Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1901-11-13

Major Llewellyn Of Las Cruces, IN
the land of New Mexico. was gazing
sympathetically at the planked white.
fish Just set before him, when he lifted
his eyes to NINE and remarked:
The Colonel tmeaning President
RoosevclU was talking the other day
with one of his old boys Trough Rid.
ors). who has come out into our coun-
try to do business, and he said To him:
Get action. DO things. BE sane.
Don't fritter your time away; create.
act. take a place wherever you are and
be somebody. Get action.
That's the Colonel all over. IT'S
the story OF his own life. It's the ad
vice he gave us all when we parted
with him at Montauk Point. DO you
remember that evening In the camp
when the regiment stood In front Of
him and the parting came? ] can
hear him say now as he did then: Re
member when you go out into the
world tomorrow, for nine days you will
be regarded as heroes, and then You
will have to take your places as ordi.
nary citizens. You will be Judged then
Tor what you are. what you do as men.
not as to what you have been. Don't
get gay.
Llewellyn rode the way that led to
death with President Roosevelt from
Siboney, through Las Guasimas. to San
Juan and up the steelswept slopes,
over the bloody crest. and down to be-
leaguered Santiago. yellow lever laid
its hand upon him and ne conquered,
came back to life and the earnest du.
ties OF clean citizenship. lie knows
the man who now rules at Washington
In the name of the people. So do some
others who have watched him under
all kinds of circumstances. have meas
ured him as all men must be truly
measured, by daily habit and conduct
Despite the fact that since the Civil
War a large class in this nation have
preferred sedentary, business life to
the pleasures of the field, this inliu.
encc has affected but little. II any, the
President OF the United States. He
holds that a strong intellect. a clear
mind and a healthy judgment are in.
compatible with a weak body, a habby
stomach and an imperfect digestion
He Is believer in the kind of physical
exercise that strains muscle and
nerve, that opens every pore of the
body. that Is blessed by the sun and
the wind OF the open.
1t has been said that he inclines to
the theatrical in whatever he does.
Perhaps those who know him best may
answer this, II answer be necessary.
1t Is curious that this criticism almost
invariably comes iroIi inactive men;
dreamers; munchers of lotus flowers;
those who least appreciate that the
law OF love and life Is the law of work.
a man who does things. a man who
Keeps his armOr girded on for every
occasion, man who expecting but lit.
tie but being always prepared for an
emergency, Is the man that oppOrtu.
nifty invariably comes to with out.
stretched hands and the sweet ca.
dences of welcome. II Is no more DOS.
sible for such man to Keep his light
under a bushel basket than It would
be for him to be idle.
! have before me a little memoran.
dun OF one day OF the Presidents life,
made when he was candidate for
Vice President, and while he was tour
Ing the West. At the time | jotted II
down for personal enjoyment.
checked It by hours;
a.m.-Breakfast.
1880 ANA speech.
s a.m.-Reading and historical
work,
Q ANA speech.
10 a.m.--Dictating letters.