She also told Penny a wonderful Pacific Grove anecdote. It seems that the mastiff, King, was more than just a companion for young Penelope. One night there was a burglary in the neighborhdod, and the burglar was caught. He· confessed that he had planned to rob Emma's house, and had opened a window--"but when·I put my hand in, I felt the head of a man sleeping just under the window. t' It was not a man, of course; it was King, just wait#,hg for the man to step over the windowsill! Then I remembered a story Mother used to tell. She started school in Pacific Grove, and I guess it may have been too far to come home for lunch. So she ate luncn at a place--a delicatessen or a res- taurant--that was owned by a vegetarian. She was a sturdy, healthy little girl, and apparently the proprietor pointed her out to cus- tomers as an example of vegetarian diet., Eventually, one customer spoke to Mother about this, and of course she said, "Oh, no, we have meat every day at home." When she told her mother about this, Emma must have "wanted to snatch the man bald-headed" (a favorite expression of hers when expressing anger). So she did scold the man, and I don't remember whether Mother continued to eat there or not but she certainly wasn't labeled a vegetarian any longer. In thinking further about what I might be able to contribute to your exhibit, I wondered if you would be interested in a couple of plates that I know date back to the Pacific Grove days. I also have a few pieces of Emma's mother's wedding china which she had brought along when they abandoned the plantation, I am sure you will have noticed that the date of Lacy°s death was not included in the material I sent--that' s because I don't know when it happened. I would guess it was 1897. 2- My mother wrote a few things down about her mother when she was well along in years, and some of what she wrote is very confused, I don't know whether to credit it fully or not. If you are able to trace the date of Lacy's death, I'd certainly appreciate your sharing it. Since I am circulating the material I wrote about Emma among my five daughters and my niece, and nephew, it is possible that addi- tional anecdotes will surface. If so, I'll pass them along. Best wishes, hJ / 1- , i , OCR Text: She also told Penny a wonderful Pacific Grove anecdote. It seems that the mastiff, King, was more than just a companion for young Penelope. One night there was a burglary in the neighborhdod, and the burglar was caught. He· confessed that he had planned to rob Emma's house, and had opened a window--"but when·I put my hand in, I felt the head of a man sleeping just under the window. t' It was not a man, of course; it was King, just wait#,hg for the man to step over the windowsill! Then I remembered a story Mother used to tell. She started school in Pacific Grove, and I guess it may have been too far to come home for lunch. So she ate luncn at a place--a delicatessen or a res- taurant--that was owned by a vegetarian. She was a sturdy, healthy little girl, and apparently the proprietor pointed her out to cus- tomers as an example of vegetarian diet., Eventually, one customer spoke to Mother about this, and of course she said, "Oh, no, we have meat every day at home." When she told her mother about this, Emma must have "wanted to snatch the man bald-headed" (a favorite expression of hers when expressing anger). So she did scold the man, and I don't remember whether Mother continued to eat there or not but she certainly wasn't labeled a vegetarian any longer. In thinking further about what I might be able to contribute to your exhibit, I wondered if you would be interested in a couple of plates that I know date back to the Pacific Grove days. I also have a few pieces of Emma's mother's wedding china which she had brought along when they abandoned the plantation, I am sure you will have noticed that the date of Lacy°s death was not included in the material I sent--that' s because I don't know when it happened. I would guess it was 1897. 2- My mother wrote a few things down about her mother when she was well along in years, and some of what she wrote is very confused, I don't know whether to credit it fully or not. If you are able to trace the date of Lacy's death, I'd certainly appreciate your sharing it. Since I am circulating the material I wrote about Emma among my five daughters and my niece, and nephew, it is possible that addi- tional anecdotes will surface. If so, I'll pass them along. Best wishes, hJ / 1- , i , Heritage Society of Pacific Grove,Historical Collections,Historic Properties of Pacific Grove,5 th st,104 5th,104 5TH ST_102.pdf,104 5TH ST_102.pdf 1 Page 1, Tags: 104 5TH ST_102.PDF, 104 5TH ST_102.pdf 1 Page 1