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Teddy had been allowed to sit up beyond his usual bedtime, and as he put his little hand into the big brown one of the young soldier he said, 'Do you mind telling me your name, corporal?' TEDDY HAD BEEN ALLOWED TO SIT UP BEYOND HIS USUAL BEDTIME AND AS HE PUT HIS LITTLE HAND INTO THE BIG BROWN ONE OF THE YOUNG SOLDIER HE SAID DO YOU MIND TELLING ME YOUR NAME CORPORAL
or tap-room and drink. They can't get away from it.' Teddy's brow was knitted with deep thought. 'I didn't know soldiers drank too much,' he said. 'I thought they never did anything wrong.' The corporal smiled. 'It isn't many that is of your opinion,' he said. 'Most folks put us down as a bad lot.' That evening remained in his memory for long after: the sweet-scented garden, and the long low kitchen, with the happy family party gathered round the table; the clumsy efforts of the reticent farmer to make his guest feel at home; the short, pithy remarks made by Mrs. Platt, and the gentle, soft-voiced young mother, with the golden-haired boy, continually asking quaint questions about a soldier's life--all this came back to him with a keen sense of pleasure in after years. He was only a young fellow after all, and was touched and gratified by the kindness shown to him, for it made him think of his own mother in her village home; and when he took his leave he could hardly express his thanks. Y GET IN TIRED BUT TO SIT IN THE BAR OR TAP ROOM AND DRINK THEY CAN'T GET AWAY FROM IT TEDDY'S BROW WAS KNITTED WITH DEEP THOUGHT I DIDN'T KNOW SOLDIERS DRANK TOO MUCH HE SAID I THOUGHT THEY NEVER DID ANYTHING WRONG THE CORPORAL SMILED IT ISN'T MANY THAT IS OF YOUR OPINION HE SAID MOST FOLKS PUT US DOWN AS A BAD LOT THAT EVENING REMAINED IN HIS MEMORY FOR LONG AFTER THE SWEET SCENTED GARDEN AND THE LONG LOW KITCHEN WITH A HAPPY FAMILY PARTY GATHERED ROUND THE TABLE THE CLUMSY EFFORTS OF THE RETICENT FARMER TO MAKE HIS GUEST FEEL AT HOME THE SHORT PITHY REMARKS MADE BY MISSUS PLATT AND THE GENTLE SOFT VOICED YOUNG MOTHER WITH A GOLDEN HAIRED BOY CONTINUALLY ASKING QUAINT QUESTIONS ABOUT A SOLDIER'S LIFE ALL THIS CAME BACK TO HIM WITH A KEEN SENSE OF PLEASURE IN AFTER YEARS HE WAS ONLY A YOUNG FELLOW AFTER ALL AND WAS TOUCHED AND GRATIFIED BY THE KINDNESS SHOWN TO HIM FOR IT MADE HIM THINK OF HIS OWN MOTHER IN HER VILLAGE HOME AND WHEN HE TOOK HIS LEAVE HE COULD HARDLY EXPRESS HIS THANKS
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