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AT THE JAMESTOWN EXPOSITION White House, April 29, 1907. AT THE JAMESTOWN EXPOSITION WHITE HOUSE APRIL TWENTY NINT
t he was very sick, but this morning he is better, and Dr. Rixey thinks everything is going well. Dr. Lambert is coming on this afternoon to see him. Ethel, who is away at Philadelphia, will be sent to stay with the Rixeys. Quentin, who has been exposed somewhat to infection, is not allowed to see other little boys, and is leading a career of splendid isolation among the ushers and policemen. Since I got back here I have not done a thing except work as the President must during the closing days of a session of Congress. Mother was, fortunately, getting much better, but now of course is having a very hard time of it nursing darling little Archie. He is just as good as gold--so patient and loving. Yesterday that scamp Quentin said to Mademoiselle: "If only I had _Archie's_ nature, and _my_ head, wouldn't it be great?" In all his sickness Archie remembered that to-day was Mademoiselle's birthday, and sent her his love and congratulations--which promptly reduced good Mademoiselle to tears. LEAN AND SOAPY LAST NIGHT HE WAS VERY SICK BUT THIS MORNING HE IS BETTER AND DOCTOR RIXEY THINKS EVERYTHING IS GOING WELL DOCTOR LAMBERT IS COMING ON THIS AFTERNOON TO SEE HIM ETHEL WHO IS AWAY AT PHILADELPHIA WILL BE SENT TO STAY WITH THE RIXEYES QUINTON WHO HAS BEEN EXPOSED SOMEWHAT TO INFECTION IS NOT ALLOWED TO SEE OTHER LITTLE BOYS AND HE IS LEADING A CAREER OF SPLENDID ISOLATION AMONG THE USHERS AND POLICEMEN SINCE I GOT BACK HERE I HAVE NOT DONE A THING EXCEPT WORK AS THE PRESIDENT MUST DURING THE CLOSING DAYS OF A SESSION OF CONGRESS MOTHER WAS FORTUNATELY GETTING MUCH BETTER BUT NOW OF COURSE HAVING A VERY HARD TIME OF IT NURSING DARLING LITTLE ARCHIE HE IS JUST AS GOOD AS GOLD SO PATIENT AND LOVING YESTERDAY THAT SCAMP QUINTON SAID TO MADEMOISELLE IF ONLY I HAD ARCHIE'S NATURE AND MY HEAD WOULDN'T IT BE GREAT IN ALL HIS SICKNESS ARCHIE REMEMBERED THAT TO DAY WAS MADEMOISELLE'S BIRTHDAY AND SENT HER HIS LOVE AND CONGRATULATIONS WHICH PROMPTLY REDUCED GOOD MADEMOISELLE TO TEARS
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