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When I got on the boat, however, times grew easier. I still have to rush out continually, stand on the front part of the deck, and wave at groups of people on shore, and at stern wheel steamboats draped with American flags and loaded with enthusiastic excursionists. WHEN I GOT ON THE BOAT HOWEVER TIMES GREW EASIER I STILL HAVE TO RUSH OUT CONTINUALLY STAND ON THE FRONT PART OF THE DECK AND WAVE AT GROUPS OF PEOPLE ON SHORE AND AT STERN WHEEL STEAMBOATS DRAPED WITH AMERICAN FLAGS AND LOADED WITH ENTHUSIASTIC EXCURSIONISTS
on a hunting-trip in Louisiana. In accordance with his unvarying custom he wrote regularly to his children while on his journeyings. TRIALS OF A TRAVELLING PRESIDENT On Board U. S. S. _Mississippi_, October 1, 1907. DEAREST ETHEL: The first part of my trip up to the time that we embarked on the river at Keokuk was just about in the ordinary style. I had continually to rush out to wave at the people at the towns through which the train passed. If the train stopped anywhere I had to make a very short speech to several hundred people who evidently thought they liked me, and whom I really liked, but to whom I had nothing in the world to say. At Canton and Keokuk I went through the usual solemn festivities--the committee of reception and the guard of honor, with the open carriage, the lines of enthusiastic fellow-citizens to whom I bowed continually right and left, the speech which in each case I thought went off rather better than I had dared hope--for I felt as if I had spoken myself out. ND WENT ON A HUNTING TRIP IN LOUISIANA IN ACCORDANCE WITH HIS UNVARYING CUSTOM HE WROTE REGULARLY TO HIS CHILDREN WHILE ON HIS JOURNEYINGS TRIALS OF A TRAVELING PRESIDENT ON BOARD U S S MISSISSIPPI OCTOBER ONE NINETEEN O SEVEN DEAREST ETHEL THE FIRST PART OF MY TRIP UP TO THE TIME THAT WE EMBARKED ON THE RIVER AT KEYCUCK WAS JUST ABOUT IN THE ORDINARY STYLE I HAD CONTINUALLY TO RUSH OUT TO WAVE AT THE PEOPLE AT THE TOWNS THROUGH WHICH THE TRAIN PASSED IF THE TRAIN STOPPED ANYWHERE I HAD TO MAKE A VERY SHORT SPEECH TO SEVERAL HUNDRED PEOPLE WHO EVIDENTLY THOUGHT THEY LIKED ME AND WHOM I REALLY LIKED BUT TO WHOM I HAD NOTHING IN THE WORLD TO SAY AT CANTON AND KEEKUK I WENT THROUGH THE USUAL SOLEMN FESTIVITIES THE COMMITTEE OF RECEPTION AND THE GUARD OF HONOR WITH THE OPEN CARRIAGE THE LINES OF ENTHUSIASTIC FELLOW CITIZENS TO WHOM I BOWED CONTINUALLY RIGHT AND LEFT THE SPEECH WHICH IN EACH CASE I THOUGHT WENT OFF RATHER BETTER THAN I HAD DARED HOPE FOR I FELT AS IF I HAD SPOKEN MYSELF OUT
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