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I wish you could see the children play here in the White House grounds. For the last three days there has been snow, and Archie and Quentin and their cousin, cunning little Sheffield Cowles, and their other cousin, Mr. John Elliott's little girl, Helena, who is a perfect little dear, have been having all kinds of romps in the snow  coasting, having snowball fights, and doing everything  in the grounds back of the White House. I WISH YOU COULD SEE THE CHILDREN PLAY HERE IN THE WHITE HOUSE GROUNDS FOR THE LAST THREE DAYS THERE HAS BEEN SNOW AND ARCHIE AND QUINTON AND THEIR COUSIN CUNNING LITTLE SHEFFIELD COWS AND THEIR OTHER COUSIN MISTER JOHN ELIOT'S LITTLE GIRL HELENA WHO IS A PERFECT LITTLE DEAR HAVE BEEN HAVING ALL KINDS OF ROMPS IN THE SNOW COASTING HAVING SNOWBALL FIGHTS AND DOING EVERYTHING IN THE GROUNDS BACK OF THE WHITE HOUSE
s here. One afternoon we had hide-and-go-seek, bringing down Mr. Garfield and the Garfield boys, and Archie turning up with the entire football team, who took a day off for the special purpose. We had obstacle races, hide-and-go-seek, blind-man's buff, and everything else; and there were times when I felt that there was a perfect shoal of small boys bursting in every direction up and down stairs, and through and over every conceivable object. Mother and I still walk around the grounds every day after breakfast. The gardens, of course, are very, very dishevelled now, the snap-dragons holding out better than any other flowers. CHRISTMAS PRESENT TO HIS OLD NURSE (To Mrs. Dora Watkins) White House, December 19, 1905. DEAR DOLLY: I wish you a merry Christmas, and want you to buy whatever you think you would like with the enclosed check for twenty dollars. It is now just forty years since you stopped being my nurse, when I was a little boy of seven, just one year younger than Quentin now is. F NIGHTS HERE ONE AFTERNOON WE HAD HIDE AND GO SEE BRINGING DOWN MISTER GARFIELD AND THE GARFIELD BOYS AND ARCHY TURNING UP WITH THE ENTIRE FOOTBALL TEAM WHO TOOK A DAY OFF FOR THE SPECIAL PURPOSE WE HAD OBSTACLE RACES HIDE AND GO SEE BLIND MAN'S BUFF AND EVERYTHING ELSE AND THERE WERE TIMES WHEN I FELT THAT THERE WAS A PERFECT SHOAL OF SMALL BOYS BURSTING IN EVERY DIRECTION UP AND DOWN STAIRS AND THROUGH AND OVER EVERY CONCEIVABLE OBJECT MOTHER AND I STILL WALK AROUND THE GROUNDS EVERY DAY AFTER BREAKFAST THE GARDENS OF COURSE ARE VERY VERY DISHEVELLED NOW THE SNAP DRAGONS HOLDING OUT BETTER THAN ANY OTHER FLOWERS CHRISTMAS PRESENT TO HIS OLD NURSE TO MISSUS DORA WATKINS WHITE HOUSE DECEMBER NINETEENTH NINETEEN O FIVE DEAR DOLLY I WISH YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND WANT YOU TO BUY WHATEVER YOU THINK YOU WOULD LIKE WITH THE ENCLOSED CHECK FOR TWENTY DOLLARS IT IS NOW JUST FORTY YEARS SINCE YOU STOPPED BEING MY NURSE WHEN I WAS A LITTLE BOY OF SEVEN JUST ONE YEAR YOUNGER THAN QUINTON NOW IS
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