"
"All right," said the father, after recovering from his surprise.
"I'll see whether I can fix it." And that morning a letter went to the
President saying that he had been chosen as a Christmas present.
Naturally, any man would have felt pleased, no matter how high his
station, and for Theodore Roosevelt, father of boys, the message had a
special appeal.
The letter had no sooner reached Washington than back came an answer,
addressed not to the father but to the boy! It read:
The White House, Washington.
November 13th, 1907.
DEAR CURTIS:
Your father has just written me, and I want him to bring you on and
shake hands with me as soon as you are well enough to travel. Then I
am going to give you, myself, a copy of the book containing my hunting
trips since I have been President; unless you will wait until the new
edition, which contains two more chapters, is out. If so, I will send
it to you, as this new edition probably won't be ready when you come on
here.
Give my warm regards to your father and mother.
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