During the American Civil War a regiment of volunteers was posted along the front in heavy timber. As soon as the firing began in earnest a recruit limped off to the rear, but soon struck a gait that would have made Maud S. tremble for her record. He was halted in his flight, and when asked what was the matter, said: “ I just couldn’t stand out there in the open all by myself.” He was then asked why he did not get behind a tree ; he was puzzled a moment, and then said: “There ain’t only enough for the officers.”
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Southern Cross, Volume 1, Issue 38, 16 December 1893, Page 7
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100Untitled Southern Cross, Volume 1, Issue 38, 16 December 1893, Page 7
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