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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. 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
r and I walk briskly up and down the deck together, or else sit aft under the awning, or in the after cabin, with the gun ports open, and read; and I also spend a good deal of time on the forward bridge, and sometimes on the aft bridge, and of course have gone over the ship to inspect it with the Captain. It is a splendid 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 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. D YORN ULL MOTHER AND I WALK BRISKLY UP AND DOWN THE DECK TOGETHER OR ELSE SIT AFT UNDER THE AWNING OR IN THE AFTER CABIN WITH THE GUN PORTS OPEN AND READ AND I ALSO SPEND A GOOD DEAL OF TIME ON THE FORWARD BRIDGE AND SOMETIMES ON THE AFT BRIDGE AND OF COURSE HAVE GONE OVER THE SHIP TO INSPECT IT WITH THE CAPTAIN IT IS A SPLENDID 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
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