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minute scratches on my face and
hands, which however, bled ufetty
freely. l was very glad to come un
the coast on the squadron of great
armored cruisers.
In the gulf the weather was hot
and calm, but soon after rounding
Florida and heading northward we
ran into a gale. Admiral Brownson
is q regular little gamecock and he
drove the vessels TO their limit. 1t
was great fun TO see the huge war
craft pounding steadily into the gale
and forging onward through the bill
lows. Some OF the waves were 80
high that the water came green over
the flying bridge forward. and somc
Of the officers were thrown down
and badly bruised. One Of the ships
lost a man overheard. and although
we hunted for him an hour and a
half we could not get him. and had
u boat smashed In the endeavor.
When ! got back here I found sis
ter very interesting about her east
ern trip. She has had a great time.
and what Is more. she has behaved
mighty well under rather trying cir
cumstances. Ethel was dear. as
always. and the two little boys were
as cunning as possible. Sister
had brought them ssme very small
JAPANESE fencing armoI. which they
had Of course put on with Glee. and
were clumsily fencing with wooden
two handed swords. And they had
also rugged up in the dark nurse-y
grewsome man with pumpkin
head. which I was ushered In to sec,
and I'm addition to the regular eyes.
nose and sawtooth mouth. Archie had
carved in the back OF the pumpkin the
words Pumpkin Giant" the candle
inside illuminating 1t Beautifully.
Mother was waiting for me at the
navy yard. looking too pretty Tor any
thing, when l arrived. She and l had
a ride this afternoon. or course
am up to my ears in work.
The mornings are lively now. crisp
and fresh; after breakfast mother and
| walk around the grounds accom-
panied by Skip. and also by slipper.
her bell tinkIing loudly. The gardens
are pretty dishevelled now. but the
flowers that are left are still lovely:
even vet some honeysuckle is bloom
ing on the porch.
Poets and Princes.
White House. Nov. 6. 1905.
Dear Kermit: Just line. for
really have nothing to say this week
l have caught up with my work. One
day we had rather forlorn little
poet and his nice wife in at lunch.
They made me feel quite badly by
being so grateful at my having men
toned him in what ! fear was a very
patronizing and indeed. almost super
ciIious way. as having written an &C.
casional good poem. i am much
struck by Robinson's two poems which
you sent mother. What queer. mys-
teal creature he Is. ! did not under
stand one OF them-that about the
gardens-and ] do not know that
like either OF them quite as much as
some OF those in THE Children of the
Night" But he certainly has got the
real spirit OF poetry in him. Whether
he can make 1t come out I am not
quite sure.
Prince Louis of Battenberg has been
here and have been very much
pleased with him. He IS a really good
admiral. and in addition he is a we'll
read and cultivated man and 1t was
charming to talk with him. We had
him and his nephew. Prince Alex
ander a midshipman, to lunch alone
with us and We really enjoyed having
them. At the state dinner he sat be-
tween me and Bonaparte. and ] could
not help smiling to myself in thinking
that here was this British Admiral
seated beside the American Secretary
Of the Navy. being the granddaughter
OF Napoleon and the grandson OF
Jerome king of Westphalia; while
the British admiral was the grandson
OF a Hessian general who was the
subject of King Jerome and served
under Napoleon. and then. by no
no means creditably. deserted him in
the middle of the battle of Leipsic.
I am of to vote tonight.
(To Be ContinuedD