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At Canton and Keokuk I went through the usual solemn festivities  the committee of reception and the guard of honor, with the open carriage, the lines of enthusiastic fellow citizens to whom I bowed continually right and left, the speech which in each case I thought went off rather better than I had dared hope  for I felt as if I had spoken myself out. When I got on the boat, however, times grew easier. AT CANTON AND KEEKUK I WENT THROUGH THE USUAL SOLEMN FESTIVITIES THE COMMITTEE OF RECEPTION AND THE GUARD OF HONOR WITH THE OPEN CARRIAGE THE LINES OF ENTHUSIASTIC FELLOW CITIZENS TO WHOM I BOWED CONTINUALLY RIGHT AND LEFT THE SPEECH WHICH IN EACH CASE I THOUGHT WENT OFF RATHER BETTER THAN I HAD DARED HOPE FOR I FELT AS IF I HAD SPOKEN MYSELF OUT WHEN I GOT ON THE BOAT HOWEVER TIMES GREW EASIER
 sleeve--he was three or four feet long--and we hesitated to drag him back because his scales rendered that difficult. The last I saw of Quentin, one Congressman was gingerly helping him off with his jacket, so as to let the snake crawl out of the upper end of the sleeve. In the fall of 1907 the President made a tour through the West and South and went on a hunting-trip in Louisiana. In accordance with his unvarying custom he wrote regularly to his children while on his journeyings. TRIALS OF A TRAVELLING PRESIDENT On Board U. S. S. _Mississippi_, October 1, 1907. DEAREST ETHEL: The first part of my trip up to the time that we embarked on the river at Keokuk was just about in the ordinary style. I had continually to rush out to wave at the people at the towns through which the train passed. If the train stopped anywhere I had to make a very short speech to several hundred people who evidently thought they liked me, and whom I really liked, but to whom I had nothing in the world to say.  SECTION FORTY NINE OF LETTERS TO HIS CHILDREN BY THEODORE ROOSEVELT THIS LABOR OF OX RECORDING IS IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN READ BY GREAT GIARDANO NEWPORT RIGI FLORIDA IN THE FALL OF NINETEEN O SEVEN THE PRESIDENT MADE A TOUR THROUGH THE WEST AND SOUTH AND WENT ON A HUNTING TRIP IN LOUISIANA IN ACCORDANCE WITH HIS UNVARYING CUSTOM HE WROTE REGULARLY TO HIS CHILDREN WHILE ON HIS JOURNEYINGS TRIALS OF A TRAVELING PRESIDENT ON BOARD U S S MISSISSIPPI OCTOBER ONE NINETEEN O SEVEN DEAREST ETHEL THE FIRST PART OF MY TRIP UP TO THE TIME THAT WE EMBARKED ON THE RIVER AT KEYCUCK WAS JUST ABOUT IN THE ORDINARY STYLE I HAD CONTINUALLY TO RUSH OUT TO WAVE AT THE PEOPLE AT THE TOWNS THROUGH WHICH THE TRAIN PASSED IF THE TRAIN STOPPED ANYWHERE I HAD TO MAKE A VERY SHORT SPEECH TO SEVERAL HUNDRED PEOPLE WHO EVIDENTLY THOUGHT THEY LIKED ME AND WHOM I REALLY LIKED BUT TO WHOM I HAD NOTHING IN THE WORLD TO SAY
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