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My father drew his sword  and no one could stand against him, no one! He cut and he slashed, and heads and arms and legs rolled off as quick as lightning, one after the other. MY FATHER DREW HIS SWORD AND NO ONE COULD STAND AGAINST HIM NO ONE HE CUT AND HE SLASHED AND HEADS AND ARMS AND LEGS ROLLED OFF AS QUICK AS LIGHTNING ONE AFTER THE OTHER
its rays, and he was far too engrossed in his occupation to heed any discomfort from the heat. A slim delicate little lad, with a finely cut face, and blue eyes that by turns would sparkle with animation, and then settle into a dreamy wistfulness, with a deep far-away look in them. They were dancing and flashing with excitement now, and his whole frame was quivering with enthusiasm; with head thrown back, and tongue, hand, and foot all in motion, he seemed to have his audience completely spell-bound, and they listened with open eyes and mouths to his oration. With one hand he was fingering a large brass button, which figured conspicuously in the centre of his small waistcoat, and this button was the subject of his theme. 'My father he rushed forward--"Come on, men; we'll save the old colours!" And they shouted "Hurrah!" as they made after him. There were guns going, and shells flying, and swords flashing and hacking away, and the enemy poured on with fiery red faces and gnashing teeth! EEMED THICK ENOUGH TO PROTECT HIM FROM ITS RAYS AND HE WAS FAR TOO ENGROSSED IN HIS OCCUPATION TO HEED ANY DISCOMFORT FROM THE HEAT A SLIM DELICATE LITTLE LAD WITH A FINELY CUT FACE AND BLUE EYES THAT BY TURNS WOULD SPARKLE WITH ANIMATION AND THEN SETTLE INTO DREAMY WISTFULNESS WITH A DEEP FAR AWAY LOOK IN THEM THEY WERE DANCING AND FLASHING WITH EXCITEMENT NOW AND HIS WHOLE FRAME WAS QUIVERING WITH ENTHUSIASM WITH HEAD THROWN BACK AND TONGUE HAND AND FOOT ALL IN MOTION HE SEEMED TO HAVE HIS AUDIENCE COMPLETELY SPELLBOUND AND THEY LISTENED WITH OPEN EYES AND MOUTHS TO HIS ORATION WITH ONE HAND HE WAS FINGERING A LARGE BRASS BUTTON WHICH FIGURED CONSPICUOUSLY IN THE CENTRE OF HIS SMALL WAISTCOAT AND THIS BUTTON WAS THE SUBJECT OF HIS THEME MY FATHER RUSHED FORWARD COME ON MEN WE'LL SAVE THE OLD COLOURS AND THEY SHOUTED HURRAH AS THEY MADE AFTER HIM THERE WERE GUNS GOING AND SHELLS FLYING AND SWORDS FLASHING AND HACKING AWAY AND THE ENEMY POURED ON WITH FIERY RED FACES AND GNASHING TEETH
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