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The bands played, and all the people turned out to receive us. I marched up that Common so proud at the head of my troops, and we turned down into the town hall. Then they seated my soldiers down the center aisle and I sat down on the front seat. A great assembly of people a hundred or two  came in to fill the town hall, so that they stood up all around. Then the town officers came in and formed a half circle. The mayor of the town sat in the middle of the platform. THE BANDS PLAYED AND THE PEOPLE TURNED OUT TO RECEIVE US I MARCHED UP BY COMMON SO PROUD AT THE HEAD OF MY TROOPS AND WE TURNED DOWN INTO THE TOWN HALL THEN THEY SEATED MY SOLDIERS DOWN THE CENTER AISLE AND I SAT DOWN ON THE FRONT SEAT A GREAT ASSEMBLY OF PEOPLE A HUNDRED OR TWO CAME IN TO FILL THE TOWN HALL SO THAT THEY STOOD UP ALL AROUND THEN THE TOWN OFFICERS CAME IN AND FORMED A HALF CIRCLE THE MAYOR OF THE TOWN SAT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PLATFORM
ng ever to stop; you can’t be old.” But when I shut my eyes, like any other man of my years, oh, then come trooping back the faces of the loved and lost of long ago, and I know, whatever men may say, it is evening-time. I shut my eyes now and look back to my native town in Massachusetts, and I see the cattle-show ground on the mountain-top; I can see the horse-sheds there. I can see the Congregational church; see the town hall and mountaineers’ cottages; see a great assembly of people turning out, dressed resplendently, and I can see flags flying and handkerchiefs waving and hear bands playing. I can see that company of soldiers that had re-enlisted marching up on that cattle-show ground. I was but a boy, but I was captain of that company and puffed out with pride. A cambric needle would have burst me all to pieces. Then I thought it was the greatest event that ever came to man on earth. If you have ever thought you would like to be a king or queen, you go and be received by the mayor.  DAY WITHOUT SEEMING EVER TO STOP YOU CAN'T BE OLD BUT WHEN I SHUT MY EYES LIKE ANY OTHER MAN OF MY YEARS I WILL THEN COME TROOPING BACK THE FACES OF THE LOVED AND LOST OF LONG AGO AND I KNOW WHATEVER MEN MAY SAY IT IS EVENING TIME I SHUT MY EYES NOW AND LOOK BACK TO MY NATIVE TOWN IN MASSACHUSETTS AND I SEE THE CATTLE SHOW GROUND ON THE MOUNTAIN TOP I CAN SEE THE HORSE SHEDS THERE I CAN SEE THE CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH SEE THE TOWN HALL AND THE MOUNTAINEERS COTTAGES SEE A GREAT ASSEMBLY OF PEOPLE TURNING OUT DRESSED RESPLENDENTLY AND I CAN SEE FLAGS FLYING AND HANDKERCHIEFS WAVING AND HEAR BANDS PLAYING I CAN SEE THAT COMPANY OF SOLDIERS THAT HAD RE ENLISTED MARCHING UP ON THAT CATTLE SHOW GROUND I WAS BUT A BOY BUT I WAS CAPTAIN OF THAT COMPANY AND PUFFED OUT WITH PRIDE A CAMBRIC NEEDLE WOULD HAVE BURST ME ALL TO PIECES THEN I THOUGHT IT WAS THE GREATEST EVENT THAT EVER CAME TO MAN ON EARTH IF YOU HAVE EVER THOUGHT YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE A KING OR QUEEN YOU GO AND BE RECEIVED BY THE MAYOR
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