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The author has something to say on what suggests itself as a memorial occasion when something historical may be said. First, it is proper that old things should be respected and honored, and therefore is presented the   ORIGINAL PREFACE OF "THE BOAT CLUB." THE AUTHOR HAS SOMETHING TO SAY ON WHAT SUGGESTS ITSELF AS A MEMORIAL OCCASION WHEN SOMETHING HISTORICAL MAY BE SAID FIRST IT IS PROPER THAT OLD THINGS SHOULD BE RESPECTED AND HONORED AND THEREFORE IS PRESENTED THE ORIGINAL PREFACE OF THE BOAT CLUB
ration: Tim seized an Oar. _P._ 217.] THE BOAT CLUB OR THE BUNKERS OF RIPPLETON By OLIVER OPTIC _NEW EDITION, REVISED AND ENLARGED_ NEW YORK THE MERSHON COMPANY PUBLISHERS Copyright, 1896, By LEE AND SHEPARD IN MEMORY OF _MY NEPHEW_, WILLIAM PARKER JEWETT Who Died January 4, 1884, TO WHOM This Book WAS ORIGINALLY DEDICATED AUTHOR'S INTRODUCTION "THE BOAT CLUB" was written and published more than forty years ago, and was the first juvenile book the author had ever presented to the public. Young people who read it at the age of eighteen have now reached threescore, and those who read it at ten have passed their half-century of life. The electrotype plates from which it has been printed for more than a generation of human life have suffered so much from severe wear that new ones have become necessary, and they must be replaced. This condition affords the author the opportunity to revise the work, in fact, to make a new book of it; and the old boat must be reconstructed and launched again.  ARE IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO VOLUNTEER POLICE VISIT LIEBREVOX DOT ORG RECORDING BY JOHN TAYLOR SOUTHEAST MISSOURI THE BOAT CLUB OR THE BUNKERS OF RIPPLETON BY OLIVER OPTUCK INTRODUCTION IN MEMORY OF MY NEPHEW WILLIAM PARKER DEWETT WHO DIED JANUARY FOURTH EIGHTEEN EIGHTY FOUR TO WHOM THIS BOOK WAS ORIGINALLY DEDICATED AUTHOR'S INTRODUCTION THE BOAT CLUB WAS WRITTEN AND PUBLISHED MORE THAN FORTY YEARS AGO AND WAS THE FIRST JUVENILE BOOK THE AUTHOR HAD EVER PRESENTED TO THE PUBLIC YOUNG PEOPLE WHO READ IT AT THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN HAVE NOW REACHED THREE SCORE AND THOSE WHO READ IT AT TEN HAVE PASSED THEIR HALF CENTURY OF LIFE THE ELECTROTYPE PLATES FROM WHICH IT HAS BEEN PRINTED FOR MORE THAN A GENERATION OF HUMAN LIFE HAVE SUFFERED SO MUCH FROM SEVERE WEAR THAT NEW ONES HAVE BECOME NECESSARY AND THEY MUST BE REPLACED THIS CONDITION AFFORDS THE AUTHOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO REVISE WORK FACT TO MAKE A NEW BOOK OF IT AND THE OLD BOAT MUST BE RECONSTRUCTED AND LAUNCHED AGAIN
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