A PLUCKY DEED.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 289, 31 August 1908, Page 7

A PLUCKY DEED.

PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT'S SON AS HERO STOPS BOLTING HORSES. FOUR PEOPLE HAVE CAUSE FOR GRATITUDE. ' (BY TELEGRAPH—-PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPtEtanT.) (Rec. August 29, 4.20 p.m.) London, August 29. . The New York correspondent of " Tho Times" reports a sensational incidont, of which President Roosevelt's second, son, Kermifc, was the hero. ,■ . ■

A pair of horses harnessed to a carriage. at, Oyster Bay (President Roosevelt's summer residence), containing a lady, a gentleman, and two children,,.bolted. Kermit Roosevelt pursued them on horseback for a ; milo, and brought them to a standstill by seizing tho reins, almost unhorsing himself. , Ho departed without revealing his identity to tho grateful occupants of tho, carriage. THE PRESIDENT'S FAMILY. SOME STORIES OF KERMIT AND HIS ■ BROTHERS. President Roosevelt has 1 six children, the eldest the world-renowned "Princess -Alice," aged twenty-four (now ,J\lrs. Longwortli), ,and the youngest, Quentin, aged eleven. Between Ithese two are Theodore, junr., aged twentyone, ICermit, aged nineteen, Ethel,; aged seventeen, and Arishie, aged'fifteen." They comprise 'the largest family that has ever occupied tho White House. All of-them-are thorough-going, i American boys and.'girls,'fond" ofevery'kind of outdoor sports, like their father. The boys are athletic, and are popularly, described as chips oft' the old block. They are ready to hunt, to box, or to fight. The President is devoted to his children, .entering heartily into their exercises, games, and amusements. But when he romps with - them he shuts out the official world, and when ■ he-takes up official duties ho shuts out tliiS cliilifren:" *" ' -HoW Kertuit Snapshotted Papa. Here is a specimen. ..of.".the American language as it is employed by the Young Hopefuls of the Whito House. Master Kermit Roosevelt had succecded in taking.a', photograph:of. his father, and this is how he described tho Operation in a letter to a schoolfellowl snapped papa all right at the inauguration. Hold him I should, but I guess he thought I'd bo too rattled. It was dead easy. My camera Was loaded'for bear, and I warned him he'd bettor look pleasant. I was blithe .Capitol steps, only a little distnnce behind where tho Chief Justice stood. _ When the time, came for papa to make his spiel, I got ready;' The only trouble was tho duffers that kept getting in the way. Before he'd said a dozen .words my chance came. Somebody in front of: me'got his elbow out of the way and I let her go. I felt I'd got him dead, and could hardly- wait to [ develop the: negative." .

A Chip of the Old , Block,-, The President was very proud of "Teddy" (Theodore) when tlmt young hopeful came off with flying colours in that trying' ordeal, his first great football match-between Freshmen of Yalo and those of Harvard. "Teddy" played "left end" for Harvard, and the man opposite to him was much taller and heavier The match was characteristic of American football generally, for the spectators saw their President's son tackled, thrown, and twisted in-wild-melees, out of whicli 'lie" was,'"dragged a."dozen' times and set on his legs. They saw both the plucky boy's eyes closed one after another, and his nose swell to twice, itsjjsual .size...They, also saw his mouth cut and his shoulders twisted aud his legs nearly broken. Young Roosevelt had gone into' the game without shin protectors, helmet, or othor football "armour," and as a result was so brutally treated that towards the end he nearly fell unconscious. Ho was revived with water, but was f so covered with bruises that his'-chief forcibly' removed liim from the field, saying, "You've done well, Hoosevelt, but you'd better go' to! the, lines." "I'm all right," said the-plucky lad, struggling to keep his place;, "let me stay, I can .hold, 'cm." But "Teddy" Roosevelt was- "all in," as tliey say, and his face, aud body* were -a, sight to see. He had. proved a chip of the old block, though, and his father and his college were proud of hiiK' r '- ,v "'' ' ,M '