New-York tribune., 1912-07-14
~ G~se The Home ef rtoaRisss FIRST PO1'ssms'"
AS Rough Rider, Western Sheriff, Worlds
Champion Rider and Roper and the "Cleanser
of Panama." This Doughty American
Gained Experience Which Enables Him
to Keep Porto Rico Tranquil.

tropic green's that sway in thetbreezeNhasl
blows I'D from the bay just below. ThisI
garden is a very formal affair, and itsl
cement hordered paths are exactly as they
were when laid under the orders Of the,
first occupant OF the palace The palace
walls are eight feet thick in some places.
and the rooms are all large. Ihe colonerst
drawing room. for example, isstwenfy-nvet
feet wide and long enough to- need tele-j
phonic communication from onesend to thd
other The ceiling is eighteen fleet abovei
the fioor-a floor tiled with thessameJ tiles
that were put down when the spalace waz
first occupied tiles that are. models Of old1
Spanish elegance and stability. The draw
Ing room opens into the diningj room. and,
beyond are other chambers, andSsrlf others
beyond.
AN AMERICAN WIFE IN TROPICS,
It is here that the coloneltplays, and he
plays as hard as he works In these bia
rooms, on this roony piazza, among thess,
cool palms, within the sound Of the splash \
ing fountain, and among shis flowers he ~
at his best for he leaves all his caressandt
worries down In San Francisco, streettandi
brings home with him only the rnerr1ssf OF,
foxes for the friends who flock aroundphlnt
and the tenderest thoughts, for the Wife
and the children who long for hisacontng.
for while in Jacksonville, in 1899, the colo
mel met his fate in the person OF a daugh-I |
ter of the famous family Of ]. c. Q. Lamar.
OF Georgia, who ran away from home andl
sailed to Havana, where she and her hero.
captain were the chief participants in the
first military wedding in old Morro Castie.t
the first wedding under American rule I'M
Cuba. Colonel and Mrs. Shanton have twol
little daughters, Miss Madelaine. a charn-
ing girl of twelve, and baby or two.I
named for the state from which the iadyI
OF the house came, Georgia. Mrs Shantonl
Is one OF the best known hostesses ind
Porto Rico. Her luncheon and dinner fn-
vitations are most eagerly sought after In
San Juan. A rare conversationalist and a.
reader OF the best in literature. with a
strong leaning to the moderns; in music
equally in love with Donizettis Lucia
and Puccini's Mimi" and in politics thor
oughly conversant with the latest gossip
from Washington and Berlin, a true
Southern hostess in all that that term
implies and enjoying the uncommon power
of making the coloners friends thoroughly
at home in her salon, whether they be
grandees OF Spain, officers from visiunS
gunboat or chance acquaintances from the
States. this little Georgia cracker" as shs
is pleased to call herself has been Of trs-
mendous help to her soldier husband, WHO
is still in his early forties. a prodigy OF
force and energy and a prince OF good fell
lows. A spendidly gifted and admirably
troi Cd - for
and hater OF insincerity. endowed with
rare directness OF purpose and possessed
OF tremendous vitality and strength OF Will.
Colonel Stanton. so say his intimates, Is
not little indebted to the lady by his side
for unusual assistance in becoming what
he is-distinguished, persuasive, uncom-
mon a unique personality. an ideal police
man.