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"Good, boys! You did that very well, and none of you didn't fall overboard. You see the chalk marks; and they are not in the middle of the thwart, but half way between the middle and the gunwale. GOOD BOYS YOU DID THAT VERY WELL AND NONE OF YOU DIDN'T FALL OVERBOARD YOU SEE THE CHALK MARKS AND THEY ARE NOT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE THWART BUT HALF WAY BETWEEN THE MIDDLE AND THE GUNWALE
 like a Christian, and don't hurry a bit," said the old sailor. "If you are in such a flurry as you were yesterday, I cal'late to go ashore with you, and let you cool off for three days. If you can't keep cool, you can't do nothin'." "We'll make a funeral of it, Uncle Ben," said Joseph Barton. "We don't want no funeral on't. Jest be nateral; that's all. We're goin' through all you larned the other day; and I want you to do it jest as you study your lessons in school. Call off the numbers, Frank." "One;" and Tony Weston took his place. "Two;" and Ned Graham took his seat. All the numbers were called, and all the crew were then in their places. Ben had a card in his hand on which Fred Harper had written the name of every boy against his number, so that the old sailor could learn whom he had in the boat. "Now, youngsters, look on your thwarts, and you will find a cross on 'em, a small chalk-mark. Stand up, and you will see 'em." They all obeyed the direction; and they did it very quietly.  OF IT ADDED FRED HARPER DON'T YOU DO SO WALK NATURAL LIKE A CHRISTIAN AND DON'T HURRY A BIT SAID THE OLD SAILOR IF YOU'RE IN SUCH A FLURRY AS YOU WERE YESTERDAY I CALATE TO GO ASHORE WITH YOU AND LET YOU COOL OFF FOR THREE DAYS IF YOU CAN'T KEEP COOL YOU CAN'T DO NOTHING WE'LL MAKE A FUNERAL OF IT UNCLE BEN SAID JOSEPH BARTON WE DON'T WANT NO FUNERAL AUNT JUST BE NATURAL THAT'S ALL WE'RE GOING THROUGH ALL YOU LARNED THE OTHER DAY AND I WANT YOU TO DO IT JUST AS YOU STUDY YOUR LESSONS IN SCHOOL CALL OFF THE NUMBERS FRANK ONE AND TONY WESTON TOOK HIS PLACE TWO AND NED GRAHAM TOOK HIS SEAT ALL THE NUMBERS WERE CALLED AND ALL THE CREW WERE THEN IN THEIR PLACES BEN HAD A CARD IN HIS HAND ON WHICH FRED HARPER HAD WRITTEN THE NAME OF EVERY BOY AGAINST HIS NUMBER SO THAT THE OLD SAILOR COULD LEARN WHOM HE HAD IN THE BOAT NOW YOUNGSTERS LOOK ON YOUR THWARTS AND YOU WILL FIND A CROSS ON EM A SMALL CHALK MARK STAND UP AND YOU WILL SEE EM THEY ALL OBEYED THE DIRECTION AND THEY DID IT VERY QUIETLY
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