Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-10-16
.llUEN1IN'S SNAKE JOKE
Presidents Son Liyened Up White
House With His Pets.
DASHED IN on R0L LER SKATES

Made Attorney General Bonaparte
Hurriediy Ascend Back of His Chair.
Ex-C cngressrnan lacey Mounted
Table, While Hepburn initiated
Snake charnner.
Three healthy snakes, under the aus
pieces Of Quentin Roosevelt, recently
broke up a conference between the ]
president Of the United States and the I
attorney general thereof, gave the al 8
legged author Of the Hepburn rate bill
ia chance to pose asa snake charmer
and reconciled John +. Lacey TO his.
retirement from public life, says a
Washington special dispatch to the
New York Times. ri.
Quentin had q couple OF snakes at
Oyster Bay. Shortly before the de-
parture one Of the reptiles turned up
missing. Quentin was inconsolable
and requisitioned the whole family
from his august father down into
search. At last the snake was given
up as hopelessly lost The other day.
however, Quentin dashed into the
room where the president was adding
Il few touches to his annual message,
Topped a damp snake down On the
document which the frenzied financiers3
OF Wall street are awaiting SO eagerly
and shouted gleefully::
Here he is. thought you'd be
glad to know that he's come back. =
The president dissembled his joy and
coaxed Quentin away.
When the family got to Washington
It was ascertafned that the runaway
snake was a little tired and that his
colleague was not much better, so
Quentin was instructed to take them
both down to snakeologist named
Schmitz and have them rejuvenated.
Quentin appeared SO sad over having
70 part with his pets even for q day
Or two that Schlaitz, Ito console him,
loaned him king snake and two sec
cndary serpents. Quentin skated up
Pennsy lvania avenue in hot haste,
with snakes tswined around both arms,
and dashed into sthe executive mansion
without stopping 20 take 5or his roller
skates. &. q. ,ssS5
AT that moment the president was To
deep conference over the Oklahoma
constitution with Attorney General
Bonaparte, and In the next room Rep
resentattye W. r. Hepburn and ex-
Representative John r. Lacey were
awaiting their turn. Quentin was
speeding through the outer Office,
skates and all, on his way ito the con
ference room when Mr.. Loeb dexter.
/ ously surrounded him and asked what
he was going to do.
Going to show my father my new
4 snakes responded Quentin
Bat the attorney general is with
him. and they may not want to see
/ the snakes, 4 argued Loeb.
aOh, yes, they will, q argued Quentin
! confide ntly;; my father likes snakes
/ Loeb finally prevailed on him to SIT
down and wait, but the length Of the
conference got on his nerves, and when
Loeb was not looking Quentin opened
| the door and skated In. %#
/ "This question Of Infringement, 2 the
attorney general was saying. THE
/ question is whether an infringement OF
/ the enabling act is or Is not a substan.
| tial one. II only minor infringe
1 ment-Wow. So saying the attorney
general hurriedly assembled the back! OF
\ his chair. Before him was boy on
roller skates with a king snake tWined
1 around one arm and two subsidiary
| snakes coiled around the other, all
with their mouths Hospitality open In
1 the attorney generals direction.
| Whats the matter p demanded
4 Quentin. e Aren't they lovely snakes?
| Quentin" said the president conf.
1 dentia1ly, 81 don't believe Mr.. Bona;
4 parte is much interested in snakes
/ Suppose you 60 into the next room
1 Pete Hepburn and Lacey are In there,
and they are very fond of snakes"
Into the next room skated Quentin,
/ with the look on his face, as one Of the
four participants in the scene after;
ward said, "of one absolutely sure OF
4 meeting two congeniaI spirits.
4 "See what I'VE got, sang Quentin.
] "Eook at what the boy has, Pete, 2
1 said Lacey, with fond smile. "a
'sroy snakes twined round his arm
i Wonderful, isn't it? How lifelike they
make the things nowadays! Come
here, son. and let meholy Mosesp'
And Lacey climbed a table.
A minute later the president peeped
4 into the room, grinning The king
4 snake had wriggled up inside Qnen,
tins sleeve SO that only the tip Of his
tail was LEFT visible, Quentin had ap-
4 peaied to Hepburn to get him out, and
the chairman of the Interstate and for
4 eign commerce committee OF the house
/ trying to look as IL he liked It. had hold
i of the snakes tail and was trying his
i best to pull him forth,
Fond of snakes, Pete n chortled the
4. presid ent.
Hepburn mustered q feeble simula,
crum Of a joyial grin, pulled the snake
4 out and wiped his brow.
4 Later Id the afternoon Quentin
Brought the snakes to his father and
4 sid there was something the matter
Il with them The uresidarst looked and