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have received some consideration, and the tolerably good even more.
Men are only children of an older growth; they like to be appreciated at their worth at least, and the nature of many of the tracts was such that they defeated the object aimed at in their distribution.
Chequers was a popular game among the soldiers, backgammon less so, and it was only rarely that the statelier and
less familiar game of chess was to be observed on the board.
There were some soldiers who rarely joined in any games.
In this class were to be found the illiterate members of a company.
Of course they did not read or write, and they rarely played cards.
They were usually satisfied to lie on their blankets, and talk with one another, or watch the playing.
Yes, they did have one pastime-the proverbial soldier's pastime of smoking.
A pipe was their omnipresent companion, and seemed to make up to them in
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