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"Three cheers for Captain Sedley," cried Tony Weston, taking off his cap and swinging it round above his head. "One!" "Hurrah!" "Two!" "Hurrah!" "Three!" THREE CHEERS FOR CAPTAIN SEDLEY CRIED TONY WESTON TAKING OFF HIS CAP AND SWINGING IT AROUND HIS HEAD ONE HURRAH TWO HURRAH THREE
ea 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." "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. "Sartin, if you like. There is a fresh breeze springing up." The boys waited patiently until Captain Sedley reached the spot. "How do you like your craft, boys?" asked he, as he threw his boat up into the wind, alongside the Zephyr. "First-rate!" they exclaimed with one voice. HE 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 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 STARTIN IF YOU LIKE THERE IS A FRESH BREEZE SPRINGING UP THE BOYS WAITED PATIENTLY UNTIL CAPTAIN SEDLEY REACHED THE SPOT HOW DO YOU LIKE YOUR CRAFT BOYS ASKED HE AS HE THREW HIS BOAT UP INTO THE WIND ALONGSIDE THE ZEPHYR FIRST RATE THEY EXCLAIMED WITH ONE VOICE
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