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And then Mr. Upton got up. His dreamy manner in speaking was absent now, and he spoke straightly and forcibly to those in the Queen's service of the battle to be waged with sin. Touching on their special difficulties and temptations, he told them how absolutely impossible it was for them to be, in their own strength, a match for the devil with all the powers of evil at his back, and how the same Saviour who died for them, would keep them, and lead them on to certain victory, if they would but enlist in His service. AND THEN MISTER UPTON GOT UP HIS DREAMY MANNER IN SPEAKING WAS ABSENT NOW AND HE SPOKE STRAIGHTLY AND FORCIBLY TO THOSE IN THE QUEEN'S SERVICE OF THE BATTLE TO BE WAGED WITH SIN TOUCHING ON THEIR SPECIAL DIFFICULTIES AND TEMPTATIONS HE TOLD THEM HOW ABSOLUTELY IMPOSSIBLE IT WAS FOR THEM TO BE IN THEIR OWN STRENGTH A MATCH FOR THE DEVIL WITH ALL THE POWERS OF EVIL AT HIS BACK AND HOW THE SAME SAVIOUR WHO DIED FOR THEM WOULD KEEP THEM AND LEAD THEM ON TO CERTAIN VICTORY IF THEY WOULD BUT ENLIST IN HIS SERVICE
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). '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. Fingering his button, he began in his usual impetuous fashion. The very eagerness for his father's deed to be honoured prevented him from any feelings of self-consciousness, and he carried his audience by storm. The ladies were delighted and touched by it, and Mrs. John quietly wiped some tears from her eyes. 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 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 FINGERING HIS BUTTON HE BEGAN IN HIS USUAL IMPETUOUS FASHION THE VERY EAGERNESS FOR HIS FATHER'S DEED TO BE HONORED PREVENTED HIM FROM ANY FEELINGS OF SELF CONSCIOUSNESS AND HE CARRIED HIS AUDIENCE BY STORM THE LADIES WERE DELIGHTED AND TOUCHED BY IT AND MISSUS JOHN QUIETLY WIPED SOME TEARS FROM HER EYES
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