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Mr. Upton pushed up his glasses and looked very bewildered. 'A tea party, did you say?' 'Yes; the corporal said a clergyman gave one hundred tea in a schoolroom last year, and spoke to them after. The corporal said it would keep them from drinking in the public houses. He came to tea with us last night; but granny won't have a lot of them, so I told him I'd tell you about it.' MISTER UPTON PUSHED UP HIS GLASSES AND LOOKED VERY BEWILDERED A TEA PARTY DID YOU SAY YES THE CORPORAL SAID A CLERGYMAN GAVE ONE HUNDRED TEA IN A SCHOOLROOM LAST YEAR AND SPOKE TO THEM AFTER THE CORPORAL SAID IT WOULD KEEP THEM FROM DRINKING IN THE PUBLIC HOUSES HE CAME TO TEA WITH US LAST NIGHT BUT GRANNY WON'T HAVE A LOT OF THEM SO I TOLD HIM I'D TELL YOU ABOUT IT
ng, for it was kicking up its hind legs like mad; but he only looked up in my face and laughed. "It's my charger, granny," he says, "and he smells the battle-field; that's why he's so excited!" I'm sorry these soldiers are going to fill the place; he thinks and talks quite enough of them as it is. We shan't have a moment's peace now till they're gone.' Teddy was up very early the next morning to see his friend go off. He had another long conversation with him before wishing him good-bye; and then, with thoughtful face, he went to school, revolving many plans in his active little brain, and making innumerable mistakes in his lessons in consequence. At twelve o'clock, when free at last, he made his way to the rectory and asked for Mr. Upton, who greeted him very kindly. 'Any more troubles to tell me?' 'No, sir; but I want to tell you about the soldiers who are coming.' 'I have heard about them. It will be a grand time for you, won't it?' 'Please, sir, could you have a tea-party for them?  SADDLE OR BRIDLE I GAVE HIM A SHARP SCOLDING FOR IT WAS KICKING UP ITS HIND LEGS LIKE MAD BUT AILE LOOKED UP IN MY FACE AND LAUGHED IT'S MY CHARGER GRANNIE HE SAYS AND HE SMELLS THE BATTLE FIELD THAT'S WHY HE'S SO EXCITED I'M SORRY THESE SOLDIERS ARE GOING TO FILL THE PLACE HE THINKS AND TALKS QUITE ENOUGH OF THEM AS IT IS WE SHAN'T HAVE A MOMENT'S PEACE NOW TILL THEY'RE GONE TEDDY WAS UP VERY EARLY THE NEXT MORNING TO SEE HIS FRIEND GO OFF HE HAD ANOTHER LONG CONVERSATION WITH HIM BEFORE WISHING HIM GOOD BYE AND THEN WITH THOUGHTFUL FACE HE WENT TO SCHOOL REVOLVING MANY PLANS IN HIS ACTIVE LITTLE BRAIN AND MAKING INNUMERABLE MISTAKES IN HIS LESSONS IN CONSEQUENCE AT TWELVE O'CLOCK WHEN FREE AT LAST HE MADE HIS WAY TO THE RECTORY AND ASKED FOR MISTER UPTON WHO GREETED HIM VERY KINDLY ANY MORE TROUBLES TO TELL ME NO SIR BUT I WANT TO TELL YOU ABOUT THE SOLDIERS WHO ARE COMING I HAVE HEARD ABOUT THEM IT WILL BE A GRAND TIME FOR YOU WON'T IT PLEASE SIR COULD YOU HAVE A TEA PARTY FOR THEM
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