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"Hurrah!" "And long may it wave!" added Uncle Ben heartily, as he put the flag back in its place. "Boys, can't you sing?" "We sing in school," replied several. "Sing me a song, then, before we get under way." HURRAH AND LONG MAY IT WAVE SAID UNCLE DAN HEARTILY AS HE PUT THE FLAG BACK IN ITS PLACE BOYS CAN'T YOU SING WE SING IN SCHOOL REPLIED SEVERAL SING ME A SONG THEN BEFORE WE GET UNDER WAY
one, but might be better done, and it was repeated. "If you were going into a boat-house, which you will soon have, or alongside another vessel, the coxswain should give the command, 'In bows!' Then the two bowmen will boat their oars, and take the boat-hook. You may give that command next time, Frank," said Uncle Ben. The boat backed away a considerable distance from the island, and then went through the manoeuvre again. The teacher said it was perfect; and Tony fended off with the boat-hook as the boat came to the rock, and Fred stood ready to haul in the stern. "Now, boys, you may land and rest yourselves," said the instructor. The rowers were not tired they protested, but they went on shore. They did not stay a quarter of an hour on the island; and as soon as they had embarked, the old sailor took the American flag from the socket, and waved it above his head as soon as the boys were seated. "Now, my lads, three cheers for the American flag. One!" "Hurrah!" "Two!" "Hurrah!" "Three! ONCERT WITH THE OTHER ELEVEN BEN SAID IT WAS WELL DONE BUT MIGHT BE BETTER DONE AND IT WAS REPEATED IF YOU ARE GOING INTO A BOAT HOUSE WHICH YOU WILL SOON HAVE OR ALONGSIDE ANOTHER VESSEL THE COXSWAIN SHOULD GIVE THE COMMAND IN BOWS THEN THE TWO BOWMEN WILL BOAT THEIR OARS AND TAKE THE BOAT HOOK YOU MAY GIVE THAT COMMAND THE NEXT TIME FRANK SAID UNCLE BEN THE BOAT BACKED AWAY A CONSIDERABLE DISTANCE FROM THE ISLAND AND THEN WENT THROUGH THE MANOEUVRE AGAIN THE TEACHER SAID IT WAS PERFECT AND TONY FENDED OFF WITH BOAT HOOKS AS THE BOAT CAME TO THE ROCK AND FRED STOOD READY TO HAUL IN THE STERN NOW BOYS YOU MAY LAND AND REST YOURSELVES SAID THE INSTRUCTOR THE ROWERS WERE NOT TIRED THEY PROTESTED BUT THEY WENT ON SHORE THEY DID NOT STAY A QUARTER OF AN HOUR ON THE ISLAND AND AS SOON AS THEY HAD EMBARKED THE OLD SAILOR TOOK THE AMERICAN FLAG FROM THE SOCKET AND WAVED IT ABOVE HIS HEAD AS SOON AS THE BOYS WERE SEATED NOW MY LADS THREE CHEERS FOR THE AMERICAN FLAG ONE HURRAH TWO HURRAH THREE
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