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It is a great comfort to me to read the life and letters of Abraham Lincoln. IT IS A GREAT COMFORT TO ME TO READ THE LIFE AND LETTERS OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN
l. I should be very sorry to see either you or Ted devoting most of your attention to athletics, and I haven't got any special ambition to see you shine overmuch in athletics at college, at least (if you go there), because I think it tends to take up too much time; but I do like to feel that you are manly and able to hold your own in rough, hardy sports. I would rather have a boy of mine stand high in his studies than high in athletics, but I could a great deal rather have him show true manliness of character than show either intellectual or physical prowess; and I believe you and Ted both bid fair to develop just such character. There! you will think this a dreadfully preaching letter! I suppose I have a natural tendency to preach just at present because I am overwhelmed with my work. I enjoy being President, and I like to do the work and have my hand on the lever. But it is very worrying and puzzling, and I have to make up my mind to accept every kind of attack and misrepresentation.  PLAYING FOOTBALL I SHOULD BE VERY SORRY TO SEE EITHER YOU OR TED DEVOTING MOST OF YOUR ATTENTION TO ATHLETICS AND I HAVEN'T GOT ANY SPECIAL AMBITION TO SEE YOU SHINE OVER MUCH IN ATHLETICS AT COLLEGE AT LEAST IF YOU GO THERE BECAUSE I THINK IT TENDS TO TAKE UP TOO MUCH TIME BUT I DO LIKE TO FEEL THAT YOU ARE MANLY AND ABLE TO HOLD YOUR OWN IN ROUGH HEARTED SPORTS I WOULD RATHER HAVE A BOY OF MINE STAND HIGH IN HIS STUDIES THAN HIGH IN ATHLETICS BUT I COULD A GREAT DEAL RATHER HAVE HIM SHOW TRUE MANLINESS OF CHARACTER THAN SHOW EITHER INTELLECTUAL OR PHYSICAL PROWESS AND I BELIEVE YOU AND TED BOTH BID FAIR TO DEVELOP JUST SUCH CHARACTER THERE YOU WILL THINK THIS A DREADFULLY PREACHING LETTER I SUPPOSE I HAVE A NATURAL TENDENCY TO PREACH JUST AT PRESENT BECAUSE I AM OVERWHELMED WITH MY WORK I ENJOY BEING PRESIDENT AND I LIKE TO DO THE WORK AND HAVE MY HAND ON THE LEVER BUT IT IS VERY WORRYING AND PUZZLING AND I HAVE TO MAKE UP MY MIND TO ACCEPT EVERY KIND OF ATTACK AND MISREPRESENTATION
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