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We have become genuinely attached to Cunninghame and Tarleton, and all three naturalists, especially Heller; and also to our funny black attendants. The porters always amuse us; at this moment about thirty of them are bringing in the wood for the camp fires, which burn all night; and they are all chanting in chorus, the chant being nothing but the words "_Wood_  plenty of wood to burn!" A Merry Christmas to you! WE HAVE BECOME GENUINELY ATTACHED TO CUNNINGHAM AND TARLETON AND ALL THREE NATURALISTS ESPECIALLY HELLER AND ALSO TO OUR FUNNY BLACK ATTENDANTS THE PORTERS ALWAYS AMUSE US AT THIS MOMENT ABOUT THIRTY OF THEM ARE BRINGING IN THE WOOD FOR THE CAMP FIRES WHICH BURN ALL NIGHT AND THEY ARE CHANTING IN CHORUS THE CHANT BEING NOTHING BUT THE WORDS QUOTE WOOD PLENTY OF WOOD TO BURN IN QUOTE A MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU
 most of the time disciplining its own members. TRIBUTE TO KERMIT In 1909, after retiring from the Presidency, Colonel Roosevelt went on a hunting trip in Africa, writing as usual to his children while away. On the 'Nzor River, Nov. 13, 1909. DARLING ETHEL: Here we are, by a real tropical river, with game all around, and no human being within several days' journey. At night the hyenas come round the camp, uttering their queer howls; and once or twice we have heard lions; but unfortunately have never seen them. Kermit killed a leopard yesterday. He has really done so very well! It is rare for a boy with his refined tastes and his genuine appreciation of literature--and of so much else--to be also an exceptionally bold and hardy sportsman. He is still altogether too reckless; but by my hen-with-one-chicken attitude, I think I shall get him out of Africa uninjured; and his keenness, cool nerve, horsemanship, hardihood, endurance, and good eyesight make him a really good wilderness hunter.  IS IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN READ BY MARK HISSONG TRIBUTE TO KERMIT IN NINETEEN O NINE AFTER RETIRING FROM THE PRESIDENCY COLONEL ROOSEVELT WENT ON A HUNTING TRIP IN AFRICA WRITING AS USUAL TO HIS CHILDREN WHILE AWAY ON THE INZOR RIVER NOVEMBER THIRTEENTH NINETEEN O NINE DARLING ETHEL HERE WE ARE BY A REAL TROPICAL RIVER WITH GAME ALL AROUND AND NO HUMAN BEING WITHIN SEVERAL DAYS JOURNEY AT NIGHT THE HYENAS COME ROUND THE CAMP UTTERING THEIR QUEER HOWLS AND ONCE OR TWICE WE HAVE HEARD LIONS BUT UNFORTUNATELY HAVE NEVER SEEN THEM KERMIT KILLED A LEOPARD YESTERDAY HE HAS REALLY DONE SO VERY WELL IT IS RARE FOR A BOY WITH HIS REFINED TASTE AND HIS GENUINE APPRECIATION OF LITERATURE AND OF SO MUCH ELSE TO BE ALSO AN EXCEPTIONALLY BOLD AND HARDY SPORTSMAN HE IS STILL ALTOGETHER TOO RECKLESS BUT BY MY HEN WITH ONE CHICKEN ATTITUDE I THINK I SHALL GET HIM OUT OF AFRICA UNINJURED AND HIS KEENNESS COOL NERVE HORSEMANSHIP HARDIHOOD ENDURANCE AND GOOD EYESIGHT MAKE HIM A REALLY GOOD WILDERNESS HUNTER
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