The Pascagoula chronicle. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1905-1920, 1920-05-07
HOW TEDDY CAME
No Flourish of Trumpets Her
aided Roosevelt.
Just One of the Crowd Dong eooo
Work in Hopi Land, but Supreme
In Quality Of leadership
Proved His Energy.

I was travel stained from head 10
foot, aud on the front OF my KHAKI
riding skirt fared with placid as
regard of all conventions large
round circle OF black axle grease,
where the camp wagon had Drdlueu
me for my atfront Of trying TO ciIuip
In over the wheel, writes Natalie CUR
It's in the Outlook My companions
called the, round stain an INDIAN sun
! symbol" and 1t was not comforting
to hear them jeer that nothing but
bath of gasoline could ever make NE
! clean again.
ran across the sandhllIs TO the III
/ tie schoolhouse to which the Hopl ciill-
dren trail down from the mesa top 10
| be taught IN the ways OF the Wllte
man. All the white employees OF the
government school were busy with
scrubbng brushes-so busy that they
did not look up from their work rs
they said, "Sorry, we can't bother
about anything now. We're cleaning
mp for Roosevelt" But so am H.
cried. Yet they only went on scrub
bling.
At last spied a silent and empty
motor car. a man on horseback
seemed to be the owner. 81 am 90
ing to meet Col. Roosevelt" he said;
"too busy to help you now. You can
have as much gasoline as you like II
you get it for yourself" fetched
bandleless cup from the schooIhouse,
but | gazed at the car in despair. |
was rs ignorant of its inner workings
as an Indian. Presently handsome
and deep-tanned young cowboy in
blue overalls passed ME, leading some /
horses.
81 wonder If you could get me some
gasoline from this carr" | called. y
am allowed TO have it. You see" !
continued, confidentially I'VE are al!
trying to clean up in honor Of Col |
Roosevelt--he is expected today some
time" The young man smiled, and a
few minutes later he lay in utter
chivalry under the car, milking gaso'
line into my cup. | thanked him |
warmly and sped away. was glad to
see that he was just as weather stained
as l.
AS climbed the crest of one Of the
sandhills I stopped short, open
mouthed in wonder. stalwart figure
on COW pony was riding up the hill,
alone and unattended; without any
flourish of trumpets, Col, Roosevelt
had arrived His sunburned face was
partly shaded by big felt hat,
red handkerchief fluttered at his
throat, and he, too looked as though
gasoline might improve his khaSis. |
waved my sombrero and cried Hall
to the chief !" No one had expected
the great guest so soon, but it was
like him to be ahead of the rest of
the world.
He leaped from the saddle and we
shook hands warmly. This is capt.
tall" he exclaimed. But don't spill
my gasoline" l cried. every one in
Hopf land is trying to clean up for
ou Lie iuusHtu NY. Iou .
must meet my boy" he said, and called
oudly, "Archiel"-and at this the
Knight in overalls appeared
1--WE have met today before he
said, with a smile, and glanced sig
at my cup. It was nearly
Empty. The desert sun was drinking =
Up all my efforts, but did not care. .
The stars were still alight the next
when we left our camp fire,
nut we paused for a moment to fill
'ottle with hot coffee for the colonel, .
Who had made his headquarters in the
choolhouse. When I've reached the
the colOnePs room was 4
mpty. "One must indeed get up early 4
o be abreast Of Theodore Roosevelt"
We told each other, rather shame
atedly. :
Now, TO climb the Walpi trail, al
teep GOO feet, even on horseback, Is
10 pleasant task before daylight (and
b: enkfasD But when we scrambled ?
n foot to the summit, tired and =
reathless, there stood the colonel, 4
trong and secure, among the topmost
ocks of the Hopi buttes, silhouetted y
gainst the "yelow line" as the Hopls .
ell the dawn. The little incident was 4
of his natural drive of
nergy his unfaillng promptitude and :
is Unborn quality Of leadership. =