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He escapes about twice out of three times and must now be a perfect drowned rat. (I have just had him in to look at him and he is even more of a drowned rat than I supposed. HE ESCAPES ABOUT TWICE OUT OF THREE TIMES AND MUST NOW BE A PERFECT DROWNED RAT I HAVE JUST HAD HIM IN TO LOOK AT HIM AND HE IS EVEN MORE OF A DROWNED RAT THAN I SUPPOSED
 inlet from the Potomac. There was also the old graveyard or grave plot in which were the gravestones of Washington's father and mother and grandmother, all pretty nearly ruined. It was lovely warm weather and Mother and I enjoyed our walk through the funny lonely old country. Mocking-birds, meadow-larks, Carolina wrens, cardinals, and field sparrows were singing cheerfully. We came up the river in time to get home last evening. This morning Mother and I walked around the White House grounds as usual. I think I get more fond of flowers every year. The grounds are now at that high stage of beauty in which they will stay for the next two months. The buckeyes are in bloom, the pink dogwood, and the fragrant lilacs, which are almost the loveliest of the bushes; and then the flowers, including the lily-of-the-valley. I am dictating in the office. Archie is out by the sandbox playing with the hose. The playing consists in brandishing it around his head and trying to escape the falling water. D OVERLOOKING A BROAD INLET FROM THE POTOMAC THERE WAS ALSO THE OLD GRAVEYARD OR GRAVE PLOT IN WHICH WERE THE GRAVESTONES OF WASHINGTON'S FATHER AND MOTHER AND GRANDMOTHER ALL PRETTY NEARLY RUINED IT WAS LOVELY WARM WEATHER AND MOTHER AND I ENJOYED OUR WALK THROUGH THE FUNNY LONELY OLD COUNTRY MOCKING BIRDS MEADOW LARKS CAROLINA WRENS CARDINALS AND FIELD SPARROWS WERE SINGING CHEERFULLY WE CAME UP THE RIVER IN TIME TO GET HOME LAST EVENING THIS MORNING MOTHER AND I WALKED AROUND THE WHITE HOUSE GROUNDS AS USUAL I THINK I GET MORE FOND OF FLOWERS EVERY YEAR THE GROUNDS ARE NOW AT THAT HIGH STAGE OF BEAUTY IN WHICH THEY WILL STAY FOR THE NEXT TWO MONTHS THE BUCKEYES ARE IN BLOOM THE PINK DOGWOOD AND THE FRAGRANT LILACS WHICH ARE ALMOST THE LOVELIEST OF THE BUSHES AND THEN THE FLOWERS INCLUDING THE LILY OF THE VALLEY I AM DICTATING IN THE OFFICE ARCHIE IS OUT BY THE SAND BOX PLAYING WITH THE HOSE THE PLAYING CONSISTS IN BRANDISHING IT AROUND HIS HEAD AND TRYING TO ESCAPE THE FALLING WATER
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