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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. 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
 Frank Sedley, and it was such a father that made so good a son. Charles Hardy was the son of one of the factory agents, who was Captain Sedley's nearest neighbor; and a strong friendship had grown up between the two boys. Charles's character was essentially different from that of his friend; but as I prefer that my young reader should judge his disposition for himself, and distinguish between the good and the evil of his thoughts and actions as the story proceeds, I shall not now tell him what kind of a boy he was. CHAPTER II THE WIDOW WESTON Near the house of Captain Sedley, a sandy beach extended from the road, on the margin of the lake, down to the water's side. It was here that Charles Hardy waited the return of his friend. He was thinking of the sacrifice they had concluded to make for the widow Weston; and it must be confessed that he felt not a little sad at the thought of resigning all the enjoyment he anticipated in connection with the excursion to the city the following day.  CHAPTER TWO OF THE BOAT CLUB OR THE BUNKERS OF RIPPLETON BY OLIVER OPTUCK THIS IS A LIBRAVOX RECORDING ALL LIBRAVOX RECORDINGS ARE IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO VOLUNTEER PLEASE VISIT LIEBRAVOX DOT ORG RECORDING BY JOHN TAYLOR SOUTHEAST MISSOURI THE WIDOW WESTON NEAR THE HOUSE OF CAPTAIN SEDLEY A SANDY BEACH EXTENDED FROM THE ROAD ON THE MARGIN OF THE LAKE DOWN TO THE WATER'S SIDE IT WAS HERE THAT CHARLES HARDY WAITED THE RETURN OF HIS FRIEND HE WAS THINKING OF THE SACRIFICE THEY HAD CONCLUDED TO MAKE FOR THE WIDOW WESTON AND IT MUST BE CONFESSED THAT HE FELT NOT A LITTLE SAD AT THE THOUGHT OF RESIGNING ALL THE ENJOYMENT HE ANTICIPATED IN CONNECTION WITH THE EXCURSION TO THE CITY THE FOLLOWING DAY
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