The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-12-18
4 EDITED By
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fsfeaIaent Roosevelt had achieved
The diDlopatic triumph o. bringing
representatives Of the japanese and
Euzsi4l governments together In con-
ference. They iunched with him on
the Msyflower, and he proposed a toast
a peace.-The Editor.
ouentIn's Quaint Sayings
OYSTER BAY, n. Y.
Aug. 26, 1905.
Dear Kermit:
Mr.. Phil Stewart and DR.. Lambert
spent q night here. Quentin greeting
the former with most cordial friend
ship, and in explanation stating that
he always liked to get acquainted
with everybody. take Hail 10 chop,
and he plays tennis with Phil and OH
yer, and rides with Phil and Quan-
tin. The Plunger Ia submatine) has
come to the bay and am going out
I'm 1t this afternoon-or rather down
on It. N. B.-I have just been down,
for so minutes; It was very Interest,"
ing.
Last night listened to mother
reading 1.-THE Lances of LinwoOd" to
the two little boys and then hearinb
them their players. Then went
into Arches room, where they both
showed all their china animals;
read them Laura =. Richards poems,
Including How does the president
take his tear" They christened them
selves Punkey Doodle and JOllapin,
from the chorus OF this, and immedi-
ately afterwards played with them on
/ Arches bed. First weld toss Pun
/ key Doodle (QuentIn) on JO!apih
(Atchiel and tickle Jollapln while
! Punkey Doodle sqValled and wiggied
on top Of him, and then reverse them
! and Efsp PuHked Doodle down by
iieaYing Jollapin on him. while they
both kicked and struggled until my
shirt front looked very much the
worse for wear You doubtless re-
| member yourself how bad 1t was for
me, when 4 was dressed for dinner, to
\ play with all you scamps when YOU
were little.
( The other day reporter asked
! Quentin something about me; to which
that ail8ble ana canny young gentle
man responded, yes sec him some
times; but know nothing of his fam
lily Me"
sAdvIce Regarding Newspaper Annoy
ances.
When Theodore Roosevelt, Jrp en-
i4ered Harvard az freshmen he had
TO pay the penalty Of being a presi-
dents son. Newspaper reporters fol-
lowed all his movements, especially
IN athletics, and he was the victim
l;pf many exaggerated and often pure
lily fictitious accounts OF his d0ings.
His father wrote him indignant and
sympathetic iatters, two OF which are
reproduced here
WHITE HOUSE, Oct 2, 1905. =,
Blessed Old Ted
The thing to do is to go on just as
you have evidently been doing, at
tract as little attention az possible,
do not make fuss about the ncws~
paper men, camera creatures, ana
idiots generally. letting it be seen
: that you do not like them and avoid
them, but not letting them betray You
into any excessive irritation. be-
iieYe they will soon drop you, and i
lis just an unpleasant thing that you
viii have to I've down, Ted, ! have
had On enormous number Of unpeas-
ant things that have had to live
down In my life at different times
and you have begun to have them now
Il saw that you were not out on the
football field on Saturday and was
rather glad OF IT, as evidently those
liufernaI IDIOTS were eagerly waiting
{ for you, but whenever you do go You
will have to make up your mind that
they will make it exceedingly unpeas-
Ant fol, you for once or twice, and You
will iust have to bear it; for you can
never in the world afford to let them
Edrive you away from anything you
Intend to do, whether It is football or
auything else. and by going about your
own business quietly and pleasantly.
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