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Probably most young fellows when they have graduated from college, or from their post graduate course, if they take any, feel pretty dismal for the first few years. PROBABLY MOST YOUNG FELLOWS WHEN THEY HAVE GRADUATED FROM COLLEGE OR FROM THEIR POST GRADUATE COURSE IF THEY TAKE ANY FEEL PRETTY DISMAL FOR THE FIRST FEW YEARS
d immediately after leaving he rendered me a great service by a speech at the Union League Club, in which he said in most effective fashion the very things I should have liked him to say; and his words, moreover, carried weight as the words of no other man at this time addressing such an audience could have done. Taft is a splendid fellow and will be an aid and comfort in every way. But, as mother says, he is too much like me to be able to give me as good advice as Mr. Root was able to do because of the very differences of character between us. If after fully thinking the matter over you remain firmly convinced that you want to go into the army, well and good. I shall be rather sorry for your decision, because I have great confidence in you and I believe that in civil life you could probably win in the end a greater prize than will be open to you if you go into the army--though, of course, a man can do well in the army. I know perfectly well that you will have hard times in civil life. PE TO HAVE AND IMMEDIATELY AFTER LEAVING HE RENDERED ME A GREAT SERVICE BY A SPEECH AT THE UNION LEAGUE CLUB IN WHICH HE SAID IN MOST EFFECTIVE FASHION THE VERY THINGS I SHOULD HAVE LIKED HIM TO SAY AND HIS WORDS MOREOVER CARRIED WEIGHT AS THE WORDS OF NO OTHER MAN AT THIS TIME ADDRESSING SUCH AN AUDIENCE COULD HAVE DONE TAFT IS A SPLENDID FELLOW AND WILL BE AN AID AND COMFORT IN EVERY WAY BUT AS MOTHER SAYS HE IS TOO MUCH LIKE ME TO BE ABLE TO GIVE ME AS GOOD ADVICE AS MISTER ROUTE WAS ABLE TO DO BECAUSE OF THE VERY DIFFERENCES OF CHARACTER BETWEEN US IF AFTER FULLY THINKING THE MATTER OVER YOU REMAIN FIRMLY CONVINCED THAT YOU WANT TO GO INTO THE ARMY WELL AND GOOD I SHALL BE RATHER SORRY FOR YOUR DECISION BECAUSE I HAVE GREAT CONFIDENCE IN YOU AND I BELIEVE THAT IN CIVIL LIFE YOU COULD PROBABLY WIN IN THE END A GREATER PRIZE THAN WILL BE OPEN TO YOU IF YOU GO INTO THE ARMY THOUGH OF COURSE A MAN CAN DO WELL IN THE ARMY I KNOW PERFECTLY WELL THAT YOU WILL HAVE HARD TIMES IN CIVIL LIFE
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