The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-10-12
Comaha WorId-Herald.l


This has been great day for Kernel
Roosevelt He has travelled 666 miles
through the Sunfiower state, making
numerous stops and speaking TO i'm
mense throngs of people, many of
whom drove two and three miles to
hear him. and manv of whom exist
only in the Imagination of the kernels
managers
This is a glorious morning. re-
marked the kernel as he stepped out
upon the rear platform of his special
car at PoSeyVille. The morning sun
was lust peeDing up from behind the
eastern horizon, having kindly delayed
It's peeping until PoSeyv1lle was reached
SO that the kernel could see lit. This
is glorious morning, and 1 am de-
lighted to be here
A crowd had gathered at the Posey-
vine depot 10 greet the hero of Kettle
h1H- Among the number was a troop
OF rough riders" mounted on mettle-
some and prancing plowh0rses. In
the excitement which followed the ker-
neI'S appearance q rough rider fell
off his prancing steed and a small boy
swallowed piece of pie crosswise.
Gazing out upon the assem- bled null
utude which stretched away in the dis
tance for eight or nine. feet Kernel
Roosevelt opened his mouth and spake:
You all know what a maverick is
said Theodore. well. when was out
on the range engaged in the cattle in
dustry, We used to be bothered 4 good
deal with mavericks. and the custom
when we picked up one was to mark it
with the brand of the range on which it
was found. One day 1 was out on the
range with a COW hand and we ran
across q maverick. The man caught
it and 1 told him to put the Thistle
range brand on it. He said nothing
but saw him putting my brand on
| the animal.
What are you doing there?" I asked.
m putting the boss brand on the
| maverick the COW hand replied.
But It is not my ANIMAL I pro-
tested.
%. we always put the boss brand
on mavericks he said, smiling know
| ingly.
''WeI. that's not my way of doing
business L said, land you may go to
the house and get your time. A man
who will steal for me viii steal from
man IN my service
Before the kernel could draw his
moral or his breath the manager of the
special looked at his watch, gave the
signal and the train pulled out amidst
enthusiastic cheers from several
| threats
Thirty-two minutes and eleven sec
onds later the special rushed into Po-
| dunk as rapidly as the kernel rushes
into print. Although not scheduled to
stop at Podunk the engineer saw
great mass of people that literally filled
| the depot platform, which was 7x14 feet
In size, and knowing the kernel he
stopped Before the engine wheels had
| stopped turning the kernels wheels
! were N full motion. He rushed out
| upon the rear platform, and as soon
| as the cheering from three threats and
| the reports of a 22-caliber revolver had
! subsidized he proceeded to speak his re-
| marks being Dunctuated by frequent
outbursts of applause. The kernel said:
You all know what a maverick is"
| said Theodore. well, when 1 was out
] on the range engaged in the cattle in
| duStry, we used to be bothered a good
| deal with mavericks, and the custom
/ when we picked up one was to mark it
with the brand of the range on which
| it was found. One day was out on the
/ range with a cow hand and we run
| across a maverick The man caught it
/ and 1 told him to put the Thistle
/ range brand on it. He said nothing,
but saw him putting my brand on the
animal.
What are you doing there?' I said
/ Tn putting the boss brand on the
maverick the COW hand replied.
But it is not my animal. I pro-
/ tested.
40. we always put the boss brand
| on mavericks he said. smiling know
/ ingiy.
Well, that's not my way of dong
I business 1 said, and you may go to
/ the house and get your time. A man
who Will steal for me will steal from
me, and 1 don't want that kind of a
, man in my service
Before the speaker could point the
moral of this maverick tail the man
| ager of the special looked at his watch
and gave the signal to go ahead. AS the
! train moved out of the station three
| small boys and a, dog raced after the
| train. the boys shouting and the dog
/ bowling.
: At Lickskillet the train stopped for
/ orders and a troop OF Rough Riders
appeared at the depot Several of the
troopers edged up in their saddles to
/ ease themselves. and two or three dis
/ mounted to hold UP their fiery steeds,
which seemed to be in imminent danger
/ of falling dead from old age. Kernel
! Roosevelt was a little slow in appear
/ ing on the rear platform, the train hav-
ing stopped while he was in the wash
/ room looking at the man who whipped
/ Spain. The kernal is authority for the
| statement that the mirror in the wash
room of his private car is the best he
I has ever used. But as soon as he had
looked upon the man who whipped
/ Spain he rushed to the platform and
was greeted by a volley'of cheers.
You all know what a maverick is, -
said Theodore. well, when was out
/ on the range engaged in the cattle in
+ uuSlFy, we USED 20 De DOLhere0 good
| deal with mavericks, and the custom
| when we picked up one was to mark it
| with the brand of the range on which
it was found. One day 1 was out on
/ the range with a COW hand and we ran
across a maverick The man caught it
and 1 told him to put the Thistle range
brand on it. He said nothing but I
saw him putting my brand on the ami
! mai.
What are you doing there?' I said
I'm putting the boss brand on the
maverick the cow hand replied.
But it is not my animal I pro-
! tested.
80. we always put the boss brand
/ on mavericks he said, smiling know
ingly-
Wen. that's not my way of doing
BUSINESS, 1 said, and you may go TO
! the house and get your time. A man
who will steal for me will steal from
me, and 1 don't want that kind of a
man in my SERVICE"
Before the kernel could draw his
moral the manager of the special look
| ed at his watch and gave the signal to
go ahead The train disappeared
around curve as sharp as some turn
ed by the kernel himself along the po-
litical road.
A red flag in the center of the track
in front of the little depot at Squeegee
II xr-l4 H.