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Since I have belonged to the Lord He keeps me from it, and many other bad habits. I'll own I fairly dreaded coming to this bit of duty. The sight and smell of the beer is very strong to a man that has been such a slave to it, and I must be quartered in public houses the whole way along.' SINCE I HAVE BELONGED TO THE LORD HE KEEPS ME FROM IT AND MANY OTHER BAD HABITS I'LL OWN I FAIRLY DREADED COMING TO THIS BIT OF DUTY THE SIGHT AND SMELL OF THE BEER IS VERY STRONG TO A MAN THAT HAS BEEN SUCH A SLAVE TO IT AND I MUST BE COURTED IN PUBLIC HOUSES THE WHOLE WAY ALONG
with pleasure. I'm out of it at the Hare and Hounds.' Teddy's quick eyes had spied the Bible. 'Do you like the Bible?' he asked gravely. 'It's my order book,' the corporal said with a smile, 'and my best friend in the world.' 'What's an order book?' 'It gives you your daily commands--just what you are to do and where you're to go. My Captain writes my orders down in His Word for me.' 'He's my Captain too,' said Teddy with glistening eyes. 'You mean Jesus, don't you? I've enlisted in His army, and I'm one of His soldiers.' 'Shake hands, little brother, then; we're comrades after all.' 'Are all soldiers in Jesus Christ's army?' asked Teddy as they walked away together. The corporal shook his head sadly. 'Hardly any of them in my regiment,' he said. 'We're nearly seven hundred strong, and only six men besides myself, as far as I can tell, belong to the Lord. A year ago I was an awful blackguard myself: I drank dreadfully, and couldn't give the drink up; but that's all a thing of the past. S FEET THAT'S VERY KIND OF YOUR GRANNIE HE SAID AND I'LL COME WITH PLEASURE I'M OUT OF IT AT THE HERON HOUNDS TEDDY'S QUICK EYES HAD SPIED THE BIBLE DO YOU LIKE THE BIBLE HE ASKED GRAVELY IT'S MY ORDERBOOK THE CORPORAL SAID WITH A SMILE AND MY BEST FRIEND IN THE WORLD WHAT'S AN ORDERBOOK IT GIVES YOU YOUR DAILY COMMANDS JUST WHAT YOU ARE TO DO AND WHERE YOU'RE TO GO MY CAPTAIN WRITES MY ORDERS DOWN IN HIS WORD FOR ME HE'S MY CAPTAIN TOO SAID TEDDY WITH GLISTENING EYES YOU MEAN JESUS DON'T YOU I'VE ENLISTED IN HIS ARMY AND I'M ONE OF HIS SOLDIERS SHAKE HANDS LITTLE BROTHER THEN WE ARE COMRADES AFTER ALL ARE ALL SOLDIERS IN JESUS CHRIST'S ARMY ASKED TEDDY AS THEY WALKED AWAY TOGETHER THE CORPORAL SHOOK HIS HEAD SADLY HARDLY ANY OF THEM IN MY REGIMENT HE SAID WE'RE NEARLY SEVEN HUNDRED STRONG AND ONLY SIX MEN BESIDE MYSELF AS FAR AS I CAN TELL BELONG TO THE LORD A YEAR AGO I WAS AN AWFUL BLACKGUARD MYSELF I DRANK DREADFULLY AND COULDN'T GIVE THE DRINK UP BUT THAT'S ALL A THING OF THE PAST
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