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When, therefore, the coxswain called the meeting to order, all noise and conversation immediately ceased; and the members of the club seemed determined to conduct themselves with more propriety than the "legal voters" of Rippleton had at the town meeting they had attended. WHEN THEREFORE THE COXSWAIN CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER ALL NOISE AND CONVERSATION IMMEDIATELY CEASED AND THE MEMBERS OF THE CLUB SEEMED DETERMINED TO CONDUCT THEMSELVES WITH MORE PROPRIETY THAN THE LEGAL VOTERS OF BRIPPLETON HAD AT THE TOWN MEETING THEY HAD ATTENDED
oks, which had been selected with great care by Mr. and Mrs. Sedley. On the table were placed various pamphlets and periodicals; and when the club assembled, Uncle Ben was there, seated in the coxswain's armchair, poring over the pages of the _Sailor's Magazine_. The boys all came in and took their chairs, each of which was numbered; and Uncle Ben cheerfully resigned his place to the coxswain. "Order!" said Frank, rapping on the table. Captain Sedley had instructed Frank in some of the forms of conducting a public meeting; and the matter had been made the topic of conversation among the others, so that they had a tolerable idea of parliamentary usage. They were all enthusiastic and eager to learn; and some of them had attended a special town meeting a few days before, for the purpose, as they expressed it, of "seeing how the thing was done." And when Captain Sedley came in to breakfast on the morning of that eventful day, he found Frank intently perusing the pages of Cushing's "Manual.  CASES WERE FILLED WITH BOOKS WHICH HAD BEEN SELECTED WITH GREAT CARE BY MISTER AND MISSUS SEDLEY ON THE TABLE WERE PLACED VARIOUS PAMPHLETS AND PERIODICALS AND WHEN THE CLUB ASSEMBLED UNCLE BEN WAS THERE SEATED IN THE COXSWIN'S ARMCHAIR PORING OVER THE PAGES OF THE SAILOR'S MAGAZINE THE BOYS ALL CAME IN AND TOOK THEIR CHAIRS EACH OF WHICH WAS NUMBERED AND UNCLE BEN CHEERFULLY RESIGNED HIS PLACE TO THE COXSWAIN ORDER SAID FRANK RAPPING ON THE TABLE CAPTAIN SEDLEY HAD INSTRUCTED FRANK IN SOME OF THE FORMS OF CONDUCTING A PUBLIC MEETING AND THE MATTER HAD BEEN MADE THE TOPIC OF CONVERSATION AMONG THE OTHERS SO THAT THEY HAD A TOLERABLE IDEA OF PARLIAMENTARY USAGE THEY WERE ALL ENTHUSIASTIC AND EAGER TO LEARN AND SOME OF THEM HAD ATTENDED A SPECIAL TOWN MEETING A FEW DAYS BEFORE FOR THE PURPOSE AS THEY EXPRESSED IT OF SEEING HOW THE THING WAS DONE AND WHEN CAPTAIN SEDLEY CAME IN TO BREAKFAST ON THE MORNING OF THAT EVENTFUL DAY HE FOUND FRANK INTENTLY PERUSING THE PAGES OF CUSHING'S MANUAL
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