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The next morning the Butterfly was repaired, and the squadron made its first voyage round the lake. But as the rest of the week was occupied in drilling, and the maneuvers were necessarily imperfect, I pass over the time till the August vacation, when the fleet made a grand excursion up Rippleton River.
I got into Chicago late the other night, and the Rippleton's near the station I'd never been there before, but I says to the taxi-driver I always believe in taking a taxi when you get in late; may cost a little more money, but, gosh, it's worth it when you got to be up early next morning and out selling a lot of crabs and I said to him, 'Oh, just drive me over to the Rippleton.
"Starboard oars, steady pull!" and the rowers indicated by this command caught the stroke, and the light bark shot ahead, with her wonted speed, in the direction of Rippleton village. "Zephyr, ahoy!" shouted some one from the shore. "Tim Bunker ain't it?" asked Charles. "Yes." "Humph! he needn't hail us like that.
All the particulars of the affair at the bridge had been given in the Rippleton Mercury, and the editor was profuse in his commendations of the skill and courage of the Butterfly Boat Club; and he did not withhold from the Zephyr the credit which was justly due. Tony was a hero, and his fame extended for many miles around. Mr.
About nine o'clock the guests began to arrive, and were conveyed to the island by the two club boats the Sylph having gone down to Rippleton after the band. The Sedleys, the Westons, Mr.
And then, if they could only get leave to explore Rippleton River, how the commander of the squadron would send out a small craft to sound ahead of them, and to buoy off the rocks and shoals, and how the people on the banks of the stream would stare when they saw them moving in sections against the sluggish current!
Like Charles, they had been punished enough, and with some good advice they were permitted to depart. How they made peace with their parents I cannot say; but probably many of them "had to take it." As for Tim Bunker, he did not show his face in Rippleton again, but made his way to Boston, where he shipped in a vessel bound for the East Indies; and everybody in town was glad to get rid of him.
Charles consented, after some argument. "I will get Joe's boat, and we can pull off to the island and get the money." "Where will you buy the things?" "We must go down to Rippleton. You must get some, and I will get some. We will buy them at different stores, so no one will know but what they are for the folks." "And the tent?"
Calling Fred Harper to the chair again, he opened the discussion by offering a simile, which, being a parallel case, certainly gave the question an entirely new aspect. "At the Rippleton Academy three gold medals and three silver medals are awarded, every year, for the best scholarship and deportment. Is that gambling?" "No," replied half a dozen voices.
At seven per each and every diem! Gosh!" "Yuh, I've heard the Rippleton was pretty cheesy. Now, when I go to Chicago I always stay at the Blackstone or the La Salle first-class places." "Say, any of you fellows ever stay at the Birchdale at Terre Haute? How is it?" "Oh, the Birchdale is a first-class hotel."
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