The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-07-01
Bullock and Seven kInos.

in London, but seven kings swell
1t took T. X. to do it."
Out west Captain Bullock Is called
the Original monopolist," all because
as sheriff of Helena, he enforced
with a gun--the first legal hanging!
In later years he and young Roosevelt
were ranching in the Bad Lands of
Dakota, and being only 100 miles
apart, they were near neighbors. They
have been right neighborly ever since.
Early in Mr.. Roosevelts last term,
Captain Bullock expressed the inten.
ton of doing London" with the
colonel after he left the white house
7. r. wrote from Egypt reminding
Seth of his promise. Seth cabled back,
Coming" And 7. R. cabled, "Hur.
rah!"
The Joy of the London visit vas to
see Colonel Roosevelt turn to Captain
Bullock with a sigh of relief after
precious time spent "inscribing on"
stupid royalties. AS it was his habit
at the white house, the colonel would
sandwich Seth in between a duke and
conservative NJ. p. at Whitelaw
Reid's regal luncheon parties. He
would slip out of the house with Cap
tain Bullock on one arm and r. j.
Cunninghame, his safari manager, on
the other, and away they would go to
see some skins at Wards or to have
look at Selous' specimens in the
kensington museum. There was so
much suggestion about killing in the
colonel's London pastimes, that it
rather disturbed the president of the
outlook company. And one afternoon
he had to say something. 1t was the
day when the donors of the double
barreled 500.450 Holland rifle had Civ
en- the colonel luncheon, at which
big game hunters were in the ascen.
dancy and naturalists quite de trop.
Then it was that Lawrence F. Abbott
gave out a statement, which reads
something like this:
"Mr. Roosevelt particularly desires
his journey through Africa to be de-
scribed as scientific, humanitarian
expedition. He did not go there to kill.
He shot only to protect human life,
notably his own. The result has been
an unrivaled collection of the flora Of
central Africa, including two animals
never before brought out of the jun
gle."
| But to return to the seven kings.
They rode, each gorgeously uniformed,
in the procession of the late King Ed
ward. Ex-President Roosevelt, in eve
ming dress and panied expression,
was shut into closed landau back of
all the kings and princelets and such.
Seth Bullock didn't like this bit, but
he could explain it satisfactorily.
| Il remember" said he, bringing
bunch of cowboys to Roosevelt's in
auguration. When l got the official
program l saw we were way back in
the procesh-only the Harvard stu
dents and some southern republican
marching clubs behind us. I knew
| the boys would kick because they were
not up with the band, so hiked round
the white house. You know how T..
r. guesses what's in your mind before
you have chance to open your head?
Well, he spoke right up: 81 know what
you're here for, Seth. But don't you
make any kick about your place in the
parade. 1t was arranged for a pur-
pose Everybody is in Washington to
see those cowboys. If you were we'll up
in front the people wouldn't stay to
see the rest of the procession. You
and the bunch are put where you are
to hold the crowd
That's my explanation of this bust
ness here" continued Captain Bullock.
"They put T. R. back of Chink and
before the girls of the bedchamber-
at the tail end of the procession-just
to hold the crowd"
The colonel had to wear a dress
suit in broad daylight on the big oc.
casion. He said he didn't mind; said
he was willing to wear green velvet
stockings with gold spangles If it
would make anybody happier. But
Just the same, he carried his over
coat all the day long, praying no doubt
that a shower might come up and af-
ford him an opportunity to hide his
shame.
At the dinner which King George
gave the night before the funeral
in Ireland they would call it wake"
MIR. Roosevelt and the French pre-
mier were the only persons present
other than kings. Afterward those in
attendance on the royalties, with the
suits of the special ENJOYS, were invit-
ed in to partake of cold bit and a
whisky and soda. That is how we
heard about the seven kings; how they
INDUCED in a mad scramble for the
private citizen and failing naturally
into the French which the diplomatist
used), Ills Sc larracheront." The Ger
man emperor acted as master of cere.
monies, making the introductions, and
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