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On election day I saw the house, and it was all so lovely that I felt fairly homesick to be back in it. The Japanese maples were still in full leaf and were turning the most beautiful shades of scarlet imaginable. The old barn, I am sorry to say, seems to be giving away at one end. ON ELECTION DAY I SAW THE HOUSE AND IT WAS ALL SO LOVELY THAT I FELT FAIRLY HOMESICK TO BE BACK IN IT THE JAPANESE MAPLES WERE STILL IN FULL LEAF AND WERE TURNING THE MOST BEAUTIFUL SHADES OF SCARLET IMAGINABLE THE OLD BARN I AM SORRY TO SAY SEEMS TO BE GIVING AWAY AT ONE END
 he had been born to. Quentin is learning to ride the pony. He had one tumble, which, he remarked philosophically, did not hurt him any more than when I whacked him with a sofa cushion in one of our pillow fights. I think he will very soon be able to manage the pony by himself. Mother has just taken the three children to spend the afternoon at Dr. Rixey's farm. I am hard at work on my message to Congress, and accordingly shall not try to go out or see any one either this afternoon or this evening. All of this work is terribly puzzling at times, but I peg away at it, and every now and then, when the dust clears away and I look around, I feel that I really have accomplished a little, at any rate. I think you stood well in your form, taking everything into account. I feel you deserve credit for being captain of your football eleven, and yet standing as high as you do in your class. HOMESICK FOR SAGAMORE HILL White House, Nov. 4, 1903. DEAR TED: Three cheers for Groton! It was first-class. WHAT HE HAD BEEN BORN TO DO QUINTON IS LEARNING TO RIDE THE PONY HE HAD ONE TUMBLE WHICH HE REMARKED PHILOSOPHICALLY DID NOT HURT HIM ANY MORE THAN WHEN I WHACKED HIM WITH A SOFA CUSHION IN ONE OF OUR PILLOW FIGHTS I THINK HE WILL SOON BE ABLE TO MANAGE THE PONY BY HIMSELF MOTHER HAS JUST TAKEN THE THREE CHILDREN TO SPEND THE AFTERNOON AT DOCTOR RIXEY'S FARM I AM HARD AT WORK ON MY MESSAGE TO CONGRESS AND ACCORDINGLY SHALL NOT TRY TO GO OUT OR SEE ANY ONE EITHER THIS AFTERNOON OR THIS EVENING ALL OF THIS WORK IS TERRIBLY PUZZLING AT TIMES BUT I PEG AWAY AT IT AND EVERY NOW AND THEN WHEN THE DUST CLEARS AWAY AND I LOOK AROUND I FEEL THAT I REALLY HAVE ACCOMPLISHED A LITTLE AT ANY RATE I THINK YOU STOOD WELL IN YOUR FORM TAKING EVERYTHING INTO ACCOUNT I FEEL YOU DESERVE CREDIT FOR BEING CAPTAIN OF YOUR FOOTBALL ELEVEN AND YET STANDING AS HIGH AS YOU DO IN YOUR CLASS HOMESICK FOR SAGAMORE HILL WHITE HOUSE NOVEMBER FOURTH NINETEEN O THREE DEAR TED THREE CHEERS FOR GROTON IT WAS FIRST CLASS
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