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Mother with her usual thoughtfulness had kept him steadily in mind while I have been Governor and President; and I now find that he appreciated her so much, her constant remembrances in having him on to visit us on different occasions. MOTHER WITH HER USUAL THOUGHTFULNESS HAD KEPT HIM STEADILY IN MIND WHILE I HAD BEEN GOVERNOR AND PRESIDENT AND I NOW FIND THAT HE APPRECIATED HER SO MUCH HER CONSTANT REMEMBRANCES IN HAVING HIM ON TO VISIT US ON DIFFERENT OCCASIONS
id he found him "as busy as a bee in a tar barrel," and evidently owning all the trainer's house. He is not yet quite fit to come back here. To-day is Quentin's birthday. He has a cold, so he had his birthday cake, with the six candles, and his birthday ice-cream, in the nursery, with Ethel, Archie, Mother, Aunt Emily, myself, Mame and Georgette as admiring guests and onlookers. A PRESIDENT'S POOR PROTECTION White House, Nov. 28, 1903. DEAR KERMIT: It was very sad at Uncle Gracie's funeral; and yet lovely, too, in a way, for not only all his old friends had turned out, but all of the people connected with the institutions for which he had worked during so many years also came. There were a good many of the older boys and employees from the Newsboys' Lodging House and the Orthopaedic Dispensary, etc. Uncle Jimmy possessed a singularly loving and affectionate nature, and I never knew any one who in doing good was more careful to do it unostentatiously. I had no idea how much he had done.  SECTION TWENTY ONE OF LETTERS TO HIS CHILDREN BY THEODORE ROOSEVELT THIS LIVER BOX RECORDING IS IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN READ BY MARK HISSONG A PRESIDENT'S POOR PROTECTION WHITE HOUSE NOVEMBER TWENTY EIGHTH NINETEEN O THREE DEAR KERMIT IT WAS VERY SAD AT UNCLE GRACEY'S FUNERAL AND YET LOVELY TOO IN A WAY FOR NOT ONLY ALL HIS OLD FRIENDS HAD TURNED OUT BUT ALL OF THE PEOPLE CONNECTED WITH THE INSTITUTIONS FOR WHICH HE HAD WORKED DURING SO MANY YEARS ALSO CAME THERE WERE A GOOD MANY OF THE OLDER BOYS AND EMPLOYEES FROM THE NEWSBOYS LODGING HOUSE AND THE ORTHOPEEDIC DISPENSARY ET CETERA UNCLE JIMMY POSSESSED A SINGULARLY LOVING AND AFFECTIONATE NATURE AND I NEVER KNEW ANY ONE WHO IN DOING GOOD WAS MORE CAREFUL TO DO IT UNOSTENTATIOUSLY I HAD NO IDEA HOW MUCH HE HAD DONE
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