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It was enlivened at frequent intervals, day and night, by the sirens of tugs bringing strings of barges to the docks, whence their cargo was borne overseas in the sea-going tramps, or, of course, taking equally long strings to the Seine for Rouen and Paris.
I believe some leniency was shown because this lad was very new to the army and the army had not yet had time to drill the lively civilian spirit out of him. I was on three overseas drafts, for the first one I was "waiting man"; that meant that if any man were to be taken off the draft then I would replace him. I had seven days embarkation leave but the draft was complete without me.
As the prices paid by the wholesaler are mostly fixed by overseas trade at the datum point on the Atlantic seaboard or in Europe, then if the margins between the wholesaler and the farmer are unduly large, or increase, it is mostly to the farmer's detriment.
Their overseas caps was stacked on a hat tree nearby and one of 'em was wearin' some sort of medal. And from the reckless way they were tacklin' big platters of expensive food, such as broiled live lobster and planked steaks, I judged they'd been mustered out more or less recent. Just now, though, they seemed a good deal interested in something over our way.
"Cut off from decent society and family ties, what do you suppose happens to thousands of young fellows overseas? Isolated. No one near. I know by bitter experience, and yet you say it makes 'no difference." "Not to me." He laughed bitterly. Margaret went to the sideboard and helped herself to one of the breakfast dishes. Being the last down, she turned out the spirit-lamp that kept them warm.
He took fire straightway I spoke of what it might be possible for us lads to do, and declared that whether his mother were willing or no, he would brave all the dangers of that terrible journey overseas, if so be we found an opportunity.
Lest these causes for disqualification be obscured by the brilliancy of his reputation, Jefferson's unresting and ramifying art had indelibly impressed the public mind with the monarchical-aristocratical tendencies and designs of the former Secretary of the Treasury, and of his hatred for a beloved cause overseas.
"Any scheme of representation no matter what you call it, parliament or council of the overseas Dominions, must give them so very small a representation that it would be practically of no value," declared Premier Morris of Newfoundland. "It is not a practical scheme," Premier Fisher of Australia agreed; "our present system of responsible government has not broken down."
All I want now is to get back and present a few to Fritzie before the show is over." Thereafter the Little Red Doctor exhibited, but read to us only in small parts, quite bulky communications from overseas. Some of them, it became known, he was forwarding to our little Mary, out in the Far West. With her answer came the solution.
We should want a jolly sight more than that before we got through with it. Anyway, he was off to-morrow. "To-morrow?" echoed the Dean. Burford, who was handing him potatoes, arched his eyebrows in alarm. He was fond of Oliver. "With Chipmunk." Burford uttered an unheard sigh of relief. "We're going to enlist in King Edward's Horse. They're our kind. Overseas men.
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