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Ben declared that the club had done exceedingly well for the first day afloat, and now they must go to the spot where Captain and Mrs. Sedley were looking at them. Frank was directed to run for the cottage of the widow Weston. BEN DECLARED THAT THE CLUB HAD DONE EXCEEDINGLY WELL FOR THE FIRST DAY AFLOAT AND NOW THEY MUST GO TO THE SPOT WHERE CAPTAIN AND MISSUS SEDLEY WERE LOOKING AT THEM FRANK WAS DIRECTED TO RUN FOR THE COTTAGE OF THE WIDOW WESTON
he coxswain. "Oars!" he added after a short pause. This movement, like the others, required to be done several times; but the Zephyr lost her headway at the mouth of the river. On the return, the young oarsmen were instructed in feathering their oars. They were told precisely how to turn the hands so as to bring the oar up flatwise as it came out of the water, and how to reverse the motion when it was dipped for the stroke. They had become somewhat accustomed to handling the oars, and Uncle Ben warmly commended the proficiency they made. Frank had headed the boat for Centre Island; and when she was abreast of it, Ben called his attention to the fact that his father and mother were both on the beach, observing the movements of the Zephyr and her crew. It was nearly time to go ashore; but the old sailor gave them two more lessons,--one from laying on the oars to holding water when it was desirable to check the headway, and the other to back the craft in order to stop the headway at once. TO LAY ON YOUR OARS CALLED THE COCKSWAIN OARS HE ADDED AFTER A SHORT PAUSE THIS MOVEMENT LIKE THE OTHERS REQUIRED TO BE DONE SEVERAL TIMES BUT THE ZEPHYR LOST HER HEADWAY AT THE MOUTH OF THE RIVER ON THE RETURN THE YOUNG OARSMEN WERE INSTRUCTED IN FEATHERING THEIR OARS THEY WERE TOLD PRECISELY HOW TO TURN THE HAND SO AS TO BRING THE OAR UP FLAT WISE AS IT CAME OUT OF THE WATER AND HOW TO REVERSE THE MOTION WHEN IT WAS DIPPED FOR THE STROKE THEY HAD BECOME SOMEWHAT ACCUSTOMED TO HANDLING THE OARS AND UNCLE BEN WARMLY COMMENTED THE PROFICIENCY THEY MADE FRANK HAD HEADED THE BOAT FOR CENTER ISLAND AND WHEN SHE WAS ABREAST OF IT BEN CALLED HIS ATTENTION TO THE FACT THAT HIS MOTHER AND FATHER WERE BOTH ON THE BEACH OBSERVING THE MOVEMENTS OF THE ZEPHYR AND HER CREW IT WAS NEARLY TIME TO GO ASHORE BUT THE OLD SAILOR GAVE THEM TWO MORE LESSONS ONE FOR LAYING ON OARS TO HOLDING WATER WHEN IT WAS DESIRABLE TO CHECK THE HEADWAY AND THE OTHER TO BACK THE CRAFT IN ORDER TO STOP THE HEADWAY AT ONCE
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