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He was the ruling spirit of their party, and had the reputation of being a notoriously bad boy. HE WAS THE RULING SPIRIT OF THEIR PARTY AND HAD THE REPUTATION OF BEING A NOTORIOUSLY BAD BOY
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. 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 always played together, went to and came from school together, planned and executed their mischief together, so that they came to be regarded as a unit of roguery, and people never saw one of them without wondering where the rest were. The foremost of these unruly fellows was Tim Bunker. OUGHT 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 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 THEY ALWAYS PLAYED TOGETHER WENT TO AND CAME FROM SCHOOL TOGETHER PLANNED AND EXECUTED THEIR MISCHIEF TOGETHER SO THAT THEY CAME TO BE REGARDED AS A UNIT OF ROGUERY AND PEOPLE NEVER SAW ONE OF THEM WITHOUT WONDERING WHERE THE REST WERE THE FOREMOST OF THESE UNRULY FELLOWS WAS TIM BUNKER
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