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"Now for it!" exclaimed Charles, as he lighted the slowmatch. "Here goes the first shot. Hurrah!" NOW FOR IT EXCLAIMED CHARLES AS HE LIGHTED THE SLOW MATCH HERE GOES THE FIRST SHOT HURRAH
e next ran her almost on shore by "keeping away." "Keep her away!" cried Uncle Ben. "That will do; steady as she is. No, no; you are six p'ints off the course now. Luff a little! Hard a port!" "I don't know what you mean, Uncle Ben; I think you had better steer yourself," said Frank, resigning the helm. "I think I had." Under the old sailor's skilful management, the boat soon reached Centre Isle, where they decided to land. "Now, boys, if you want to celebrate a little, here's half a dozen bunches of crackers," said Uncle Ben, as he took a little package from the locker in the stern of the boat. "Bravo, Uncle Ben! We will have a nice time." "Now, if you are of a mind to stay here and have a good time, while I sail over to the other shore to see a sick man, I will give you a good sail when I return." "Hurrah! we will, Uncle Ben. Have you got any matches?" "There are matches and a slowmatch in the bundle," replied Uncle Ben, as he pushed off. "Now blaze away, and don't burn your fingers. NT HE STOPPED THE BOAT BY THROWING HER UP INTO THE WIND AND THE NEXT RAN HER ALMOST ON SHORE BY KEEPING AWAY KEEP HER AWAY CRIED UNCLE BEN THAT WILL DO STEADY AS SHE IS NO NO YOU'RE SIX PINTS OFF THIS COURSE NOW LUFF A LITTLE HARD APORT I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN UNCLE BAN I THINK YOU HAD BETTER STEER YOURSELF SAID FRANK RESIGNING THE HELM I THINK I HAD UNDER THE OLD SAILOR'S SKILFUL MANAGEMENT THE BOAT SOON REACHED CENTER ISLE WHERE THEY DECIDED TO LAND NOW BOYS IF YOU WANT TO CELEBRATE A LITTLE HERE'S HALF A DOZEN BUNCHES OF CRACKERS SAID UNCLE BAN AS HE TOOK A LITTLE PACKAGE FROM THE LOCKER IN THE STERN OF THE BOAT PARAVO UNCLE BAN WE WILL HAVE A NICE TIME NOW IF YOU ARE OF A MIND TO STAY HERE AND HAVE A GOOD TIME WHILE I SAIL OVER TO THE OTHER SHORE TO SEE A SICK MAN I WILL GIVE YOU A GOOD SAIL WHEN I RETURN HURRAH WE WILL UNCLE BEN HAVE YOU GOT ANY MATCHES THERE ARE MATCHES AND A SLOW MATCH IN THE BUNDLE REPLIED UNCLE BEN AS HE PUSHED OFF NOW BLAZE AWAY AND DON'T BURN YOUR FINGERS
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