The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-09-27

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would like to ask him e they
could. The note. Of this talk
proved to he such an interest
Ut the chief executive that his
visitor prevailed upon him to &.
part from precedent n this stnBle
instance and allow himself to be
quoted to the American people
directly. This II the seeoad
part Of Bsrten's story. The
Z, first was printed Wednesday,
Try Bruce barton)
Copyright, 1926, by The Assoc
ciated Press.)
A patient and persistent father was
waiting as the president and left
the little frame building that had
been the summer office headquarters
Of the government. He had station
ed his 4-year-old daughter on the
stcps and instructed her just how
to thrust her bunch Of wild flowers
into the presidents hand when he
came out Of the door. The presi-
dent took the flowers with smile,
the shutter of the fathers camera
clicked; his long trip had been q
success. The president held the
flowers in his hand a. we rode back
:, to the camp and put them into
vase in the living room. We had
hardly settled ourselves in front OF
the big open fire before the White
House collies, Rob Roy and Prudence
prim, were upon us. Their four
soilcd feet were promptly planted In
the center Of the presidents vest.
They have no respect for the dignity
of office, and he spoils them glori-
ously, feeding them tid-bits at the
table and encouraging them in all
the tricks BY which small boys, have
found pleasure in dogs from the
beginning Of time.
II once saw in the papers picture
of you collecting saddle horse in
Washington" l said, "but have
never seen any pictures Of you riding
him."
1T takes too long to change your
Clothes" he answered.
did you ride when you were a
boy" :, 49,, Ia. I'D.
did you play tennis, baseball: ana
swim in the old swimming hole :"
Brisk Walk Elv0Tite Exercise
II pIaycd tennis and baseball.
Around where / lived there was no
old swimming hole. I have played
rolf only a little. think it is fine
method Of relaxation for men in bust
mess life, but like everything else
which is AN outside enterprise it can
undoubtedly be carried to excess. My
favorite exercise is walking. can
stem out into the street ut any minute
ana l think a good brisk walk is UNI
excelled AS Il form of relaxation and
restoration. 1t starts the circulation
into the usually evenly distributed
channels and relieves any part OF the
system that has been Overtaxed by
cxerti0n.
Thcatcr Tires Him
"Formerly I went to the. thcater
somc." he continued. II have had lit
lie opportunity to do 50 since the
time / became lieutenant governor. In
INV MASSACHUSETTS, days ! was con-
stantly attending bAhqucts md MAX
jnp speeches in the evening, 80 that If
[ had a night off preferred to stay
&c nome. while l enjoy the theatcr
now. 1 find that it tires me 80 that !
feel the effects of it the next day. |
do not know why this should be 50.
Perhaps it is because l have to sit in
a box, which to my mind is not near
" SO comfortable as occupying seat
on tho floor.
ut is hard to say whether one kind
Of music interests me more than an.
other. Perhaps what might be desig-
mated as martial and patriotic music
has the greatest fascination for me.
Likes to Read Poetry
II have always liked to read poetry.
MY own mother was very fond OF It.
She read Tennyson great deal. and
Scott. In my boyhood found the
poems of Scott very interesting and
read them so much that | could re.
cite long passages from them. Later
| knew a great deal OF the poetry OF
Eugene Field. James Whitcomb Riley
and Rudyard Klpling. Ny grand
mother Coolidge gave me q complete
Ret Of Shakespeare, which read
much and studied some OF his works
while in college. Milton always had
u fascination for me. and for many
each night before I went to sleep.
There IS literary finish to the
poems Of Lowell which have very
much admired. But should say that
Whittier and Burns have given me
more real pleasure than any other
great masters Of verse because they
have written about the life which
lived when was . boy. 1.-THE Cot
ter's Saturday Night" though dealing
with foreign land, had home
flavor in its best passages and deep
religious fervor that reminded me Of
the. teachings Of my grandmother
Coolidge, while "Snowbound" is >
complete description Of what is best
in rural New England. life.
II have little time to read bloks
and magazines, except those things
that bear on problems that are be-
fore me for solution. | read extracts
from n,any newspapers which are
daily clipped out and laid before me,
mostly concerning public questions.
l read the news items, the editorial
comment, and keep in touch with the
commercial and financial reports. !
have very little time for current fic-
ton. much prefer biography and
history. OF the books Of the Bible
have. found. the writings of st. Paul
the most interesting to me.
Washington Great Character g
asked whether he had any ia
voritc character in history.
at is difficult for me to visualize
1evOrltc historical cn0r8CteIs nc
answered. "Men have so many diff
ferent angles. One <excmplifies one
ability and another some other, SO
that it is hard to say which is q
favorite. To me, however, Washing
ton rather more completely holds that
position than any other. Very close
to him would come Lincoln. But all
Of the great figures who have been
men Of accomplishment are interest
ing. some % soldiers. some q states
men, SONS - teachers. ! doubt if
there ID any greatest man. But
Warrington had 3Aft combination Of
great SOLDIER eEeat statesman, q
great patriot and: Z; $3.50 snaraster. 4 I.