The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-17
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of which there are several. He is a blue
ribbon winner, and is as dainty as A
flower. Quentin. the Presidents young
est child, has the largest claim upon the
pony, and insists on being held upon his
back for a jog about the south front lawn
each day. Algonquin has pretty blankets
of green cloth, with the Presidents initials
in the corner, just as have the Presidents
horses.
The Roosevelt parrot possesses a few
wicked prOclivities and has pre-empted
the right to the beautiful bower at thu
entrance to the conservatory from the red
corridor. Here she sits upon her neat perch
and makes wicked passes with her beak
at the gardeners and others. lie dolor-
Gus wall for more crackers is often heard
in the front vestibule. when tourists re-
mark: The President keeps a parrot"
Once, when she first came to the White
House as the Presidents little girl. Ethel
Roosevelt had several guinea pigs given
her. These she bore about i'm her arms
and made regular babies Of them. Alas,
alack, she loved them too well. and the
familiar figure of the little blonde girl with
a guinea pig in each arm disappeared. The
pigs were planted in little graves under
the lilac bushes at the south end OF the
house.
A noted chicken breeder who heard OF
the inordinate love of Kermit Roosevelt,
the Presidents next oldest son, A boy OF
twelve, for chickens. sent hin a game
rooster that outrivaled the glory of the
rainbow in his plumsge and that was war
ranted TO whip any cock pitted against
him. Ii looked very much Ike Red Cloud
that was what Kermit roosevelt named
him-would have 10 go. as he waited his
clarion notes over the historic lawn at
break of day each morning. and otherwise
behaved like A country fowl. However,
the President. who at Oyster Bay kept
game cocks. and who had mournfully at
tended the imposing funeral of many OF
these feathered pets, decreed otherwise.
and Red Cloud has an imposing residence
of his own and a wife who. while less glor-
ious in plumage than himself. is a ht COM
panion for such a royal bird, All OF the
,lsr5-., opsn~ faaIfno Dad T1orn1 o-A HE
friends, for this is a task imposed upon
them by both the President and Mrs.
Roosevelt. the entire care of their inci-
The mountain lion which was sent TO the
President recently as a souvenir of his
hunting prowess awakened some awe in the
breast of the Presidents younger children
al first. but now Quentin. the youngest
child. mounts the stuffed animal like a SOL
der and rides gaily away through tangles
o. forest i'm his baby fancy.
1t was the wish of both the President and
Mrs. Roosevelt in coming to the White
House to keep their children as much in the
same environment as that which surround
ed them in their home at Oyster Bay as
possible. and though they look with wide
eyed wonder at the passing OF events. the
happiest moments of their lives is when
feeding or romping with their pets I'm the
basement OF the old White House. Here
they play. screech. scream. frolic and pass
with tools. and Kermit. Archibald, and
even little Quentin. can fashion a tolerable
boat from a bit of crude material. They
are all resourceful. and make the houses
and other accommodations for their pets.
They will carry all of them to Oyster Bay
with them when they go there at the close
Of Congress for the summer-al but
Minnie. Minnie is government property and
will have TO remain until her ninth life has
expired.
Scarce a day goes by without some addi-
ton to this part OF the White House family,
but with ponies i'm the stable Archibald and
Quentin with their little boy friends 20
clipping down the beautiful walks OF tho
south front lawn astride a stick horse, and
seem TO like IL. They lean over the edge of
the great basin and watch the gold fish i'm
the fountain. and make friends with the
black birds. wrens and robins which thickly
populate the front lawn.