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He was a great cow puncher and is still riding the range in northwestern Nebraska. When I knew him he was a tremendous fighting man, but always liked me. Twice I had to interfere to prevent him from half murdering cowboys from my own ranch. HE WAS A GREAT COWPUNCHER AND IS STILL RIDING THE RANGE IN NORTHWESTERN NEBRASKA WHEN I KNEW HIM HE WAS A TREMENDOUS FIGHTING MAN BUT ALWAYS LIKED ME TWICE I HAD TO INTERFERE TO PREVENT HIM FROM HALF MURDERING COWBOYS FROM MY OWN RANCH
she dresses, according to immemorial custom. Last evening Mother and I and Ted and Ethel and Matt. Hale went to the theatre to see "The Yankee Consul," which was quite funny. BIG JIM WHITE White House, Dec. 3, 1904. BLESSED KERMIT: The other day while Major Loeffler was marshalling the usual stream of visitors from England, Germany, the Pacific slope, etc., of warm admirers from remote country places, of bridal couples, etc., etc., a huge man about six feet four, of middle age, but with every one of his great sinews and muscles as fit as ever, came in and asked to see me on the ground that he was a former friend. As the line passed he was introduced to me as Mr. White. I greeted him in the usual rather perfunctory manner, and the huge, rough-looking fellow shyly remarked, "Mr. Roosevelt, maybe you don't recollect me. I worked on the roundup with you twenty years ago next spring. My outfit joined yours at the mouth of the Box Alder." I gazed at him, and at once said, "Why it is big Jim.  SECTION THIRTY OF LETTERS TO HIS CHILDREN BY THEODORE ROOSEVELT THIS LIVER BOX RECORDING IS IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN READ BY MARK HISSONG BIG JIM WHITE WHITE HOUSE DECEMBER THIRD NINETEEN O FOUR BLESSED KERMIT THE OTHER DAY WHILE MAJOR LEFFLER WAS MARSHALLING THE USUAL STREAM OF VISITORS FROM ENGLAND GERMANY THE PACIFIC SLOPE ET CETERA OF WARM ADMIRERS FROM REMOTE COUNTRY PLACES OF BRIDAL COUPLES ET CETERA ET CETERA A HUGE MAN ABOUT SIX FEET FOUR OF MIDDLE AGE BUT WITH EVERY ONE OF HIS GREAT SINEWS AND MUSCLES AS FIT AS EVER CAME IN AND ASKED TO SEE ME ON THE GROUND THAT HE WAS A FORMER FRIEND AS THE LINE PASSED HE WAS INTRODUCED TO ME AS MISTER WHITE I GREETED HIM IN THE USUAL RATHER PERFUNCTORY MANNER AND THE HUGE ROUGH LOOKING FELLOW SHYLY REMARKED QUOTE MISTER ROOSEVELT MAYBE YOU DON'T RECOLLECT ME I WORKED ON THE ROUNDUP WITH YOU TWENTY YEARS AGO NEXT SPRING MY OUTFIT JOINED YOURS AT THE MOUTH OF THE BOX ALDER IN QUOTE I GAZED AT HIM AND AT ONCE SAID WHY IT IS BIG JIM
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