The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1903-03-10

A MAN OF MANY SCARS.
Strenuous Life Leaves Its Mark On The
President. 0fFifteen Wounds Only
One Received in Battle.
(Chicago Chronicle.)

tinotion of being the most wounded
President who ever sat in the seat
Of George Washington. From the
days Of the father of his country to
the present time no man who has
known 80 many bumps, bruises, scars
and wounds has presided over the
destinies Of the nation. And Of all
these numerous marks of the strenu.
GUS life but ono WAS received upon
the field of battle. Foot ball, SINGLE
stick, trolley cars, bucking bronchos,
fencing swords, vicious horses and
grizzly bears have all had more or
less to do with marring the form Of
the nations Chief Executive. Since
he reached manhood he has received
no fewer than fifteen serious injuries
and seems to make no effort to keep
from adding to the list.
The dash and vigor of Theodore
Roosevelt's r6nching days in the
DaHotas have never entirely left him.
lie is az frankly fearless to day as he
was on the firing line before Santiago,
when, leaning against small palm
tree, he did not change his position
even after the treo had bcen hit three
times and one Of the bullets filled his
eyes with dust.
While at college Theodore Roose-
Welt WAS active in all the college
sports. fie was especially fond Of
loot ball. Possessing the most bound.
less enthusiasm and astonishing ten.
acity, he WAS always Il dnshing play.
or, despite his lack O: weight. He
was forever in the thick of the heayi
est play and bruises we're his daily
portion.
During foot ball season the fu.
turc President was in Il chronic con.
dltlon Of bruised body, harked shins
and abrased scalp. No serious in.
Jnrles are recorded, however.
fls famous ranching undertaking
IN the West brought Mr. Roosevelt
his severest experience-three broken
ribs.
This was in the early part of his
Western career-sbut lSS3-and il
is cited by ranchmen to this day rs
ar >xample of wonderful pluck.
THROWN BY 4 ErrKING BRoNCllu.
The young ranchman took an nc
tive part in the daily work. Each
morning at daybresk the horses were
driven IN and the cowboys selected
their mounts for the day. On this
occasion Mr. Roosevelt got Ben But
ler, vicious brcker, with very bad
temper. The horses we're all behsv.
ing badly and three men had already
been thrown.
Ondaunted, the young tenderfoot
saddled the long legged bay and
mounted. Ben walked off quietly
enough, then suddenly bucked with
atl his might Springing high into
the alr he turned half circle and
ea'he down stitfly on his forelegs.
The trick is called suntishng, and
Is the most exasperating thing buck,
ing horse has ever been able to thipl
OF.
The best rider IN the outfit woult
have been thrown and 80 was Mr.
Roosevelt. Tie got up in minute
however, looking pretty white. an,
insisted on remonnting.
1t WAS the fall round ,p, and ther,
WAS much work for everyone, and il
WAS not until forty eight hours late,
that the men discovered that Roose
velt had three ribs broken. The,
had not yet been act.
Still again during the exciting year
in the Bad Lands the plucky ranch
man received broken bones by fe)
from q vicious horse This time
small bone in his shoulder;was broken
Time after time he was thrown, a,
was everyone else on the ranch, fo
the horses we're almost like wild An
imals, tough, strong and exceedingl,
tricky and deceitful.
The Presidents narrow escape,
from death while in the West wer,
nnumerable. One time during tn,
first two years on his ranch nea,
Medore, n. D.-so named after thf
wife of Marquis dc MIores, who made
an unsuccessful but celebrated ad.