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"Now, bowman, you may weigh the anchor," said Uncle Ben; and the hearts of the boys beat rapidly, for the time for actual rowing had come. NOW BOWMEN YOU MAY WEIGH THE ANCHOR SAID UNCLE BEN AND THE HEARTS OF THE BOYS BEAT RAPIDLY FOR THE TIME FOR ACTUAL ROWING HAD COME
as very well done, and Uncle Ben actually praised the crew. "The next command is 'Give way together!'" said the old sailor. "You will take the time from the stroke oar, and pull with it all the time." Fred Harper was the aftermost rower; and the instructor asked him to vacate his seat, which Ben took himself, with the oar in his hands. "Now carry the handle of the oar forward to easy arm's length towards the starn," continued Ben, suiting the action to the word; and all followed his example. "Drop the end of the oar into the water till the blade is just covered, no deeper. Then pause a bit, and pull the handle towards you to your breasts, or very nearly there." The crew followed the instructions, and imitated the old seaman till they had taken their first stroke. These movements were repeated several times, till they could do them well. Then they began again with Frank giving the commands, and they went through the whole till they could do everything to the satisfaction of the teacher. SMEN HAD SHIPPED THEIR OARS AND IT WAS VERY WELL DONE AND UNCLE BEN ACTUALLY PRAISED THE CREW THE NEXT COMMAND IS GIVE WAY TOGETHER SAID THE OLD SAILOR YOU WILL TAKE THE TIME FROM THE STROKE OAR AND PULL WITH IT ALL THE TIME FRED HARPER WAS THE AFTERMOST ROWER AND THE INSTRUCTOR ASKED HIM TO VACATE HIS SEAT WHICH BEN TOOK HIMSELF WITH THE OAR IN HIS HANDS NOW CARRY THE HANDLE OF THE OAR FORWARD TO EASY ARM'S LENGTH TOWARDS THE STARN CONTINUED BEN SUITING THE ACTION TO THE WORD AND ALL FOLLOWED HIS EXAMPLE DROP THE END OF THE OAR INTO THE WATER TILL THE BLADE IS JUST COVERED NO DEEPER THEN PAUSE A BIT AND PULL THE HANDLE TOWARDS YOU TO YOUR BREASTS OR VERY NEARLY THERE THE CREW FOLLOWED THE INSTRUCTIONS AND IMITATED THE OLD SEAMAN TILL THEY HAD TAKEN THEIR FIRST STROKE THESE MOVEMENTS WERE REPEATED SEVERAL TIMES TILL THEY COULD DO THEM WELL THEN THEY BEGAN AGAIN WITH FRANK GIVING THE COMMANDS AND THEY WENT THROUGH THE HOLE TILL THEY COULD DO EVERYTHING TO THE SATISFACTION OF THE TEACHER
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