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"Hurrah!" "Three!" "Hurrah!" and the boys all clapped their hands for several moments. Captain Sedley took off his hat, and politely returned his acknowledgments. When boys get to cheering, they hardly know where to stop; and when Fred Harper proposed three for Uncle Ben, there was a prompt and hearty response to the call. "I'm much obleeged to you, boys, for the compliment," said the veteran, pulling off his tarpaulin. "Now for the race," cried Charles. HURRAH THREE HURRAH AND THE BOYS ALL CLAPPED THEIR HANDS FOR SEVERAL MOMENTS CAPTAIN SEDLEY TOOK OFF HIS HAT AND POLITELY RETURNED HIS ACKNOWLEDGMENTS WHEN BOYS GET TO CHEERING THEY HARDLY KNOW WHERE TO STOP AND WHEN FRED HARPER PROPOSED THREE FOR UNCLE BEN THERE WAS A PROMPT AND HEARTY RESPONSE TO THE CALL I'M MUCH OBLEEGED TO YOU BOYS FOR THE COMPLIMENT SAID THE VETERAN PULLING OFF HIS TARPAULIN NOW FOR THE RACE CRIED CHARLES
e song,-- "'Twas in the good ship Rover, I sailed the world around; For twenty years and over, I ne'er touched British ground." "Bravo, Uncle Ben. Fred Harper, can't you give us Ben Bolt and Sweet Alice? I am sure Uncle Ben will like it." "I will try," replied Fred. "We will join the chorus." The song was sung, and the old sailor shed a tear over "Sweet Alice, so young and so fair." "Here comes father in the sailboat," cried Frank, as he discovered Captain Sedley approaching in his pleasure yacht. "Ay, beating up agin the wind." "Can't we have a race with him?" asked Charles Hardy. "Sartin, if you like. There is a fresh breeze springing up." The boys waited patiently until Captain Sedley reached the spot. "How do you like your craft, boys?" asked he, as he threw his boat up into the wind, alongside the Zephyr. "First-rate!" they exclaimed with one voice. "Three cheers for Captain Sedley," cried Tony Weston, taking off his cap and swinging it round above his head. "One!" "Hurrah!" "Two! S UNCLE BEN'S VOICE WAS SOMEWHAT CRACKED BUT HE RENDERED WITH TOLERABLE EFFECT THE SONG TWAS THE GOOD SHIP ROVER I SAILED THE WORLD AROUND FOR TWENTY YEARS AND OVER I NEAR TOUCHED BRITISH GROUND BRAVO UNCLE BAN FRED HARPER CAN'T YOU GIVE US BEN BOLT AND SWEET ALICE I'M SURE UNCLE BEN WILL LIKE IT I WILL TRY REPLIED FRED WE WILL JOIN THE CHORUS THE SONG WAS SUNG AND THE OLD SAILOR SHED A TEAR OVER SWEET ALICE SO YOUNG AND SO FAIR HERE COMES FATHER IN THE SAILBOAT CRIED FRANK AS HE DISCOVERED CAPTAIN SEDLEY APPROACHING IN HIS PLEASURE YACHT AY BEATING UP AGIN THE WIND CAN'T WE HAVE A RACE WITH HIM ASKED CHARLES HARDY STARTIN IF YOU LIKE THERE IS A FRESH BREEZE SPRINGING UP THE BOYS WAITED PATIENTLY UNTIL CAPTAIN SEDLEY REACHED THE SPOT HOW DO YOU LIKE YOUR CRAFT BOYS ASKED HE AS HE THREW HIS BOAT UP INTO THE WIND ALONGSIDE THE ZEPHYR FIRST RATE THEY EXCLAIMED WITH ONE VOICE THREE CHEERS FOR CAPTAIN SEDLEY CRIED TONY WESTON TAKING OFF HIS CAP AND SWINGING IT AROUND HIS HEAD ONE HURRAH TWO
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