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The trees looked greener and the lake more limpid then, when his mind was invigorated by the peaceful slumbers of the preceding night; and there, in his favorite retreat, while all nature was smiling upon him, went up his morning prayer to that beneficent Being who had spared him yet another day, and crowned his life with loving kindness and tender mercies. THE TREES LOOKED GREENER AND THE LAKE MORE LIMPID THAN WHEN HIS MIND WAS INVIGORATED BY THE PEACEFUL SLUMBERS OF THE PRECEDING NIGHT AND THERE IN HIS FAVORITE RETREAT WHILE ALL NATURE WAS SMILING UPON HIM WENT UP HIS MORNING PRAYER TO THAT BENEFICENT BEING WHO HAD SPARED HIM YET ANOTHER DAY AND CROWNED HIS LIFE WITH LOVING KINDNESS AND TENDER MERCIES
id the poor woman as she put the money in her pocket. Frank and Charles talked a few moments with Tony about the "glorious Fourth," and then took leave of the family. CHAPTER III A DISAPPOINTED BOY Captain Sedley was an early riser. Every morning at sunrise he was abroad in the pleasant grove that bordered the lake near his house. It was a favorite spot, and he had spent a great deal of time and money in bringing Art into communion with Nature in this lovely retreat. He had cleared out the underbrush, made gravel walks and avenues through it, erected a summer-house in the valley, and an observatory on the summit of the hill, which terminated on the lake side in a steep rocky precipice, at whose base the waters rippled. The worthy shipmaster was a devout man, which was perhaps the reason why he so much enjoyed his morning walk. It was the pleasantest hour of all the day to him,--a fit time for meditation, and for the contemplation of the beautiful scenery that surrounded his habitation.  CHAPTER THREE OF THE BOAT CLUB OR THE BUNKERS OF RIPPLETON BY OLIVER OPTIC THIS LIEBER BOX RECORDING IS IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN RECORDING BY JOHN TAYLOR SOUTHEAST MISSOURI A DISAPPOINTED BOY CAPTAIN SEDLEY WAS AN EARLY RISER EVERY MORNING AT SUNRISE HE WAS ABROAD IN THE PLEASANT GROVE THAT BORDERED THE LAKE NEAR HIS HOUSE IT WAS A FAVORITE SPOT AND HE HAD SPENT A GREAT DEAL OF TIME AND MONEY IN BRINGING ART INTO COMMUNION WITH NATURE IN THIS LOVELY RETREAT HE HAD CLEARED OUT THE UNDERBRUSH MADE GRAVEL WALKS AND AVENUES THROUGH IT ERECTED A SUMMER HOUSE IN THE VALLEY AND AN OBSERVATORY ON THE SUMMIT OF THE HILL WHICH TERMINATED ON THE LAKE SIDE IN A STEEP ROCKY PRECIPICE AT WHOSE BASE THE WATERS RIPPLED THE WORTHY SHIPMASTER WAS A DEVOUT MAN WHICH WAS PERHAPS THE REASON WHY HE SO MUCH ENJOYED HIS MORNING WALK IT WAS THE PLEASANTEST HOUR OF ALL THE DAY TO HIM A FIT TIME FOR MEDITATION AND FOR THE CONTEMPLATION OF THE BEAUTIFUL SCENERY THAT SURROUNDED HIS HABITATION
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