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The major scanned the boy from head to foot, then answered emphatically, 'I wouldn't take a boy with a face like that for a good deal!' 'Why not?' asked Mrs. Graham. 'Because it's the ruination of them. I shall never forget a pretty boy we had once; he was called the "cherub," and had been a chorister  sang divinely. THE MAJOR SCANNED THE BOY FROM HEAD TO FOOT THEN ANSWERED EMPHATICALLY I WOULDN'T TAKE A BOY WITH A FACE LIKE THAT FOR A GOOD DEAL WHY NOT ASKED MISSUS GRAHAM BECAUSE IT'S THE RUINATION OF THEM I SHALL NEVER FORGET A PRETTY BOY WE HAD ONCE HE WAS CALLED THE CHERUB AND HAD BEEN A CHORISTER SANG DIVINELY
et 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. 'Now, major, what do you think of this youngster? Would you like to take him as a drummer boy into your regiment? Y 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 NOW MAJOR WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THIS YOUNGSTER WOULD YOU LIKE TO TAKE HIM AS A DRUMMER BOY INTO YOUR REGIMENT
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