. The Suburbanite; a monthly magazine for those who are and those who ought to in interested in suburban homes . IVatching a T^ace from the Grand Stand THE SUBURBANITE. ym their industrious store keepers wereclean daft, for very seldom could theybe found behind their counters to lookafter the business, and more often thannot they were hammering and sawingand pounding in the cellar below thestore. They kept their plans a secret,until, after four weeks, the boat wasready to be moved down to the men could not get it out alone, sothey called in some of their trustedfriends to help. Howev
. The Suburbanite; a monthly magazine for those who are and those who ought to in interested in suburban homes . IVatching a T^ace from the Grand Stand THE SUBURBANITE. ym their industrious store keepers wereclean daft, for very seldom could theybe found behind their counters to lookafter the business, and more often thannot they were hammering and sawingand pounding in the cellar below thestore. They kept their plans a secret,until, after four weeks, the boat wasready to be moved down to the men could not get it out alone, sothey called in some of their trustedfriends to help. However, it wasfound that the boat was far too large tobe taken out of the cellar, and it wasnecessary to take it apart to get it last, however, it was launched on theice of the Shrewsbury, the event beingmarked as something of an occasion,people from far and near hurrying toget a look at the queer craft. And itwas an odd achievement, for it hadrunners made of ordinary skates. Fora were spliced togeth-er, a regular mast being too heavy,and the sail was of muslin. Very cum-bersome and bulky that first ice boatmight have been, but to the astonis
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