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She and I had a ride this afternoon. Of course I am up to my ears in work. The mornings are lovely now, crisp and fresh; after breakfast Mother and I walk around the grounds accompanied by Skip, and also by Slipper, her bell tinkling loudly. The gardens are pretty dishevelled now, but the flowers that are left are still lovely; even yet some honeysuckle is blooming on the porch. SHE AND I HAD ARRIVED THIS AFTERNOON OF COURSE I AM UP TO MY EARS AND WORK THE MORNINGS ARE LOVELY NOW CRISP AND FRESH AFTER BREAKFAST MOTHER AND I WALK AROUND THE GROUNDS ACCOMPANIED BY SKIP AND ALSO BY SLIPPER HER BELL TINKLING LOUDLY THE GARDENS ARE PRETTY DISHEVELED NOW BUT THE FLOWERS THAT ARE LEFT ARE STILL LOVELY EVEN YET SOME HONEYSUCKLE IS BLOOMING ON THE PORCH
wn and badly bruised. One of the other ships lost a man overboard, and although we hunted for him an hour and a half we could not get him, and had a boat smashed in the endeavor. When I got back here I found sister, very interesting about her Eastern trip. She has had a great time, and what is more, she has behaved mighty well under rather trying circumstances. Ethel was a dear, as always, and the two little boys were as cunning as possible. Sister had brought them some very small Japanese fencing armor, which they had of course put on with glee, and were clumsily fencing with wooden two-handed swords. And they had also rigged up in the dark nursery a gruesome man with a pumpkin head, which I was ushered in to see, and in addition to the regular eyes, nose, and saw-tooth mouth, Archie had carved in the back of the pumpkin the words "Pumpkin Giant," the candle inside illuminating it beautifully. Mother was waiting for me at the Navy Yard, looking too pretty for anything, when I arrived. THE OFFICERS WERE THROWN DOWN AND BADLY BRUISED ONE OF THE OTHER SHIPS LOST A MAN OVERBOARD AND ALTHOUGH WE HUNTED FOR HIM AN HOUR AND A HALF WE COULD NOT GET HIM AND HAD ABODE SMASHED IN THE ENDEAVOR WHEN I GOT BACK HERE I FOUND SISTER VERY INTERESTING ABOUT HER EASTERN TRIP SHE HAS HAD A GREAT TIME AND WHAT IS MORE SHE HAS BEHAVED MIGHTY WELL UNDER RATHER TRYING CIRCUMSTANCES ETHEL WAS A DEAR AS ALWAYS AND THE TWO LITTLE BOYS WERE AS CUNNING AS POSSIBLE SISTER HAD BROUGHT THEM SOME VERY SMALL JAPANESE FENCING ARMOR WHICH THEY HAD OF COURSE PUT ON WITH GLEE AND WERE CLUMSILY FENCING WITH WOODEN TWO HANDED SWORDS AND THEY HAD ALSO RIGGED UP IN THE DARK NURSERY A GRUESOME MAN WITH A PUMPKIN HEAD WHICH I WAS USHERED IN TO SEE AND IN ADDITION TO THE REGULAR EYES NOSE AND SAW TOOTHED MOUTH ARCHY HAD CARVED IN THE BACK OF THE PUMPKIN THE WORDS PUMPKIN GIANT THE CANDLE INSIDE ILLUMINATING IT BEAUTIFULLY MOTHER WAS WAITING FOR ME AT THE NAVY YARD LOOKING TOO PRETTY FOR ANYTHING WHEN I ARRIVED
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