COLONEL ROOSEVELT IN ENGLAND. 



"No, seriously, Teddy, we're proud to have you here; 

 Your speeches may be out of date, your methods may be queer ; 

 But you've done some pretty decent things without delay or fuss, 

 And you're full of grit inside, and that's what appeals to us. 

 So we're ready for you, Teddy, but take my good advice, 

 Though sin is really naughty, we find it really nice. 

 So, when you come to speak to us in Providence's name, 

 Give the goby to the Sunday chapel missionary game." 



The ordeal perhaps was most trying as the Colonel stood alone 

 facing the public orator, who in fluent Latin recited the ex-Presi- 

 dent's achievements, the galleries alternately applauding with in- 

 dorsement or mischievousness. He said : '' Mr. Roosevelt is a 

 friend of peace and a friend of the human race. 



MR. ROOSEVELT, THE MIGHTY HUNTER, EULOGIZED 



*' He has waged war on the wild beasts of the forest, whether 

 denizens of his own Rocky Mountains or of the land described by 

 Horace as the nurse of lions. His courage has been witnessed by 

 Africa, w^hence he has lately returned with spoils won in British 

 dominions. His fame has since been attested by Europe, which has 

 received him with royal honors during his splendid progress from 

 Italy to Scandinavia. Colonel Roosevelt is a faithful friend of the 

 British Empire and of all good men throughotit the world." 



After a tour of inspection of the buildings and grounds the 

 Colonel was a guest of Cambridge Union, a student cltib, where the 

 enthusiastic reception so enthused him that he made a half -hour 

 instead of a five-minute speech, as planned. 



He covered a wide range of topics, from football and lions to 

 good citizenship and the strenuous life. He wished that Americans 

 could learn from Cambridge how to make football less homicidal. 



Theodore Roosevelt startled the whole world when, in ancient 

 Guild Hall, replying to a speech giving him the freedom of the city 

 of London, he admonished England that its rule in Egypt was not 

 what it should be, declaring wath emphasis that " you have erred 

 and it is for you to make good." 



Throughout his speech, which caused much surprise, the Colonel 



