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"One," shouted Tony, with a pleasant laugh. "The boy on the next seat." "Two." "Stop a bit; we have got one too many. One of you must be coxswain. Cap'n Sedley says you must choose him by vote. Who shall be your coxswain, boys?" "Frank Sedley," shouted all the boys together. ONE SHOUTED TONY WITH A PLEASANT LAUGH THE BOY IN THE NEXT SEAT TWO STOP A BIT WE'VE GOT ONE TOO MANY ONE OF YOU MUST BE COXSWAIN CAPTAIN SEDLEY SAYS YOU MUST CHOOSE HIM BY VOTE WHO SHALL BE YOUR COXSWAIN BOYS FRANK SEDLEY SHOUTED ALL THE BOYS TOGETHER
u call another." This plan worked better. Uncle Ben was a firm advocate of discipline, and insisted on having everything done in "shipshape order," as he styled it. He had been in the United States Navy, and was familiar with its discipline. The boys were all seated; and finding that their hurry and impatience only retarded their progress, they learned to keep still, and wait till the old sailor told them what to do. They had all seated themselves on one side of the boat, and the consequence was it nearly tipped her over. "Now, my lads, trim ship. You are all over on the starboard side," said Uncle Ben, as he pushed the boat away from the rock. The boys, in their eagerness to render prompt obedience, all passed over to the opposite ends of the thwarts, and the boat instantly careened upon the other side. "Avast there! Now stop a bit," continued the old sailor. "I am going to number you all. I don't know your names, all of you; so just mind the figgers. Tony, you are number one; say it. IME AND LET EACH TAKE HIS PLACE BEFORE YOU CALL ANOTHER THIS PLAN WORKED BETTER UNCLE BEN WAS A FIRM ADVOCATE OF DISCIPLINE AND INSISTED ON HAVING EVERYTHING DONE IN SHIPSHAPE ORDER AS HE STYLED IT HE HAD BEEN IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY AND WAS FAMILIAR WITH ITS DISCIPLINE THE BOYS WERE ALL SEATED AND FINDING THAT THEIR HURRY AND IMPATIENCE ONLY RETARDED THEIR PROGRESS THEY LEARNED TO KEEP STILL AND WAIT TILL THE OLD SAILOR TOLD THEM WHAT TO DO THEY HAD ALL SEATED THEMSELVES ON ONE SIDE OF THE BOAT AND THE CONSEQUENCE WAS IT NEARLY TIPPED HER OVER NOW MY LADS TRIM SHIP YOU ARE ALL OVER ON THE STARBOARD SIDE SAID UNCLE BEN AS HE PUSHED THE BOAT AWAY FROM THE ROCK THE BOYS IN THEIR EAGERNESS TO RENDER PROMPT OBEDIENCE ALL PASSED OVER TO THE OPPOSITE ENDS OF THE THWARTS AND THE BOAT INSTANTLY CAREENED UPON THE OTHER SIDE AVAST THERE NOW STOP A BIT CONTINUED THE OLD SAILOR I AM GOING TO NUMBER YOU ALL I DON'T KNOW YOUR NAMES ALL OF YOU SO JUST MIND THE FIGURES TONY YOU ARE NUMBER ONE SAY IT
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