St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-06-15

exhibited the other day by him. Ben
jamin got up all right, and was as good
natured as can be. During the morn
ing delegation appeared and BenJa-
min was taken down to help receive
them. He passed around the room
quite voluntarily and shook hands
with each and every one and
was simply delightfully."- cordial and
childishly charming. But it fatlgued
the little man, no doubt, for he after
ward was irritable with those he loved
best, just as older and wiser people are.
By evening, however, he frightened up
and in the cool of the day, while the
president and all the household were
sitting on the front piazza enjoying the
evening breezes, little Benjamin with
the rest, the encouragement joined the
group. After greetings from the older
ones the president babe his namesake
shake hands with Mr., Miller. Then
little Benjamin put his hands behind
him and looked from his head to his
feet the personifcation of rebellion.
"Will you shake hands with Mr..
Miller?'' said the president, coaxingly.
mo. l WON'T" said Baby Mckee.
"Then you must go into the house.
[ cannot have little boy out here who
is not polite"
Benjamin went into the parlor,
followed by his mortified mamma, and
there he set up howl that, like Ten
nyson's bugle, ''set the wild echoes
flying" Mamma coaXed, nurse cOaXed
and still this little man kicked and
screamed until he had vented his anger
and Indignation. Finally-for he kept
peeping out and it looked so very nice
outside, and his grandpa never relented
So l
not hold out any longer, and suddenly
became .auiet, walked out and shook
hands with Mr.. Miller, andthen walked
off to play with little Mary, as calm and
serene as though he had not been max
ing s'scen" and notifying everybody.
Not long since, one fine morning, Mrs.
Mckee babe the nurse take the children
out on the grounds and let them run
| about and play in the grass. All went
| well for awhile. Benjamin and his
sister could not make mud pies, but they
| did heap up little piles of leaves and en-
ioy rolling about. Of course their little
white dresses soon had the freshness
taken out of them, and the White house
| children looked just like any child might
under similar circumstances. Present.
ly a group of tourists passed by on their
way to the war department.. Among
them were some ladies, one of whom
espied the children. Addressing the
nurse. she said: "Whose children are
| those?"
'sMrs. McKee's, madam"
"Humph! you don't tell mel Well,
don't see that they look any better than
other folks childrenl Seems to me if |
lived here I'd keep my children dressed
up"
The nurse apologized for their COM
monplace appearance, and gathering up
the babies went in to pour out her in
dignation. but she was met with shouts
of laughter from Mrs. Harrison and
Mrs. Mckee, who see the funny
side of situation as quickly as any
body.
Little Mary Mckee is beginning to
rival Benjamin in the family affection,
for she is fast learning from her brother
all he knows and developing on her own
account besides, She is very docile, and
will do lot of pretty or ''cute' things
to please her friends. But her origi-
nality is so feminine it is worth men.
tioDing. She likes to see herself ar
she has favorite hat (or bonnet)
which is so becoming, and which she
likes so well that when it is once
on she never wants to take it off. She
would like to wear it to ride, to walk, to
her meals and to her bed If mamma and
nurse would let her! She had little
rivalry with Cousin Marthena HARRISON
when she was visiting at the White
house. One day the nurse took the little
maids with her to the Boston store. TIC
get what she wanted she had to ascend
to the second floor with the babies or
the elevator. They caught sight OF
themselves In the side mirrors. ''Who
is that?" said nurse to Marthena, point
ing to her image in the glass. Ignoring
herself she said: ooh, that's Baby Nc
Keep Almost every fine afternoon the
nurse and children can be seen riding
out to the Soldiers home or the shaded
suberbs of the city.