West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-04-13
NUMBER "a.
BuLLOCK's COWBOYS SHAKE
HANDS WITH "TEDDY, OLD ROY >,
From the Now York World.

the Presidents reception OF captain
Seth Bullock's cowpunchers imme.
diately after the parade. Mr..
Roosevelt was SO anxious to see his
old friends of the range that he
stepped out under the northern
portico of the White House bare.
headed and waited for them TO
come up from the west gate.
"Here come my cowpuncher
friends" he exclaimed to the small
party that surrounded him, "and
they are the best fellows on earth. 1"
Before Captain Bullock who led
the band, was under the portico,
the President waved his hand at
him and shouted: Seth, old man,
you were the hit of the paradel"
Bullock dismounted and intro.
duced the cowboys to the President
as they rode up. The President
shook hands with each one of them
and two or three times with each. OF
those with whom he was best ac-
quainted on the range. All of the
cowboys stayed on their horses,
and only three OF them took their
hats off when they were introduced.
Half of them addressed the Pres.
ident as "Teddy"
The Presidents favorite words of
welcome to them were:
$50 glad to sec you again"
al am delighted to have the
pleasure of seeing you again"
"Ihis is a great pleasure, a great
pleasure.
The remarks of the cowpunchers
were more varied.
"reddy, l wouldn't have missed
seeing you for all the money from
hell to Texasw shouted one of the
South Dakota crowd.
81 wouldn't have missed seeing
you for-anything," replied the
President.
"This is the proudest day of my
life, and will be until / am Presi.
dent myself" said a Montana cow
boy.
al hope you will be-" answered
Mr.. Roosevelt
"Fhis is me and Pete; look out
for me and Petep roared young
fellow with a naring red handker-
chief around his neck. al am from
Oklahoma" he added as he grasped
the Presidents hand, "and you are
from South Dakota, but you're all
right, all right, Teddy"
Nearly all of the cowboys inform.
ed the President that he was call
right"
One of them rode back after he
had been introduced and said:
al want to get a good look at
you to see if you are the same "Bad
Lands Teddy that we knew out on
the range"
"I am just the same, just the
same, " replied the President, as he
stepped back so that the light fell
full on his face.
Damn me if you amt" said the
cowboy as he held tightly to the
Presidents hand and studied his
face. you're the boss of the
ranch here, too, and want to tell
you that I'm glad you are"
81 know it, / know you are, was
the Presidents laughing response,
and after two more handshakes the
man from the Bad Lands gave way
to the next cowpuncher.
When Seth Bullock's son came
along his father started to indro.
duce him, but the President inter
rupted him with "You don't need
to tell me who he is, remember
young Seth"
The President stopped several Of
the cowboys for moment when
one or the other recalled some in.
cidenl in which they had both fgur-
ed. After the last Of the band pass
ed through they assembled just out.
side Of the portco and gave three
shrill cowboy yells.
Thank you, thank you z" re-
peatcd the President
'I won't go back on my own
Rough Riders, but next to them
you we're tho best feature Of the
show. ] wouldn't have missed hav.
ing you here for anything. Good.
bye and good luck /"
With succession Of yells the
happy cowpunchers swept out Of
the grounds and down Pennsylvania
Avenue.
The members Of Troop a and the
Rough Riders went into the White
House in small squads and shook
hands with the President Just be-
fore the New York troopers left the
President said to them.
'1 want TO say a word of thanks
to the troops that was my escort
when I was inaugrated Governor,
when / was inaugrated as Vice-Pres-
IlcnI and now mLen nm innltnrn