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Under the old sailor's skilful management, the boat soon reached Centre Isle, where they decided to land. "Now, boys, if you want to celebrate a little, here's half a dozen bunches of crackers," said Uncle Ben, as he took a little package from the locker in the stern of the boat. "Bravo, Uncle Ben! We will have a nice time." UNDER THE OLD SAILOR'S SKILFUL MANAGEMENT THE BOAT SOON REACHED CENTER ISLE WHERE THEY DECIDED TO LAND NOW BOYS IF YOU WANT TO CELEBRATE A LITTLE HERE'S HALF A DOZEN BUNCHES OF CRACKERS SAID UNCLE BAN AS HE TOOK A LITTLE PACKAGE FROM THE LOCKER IN THE STERN OF THE BOAT PARAVO UNCLE BAN WE WILL HAVE A NICE TIME
" replied Frank. "Tumble up to the boat-house, then," replied Uncle Ben, as he hobbled after the boys, who, delighted with the prospect of a sail on the lake, bounded off like so many antelopes. The boat was cast off from her moorings in the boat-house, and the boys jumped in. "You will let me steer, won't you, Uncle Ben?" said Frank. "Sartin, if you want to. Take the helm." The old sailor hoisted the sails, and the boat stood out towards the middle of the lake. "Steady, there," said Uncle Ben; "keep the sails full." Frank found it was not so easy a matter to steer a sailboat as he had supposed; for one moment he stopped the boat by "throwing her up into the wind," and the next ran her almost on shore by "keeping away." "Keep her away!" cried Uncle Ben. "That will do; steady as she is. No, no; you are six p'ints off the course now. Luff a little! Hard a port!" "I don't know what you mean, Uncle Ben; I think you had better steer yourself," said Frank, resigning the helm. "I think I had. AT WE WOULD UNCLE BEN AND RIGHT GLAD WE ARE OF THE CHANCE TO GO REPLIED FRANK TUMBLE UP TO THE BOAT HOUSE THEN REPLIED UNCLE BAN AS HE HOBBLED AFTER THE BOYS WHO DELIGHTED WITH THE PROSPECT OF A SAIL ON THE LAKE BOUNDED OFF LIKE SO MANY ANTELOPES THE BOAT WAS CAST OFF FROM HER MOORINGS IN THE BOAT HOUSE AND THE BOYS JUMPED IN YOU WILL LET ME STEER WON'T YOU UNCLE DAN ASKED FRANK SARTIN IF YOU WANT TO TAKE THE HELM THE OLD SAILOR HOISTED THE SAILS AND THE BOAT STOOD OUT TOWARDS THE MIDDLE OF THE LAKE STEADY THERE SAID UNCLE BAN KEEP THE SAILS FULL FRANK FOUND IT WAS NOT SO EASY A MATTER TO STEER A SAIL BOAT AS HE HAD SUPPOSED FOR ONE MOMENT HE STOPPED THE BOAT BY THROWING HER UP INTO THE WIND AND THE NEXT RAN HER ALMOST ON SHORE BY KEEPING AWAY KEEP HER AWAY CRIED UNCLE BEN THAT WILL DO STEADY AS SHE IS NO NO YOU'RE SIX PINTS OFF THIS COURSE NOW LUFF A LITTLE HARD APORT I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN UNCLE BAN I THINK YOU HAD BETTER STEER YOURSELF SAID FRANK RESIGNING THE HELM I THINK I HAD
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