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I felt so glad that I was not out somewhere in the wilderness, campaigning or hunting, where I would have to walk or ride all day in the rain and then lie out under a bush at night! I FELT SO GLAD THAT I WAS NOT OUT SOMEWHERE IN THE WILDERNESS CAMPAIGNING OR HUNTING WHERE I WOULD HAVE HAD TO WALK OR RIDE ALL DAY IN THE RAIN AND THEN LIE OUT UNDER A BUSH AT NIGHT
ay I handle him. He is a very good-natured and gentle horse, but timid and not over-wise, and when in a panic his great strength makes him well-nigh uncontrollable. Accordingly, he is a bad horse to try to force by anything. If possible, it is much better to give him a little time, and bring him up as gently as may be to the object of terror. When he behaves well I lean forward and give him a lump of sugar, and now the old boy eagerly puts around his head when I stretch out my hand. Bleistein I have ridden very little, because I think one of his forelegs is shaky, and I want to spare him all I can. Mother and I have had the most lovely rides imaginable. QUENTIN'S FIRST FALL White House, Oct. 24, 1903. DEAR KERMIT: Yesterday I felt rather seedy, having a touch of Cuban fever, my only unpleasant reminiscence of the Santiago campaign. Accordingly, I spent the afternoon in the house lying on the sofa, with a bright fire burning and Mother in the rocking-chair, with her knitting, beside me. WAY I HANDLE HIM HE IS A VERY GOOD NATURED AND GENTLE HORSE BUT TIMID AND NOT OVERWISE AND WHEN IN A PANIC HIS GREAT STRENGTH MAKES HIM WELL NIGH UNCONTROLLABLE ACCORDINGLY HE IS A BAD HORSE TO TRY TO FORCE BY ANYTHING IF POSSIBLE IT IS MUCH BETTER TO GIVE HIM A LITTLE TIME AND BRING HIM UP AS GENTLY AS MAY BE TO THE OBJECT OF TERROR WHEN HE BEHAVES WELL I LEAN FORWARD AND GIVE HIM A LUMP OF SUGAR AND NOW THE OLD BOY EAGERLY PUTS AROUND HIS HEAD WHEN I STRETCH OUT MY HAND BLISTEIN I HAVE RIDDEN VERY LITTLE BECAUSE I THINK ONE OF HIS FORELEGS IS SHAKY AND I WANT TO SPARE HIM ALL I CAN MOTHER AND I HAVE HAD THE MOST LOVELY RIDES IMAGINABLE QUINTON'S FIRST FALL WHITE HOUSE OCTOBER TWENTY FOURTH NINETEEN O THREE DEARAR KERMIT YESTERDAY I FELT RATHER SEEDY HAVING A TOUCH OF CUBAN FEVER MY ONLY UNPLEASANT REMINISCENCE OF THE SANTIAGO CAMPAIGN ACCORDINGLY I SPENT THE AFTERNOON IN THE HOUSE LYING ON THE SOFA WITH A BRIGHT FIRE BURNING AND MOTHER IN THE ROCKING CHAIR WITH HER KNITTING BESIDE ME
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