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We were hunting cougar and lynx or, as they are called out here, "lion" and "cat." WE WERE HUNTING COUGAR AND LYNX OR AS THEY ARE CALLED OUT HERE LION AND CAT
 small boy's names for his Guinea pigs? They included Bishop Doane; Dr. Johnson, my Dutch Reformed pastor; Father G. Grady, the local priest with whom the children had scraped a speaking acquaintance; Fighting Bob Evans, and Admiral Dewey. Some of my Republican supporters in West Virginia have just sent me a small bear which the children of their own accord christened Jonathan Edwards, partly out of compliment to their mother's ancestor, and partly because they thought they detected Calvinistic traits in the bear's character. A COUGAR AND LYNX HUNT Keystone Ranch, Colo., Jan. 14th, 1901. BLESSED TED, From the railroad we drove fifty miles to the little frontier town of Meeker. There we were met by the hunter Goff, a fine, quiet, hardy fellow, who knows his business thoroughly. Next morning we started on horseback, while our luggage went by wagon to Goff's ranch. We started soon after sunrise, and made our way, hunting as we went, across the high, exceedingly rugged hills, until sunset.  SECTION THREE OF LETTERS TO HIS CHILDREN BY THEODORE ROOSEVELT THIS LIVERPOX RECORDING IS IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN READ BY MARK KISSON A COUGAR IN LYNX HUNT KEYSTONE RANCH COLORADO JANUARY FOURTEENTH NINETEEN O ONE BLESSED TED FROM THE RAILROAD WE DROVE FIFTY MILES TO THE LITTLE FRONTIER TOWN OF MEEKER THERE WE WERE MET BY THE HUNTER GOLF A FINE QUIET HARDY FELLOW WHO KNOWS HIS BUSINESS THOROUGHLY NEXT MORNING WE STARTED ON HORSEBACK WHILE OUR LUGGAGE WENT BY A WAGON TO GOLF'S RANCH WE STARTED SOON AFTER SUNRISE AND MADE OUR WAY HUNTING AS WE WENT ACROSS THE HIGH EXCEEDINGLY RUGGED HILLS UNTIL SUNSET
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