The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-12-17
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White Ifouse, May "a, 1906

"a White I1ouse, May IA, 1905.
DEAR KERMIT:
That was good mark in Latin and
~ am pleased with your steady adj
vancement In 1t.
Sap Is housebroken, but he is liSc
n real little Indian. He can stand
any amount Of hard work II there IS q
bear Of bobcat ahead. but now that he
Is In the White House he thinks he
would much rather do nothing but sit
+ about all day with his friends, and
4 threatens to turn intb lap dog. But
when we get him to oyster Bay l
4 EMnk we can make him 90 out riding
+ with us, and then think he will be
\ with Archie a great deal. He and
lack, are rather Jealous Of one anoth'
z ar He is very cunning and friendly,
4 ! am immensely pleased with mothers
l Virginia cottage and its name. am
{ ;oiug down there for Sunday with heI
y ionte time soon.
: r. S.-Your marks have just cpme!
3 BY George. you have worked hard and
+ am delighted Three cheers.
Officers Of Toeo's Fleet.
White House, June G, 1905.
DEAR KERMIT:
Next Friday am going down with
i mother to spend a couple Of days al
Pine Knot, which Nother loves just
as Ethel loves Fidelity. She and /
Z. ilave had some lovely rides together
( and if / do not 60 riding with her |
play tennis with Ted and soEe of his
: and my friends. Yesterday Ted and
: one of his friend played seven sets Of
Scnnis against Mr.. Cooley and me and
]. beat us four 10 three. In the evening
Commander TaHashita brought in a
half a dozen Japanese naval officers
who had been with TogO's fleet Oft
Port Arthur and had taken part in the
fleet actions, the attacks with the tor
,pedo boat flotila, and so forth. tell
you they were a formidahle-lC'oktng
EIet and evidently dead game fighters!
6 A PRECEDENT 40 Cock.
White House, June IL, 1905.
( DEAR KERMIT:
Mother and | have just come home
rom lovely trip to pine Knot" II
Z Is really a perfectly delightful little
i place; the incest little place OF the
kind you can imagine. Mother is a
; great deal more pleased with it than
any child with any 10y ever was. She
went down the day before Thursday
: aud followed on Friday morning.
food Mr. Joo Wilmer met mo at the
station and We rode on horseback tC
; Round Top" where we met Mother
and Mr.. Willie Wilmer We all had
tea there and then drove B. "Pla n
Dealing" where we had dinner. Oh
course / loved both Round Top and
plain Dealing" and as for the two
Mr.. Winners, they are the most gen
erous, thoughtful. selt-effacing friend:
that any one could wish to see. AT
Ter dinner we went over to Pine Knot
put everything in order and went II
bed Nc.t day we spent all By cur
selves al "Pine Knot In the morn
ing fried bacon and eggs, while mott
or bc.led the kettle for tea and la7t
the table. Breakfast was most sue
cessful, and then mother washed IN
dishes and did most Of the work, while
| did odd Jobs. Then we walked aDoI
The place which is fifteen acres in all
saw the lovely spring, admired the
pine trees and the oak trees, and ther
mother lay in the hammock while
cut away some trees to give US a
better view from the piazza. re piA'
"a ia the real feature Of the house. Il
is broad and runs along the who!t
length and the roof is high near tht
vail, for ii is continuation Of tho
roof Iof the house. 1t was lovely to 81
there in the rocking chairs and heal
all the birds by daytime and at nigh
the whipporSills and owls and littl'
forest folk.
Inside the house is just bare wal