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Doctor Rixey is along, and is a perfect dear, as always. EVENTS SINCE COLUMBUS'S DISCOVERY November 14th. DOCTOR RIXY IS ALONE AND IS A PERFECT DEAR AS ALWAYS EVENTS SINCE COLUMBUS'S DISCOVERY NOVEMBER FOURTEENTH
ee one of these men-of-war, and it does really make one proud of one's country. Both the officers and the enlisted men are as fine a set as one could wish to see. It is a beautiful sight, these three great war-ships standing southward in close column, and almost as beautiful at night when we see not only the lights but the loom through the darkness of the ships astern. We are now in the tropics and I have thought a good deal of the time over eight years ago when I was sailing to Santiago in the fleet of warships and transports. It seems a strange thing to think of my now being President, going to visit the work of the Panama Canal which I have made possible. Mother, very pretty and dainty in white summer clothes, came up on Sunday morning to see inspection and review, or whatever they call it, of the men. I usually spend half an hour on deck before Mother is dressed. Then we breakfast together alone; have also taken lunch alone, but at dinner have two or three officers to dine with us. LENDID THING TO SEE ONE OF THESE MEN OF WAR AND IT DOES REALLY MAKE ONE PROUD OF ONE'S COUNTRY BOTH THE OFFICERS AND THE ENLISTED MEN ARE AS FINE A SET AS ONE COULD WISH TO SEE IT IS A BEAUTIFUL SIGHT THESE THREE GREAT WAR SHIPS STANDING SOUTHWARD IN CLOSE COLUMN AND ALMOST AS BEAUTIFUL AT NIGHT WHEN WE SEE NOT ONLY THE LIGHTS BUT THE LOOM THROUGH THE DARKNESS OF THE SHIPS ASTERN WE ARE NOW IN THE TROPICS AND I HAVE THOUGHT A GOOD DEAL OF THE TIME OVER EIGHT YEARS AGO WHEN I WAS SAILING TO SANTIAGO IN THE FLEET OF WAR SHIPS AND TRANSPORTS IT SEEMS A STRANGE THING TO THINK OF MY NOW BEING PRESIDENT GOING TO VISIT THE WORK OF THE PANAMA CANAL WHICH I HAVE MADE POSSIBLE MOTHER VERY PRETTY AND DAINTY IN WHITE SUMMER CLOTHES CAME UP ON SUNDAY MORNING TO SEE INSPECTION AND REVIEW OR WHATEVER THEY CALL IT OF THE MEN I USUALLY SPEND HALF AN HOUR ON DECK BEFORE MOTHER IS DRESSED THEN WE BREAKFAST TOGETHER ALONE HAVE ALSO TAKEN LUNCH ALONE BUT AT DINNER HAVE TWO OR THREE OFFICERS TO DINE WITH US
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