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'I don't know what that boy will come to,' said Mrs. Platt later on, when Teddy was safe in bed; 'seems to me he has more the making of a minister in him than a soldier. I don't hold with children being too religious; it's forced and unnatural.' 'He ain't too good to live,' put in Jake slowly; 'no youngster can beat him in play.' I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT BOY WILL COME TO SAID MISSUS PLATT LATER ON WHEN TEDDY WAS SAFE IN BED SEEMS TO ME HIS MORE THAN THE MAKING OF A MINISTER IN HIM THAN A SOLDIER I DON'T HOLD WITH CHILDREN BEING TOO RELIGIOUS IT'S FORCED AND UNNATURAL HE AIN'T TOO GOOD TO LIVE PUT IN JAKE SLOWLY NO YOUNGSTER CAN BEAT HIM IN PLAY
n sense of pleasure in after years. He was only a young fellow after all, and was touched and gratified by the kindness shown to him, for it made him think of his own mother in her village home; and when he took his leave he could hardly express his thanks. Teddy had been allowed to sit up beyond his usual bedtime, and as he put his little hand into the big brown one of the young soldier he said, 'Do you mind telling me your name, corporal?' 'Walter Saxby,' was the ready response. 'And what's the name of the poor old soldier who signed the pledge on New Year's Day?' 'Tim Stokes; he's called Bouncer by most of us.' 'I shall remember,' said Teddy; then turning to his mother and grandmother after Corporal Saxby had disappeared, he said solemnly, 'I may bring Bouncer to tea, mayn't I, if I find him? Corporal told me he hadn't properly enlisted as Jesus' soldier, but he wants to. Do you think Mr. Upton could get him to enlist while he's here? Or could you, granny? P'raps he'd do it for you. IS CAME BACK TO HIM WITH A KEEN SENSE OF PLEASURE IN AFTER YEARS HE WAS ONLY A YOUNG FELLOW AFTER ALL AND WAS TOUCHED AND GRATIFIED BY THE KINDNESS SHOWN TO HIM FOR IT MADE HIM THINK OF HIS OWN MOTHER IN HER VILLAGE HOME AND WHEN HE TOOK HIS LEAVE HE COULD HARDLY EXPRESS HIS THANKS TEDDY HAD BEEN ALLOWED TO SIT UP BEYOND HIS USUAL BEDTIME AND AS HE PUT HIS LITTLE HAND INTO THE BIG BROWN ONE OF THE YOUNG SOLDIER HE SAID DO YOU MIND TELLING ME YOUR NAME CORPORAL WALTER SAXBY WAS THE READY RESPONSE AND WHAT'S THE NAME OF THE POOR OLD SOLDIER WHO SIGNED THE PLEDGE ON NEW YEAR'S DAY TIM STOKES HE'S CALLED BOUNCER BY MOST OF US I SHALL REMEMBER SAID TEDDY THEN TURNING TO HIS MOTHER AND GRANDMOTHER AFTER CORPORAL SAXBY HAD DISAPPEARED HE SAID SOLEMNLY I MAY BRING BOUNCER TO TEA MAYN'T I IF I FIND HIM CORPORAL TOLD ME HE HADN'T PROPERLY ENLISTED AS JESUS HIS SOLDIER BUT HE WANTS TO DO YOU THINK MISTER UPTON COULD GET HIM TO ENLIST WHILE HE'S HERE OR COULD YOU GRANNIE PERHAPS HE'D DO IT FOR YOU
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