Show l Letters 0 to e e eLp 1 Edited by Lp Joseph Bishop y DY k lIi 1 A FAR WESTERN WESTERN TRIP In April 1903 President Roosevelt made a trip to the Pacific coast visitIng visitIng visit visit- Ing Yellowstone park and the Grand I canyon of Arizona TAME WILD CREATURES Yellowstone Park W Wyo o April 16 6 1903 1303 Darling Ethel I wish you could ho hc here and see sea how tame lame all the wild creatures areAs are As I write a dozen of deer have come comeI comedown comedown down to the parade gr grounds right in I front of the house to get the hay I they are arc all looking at th the bugler who has be begun un to play the retreat j WESTERN CUSTOMS AND I SCENERY I Darling Ethel I have ha thought it very good of you jou to write me so much Of course I am feeling rather fagged and the next four days davs which will include San ban 1 Francisco ran cisco will be tiresome but I am amI I time to write many o of Many papers of international im importance ce were written at his desk but the pre president found these letters there too very well This is a beautiful hotel ln In I which we ve are spending Sunday with gardens and a long seventeen- seventeen mile drive beside the beach and the rocks and among the pines and cy cypresses cy- cy presses T r went on horseback My oly horse was a little beauty spirited swift sure-footed sure and enduring As AsIs AsIs AsIs Is usually the case here they had a great deal of sliver silver on the bridle and headstall and much carving on the saddle We V had some splendid gallops By the wa way tell mother that everywhere everywhere everywhere every every- where out here from the Mississippi to the Pacific I have seen most of ot tile the girls girl riding astride and most of ot the grownup women I must say I think It very much better for the horses horses' backs I think by the time that you are an old lady the side saddle will almost have vanished vanished-r T am sure T i hope hone R h r rt t V Vr r t 7 r a 3 w n nn n CL Mi II so I T have whether you like the side aide saddle or not It was very interesting going through New Mexico l and seeing the strange old civilization of the desert and next day the Grand canyon of Arizona wonderful wonderful wonderful won won- and beautiful beyond description tion I could have sat and looked at it for days It is a tremendous chasm a amile amile amile mile deep and several miles wide the cliffs carved into battlements amphitheatres amphitheatres theatres towers lowers and pinnacles and the coloring wonderful red and yellow and gray and green Then we went through the desert passed across the Sierras and came into this semitropical country country country coun coun- try of southern California with palms and orange groves groies and olive orchards orchard and immense quantities of flowers TREASURES FOR THE CHILDREN Del Monte Cal May 10 1903 Blessed Kermit The last weeks week's travel 1 7 h have ve really I enjoyed Last Sunday and today Sunday Sunday Sunday Sun Sun- day and also on Wednesday at the Grand canyon I had long rides and the country has been strange and beautiful I have collected a variety of ot treasures which I shall have to try to divide up equally among you children children chil chil- dren One treasure bv by the way is a avery very small badger which I named Josiah and he is now called Josh for I short lie is very cry cunning and I hold holdI j I him in my arms and pet him I hope I he will grow up friendly that friendly that is if the poor little fellow lives to grow up at atall all Dulany Is taking excellent care of ot him and we feed him on milk and potatoes I have enjoyed meeting an old classmate classmate classmate class class- I mate of ot mine at Harvard lie die was heavyweight weight boxing champion when I Iwas Iwas Iwas was in college I was much interested in your seeing I the wild deer That was quite remarkable remark remark- able Today by the way as I rode along the beach I saw seals cormorants cormorants cormo cormo- rants rant gulls and ducks all astonishingly astonishIngly astonishingly astonish astonish- tame MORE TREASURES Del Monte Ion Cal May 19 1903 Blessed Archie I think it was very cunning for you and Quentin to write me that letter together I wish y you u could have been with me today on Algonquin for forve we ve had a perfectly lovely ride Dr Ui ey and I were on two very verv handsome horses horles with Mexican saddles and bridles the rg reins ins of very ry slender rr leather with r rings The road led through pine and cypress forests and along the beach The surf was beating on the rocks in one place and right between two of the rocks where I really did not see how anything could swim a seal appeared and stood up upon upon upon on his tall tail half halt out of ot the foaming water water wa- wa j I ter tel and flapped his flippers ClIppers and was wasas wasas I as as much at home as anything could be bel Beautiful gulls flew close to us allaround allaround all all' allaround around and cormorants swam along the breakers or walked along the beach I have a number of treasures to di divide divide divide di- di vide among you children when I get back One of t this the e treasures is Bill Dm the Lizard aid lie He is a a little live lizard called a horned frog very cunning who lives in a small box The little badger Josh is very well wen and eat eats milk and potatoes We Ve took him out and gave ave him a run in the sand toda today So far he seems as friendly as possible When hen henhe he feels hungry he squeals and the colored colored colored col col- col- col ored porters insist that he says Dulany Dulany Du la ny ny Du because Dulany is very good to him and takes care of ot I 1 himA him I A HOMESICK PRESIDENT Del Monte l Cal May olay 10 10 1903 J Dearest Quee i iI I I loved your our letter I am very homesick homesick homesick home home- sick for mother and for you ou children I but I have enjoyed this weeks week's travel I 1 ha have have v been among the orange groves I where the trees have hae oranges growing I thick upon them and there are arc more I flowers Clowers than you have ever seen I I have a gold top which I shall give you If It mother thinks you vou can take care I of ot it it Perhaps I shall give you a silver silverbell silverbell silverbell bell Instead Whenever I see a little littleboy littleboy littleboy boy being brought up by his father or mother to look 1001 at the procession as we pass by I think of ot you OU and ana Archie and feel very cry homesick Sometimes little bo boys 1 ride In the procession on their thir ponies just like Archie on Algonquin To be continued I |