All Aboard; or, Life on the Lake / A Sequel to The Boat Club""

ated himself in the arm-chair, at th

t in anticipation of an exciting time on the lake, in a proposed race with the Butterfly. Frank was acknowledged to be the most skilful boatman among them, and under his direction they expected to accomplish all that they and the Zephyr could possi

Frank, rapping sma

e club, in connection with the Butterfly, had been freely discussed for several weeks, and everything h

are questions of momentous consequence, and I have felt the need of counsel from our director; but my father declines giving me any advice, a

" added F

wrong, though he wants us to think f

he wants-" Char

ho has recently been discharged from the house of correction, has applied to be admit

ve that he be not ad

motion s

elt that it was a very delicate matter,

d, of course, cannot be enterta

be admitted,"

tion," added W

"March meeting," at the motion of his friend on the other side of the table: but the impulsive youth had learned quite recently that a

k requested Fred Harper to take the chair, while he te

, 'what can I do? If I go with the fellows I used to associate with, how can I keep my resolution? I know I have been a very bad boy, and I want to do what is right.' I told him that our rules were very strict; that no fellow was allowed to swear or to use bad language of any kind and that every member was required to keep straight himself, and help keep the others straight. He would agree to all this, would sign the constitution, and my father and the club woul

rce of the president's reasoning, expressed themselves in favor of adm

t the direction this debate has taken.

Fred Harper, wit

eplied Charles, with offended dignity. "I quote the line as J

ho

n Ad

y such speech," answered Fred who, it must be confessed,

at the member should deny what we all kno

mouth of Adams," added Frank; "and the p

thing," continued Char

ion was not corr

l give me the correct r

the lines are

vinity that s

them as

now," continued Fred, as he cast a mischiev

please," said F

sident, 'There's a Divini

saying so," in

d the chairm

head; but it had fled, and he could not at once recall it. In vain he scratched his head, in

f Tim Bunker," said

was about to s

able, in his attempts to preserve order, they had their laugh out. But the pleasantry of the members, and a sense of the awkwardness of his p

body suppose he will ever abandon it? He will certainly die in the State Prison or on the gallows-my f

" said

r such a fellow to be like

ictly in order," interposed Frank, who was much pa

had cast upon him, and that, in his struggle to make a speech, and thus redeem himself

onsequences of admitting such a fellow into the association. We have thus far enjoyed a

" said

rd

to be chosen than-than

t!" excla

even he was forced to admit "that the member

and I don't know that I have any thing more to sa

his attempts to make speeches more learned and ornate than his capacity would allow. Frank had reasoned with him on his propensity to "show o

l open for discussion

r, seemed disp

" called F

repeated sev

the question?" cont

est

im Bunker as a member of the club

ds were

ary mi

side, did not vote against the measure,

entlemen of Rippleton feel a deep interest in the two boat clubs, and have proposed to put up a prize to be awarded to the succes

" aske

ay choose th

the Butterfly has had a ch

ccept the proposition or not, and t

offer be accepted,"

otion," added

on properly before the club. I have not thought enough about the matter y

makes a motion is in favor of it; but we wo

the proposition looks a little lik

ded a little fellow, ne

osed Charles, who was determined to get

ken, and every member vote

was the only one who had given any earnest thought to t

ad given such a direction to the exercises in Zephyr Hall as he thought would best attain this end. One of the greatest difficulties with which he had been obliged to contend was the want of individuality in the boys. Each

had just been taken; and he was tolerably certain that he could brin

scussion by offering a simile, which, being a parallel c

ree silver medals are awarded, every year, for the

ed half a d

ize. We don't put up money as a stake; the pa

difference,"

the scholars get their lessons well-to stimulat

t the current had again set in another direction. "But we on

ll," said

offers premiums for the

nswered William. "Boat racin

for the prettiest flowers," added Frank; "

ere stagge

t any rate, we don't eat them, or drink

be roses, bespri

ke. "Besides, we sleep on poppies.

rd and envious feelings in the members of the two clubs. I hope we shall think well of

ys talked the matter over till the

called sev

n favor and two opposed to the proposition. And so,

ourned for an exc