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"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. 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
o the hour the members were all assembled. The hall had been tastefully furnished and decorated, under the direction of Captain Sedley. On the floor was a very pretty carpet with bright colors; on the walls hung several large maps and engravings in 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 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. ING AND PUNCTUALLY TO THE HOUR THE MEMBERS WERE ALL ASSEMBLED THE HALL HAD BEEN TASTEFULLY FURNISHED AND DECORATED UNDER THE DIRECTION OF CAPTAIN SEDLEY ON THE FLOOR WAS A VERY PRETTY CARPET WITH BRIGHT COLORS ON THE WALLS HUNG SEVERAL LARGE MAPS AND ENGRAVINGS 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
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