True stories of great American men : for young Americans (1898)
Brooks, Elbridge Streeter, 1846-1902 · Chicago ; Philadelphia ; Toronto : J.C. Winston · leaf 252
d totake a sail, he said hewould rather row. Thatis the way the delicatechild grew to be a hardyboy and a man with mus-cles like steel. Heshowed what nearly any ,weak boy might do, if hechose to take the trouble. He was always fond .of stories of animals and adventure.When he was only six years old… … THEODORE ROOSEVELT IN HISHUNTING COSTUME. 254 THEODORE ROOSEVELT him. One day, when he was only a little fellow and went toa private school, he set out with his chum in a fine new sailorsuit. Some of the public-school boys got in his -way andcalled him a dude. But they did not stay long, for…
