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Show Sptakloa for History, Generations ot schoolboys learn ths dramatic speeches ascribed to famous commanders just heforo famous battles, bat-tles, but unfortunately many ot these fine, high-sounding addresses were never heard ot till after the event We read, for Instance, In nnclent history his-tory ot generals addressing whole armies, when a few companies of soldiers sol-diers at most could havo heard them. To show tho dlfferenco between genuine genu-ine speeches and manufactured ones, a contemporary reports an authentlo address ad-dress ot the captain of a llrltlsh ship as the fleet was approaching the enemy. en-emy. Ho wished to encourago bis gallant gal-lant tars, and hoped perhaps that a few heroic words might forever bo associated as-sociated with his memory. "Send all hands aft!" ho cried, and when the order was rarrlcd out he said! "My lads, thoro'a tbo enemy, no doubt about It. And now, my lads, If you don't take the enemy, my lads, why then, my lads, tho enemy will take you, Pipe down, "boatswain." After all, the speech was to tho point, and tbo men cheered It to tho echo. |