The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-01-03


Turner's sunsets.
Quentin and the Pig.
White House, Oct. II, 1908.
DEAREST KERMIT:
Quentin performed characteristic.
feat yesterday. He heard that
Schmidt. the animal man. wanted a
small pig. and decided that he would
turn an honest penny by supplying the
want So out in the neighborhood of
his school he called on an elderly
darby who he had seen. possessed
little pigs: bought one; popped it into
a bag astutely lodged the school
having a well-founded distrust of how
the boys would feel toward his pas
sage with the pig-and took the car
for home. By that time the pig had
freed itself from the bag and. as nc
explained he journed in with small
squeaHsh pig under his arm; but as
the conductor was a friend of his he
was not put off. He bought it for q.
dollar and sold it to Schmidt for a dol
lar and a quarter and feels as if he
had found permanent line Of business
Schmidt then festooned it in red rib
hons and sent II to parade the streets.
I gather that Quentin led it around
for part of the parade. but he was
somewhat vague tn this point, evil
IDENTIFY being a little uncertain as to
our approval Of tic move.
A Presidential FaIl
White House. Nov. s, 1908.
DEAREST ARCHIE
Quentin is getting along very we'll
he plays center on his football eleven.
and in a match for juniors in tennis
he got into the semi-finaIs. What is
more important. he seems to be doing
very well with his sttnlies and to get
on well with the boys, and is evidently
beginning to like the school. lie has
shown himself very manly. Kermit
is home now, and is a perfect dear.
The other DAY while taking a scram
BILE walk over Rock Creek, when
came to that smooth-face of rock
which we get round by holding on to
the little bit of knob that we call the
Button. the top of this button came
off between my thumb and forefinger.
hadn't supposed that l was putting
much weight on it, but evidently was.
for / promptly lost my balance, and
finding / was falling. l sprang out into
| the creek. There were big rocks in
it, and the water was rather shallow
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myself the least bit in the world.
More About Quentin.
White House, Nov. %, 1908.
DEAREST ARCHIE:
L handed your note and the two
dollar bill to Quentin and he was per-
fectly delighted. 1t came in very
handy, because poor Quentin has been
in bed with his leg in a plaster cast
7n1l L To
make up a fund with which he pur-
chased a fascinating little steam en-
| CINE, which has been a great source
of amusement TO him. He is out to-
day visiting some friends, although his
i leg is still in cast. lie has a great
| turn for mechanics.
White House, Nov. 81, 1908.
! BLESSED ARCHIE;
| 1t is fine to hear from you and to
know YOU are having a good time.
| Quentin, / am happy to say. is now
thoroughly devoted to his school. He
feels that he is q real Episcopal High
1 School boy. and takes the keenest in
terest in everything Yesterday.
Thanksgiving Day, he had various
friends here. His leg was out OF plas-
ter and there was nothing he did not
do. He roller skated; he practiced
football: he had engineering work and
electrical work; he went all around
the city; he romped all over the White
House; he went to the slaughter house
and got pig for Thanksgiving dinner.
Ethel is perfectly devoted to Ace.
who adores her. The other day he
was lost for little while; he had
gone off on side street and unfor-
tunately saw a cat in a stable and
rushed in and killed it. and they had
him tied up there when one OF our
men found him.
In a way l know that mother misses
Scamp. but in another way sue .ovs
not. for all the squirrels are very
tame and cunning, and are hopping
about the lawn and down on the paths
all the time. so that we see them
/ whenever we walk, and they are not in
the least afraid of US.
| (To Be Continued.)
Copyright, 1919, Charles Scribners
Sons.)