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There seemed to be a deal of saluting to be gone through. Officers kept entering and passing through the room in an almost continual stream, and every time one came in sight all the military drinkers and eaters rose and saluted, and remained at the salute until the officer had passed. THERE SEEMED TO BE A DEAL OF SALUTING TO BE GONE THROUGH OFFICERS KEPT ENTERING AND PASSING THROUGH THE ROOM IN AN ALMOST CONTINUAL STREAM AND EVERY TIME ONE CAME IN SIGHT ALL THE MILITARY DRINKERS AND EATERS ROSE AND SALUTED AND REMAINED AT THE SALUTE UNTIL THE OFFICER HAD PASSED
nhabitants of the town as by the travellers passing through. It is regarded as an ordinary restaurant, and used as such by the citizens. We found the dining-room at Cologne station crowded with Cologneists. All classes of citizens were there, but especially soldiers. There were all sorts of soldiers--soldiers of rank, and soldiers of rank and file; attached soldiers (very much attached, apparently) and soldiers unattached; stout soldiers, thin soldiers; old soldiers, young soldiers. Four very young soldiers sat opposite us, drinking beer. I never saw such young soldiers out by themselves before. They each looked about twelve years old, but may have been thirteen; and they each looked, also, ready and willing to storm a battery, if the order were given to them to do it. There they sat, raising and lowering their huge mugs of beer, discussing military matters, and rising every now and again to gravely salute some officer as he passed, and to receive as gravely his grave salute in return. TO BE AS MUCH PATRONIZED BY THE INHABITANTS OF THE TOWN AS BY THE TRAVELLERS PASSING THROUGH IT IS REGARDED AS AN ORDINARY RESTAURANT AND USED AS SUCH BY THE CITIZENS WE FOUND THE DINING ROOM AT COLOGNE STATION CROWDED WITH COLONISTS ALL CLASSES OF CITIZENS WERE THERE BUT ESPECIALLY SOLDIERS THERE WERE ALL SORTS OF SOLDIERS SOLDIERS OF RANK AND SOLDIERS OF RANK AND FILE ATTACHED SOLDIERS VERY MUCH ATTACHED APPARENTLY AND SOLDIERS UNATTACHED STOUT SOLDIERS THIN SOLDIERS OLD SOLDIERS YOUNG SOLDIERS FOUR VERY YOUNG SOLDIERS SAT OPPOSITE US DRINKING BEER I NEVER SAW SUCH YOUNG SOLDIERS OUT BY THEMSELVES BEFORE THEY EACH LOOKED ABOUT TWELVE YEARS OLD BUT MAY HAVE BEEN THIRTEEN AND THEY EACH LOOKED ALSO READY AND WILLING TO STORM A BATTERY IF THE ORDER WERE GIVEN TO THEM TO DO IT THERE THEY SAT RAISING AND LOWERING THEIR HUGE MUGS OF BEER DISCUSSING MILITARY MATTERS AND RISING EVERY NOW AND AGAIN TO GRAVELY SALUTE SOME OFFICER AS HE PASSED AND TO RECEIVE AS GRAVELY HIS GRAVE SALUTE IN RETURN
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