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Give way!" The Zephyr parted the waters before her graceful bow, and sped like a rocket on her way. The beautiful boat excited a great deal of attention at the village; and when the boys returned from the tailor's, hundreds had collected on the bank to see them row. GIVE WAY THE ZEPHYR PARTED THE WATERS BEFORE HER GRACEFUL BOW AND SPED LIKE A ROCKET ON HER WAY THE BEAUTIFUL BOAT EXCITED A GREAT DEAL OF ATTENTION AT THE VILLAGE AND WHEN THE BOYS RETURNED FROM THE TAILORS HUNDREDS HAD COLLECTED ON THE BANK TO SEE THEM ROW
athy and kindness by the club, and the poor boy felt how pleasant it was to have the good will of his companions in the midst of his trials. "Up oars!" said Frank, when all was ready for a start. "Let fall! Give way!" "Down the lake, Frank, towards the village," added Captain Sedley. Again the beautiful Zephyr bounded over the waters; but after pulling a few minutes, Captain Sedley directed Frank to cease rowing. "Boys, we are going to have a uniform for the club," said he. "A uniform!" repeated several of the boys. "Hurrah!" shouted Charles Hardy. "I have already spoken to Mr. Burlap, the tailor; and now we are going down to have him take your measures." "What will the uniform be, father?" asked Frank. "White sailors' trousers, a blue jacket, and a white shirt trimmed with blue. The hat will be a tarpaulin, with 'Zephyr' in gilt letters on the front." The boys all clapped their hands, as the only means in their power to express their gratification. "Now pull for Rippleton." "Stand by! ND FRANK IN THE STERN SHEETS THE FORMER WAS RECEIVED WITH SYMPATHY AND KINDNESS BY THE CLUB AND THE POOR BOY FELT HOW PLEASANT IT WAS TO HAVE THE GOOD WILL OF HIS COMPANIONS IN THE MIDST OF HIS TRIALS UPWARDS SAID FRANK WHEN ALL WAS READY FOR A START LET FALL GIVE WAY DOWN THE LAKE FRANK TOWARDS THE VILLAGE ADDED CAPTAIN SEDLEY AGAIN THE BEAUTIFUL ZEPHYR BOUNDED OVER THE WATERS BUT AFTER PULLING A FEW MINUTES CAPTAIN SEDLEY DIRECTED FRANK TO CEASE ROWING BOYS WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A UNIFORM FOR THE CLUB SAID HE A UNIFORM REPEATED SEVERAL OF THE BOYS HURRAH SHOUTED CHARLES HARDY I HAVE ALREADY SPOKEN TO MISTER BURLAP THE TAILOR AND NOW WE ARE GOING TO HAVE HIM TAKE YOUR MEASURES WHAT WILL THE UNIFORM BE FATHER ASKED FRANK WHITE SAILORS TROUSERS A BLUE JACKET AND A WHITE SHIRT TRIMMED WITH BLUE THE HAT WILL BE A TARPAULIN WITH ZEPHYR IN GILT LETTERS ON THE FRONT THE BOYS ALL CLAPPED THEIR HANDS AS THE ONLY MEANS IN THEIR POWER TO EXPRESS THEIR GRATIFICATION NOW PULL FOR RIPPLETON STAND BY
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