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Show 00 EXCLUSIVE A negro regiment, officered entirely by whites, had a West Point colonel who was very particular that all men should know who he was and pay him the respect due his position. Comlnt; at t oss a private who paid not th' slightest attention lo him. he swelled up with rage. "Look here, my man." he burst-forth burst-forth "Don't you know who I urn?" "N'ossuh." said the private cheerful cheer-ful lv ' What? You mean to stand there and tell mc you don't even know your own commanding officer when vou see him?" ' Yessuh," explained the buck. "Yo' see, i ain't much fer pushin' myself forward and I ain't been runnin' round with the osslfers none to speak of." The American Legion Weekly. |