Evening journal., 1905-05-05

and sometimes the effect was rather
startling, but one could never forget
the eject those boys aud girls produc-
ed.
II was there that new secret service
man vas appointed. Roy Smell, a
brown faced urchin Of twelve years or
so. had waited his chance. When the
presidents carriage came abreast Of
him he seized big bunch OF roses from
another boy and. running TO the car
riage steps, tossed them into the pres
idents lap. Say, Mr. President. for
got to bring you any flowers myself.
but that boy had these and didn't know
how to get them to you. did"
The president thanked him ana then
said: Il put you into the secret service
right now. You stay right with my
carriage" The boy accepted his com
mission right then and there and
through the rest Of the drive alternated
between the steps Of tho presidents
carriage and the curb, bringing bou-
Quets until Mr.. Roosevelta c1rrtage
was nearly filed
Dr. Lambert, in the carriagsstnst be
hind the president, watched the young
ster and when he saw he was getting
tired made him get into his carriage.
Thereafter he rode on the box. Presi-
dent Roosevelt told the story on the
stand afterward just before his speech
and added, "That boy is going to make
a fine man some day." He spoke. also
Of the 10000 children who had greeted
him, but his heart was with the small
boy who had shown himselfaequal to
the occasion.
/ OF course the children caught the
humor OF the president at every place.
He rarely failed TO mention them, but
it was reserved for New Castle to see
/ him bend low over a baby carriage and
/ chuck its occupant under the chin.
] Again, in Louisville, a mother had evi-
IDENTIFY tried to teach her baby to say
Roosevelt" She had it In its car
riage upon the sidewalk. and as the
procession passed the midget waved a
flag and gurgled something which
sounded as much like Roosevelt as it
did anything else. and one had TO take
the mothers look Of qualification as
the criterion of success.
And the old men caught his eye-with
their greetings. In New Mexico shag
gy old fellow crowded up to the rail
ing Of the car platform and, thrustine
his hand between the railing, said
I'm an old man, but I never yetehool
hands with a president Won't yoJ
shake with met"
"You bet will" And the president
reached over the rail not only TO shake
hands, but to pat him on the back. A
Frederick an old man was thrust VI
against the rude stand erected IN tbs
middle Of the street. The pnesiden
was not shaking hands, because be wal
anxious to get out TO camp for the vol
hunt, but the crowd shouted for thu
old man: HE won't ever see presi
dent again, and he fought in two~wars
Shake with him, Mr. President~
''I certainly WILL" be replied i''1ol
we're in the Confederate army 2weren'
youi"
How the president guessed ftuo. ont
will ever know, but he guessed right
yes. sir. and l fought in the0dexi
can war too"
It was in Texas that the people man
ifested their welcome to the presiden
through their state flower, the blu'
bonnet. a brilliant blue blossom Ev
erywhere they strewed the president
path with It, and they could not hav'
made a more gentle greeting IT show
ed in the decorations at Waco. but tn
pretty women there outshone the flow
ers. Several Of them were the wives o
men in Ronsevelt's regiment and 70
! each Of tn a he had a special word
There was one greeting. however
which struck me as particularly neat
To bride of but six or seven months
after he had shaken her hand, she said
''Tell Frank I am awfuily sorry b.
: could not be here today, and teih hin
this. too, that since I have seen you
say that peace hath her Victories n
less than war
But the touching reception came. a
New Braunfels. Tex. That Is a Iittl
German settlement, as one might .gues
Z from the name, and is located near Sal
! Antonio. 1t has a brewery and severa
convent schools as well as publ
schools, and, best of all. Il has an.
number Of pretty little girls iron
twelve to sixteen years old The trail
J pulled into the station Just at dusk an,
the crowd was waiting as 1t waited a
+ every stop.
The village band was there, zoo. wit
hulking big fellow as drum major
I He talked TO the boys IN broken Ger
! man and English. and be did not hav
r them play "Hail 10 the Chief" Insteal
] they played rGarryowen,S the pres
2 dents favorite martial afr, and playe
It well too But that was not touching
Down at the rear platform was
: chorus of these young giyls dressed 4
e Khaki short skirts. blouses Of the sam
/. with fTinged edges. campaign hat
r cooked to ore side and each girl carry
e ing a quirt. which she swung 0s sh
, rang. Even the ugly mud color o
. those dresses could not cover up th
: beauty Of the children They san
D several pieces. but their masterpiece
: was song dedicated to Colonel Roose
velt and the rough riders, and the pres
Z ident smiled and bowed his apprecis
. ton Of the whole thing and tappe
; time with his finger on the platforT
+ railing as they sang
3 At the conclusion a little miss 4
= dainty white clothes, with her hal
I loose uuon her neck the daughter q