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The music was an unexpected treat; and as the Rippleton Brass Band poured forth its most inspiring strains, there were no bounds to the delight of the boys. But the music did not prevent their doing ample justice to the viands set before them. THE MUSIC WAS AN UNEXPECTED TREAT AND AS THE RIPPLETON BRASS BAND POURED FORTH ITS MOST INSPIRING STRAINS THERE WERE NO BOUNDS TO THE DELIGHT OF THE BOYS BUT THE MUSIC DID NOT PREVENT THEIR DOING AMPLE JUSTICE TO THE VIANDS SET BEFORE THEM
hted to show his mother how skilful the club had become, and she was much pleased with her excursion. Uncle Ben secured the boat to a tree, and the boys all landed. Everything was ready for their reception. The table, which was covered with every description of "nice things," was laid under the shade of a tall oak in the miniature forest. Captain Sedley sat at one end, and Uncle Ben at the other. Mrs. Sedley and Mary were on the right. The Director prefaced the entertainment with a few remarks, and then invited them to do justice to the feast that was set before them. "All ready!" exclaimed Captain Sedley with a loud voice. The boys all wondered what made him speak so very loud; and Frank perceived a mysterious smile on the lips of his mother, and he was quite sure it meant something. Suddenly, and to the intense surprise of all the boys, a band, which had been stationed in the grove near them, struck up "Hail Columbia." "Hurrah!" cried Charles Hardy in a burst of enthusiastic delight. EY AS PASSENGER FRANK WAS DELIGHTED TO SHOW HIS MOTHER HOW SKILFUL THE CLUB HAD BECOME AND SHE WAS MUCH PLEASED WITH HER EXCURSION UNCLE BEN SECURED THE BOAT TO A TREE AND THE BOYS ALL LANDED EVERYTHING WAS READY FOR THEIR RECEPTION THE TABLE WHICH WAS COVERED WITH EVERY DESCRIPTION OF NICE THINGS WAS LAID UNDER THE SHADE OF A TALL OAK IN THE MINIATURE FOREST CAPTAIN SEDLEY SAT AT ONE END AND UNCLE BEN AT THE OTHER MISSUS SEDLEY AND MARY WERE ON THE RIGHT THE DIRECTOR PREFACED THE ENTERTAINMENT WITH A FEW REMARKS AND THEN INVITED THEM TO DO JUSTICE TO THE FEAST THAT WAS SET BEFORE THEM ALL READY EXCLAIMED CAPTAIN SEDLEY WITH A LOUD VOICE THE BOYS ALL WONDERED WHAT MADE HIM SPEAK SO VERY LOUD AND FRANK PERCEIVED A MYSTERIOUS SMILE ON THE LIPS OF HIS MOTHER AND HE WAS QUITE SURE IT MEANT SOMETHING SUDDENLY AND TO THE INTENSE SURPRISE OF ALL THE BOYS A BAND WHICH HAD BEEN STATIONED IN THE GROVE NEAR THEM STRUCK UP HALE COLUMBIA HURRAH CRIED CHARLES HARDY IN A BURST OF ENTHUSIASTIC DELIGHT
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