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I used to wrestle with them both. They were very fond of Archie and were very good to him. I USED TO WRESTLE WITH THEM BOTH THEY WERE VERY FOND OF ARCHY AND WERE VERY GOOD TO HIM
I went, with the two Russell boys, George, Jack, and Philip, and Ted, Kermit, and Archie, with one of Archie's friends--a sturdy little boy who, as Archie informed me, had played opposite to him in the position of centre rush last fall. I do not think that one of them saw anything incongruous in the President's getting as bedaubed with mud as they got, or in my wiggling and clambering around jutting rocks, through cracks, and up what were really small cliff faces, just like the rest of them; and whenever any one of them beat me at any point, he felt and expressed simple and whole-hearted delight, exactly as if it had been a triumph over a rival of his own age. A JAPANESE BOY'S LETTER (To Dr. William Sturgis Bigelow) White House, Jan. 14, 1905. DEAR STURGIS: Last year, when I had Professor Yamashita teach me the "Jiudo"--as they seem now to call Jiu Jitsu--the naval attache here, Commander Takashita, used to come around here and bring a young lad, Kitgaki, who is now entering Annapolis.  ACCORDINGLY OFF I WENT WITH THE TWO RUSSELL BOYS GEORGE JACK AND PHILIP AND TAD KERMIT AND ARCHY WITH ONE OF ARCHY'S FRIENDS A STURDY LITTLE BOY WHO AS ARCHY INFORMED ME HAD PLAYED OPPOSITE TO HIM IN THE POSITION OF SINNER RUSH LAST FALL I DO NOT THINK THAT ONE OF THEM SAW ANYTHING INCONGRUOUS IN THE PRESIDENT'S GETTING AS BEDAUBED WITH MUD AS THEY GOT OR IN MY WIGGLING AND CLAMBERING AROUND JUTTING ROCKS THROUGH CRACKS AND UP WHAT WERE REALLY SMALL CLIFF FACES JUST LIKE THE REST OF THEM AND WHENEVER ANY ONE OF THEM BEAT ME AT ANY POINT HE FELT AND EXPRESSED SIMPLE AND WHOLEHEARTED DELIGHT EXACTLY AS IF IT HAD BEEN A TRIUMPH OVER A RIVAL OF HIS OWN AGE A JAPANESE BOY'S LETTER TO DOCTOR WILLIAM STURGIS BIGELOW WHITE HOUSE JANUARY FOURTEENTH NINETEEN O FIVE DEAR STURGIS LAST YEAR WHEN I HAD PROFESSOR YAMASHITA TEACH ME THAT JUDO AS THEY NOW SEEM TO CALL JUDITSU THE NAVAL ATTACHE HERE COMMANDER TAKASHITA USED TO COME AROUND HERE AND BRING A YOUNG LAD KITGAKI WHO IS NOW ENTERING ANNAPOLIS
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