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When Ethel had her birthday, the one entertainment for which she stipulated was that I should take part in and supervise a romp in the old barn, to which all the Roosevelt children, Ensign Hamner of the _Sylph_, Bob Ferguson and Aleck Russell were to come. WHEN ETHEL HAD HER BIRTHDAY THE ONE ENTERTAINMENT FOR WHICH SHE STIPULATED WAS THAT I SHOULD TAKE PART IN AND SUPERVISE A ROMP IN THE OLD BARN TO WHICH ALL THE ROOSEVELT CHILDREN ENSIGN HAMNER OF THE SYLPH BOB FERGUSON AND ALEC RUSSELL WERE TO COME
Nicholas out for a night's camping in the two rowboats last week. They enjoyed themselves heartily, as usual, each sleeping rolled up in his blanket, and all getting up at an unearthly hour. Also, as usual, they displayed a touching and firm conviction that my cooking is unequalled. It was of a simple character, consisting of frying beefsteak first and then potatoes in bacon fat, over the camp fire; but they certainly ate in a way that showed their words were not uttered in a spirit of empty compliment. A PRESIDENT AT PLAY (To Miss Emily T. Carow) Oyster Bay, Aug. 16, 1903. Archie and Nick continue inseparable. I wish you could have seen them the other day, after one of the picnics, walking solemnly up, jointly carrying a basket, and each with a captured turtle in his disengaged hand. Archie is a most warm-hearted, loving, cunning little goose. Quentin, a merry soul, has now become entirely one of the children, and joins heartily in all their plays, including the romps in the old barn.  SECTION FOURTEEN OF LETTERS TO HIS CHILDREN BY THEODORE ROOSEVELT THIS LIVER BOX RECORDING IS IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN RECORDING BY DE NICE NORDEL MODESTO CALIFORNIA SECTION FOURTEEN A PRESIDENT AT PLAY TO MISS EMILY T CARROLL OYSTER BAY AUGUST SIXTEENTH NINETEEN O THREE ARCHIE AND NICK CONTINUE INSEPARABLE I WISH YOU COULD HAVE SEEN THEM THE OTHER DAY AFTER ONE OF THE PICNICS WALKING SOLEMNLY UP JOINTLY CARRYING A BASKET AND EACH WITH A CAPTURED TURTLE IN HIS DISENGAGED HAND ARCHIE IS A MOST WARM HEARTED LOVING CUNNING LITTLE GOOSE QUINTON A MERRY SOUL HAS NOW BECOME ENTIRELY ONE OF THE CHILDREN AND ENJOYS HEARTILY IN ALL THEIR PLAYS INCLUDING THE ROMPS IN THE OLD BARN
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