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They did not bear a very good character in the neighborhood. If an orchard was robbed, a henroost plundered, or any other mischief done in the vicinity, it could generally be traced to them. THEY DID NOT BEAR A VERY GOOD CHARACTER IN THE NEIGHBOURHOOD IF AN ORCHARD WAS ROBBED A HEN ROOST PLUNDERED OR ANY OTHER MISCHIEF DONE IN THE VICINITY IT COULD GENERALLY BE TRACED TO THEM
of his thoughts and actions as the story proceeds, I shall not now tell him what kind of a boy he was. CHAPTER II THE WIDOW WESTON Near the house of Captain Sedley, a sandy beach extended from the road, on the margin of the lake, down to the water's side. It was here that Charles Hardy waited the return of his friend. He was thinking of the sacrifice they had concluded to make for the widow Weston; and it must be confessed that he felt not a little sad at the thought of resigning all the enjoyment he anticipated in connection with the excursion to the city the following day. On the water, secured by a pole driven into the sand, floated a raft, which some of the boys in the neighborhood had built, and with which they amused themselves in paddling about the lake. It was a rude structure, made by lashing together four rails in the form of a square, and placing planks across the upper side of them. The boys who had constructed it lived farther down the lake in the direction of the village. THE PUBLIC DOMAIN FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO VOLUNTEER PLEASE VISIT LIEBRAVOX DOT ORG RECORDING BY JOHN TAYLOR SOUTHEAST MISSOURI THE WIDOW WESTON NEAR THE HOUSE OF CAPTAIN SEDLEY A SANDY BEACH EXTENDED FROM THE ROAD ON THE MARGIN OF THE LAKE DOWN TO THE WATER'S SIDE IT WAS HERE THAT CHARLES HARDY WAITED THE RETURN OF HIS FRIEND HE WAS THINKING OF THE SACRIFICE THEY HAD CONCLUDED TO MAKE FOR THE WIDOW WESTON AND IT MUST BE CONFESSED THAT HE FELT NOT A LITTLE SAD AT THE THOUGHT OF RESIGNING ALL THE ENJOYMENT HE ANTICIPATED IN CONNECTION WITH THE EXCURSION TO THE CITY THE FOLLOWING DAY ON THE WATER SECURED BY A POLE DRIVEN INTO THE SAND FLOATED A RAFT WHICH SOME OF THE BOYS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD HAD BUILT AND WITH WHICH THEY AMUSED THEMSELVES IN PADDLING ABOUT THE LAKE IT WAS A RUDE STRUCTURE MADE BY LASHING TOGETHER FOUR RAILS IN THE FORM OF A SQUARE AND PLACING PLANKS ACROSS THE UPPER SIDE OF THEM THE BOYS WHO HAD CONSTRUCTED IT LIVED FARTHER DOWN THE LAKE IN THE DIRECTION OF THE VILLAGE
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