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'But I have always heard,' said Mrs. Graham, 'that the drummer boys are well looked after now. They have a room to themselves, and the chaplains have classes for them.' BUT I HAVE ALWAYS HEARD SAID MISSUS GRAHAM THAT THE DRUMMER BOYS ARE WELL LOOKED AFTER NOW THEY HAVE A ROOM TO THEMSELVES AND THE CHAPLAINS HAVE CLASSES FOR THEM
once; he was called the "cherub," and had been a chorister--sang divinely. He was only four years in the regiment, and his case was brought to me before he was discharged. He came to us an angel, and departed a finished young blackguard. He drank, stole, and lied to any extent, and was as well versed in vicious sins as any old toper in the regiment. When I see a fresh drummer brought in, I wonder how long he will keep his innocence, and sometimes wish his friends could see the life he is subjected to. I give them a month generally, and then away flies their bloom and all their home training.' 'But, Major Tracy, you are giving us a shocking idea of the morals in the Service,' said one lady. He shrugged his shoulders. 'I grant you, on the whole, they are better than they were, but the Service is no place for highly strung boys like this one. The rougher, harder natures get on best. When they get older, and have sense and strength enough to stick to their principles, then let them enlist. ALL NEVER FORGET A PRETTY BOY WE HAD ONCE HE WAS CALLED THE CHERUB AND HAD BEEN A CHORISTER SANG DIVINELY HE WAS ONLY FOUR YEARS IN THE REGIMENT AND HIS CASE WAS BROUGHT TO ME BEFORE HE WAS DISCHARGED HE CAME TO US AN ANGEL AND DEPARTED A FINISHED YOUNG BLACKGUARD HE DRANK STOLE AND LIED TO ANY EXTENT AND WAS AS WELL VERSED IN VICIOUS SINS AS ANY OLD TOPER IN THE REGIMENT WHEN I SEE A FRESH DRUMMER BROUGHT IN I WONDER HOW LONG HE WILL KEEP HIS INNOCENCE AND SOMETIMES WISH HIS FRIENDS COULD SEE THE LIFE HE IS SUBJECTED TO I GIVE THEM A MONTH GENERALLY AND THEN AWAY FLIES THEIR BLOOM AND ALL THEIR HOME TRAINING BUT MAJOR TRACY YOU ARE GIVING US A SHOCKING IDEA OF THE MORALS IN THE SERVICE SAID ONE LADY HE SHRUGGED HIS SHOULDERS I GRANT YOU ON THE WHOLE THEY ARE BETTER THAN THEY WERE BUT THE SERVICE IS NO PLACE FOR HIGHLY STRUNG BOYS LIKE THIS ONE THE ROUGHER HARDER NATURES GET ON BEST WHEN THEY GET OLDER AND HAVE SENSE AND STRENGTH ENOUGH TO STICK TO THEIR PRINCIPLES THEN LET THEM ENLIST
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