The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-01-05

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While the president and Mrs.
Roosevelt were having great fun at
Pine Knot the more extreme foes of
Roosevelt In the Senate we're propos-
ing resolution of open censure d.
rected agains. him This move was
.sidetracked by the more cautious
minds In one small particular, Presi-
dent Roosevelt reversed himself at
this time He had taken stand
against the motto, an God We Trust
on coins, insisting that such use de-
graded the continent. A storm OF pro-
test arose and, in Difference to the
many requests poured in upon him,
the president signed the bill and the
motto stands. The Republican ma
-tlonaI convention In Chicago nominal
ed Taft or June is, 1905. Taft was
Roose7eltsi candidate, but a~stampede
for the nomination OF Roosevelt him
SELF wps attempted.-Th Editor
John Burroughs and the Flying
Squirrels.
WHITE HOUSE, May 10, 1908.
DEAREST ARCHIE:
Mother and had great fun at Pine
Knot Mr.. Burroughs, whom / call
Dom John, was with us and we great
~ enjoyed having him. But one hight
he fell Into great disgrace The fly
ling squirrels that were there las.
,chtist.sas had raised brood, having
built a large nest inside of the room
in which John Burroughs slept. or
course they held high carnival at
might time Mother and do not mind
.ihem at all. and indeed rather like
10 hear them Scrambling about, and
then as sequel to sudden frantic
tight between two Of them, hearing
.or seeing one little fellow come pump
down 70 the floor and scuttle off
again 10 the wall. But one night they
walked up John Burroughs and he
spent d misguided hour hunting for
THE next, and when he found 1t took
Id down and caught two OF the young
isquirrels and put them in r. basket.
The next day under Mothers dlrec-
lion / took them out. getting my fin
gers somewhat bitten In the process,
and loosed them in our room, where
we had previously put back the nest.
j do not think John Burroughs profit
led by his misconduct, because the
Squirrels were more active than ever
that night both in his room and ours.
ftlte disturbance in their family al
fairs having evidently made them
.restlessl
Beauty Of White t1ouss Grounds.
WITTY HOUSE, May II, 1908.
Quentin is really doing pretty we'll
with his baseball. and he is prefe:tly
,ebsorbed in 1t. He now OCCASIONALLY
makes q base hit II the opposing
pitcher Is very bad; and his nine wins
more thcn half of its games.
rho grounds are too lovely for
fiyth.ng. and spring Is here, or rather
sr4y sur1mc:, in full force! NJ 3thers
flower gardens are now al beautiful
as possible. and the iron ratings OF
The fences south OF them are covered
with clematis and roses in bloom. Tho
trees are in full foliage and the grass
brilliant green. and my friends, the
Iyarbiers, are troopIng to the north in
l,uil fierce.
Quentin and a Beehive.
WHITE HOUSE. May 30, 1908.
DEAREST ARCHIE:
Quentin has met with many adven-
.tures this @cck; In spite of the fact
that he has had a bad cough which
has tended to interrupt the variety
of his career. He has become greatly
Juterestfd in bees, and the other day
started down TO get beehive from
somewhere, being accompanied by a
.mongTel- Hooking small boy as TO
whose name inquired. When repeat
I'd by Quentin 1t was obviously an
italian name. asked vino he was and
sQuentin responded: "0h, his father
Keeps a fruitstand. =" However, they
got their bees all right, and Quentin
took the hive up to u school exhibit.
There some OF the bees got out and
were left behind ("Poor homeless
niserables," as Quentin remarked of
tkem), and yesterday they at inter
walls added great zest to life in the
classroom. The hive now reposes in
the garden and Scamp surveys 1t for
hours at time with absorbed inter-
est. After while he will get to in
vestigating ii, and then he will find
out more than he expects to.
This afternoon Quentin was not al
lowed. to play ball because of his
cough, so he was keeping the score
when a foul tip caught him in the
BYE. 1t was quito bad blow. but
Quentin was very plucky about 1t
and declined to go in until the game
was finished. an hour or so later. By
that time his eye had completely shut
up and he now has a most magnifi-
cent bandaSe around his head over
that eye, and feels much like base
ball hero. ] came in after dinner to
take a look at him and TO my i'm
fiense amusement found that he was
lying fiat on his back in bed saying
his prayers, while Mademoiscie was
rneeling down. 1t took me n moment
or two to grasp the fact that good
Mademoiselle wished to impress on
1f1ts hof ,.f,,t. IL.
prayers unless he knelt down. aud as
that in this case he could not kneel
down she would do 1t in his place!
Qnertin and Turner.
ITO Mrs. Nicholas Iongworth, Gin
cinnati, o.
OYSTER BAY, June 20, 19CS.
Quentin Is really too funny for any
thing, He got his legs fearfully sun
burned the other day; and they bis
tered, became inflamed, and ever
|.sn A. ~ n 4.