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BLESSED ARCHIEKINS: We felt dreadfully homesick as you and Kermit drove away; when we pass along the bay front we always think of the dory; and we mourn dear little Skip, although perhaps it was as well the little doggie should pass painlessly away, after his happy little life; for the little fellow would have pined for you. BLESSED ARCHIKINS WE FELT DREADFULLY HOMESICK AS YOU AND KERMIT DROVE AWAY WHEN WE PASS ALONG THE BAY FRONT WE ALWAYS THINK OF THE DORY AND WE MOURN DEAR LITTLE SKIP ALTHOUGH PERHAPS IT WAS AS WELL THE LITTLE DOGGY SHOULD PASS PAINLESSLY AWAY AFTER HIS HAPPY LITTLE LIFE FOR THE LITTLE FELLOW WOULD HAVE PINED FOR YOU
 naval officers do. They are a formidable outfit. I want to try to keep on the best possible terms with Japan and never do her any wrong; but I want still more to see our navy maintained at the highest point of efficiency, for it is the real keeper of the peace. TEMPORARY ABSENCE OF SKIP The other day Pete got into a most fearful fight and was dreadfully bitten. He was a very forlorn dog indeed when he came home. And on that particular day Skip disappeared and had not turned up when we went to bed. Poor Archie was very uneasy lest Skip should have gone the way of Jack; and Mother and I shared his uneasiness. But about two in the morning we both of us heard a sharp little bark down-stairs and knew it was Skip, anxious to be let in. So down I went and opened the door on the portico, and Skip simply scuttled in and up to Archie's room, where Archie waked up enough to receive him literally with open arms and then went to sleep cuddled up to him. DEATH OF SKIP Sagamore Hill, Sept. 21, 1907.  SECTION FORTY EIGHT OF LETTERS TO HIS CHILDREN BY THEODORE ROOSEVELT THIS LIEBER OF OX RECORDING IS IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN READ BY GREG GIORDANO NEWPORT RICHEY FLORIDA TEMPORARY ABSENCE OF SKIP THE OTHER DAY PETE GOT INTO A MOST FEARFUL FIGHT AND WAS DREADFULLY BITTEN HE WAS A VERY FORLORN DOG INDEED WHEN HE CAME HOME AND ON THAT PARTICULAR DAY SKIP DISAPPEARED AND HAD NOT TURNED UP WHEN WE WENT TO BED POOR ARCHY WAS VERY UNEASY LEST SKIP SHOULD HAVE GONE THE WAY OF JACK AND MOTHER AND I SHARED HIS UNEASINESS BUT ABOUT TWO IN THE MORNING WE BOTH OF US HEARD A SHARP LITTLE BARK DOWNSTAIRS AND KNEW IT WAS SKIP ANXIOUS TO BE LET IN SO DOWN I WENT AND OPENED THE DOOR ON THE PORTICO AND SKIP SIMPLY SCUTTLED IN AND UP TO ARCHY'S ROOM WHERE ARCHY WAKED UP ENOUGH TO RECEIVE HIM LITERALLY WITH OPEN ARMS AND THEN WENT TO SLEEP CUDDLED UP TO HIM DEATH OF SKIP SAGAMORE HILL SEPTEMBER TWENTY ONE NINETEEN O SEVEN
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