Evening star., 1926-02-02
NEW BOOKS
AT RANDOM
/. G.. M.

IN THE DAYS OF MY FATHER.
| GENERAL GRANT. Jesse II.
Grant. Harper & Brothers.
Twice, at least, has the White
House proved to be a happy hunting
ground for families of luSty growing
children. The more familiar OF these.
since 1t is the one nearer to the pres
ent, is the Roosevelt family. The one
somewhat more remote is the Grant
family. In the first are four little
rough riders-five as matter of fact
gayly clearing many stiff hurdle OF
| grave convention belonging TO this
historic presidential homestead And
! there are four or the Grant children,
| none of whom Is wholly outside the
playtime Of childhood. In equal gusto
and delight both groups explore the
| ineXhaustible resources of so unique
a playground.
| Personal recollections. supplemented
by the published letters Of Mr.. Roose-
velt TO his children, supply to many a
full and vivid picture of the young
! Rooseyeits at the White House. And
| here from the hand of Gen. Grant S
| youngest child stands an equally life
| like portrayal OF the Grant children
| In the same delectable situation.
| Happy children. all around! And their
| outstanding happiness is sourced
| deeper than the accident OF Il tenn
| porary living place, however much
this gives charm to their young days.
| Clearly here are two families where
| sympathy and understanding are Inu-
| tual-parents and children in an even
| exchange of freedom ami confidence
| and trust. A finely wholesome and
| inspiring thing. this. to grace even
| a White House,
| When Jesse Grant was Just Il little
| boy he went % live with his father,
! President Grant. and The rest OF the
| family III that lovely house across
from Lafayette Square. Now, chill
| dren-boys, especially boys-are the
| only real democrats in existence. so
Jesse, III no time at all, found his
way to some really interesting folks
| about the place-to the Furnace Man,
| and Albert the Coachman, and the
! Horses, and some others. 1t appears
| that on week days tn" Furnace Man
| was not easily diStiuEuishable. He
| seemed then to melt into the general
! landscape Of busy workers round
| about. But on Il crisp sunday morn
| ing when he came in 10 light the
CRATES, then. indeed, he was re
|
| Jesse Grant. Dressed i'll It double
| breasted frocIl coat iett open to show
la golden massive WatChChdln, carry
| ing Il shiny plug hat and gold head
! Ell cane-Of n Sunday that Furnace
Man was truly something TO see. And
| there was Albert the COachman, with
! whom the boy spent many contented
| hours, particularly when Albert was
| eating his dinner, talking meanwhile
| to his friends i'm rhe stalls Holding
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father" behind the swift horses that
Gen. Grant loved. collecting stamps
with BOY Wiid zeal or acquisition;
helping to form a club that survived
away past the boys early manhood.
going here and there with father"
and meeting many one whose name
| 1s now history. but who, TO Jesse
! Grant was either great or small In the
deEree TO Whlch ne cared Tor 1ather-
You may read anything. anywhere.
but nowhere else VIII you find more
passionateiy tender love for another
than comes out here on every page
In the love OF these Grant children for
| Ihe Iather ana mother. IhlS Is very
peauthul-not so much because 1t is