Show BECAUSE HE BUTTED IN Sometimes the destinies of men turn on the unexpected things Rear Hear Admiral Purnell i F Harrington Harlington U. U S S. S N. N retired was commander in it command if-command of the monitors the Terror and the Purl Puri j l tan hU in the Spanish war He became Rear Rent Admiral nd the commander of or th the Norfolk navy yard When to When the colonel of the rough riders as president vent J down to visit the ard the ll navy yard commander of course escorted him hint around the yard ard to show him thine there thereas every as and in the course courso yi J. J 1 the he president noticed tH there were WeLe a number of battleships in in inthe inthe the yard ard arid asked the admiral what they they- wore were rhe The admiral admiral told hint him the names of the ships and then theu added Had we had those ships in iii 1897 Mr 1 President there never would have been any war with Spain To fro which President Roosevelt replied very true and had we ve had them I t would not be here today All of which Admiral Harrington construed con con- to mern that Colonel Roosevelt lt believes that it was the Spanish war that made possible his being president of the United States Aud And we wo suspect hat is true although we are arc not quite certain but what he lie would have made it after fter ftera a while for he lie always had a way of butting in at atthe atthe atthe the right time He Be had no business to go go to Cuba in the ship that he did It was as all loaded with soldiers soldiers sol aol diers of the regular army it Jt was about to sail when the colonel marched his rough riders aboard and would not be put off That brought him to the front in the first battle then the J Roosevelt rough riders began hegan to be a 3 catch word Avord in the tho United States then everything c else followed And thy thoy keep l following the country isn't t half halt done doue with 1 him yet et I |