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They had all seated themselves on one side of the boat, and the consequence was it nearly tipped her over. THEY HAD ALL SEATED THEMSELVES ON ONE SIDE OF THE BOAT AND THE CONSEQUENCE WAS IT NEARLY TIPPED HER OVER
h the boat-hook in his hand. "Now hook on the rock with it, and keep her steady. There, that will do," continued Uncle Ben, taking another boat-hook and steadying the stern. "Now, one at a time, and each of you take one of the seats." The boys were so impatient that they could not wait to get in as the old sailor directed; and all huddled in together, to the imminent peril of their lives and the boat. "Avast! that won't do! Back, all of you!" roared Uncle Ben, provoked by their awkwardness. "Now, Frank, call them by name, one at a time, and let each take his place before you call another." This plan worked better. Uncle Ben was a firm advocate of discipline, and insisted on having everything done in "shipshape order," as he styled it. He had been in the United States Navy, and was familiar with its discipline. The boys were all seated; and finding that their hurry and impatience only retarded their progress, they learned to keep still, and wait till the old sailor told them what to do. BEYED AND TOOK HIS STATION IN THE BOW WITH THE BOAT HOOK IN HIS HAND NOW HOOK ON THE ROCK WITH IT AND KEEP HER STEADY THERE THAT WILL DO CONTINUED UNCLE BEN TAKING IN ANOTHER BOAT HOOK AND STEADYING THE STERN NOW ONE AT A TIME AND EACH OF YOU TAKE ONE OF THE SEATS THE BOYS WERE SO IMPATIENT THAT THEY COULD NOT WAIT TO GET IN AS THE OLD SAILOR DIRECTED AND ALL HUDDLED IN TOGETHER TO THE IMMINENT PERIL OF THEIR LIVES AND THE BOAT AVAST THAT WON'T DO BACK ALL OF YOU ROARED UNCLE BEN PROVOKED BY THEIR AWKWARDNESS NOW FRANK CALL THEM BY NAME ONE AT A TIME AND LET EACH TAKE HIS PLACE BEFORE YOU CALL ANOTHER THIS PLAN WORKED BETTER UNCLE BEN WAS A FIRM ADVOCATE OF DISCIPLINE AND INSISTED ON HAVING EVERYTHING DONE IN SHIPSHAPE ORDER AS HE STYLED IT HE HAD BEEN IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY AND WAS FAMILIAR WITH ITS DISCIPLINE THE BOYS WERE ALL SEATED AND FINDING THAT THEIR HURRY AND IMPATIENCE ONLY RETARDED THEIR PROGRESS THEY LEARNED TO KEEP STILL AND WAIT TILL THE OLD SAILOR TOLD THEM WHAT TO DO
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