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I would rather have you captain of the third eleven than playing on the second. Yesterday afternoon Ethel on Wyoming, Mother on Yagenka and I on Renown had a long ride, the only incident being meeting a large red automobile, which much shook Renown's nerves, although he behaved far better than he has hitherto been doing about automobiles. I WOULD RATHER HAVE YOU CAPTAIN OF THE THIRD ELEVEN THAN PLAYING ON THE SECOND YESTERDAY AFTERNOON ETHELON WYOMING MOTHER ON JANNKA AND I ON RENOWN HAD A LONG RIDE THE ONLY INCIDENT BEING MEETING A LARGE RED AUTOMOBILE WHICH MUCH SHOOK RENOWN'S NERVES ALTHOUGH HE BEHAVED FAR BETTER THAN HE HAS HITHERTO BEEN DOING ABOUT AUTOMOBILES
small daughter receives that kind of an autograph gift. When I was younger than she is, my Aunt Annie Bulloch, of Georgia, used to tell me some of the brer rabbit stories, especially brer rabbit and the tar baby. But fond though I am of the brer rabbit stories I think I am even fonder of your other writings. I doubt if there is a more genuinely pathetic tale in all our literature than "Free Joe." Moreover I have felt that all that you write serves to bring our people closer together. I know, of course, the ordinary talk is that an artist should be judged purely by his art; but I am rather a Philistine and like to feel that the art serves a good purpose. Your art is not only an art addition to our sum of national achievement, but it has also always been an addition to the forces that tell for decency, and above all for the blotting out of sectional antagonism. A RIDE AND A PILLOW FIGHT White House, Oct. 19, 1903. DEAR KERMIT: I was much pleased at your being made captain of your eleven. ALL DAUGHTER RECEIVED THAT KIND OF AN AUTOGRAPH GIFT WHEN I WAS YOUNGER THAN SHE IS MY AUNT ANNIE BULLOCK OF GEORGIA USED TO TELL ME SOME OF THE BRARE RABBIT STORIES ESPECIALLY BRARE RABBIT AND THE TAR BABY BUT FOND THOUGH I AM OF THE BRARE RABBIT STORIES I THINK I AM EVEN FONDER OF YOUR OTHER WRITINGS I DOUBT IF THERE IS A MORE GENUINELY PATHETIC TALE IN ALL OUR LITERATURE THAN FREE JOE MOREOVER I HAVE FELT THAT ALL THAT YOU RIGHT SERVES TO BRING OUR PEOPLE CLOSER TOGETHER I KNOW OF COURSE THE ORDINARY TALK IS THAT AN ARTIST SHOULD BE JUDGED PURELY BY HIS ART BUT I AM RATHER A PHILISTINE AND LIKE TO FEEL THAT THE ART SERVES A GOOD PURPOSE YOUR ART IS NOT ONLY AN ART ADDITION TO OUR SUM OF NATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT BUT IT HAS ALSO ALWAYS BEEN AN ADDITION TO THE FORCES THAT TELL FOR DECENCY AND ABOVE ALL FOR THE BLOTTING OUT OF SECTIONAL ANTAGONISM A RIDE IN A PILLOW FIGHT WHITE HOUSE OCTOBER NINETEENTH NINETEEN O THREE DEAR PERMIT I WAS MUCH PLEASED AT YOUR BEING MADE CAPTAIN OF YOUR ELEVEN
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