The Cordova daily times., 1922-02-23
VIEW OF
 WHITE HOUSE
 LIFE GIVEN

1 life in the White House Is given In a letter ostensibly written by "Laddie Boy" President Harding's Airedale terrier, to "Tiger," stage dog, which appears in the current issue of the National Magazine. The President sent the letter, which was ;n reply to
 one from Tiger" to Joe Mitchell Chapple, editor of the magazine.
 "Laddie Boy has made reply Presi. dent Harding wrote, "and am send ing you copy herewith for your in. formation, since you were the bearer of Tigers message"
 After telling of "a thrill that wagged stub tail violently when I read of the part you are playing, giving to the public demonstration of the fidelity which characterizes our lives," Lad die Boys" letter says:
 Every dog plays his part well when he is merely his natural self, but unhappily many dog is more or less spoiled by his environment and associations. I imagine I am spoiled some myself So many people express wish to see me and shake hands with so many callers at the Execu- tive Mansion that fear there are some people who will suspect me of poiiti- cal inclinations-from what I see of politics am sure have no such as- pirations.
 "Of course it is exceedingly inter. esting and worth while to be in the center of so many activities of great importance, but there is an air of earn estness and responsibility about it which I can see in my Chief that often long for the good old days back home.
 Sometimes the Chief acts as though he would like to sit down when he and I can be alone, and I can look at him with sympathetic eyes and he fixes his gaze on me in a grateful sort of way, as much as to say, Well, Laddie Boy, you and I are real friends, and we will never cheat each other When the Chief looks at me this way, I know that he feels that I will never find fault with him. no matter what he does, and that will never be ungrateful nor unfaithful.
 "I realize that dogs life is limit ed in years, but it Is, after all, won- derful life to live I can believe we leave our impress on our human asso- ciates. I suppose, because of my tenn. porary assignment to the White House, you attribute to me greater knowledge than I can really claim to possess. I am only IS months old and I do not know many other dogs. have heard the Chief talk about some of his dog friends, and I know that for the company of small boy who he chooses to be known as the friend of good dogs.
 Say! talk about fellowship-me nas been taught never to be cruel to animals. That's the association for play that strengthens the heart and brightens the spirits. Still, there are a lot of grown-ups whom it is most agreeable to associate with. When I came to the White House the Mistress gave me rather cold shoulder. I found out afterward it was because she did not want to be- come attached to me and excessively grieved in case our association had to be severed. Since then she has fallen for me to beat the band. She lets me come to the private dining-room now and then, and can coax mor- sells from the table whole lot more effectively than a lot of office-seekers can appeal for jobs. But musn't talk about these things, for fear I will be giving away some of the White House secrets.
 q have no doubt you will do lot of good. If you can only have the realization that you are helping to establish more kindly consideration of the animal life of which we are a part and you can impress your au- diences with the beauty of the friend ship ofdogs for human associates who treat them becomingly. and instill in human lives some of the honesty and fidelity which characterizes the lives we dogs live, you will find compen- sation in the good you have done which will surpass any other experi- ence in your life"
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