The Washington herald., 1907-04-07

turn. Mr.. Roosevelt's bump of locality
was good and he led the way back to
camp straight as a die.
=" on the following day Nc reached our
hunting grounds, and for several days
I Travelled about without being able to get
a shot at a buffalo. on the fourth or
fifth day out, I think Il was. while we
were riding along, our horses prlcted up
then ears, as they will do when big game
Is near. and / told Mr.. Roosevelt that
there was a buffalo close at hand.
We dismounted and advanced to a
big washout near by and peered over the
edge. There stood a huge buffalo bull
calmly feeding and unaware OF our pres
enee
-" Hit him where that patch OF red
shows on his side, said I, and you've
got aim"
Mr.. Roosevelt was as cool as 4 Gu
cumbeT. He raised his gun carefully,
/ took aim calmly, and fired. Out came
/ the buffalo from the washOut with blood
pouring from his mouth and nose.
You've shot him." shouted. and so
1t proved, for the buffalo plunged a few
steps and fell dead.
" he has since shot nearly. If not quite
all kinds of big game TO be found in
North America and even now the high
man is to invite him to go shooting with
him. Indeed. he took this way of indi-
eating his personal admiration for the
/ German Emperor, when soon after be.
/ coming President he sent an invitation TO
him through Mr.. Andrew D White, then
/ United States Ambassador la Berlin, to
! hunt with him ia the Rocky Mountains
He said that he envied the Emperor for
having sho5 whale, but that if his maj
/ esty would come 10 America he should
have the best possible opportunity to add
! a Rocky Mountain lion to his trophies
and that he would thus be the first mon
arch 10 kill lion since Tiglath Pileser,
whose exploit is shown on the old monu-
ments Of Assyria. q"
Tanning "A Bad Man.
Another episode of the Western days
which shows the strenuous side of Mr.
! Roosevelt is thus narrated:
zone evening after supper he was read
! ing al a table in the public room Of
fronder hotel, where he was passing the
night. The room was office. dining-room,
barroom. and everything else. a man.
half drunk. came into the hotel with a
swaggeT, marched w to the bar and with
| a flourish of his arm commanded every
body to drink. Everybody was willing
10 obey. that is. everybody but Mr.: Roose-
welt He stiH sat at the table busy with
his book.
" Who's that fellow?' the man asked
pointing in Roosevelt's direction.
Oh. he's a tenderfoot. just arrived.
/ some one said
" Humph.' he grunted. Then he turned
square around and called out: Say, you,
/ Mr. Four-eyes, 1 asked this house 10
drink. Did you hear me-?
/ Mr.. Roosevelt made no reply. The
man staggered over TO him, pulling out
his pistol and firing as he crossed the
room.
" j want You to understand that when
/ I ask a man to drink with me, that
mans got 10 drink, he threatened. fond
/ ling his stiI smoking pistol
q" You must excuse me tonight. ] do
not care for anything TO drink said
J Roosevelt
" That don't go here. You just order
your drink OF there'H be more trouble
Very we'll sir Roosevelt replied. ris-
| Ing slowly 20 his feet, and waiting tiH he
was firmly poised on them before COM
/ plotting his remark:
-" I do not care for anything. bur If
must
with the word must he let his fist
/ fly, striking the bully terrific blow on
the jaw and knocked him to the floor
In an instant Roosevelt was astride of
/ him, with his knees holding down the
+ man's-arIns. After taking away ali the
weapons he could find. he let the man up
" Now. / hope YOU understand. sir
that / do not care to drink with you,
said the young 'tenderfo0t,' who had
hardened his muscles 10 some purpose be-
fore lie went West"
As Ranchmam.
While on the plains we are told. MT
Roosevelt lived and worked among his
men and was ike them, save that he car
ried a razor and read good literature.
He usually carried a book OF two with
him on his hunting trips or whenever lie
/ expected TO be away from the ranch
house for any great length OF time. He
had pocket editions OF Burns and Shakes
peare and other classics. On one coca
sion, while he was hunting for a lost
horse he was OveTtaken al night by %
snOwstOrm and took refuge in deserted
hut in company with a COWBOY whom lac
had run across on a similar errand. There
were no inhabited houses. If there were
houses of any kind, for many miles. The
two men built a FIRE and ate their sup
per together. Then TO while away the
long evening" Mr. Roosevelt writes, II
read Hamlet aloud from Il little pocket
Shakespeare. The cowboy. a Texan-One
OF the best riders I have ever seen, and
also "a very intelligent as well as a thor
Oughly good fellow in every way-was
greatly interested in it, and commented
most shrewdly on the parts he liked. es-
peCiallV POiOnius' advice TO IsaeTtes
which he translated into homely language
with great relish, and ended with the
Just criticism that old Shakespeare
saVeyed human natur' some "
His knowledge OF the West has served
him well on many occasions. It has en-
abled him to understand the needs of
that part of the country and to compre-
bend the minds and purposes of its citi-
zens. He is fond of them and grows en-
thusiastic when they call on him. When
delegation of Montana men interested in
an irrigation project were presented to
him in February. 1906 he said, as he en-
tered the room where the men were:
If the proprieties did not forbid. a
whole-souled yell from me would be in
order in greeting YOU. A cIean-cut yell is
the proper salutatiOn for you men of
Montana. Montana is like home to me.
I have a warm spot in my heart for it.
Your irrigation plan concerns the Red
River district ! have hunted all over
that district. I viii do all ! can for you"
A Days Work.
There are many anecdotes showing the
vigor and vim Of the President, and Mr..
Douglas says:
"A record of the way he employs his
time was made by a man who accom-