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I took Kermit and Archie, with Philip, Oliver and Nicholas out for a night's camping in the two rowboats last week. They enjoyed themselves heartily, as usual, each sleeping rolled up in his blanket, and all getting up at an unearthly hour. I TOOK KERMIT AND ARCHY WITH PHILIP OLIVER AND NICHOLAS OUT FOR A NIGHT'S CAMPING IN THE TWO ROWBOATS LAST WEEK THEY ENJOYED THEMSELVES HARDLY AS USUAL EACH SLEEPING ROLLED UP IN HIS BLANKET AND ALL GETTING UP AT AN UNEARTHLY HOUR
mmels of the nursery and become a most active and fearless though very good-tempered little boy. Really the children do have an ideal time out here, and it is an ideal place for them. The three sets of cousins are always together. I am rather disconcerted by the fact that they persist in regarding me as a playmate. This afternoon, for instance, was rainy, and all of them from George, Ted, Lorraine and Ethel down to Archibald, Nicholas and Quentin, with the addition of Aleck Russell and Ensign Hamner, came to get me to play with them in the old barn. They plead so hard that I finally gave in, but upon my word, I hardly knew whether it was quite right for the President to be engaged in such wild romping as the next two hours saw. The barn is filled with hay, and of course meets every requirement for the most active species of hide-and-seek and the like. Quentin enjoyed the game as much as any one, and would jump down from one hay level to another fifteen feet below with complete abandon. E HAS CAST OFF THE TRAMMELS OF THE NURSERY AND BECOME A MOST ACTIVE AND FEARLESS THOUGH VERY GOOD TEMPERED LITTLE BOY REALLY THE CHILDREN DO HAVE AN IDEAL TIME OUT HERE AND IT IS AN IDEAL PLACE FOR THEM THE THREE SETS OF COUSINS ARE ALWAYS TOGETHER I AM RATHER DISCONCERTED BY THE FACT THAT THEY PERSIST IN REGARDING ME AS A PLAYMATE THIS AFTERNOON FOR INSTANCE WAS RAINY AND ALL OF THEM FROM GEORGE TED LORRAINE AND ETHEL DOWN TO ARCHIBALD NICHOLAS AND QUINTON WITH THE ADDITION OF ALEC RUSSELL AND ENSIGN HAMNER CAME TO GET ME TO PLAY WITH THEM IN THE OLD BARN THEY PLEAD SO HARD THAT I FINALLY GAVE IN BUT UPON MY WORD I HARDLY KNEW WHETHER IT WAS QUITE RIGHT FOR THE PRESIDENT TO BE ENGAGED IN SUCH WILD ROMPING AS THE NEXT TWO HOURS SAW THE BARN IS FILLED WITH HAY AND OF COURSE MEETS EVERY REQUIREMENT FOR THE MOST ACTIVE SPECIES OF HIDE AND SEEK AND THE LIKE QUINTON ENJOYED THE GAME AS MUCH AS ANY ONE AND WOULD JUMP DOWN FROM ONE HAY LEVEL TO ANOTHER FIFTEEN FEET BELOW WITH COMPLETE ABANDON
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