So after dinner, the orchestra started to play, and the guests burst into song, and all of a sudden, Taft was surprised with the presentation of a gift from a group of local supporters, and this was a stuffed opossum toy, all beady-eyed and bald-eared, and it was a new product they were putting forward to be the William Taft presidency's answer to Teddy Roosevelt's teddy bear.
Dupã cină, când orchestra se pregătea să cânte, şi invitaţii la fel, dintr-o datã, Taft a fost surprins primind un cadou de la un grup local de susţinători; cadoul era un oposum de jucărie cu ochii ca mărgelele și urechi golaşe, era un nou produs pe care-l promovau ca răspunsul preşedintelui William Taft la ursulețul Teddy al lui Teddy Roosevelt.