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It was sister's first experience, but she did splendidly and rode at any fence at which I would first put Triton. I did not try anything very high, but still some of the posts and rails were about four feet high, and it was enough to test sister's seat. IT WAS SISTER'S FIRST EXPERIENCE BUT SHE DID SPLENDIDLY AND RODE AT ANY FENCE AT WHICH I WOULD FIRST PUT TRYTON I DID NOT TRY ANYTHING VERY HIGH BUT STILL SOME OF THE POSTS AND RAILS WERE ABOUT FOUR FEET HIGH AND IT WAS ENOUGH TO TEST SISTER'S SEAT
uentin) had none. With the appalling frankness of three years old, he remarked with great sincerity that "it made him miserable," and when taken to task for his lack of altruistic spirit he expressed an obviously perfunctory repentance and said: "Well, boys must lend boys things, at any rate!" INCIDENTS OF HOME-COMING Oyster Bay, May 31st, 1901. BLESSED TED: I enclose some Filipino Revolutionary postage stamps. Maybe some of the boys would like them. Have you made up your mind whether you would like to try shooting the third week in August or the last week in July, or would you rather wait until you come back when I can find out something more definite from Mr. Post? We very much wished for you while we were at the (Buffalo) Exposition. By night it was especially beautiful. Alice and I also wished that you could have been with us when we were out riding at Geneseo. Major Wadsworth put me on a splendid big horse called Triton, and sister on a thoroughbred mare. They would jump anything.  SECTION FIVE OF LETTERS TO HIS CHILDREN BY THEODORE ROOSEVELT THIS LIVER BOX RECORDING IS IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN READ BY MARK HISSONG INCIDENTS OF HOME COMING OYSTER BAY MAY THIRTY FIRST NINETEEN O ONE BLESSED TAD I INCLOSE SOME FILIPINO REVOLUTIONARY POSTAGE STAMPS MAYBE SOME OF THE BOYS WOULD LIKE THEM HAVE YOU MADE UP YOUR MIND WHETHER YOU WOULD LIKE TO TRY SHOOTING THE THIRD WEEK IN AUGUST OR THE LAST WEEK IN JULY OR WOULD YOU RATHER WAIT UNTIL YOU COME BACK WHEN I CAN FIND OUT SOMETHING MORE DEFINITE FOR MISTER POST WE VERY MUCH WISHED FOR YOU WHILE WE WERE AT THE BUFFALO EXPOSITION BY NIGHT IT WAS ESPECIALLY BEAUTIFUL ALICE AND I ALSO WISHED THAT YOU COULD HAVE BEEN WITH US WHEN WE WERE OUT RIDING AT GENEZA MAJOR WANDSWORTH PUT ME ON A SPLENDID BIG HORSE CALLED TRYTON AND SISTER ON A THOROUGHBRED MARE THEY WOULD JUMP ANYTHING
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