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He was a man who had never held office before; but he was a good man, and his friends have told me that I might use this without giving them offense. HE WAS A MAN WHO HAD NEVER HELD OFFICE BEFORE BUT HE WAS A GOOD MAN AND HIS FRIENDS HAVE TOLD ME THAT I MIGHT USE THIS WITHOUT GIVING THEM OFFENSE
assembly of people turning out, dressed resplendently, and I can see flags flying and handkerchiefs waving and hear bands playing. I can see that company of soldiers that had re-enlisted marching up on that cattle-show ground. I was but a boy, but I was captain of that company and puffed out with pride. A cambric needle would have burst me all to pieces. Then I thought it was the greatest event that ever came to man on earth. If you have ever thought you would like to be a king or queen, you go and be received by the mayor. The bands played, and all the people turned out to receive us. I marched up that Common so proud at the head of my troops, and we turned down into the town hall. Then they seated my soldiers down the center aisle and I sat down on the front seat. A great assembly of people a hundred or two--came in to fill the town hall, so that they stood up all around. Then the town officers came in and formed a half-circle. The mayor of the town sat in the middle of the platform. EERS COTTAGES SEE A GREAT ASSEMBLY OF PEOPLE TURNING OUT DRESSED RESPLENDENTLY AND I CAN SEE FLAGS FLYING AND HANDKERCHIEFS WAVING AND HEAR BANDS PLAYING I CAN SEE THAT COMPANY OF SOLDIERS THAT HAD RE ENLISTED MARCHING UP ON THAT CATTLE SHOW GROUND I WAS BUT A BOY BUT I WAS CAPTAIN OF THAT COMPANY AND PUFFED OUT WITH PRIDE A CAMBRIC NEEDLE WOULD HAVE BURST ME ALL TO PIECES THEN I THOUGHT IT WAS THE GREATEST EVENT THAT EVER CAME TO MAN ON EARTH IF YOU HAVE EVER THOUGHT YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE A KING OR QUEEN YOU GO AND BE RECEIVED BY THE MAYOR THE BANDS PLAYED AND THE PEOPLE TURNED OUT TO RECEIVE US I MARCHED UP BY COMMON SO PROUD AT THE HEAD OF MY TROOPS AND WE TURNED DOWN INTO THE TOWN HALL THEN THEY SEATED MY SOLDIERS DOWN THE CENTER AISLE AND I SAT DOWN ON THE FRONT SEAT A GREAT ASSEMBLY OF PEOPLE A HUNDRED OR TWO CAME IN TO FILL THE TOWN HALL SO THAT THEY STOOD UP ALL AROUND THEN THE TOWN OFFICERS CAME IN AND FORMED A HALF CIRCLE THE MAYOR OF THE TOWN SAT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PLATFORM
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