Evening journal., 1915-06-14
New News Of Yesterday
An Ex-Champion's Idea of
Depraved Taste
By Holland.

Every President of recent years who
has had a sense of humor and was fond
OF cultiyating il has confessed that 1t
was humorous situation. Some quaint
and delightfully."- funny incident which
tended greatly to relieve the strain due
TO the responsibility associated with the
Presidential Office President Grant found
occasionally that his serious momentsI
were tempered by some humorous Incl
dent which he afterward was pleased to-
relate to his friends. President Hayes
once said TO a personal friend that when
strangers called upon him and he was at
loss for anything 10 say he found a
way out of the difficulty by asking these
callers if they had visited tie Corcoran
Art Gallery. and sometimes the bewil-
derment which his question caused or the
revelation of profound ignorance as TO
I what the Corcoran gallery was, caused
{ the President TO smile inwardly and
often 10 chuckle when his visitors went
/ away. President Arthur possessed a
very keen sense of humor. and he in
/ duTred freely in the qualification of Il,
saving that il furnished a relief to the
strain 70 which he was compelled TO sub
nit
So. too. Col. Roosevelt, when Presi-
dent. was delighted If a chance 20 in
dulge his perception of humor occurred
/ and there was one occasion when relief
of that kind came at a time when he was
intensely occupied with a certain impor-
tant matter of state.
One evening, col Roosevelt was read
inc something which bore upon the sub
iect under consideration, when one OF
the office stan entered the room and said
10 him; mir. sullivan is outside and il
anxious 20 see YOU"
~Sulhvan-who is hef l don't recall
any one Of that name,' the President
said.
Thereupon he was told that it wa
John l. sullivan. who had been cham
mon Of the heavyweight fighters OF th'
world
"Show him in" said the President.
sullivan entered the Presidents room
with every manifestation of admiration
and regard for Col Roosevelt. He seem
ed almost shy and he approached hesi
tatinrlv 10 the Presidents table and, u
order 10 relieve his embarrassment. OF
fered the President a large and yer.
black cigar
Thanks. John. but don't smoke, so
can't use the cigar" Instead Of puttin
the cigar back in his pocket. Sullivai
took another cigar, the twin in appear
ance of the one he had offered the Presi
dent. and said. "Take two cigars, Co
Roosevelt. If YOU don't smoke yourself
YOU can give them TO your friends VIII
do" The President perceived that
was his earnest desire to be courteou
that made Sullivan offer the two cigar
and he accepted them. Then he asked
q "What can | do for you, john
!, srNVeU it's lust this way" said the foi
+. mer heavyweight champion. 1--WE got
relative in the navy and think a goc
: deal Of him. He's got into some kind (
p trouble All that hoy needs is a litt
rough housing, but | don't want him
be disuaced. II would break me all !
- if he cot diseraced. and down in b
= heart he is all right"
|. "What has he been doing. John?" &
President asked.
"Nothinc but little mischief. T
real trouble with him is that he has
. low taste"
n, what do you mean?" the Presidel
% a asked.
a "Why. he's taken to music, al
lu when a young fellow does that he
ie likely to go wrong" Thereupon Il
President assured Sullivan that
= there we're no worse fault than
: fondness for music there might
: confidence in the disposition of Il
. young man to go straight. After c.
: Roosevelt promised to look into q
. matter. as later he did, Sullivan we
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