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Then, after a pause, he said, 'It's very considerate of your granny 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 manoeuvres. They gave us a free tea at several of the places we went through, and it kept so many from drinking. THEN AFTER A PAUSE HE SAID IT'S VERY CONSIDERATE OF 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
iers.' '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. 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.' 'You'll have to fight like Mr. Upton told me to, won't you?' said Teddy. 'But if our Captain is with us, Mr. Upton says we shan't be beaten.' 'No,' said the corporal, a light coming into his eyes. 'We shall be more than conquerors.  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 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 WE'LL HAVE TO FIGHT LIKE MISTER UPTON TOLD ME TO WON'T YOU SAID TEDDY BUT IF OUR CAPTAIN IS WITH US MISTER UPTON SAYS WE SHAN'T BE BEATEN NO SAID THE CORPORAL A LIGHT COMING INTO HIS EYES WE SHALL BE MORE THAN CONQUERORS
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