The Washington herald., 1919-12-20
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4 Tribute 10 Archie.

White House, March Il, 1895.
Dear Kermit:
agree pretty much to all your
views both about Thsckersy and Dick
ems, although you care for some OF
Thackeray of which / am not person
ally fcnd. Mother loves II all. Mother.
by the way, has been reading The
legend of MontroSc" to the little boys
aid they are absorbed in IL. Sh" finds
il hard TO get anything that Viii ar-
.,.sI 10 both Archie and gucntia. ~
they possess such different natures.
am quite proud OF what Archie
did the DAY before yesterday some
Of the bigger boys were throwing a
baseball around outside OF Mr. Sid
wells school and il hit one OF them
square in the eye. breaking all the
blood vessels and making an extreme
Is dangerous hurt The other boys
were all ratified and could do nothing.
finally sReakinE off when Mr.. Sldwell
appeared. Archie stood 10y and hum
self promptly suggested that the hoy
should 20 to pr Wilmer. AccordinSiN.
he scoI ched down 10 Or Winners ana
said there was an emergency case for
one of MIR. SidwelrS boys. who waS
hurt in the eye. and could he bring
him. DIR. Wilmer. who did not know
Archie was there. sent out word to
of course 90 50. 30 Archie scorched
back on his wheel, got the boy IL do
not know why MI Sidwcll did not
take him HIMSELF and led him down
TO DIR. Winners, who attended to his
eye and had to send him at once to a
hospital. Archie waiting until he heard
II, 1ofonftaf- hnnnsa III.
Wilmer told me about il and said IL
Archie had not acted with such
promptness the hoy owho was or ;
Years older than Archie, by the way
would have lost his sight.
What a heavenly place a sanaboX Is
for two little hoys. Archie and QUEEN
tin play induSiriously in IL during most
OF their spare moments when out in
the grounds. I often look out OF the
orfica windows when ! have a score OF
Senators and Representatives with me
aud SEE them both hard at work ar
ranging Caverns or mountains. with
ruuways. for their marbles.
Goodbye. blessed fellow. | shall
think of YOU very often during tn"
coming week, and l am so very glad
that mother is to be with YOU at your
confirmation.
Pillow Flights with the Boys.
White House. March II. l'"n.
Darling Kermit: During the four
days mother was away made point
of seeing the children each evening
for three-quarters of an hour or 50.
Archie and Quentin are really great
playmates. One night ! came upstairs
and found Quentin playing the pianola
as hard as he could. while Archie
would suddenly start from the end OF
the hall where the pianola was, and.
accompanied by both the docs. race -
hard as he could the whole length
OF the White House clean TO the other
end OF the hall aud back again. An
other evening az / came upstairs
found Archie and Quentin having a
great play, chucklinS with laughter.
Archie driving Quentin by his sus-
penders. which were fixed TO the end
of a paid of wooden reins. Then they
would ambush me and VIC would have
vigorous pillow fight. and after nVc
or ten minutes of this we would go
into mothers room. and I would read
them the book mother had been reed
ing them, Tho legend OF Mon:rosc."
We Just got through il the very last
evening. Both Skip and Jack have
welcomed mother back with frantic
joy. and this morning came in and lay
on her bed as soon as she had finished
breakfast-for she did not come down
TO either breakfast or lunch. as she
is going to spend the night at Balti-
more with the Bonanartes.
] WAS so interested in your reading
"Phineas Finn" that ] ordered copy
myself. ] have also ordered DcQuin-
'cy's works, ss ! find we have not
got them at the White House.
Just at the time the following lctters wcrc
written. the county vas taking w a new Rouse
welt word, ''muckraker." The phrase was taken