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Fred Harper may say 'Toss!' or wave his right hand, and you will all boat your oars, or put them in place on the thwarts, in good time with him. FRED HARPER MAY SAY TOSS OR WAVE HIS RIGHT HAND AND YOU WILL ALL BOAT YOUR OARS OR PUT THEM IN PLACE ON THE THWARTS IN GOOD TIME WITH HIM
oxswain. "Trail!" This was a simple manoeuvre, and the oarsmen did it right the first time trying; but to make sure of it, the movement was again executed. "Come about, and go up the lake again," said Uncle Ben. "Ship your oars! Starboard oars, back! Port oars, ahead!" Frank commanded; but no one moved an oar. "Give way!" and the boat came about, the rowers laying on their oars. "Very well done!" exclaimed Uncle Ben. The coxswain gave the commands, and the boat went ahead again up the lake. Near the mouth of the river was a small island, on the north side of which (the lake extending east and west) was a long, flat rock, like the one where they had embarked. "Now, my boys, I have come to my last lesson; and it will be making a landing on that flat rock. When the coxswain is ready to stop the boat, the command is 'Way enough!' When you get it, you will cease rowing, and toss the oars without any command. Here the coxswain comes to the end of his rope, and the stroke oarsman picks it up. E THAN SIX KNOTS AN HOUR STAND BY TO TRAIL SAID THE COXSWAIN TRAIL THIS WAS A SIMPLE MANOEUVRE AND THE OARSMEN DID IT RIGHT THE FIRST TIME TRYING BUT TO MAKE SURE OF IT THE MOVEMENT WAS AGAIN EXECUTED COME ABOUT AND GO UP THE LAKE AGAIN SAID UNCLE BEN SHIP YOUR OARS STARBOARD OARS BACK PORT OARS AHEAD FRANK COMMANDED BUT NO ONE MOVED IN OAR GIVE WAY AND THE BOAT CAME ABOUT THE ROWERS LAYING ON THEIR OARS VERY WELL DONE EXCLAIMED UNCLE BEN THE COXSWAIN GAVE THE COMMANDS AND THE BOAT WENT AHEAD AGAIN UP THE LAKE NEAR THE MOUTH OF THE RIVER WAS A SMALL ISLAND ON THE NORTH SIDE OF WHICH THE LAKE EXTENDING EAST AND WEST WAS A LONG FLAT ROCK LIKE THE ONE WHERE THEY HAD EMBARKED NOW MY BOYS I HAVE COME TO MY LAST LESSON AND IT WILL BE MAKING A LANDING ON THAT FLAT ROCK WHEN THE COXSWAIN IS READY TO STOP THE BOAT THE COMMAND IS WAY ENOUGH WHEN YOU GET IT YOU WILL SEIZE ROWING AND TOSS THE OARS WITHOUT ANY COMMAND HERE THE COXSWAIN COMES TO THE END OF HIS ROPE AND THE STROKE OARSMAN PICKS IT UP
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