Friday, 23 May 2008

I wish I was American II


µ Professional: What was your object in becoming?

µ Old Volunteer: We came to free the slaves, and only that.

µ Young Volunteer (in the uniform of a volunteer company): How many men in all had you?

µ Old volunteer: I came with eighteen men only, besides myself.

µ Young Volunteer: What in the world did you suppose you could do here with that amount of men?

µ Old Volunteer: Young man, I don't wish to discuss that question here.

µ Volunteer: You could not do anything.

µ Old Volunteer: Well, perhaps your military ideas and mine on existential subjects would differ materially.


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