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CHARLEY'S LOG.
A Story of Schoolboy Life.
By the Author of
"Soldier Fritz, and the Enemies he Fought;"
"Glaucia, the Greek Slave," etc.
LONDON:
THE RELIGIOUS TRACT SOCIETY,
56, Paternoster Row; 65, St. Paul's Churchyard;
and 164, Piccadilly.
CONTENTS.
CHAP.
II. Disenchantment
III. The Skating Party
IV. The Accident
V. Cribs
VI. Was it Robbery?
VII. A Surprise
VIII. Running Away to Sea
IX. Conclusion
CHAPTER I.
THE TWO FRIENDS.
October 4th.—I am going to keep a log.I shall have to do it by-and-by whenI am Captain Charles Stewart, and so,as I have been sent to school to prepare formy work in the world by-and-by, this willbe helping in the preparation. Mammaoften talks about my work in the world, butI am almost sure there is no sea in the worldshe is thinking about, while to me—well, thesea is all the world to me. But mammawants me to forget it, and all Uncle Alfred'swonderful stories about it, and that is whyI have been sent here to school; but TomHaslitt is with me, and is not likely to letme forget uncle and his sea yarns. Tom isto be my lieutenant by-and-by, and as hewill have to help with the ship's log then, heis to take a turn with this.
It was kind of mamma to arrange forTom and I to have this little bedroom—cabin,I mean—all to ourselves; but I am afraid shewould not be pleased to see how we haverigged it up, considering that she wants meto mount Uncle Charles's office stool by-and-by.
I hope that tarred yarn Tom has stowedaway under the bed don't smell too strong.The compasses and charts and bits of boatswe've got hanging about are prettyornaments, and by-and-by, when we get ourship finished, our little cock-loft will befurnished.
I can't say much about the fellows here atpresen