The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-11-26
ADVICE AND NEWS

oyster nay. May Tth. 1901.
Blessed Ted; IL was the greatest
fun seeing you. and really had a
satisfactory time with you. and
came away feeling that you were
doing well. | am entirely satisfied
with your standing. both In your
studios and In athletics. want you
TO do well In your sports. and I
want even more to have YOU do well
with your books. but I do not expect
you TO stand first In either. II so TO
stand would cause you overwork
and hurt your health. l always be.
lseve in going hard at everything.
whether 1, Il Latin or mathematics.
boxing or football. but az tho same
time | want 20 keep the sense OF
proportion. IL is never worth while
60 absolutely exhaust ones self or
10 take big chances unless for an
adequate object. want you "a keep
In trimming the faculties which
would make you. IL the need arose
able to put your last ounce OF pluck
and strength into n contest. hut
do not want you 10 squand-r these
qualities. To have you play foot.
bah as well as you do. and make a
good name in boxing and wrestling.
and be cox OF your second crew. and
stand second or third in your class
In the studies. Is all right. I should
be rather sorry TO see you drop too
near the middle OF your class. be.
cause. as you cannot enter college
until YOU are nineteen. and will
therefore be a year later IN enter
ing NE. want you 10 be prepared
In the best possible way. so as to
make w for the delay. But | know
that all you can do you will DO to
keep substantially the position In
the class that you have 10 far kept.
and / have entire trust In you. for
you have always deserved IL.
The weather has been lovely here
The cherry trees are I'm full bloom.
the peach trees Just opening. while
the apples viii not be out for ten
days. The May flowers and blood
root have gone. the anemones and
bellwort have come and the vsoiets
are coming. All the birds are here
pretty much. and the warblerz
troop thru the woods.
To my delight. yesterday Kermit.
when ! tried hlm on Diamond. did
cxreliently. He has evidently
turned the corner In his riding, and
was Just as much at home as poa.
sible. aitho he was on my saddle
with his feet thrust In the feathers
above the stirrup. Poor mother
has had a hard tirn- with Yarenka.
for she rubbed her back. and as she
sadly needs EXERCISE and l could not
have saddle put upon her. | took
her out bareback yesterday. Her
Eaiis are 40 easy that IL IL really
more comfortable 10 ride her with.
out n saddle than 20 ride Texas with
one. and I gave her three miles
sharp cantering and trotting.
Dewey. IT.. IL a very cunning
white guinea pig wish you could
see Kermit taking out Dewey. ST..
and Bob Evans to spend the day on
the grass. Archie IL the sweetest
little fellow imaginable. lie Is al
ways thinking Of you. He has now
struck up a great friendship with
Nicholas. rather to Names tthe
nurse'sI regret. as Name would like
20 keep him purely for Quentin.
The last.named small hoIsterous per
son was In fearful disgrace this
morning. having flung - block at
his mothers head. II was done in
sheer playfulness. but OF course
could not be passed over lightly.
and after the enormity OF the crime
had been brought fully home to him.
he fed with howls OF anguish To me
and lay In an abandon OF yellow
headed grief In my arms. Ethel is
earning money for tho purchase OF
the Art Magazine by industriously
i1oeing up the weeds In the walk
Alice Ia going 10 ride Yagenka
bareback this afternoon. while try
10 teach AEthel on Diamond. after
Kermit has had his ride.
Yesterday at dinner We were
talking OF how badly poor Mrs
Blank looked. and Kermit suddenly
observed in an aside 10 Ethel. en-
tirely unconscious that we were
listening "oh. Enel. I'll tell you
what Mrs. Blank looks like: Like
Davis hen dat dicd-you know. dc
one dat couldn't hop up on de
perch" Naturally. this Is purely a
private anecdote.
ARCHIE AND QUENTIN
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