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After this important matter had been disposed of, the coxswain remarked that the first business of the club would be to select a name for the hall. "Mr. Chairman," said Charles Hardy, rising with the utmost gravity and decorum. Uncle Ben laughed outright; but immediately apologized for his unseemly mirth, and fearful lest he should disturb the dignified body again, he withdrew from the hall, and busied himself in polishing up the brass work of the boat. AFTER THIS IMPORTANT MATTER HAD BEEN DISPOSED OF THE COXON REMARKED THAT THE FIRST BUSINESS OF THE CLUB WOULD BE TO SELECT A NAME FOR THE HALL MISTER CHAIRMAN SAID CHARLES HARDY RISING WITH THE UTMOST GRAVITY AND DECORUM UNCLE BEN LAUGHED OUTRIGHT BUT IMMEDIATELY APOLOGIZED FOR HIS UNSEEMLY MIRTH AND FEARFUL LEST HE SHOULD DISTURB THE DIGNIFIED BODY AGAIN HE WITHDREW FROM THE HALL AND BUSIED HIMSELF IN POLISHING UP THE BRASS WORK OF THE BOAT
k, rapping on the table. Captain Sedley had instructed Frank in some of the forms of conducting a public meeting; and the matter had been made the topic of conversation among the others, so that they had a tolerable idea of parliamentary usage. They were all enthusiastic and eager to learn; and some of them had attended a special town meeting a few days before, for the purpose, as they expressed it, of "seeing how the thing was done." And when Captain Sedley came in to breakfast on the morning of that eventful day, he found Frank intently perusing the pages of Cushing's "Manual." When, therefore, the coxswain called the meeting to order, all noise and conversation immediately ceased; and the members of the club seemed determined to conduct themselves with more propriety than the "legal voters" of Rippleton had at the town meeting they had attended. Frank, in the words of the newspaper reporters, "made a neat and appropriate speech," on the occasion of taking possession of the new hall. THE COXSWAIN ORDER SAID FRANK RAPPING ON THE TABLE CAPTAIN SEDLEY HAD INSTRUCTED FRANK IN SOME OF THE FORMS OF CONDUCTING A PUBLIC MEETING AND THE MATTER HAD BEEN MADE THE TOPIC OF CONVERSATION AMONG THE OTHERS SO THAT THEY HAD A TOLERABLE IDEA OF PARLIAMENTARY USAGE THEY WERE ALL ENTHUSIASTIC AND EAGER TO LEARN AND SOME OF THEM HAD ATTENDED A SPECIAL TOWN MEETING A FEW DAYS BEFORE FOR THE PURPOSE AS THEY EXPRESSED IT OF SEEING HOW THE THING WAS DONE AND WHEN CAPTAIN SEDLEY CAME IN TO BREAKFAST ON THE MORNING OF THAT EVENTFUL DAY HE FOUND FRANK INTENTLY PERUSING THE PAGES OF CUSHING'S MANUAL WHEN THEREFORE THE COXSWAIN CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER ALL NOISE AND CONVERSATION IMMEDIATELY CEASED AND THE MEMBERS OF THE CLUB SEEMED DETERMINED TO CONDUCT THEMSELVES WITH MORE PROPRIETY THAN THE LEGAL VOTERS OF BRIPPLETON HAD AT THE TOWN MEETING THEY HAD ATTENDED FRANK IN THE WORDS OF THE NEWSPAPER REPORTERS MADE A NEAT AND APPROPRIATE SPEECH ON THE OCCASION OF TAKING POSSESSION OF THE NEW HALL
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