The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-06-20
INDIANS And ROUGH RIDERS
vycNLEBERRYS ENTERTAIN ON
THEIR ISLAND.

gs,,s No. my boys. louk. laok ahoad.
Tnsfe, lust another mile. and
Tn,n you'u re ne braves a play
on FuckleherTy island.
-srs,, CARTS KsoaiaucA 10 RouoA Ritlra.
Vel it happened. Ever sinos the
r.5iars 81 the HuckleberTy tribo Of the
S-w York Athletic Club heard that Col.
Roo,.velt was going 10 bshuFrahed on his
son.oominE and that the Rough Riders
-.rs soinE 10 gather from an over the
..,un,rv 10 he present a. the celebration
rhsv had been planning the party, The
Tsdians have 30 many fFiends among The
Rough Riders that they decided 10 do
svay With customs and precedent and
rhroW the whole reservation open 10
Inc visiting eK-warriOs. They did u
IN DAY yesterday. from sunup 10 twilight. !
II might he well AZ the outset 10 men
t,ou that the HucklsberTy Indians are
.tnbe numbering 100 selected IRON and
trained by thu New York Athletic Club. !
Amils or two across from Travors Island !
'Bss Huckeberry Island. 2 shady. wooded |
sirp ol and. merely q wart on the Sound. |
Thsre IN orthodox costume the Huckle- |
hsriss hold their powwOWs. somctlmes !
m conjunction with the Flub Dubs Of |
the LArchmont Yacht Club end some
umes by themselves. AZ any rate. the |
land IL marked Private and visitor, |
AZ not welcome - a rule.
Maybe there were a hundred Rough |
Rders who gathered at the Old Guard |
IrnOry early yesterday morning 10 70
cave Instructions and q braoer before
saving. II didn't take long 10 get both
Kuf away and the whole crew WA assigned /
% regular automobiles and a Fubberneok
wagon that held Vhirty of them. They
10, out straight for rraveEs Island. not
aoppng on the way except 20 visit for
a few minutes the Bronx roo. Arrived
a. Travers Island a. a A. AZ.
A. the Rough Riders and reception
committee sCooted across thu wafer in
several little launches the cool salt brceze
hat me, them was q delight Suddenly
hey noted a change. They looked af one
lho,her curiOusly. their eyes cleaning.
What uas In the ART The pure salt air
ris touched and perfumed by the scent
Il hops. the sweetest flower that grove
Tes. aid Charlie KnoblauCh. Chief War
vhooper. We are approaching the island.
That is how We know u; We can smell our
Vsy.
At Huckleberry Island the gnests were
net by a carefully selected reception CON-
nittee. In small groups they were led uD
ths winding paths plAoarded with signs
rtaiing. 'If you are an Indian you are
invited; Il not. take care; and next /
'Irespaas not; you'll be sorry; and still
i1rther. well. well. such nerve But
Wien you Jaw Drink up you were Ger
inn that you had arrived In the bosom
4 the family.
When ths visitors had peeled OF their
utter garments. inspected tho refresh
nent stations 40 either end Of the island
nd had shaken hands with Sachem Jim
aaslin. president q the New York A. g..
he subject Of snakes was launched
Ihe lndiana had almost forgotten about
hem. Only this morning they had
1uQht threo beautiful specimens Of
likndc ratlltEa. which they had placed In
box N the woods. Would Tn gentlemen
rom the West like % peep az themi
Fell, 4 feW a. q time. Wnmpum Keeper
i0b kaunmarur would make arrangemania
Col Brodie. arm In arm with Charlie
inobAnch. walked q few rods 10 the
rake bon. On his knees was Tom
)eeley, poking the snakes through a
mall Aperture. seaweed covered the
lots0m q the bon.
Take q look, Colonel; they're wonder
ri. aid knoblauch. Ii
Wait 9 ascond, Charlie requested
ION Deeley; wait till ] Ret EN- gong
Col br1die laaned over and looked ,
80 INTO thS boT. Knobiaucb 1icted mo
vide barrel a1ave. aimed mFeful.y and }
= the Colonel have Il where Il hurt him
more than Il hurt Charlie. Col. Brodio I
rae wise and promised not 70 Intimate I
bat there weren't any snakes until the Z
thers had Tot theirs.
Before they at down 20 dinner nearly
very man IN the bunch had been loudly 1
hacked with the harrel stave They Z
rere 10 pesved that they refused 70
alb about H. Just picture Lieut.. Dave I
ioodrich being pounded. and Bill MrCiinty. Z
BE- crack bronco bustaf % the West, ana q
" Ben Daniels. who's got twenty notches
q he PCT gun, and Charlie Hunter. prUai- '
snt u the organisation. and Pussy Foot !
iuxlow-and all the other big 'uns. But I
made them feel a. home.
A few more trips 20 either end % the '
sAnd followed By q swim In the Sound
n Il was time 70 SO down 30 the feast Z
bat Chef ambrose 0unanli beloved BY !
b New York A. C., had prepared When ,
be Ast load had been Wrought over
rom the mainland and hauled ~ % the Z
Teat outdoor Ovena 4 was found that
here we're ave harrels o. clams, 100 =
ounds Of go bass. 100 lohsters. ninety !,
nickena. two barrels Of potatoes. twenty
We Watermeloas fifteen aallonn of chm
10th and some ilrpWater.
The Huckleberry Indians turned over
aTge tent with two long tablaa 10 u
'olgh Elders. 10 Was another In the
ING Neries d reuniGna. AZ the head Of
ae table sat the graud Old man Of the
sEment. q. B. Chaplin Of Tucson. "a
sars old. who says that his military ags
slill q and u ct he's only 10 Whils he's
New York and never had q home.
VOW NeGt 10 him eat I'd PipeF. ire n
" Rough M4sra. u vac worth Wills p
esFing them swap "Reminiscences Of The Z,
ar, even though they were Interrupted y
Corporal Cullen with hls ynFna about y
ornrade ShieldA. who used 10 hok regular IN
rmy officers whenever hs rot q ohanog. "A
ater Corporal Cullen slept peacefully a. "A
ne side N the west bar.
They had got az far a. tho tfird course
.hen he big exoitemgnt arrived. A ~
'niare from one trumpet and up jumps y
in Hasln, nattily clad IN q bathing suit. n
6enilefnenl' 10 yelled, = take great q
l9aAtire IN announcing that Col. ROoae- d
ei has cone over from Oyster nay % y
~ YOU and cay few words Pieass Z,
- your eats Il
Every man Of them utoad 40 and rub Il
frad and whoouaH TIA rlrrsF,.lv a0url1duts4 ~