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He Remembered Them Well

Rastus was much given to injecting into all group conversations when he was present, stories of his exploits in the World War, and, when the opportunity presenled, he gave glowing accounts of the dangers and experiences he had had in that great conflict. Sometimes his insistence was anything but acceptable to his listeners, many of whom were skeptical of his truthfulness.

One day he had taken the floor to start his war talk" and soon referred to a wound he received. Here'one of his hearers interrupted:

"Boy, whah did you say you got wounded? In whut battle?"

"In de Doggone Forest", promptly replied Rastus.

"You mean the Argonne?" someone asked.

"Well", said he, "maybe they are gone no\rn, but they wuz there then"