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He is such a handful now when he meets them that I seriously mind encountering them when Mother is along. Of course I do not care if I am alone, or with another man, but I am uneasy all the time when I am out with Mother. HE IS SUCH A HANDFUL NOW WHEN HE MEETS THEM THAT I SERIOUSLY MIND ENCOUNTERING THEM WHEN MOTHER IS ALONG OF COURSE I DO NOT CARE IF I AM ALONE OR WITH ANOTHER MAN BUT I AM UNEASY ALL THE TIME WHEN I AM OUT WITH MOTHER
In my regiment nine-tenths of the men were better horsemen than I was, and probably two-thirds of them better shots than I was, while on the average they were certainly hardier and more enduring. Yet after I had had them a very short while they all knew, and I knew too, that nobody else could command them as I could. I am glad you should play football; I am glad that you should box; I am glad that you should ride and shoot and walk and row as well as you do. I should be very sorry if you did not do these things. But don't ever get into the frame of mind which regards these things as constituting the end to which all your energies must be devoted, or even the major portion of your energies. Yes, I am going to speak at Groton on prize day. I felt that while I was President, and while you and Kermit were at Groton I wanted to come up there and see you, and the Rector wished me to speak, and so I am very glad to accept. By the way, I am working hard to get Renown accustomed to automobiles. THER THINGS THAT COUNT MORE IN MY REGIMENT NINE TENTHS OF THE MEN WERE BETTER HORSEMEN THAN I WAS AND PROBABLY TWO THIRDS OF THEM BETTER SHOTS THAN I WAS WHILE ON THE AVERAGE THEY WERE CERTAINLY HARDIER AND MORE ENDURING YET AFTER I HAD HAD THEM A VERY SHORT WHILE THEY ALL KNEW AND I KNEW TOO THAT NOBODY ELSE COULD COMMAND THEM AS I COULD I AM GLAD YOU SHOULD PLAY FOOTBALL I AM GLAD YOU SHOULD BOX I AM GLAD THAT YOU SHOULD RIDE AND SHOOT AND WALK AND ROW AS WELL AS YOU DO I SHOULD BE VERY SORRY IF YOU DID NOT DO THESE THINGS BUT DON'T EVER GET INTO THE FRAME OF MIND WHICH REGARDS THESE THINGS AS CONSTITUTING THE END TO WHICH ALL YOUR ENERGIES MUST BE DEVOTED OR EVEN THE MAJOR PORTION OF YOUR ENERGIES YES I'M GOING TO SPEAK AT GROTON ON PRISDAY I FELT THAT WHILE I WAS PRESIDENT AND WHILE YOU AND KERMIT WERE AT GROTON I WANTED TO COME UP THERE AND SEE YOU AND THE RECTOR WISHED ME TO SPEAK AND SO I AM VERY GLAD TO ACCEPT BY THE WAY I AM WORKING HARD TO GET RENOWN ACCUSTOMED TO AUTOMOBILES
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