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A large tea was provided in the village schoolroom, Colonel and Mrs. Graham taking a hearty interest in it; and when the soldiers came in one hot, dusty afternoon, everything was ready for them. A LARGE TEA WAS PROVIDED IN THE VILLAGE SCHOOLROOM COLONEL AND MISSUS GRAHAM TAKING A HEARTY INTEREST IN IT AND WHEN THE SOLDIERS CAME IN ONE HOT DUSTY AFTERNOON EVERYTHING WAS READY FOR THEM
ight do something for them. When are they to be here?' 'In two or three days, the corporal said.' 'I think I might manage it. I will go and see Colonel Graham, and find out if he will help.' 'I knew you would be able to do it,' said Teddy, beaming all over; 'and p'raps, sir, you could tell some of them how to enlist, like you did me. The corporal said I ought to try to be a recruiting sergeant for my Captain, but they wouldn't listen to me, I am sure. I'm going to try to enlist Nancy. I haven't tried half hard enough. But she says she'll only be a sailor for Jesus, not a soldier. Can she be that, sir?' Mr. Upton smiled. 'Yes, I think she can. Sailors have to keep watch, and learn their drill, and take orders, and fight under their captain, just like soldiers.' And then Teddy went home and electrified his mother by telling her, with an air of great importance, 'Mr. Upton and I are going to give the soldiers a tea-party when they come.' The days passed; Mr. Upton was as good as his word.  UNDERTAKING SAID MISTER UPTON MUSINGLY WE MIGHT DO SOMETHING FOR THEM WHEN ARE THEY TO BE HERE IN TWO OR THREE DAYS THE CORPORAL SAID I THINK I MIGHT MANAGE IT I WILL GO AND SEE COLONEL GRAHAM AND FIND OUT IF HE WILL HELP I KNEW YOU WOULD BE ABLE TO DO IT SAID TEDDY BEAMING ALL OVER AND PERHAPS SIR YOU COULD TELL SOME OF THEM HOW TO ENLIST LIKE YOU DID ME THE CORPORAL SAID I OUGHT TO TRY TO BE A RECRUITING SERGEANT FOR MY CAPTAIN BUT THEY WOULDN'T LISTEN TO ME I'M SURE I'M GOING TO TRY TO ENLIST NANCY I HAVEN'T TRIED HALF HARD ENOUGH BUT SHE SAYS SHE'LL ONLY BE A SAILOR FOR JESUS NOT A SOLDIER CAN SHE BE THAT SIR MISTER UPTON SMILED YES I THINK SHE CAN SAILORS HAVE TO KEEP WATCH LEARN THEIR DRILL AND TAKE ORDERS AND FIGHT UNDER THEIR CAPTAIN JUST LIKE SOLDIERS AND THEN TEDDY WENT HOME AND ELECTRIFIED HIS MOTHER BY TELLING HER WITH AN AIR OF GREAT IMPORTANCE MISTER UPTON AND I ARE GOING TO GIVE THE SOLDIERS A TEA PARTY WHEN THEY COME THE DAYS PASSED MISTER UPTON WAS AS GOOD AS HIS WORD
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