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Yesterday (Saturday) I took both of them and Ethel, together with the three elder Garfield boys, for a long scramble down Rock Creek. We really had great fun. YESTERDAY SATURDAY I TOOK BOTH OF THEM AND ETHEL TOGETHER WITH THE THREE ELDER GARFIELD BOYS FOR A LONG SCRAMBLE DOWN ROCK CREEK WE REALLY HAD GREAT FUN
but uninterested. Mother has gone off for nine days, and as usual I am acting as vice-mother. Archie and Quentin are really too cunning for anything. Each night I spend about three-quarters of an hour reading to them. I first of all read some book like Algonquin Indian Tales, or the poetry of Scott or Macaulay. Once I read them Jim Bludsoe, which perfectly enthralled them and made Quentin ask me at least a hundred questions, including one as to whether the colored boy did not find sitting on the safety valve hot. I have also been reading them each evening from the Bible. It has been the story of Saul, David and Jonathan. They have been so interested that several times I have had to read them more than one chapter. Then each says his prayers and repeats the hymn he is learning, Quentin usually jigging solemnly up and down while he repeats it. Each finally got one hymn perfect, whereupon in accordance with previous instructions from mother I presented each of them with a five-cent piece. IONATE HECTOR KINDLY BUT UNINTERESTED MOTHER HAS GONE OFF FOR NINE DAYS AND AS USUAL I AM ACTING AS VICE MOTHER ARCHIE AND QUINTON ARE REALLY TOO CUNNING FOR ANYTHING EACH NIGHT I SPEND ABOUT THREE QUARTERS OF AN HOUR READING TO THEM I FIRST OF ALL READ SOME BOOK LIKE ALGONQUIN INDIAN TALES OR THE POETRY OF SCOTT OR MACAULAY ONCE I READ THEM JIM BLOOD SO WHICH PERFECTLY ENTHRALLED THEM AND MADE QUINTON ASK ME AT LEAST A HUNDRED QUESTIONS INCLUDING ONE AS TO WHETHER THE COLORED BOY DID NOT FIND SITTING ON THE SAFETY VALVE HOT I HAVE ALSO BEEN READING THEM EACH EVENING FROM THE BIBLE IT HAS BEEN THE STORY OF SAUL DAVID AND JONATHAN THEY HAVE BEEN SO INTERESTED THAT SEVERAL TIMES I HAD TO READ THEM MORE THAN ONE CHAPTER THEN EACH SAYS HIS PRAYERS AND REPEATS THE HYMN HE IS LEARNING QUINTON USUALLY JIGGINGS SOLEMNLY UP AND DOWN WHILE HE REPEATS IT EACH FINALLY GOT ONE HYMN PERFECT WHEREUPON IN ACCORDANCE WITH PREVIOUS INSTRUCTIONS FROM MOTHER I PRESENTED EACH OF THEM WITH A FIVE CENT PIECE
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