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We are on a funny, stern wheel steamer. Mr. John McIlhenny is with me, and Capt. Seth Bullock among others. We have seen wild geese and ducks and cormorants on the river, and the people everywhere come out in boats and throng or cluster on the banks to greet us. October 4. You would be greatly amused at these steamboats, and I think you will like your trip up the Mississippi next spring, if only everything goes right, and Mother is able to make it. WE ARE ON A FUNNY STERN WHEEL STEAMER MISTER JOHN MC LEHANDY IS WITH ME AND CAPTAIN SOUTH BULLOCK AMONG OTHERS YOU HAVE SEEN WILD GEESE AND DUCKS AND CORMORANTS ON THE RIVER AND THE PEOPLE EVERYWHERE COME OUT IN BOATS AND THRONG OR CLUSTER ON THE BANKS TO GREET US OCTOBER FOURTH YOU WOULD BE GREATLY AMUSED AT THESE STEAMBOATS I THINK YOU WILL LIKE YOUR TRIP UP THE MISSISSIPPI NEXT SPRING IF ONLY EVERYTHING GOES RIGHT AND MOTHER IS ABLE TO MAKE IT
 states are along, in a boat by themselves. I have seen a good deal of them, however, and it has been of real use to me, especially as regards two or three problems that are up. At St. Louis there was an enormous multitude of people out to see us. The procession was in a drenching rain, in which I stood bareheaded, smiling affably and waving my drowned hat to those hardy members of the crowd who declined to go to shelter. At Cairo, I was also greeted with great enthusiasm, and I was interested to find that there was still extreme bitterness felt over Dickens's description of the town and the people in "Martin Chuzzlewit" sixty-five years ago. PECULIARITIES OF MISSISSIPPI STEAMBOATS On Board U. S. S. _Mississippi_, Oct. 1, 1907. DEAR ARCHIE: I am now on what I believe will be my last trip of any consequence while I am President. Until I got to Keokuk, Iowa, it was about like any other trip, but it is now pleasant going down the Mississippi, though I admit that I would rather be at home. RS OF DIFFERENT STATES ARE ALL ALONG IN A BOAT BY THEMSELVES I HAVE SEEN A GOOD DEAL OF THEM HOWEVER AND HAS BEEN OF REAL USE TO ME ESPECIALLY AS REGARDS TWO OR THREE PROBLEMS THAT ARE UP AT SAINT LOUIS THERE WAS AN ENORMOUS MULTITUDE OF PEOPLE OUT TO SEE US THE PROCESSION WAS IN A DRENCHING REIGN IN WHICH I STOOD BAREHEADED SMILING AFFABLY AND WAVING MY DROWNED HAT TO THOSE HARDY MEMBERS OF THE CROWD WHO DECLINED TO GO TO SHELTER AT CAIRO I WAS ALSO GREETED WITH GREAT ENTHUSIASM AND I WAS INTERESTED TO FIND THAT THERE WAS STILL EXTREME BITTERNESS FELT OVER DICKENS'S DESCRIPTION OF THE TOWN AND THE PEOPLE IN MARTIN CHUZZLEWIT SIXTY FIVE YEARS AGO PECULIARITIES OF MISSISSIPPI STEAMBOATS ON BOARD U S MISSISSIPPI OCTOBER ONE NINETEEN O SEVEN DEAR ARCHY I AM NOW ON WHAT I BELIEVE WILL BE MY LAST TRIP OF ANY CONSEQUENCE WHILE I AM PRESIDENT UNTIL I GOT TO KEKUK IOWA IT WAS ABOUT LIKE ANY OTHER TRIP BUT IT IS NOW PLEASANT GOING DOWN THE MISSISSIPPI THOUGH I ADMIT THEY WOULD RATHER BE AT HOME
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