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The following spring the Butterfly was launched, the new club organized, and the sports of the season opened with a grand May day picnic and dance on Centre Island. THE FOLLOWING SPRING THE BUTTERFLY WAS LAUNCHED THE NEW CLUB ORGANIZED AND THE SPORTS OF THE SEASON OPENED WITH A GRAND MAY DAY PICNIC AND DANCE ON CENTRAL ISLAND
 derived a great deal of pleasure, and obtained an excellent mental discipline, from their discussions. To add to the interest of their meetings, George Weston gave them a number of familiar lectures on "California;" Captain Sedley on "Life on the Ocean;" and Mr. Hyde, the schoolmaster, on "Natural Philosophy and Chemistry." The boys declared they never enjoyed a winter so much; and certainly they derived a great deal of useful information from these pleasant meetings. Tim Bunker and Joe Braman were tried at the next session of the court,--the former for stealing, and the latter for receiving stolen property,--and sentenced to the House of Correction. George Weston's new house was completed before winter, and the family were nicely settled before the first snow came. The widow Weston was happy all day long in the presence of her children, and never ceased to thank God for all the blessings with which her life had been crowned,--the blessings of adversity as well as those of prosperity. Y WAS FORMED AND THE MEMBERS DERIVED A GREAT DEAL OF PLEASURE AND OBTAINED AN EXCELLENT MENTAL DISCIPLINE FROM THEIR DISCUSSIONS TO ADD TO THE INTERESTS OF THEIR MEETINGS GEORGE WESTON GAVE THEM A NUMBER OF FAMILIAR LECTURES ON CALIFORNIA CAPTAIN SEDLEY ON LIFE ON THE OCEAN AND MISTER HYDE THE SCHOOLMASTER ON NATURAL PHILOSOPHY AND CHEMISTRY THE BOYS DECLARED THEY NEVER ENJOYED A WINTER SO MUCH AND CERTAINLY THEY DERIVED A GREAT DEAL OF USEFUL INFORMATION FROM THESE PLEASANT MEETINGS TIM BUNKER AND JOB RAYMOND WERE TRIED AT THE NEXT SESSION OF THE COURT THE FORMER FOR STEALING AND THE LATTER FOR RECEIVING STOLEN PROPERTY AND SENTENCE TO THE HOUSE OF CORRECTION GEORGE WESTON'S NEW HOUSE WAS COMPLETED BEFORE WINTER AND THE FAMILY WERE NICELY SETTLED BEFORE THE FIRST SNOW CAME THE WIDOW WESTON WAS HAPPY ALL DAY LONG IN THE PRESENCE FOR CHILDREN AND NEVER CEASED TO THANK GOD FOR ALL THE BLESSINGS WITH WHICH HER LIFE HAD BEEN CROWNED THE BLESSINGS OF ADVERSITY AS WELL AS THOSE OF PROSPERITY
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