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We must thank Mr. Upton for his untiring zeal and energy in making arrangements; we must thank the ladies for trying to make the evening pleasant by their songs; but we must thank a little man here, I am given to understand, for the proposal in the first instance.' WE MUST THANK MISTER UPTON FOR HIS UNTIRING ZEAL AND ENERGY IN MAKING ARRANGEMENTS WE MUST THANK THE LADIES FOR TRYING TO MAKE THE EVENING PLEASANT BY THEIR SONGS BUT WE MUST THANK A LITTLE MAN HERE I AM GIVEN TO UNDERSTAND FOR THE PROPOSAL IN THE FIRST INSTANCE
 were billeted, so that there were altogether over forty redcoats assembled. Mrs. John and two other neighbours were in charge of the tea and coffee, and Teddy and Nancy, with one or two other children, as a special favour, were allowed to help to wait on the guests. The tables were decorated with flowers; meat-pies, cold beef and ham sandwiches disappeared in a marvellous manner, and the cakes and bread-and-butter with watercress were equally appreciated. Towards the end of the meal several ladies came forward and sang, and one or two part-songs were also given by some of the guests staying at the Hall. 'Now,' said Colonel Graham in his brisk, hearty tones, 'before we have a few words from Mr. Upton, I should like to tell you how glad I am to see the redcoats about me once more. I know your regiment well, for my own, the 10th Hussars, lay with it in Colchester ten years ago. I am sure you have all enjoyed your tea, but perhaps you do not know who was the instigator of the whole thing. HERE MORE OF THE MEN WERE BILLETED SO THAT THERE WERE ALL TOGETHER OVER FORTY RED COATS ASSEMBLED MISSUS JOHN AND TWO OTHER NEIGHBORS WERE IN CHARGE OF THE TEA AND COFFEE AND TEDDY AND NANCY WITH ONE OR TWO OTHER CHILDREN AS A SPECIAL FAVOR WERE ALLOWED TO HELP TO WAIT ON THE GUESTS THE TABLES WERE DECORATED WITH FLOWERS MEAT PIES COLD BEEF AND HAM SANDWICHES DISAPPEARED IN A MARVELLOUS MANNER AND THE CAKES AND BREAD AND BUTTER WITH WATERCRESS WERE EQUALLY APPRECIATED TOWARD THE END OF THE MEAL SEVERAL LADIES CAME FORWARD AND SANG AND ONE OR TWO PART SONGS WERE ALSO GIVEN BY SOME OF THE GUESTS STAYING AT THE HALL NOW SAID COLONEL GRAHAM IN HIS BRISK HEARTY TONES BEFORE WE HAVE A FEW WORDS FROM MISTER UPTON I SHOULD LIKE TO TELL YOU HOW GLAD I AM TO SEE THE RED COATS ABOUT ME ONCE MORE I KNOW YOUR REGIMENT WELL FOR MY OWN THE TENTH HUSSARS LAY WITH IT IN COLCHESTER TEN YEARS AGO I AM SURE YOU HAVE ALL ENJOYED YOUR TEA BUT PERHAPS YOU DO NOT KNOW WHO WAS THE INSTIGATOR OF THE WHOLE THING
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