Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-05-27
ROOSEVELT IN CAMP.
President Told Hunting Com-
 panions He Was "No Dude"
ACTED LIKE TRUE COW PUNoHER

Guide Jake Borah Relates How the
 President Placed Himself on an
 Equal Footing With the Camp Peo-
 pie of His Colorado Hunting Party.
 Game Fight With . Bear.
 In the saddle, on the trail, eating camp dinner or sleeping under tent, there was never better all round fel- low than President Roosevelt. He was just one of the boys, they will all tell you, and therein lies the secret of his life's success, says Jake Borah, Presi- dent Roosevelt's chief guide in his re. cent hunting trip in Colorado. writing in the Denver Post.
 "Call up all the boys, Borah, want to talk to them a minute" ordered MT. Roosevelt about an hour after camp was pitched and the boys did not for get that he was president. When the "boys" lined up before Mir Roosevelt he began talking to them in most familiar manner: Now, boys" he said. forget 1t is the president who is with you, but just plain Mfr. Roosevelt, out for a good time. Remember, am no dude. and you must treat me as if lived with you all my life; if you don't I won't stay"
 The president soon set everybody at ease and did not stand apart as a dude" but joked and ate with us. rode and talked with us. as only q cowpuncher could. Those days will never be forgotten by us. for we know a tenderfoot as far as we can see him. To me they all look like dudes, and 1 laugh now when recall the first time I called the president dude"
 "A dude," echoed the president. "Did you call me dude?'
 That is just what I called you," l answered as tipped my hat.
 The president insisted on knowing what thought dude was, and 1 was good and stumped for minute. Final ly sized dude up this way: A dude Is a man who wears store clothes and a white collar and necktie. We'll. you ought to have heard the president laugh. He said, Jake, then I am no dude, for I have not got on store clothes. a collar or necktie." l was stumped pretty hard by this. but I came back and told the president if he wasn't dude he was wrangler.
 "Yes, I am a wrangler," said MT. Roosevelt, who asked if all the boys in camp were wranglers. I said they were.
 Now. Al there," continued the presi- dent. whats hef" pointing to Al An derson.
 "Al Is a dog wrangler." I said.
 And Charley. what's he" asked Mir. Roosevelt.
 He is a bird wrangler," answered, and he went down the line. naming the different brand of each wrangler.
 Well. I guess 1 must be a dude then" said the president, grinning. ''and guess can stand 1t, but 1t is pretty nara on tne Quoe.
 A new camp life rule wns introduced by the president. and Jack Fry, the cook. for one. reaped a harvest by Its benefits. Two meals day. no matter what happens" was the order. and Fry had about the easiest time of his life on that trip. The president did not cat so much at breakfast. but with him sup per was the biz meal When supper was ready and the boys were not on hand the president would call. Come on here, all you wranglers.- and every one of them would try to run over him self getting there first. and be never left any of them out either. not the last man of the outfit.
 On the presidents hunt there was more than one thrilling incident that was a memorable one. The hardest fight was put up on the first day. when the president bagged a big brown bear. That WAS the day we lost old Spot. my best dog.
 When we first came for the bear the dog had bsyed him on the side of the mountain. about halfway up. I sent Al Anderson up the hill % that be would ses in above the bear and drive him down toward us. A bear will all vays run down if you get in above it- Al began to pelt him with rocks. but the bear never budeed- just turned around and looked at him Al kept on throwing. and the bear began to take \ suf ou fhe doe We knsw that vould not do. @ Al quit throwing and the bear waIksd around on the s1de of the Demtain and ovt avay. ne next 0lng we knsw the dog he1 hfn bayel h . dnu a n<le .beyso1 11e usest- ounf rs1e - s1m an1 Wt nUn1y.
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