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'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. 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
s just wishing that something could be done in this village for the men coming after me, like we had last year when we marched through the country for the manoeuvres. They gave us a free tea at several of the places we went through, and it kept so many from drinking. There's a man coming along here who I'm terrible anxious about. He's been an awful drunkard, and is quite an old soldier; but last New Year's Day he signed the pledge, and he's kept it ever since: he's just on the point of being converted, I hope. We have yarns by the hour together, but if he's billeted in the Hare and Hounds, or any other public-house, for that matter, I don't know what he'll do. There's nothing for them when they come 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. F YOUR GRANNIE TO ASK ME TO TEA I WAS JUST WISHING THAT SOMETHING COULD BE DONE IN THIS VILLAGE FOR THE MEN COMING AFTER ME LIKE WE HAD LAST YEAR WHEN WE MARCHED THROUGH THE COUNTRY FOR THE MANEUVERS THEY GAVE US FREE TEA AT SEVERAL OF THE PLACES WE WENT THROUGH AND IT KEPT SO MANY FROM DRINKING THERE'S A MAN COMING ALONG HERE WHO I'M TERRIBLE ANXIOUS ABOUT HE'S BEEN AN AWFUL DRUNKARD AND IS QUITE AN OLD SOLDIER THE LAST NEW YEAR'S DAY HE SIGNED THE PLEDGE AND HE'S KEPT IT EVER SINCE HE'S JUST ON THE POINT OF BEING CONVERTED I HOPE WE HAVE YARNS BY THE HOUR TOGETHER BUT IF HE'S BILLETED IN THE HARE AND HOUNDS OR ANY OTHER PUBLIC HOUSE FOR THAT MATTER I DON'T KNOW WHAT HE'LL DO THERE'S NOTHING FOR THEM WHEN THEY 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
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