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His papers as Ambassador had finally come, and so he had turned up at Oyster Bay, together with the Acting Secretary of State, to present them. HIS PAPERS AS AMBASSADOR HAD FINALLY COME AND SO HE HAD TURNED UP AT OYSTER BAY TOGETHER WITH THE ACTING SECRETARY OF STATE TO PRESENT THEM
d joins heartily in all their plays, including the romps in the old barn. When Ethel had her birthday, the one entertainment for which she stipulated was that I should take part in and supervise a romp in the old barn, to which all the Roosevelt children, Ensign Hamner of the _Sylph_, Bob Ferguson and Aleck Russell were to come. Of course I had not the heart to refuse; but really it seems, to put it mildly, rather odd for a stout, elderly President to be bouncing over hayricks in a wild effort to get to goal before an active midget of a competitor, aged nine years. However, it was really great fun. One of our recent picnics was an innovation, due to Edith. We went in carriages or on horseback to Jane's Hill, some eight miles distant. The view was lovely, and there was a delightful old farmhouse half a mile away, where we left our horses. Speck (German Ambassador, Count Speck von Sternberg) rode with Edith and me, looking more like Hans Christian Andersen's little tin soldier than ever. NTIRELY ONE OF THE CHILDREN AND ENJOYS HEARTILY IN ALL THEIR PLAYS INCLUDING THE ROMPS IN THE OLD BARN WHEN ETHEL HAD HER BIRTHDAY THE ONE ENTERTAINMENT FOR WHICH SHE STIPULATED WAS THAT I SHOULD TAKE PART IN AND SUPERVISE A ROMP IN THE OLD BARN TO WHICH ALL THE ROOSEVELT CHILDREN ENSIGN HAMNER OF THE SYLPH BOB FERGUSON AND ALEC RUSSELL WERE TO COME OF COURSE I HAD NOT THE HEART TO REFUSE BUT REALLY IT SEEMS TO PUT IT MILDLY RATHER ODD FOR A STOUT ELDERLY PRESIDENT TO BE BOUNCING OVER HAYRICKS IN A WILD EFFORT TO GET TO GOLD BEFORE AN ACTIVE MIDGET OF A COMPETITOR AGED NINE YEARS HOWEVER IT WAS REALLY GREAT FUN ONE OF OUR RECENT PICNICS WAS AN INNOVATION DUE TO EDITH WE WENT IN CARRIAGES OR ON HORSEBACK TO JANE'S HILL SOME EIGHT MILES DISTANT THE VIEW WAS LOVELY AND THERE WAS A DELIGHTFUL OLD FARMHOUSE HALF A MILE AWAY WHERE WE LEFT OUR HORSES SPECK GERMAN AMBASSADOR COUNT SPECK VON STEMBERG RODE WITH EDITH AND ME LOOKING MORE LIKE HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN'S LITTLE TIN SOLDIER THAN EVER
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