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pects every man to do his duty to-day,”
he said.

_ “Form a line!” he roared out. That
was not quite so easy a matter. They
got into a perfect hard knot, at last; and
it was a great deal more than the captain,
with the aid of all his corporals, could do
to get the knot untied. Poor man! he
was humbled and vexed; and again he
thundered, as if his military honor was
all staked on that one last order, « Form
a line! every man form a line !

If you will promise me one thing, I
will let you into a Secret, little friend.
Promise that you will try to profit by the
lessons you learn from this Sketch of the