most carefully tailored
officer in the United States navy Ad-
miral Raymond Rogers in his prime was
called the swell of the sea" Including
the six kinds of uniforms prescribed by
the naval regulations, DeWey's valet de-
clared that he had fifty suits of clothes.
His civilian outfits We're made for years
by a man who never put a pair Of SCISSORS
into the material that did not cost Ss5 d
suit for the cheapest. This artists even
ing clothes-coat, vest and trousers-Were
s125. He made but one quality of clothes.
We're the best of their kind. This
tailor made Dewey's things for years,
and when he retired from the business
with a fortune he transferred Dewey and
a few of his other first-class customers to
his successor.
II is really an object lesson in the art
of dressing we'll to observe Dewey's daily
methods when ashore. At breakfast he
either appears in a sack suit of "dittoes'
all garments being of the same material
or a dark blue sack coat and vest and
trousers Of different lighter colored ma
.erial.- After luncheon he dresses either
in q rim Albert frock or a three or
four-button cutaWay. With dark gray
trousers. Just before dinner he dons the
reg ll6lloH rscl.!IS t4okiINs tlidt / e
cognized by all Chris,endom as the proper
evening garb of the gentleman. -
While Admiral Dewey always main
tains a well-flled sideboard and some
times takes a drink when he wants one,
he is not a tippler. If he could avoid it
when he was in command Of a ship he
would never have officers who habitually !
drank sent to serve under him. Any
thing but a d~runkard.' said he passion
ately nee, when he and some others We're
talking of a captain who had just put on
PLEDGE You can never tell what harm
a drunken man will do. I would much
be compelled to be shipmate with
]unatic. Him I cou,d.restrain but not
the drunkard. If / had my way, no Off
rer in either army or navy who had been
court-martialled and dismissed from the
service for drunkenness should ever be
restored to the active list unless his re-
was absolutely sure
Dewey is, perhaps, the best small
among the senior officers of
ne navy, indeed the best in the service,
excepting, possibly, Lieut.-Conmander
Lucien Young, whose skill with The coli
che-marde, or three-cornered dueling
sword, is a matter of note all through the
Standing about 5 feet 91a or 10,
and with cat-like uuickness, the
American admiral would be a dangerous
antagonist with the glittering blade in
hand-if he meant business. He has
liking for the sword. 1T has been the
par excellence of the knight and
the gentleman for a thousand years. he
once said. talking of the arms blanche to
4 comrade. with it kings bestowed the
It is the k%nightliest and
of weapons. With it's record OF
'hivalry, the White arm comes down
through the ages, the last legacy of the
lead days of romance and beauty to the
century,