Outing . TRAINING OUR MINUTE MEN OFTHE FUTURE A LEGACY OF THE SPIRIT OF 76BY DAY ALLEN WILLEY. HE youngster whose eyesdo not glisten at thesight of the gold andblue, or whose nerves donot tingle at the soundof the drum tap, is outof the usual in the boyline. It runs in the blood of the Americanboy to follow the band as soon as he is oldenough to toddle. Whether barefooted andcoatless, or fresh from mammas handswith everything spick and span from topto toe, let the soldiers, the firemen, comedown the street, and away he goes, chestout, head up, trying to stretch his legs tothe regulation thirty
Outing . TRAINING OUR MINUTE MEN OFTHE FUTURE A LEGACY OF THE SPIRIT OF 76BY DAY ALLEN WILLEY. HE youngster whose eyesdo not glisten at thesight of the gold andblue, or whose nerves donot tingle at the soundof the drum tap, is outof the usual in the boyline. It runs in the blood of the Americanboy to follow the band as soon as he is oldenough to toddle. Whether barefooted andcoatless, or fresh from mammas handswith everything spick and span from topto toe, let the soldiers, the firemen, comedown the street, and away he goes, chestout, head up, trying to stretch his legs tothe regulation thirty-inch step. Conditionand color are alike forgotten as he joinsthe squad of little humanity, proudlytrudging at the heels of the drum major orbeside the file closer. Little cares he forthe mud-spotted jacket and collar, thedirt-begrimed shoes, or who his with Tim and Pat from the alley goHoward and Sidney from the avenue, forplaying soldier puts all on a common leveljust as the terrible earnestness of war itselfbinds men into a common brotherhood re-gardless of wealth and st
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