The printer boy; . es and clocks ofhis neighbors, after having completed his dayslabor, to obtain the means of educating him. THE KOGTJES WHAEF. 4 LL ABOAED! exclaimed Benjamin, and-/JL so saying he bounded into the boat thatlay at the waters edge. Now for a ride; onlyhurry up, and make the oars fly ; and several boysleaped in after him from the shaking, trampled quag-mire on which they stood. We shall be heels over head in mud yet, saidone of the number, unless we try to improve themarsh. There is certainly danger that we shall gothrough that shaky place, and I scarcely know whenwe shall stop
The printer boy; . es and clocks ofhis neighbors, after having completed his dayslabor, to obtain the means of educating him. THE KOGTJES WHAEF. 4 LL ABOAED! exclaimed Benjamin, and-/JL so saying he bounded into the boat thatlay at the waters edge. Now for a ride; onlyhurry up, and make the oars fly ; and several boysleaped in after him from the shaking, trampled quag-mire on which they stood. We shall be heels over head in mud yet, saidone of the number, unless we try to improve themarsh. There is certainly danger that we shall gothrough that shaky place, and I scarcely know whenwe shall stop, if we begin to go down. Let us build a wharf, said Benjamin, andthat will get rid of the quagmire. It wont be along job, if all take hold. Where will you get your lumber ? inquiredJolm. Nowhere. We dont want any lumber, for stonesare better, answered Benjamin. It is worse yet to bring stones so far, and enoughof them, added John. You must like to lift betterthan I do, to strain your gizzard in tugging % THE ROGUES WHARF. 45 Look there, continued Benjamin, pointing to aneap of stones only a few rods distant. There arestones enough for our purpose, and one or two hourss all the time we want to build a wharf with them. But those stones belong to the man who is pre-parhig to build a house there, said Fred. Theworkmen are busy there now. That may all be, said Benjamin, but they canafford to lend them to us awhile. They will be justas good for their use after we have done with them. Then you expect they will loan them to you, Iperceive ; but I guess you 11 be mistaken, answeredFred. My mode of borrowing them is tliis, — we willgo this evening, after the workmen have gone home,and tug them over here, and make the wharf longbefore bedtime; and Benjamin looked queerly ashe said it. And get ourselves into trouble thereby, repliedanother boy. I will agree to do it if you will bearall the blame of stealing them. Stealing ! exclaimed Benjamin. It is notstealing to take such
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