A touching page from American President Theodore Roosevelt’s diary  on Thursday February 14th 1884. The day his wife died 2 days after giving birth.

And just to make sure you don’t suddenly think he was a sentimental kind of chap here’s a picture of him proudly standing over a dead bull-elephant he’s just shot. Make of that what you will…

Image source and copyright: 1, 2: his media file is in the public domain in the United States.