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When I see a fresh drummer brought in, I wonder how long he will keep his innocence, and sometimes wish his friends could see the life he is subjected to. I give them a month generally, and then away flies their bloom and all their home training.' 'But, Major Tracy, you are giving us a shocking idea of the morals in the Service,' said one lady. WHEN I SEE A FRESH DRUMMER BROUGHT IN I WONDER HOW LONG HE WILL KEEP HIS INNOCENCE AND SOMETIMES WISH HIS FRIENDS COULD SEE THE LIFE HE IS SUBJECTED TO I GIVE THEM A MONTH GENERALLY AND THEN AWAY FLIES THEIR BLOOM AND ALL THEIR HOME TRAINING BUT MAJOR TRACY YOU ARE GIVING US A SHOCKING IDEA OF THE MORALS IN THE SERVICE SAID ONE LADY
ble button that has been the means of causing such interest in our neighbourhood.' Teddy listened eagerly. 'No wonder no one couldn't find it!' he said, fingering his adornment proudly. 'It's like the fish that brought Peter some money once.' Then the colonel turned to one of his friends. 'Now, major, what do you think of this youngster? Would you like to take him as a drummer boy into your regiment?' The major scanned the boy from head to foot, then answered emphatically, 'I wouldn't take a boy with a face like that for a good deal!' 'Why not?' asked Mrs. Graham. 'Because it's the ruination of them. I shall never forget a pretty boy we had once; he was called the "cherub," and had been a chorister--sang divinely. He was only four years in the regiment, and his case was brought to me before he was discharged. He came to us an angel, and departed a finished young blackguard. He drank, stole, and lied to any extent, and was as well versed in vicious sins as any old toper in the regiment. TLY WE SAW IT WE KNEW IT WAS THE REDOUBTABLE BUTTON THAT HAS BEEN THE MEANS OF CAUSING SUCH INTEREST IN OUR NEIGHBOURHOOD TEDDY LISTENED EAGERLY NO WONDER NO ONE COULDN'T FIND IT HE SAID FINGERING HIS ADORNMENT PROUDLY IT'S LIKE THE FISH THAT BROUGHT PETER SOME MONEY ONCE THEN THE COLONEL TURNED TO ONE OF HIS FRIENDS NOW MAJOR WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THIS YOUNGSTER WOULD YOU LIKE TO TAKE HIM AS A DRUMMER BOY INTO YOUR REGIMENT THE MAJOR SCANNED THE BOY FROM HEAD TO FOOT THEN ANSWERED EMPHATICALLY I WOULDN'T TAKE A BOY WITH A FACE LIKE THAT FOR A GOOD DEAL WHY NOT ASKED MISSUS GRAHAM BECAUSE IT'S THE RUINATION OF THEM I SHALL NEVER FORGET A PRETTY BOY WE HAD ONCE HE WAS CALLED THE CHERUB AND HAD BEEN A CHORISTER SANG DIVINELY HE WAS ONLY FOUR YEARS IN THE REGIMENT AND HIS CASE WAS BROUGHT TO ME BEFORE HE WAS DISCHARGED HE CAME TO US AN ANGEL AND DEPARTED A FINISHED YOUNG BLACKGUARD HE DRANK STOLE AND LIED TO ANY EXTENT AND WAS AS WELL VERSED IN VICIOUS SINS AS ANY OLD TOPER IN THE REGIMENT
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