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'I haven't anything to say, unless you'd like me to tell you father's story. I've told it once to day, but you weren't all there. May I, sir?' 'Certainly,' was the colonel's amused reply. Teddy had never had such an audience before in his life, but he was quite equal to the occasion. I HAVEN'T ANYTHING TO SAY UNLESS YOU'D LIKE ME TO TELL YOU FATHER'S STORY I'VE TOLD IT ONCE TO DAY BUT YOU WEREN'T ALL THERE MAY I SIR CERTAINLY WAS THE COLONEL'S AMUSED REPLY TEDDY HAD NEVER HAD SUCH AN AUDIENCE BEFORE IN HIS LIFE BUT HE WAS QUITE EQUAL TO THE OCCASION
 here, I am given to understand, for the proposal in the first instance.' And to Teddy's intense surprise the colonel swung him up on the impromptu platform, to receive a deafening round of applause. He made a pretty picture as the light fell on his golden curls and sparkling blue eyes; his cheeks were flushed with excitement, but he bore himself bravely, and he held his head erect as he faced the crowded room. 'He will speak to you better than I can,' the colonel added, with a smile, 'for I'm a poor speaker myself. I'm the old soldier here to-night, and my fighting days are past; his are all in the future, and he looks forward to wear the red coat with the rest of you. I hope he'll bear as brave a part in the Service as his father did before him. Now, my boy, have you anything to say?' 'It will turn his head,' murmured Mrs. John to herself; but her mother's heart swelled with pride as his clear voice rang out,-- 'It wasn't I who thought about the tea, it was Corporal Saxby,' (cheers).  SONGS BUT WE MUST THANK A LITTLE MAN HERE I AM GIVEN TO UNDERSTAND FOR THE PROPOSAL IN THE FIRST INSTANCE AND TO TEDDY'S INTENT SURPRISE THE COLONEL SWUNG HIM UP ON THE IMPROMPTU PLATFORM TO RECEIVE A DEAFENING ROUND OF APPLAUSE HE MADE A PRETTY PICTURE AS THE LIGHT FELL ON HIS GOLDEN CURLS AND SPARKLING BLUE EYES HIS CHEEKS WERE FLUSHED WITH EXCITEMENT BUT HE BORE HIMSELF BRAVELY AND HE HELD HIS HEAD ERECT AS HE FACED THE CROWDED ROOM HE WILL SPEAK TO YOU BETTER THAN I CAN THE COLONEL ADDED WITH A SMILE FOR I AM A POOR SPEAKER MYSELF I AM THE OLD SOLDIER HERE TO NIGHT AND MY FIGHTING DAYS ARE PAST HIS ARE ALL IN THE FUTURE AND HE LOOKS FORWARD TO WEAR THE RED COAT WITH THE REST OF YOU I HOPE HE'LL BEAR AS BRAVE A PART IN THE SERVICE AS HIS FATHER DID BEFORE HIM NOW MY BOY HAVE YOU ANYTHING TO SAY IT WILL TURN HIS HEAD MURMURED MISSUS JOHN TO HERSELF BUT HER MOTHER'S HEART SWELLED WITH PRIDE AS HIS CLEAR VOICE RANG OUT IT WASN'T I WHO THOUGHT ABOUT THE TEA IT WAS CORPORAL SAXBY CHEERS
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