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It was lovely out in the country, with the trees at their very best of the fall coloring. IT WAS LOVELY OUT IN THE COUNTRY WITH THE TREES AT THE VERY BEST OF THE FALL COLOURING
rdinary talk is that an artist should be judged purely by his art; but I am rather a Philistine and like to feel that the art serves a good purpose. Your art is not only an art addition to our sum of national achievement, but it has also always been an addition to the forces that tell for decency, and above all for the blotting out of sectional antagonism. A RIDE AND A PILLOW FIGHT White House, Oct. 19, 1903. DEAR KERMIT: I was much pleased at your being made captain of your eleven. I would rather have you captain of the third eleven than playing on the second. Yesterday afternoon Ethel on Wyoming, Mother on Yagenka and I on Renown had a long ride, the only incident being meeting a large red automobile, which much shook Renown's nerves, although he behaved far better than he has hitherto been doing about automobiles. In fact, he behaved so well that I leaned over and gave him a lump of sugar when he had passed the object of terror--the old boy eagerly turning his head around to get it. DINARY TALK IS THAT AN ARTIST SHOULD BE JUDGED PURELY BY HIS ART BUT I AM RATHER A PHILISTINE AND LIKE TO FEEL THAT THE ART SERVES A GOOD PURPOSE YOUR ART IS NOT ONLY AN ART ADDITION TO OUR SUM OF NATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT BUT IT HAS ALSO ALWAYS BEEN AN ADDITION TO THE FORCES THAT TELL FOR DECENCY AND ABOVE ALL FOR THE BLOTTING OUT OF SECTIONAL ANTAGONISM A RIDE IN A PILLOW FIGHT WHITE HOUSE OCTOBER NINETEENTH NINETEEN O THREE DEAR PERMIT I WAS MUCH PLEASED AT YOUR BEING MADE CAPTAIN OF YOUR ELEVEN I WOULD RATHER HAVE YOU CAPTAIN OF THE THIRD ELEVEN THAN PLAYING ON THE SECOND YESTERDAY AFTERNOON ETHELON WYOMING MOTHER ON JANNKA AND I ON RENOWN HAD A LONG RIDE THE ONLY INCIDENT BEING MEETING A LARGE RED AUTOMOBILE WHICH MUCH SHOOK RENOWN'S NERVES ALTHOUGH HE BEHAVED FAR BETTER THAN HE HAS HITHERTO BEEN DOING ABOUT AUTOMOBILES IN FACT HE BEHAVED SO WELL THAT I LEANED OVER AND GAVE HIM A LUMP OF SUGAR WHEN HE HAD PASSED THE OBJECT OF TERROR THE OLD BOY EAGERLY TURNING HIS HEAD AROUND TO GET IT
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