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'Now, major, what do you think of this youngster? Would you like to take him as a drummer boy into your regiment?' NOW MAJOR WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THIS YOUNGSTER WOULD YOU LIKE TO TAKE HIM AS A DRUMMER BOY INTO YOUR REGIMENT
with a face perfectly radiant he turned to, the colonel, 'It's lovely, sir, it's lovely!' The colonel had had it set in a little gold framework with blue ribbon attached, making it look as much like a medal as possible, and Mrs. Graham now came forward and pinned it to his coat. 'Now, my boy, I don't think you will ever guess how it came into our possession. The other day I brought home a few fish, and in preparing one of these for table our cook discovered your button inside it--I wonder the fish had not come to an untimely end before from such an indigestible meal! She told us of it, not recognising what a valuable treasure she had brought to light, and directly we saw it, we knew it was the redoubtable button that has been the means of causing such interest in our neighbourhood.' Teddy listened eagerly. 'No wonder no one couldn't find it!' he said, fingering his adornment proudly. 'It's like the fish that brought Peter some money once.' Then the colonel turned to one of his friends. UTE HE ROSE TO HIS FEET AND WITH A FACE PERFECTLY RADIANT HE TURNED TO THE COLONEL IT'S LOVELY SIR IT'S LOVELY THE COLONEL HAD HAD IT SET IN A LITTLE GOLD FRAMEWORK WITH A BLUE RIBBON ATTACHED MAKING IT LOOK AS MUCH LIKE A MEDAL AS POSSIBLE AND MISSUS GRAHAM NOW CAME FORWARD AND PINNED IT TO HIS COAT NOW MY BOY I DON'T THINK YOU WILL EVER GUESS HOW IT CAME INTO OUR POSSESSION THE OTHER DAY I BROUGHT HOME A FEW FISH AND IN PREPARING ONE OF THESE FOR TABLE OUR COOK DISCOVERED YOUR BUTTON INSIDE IT I WONDER THE FISH HAD NOT COME TO AN UNTIMELY END BEFORE FROM SUCH AN INDIGESTIBLE MEAL SHE TOLD US OF IT NOT RECOGNIZING WHAT A VALUABLE TREASURE SHE HAD BROUGHT TO LIGHT AND DIRECTLY WE SAW IT WE KNEW IT WAS THE REDOUBTABLE BUTTON THAT HAS BEEN THE MEANS OF CAUSING SUCH INTEREST IN OUR NEIGHBOURHOOD TEDDY LISTENED EAGERLY NO WONDER NO ONE COULDN'T FIND IT HE SAID FINGERING HIS ADORNMENT PROUDLY IT'S LIKE THE FISH THAT BROUGHT PETER SOME MONEY ONCE THEN THE COLONEL TURNED TO ONE OF HIS FRIENDS
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