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Kermit met me in high feather, although I did not reach the house until ten o'clock, and he sat by me and we exchanged anecdotes while I took my supper. Ethel had put an alarm clock under her head so as to be sure and wake up, but although it went off she continued to slumber profoundly, as did Quentin. KERMIT MET ME IN HIGH FEATHER ALTHOUGH I DID NOT REACH THE HOUSE UNTIL TEN O'CLOCK AND HE SAT BY ME AND WE EXCHANGED ANECDOTES WHILE I TOOK MY SUPPER ETHEL HAD PUT AN ALARM CLOCK UNDER HER HEAD SO AS TO BE SURE AND WAKE UP BUT ALTHOUGH IT WENT OFF SHE CONTINUED TO SLUMBER PROFOUNDLY AS DID QUINTON
when we were out riding at Geneseo. Major Wadsworth put me on a splendid big horse called Triton, and sister on a thoroughbred mare. They would jump anything. It was sister's first experience, but she did splendidly and rode at any fence at which I would first put Triton. I did not try anything very high, but still some of the posts and rails were about four feet high, and it was enough to test sister's seat. Of course, all we had to do was to stick on as the horses jumped perfectly and enjoyed it quite as much as we did. The first four or five fences that I went over I should be ashamed to say how far I bounced out of the saddle, but after a while I began to get into my seat again. It has been a good many years since I have jumped a fence. Mother stopped off at Albany while sister went on to Boston, and I came on here alone Tuesday afternoon. St. Gaudens, the sculptor, and Dunne (Mr. Dooley) were on the train and took lunch with us. It was great fun meeting them and I liked them both. D HAVE BEEN WITH US WHEN WE WERE OUT RIDING AT GENEZA MAJOR WANDSWORTH PUT ME ON A SPLENDID BIG HORSE CALLED TRYTON AND SISTER ON A THOROUGHBRED MARE THEY WOULD JUMP ANYTHING IT WAS SISTER'S FIRST EXPERIENCE BUT SHE DID SPLENDIDLY AND RODE AT ANY FENCE AT WHICH I WOULD FIRST PUT TRYTON I DID NOT TRY ANYTHING VERY HIGH BUT STILL SOME OF THE POSTS AND RAILS WERE ABOUT FOUR FEET HIGH AND IT WAS ENOUGH TO TEST SISTER'S SEAT OF COURSE ALL WE HAD TO DO WAS TO STICK ON AS THE HORSES JUMPED PERFECTLY AND ENJOYED IT QUITE AS MUCH AS WE DID THE FIRST FOUR OR FIVE FENCES THAT I WENT OVER I SHOULD BE ASHAMED TO SAY HOW FAR I BOUNCED OUT OF THE SADDLE BUT AFTER A WHILE I BEGAN TO GET INTO MY SEAT AGAIN IT HAS BEEN A GOOD MANY YEARS SINCE I HAVE JUMPED A FENCE MOTHER STOPPED OFF AT ALBANY WHILE SISTER WENT ON TO BOSTON AND I CAME ON HERE ALONE TUESDAY AFTERNOON SAINT GODENZ THE SCULPTOR AND DON MISTER DUOLEY WERE ON THE TRAIN AND TOOK LUNCH WITH US IT WAS GREAT FUN MEETING THEM AND I LIKED THEM BOTH
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