The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-12-03

me Roosevelt boys grew up true
chip 81 the old block. They were en-
codra ged by their father In every man
~ sport. II ever a father and sons
we're pals, 1t was true of the Roose-
vets. Imagine the pride OF Ted, now
himself national figure, embarking
On his first real hunting trip, and car
fying Ills fatheTs's rifle!
10 Ted on a Hunting Trip.
OYSTER BAY,
Aug. 25, 1903.
Dear Ted:
we have thought OF you good deal,
~ course. / am glad you have my
ifle With you-you scamp does 1t still
aye those associations" which you
I eed as the reason why you would
value It 50 much when in the near tu-
tiife / became unable longer to use It !?
& ID not have very much hope OF your
letting a great deal OF sport on the
tffp. and anything you do get IN the
way Of furred or feathered game and
fishing / shall count as so much extra
fiifown IN: but feel the trip VIII
,teach YOU a lot in the way Of hand
ling yourself in a Wild country, as
ven as Of managing horses and camp
ontfits-of dealing with frontiers
men, etc. 1t will, therefore, fit you
70 60 on a regular camping trip next
have sternly refused to allow
mother to ride Wyoming, on the
Ground that / would not have her
make martyr of herself in the shape
sof riding horse with a single-foot
siFait. which she so openly detests. Ac-
L lcordingly, have had some long and
rides with her, she Oh
ssyagenka and l on Blelstein, while
Ethel and Kermit have begun to ride
tfWyoming Kermit was with US this
morning and got along beautifully till
Tive galloped, whereupon wyoming
made up his min2 GAat 1t was race
land Kermit, for moment or two,
found him q handful.
. on Sunday, after we came back
rom church and bathed, / rowed
stmother out to the end Of Lloyds Neck,
NEAR your favorite camping ground.
ssThere we took lunch and spent cou-
ne Of hours with our books, reading
little and looking out over the beaut1-
.fui Sound and at the headlands and
white beaches of the coast. We
sTowed back through strange, SHIN
.imering sunset.
i have played a little tennis since
You left. Winty Chandler beat me two
sets, but beat him. one. Alex. Rus
sell beat me a long deuce set, 10 to s.
Today the smaller children held their
championship. Nick won a long deuce
set from Archie, and to my surprise
$Oliyer and Ethel beat Kermit and
Philip in two straight sets. officiat-
led as umpire and furnished the prizes,
which we're pen knives.
End Of Summer at oyster Bay.
'afS OYSTER BAY,
Sept. %, 1903.
Blessed Kermit:
The house seems very empty with
ont Won and Ted, although l cannot
+ .conscientiously say that it is quiet
Archie and Quentin attend to that:
i.Archie, barefooted, bareheaded, ana
swith his usual faded blue overalls,
Inuch torn and patched, has just re-
iiturned from a morning with his be-
s.foyed Nick. Quentin has passed the
tsniorning in sports and pastimes with
the long suffering secret service men.
Allan has been associating closely
with mother and me. Yesterday Ethel
went off riding with Lorraine. She
rode Wyoming, who is really turning
tout very good family horse. This
sleyening | expect Grant LIE Fargo and
owen Wister, who are coming to spend
Z the night. Mother is as busy as posi-
yible putting up the house, and Ethel
and / insist that she now eyes US both
with a purely professional gaze, and
secretly wishes she could wrap us up
( ia a neatly pinned sheet with camphor
balls inside. Goodbye, blessed fell
sliowi
VaIuabIest Kind Of RABBITS.
ITO His Sister, Mrs. w. S. Cowles.)
WHITE HOUSE,
Oct. 2, 1903.
Tell Sheffield that Quentin is now
igoing to the public school. AS yet he
has preserved an attitude OF dignified
reserve concerning his feelings on the
3subiect He has Just been presented
with two white rabbits, which he
brought N while we were at lunch yes
terday, explaining that they were the
valuablest KIND with pink eyes"
A Preaching Letter.
WHITE HOUSE,
Oct. 2, 1903.
I Dear Kermit:
/ was very glad to get your letter
Am glad you are playing football. l
should be very sorry to see either you
or Ted devoting most of your atten-
ton to athletics, and / haven't got any