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The Old Soldier's Story

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Since we have had no stories to-night I will venture, Mr. President, to tell a story that I have heretofore heard at nearly all the banquets I have ever attended. It is a story simply, and you must bear with it kindly. It is a story as told by a friend of us all, who is found in all parts of all countries, who is immoderately fond of a funny story, and who, unfortunately, attempts to tell a funny story himself¿one that he has been particularly delighted with. Well, he is not a story-teller, and especially he is not a funny story-teller. His funny stories, indeed, are oftentimes touchingly pathetic. But to such a story as he tells, being a good-natured man and kindly disposed, we have to listen, because we do not want to wound his feelings by telling him that we have heard that story a great number of times, and that we have heard it ably told by a great number of people from the time we were children. But, as I say, we can not hurt his feelings. We can not stop him. We can not kill him; and so the story generally proceeds.

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  • Sprog:
  • Engelsk
  • ISBN:
  • 9791041987092
  • Indbinding:
  • Paperback
  • Sideantal:
  • 102
  • Udgivet:
  • 28. februar 2024
  • Størrelse:
  • 170x6x220 mm.
  • Vægt:
  • 173 g.
  • 2-3 uger.
  • 26. november 2024
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Since we have had no stories to-night I will venture, Mr. President, to tell a
story that I have heretofore heard at nearly all the banquets I have ever
attended. It is a story simply, and you must bear with it kindly. It is a story as
told by a friend of us all, who is found in all parts of all countries, who is
immoderately fond of a funny story, and who, unfortunately, attempts to tell a
funny story himself¿one that he has been particularly delighted with. Well, he
is not a story-teller, and especially he is not a funny story-teller. His funny
stories, indeed, are oftentimes touchingly pathetic. But to such a story as he
tells, being a good-natured man and kindly disposed, we have to listen,
because we do not want to wound his feelings by telling him that we have
heard that story a great number of times, and that we have heard it ably told
by a great number of people from the time we were children. But, as I say, we
can not hurt his feelings. We can not stop him. We can not kill him; and so the
story generally proceeds.

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