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OUR VOLUNTARY ARMY.

Sentry (fiercely). "Halt! Who goes there?"―(Pause, then mildly)―"I say, you might 'alt when I asks you."

Territorial (his first experience as sentry, going over his instructions). "If any one comes along, I say, 'Halt! who goes there?' Then he says, 'Friend,' and I says, 'Pass, Friend; all's well.' But some silly ass'll say, 'Enemy,' and then I shan't know what to do. Rotten job, I call it."

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