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QUENTIN'S FIRST FALL White House, Oct. 24, 1903. DEAR KERMIT: Yesterday I felt rather seedy, having a touch of Cuban fever, my only unpleasant reminiscence of the Santiago campaign. QUINTON'S FIRST FALL WHITE HOUSE OCTOBER TWENTY FOURTH NINETEEN O THREE DEARAR KERMIT YESTERDAY I FELT RATHER SEEDY HAVING A TOUCH OF CUBAN FEVER MY ONLY UNPLEASANT REMINISCENCE OF THE SANTIAGO CAMPAIGN
and work to the cultivation of such prowess. By the way, I am sorry to say that I am falling behind physically. The last two or three years I have had a tendency to rheumatism, or gout, or something of the kind, which makes me very stiff. Renown is behaving better about automobiles and the like. I think the difference is largely in the way I handle him. He is a very good-natured and gentle horse, but timid and not over-wise, and when in a panic his great strength makes him well-nigh uncontrollable. Accordingly, he is a bad horse to try to force by anything. If possible, it is much better to give him a little time, and bring him up as gently as may be to the object of terror. When he behaves well I lean forward and give him a lump of sugar, and now the old boy eagerly puts around his head when I stretch out my hand. Bleistein I have ridden very little, because I think one of his forelegs is shaky, and I want to spare him all I can. Mother and I have had the most lovely rides imaginable. ST NOT SUBORDINATE STUDY AND WORK TO THE CULTIVATION OF SUCH PROWESS BY THE WAY I AM SORRY TO SAY THAT I AM FALLING BEHIND PHYSICALLY THE LAST TWO OR THREE YEARS I HAVE HAD A TENDENCY TO RHEUMATISM OR GOUT OR SOMETHING OF THE KIND WHICH MAKES ME VERY STIFF RENOWN IS BEHAVING BETTER ABOUT AUTOMOBILES AND THE LIKE I THINK THE DIFFERENCE IS LARGELY IN THE WAY I HANDLE HIM HE IS A VERY GOOD NATURED AND GENTLE HORSE BUT TIMID AND NOT OVERWISE AND WHEN IN A PANIC HIS GREAT STRENGTH MAKES HIM WELL NIGH UNCONTROLLABLE ACCORDINGLY HE IS A BAD HORSE TO TRY TO FORCE BY ANYTHING IF POSSIBLE IT IS MUCH BETTER TO GIVE HIM A LITTLE TIME AND BRING HIM UP AS GENTLY AS MAY BE TO THE OBJECT OF TERROR WHEN HE BEHAVES WELL I LEAN FORWARD AND GIVE HIM A LUMP OF SUGAR AND NOW THE OLD BOY EAGERLY PUTS AROUND HIS HEAD WHEN I STRETCH OUT MY HAND BLISTEIN I HAVE RIDDEN VERY LITTLE BECAUSE I THINK ONE OF HIS FORELEGS IS SHAKY AND I WANT TO SPARE HIM ALL I CAN MOTHER AND I HAVE HAD THE MOST LOVELY RIDES IMAGINABLE
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