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Thus was laid the foundation of the writer's life work for young people, after an initiation of over twenty years as a teacher in the schools of Boston, in all grades from usher to principal. THUS WAS LAID THE FOUNDATION OF THE WRITER'S LIFE WORK FOR YOUNG PEOPLE AFTER AN INITIATION OF OVER TWENTY YEARS AS A TEACHER IN THE SCHOOLS OF BOSTON IN ALL GRADES FROM USHER TO PRINCIPL
. This condition affords the author the opportunity to revise the work, in fact, to make a new book of it; and the old boat must be reconstructed and launched again. The author has something to say on what suggests itself as a memorial occasion when something historical may be said. First, it is proper that old things should be respected and honored, and therefore is presented the-- ORIGINAL PREFACE OF "THE BOAT CLUB." The author of the following story pleads guilty of being more than half a boy himself; and in writing a book to meet the wants and the tastes of "Young America," he has had no difficulty in stepping back over the weary waste of years that separates youth from maturity, and entering fully into the spirit of the scenes he describes. He has endeavored to combine healthy moral lessons with a sufficient amount of exciting interest to render the story attractive to the young; and he hopes he has not mingled these elements of a good juvenile book in disproportionate quantities. ESSARY AND THEY MUST BE REPLACED THIS CONDITION AFFORDS THE AUTHOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO REVISE WORK FACT TO MAKE A NEW BOOK OF IT AND THE OLD BOAT MUST BE RECONSTRUCTED AND LAUNCHED AGAIN THE AUTHOR HAS SOMETHING TO SAY ON WHAT SUGGESTS ITSELF AS A MEMORIAL OCCASION WHEN SOMETHING HISTORICAL MAY BE SAID FIRST IT IS PROPER THAT OLD THINGS SHOULD BE RESPECTED AND HONORED AND THEREFORE IS PRESENTED THE ORIGINAL PREFACE OF THE BOAT CLUB THE AUTHOR OF THE FOLLOWING STORY PLEADS GUILTY OF BEING MORE THAN HALF A BOY HIMSELF AND IN WRITING A BOOK TO MEET THE WANTS AND TASTES OF YOUNG AMERICA HE HAS HAD NO DIFFICULTY IN STEPPING BACK OVER THE WEARY WASTE OF YEARS THAT SEPARATES YOUTH FROM MATURITY AND ENTERING FULLY INTO THE SPIRIT OF THE SCENES HE DESCRIBES HE HAS ENDEAVORED TO COMBINE HEALTHY MORAL LESSONS WITH A SUFFICIENT AMOUNT OF EXCITING INTEREST TO RENDER THE STORY ATTRACTIVE TO THE YOUNG AND HE HOPES HE HAS NOT MINGLED THESE ELEMENTS OF A GOOD JUVENILE BOOK IN DISPROPORTIONATE QUANTITIES
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