. Theodore Roosevelt, twenty-sixth president of the United States. A typical American . of Secretary Algers visit a ratherinteresting event took place. Mounted drill hadcontinued at intervals through the stay at Mon-tauk Point, largely as a measure of givingemployment and diversion to the men. One daywhile the members of the Third cavalry weregetting ready for the work, a horse threw atrooper, and ran away. It was caught andreturned, and a number of Rough Eiders strolledover to see the second attempt. The troopermounted again, and again was thrown. Thehorse was a huge, vicious sorrel, and what
. Theodore Roosevelt, twenty-sixth president of the United States. A typical American . of Secretary Algers visit a ratherinteresting event took place. Mounted drill hadcontinued at intervals through the stay at Mon-tauk Point, largely as a measure of givingemployment and diversion to the men. One daywhile the members of the Third cavalry weregetting ready for the work, a horse threw atrooper, and ran away. It was caught andreturned, and a number of Rough Eiders strolledover to see the second attempt. The troopermounted again, and again was thrown. Thehorse was a huge, vicious sorrel, and what isknown along the Rio Grande as a bad of the men of the Third could ride Rough Riders Jeered and mocked at them,and were dared to ride the horse, if they had anyman in the command who was able. SergeantDarnell was selected, and next day, in presenceof the Secretary of War, the trial was made. Ina big, open flat in front of Colonel Rooseveltstent the big sorrel was led, and the whole camp, asiasHM MdHsor ivasNao qnv naAHSOOM ihnoiod ?XNIOJ MflViNOM -LV DNiaNVl. THE BETUEN HOME. 281 together with hundreds of visitors, stood aboutwatching the contest. The result was that after asfine a bit of rough riding as one would care to see,in which one scarcely knew whether to won-der more at the extraordinary viciousness andagile strength of the horse or at the horseman-ship and courage of the rider, Darnell came offvictorious, his seat never once having beenshaken. Colonel Roosevelt tells in graphic languageof the final scenes of the Eough Riders as an armof the Republics military strength: The lastnight before we were mustered out was spent innoisy but entirely harmless hilarity, which Iignored. Every form of celebration took placein the ranks. A former populist candidate forattorney-general in Colorado delivered a ferventoration in favor of free silver. A number of thecollege boys sang; but most of the men gave ventto their feelings by means of improvised
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