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"That we would, Uncle Ben; and right glad we are of the chance to go," replied Frank. "Tumble up to the boat house, then," replied Uncle Ben, as he hobbled after the boys, who, delighted with the prospect of a sail on the lake, bounded off like so many antelopes. The boat was cast off from her moorings in the boat house, and the boys jumped in. THAT WE WOULD UNCLE BEN AND RIGHT GLAD WE ARE OF THE CHANCE TO GO REPLIED FRANK TUMBLE UP TO THE BOAT HOUSE THEN REPLIED UNCLE BAN AS HE HOBBLED AFTER THE BOYS WHO DELIGHTED WITH THE PROSPECT OF A SAIL ON THE LAKE BOUNDED OFF LIKE SO MANY ANTELOPES THE BOAT WAS CAST OFF FROM HER MOORINGS IN THE BOAT HOUSE AND THE BOYS JUMPED IN
e Ben. It is true he was sometimes rude and rough, but his kind heart atoned for the blemishes in his deportment. Though Captain Sedley considered Uncle Ben a necessary appendage to his estate, he did not impose upon him the performance of any very arduous duties. He kept a pleasure-boat on the lake, and the old sailor had the entire charge of that. Occasionally he worked a little in the garden, groomed the horses, and did the "chores" about the house; but to use his own expression, he was "laid up in ordinary." "Here comes Uncle Ben," said Frank. "I have been lookin' for you, boys. What are you up to here?" "Nothing, Uncle Ben." "What do you stand there for, then? Arn't this the Fourth of July?" "It is, Uncle Ben; and we were thinking what we should do with ourselves. Can't you tell us?" "That I can, boys; I am goin' across the lake in the boat, and Cap'n Sedley told me I might take you over with me if you'd like to go." "Hurrah!" cried Charles Hardy, throwing up his cap with delight.  WAY OF CALLING HIM THE FAMILIAR SO BRIQUET OF UNCLE BEN IT IS TRUE HE WAS SOMETIMES RUDE AND ROUGH BUT HIS KIND HEART ATONED FOR THE BLEMISHES IN HIS DEPORTMENT THOUGH CAPTAIN SEDLEY CONSIDERED UNCLE BEN A NECESSARY APPENDAGE TO HIS ESTATE HE DID NOT OPPOSE UPON HIM THE PERFORMANCE OF ANY VERY ARDUOUS DUTIES HE KEPT A PLEASURE BOAT ON THE LAKE AND THE OLD SAILOR HAD THE ENTIRE CHARGE OF THAT OCCASIONALLY HE WORKED A LITTLE IN THE GARDEN GROOMED THE HORSES AND DID THE CHORES ABOUT THE HOUSE BUT TO USE HIS OWN EXPRESSION HE WAS LAID UP IN ORDINARY HERE COMES UNCLE BEN SAID FRANK I HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR YOU BOYS WHAT ARE YOU UP TO HERE NOTHING UNCLE BEN WHAT DO YOU STAND THERE FOR THEN AREN'T THIS THE FOURTH JULY IT IS UNCLE BEN AND WE WERE THINKING WHAT WE SHOULD DO WITH OURSELVES CAN'T YOU TELL US THAT I CAN BOYS I AM GOING ACROSS THE LAKE IN THE BOAT AND CAPTAIN SEDLEY TOLD ME I MIGHT TAKE YOU OVER WITH ME IF YOU'D LIKE TO GO HURRAH CRIED CHARLES HARDY THROWING UP HIS CAP WITH DELIGHT
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