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I have never seen leaves turn more beautifully. The Virginia creepers and some of the maple and gum trees are scarlet and crimson. The oaks are deep red brown. The beeches, birches and hickories are brilliant saffron. I HAVE NEVER SEEN LEAVES TURN MORE BEAUTIFULLY THE VIRGINIA CREEPERS AND SOME OF THE MAPLE AND GUM TREES ARE SCARLET AND CRIMSON THE OAKS ARE DEEP RED BROWN THE BEECHES BIRCHES AND HICKORIES ARE BRILLIANT SAFFRON
n a picnic down the river with General Crozier; we have been sitting on the portico in the moonlight. Sister is _very_ good. Your loving father. BILL THE LIZARD White House, June 21, 1904. BLESSED ARCHIKINS: The other day when Mother and I were walking down the steps of the big south porch we saw a movement among the honeysuckles and there was Bill the lizard--your lizard that you brought home from Mount Vernon. We have seen him several times since and he is evidently entirely at home here. The White House seems big and empty without any of you children puttering around it, and I think the ushers miss you very much. I play tennis in the late afternoons unless I go to ride with Mother. ON THE EVE OF ELECTION White House, Oct. 15, 1904. DARLING KERMIT: The weather has been beautiful the last week--mild, and yet with the true feeling of Fall in the air. When Mother and I have ridden up Rock Creek through the country round about, it has been a perpetual delight just to look at the foliage.  SECTION TWENTY NINE OF LETTERS TO HIS CHILDREN BY THEODORE ROOSEVELT THIS LIVER BOX RECORDING IS IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN READ BY MARK HISSONG ON THE EVE OF ELECTION WHITE HOUSE OCTOBER FIFTEENTH NINETEEN O FOUR DARLING KERMIT THE WEATHER HAS BEEN BEAUTIFUL THE LAST WEEK MILD AND YET WITH A TRUE FEELING OF FOG IN THE AIR WHEN MOTHER AND I HAVE RIDDEN UP ROCK CREEK THROUGH THE COUNTRY ROUND ABOUT IT HAS BEEN A PERPETUAL DELIGHT JUST TO LOOK AT THE FOLIAGE
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