Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-03-20
The HQski11 Letter ',1
By FREDERICK
J. HASKN
KEEPER OF PRESIDENTIAL PETS.


kangaroo rat, and a collection OF doss q
but jackson was expected TO neip luyH
out for the Roosevelt children as W.
He played with them, and some'im nnS
accompanied them when they rcde' anu
he had some Of the care OF the 4ce3
landic pony, Algonquin. -.;,, vo,,
jackson tells the story, which you
may remember, how when Arcnle
Roosevelt was sick in bed with meas.
els, he missed his pony SO mucn lnAe
the servants decided to take Agon'
uuin as a surprise up to his room.
'That pony wasn't much bigger . 'n ian
a big dog" says Jackson, we 20.
him il the elevator and elevated hun
upstairs. and took him into Mlstan
Archie's bedroom. The pony trotted
right oyah to him and they had Iine
time together. Mistah Archie certain
ly did love that ALGONQUIN pony.
81 Roosevelt's Pets.
The Roosevelt children kept Jac <
son on the jump but he ehJoyeu ~:
The pets were very mucn paI1 " "
the household and were accounted "
considerable Importance. Iney VIZ
constant topic of family cohVeIsa
ton. When one died it must De Dur
led with formal pomp 10 rsss.sso
corner Of the White House grounus'
and disappearance was q CAUSE Ao1
commotion. l
n one instance, small black and
ran dog was lost. 1t boosted no noDie
nedigree. but Quentin. loved it devoted
IL. and mourned it's loss with increasing
gloom as the days went by and 1t was
not found. Finally, some one report
ed that dog answering the widel.
advertised description was at the cit,
Mound. Scarcely stopping for hats
| Mrs. Roosevelt and Quentin set off or
| foot for the pound. The dog PROVED
70 be a stranger, but Quentin held Il
and talked to It all the time that Mrs
Roosevelt was consulting with the Of
fetal She inquired the fate Of thu
| dog that looked so much like Quen
fins and when she was told that j
would he killed soon, as it had not beer
claimed. she paid for it and Quentin
Struggled home with it in his arms.
Anyone who lives in the spotlight a
| tho White House is a target for tn
gifts Of the nation. The Roosevelt
fam;ly's love for animals brought then
q more conglomerate collection thai
any other president has ever been cail
ed upon to accept with thanks. Bu
not even the Rooseveis WIN 'hei
fondness for pets could keep some
the gift animals.
One man who heard that Mr.. Roose
velt's dog was whipped in a fight. sen
a huge, vicious looking bull dog, an
assured the president that while he ha
this dog, the White House honor woui
never suffer at the hands of any mon
grel outsider. Mr.. Roosevelt soon say
that the bull pup could not be truste
to confine his fighting to dogs, and thu
| it lacked judgment. It could never b
trusted to distinguish between cabl
net officer and an office seeker. >
the dog had to go, but the Roosevelt
found 8 home for it.
Mr.. Roosevelt also received a zebr
and several tigers which he turned owe
to the National Geological Park, t
Jackson's relief.
II like animals on general prin
ciples,' says Jackson, but prefer
EN- tame He fell to thinking--w
imagine about the advent Of the all
gator.
"Mistah Hardin Is goin' ridin,
Yessuh, right away! Heah. Laddi
Boy. the president wants yo'.' :,
Laddie Boy departed in state for n
daily drive.