The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-12-02
Loves aud Sports Of the Children.
fTo Miss Emily T. Carowl
OYSTER BAY,

b.
Today Is Ediths birthday, and the
children have been too cunning in
celebrating 1t. Ethel had hemstitched
little handkerchief herself, and she
had taken her gift and the gifts Of all
the other children into her room and
neatly wrapped them up in white pa
.uer and ted with ribbons. They were
for the most part taken downstairs
land put al her plate at breakfast time.
Then at lunch In marched Kermit anu
Ethel With d cake burning 42>eandles,
land each candle with a piece Of paper
tied 70 II purporting to show the ami
mail Of inanimate object from Wnlcn
the candle came. All the dogs and
horses Renown, BleisteIn, Yagenka,
Algonquin, Sailor Boy, Brier, Hector,
'etca as we'll as Tom Quartz, the cat,
The extraordinarily named hens-such
las Baron Speckle and Fierce, and IL
,raliy even the boats and that pome-
ranate which Edith gave Kermit and
which has always been known as San
iiagO. had each his or her or Its bag
lon 4 special candle.
Edith IS very well this summer and
looks 50 young and pretty. she rides
with US q great deal and loves Yagen-
liza as nuGl as ever. We also go out
rowing together, taking our lunch and
"a book or tHO with us. The children
faifly worship her, as they ought to-.
for q more devoted mother never was
known! The children themselves are
as cunning and good as possible. Teo
nearly as tall as am and as tough
and wiry as you can imagine. He Is
really good rideriand can hold his own
III walking running, swimming, shoot
iiie. WRESTLING and boxing. Kermit is
as cunning as ever and has developed
Freatly He and his inseparable Philip
started out for nights camping IN
their best the other day A driving
storm came up and they had to put
back, really showing both pluck, skill
and Judgment. They reached home,
alter having been out twelve hours,
a nine IN the evening. Archie con-
tlnues devoted to Algonquin and to
Nicholas. Ted's playmates are George
and Jack Aleck Russell, who is in
Princeton and Ensign Hammer, Of the
Sylpi. They wrestle, shoot swim;
play tennis, and go OF on long expe-
dftions lii the boats. Quentyquee has
Sasf oil the trammels Of the nursery
become d most active andfearless
lilough very goo! tempered little BOY;
Really the children do have an, ideal
blaze for them The three sets oil
cousins are always together ! am
rather disconnected by the fact that
lhey persist IN regarding me as a play
nate This afternoon, for instance,
was rainy, and all of them from
eorge Ted; Lorraine and Ethel down
q Archibald, Nicholas and Quentin,
with the additionof Aleck Russell ana
Ensfgn Hammer, came to get me to
play With them in the old barn. They
plead so hard that finally gave IN,
. but upon my word, / hardly knew
whether IL was quite right for the
President to be engaged in such wllo
romping as the next two hours saw:
9 The barn Is, filled with hay, ana OF
course meets every requirement LOT
fhe most active species Of hide and
Seelt and the like. Quentin enjoyed
iae game as much as any one, and
Vould Jump down from one hay lever
40 another fifteen feet below with
complete abandon
took Kermit ana Archie, with
Phflip. Oliver and Nicholas out for a
night camping in the two roWboats
last week They enjoyed themselves
+ heartily IS usual each sleeping rolled
np ia Ills blanket and all getting uI
al an mccarthy hour. Also, as usual
they displayed Q touching ana 'llrn
conviction Chat my cooking IS IN
eouaiied. Il was Of a simple charac,
lef consistitlg Of frying beefsteak firs,
ana then potatoes in bacon tat, oyel
He camp fifes but they certainly att
in q way that showed their words were
mot uttered ina spirit of empty com
pliment ~.
President at Play
To Miss Emily y. CaFoW.l
OYSTER BAY,
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