The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1914-01-01
EXECUTIVE STROLLS OVER TO
BUY STAMPS AND CREATES
FURRY.
HAS QUAINT LITTLE COTTAGE
Wilson and Family Take Up Their
Abode in Humble House-CoId-
est Weather Mississippi Has
Had in Long Time.

faSS CHRISTIAN, MISS, Dec. 1I.-~
President Wilson. by mid.afternoon
visit to the town postofIice, made
Christmas day a memorable one in the
| history of this quaint seaside city.
Only few natives had caught a
glimpse of the president and his fam.
| lily when in the grey. cold dawn. they
| motored to a cottage mile away from
the tiny railroad station The peace
full quiet of the holiday afternoon was
| broken suddenly when word spread
| everywhere that the president was out
walking.
Observing holiday hours, the post.
office was closed, but someone set off
Immediately to the home of Mrs. An.
nette Simpson, the postmistress, to
inform her that the president was
waiting. She came quickly, followed
by two little daughters. one Of them
attired for the occasion in a mortar
board hat of the collegiate type.
Didn't Expect Kindness.
Merry Christmas. l did not expect
you, said Mrs. Simpson.
"Oh, / did not think there would be.
anyone over here, but l thought Id
try" said the president. Its very
kind of you to come over"
The president bought two 25-cent
books OF stamps and in her confusion
the postmistress forgot to give him so
cents change. This. however, was
later dispatched to him.
II wish he had said something
about letting me have three years
more" Mrs. Simpson, who is candi-
date, later told her friends.
They're fighting me hard for the
place."
AS the president stood at the door
of the postoftice, several little chill
dren walked shyly up to him and
grasped his hand. The president
stopped, playfully asked their names,
and wished them a Merry Christmas.
His attention soon was arrested by the
arrival of the town mail carrier, who
drew up proudly with his sacks of
mail, climbing out of a small canvas
covered cart, attached to which was
q peculiar looking animal of shaggy
limbs, in color a reddish-brown
Originally Well Groomed.
"1t's part dog" volunteered some
body in the crowd. and the president
smiled at the diminutive horse. Orig
inally, the villager said, it was a we'll
groomed Shetland pony, but since car.
rying Uncle Sans mail he has grown
a thick unkept coat and boasts hest
tating gait, in keeping with the fire.
1uent stops of his daily route
The president continued his walk
Ing. 1t was about the coolest day in
the memory of the oldest nhabitants.
The mercury touched 40 degrees early
in the forenoon and lowered there
abouts all day, To those of the pres
idential party who expected warm and
balmy temperature the winter CAPT.
tall did not come up to expectations
though Mayor Saucer and other prom
inent weather forecasters in the vicin-
ity maintained that the cold spell was
but temporary
The president set the. seal of ap-
proyal on the climate however, by
scorning an overcoat as did DR.. Cary
T. Grayson. U. S. ~, his physician,
though half-dozen correspondents
found overcoats a comfortable neces.
sity.
The president was warmly clothed
underneath his salt and pepper suit
with heavy wooden sweater vest. He
walked home" in apparent enjoy.
meut of his stroll.
House Is Humble.
The house where the president is
fiving is humble contrast to the
raany handsome homes which border
the gulf coast, but is picturesquely set,
overlooking the still waters of the Mis-.
sissippi sound, and somewhat hidden
by cluster of live oaks, ferns, palms
and pines.
Flies High Over the Alps.
Rorno Switzer1and Dec o7-Ocnoy