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They were all enthusiastic and eager to learn; and some of them had attended a special town meeting a few days before, for the purpose, as they expressed it, of "seeing how the thing was done." THEY WERE ALL ENTHUSIASTIC AND EAGER TO LEARN AND SOME OF THEM HAD ATTENDED A SPECIAL TOWN MEETING A FEW DAYS BEFORE FOR THE PURPOSE AS THEY EXPRESSED IT OF SEEING HOW THE THING WAS DONE
rative of various boat-scenes; and over the door leading to the boat-house proper was painted in blue letters,-- ZEPHYR BOAT CLUB. On the window-curtains the name of the club was also painted. In the middle of the room was placed a long table, around which were arranged thirteen chairs for the members. The library cases were filled with books, which had been selected with great care by Mr. and Mrs. Sedley. On the table were placed various pamphlets and periodicals; and when the club assembled, Uncle Ben was there, seated in the coxswain's armchair, poring over the pages of the _Sailor's Magazine_. The boys all came in and took their chairs, each of which was numbered; and Uncle Ben cheerfully resigned his place to the coxswain. "Order!" said Frank, rapping on the table. Captain Sedley had instructed Frank in some of the forms of conducting a public meeting; and the matter had been made the topic of conversation among the others, so that they had a tolerable idea of parliamentary usage. AVINGS AND FRAMES ILLUSTRATIVE OF VARIOUS BOAT SCENES AND OVER THE DOOR LEADING TO THE BOAT HOUSE PROPER WAS PAINTED IN BLUE LETTERS ZEPHYR BOAT CLUB ON THE WINDOW CURTAINS THE NAME OF THE CLUB WAS ALSO PAINTED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROOM WAS PLACED A LONG TABLE AROUND WHICH WERE ARRANGED THIRTEEN CHAIRS FOR THE MEMBERS THE LIBRARY CASES WERE FILLED WITH BOOKS WHICH HAD BEEN SELECTED WITH GREAT CARE BY MISTER AND MISSUS SEDLEY ON THE TABLE WERE PLACED VARIOUS PAMPHLETS AND PERIODICALS AND WHEN THE CLUB ASSEMBLED UNCLE BEN WAS THERE SEATED IN THE COXSWIN'S ARMCHAIR PORING OVER THE PAGES OF THE SAILOR'S MAGAZINE THE BOYS ALL CAME IN AND TOOK THEIR CHAIRS EACH OF WHICH WAS NUMBERED AND UNCLE BEN CHEERFULLY RESIGNED HIS PLACE TO THE COXSWAIN ORDER SAID FRANK RAPPING ON THE TABLE CAPTAIN SEDLEY HAD INSTRUCTED FRANK IN SOME OF THE FORMS OF CONDUCTING A PUBLIC MEETING AND THE MATTER HAD BEEN MADE THE TOPIC OF CONVERSATION AMONG THE OTHERS SO THAT THEY HAD A TOLERABLE IDEA OF PARLIAMENTARY USAGE
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