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"We'll make a funeral of it, Uncle Ben," said Joseph Barton. "We don't want no funeral on't. Jest be nateral; that's all. We're goin' through all you larned the other day; and I want you to do it jest as you study your lessons in school. Call off the numbers, Frank." "One;" and Tony Weston took his place. "Two;" and Ned Graham took his seat. All the numbers were called, and all the crew were then in their places. WE'LL MAKE A FUNERAL OF IT UNCLE BEN SAID JOSEPH BARTON WE DON'T WANT NO FUNERAL AUNT JUST BE NATURAL THAT'S ALL WE'RE GOING THROUGH ALL YOU LARNED THE OTHER DAY AND I WANT YOU TO DO IT JUST AS YOU STUDY YOUR LESSONS IN SCHOOL CALL OFF THE NUMBERS FRANK ONE AND TONY WESTON TOOK HIS PLACE TWO AND NED GRAHAM TOOK HIS SEAT ALL THE NUMBERS WERE CALLED AND ALL THE CREW WERE THEN IN THEIR PLACES
 will find a place for it, Frank; put it there." The two boys inserted the end of each staff in the socket prepared for it, and the breeze spread out the flags to the great delight of the juvenile boatmen. They made the boat look very gay and jaunty, and seemed to give the finishing glory to the beautiful craft. The boys wanted to get into the boat, but Uncle Ben would not permit one of them to do so; everything must be done in shipshape order. "Now, Frank, you'll take your place in the starn-sheets, and call off the numbers," said the instructor. "Don't jump, boys, like you was goin' to ketch a rabbit, but like you was goin' to the grocery store for half a pound of tea." "We will make a funeral gait of it," added Fred Harper. "Don't you do so; walk nateral, like a Christian, and don't hurry a bit," said the old sailor. "If you are in such a flurry as you were yesterday, I cal'late to go ashore with you, and let you cool off for three days. If you can't keep cool, you can't do nothin'. THE AMERICAN FLAG AND IT GOES IN THE STARN YOU WILL FIND A PLACE FOR IT FRANK PUT IT THERE THE TWO BOYS INSERTED THE END OF EACH STAFF IN THE SOCKET PREPARED FOR IT AND THE BREEZE SPREAD OUT THE FLAGS TO THE GREAT DELIGHT OF THE JUVENILE BOATMEN THEY MADE THE BOAT LOOK VERY GAY AND JAUNTY AND SEEMED TO GIVE THE FINISHING GLORY TO THE BEAUTIFUL CRAFT THE BOYS WANTED TO GET INTO THE BOAT BUT UNCLE BEN WOULD NOT PERMIT ONE OF THEM TO DO SO EVERYTHING MUST BE DONE IN SHIP SHAPE ORDER NOW FRANK YOU'LL TAKE YOUR PLACE IN THE STARN SHEETS AND CALL OFF THE NUMBER SAID THE INSTRUCTOR DON'T JUMP BOYS LIKE YOU AS GOING TO CATCH A RABBIT BUT LIKE YOU AS GOING TO THE GROCERY STORE FOR HALF A POUND OF TEA WE WILL MAKE A FUNERAL GAIT OF IT ADDED FRED HARPER DON'T YOU DO SO WALK NATURAL LIKE A CHRISTIAN AND DON'T HURRY A BIT SAID THE OLD SAILOR IF YOU'RE IN SUCH A FLURRY AS YOU WERE YESTERDAY I CALATE TO GO ASHORE WITH YOU AND LET YOU COOL OFF FOR THREE DAYS IF YOU CAN'T KEEP COOL YOU CAN'T DO NOTHING
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