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"Here comes father in the sailboat," cried Frank, as he discovered Captain Sedley approaching in his pleasure yacht. "Ay, beating up agin the wind." "Can't we have a race with him?" asked Charles Hardy. HERE COMES FATHER IN THE SAILBOAT CRIED FRANK AS HE DISCOVERED CAPTAIN SEDLEY APPROACHING IN HIS PLEASURE YACHT AY BEATING UP AGIN THE WIND CAN'T WE HAVE A RACE WITH HIM ASKED CHARLES HARDY
l," replied several. "Sing me a song, then, before we get under way." "What shall we sing?" "Anything you please." "'Canadian Boat Song,'" suggested Frank. "Ay, ay, give us that." Fred Harper was a good singer, and started the song. The boys all joined in; and Uncle Ben was so pleased when they had finished it, that he begged them to sing it again. They cheerfully complied, and the old man listened to the repetition with the most intense delight. "Now, boys, I will sing you a sea song." "Hurrah! do, Uncle Ben," exclaimed Charles. Uncle Ben's voice was somewhat cracked; but he rendered with tolerable effect the song,-- "'Twas in the good ship Rover, I sailed the world around; For twenty years and over, I ne'er touched British ground." "Bravo, Uncle Ben. Fred Harper, can't you give us Ben Bolt and Sweet Alice? I am sure Uncle Ben will like it." "I will try," replied Fred. "We will join the chorus." The song was sung, and the old sailor shed a tear over "Sweet Alice, so young and so fair. Y AS HE PUT THE FLAG BACK IN ITS PLACE BOYS CAN'T YOU SING WE SING IN SCHOOL REPLIED SEVERAL SING ME A SONG THEN BEFORE WE GET UNDER WAY WHAT SHALL WE SING ANYTHING YOU PLEASE CANADIAN BOAT SONG SUGGESTED FRANK AYE AYE GIVE US THAT FRED HARPER WAS A GOOD SINGER AND STARTED THE SONG THE BOYS ALL JOINED IN AND UNCLE BEN WAS SO PLEASED WHEN THEY HAD FINISHED IT THAT HE BEGGED THEM TO SING IT AGAIN THEY CHEERFULLY COMPLIED AND THE OLD MAN LISTENED TO THE REPETITION WITH THE MOST INTENSE DELIGHT NOW BOYS I WILL SING YOU A SEA SONG HURRAH DO UNCLE BEN EXCLAIMED CHARLES UNCLE BEN'S VOICE WAS SOMEWHAT CRACKED BUT HE RENDERED WITH TOLERABLE EFFECT THE SONG TWAS THE GOOD SHIP ROVER I SAILED THE WORLD AROUND FOR TWENTY YEARS AND OVER I NEAR TOUCHED BRITISH GROUND BRAVO UNCLE BAN FRED HARPER CAN'T YOU GIVE US BEN BOLT AND SWEET ALICE I'M SURE UNCLE BEN WILL LIKE IT I WILL TRY REPLIED FRED WE WILL JOIN THE CHORUS THE SONG WAS SUNG AND THE OLD SAILOR SHED A TEAR OVER SWEET ALICE SO YOUNG AND SO FAIR
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