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This Christmas Kitgaki sent from Annapolis a little present to Archie, who wrote to thank him, and Kitgaki sent him a letter back that we like so much that I thought you might enjoy it, as it shows so nice a trait in the Japanese character. It runs as follows: "My dearest boy: "I received your nice letter. I thank you ever so much. I am very very glad that you have receive my small present. "I like you very very much. THIS CHRISTMAS KITGOTY SENT FROM ANNAPOLIS A LITTLE PRESENT TO ARCHY WHO WROTE TO THANK HIM AND KITGOTKI SENT HIM A LETTER BACK THAT WE LIKE SO MUCH THAT I THOUGHT YOU MIGHT ENJOY IT AS IT SHOWS SO NICE A TRAIT IN THE JAPANESE CHARACTER IT RUNS AS FOLLOWS QUOTE MY DEAREST BOY I RECEIVED YOUR NICE LETTER I THANK YOU EVER SO MUCH I AM VERY VERY GLAD THAT YOU HAVE RECEIVED MY SMALL PRESENT I LIKE YOU VERY VERY MUCH
ith one of Archie's friends--a sturdy little boy who, as Archie informed me, had played opposite to him in the position of centre rush last fall. I do not think that one of them saw anything incongruous in the President's getting as bedaubed with mud as they got, or in my wiggling and clambering around jutting rocks, through cracks, and up what were really small cliff faces, just like the rest of them; and whenever any one of them beat me at any point, he felt and expressed simple and whole-hearted delight, exactly as if it had been a triumph over a rival of his own age. A JAPANESE BOY'S LETTER (To Dr. William Sturgis Bigelow) White House, Jan. 14, 1905. DEAR STURGIS: Last year, when I had Professor Yamashita teach me the "Jiudo"--as they seem now to call Jiu Jitsu--the naval attache here, Commander Takashita, used to come around here and bring a young lad, Kitgaki, who is now entering Annapolis. I used to wrestle with them both. They were very fond of Archie and were very good to him. AND ARCHY WITH ONE OF ARCHY'S FRIENDS A STURDY LITTLE BOY WHO AS ARCHY INFORMED ME HAD PLAYED OPPOSITE TO HIM IN THE POSITION OF SINNER RUSH LAST FALL I DO NOT THINK THAT ONE OF THEM SAW ANYTHING INCONGRUOUS IN THE PRESIDENT'S GETTING AS BEDAUBED WITH MUD AS THEY GOT OR IN MY WIGGLING AND CLAMBERING AROUND JUTTING ROCKS THROUGH CRACKS AND UP WHAT WERE REALLY SMALL CLIFF FACES JUST LIKE THE REST OF THEM AND WHENEVER ANY ONE OF THEM BEAT ME AT ANY POINT HE FELT AND EXPRESSED SIMPLE AND WHOLEHEARTED DELIGHT EXACTLY AS IF IT HAD BEEN A TRIUMPH OVER A RIVAL OF HIS OWN AGE A JAPANESE BOY'S LETTER TO DOCTOR WILLIAM STURGIS BIGELOW WHITE HOUSE JANUARY FOURTEENTH NINETEEN O FIVE DEAR STURGIS LAST YEAR WHEN I HAD PROFESSOR YAMASHITA TEACH ME THAT JUDO AS THEY NOW SEEM TO CALL JUDITSU THE NAVAL ATTACHE HERE COMMANDER TAKASHITA USED TO COME AROUND HERE AND BRING A YOUNG LAD KITGAKI WHO IS NOW ENTERING ANNAPOLIS I USED TO WRESTLE WITH THEM BOTH THEY WERE VERY FOND OF ARCHY AND WERE VERY GOOD TO HIM
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