The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-12-10
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too much in you for me to be glad to
see you 80 into the army, where in
time OF peace progress is so much
matter OF routine.
Irritating Remark by Quentin.
WfiFcE HOUSE, Feb. II. 1904.
Dear Kermit:
Mother vert of for three days 10
New York and Name and Quentin took
instant advantage OF her absence to
fall sick. Quentin's sickness was
surely due to a riot in candy and ice
cream with chocolate sauce. He was
a very sad bunny next morning and
spent couple of days in bed. Ethel,
as always, was as good as gold both
to him and to Archie, and largely re-
lleved me Of my duties as yice-moth-
er. got up each morning in time to
breakfast with Ethel and Archie be-
fore they started Tor school, and |
read q certain amount to Quentin, but
this was about all. think Archie
escaped with a minimum Of washing
for the three days. One day / asked
him before Quentin how often he
washed his face, whereupon Quentin
interpolated very seldom, fear"
(which naturally produced from Archie
violent recrlminations of strongly
personal type. Mother came back
yesterday, having thoroughly enjoyed
Parsifal. All the horses continue sick.
japanese Wrestling.
WHITE HOUSE, March 5, 1904.
Dear Kermit:
/ am wrestling with two japanese
wrestlers three times a week. | anu
not the age or the build one would
think to be whirled lightly over an OPP
ponents head and batted down on a
mattress without damage. But they
are so skiliul that I have not been hurt
at all. NJ! throat is a little sore, be-
cause once when one Of them had a
strangle hold also got hold OF his
windplpe and thought I could perhaps
choke him off before he could choke
me. However, he got ahead.
WHITE HOUSE, April 9, 1904.
Dear Ted:
am very glad / have been doing
this japanese wrestling, but when l
am through with it this time am not
at all sure l shall ever try it again
while l am so busy with other work
as am now. Often by the time get
to five o'clock in the afternoon ] will,
be feeling like stewed owl, after an
eight hours grapple with senator's,
congressman, etc.; then / find the
wrestling a trifle too vehement for
nero rest, My right ankle and my
left wrist and one thumb and both
great toes are swollen sufficient to
more or less impair their usefulness,
and / am well mottled with bruises
elsewhere. Still ! have made good
progress, and since you left they have
taught me three new throws that are
perfect corkers.
Love for the White House.
WHITE HOUSE, May %, 1904.
Dear Ted:
1 am having reasonable amount
Of work and rather more than rea-
sonabic amount OF worry. But, after
all, life is lovely here. The country
is beautiful and | do not think that
any two people ever got more enjoy
ment out OF the White House than
mother and I. We love the house it.
self, without and within, for its asso-
Citations, for its Stiffness and its sim
plicity. We love the garden. And we
like Washington. We almost always
take our breakfast on the south por-
tico now, mother looking very pretty
and dainty in her summer dresses.
Then we stroll about the garden for
fifteen or twenty minutes, looking at
the flowers and the fountain and ad-
miring the trees. Then l work until
between four and five, usually having
some official people to lunch-now
couple of senators, now a couple OF
ambassadors, now literary man. now
capitalist or a labor leader, or a
scientist, or big game hunter. Il
mother wants to ride, we then spend
q couple Of hours on horseback We