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"We will make a funeral gait of it," added Fred Harper. "Don't you do so; walk nateral, like a Christian, and don't hurry a bit," said the old sailor. "If you are in such a flurry as you were yesterday, I cal'late to go ashore with you, and let you cool off for three days. WE WILL MAKE A FUNERAL GAIT OF IT ADDED FRED HARPER DON'T YOU DO SO WALK NATURAL LIKE A CHRISTIAN AND DON'T HURRY A BIT SAID THE OLD SAILOR IF YOU'RE IN SUCH A FLURRY AS YOU WERE YESTERDAY I CALATE TO GO ASHORE WITH YOU AND LET YOU COOL OFF FOR THREE DAYS
yet," said Frank. "Here they are, my boy," replied the old sailor, taking them from the cushioned seat in the stern-sheets. "The blue silk one, with silver stars around the letter 'Z,' goes in the bow. You'll find a place for it there, Tony, and you may put it up. Here is the American flag, and it goes in the starn. You will find a place for it, Frank; put it there." The two boys inserted the end of each staff in the socket prepared for it, and the breeze spread out the flags to the great delight of the juvenile boatmen. They made the boat look very gay and jaunty, and seemed to give the finishing glory to the beautiful craft. The boys wanted to get into the boat, but Uncle Ben would not permit one of them to do so; everything must be done in shipshape order. "Now, Frank, you'll take your place in the starn-sheets, and call off the numbers," said the instructor. "Don't jump, boys, like you was goin' to ketch a rabbit, but like you was goin' to the grocery store for half a pound of tea. THE FLAGS UNCLE BEN WE HAVEN'T PUT THEM UP YET SAID FRANK HERE THEY ARE MY BOY REPLIED THE OLD SAILOR TAKING THEM FROM THE CUSHIONED SEAT IN THE STERN SHEETS THE BLUE SILK ONE WITH SILVER STARS AROUND THE LETTER Z GOES IN THE BOW YOU WILL FIND A PLACE FOR IT THERE TONY AND YOU MAY PUT IT UP HERE IS THE AMERICAN FLAG AND IT GOES IN THE STARN YOU WILL FIND A PLACE FOR IT FRANK PUT IT THERE THE TWO BOYS INSERTED THE END OF EACH STAFF IN THE SOCKET PREPARED FOR IT AND THE BREEZE SPREAD OUT THE FLAGS TO THE GREAT DELIGHT OF THE JUVENILE BOATMEN THEY MADE THE BOAT LOOK VERY GAY AND JAUNTY AND SEEMED TO GIVE THE FINISHING GLORY TO THE BEAUTIFUL CRAFT THE BOYS WANTED TO GET INTO THE BOAT BUT UNCLE BEN WOULD NOT PERMIT ONE OF THEM TO DO SO EVERYTHING MUST BE DONE IN SHIP SHAPE ORDER NOW FRANK YOU'LL TAKE YOUR PLACE IN THE STARN SHEETS AND CALL OFF THE NUMBER SAID THE INSTRUCTOR DON'T JUMP BOYS LIKE YOU AS GOING TO CATCH A RABBIT BUT LIKE YOU AS GOING TO THE GROCERY STORE FOR HALF A POUND OF TEA
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