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She was the mother of four children,  three sons and a daughter. Her eldest son, who was now twenty two years old, had been in California nearly two years, having left his home a year before the death of his father. SHE WAS THE MOTHER OF FOUR CHILDREN THREE SONS AND A DAUGHTER HER ELDEST SON WHO WAS NOW TWENTY TWO YEARS OLD HAD BEEN IN CALIFORNIA NEARLY TWO YEARS HAVING LEFT HIS HOME A YEAR BEFORE THE DEATH OF HIS FATHER
 the mast, one of my shipmates, a very expert swimmer ordinarily, fell from the mainyard arm into the sea. Two of us jumped in to assist him; but he sank to the bottom like a lump of lead, and we never saw him again." "That was strange," added Charles. "He was taken unawares; he lost his self-command, and it might be so with the Bunkers. This rafting is dangerous business, and I advise you never to engage in it;" and Captain Sedley walked off towards his house. "Father, I want to go up to the widow Weston's a little while," said Frank. "Very well; but you must be back so as to go to bed and get up in season for your excursion to the city to-morrow." "Come, Charley, I guess we won't go up on the raft," said Frank with a pleasant laugh. "I guess not;" and the two boys walked towards the rude cottage of the widow Weston. It was situated near the lake, about half a mile from Captain Sedley's. Mrs. Weston was the widow of a poor laboring man who had died about a year before our story opens. HOUR OF PERIL WHEN I WAS A SAILOR BEFORE THE MAST ONE OF MY SHIPMATES A VERY EXPERT SWIMMER ORDINARILY FELL FROM THE MAIN YARD ARM INTO THE SEA TWO OF US JUMPED IN TO ASSIST HIM BUT HE SANK TO THE BOTTOM LIKE A LUMP OF LEAD AND WE NEVER SAW HIM AGAIN THAT WAS STRANGE ADDED CHARLES HE WAS TAKEN UNAWARES HE LOST HIS SELF COMMAND AND IT MIGHT BE SO WITH THE BUNKERS THIS RAFTING IS DANGEROUS BUSINESS AND I ADVISE YOU NEVER TO ENGAGE IN IT AND CAPTAIN SEDLEY WALKED OFF TOWARD HIS HOUSE FATHER I WANT TO GO UP TO THE WIDOW WESTON'S A LITTLE WHILE SAID FRANK VERY WELL BUT YOU MUST BE BACK SO AS TO GO TO BED AND GET UP IN SEASON FOR YOUR EXCURSION TO THE CITY TO MORROW COME CHARLIE I GUESS WE WON'T GO UP ON THE RAFT SAID FRANK WITH A PLEASANT LAUGH I GUESS NOT AND THE TWO BOYS WALKED TOWARD THE RUDE COTTAGE OF THE WIDOW WESTON IT WAS SITUATED NEAR THE LAKE ABOUT A HALF MILE FROM CAPTAIN SEDLEY'S MISSUS WESTON WAS THE WIDOW OF A POOR LABOURING MAN WHO HAD DIED ABOUT A YEAR BEFORE OUR STORY OPENS
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