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On came the regiment, with the colours flying and the band playing in the most orthodox style, and Teddy was bitterly disappointed when the warning bell of school prevented him from marching along the road with them. ON CAME THE REGIMENT WITH THE COLOURS FLYING AND THE BAND PLAYING IN THE MOST ORTHODOX STYLE AND TEDDY WAS BITTERLY DISAPPOINTED WHEN THE WARNING BELL OF SCHOOL PREVENTED HIM FROM MARCHING ALONG THE ROAD WITH THEM
. Teddy could not get near his friend Bouncer, but he received a friendly nod from him in the distance, and as for Bouncer's face, it was like sunshine itself, a marked contrast to the day before. As the band was heard approaching, cheers were given to the men now leaving, and a tall corporal who had much enjoyed his tea the night before stooped to ask of Nancy, who was standing close to him, 'What's the name of that curly-headed youngster who got us the tea?' Nancy looked up at him mischievously: 'The button-boy! That's what I call him, and I shan't never call him anything else!' Then the corporal's voice rang out clear and loud,-- 'Three cheers for the little button-boy !' which was taken up enthusiastically by the soldiers, and Teddy hardly knew whether he was on his head or heels from excitement and delight. But he had to pay a penalty for his prominent position. From that day the title of the 'button-boy' stuck to him, and it became his nickname in the village by all who knew him. S DELIGHTED TO BE IN THEIR VICINITY TEDDY COULD NOT GET NEAR HIS FRIEND BOUNCER BUT HE RECEIVED A FRIENDLY NOD FROM HIM IN THE DISTANCE AND AS FOR BOUNCER'S FACE IT WAS LIKE SUNSHINE ITSELF A MARKED CONTRAST THE DAY BEFORE AS THE BAND WAS HEARD APPROACHING CHEERS WERE GIVEN TO THE MEN NOW LEAVING AND A TALL CORPORAL WHO HAD MUCH ENJOYED HIS TEA THE NIGHT BEFORE STOOPED TO ASK OF NANCY WHO WAS STANDING CLOSE TO HIM WHAT'S THE NAME OF THAT CURLY HEADED YOUNGSTER WHO GOT US THE TEA NANCY LOOKED UP AT HIM MISCHIEVOUSLY THE BUTTON BOY THAT'S WHAT I CALL HIM AND I SHA'N'T NEVER CALL HIM ANYTHING ELSE THEN THE CORPORAL'S VOICE RANG OUT CLEAR AND LOUD THREE CHEERS FOR THE LITTLE BUTTON BOY WHICH WAS TAKEN UP ENTHUSIASTICALLY BY THE SOLDIERS AND TEDDY HARDLY KNEW WHETHER HE WAS ON HIS HEAD OR HEELS FROM EXCITEMENT AND DELIGHT BUT HE HAD TO PAY A PENALTY FOR HIS PROMINENT POSITION FROM THAT DAY THE TITLE OF THE BUTTON BOY STUCK TO HIM AND IT BECAME HIS NICKNAME IN THE VILLAGE BY ALL WHO KNEW HIM
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