New-York tribune., 1907-06-30
Those Who Travel With
Him See 1t Well
illustrated.
BY Robert Lee Dunn.

Hey, there. TeddyI"
The President stopped the big wagon fun of
Cabinet members in hunting costume. and looked
steadily al the youngster who had called TO him.
The boy standing beside the trail into Yellow
stone National Park.
Come here. kid said the Chief Executive Of
the nation.
The boy came over boldly. expecting to get a
handshake and a pat on the head. I suppose. when
suddenly the Presidents voice roared: 'If I were
your daddy you'd get good licking for thisl What
sort Of bringing Up have you had. anyway? Don't
you know any better than TO cali the President Of
the United States Teddy?"
The hoy drew back abashed and the wagon rolled
on 4 lost more than gained by that guess"
said Mr Roosevelt, turning 10 the other members
Of bis party, but hope that youngster learned
lesson from it,
That was the only tiTne I remember that the
President, in all my travels with him, ever took
It upon himself TO shout leze-rnajesty. Generally
wherever he went, and whether the occasion was
e political one or not, it was Mister Roosevelt
Is 1t q barbecue IN Indian Territory? We get q
picture Of the Executive in a plug" hat and a
frock coat, digging into a greasy pot with a tin
fork and eating-well. whatever Il happens TO ba
Is he travelling on a railroad train? The chances
are We Will find him sitting up in the engineers s
cab, talking everyday topics with the en-
gineer. He is all things ali men, and he enters
fond OF comparing him with Kaiser Wilhelm but
Mr. Roosevelt does things in a spirit Of sponta-
neity and sheer Americanism which would cause
the august HohenzoerE 10 shudder IN aristocratio
amazement-
DO not think, for instance that II the German
Emperor speaking and some one IN the al-
dience shouted Louder he would Jump 10 the
top Of the most convenient table, upset the water
pitcher and kick the floral decorations to the
ground, strain himself up tiptoe and send his
voice believing out into the furthest corners Of
the building. Yet Mr.. Roosevelt has done this fire.
quently- Sometimes in his haste he doesn't notice
whether the table is weak kneed affair or not
End the onlookers then treated 10 the spectacle
OF three or four State Senators valiantly prop
ping up the extemporized platform, while the two
hunored-pound orator dances speechmaking Zig
on the top OF Il.
II it is an outdoor celebration and it is raining
he is the same negligent free and easy citizen and
pays no attention 10 good soaking-as many a
patient sodden delegate or committeeman can tes-
tify. At the so-called gold bugs parade " re
member. in Madison Square. New York, he stood
in the downpour for hours. refusing the shelter Of
an umbrella. until the last OF tho paraders had
passed IN review
"A good colonel ought 10 bare his head no mat
ter the weather" he remarked. Some Of the re-
viewing party went of TO luncheon others ,oioht
be standing by him under their umbrellas br,t
he stayed on TO the end his hat in HIS hand and
h-s hair. eyes. glasses and mustache dripping with
s7ter.
Another time when Mr.. Roosevelt braved thu
storm was when he went down Ellis Island TO
inspect the immigrant station there The had
weather overlook him while he was stu out IN the
river in tugboat. and a thick fog followed To
say that IL rained cats ana dogs is 10 neglect the
rest Of the Pluvian menagerie, and inasmucb as
his boat was delayed for about two hours the re-
ception committee gave him up and retreated in
doors. Suddenly, through rift in the mist came
Mr. Roosevelts boat. The President leaped ashore
md saw me standing there. ready to take his
photograph.
Hello. there. Where's the rest OF the COM
Tnittee2" he asked.
They're up there. indoors where it's dry" I
answered.
Seems TO me II can stand il they ought IN
be able to-" ne remarked. Then changing front.
he SAID: "oh. We'll. let the boys ztxr yhers they