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His mother knew already, so was prepared for his news, but she was not prepared for the handsome adornment now on her boy's coat, and his grandmother and uncle were equally pleased and gratified at the colonel's kindness. HIS MOTHER KNEW ALREADY SO WAS PREPARED FOR HIS NEWS BUT SHE WAS NOT PREPARED FOR THE HANDSOME ADORNMENT NOW IN OUR BOY'S COAT AND HIS GRANDMOTHER AND UNCLE WERE EQUALLY PLEASED AND GRATIFIED AT THE COLONEL'S KINDNESS
ldier that fights.' 'A capital decision--stick to it, little chap, and you have my hearty approval.' 'You have your father's blood in your veins,' said the colonel, laughing; 'meanwhile, I suppose you try your hand on the village boys, to content your fighting propensities.' 'No,' said Teddy, a grave look coming into his sunny blue eyes. 'I don't fight with anybody but Ipse now; he keeps me always busy.' 'Who is Ipse?' asked Mrs. Graham. 'He's my own enemy; Mr. Upton told me about him. You see, I belong to God's army. He takes very little soldiers. I've been enlisted for months and months, and Ipse is just another part of me--the bad part!' There was silence on the little company for a minute, then Major Tracy said with a laugh, 'What an original little oddity it is!--quite a character!' And then Teddy was dismissed. He flew down the avenue home as fast as he could go. Snow was falling, but he heeded it not, and burst into the kitchen a little later in a breathless state of excitement. TLY I'D RATHER WAIT AND BE A PROPER SOLDIER A SOLDIER THAT FIGHTS A CAPITAL DECISION STICK TO IT LITTLE CHAP AND YOU HAVE MY HEARTY APPROVAL YOU HAVE YOUR FATHER'S BLOOD IN YOUR VEINS SAID THE COLONEL LAUGHING MEANWHILE I SUPPOSE YOU TRY YOUR HAND ON THE VILLAGE BOYS TO CONTENT YOUR FIGHTING PROPENSITIES NO SAID TEDDY A GRAVE LOOK COMING INTO HIS SUNNY BLUE EYES I DON'T FIGHT WITH ANYBODY BUT IPSE NOW HE KEEPS ME ALWAYS BUSY WHO IS IPSE ASKED MISSUS GRAHAM HE'S MY OWN ENEMY MISTER UPTON TOLD ME ABOUT HIM YOU SEE I BELONG TO GOD'S ARMY HE TAKES VERY LITTLE SOLDIERS I'VE BEEN ENLISTED FOR MONTHS AND MONTHS AND IPSE IS JUST ANOTHER PART OF ME THE BAD PART THERE WAS SILENCE ON THE LITTLE COMPANY FOR A MINUTE THEN MAJOR TRACY SAID WITH A LAUGH WHAT AN ORIGINAL LITTLE ODDITY IT IS QUITE A CHARACTER AND THEN TEDDY WAS DISMISSED HE FLEW DOWN THE AVENUE HOME AS FAST AS HE COULD GO SNOW WAS FALLING BUT HE HEEDED IT NOT AND BURST INTO THE KITCHEN A LITTLE LATER IN A BREATHLESS STATE OF EXCITEMENT
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