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"I, with my shining sword flashing in the sunlight, shouting to my troops, 'Come on'!" I never did it. Do you suppose I would get in front of my men to be shot in front by the enemy and in the back by my own men? I WITH MY SHINING SWORD FLASHING IN THE SUNLIGHT SHOUTING TO MY TROOPS COME ON I NEVER DID IT DO YOU SUPPOSE I WOULD GET IN FRONT OF MY MEN TO BE SHOT IN FRONT BY THE ENEMY AND IN THE BACK BY MY OWN MEN
native town these soldiers who have fought and bled--and come back again to their native town. We are especially--we are especially--we are especially. We are especially pleased to see with us to-day this young hero” (that meant me)--“this young hero who in imagination” (friends, remember he said that; if he had not said “in imagination” I would not be egotistic enough to refer to it at all)--“this young hero who in imagination we have seen leading--we have seen leading--leading. We have seen leading his troops on to the deadly breach. We have seen his shining--we have seen his shining--his shining--his shining sword--flashing. Flashing in the sunlight, as he shouted to his troops, ‘Come on’!” Oh dear, dear, dear! how little that good man knew about war. If he had known anything about war at all he ought to have known what any of my G. A. R. comrades here to-night will tell you is true, that it is next to a crime for an officer of infantry ever in time of danger to go ahead of his men. PPY WE ARE VERY HAPPY TO WELCOME BACK TO THEIR NATIVE TOWN THESE SOLDIERS WHO HAVE FOUGHT AND BLED AND COME BACK AGAIN TO THEIR NATIVE TOWN WE ARE ESPECIALLY WE ARE ESPECIALLY WE ARE ESPECIALLY WE ARE ESPECIALLY PLEASED TO SEE WITH US TO DAY THIS YOUNG HERO THAT MEANT ME THIS YOUNG HERO WHO IN IMAGINATION FRIENDS REMEMBER HE SAID THAT IF HE HAD NOT SAID IN IMAGINATION I WOULD NOT BE EGOTISTIC ENOUGH TO REFER TO A LAW THIS YOUNG HERO WHO IN IMAGINATION WE HAVE SEEN LEADING WE HAVE SEEN LEADING LEADING WE HAVE SEEN LEADING HIS TROOPS ON TO THE DEADLY BREACH WE HAVE SEEN HIS SHINING HE WE HAVE SEEN HIS SHINING HIS SHINING HIS SHINING SWORD FLASHING FLASHING IN THE SUNLIGHT AS HE SHOUTED TO HIS TROOPS COME ON OH DEAR DEAR DEAR HOW LITTLE THAT GOOD MAN KNEW ABOUT WAR IF HE HAD KNOWN ANYTHING ABOUT WAR AT ALL HE OUGHT TO HAVE KNOWN WHAT ANY OF MY G A R COMRADES HERE TO NIGHT WILL TELL YOU TRUE THAT IT IS NEXT TO A CRIME FOR AN OFFICER OF INFANTRY EVER IN TIME OF DANGER TO GO AHEAD OF HIS MEN
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