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So their mother and I got up, shut the window, lit the fire, taking down the stockings, of course, put on our wrappers and prepared to admit the children. But first there was a surprise for me, also for their good mother, for Archie had a little Christmas tree of his own which he had rigged up with the help of one of the carpenters in a big closet; and we all had to look at the tree and each of us got a present off of it. SO THEIR MOTHER AND I GOT UP SHUT THE WINDOW LIT THE FIRE TAKING DOWN THE STOCKINGS OF COURSE PUT ON OUR WRAPPERS AND PREPARED TO ADMIT THE CHILDREN BUT FIRST THERE WAS A SURPRISE FOR ME ALSO FOR THEIR GOOD MOTHER FOR ARCHIE HAD A LITTLE CHRISTMAS TREE OF HIS OWN WHICH HE HAD RIGGED UP WITH THE HELP OF ONE OF THE CARPENTERS IN A BIG CLOSET AND WE ALL HAD TO LOOK AT THE TREE AND EACH OF US GOT A PRESENT OFF OF IT
ely waltz with her. Mrs. Lodge and I danced the Virginia Reel. A WHITE HOUSE CHRISTMAS (To Master James A. Garfield, Washington) White House, Dec. 26, 1902. JIMMIKINS: Among all the presents I got I don't think there was one I appreciated more than yours; for I was brought up to admire and respect your grandfather, and I have a very great fondness and esteem for your father. It always seems to me as if you children were being brought up the way that mine are. Yesterday Archie got among his presents a small rifle from me and a pair of riding-boots from his mother. He won't be able to use the rifle until next summer, but he has gone off very happy in the riding boots for a ride on the calico pony Algonquin, the one you rode the other day. Yesterday morning at a quarter of seven all the children were up and dressed and began to hammer at the door of their mother's and my room, in which their six stockings, all bulging out with queer angles and rotundities, were hanging from the fireplace. F OX RECORDING IS IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN READ BY LARRY WILSON A WHITE HOUSE CHRISTMAS TO MASTER JAMES A GARFIELD WASHINGTON WHITE HOUSE DECEMBER TWENTY SIXTH NINETEEN O TWO JIMMIKINS AMONG ALL THE PRESENTS I GOT I DON'T THINK THERE WAS ONE I APPRECIATED MORE THAN YOURS FOR I WAS BROUGHT UP TO ADMIRE AND RESPECT YOUR GRANDFATHER AND I HAVE A VERY GREAT FONDNESS AND ESTEEM FOR YOUR FATHER IT ALWAYS SEEMS TO ME AS IF YOU CHILDREN WERE BEING BROUGHT UP THE WAY THAT MINE ARE YESTERDAY ARCHIE GOT AMONG HIS PRESENTS A SMALL RIFLE FROM ME AND A PAIR OF RIDING BOOTS FROM HIS MOTHER HE WON'T BE ABLE TO USE THE RIFLE UNTIL NEXT SUMMER BUT HE HAS GONE OFF VERY HAPPY IN THE RIDING BOOTS FOR A RIDE ON THE CALICO PONY ALGONQUIN THE ONE YOU RODE THE OTHER DAY YESTERDAY MORNING AT A QUARTER OF SEVEN ALL THE CHILDREN WERE UP AND DRESSED AND BEGAN TO HAMMER AT THE DOOR OF THEIR MOTHERS AND MY ROOM IN WHICH THEIR SIX STOCKINGS ALL BOLTING OUT WITH QUEER ANGLES AND ROTUNDITIES WERE HANGING FROM THE FIREPLACE
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