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Then Ted and I, with General Wood and Mr. Bob Ferguson, who was a lieutenant in my regiment, went for a three hours' ride; and all of us, including all the children, took lunch at the house with the children's aunt, Mrs. Captain Cowles  Archie and Quentin having their lunch at a little table with their cousin Sheffield. Late in the afternoon I played at single stick with General Wood and Mr. Ferguson. THEN TED AND I WITH GENERAL WOOD AND MISTER BOB FERGUSON WHO WAS A LIEUTENANT IN MY REGIMENT WENT FOR A THREE HOURS RIDE AND ALL OF US INCLUDING ALL THE CHILDREN TOOK LUNCH AT THE HOUSE WITH THE CHILDREN'S AUNT MISSUS CAPTAIN COW'S ARCHIE AND QUINTON HAVING THEIR LUNCH AT A LITTLE TABLE WITH THEIR COUSIN SHEFFIELD LATE IN THE AFTERNOON I PLAYED AT SINGLE STICK WITH GENERAL WOOD AND MISTER FERGUSON
nd I got up, shut the window, lit the fire, taking down the stockings, of course, put on our wrappers and prepared to admit the children. But first there was a surprise for me, also for their good mother, for Archie had a little Christmas tree of his own which he had rigged up with the help of one of the carpenters in a big closet; and we all had to look at the tree and each of us got a present off of it. There was also one present each for Jack the dog, Tom Quartz the kitten, and Algonquin the pony, whom Archie would no more think of neglecting than I would neglect his brothers and sisters. Then all the children came into our bed and there they opened their stockings. Afterwards we got dressed and took breakfast, and then all went into the library, where each child had a table set for his bigger presents. Quentin had a perfectly delightful electric railroad, which had been rigged up for him by one of his friends, the White House electrician, who has been very good to all the children. LACE SO THEIR MOTHER AND I GOT UP SHUT THE WINDOW LIT THE FIRE TAKING DOWN THE STOCKINGS OF COURSE PUT ON OUR WRAPPERS AND PREPARED TO ADMIT THE CHILDREN BUT FIRST THERE WAS A SURPRISE FOR ME ALSO FOR THEIR GOOD MOTHER FOR ARCHIE HAD A LITTLE CHRISTMAS TREE OF HIS OWN WHICH HE HAD RIGGED UP WITH THE HELP OF ONE OF THE CARPENTERS IN A BIG CLOSET AND WE ALL HAD TO LOOK AT THE TREE AND EACH OF US GOT A PRESENT OFF OF IT THERE WAS ALSO ONE PRESENT EACH FOR JACK THE DOG TOM QUARTZ THE KITTEN AND ALGONQUIN THE PONY WHOM ARCHIE WOULD NO MORE THINK OF NEGLECTING THAN I WOULD NEGLECT HIS BROTHERS AND SISTERS THEN ALL THE CHILDREN CAME INTO OUR BED AND THERE THEY OPENED THEIR STOCKINGS AFTERWARDS WE GOT DRESSED AND TOOK BREAKFAST AND THEN ALL WENT INTO THE LIBRARY WHERE EACH CHILD HAD A TABLE SET FOR HIS BIGGER PRESENCE QUINTON HAD A PERFECTLY DELIGHTFUL ELECTRIC RAILROAD WHICH HAD BEEN RIGGED UP FOR HIM BY ONE OF HIS FRIENDS THE WHITE HOUSE ELECTRICIAN WHO HAS BEEN VERY GOOD TO ALL THE CHILDREN
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