Show r s w 7 4 t a 7 e Letters er I II I by Joseph Bucklin Bishop ishop CO BY It s sons y 5 j Jf i rv Lff 4 r y e. e Yr rt e r c 9 r I f 4 4 1 n ay t I 3 II an skiving iving day Wc in the new state dining room Mother looked just as pretty as a picture II r It ent t read H all our storie n to th I n 1 to h h. h hes cW own children ren but an anaI aI on un to l' l Sarah Schuyler r n of Or Ur Nicholas Murr Mur Mur- r president i fit of Columbia unify uni uni- fy y t who vho hl hud hid written to him a tei td of It congratulation on his first Jay ay a r m in the White O lC Whir House Nov uv 3 I 1001 OJ I tile idle M tIp S t-d t d your liil hh ted r. r ly ty I note Very much Iny fly children say siy y 1 J sl should draw u AVO o a in return 1 1 11 il lar- lar largo blue macaw Quen Quen- Us ns s him a J parrot liy who lives live s f greenhouse and very is-very friendly friendly- queer C I noises He Ill cutia cats ali alia a j I nd curt coffee e rains children Tn h have e n 1 a Yet very cunning dIp is iti i a little pet like a dog dop 1 1 ne 3 plats pi s tricks on them when when- ride him hm Cd Ethel 0 over he head d. d j Jay a f r Your our o f r will te tell tell l Sou fou you t that thesel these th se l of or the peI pe pe peo pe- pe I o 11 1 tf my y 0 love to your you our fat father Hr fl fend fi-enu 1111 J i TIU I. I l Jemus C c o Remus eRemus tI and Wr V CHOI e Pets Pets- To o Joel foel Chandler lt ITO White House Turie Tu e 9 1902 war far r Mr Jill ris IlS four pur r letter WH was a great relief relict to t. it who always becomes person person- l It sted in h his t favorite author ho has hail been boen much d b by sr Sf LI tic lie would be more mor than gl t d with ti I opy of D Daddy Jake c tas iS It already but Kermit eager eager- i w wishes slues It tt I a i night Mrs tir TI and 1 I 1 e tUns out on th the tha porch thel the the- l f k f the White House and were you and wishing could there with us us It It Is de- de tr l at all times but I think espe- espe after dark The monument ds up distinct bu not quite hI in hl the night and at this scathe sea sea- the air is sweet with the Jasmine I Honeysuckle I lf the younger children are at ent sent absorbed in various pets pere per per- foremost of ot which Is a puppy y I the most orthodox puppy type il there is Jark JatI the terrier an ant u i Jar lor Boy the Chesapeake Bay flay dog Eli the most org g-org gorgeous ous' ous macaw macaw I i bill that I 1 think could bit bite e ugh boilerplate who crawls all IElI r ed cd and whom r f view with dark don clon and Jonathan the piebald bald d of most friendly and affectionate I Lure ure r who also crawls crawl all over o every every- 3 and the flying squirrel and tw two o rats not to lo speak opeal of or Arp Arfe Ard Ar- Ar p fe s d pon pony Algonquin who is the mos most t l lute pet of or them all frs Irs and I have hav I 1 think H n l I f fand and some of them over and over again I The Tho Dog Gem White House Oct 13 1902 messed Blessed I K Kermit I I am delighted at atall all all the accounts 1 I r receive of ot how you rou are doln doing at atI I Groton You seem to be enjoying yourself and are getting on well I Ined J need ned not tell you you ou to do your hest best to toI cultivate ability for concentrating your I th on whatever wor worx Rork you are gh given giyen en to do o you OU will neet meet It in Latin especially Who plays opposite you ou at I end Do you ou find you can get down well under the ball to tackle the r fullback How I are you you- tackling outlier ol is going to present Gm km toUncle to toUncle Uncle Will She told him she did rent think he was was' a u. goO good l dog for tor forthe forthe the city and therefore she gives him to I Icle Will to keep in the city Uncle Wills Will's ms m's emotion at such self denying de- de nying generosity almost overcame almost overcame him Gem is really a aver very nice small bow bow- wow but mother found that in this case possession was less attractive e than p pursuit When she takes him out walking he carries her along as if Jf She was a Roman chariot charlot She thinks that Uncle Will VIII or Eda can anchor him Yesterday she and Ethel held him and got burrs out of his hair It w was a lively time for tor all three Presidential Nurse for To Mrs l Elizabeth Stuart Phelps Phelp s l Ward ard White House Oct 20 1902 At this moment my small daughter laughter daugh laugh ter being out I r am acting as nurse e to two woo woe which she fc feels i would uld n t b be safe sare in the tile room with me and me-and and if It I Can an prevent it I do donot donot donot not intend to have wanton suffering g inflicted on any creature Thanksgiving in the White House White House Nov 28 1902 Darling Kermit Y Yesterday was Thanksgiving and we all' all Went ent out riding looking as we started slatted a a 1 good g deal like the Cumberbach Cumberbach Cumber Cumber- Cumberbach bach family Archie on his beloved pony an and Ethel on went oft off with Ith air Mr Proctor to the tile hunt Mother rode Jocko Root ted red a first class cavalry horse I rode Renown and with us went gent Senator Lodge Uncle Douglas John Elliott Mr 11 Bob Dob Fergle Fergie and General Wood We Ve had a three hours' hours scamper which was really great fun fUll Yesterday I met Bozie Bozle for the first time since he came ot of Washington and I he almost wiggled himself Into a fit i he was so overjoyed ed at renewing ac ac- ac To see Jack and Tom aC 1 Quartz play together is as amusing n. n as' as asit it can be We Va have never wad laa a a. more 1 have just had to d descend e d' d with I 1 severity upon Quentin because he put the time unfortunate unfortunate unfortunate un- un un un- fortunate Tom into the bathtub and then turned on the water He ITe didn't really mean harm harm- Last evening besides our own o entire en entire en- en tire Ure family party all the Lodges and their connections came to dinner We c dined ined in the new state dining room and we drank the health of you an and andaU d all alf the rest resl of ot both families that were absent After Arter dinner r we cleared awa away the table and danced Mother Iother looked just as pretty as asa a a picture and I 1 had hada a lovely waltz with her Mrs e and 1 I danced the Virginia Reel neel To be continued I |