Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-10
CORKIkG ANECDOTES
OF COL. ROOSEVELT
STORIES and Incidents in Life o
Most Strenuous American
Recalled 10y Friends.

rrnhahl, the favontc among the thou
sands VI R,psrVplt anccudates is that one
about the had man and the tNo-gin bully
whom hc thra she'd ~ hls rr~rAng davs.
lie himself ~ ono ~ hl4 books on the
West, i authority Tor the tact that some
thing Of the kind did happen
lie himself j. also authority Tor the
stor, about the time when, riding the
ranges alonr rcpor'- 81 hos-tyle lnJuns
about MISUNDERSTANDING hc noticed three
mounted brave, canverglng IN his dicc-
tlnn. As thcv were where friendly Indians
had no business, 20 be, he SLID OF his
pony, set the sights of his Winchester
iar hong rtner and .howci himself aiming
carefully. but .ld not pull the trigger The
frin talked u over and shc"red on Col
kOnscvrlt said Il was the nearest he ever
had comc 70 actual Indian lighting.
Strcnu.sr', was observed IN his daily
routine wear tu and out his adage being
II fe ) action AncNatnplC 4 il might be
ctcd from his activity on ona dav-Nav
10, lmj when returning from q long
tour over The country Tie began with a
bsici address a. the railroad men IN the
,atds N Clinton, Ii, followed with
specrh t. citizens II the station and along
thr route adlre s~cd gatherings AZ Ster-
ling DIXON l'ohalh and Geneva. I'D ~
noon he was a guest IN Chicago oi the
Merchants club, delivering another ad
dress AZ 3 o'clock DC spoke ~ tho Hqmil-
ton Club holding an informal reception
later al the Harvard Club. and At
O'Clock receiving members IL the National
Assoclatlou ot Lumber Manufacturers Ia
the evening hc was guest " honor at the
Irouuols club leading Democratic Club
~ The middle west, and before boarding
the train cast he received and rpad a
PETITION from Tho Irauster~ ASSOCIATION,
which was ON a strike 10 the latter he
tnndc = statement ot $40 words 81 effec-
tive that thu agtatOrs were sllcnccd. TITS
addresses ior the day, aggregatlng many
thousands ot words he'd not been dictated
20 stsnographcr and wcre not "prcpsrd"
otherwis. than h. manned them "whllc
resting the nrt hr'orc ON his arrival
home, he declared that hc iclt bully and !
pitched immc hatcly INTO 4 great mass ol I
correspondcnae.
One day Senator Burton, of Kansas.
went tO tie " hite House on behalf of IN
applicant Tor office
Il want 20 know, Mr. President, wheth-
er YOU intend 10 appoint that man, he
said hrusquely.
Mr.. Roosevelt was equally trrse
Senator, YOUR man has been N the
p~neteptiSry, hasn't he" Roosevelt
eyes snapped behind his glasses and his
teeth showed omihously
'Oh thst was a long time aFo, An
swered he Senstor. IL Was an ndiScre-
ton q. youth and the msn has lived It
down"
We'll, !" said the President. bringing his
fk.sssh haW II FOL
what we will do We Will ut take up the
lis. of men who haven't been m the
penitentiary and then. Il W cannot tind
msn suitable for th, piae' W viii tai,
up the list ~ men who HI. W been 20 Tho
penitentaH.
When Mr. Ba on hecanc assistant
81 state hr had j gnnt Inns
trst,on OF thc roueh sNn,bo.ism Is Winch
Roosevelt frequently iunrcsses his viriic
spirit upon his ovcr-Smooth associates
Mr. Bacon j. one 81 the most carefully
attired men IN the country. lie WAS IN
vited n 20 for a walk with the President
and when be appeared WAS dnc sscd
within an inch Of ms hfc Mr.. Pinchot
q the Bureau Of Forestry, also attended
After long walk the party returned
along the bank of the Potomac A night
fell they found themselves at the edge of \
deep, wide pond lying between them and
the " hltc House Without q moment
hesitation, the President put his money
and watch IN his hat and plunged into
the water, swimming 200 feet before he .
reached the opposite horc. Mr.. Bacon in
his new suit Of clothes and with tight
rolled umhrpl.a IN hIS hand was forced 70
swim across with Mr. Plnchot
"What difference does il make" said ,
the President, IS the three dripping figures
started for the White House IL was the :
shortest, quickest way. and wetting |
Toes no harm.
Colonel Roosevelt was a humorist De
'cribing hls ranch foreman, whose name |
.ss Hell Roaring Brown, BE- SAID that the /
nan once knocked down Zoe Roosevelt
aid he asked Brown Il he hit hlm hard
'Iiell Roaring replied that Il the blow I
,e had delivered hadn't knorlcd that /
nan plumb down he would have walked y
round behind him 20 see what was prop i
ne him up .
In speaking Of political opponent he !
aid
Don't speak Of him as my enemy
Ike hiu lie i interesting. II Is pleasant
o sec how many WAYS he has oi not doing
he thing he has not exactly promised 70
io
And again.
ooh, think Brother Il sincere i
rien9 BIT ms monet nerve Is vert ~cnsI-
I'VE L ~ acis peculiarly when 4 1" ltches I
rc mlst ilnd j way 20 forgive him. :
The latter chapters of Professor 1hay- 7
? Lie y .lotn Hsy, good deal Of !.
hioh ], IL ctters ana extracts from
Il diar Is nil q delightful Roosevelt n
mt l-,r, - ester the Secretary oi q