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The Yacht Club; or, The Young Boat-Builder by Oliver Optic (chrome ebook reader .TXT) 📖
"To be sure. We will sail around Matinicus Rock and back."
The terms of the race were agreed upon, and the interest of the whole club was excited. The party went on board the fleet, and the two yachts were[338] moored in line. At the firing of the gun on board the Sea Foam, they ran up their jibs and got a good start. The wind was west, a lively breeze, but not heavy. Each yacht carried her large gaff-topsail and the balloon-jib. The course was about forty miles, the return from the rock being a beat dead to windward. Robert and Donald each did his best, and the Maud came in twelve minutes ahead of the Skylark.
"I am satisfied now," said Robert, when they met after the race.
"I was satisfied before," laughed Donald. "I was confident the Maud was faster than the Skylark or the Sea Foam."
"I agree with you now; and I have more respect for myself than I had before, for I thought it was you, and not the Maud, which had beaten me," added Robert. "I have also a very high respect for the firm of Ramsay & Son."
The Maud winning the Race. Page 338.
The members of the club enjoyed the excursion exceedingly; and on their return it was decided to repeat it the next year, if not before. The club-house on Turtle Head was finished when the fleet arrived at Belfast; and during the rest of the vacation, the yachts remained in the bay. They[339] had chowders and fries at the Head, to which the ladies were invited; and Donald made himself as agreeable as possible to Miss Nellie on these occasions. Possibly her father and mother had some objections to this continued and increasing intimacy; if they had, they did not mention them. They were compelled to acknowledge, when they talked the matter over between themselves, that Donald Ramsay was an honest, intelligent, noble young man, with high aims and pure principles, and that these qualifications were infinitely preferable to wealth without them; and they tacitly permitted the affair to take its natural course, as I have no doubt it will. Certainly the young people were very devoted to each other; and though they are too young to think of anything but friendship, it will end in a wedding.
In the autumn, after the frame of the Alice was all set up, Barbara obtained a situation as a teacher in one of the public schools, and added her salary to the income of the boat-builder. The family lived well, and were happy in each other. After the boating season closed, the yacht club hired apartments, in which a library and reading-room were fitted up; and the members not only enjoyed[340] the meetings every week, but they profited by their reading and their study. Donald is still an honored and useful member, and people say that, by and by, when the country regains her mercantile marine, he will be a ship-builder, and not, as now, The Young Boat-Builder.
LEE & SHEPARD'S
LIST OF
JUVENILE PUBLICATIONS.
OLIVER OPTIC'S BOOKS.
Each Set in a neat Box with Illuminated Titles.
Army and Navy Stories. A Library for Young and Old, in 6 volumes. 16mo. Illustrated. Per vol.
$1.50
The Soldier Boy.
The Yankee Middy.
The Sailor Boy.
Fighting Joe.
The Young Lieutenant.
Brave Old Salt.
Famous "Boat-Club" Series. A Library for Young People. Handsomely Illustrated. Six volumes, in neat box. Per vol.
1.25
The Boat Club; or, The Bunkers of Rippleton.
All Aboard; or, Life on the Lake.
Now or Never; or, The Adventures of Bobby Bright.
Try Again; or, The Trials and Triumphs of Harry West.
Poor and Proud; or, The Fortunes of Katy Redburn.
Little by Little; or, The Cruise of the Flyaway.
Lake Shore Series, The. Six volumes. Illustrated. In neat box. Per vol.
1.25
Through by Daylight; or, The Young Engineer of the Lake Shore Railroad.
Lightning Express; or, The Rival Academies.
On Time; or, The Young Captain of the Ucayga Steamer.
Switch Off; or, The War of the Students.
Break Up; or, The Young Peacemakers.
Bear and Forbear; or, The Young Skipper of Lake Ucayga.
Soldier Boy Series, The. Three volumes, in neat box. Illustrated. Per vol.
1.50
The Soldier Boy; or, Tom Somers in the Army.
The Young Lieutenant; or, The Adventures of an Army Officer.
Fighting Joe; or, The Fortunes of a Staff Officer.
Sailor Boy Series, The. Three volumes in neat box. Illustrated. Per vol.
1.50
The Sailor Boy; or, Jack Somers in the Navy.
The Yankee Middy; or, Adventures of a Naval Officer.
Brave Old Salt; or, Life on the Quarter-Deck.
Starry Flag Series, The. Six volumes. Illustrated. Per vol.
1.25
The Starry Flag; or, The Young Fisherman of Cape Ann.
Breaking Away; or, The Fortunes of a Student.
Seek and Find; or, The Adventures of a Smart Boy.
Freaks of Fortune; or, Half Round the World.
Make or Break; or, The Rich Man's Daughter.
Down the River; or, Buck Bradford and the Tyrants.
The Household Library. 3 volumes. Illustrated. Per volume
1.50
Living too Fast.
In Doors and Out.
The Way of the World.
Way of the World, The. By William T. Adams (Oliver Optic)
12mo 1.50
Woodville Stories. Uniform with Library for Young People. Six volumes. Illustrated. Per vol.
16mo 1.25
Rich and Humble; or, The Mission of Bertha Grant.
In School and Out; or, The Conquest of Richard Grant.
Watch and Wait; or, The Young Fugitives.
Work and Win; or, Noddy Newman on a Cruise.
Hope and Have; or, Fanny Grant among the Indians.
Haste and Waste; or, The Young Pilot of Lake Champlain.
Yacht Club Series. Uniform with the ever popular "Boat Club" Series. Completed in six vols. Illustrated. Per vol.
16mo 1.50
Little Bobtail; or, The Wreck of the Penobscot
The Yacht Club; or, The Young Boat Builder.
Money Maker; or, The Victory of the Basilisk.
The Coming Wave; or, The Treasure of High Rock.
The Dorcas Club; or, Our Girls Afloat.
Ocean Born; or, The Cruise of the Clubs.
Onward and Upward Series, The. Complete in six volumes. Illustrated. In neat box. Per vol.
1.25
Field and Forest; or, The Fortunes of a Farmer.
Plane and Plank; or, The Mishaps of a Mechanic.
Desk and Debit; or, The Catastrophes of a Clerk.
Cringle and Cross-Tree; or, The Sea Swashes of a Sailor.
Bivouac and Battle; or, The Struggles of a Soldier.
Sea and Shore; or, The Tramps of a Traveller.
Young America Abroad Series. A Library of Travel and Adventure in Foreign Lands. Illustrated by Nast, Stevens, Perkins, and others. Per vol.
16mo 1.50
First Series.
Outward Bound; or, Young America Afloat.
Shamrock and Thistle; or, Young America in Ireland and Scotland.
Red Cross; or, Young America in England and Wales.
Dikes and Ditches, or, Young America in Holland and Belgium.
Palace and Cottage; or, Young America in France and Switzerland.
Down the Rhine; or, Young America in Germany.
Second Series.
Up the Baltic; or, Young America in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark.
Northern Lands; or, Young America in Russia and Prussia.
Cross and Crescent; or, Young America in Turkey and Greece.
Sunny Shores; or, Young America in Italy and Austria.
Vine and Olive; or, Young America in Spain and Portugal.
Isles of the Sea; or, Young America Homeward Bound.
Riverdale Stories. Twelve volumes. A New Edition. Profusely Illustrated from new designs by Billings. In neat box. Per vol.
Little Merchant.
Proud and Lazy.
Young Voyagers.
Careless Kate.
Robinson Crusoe, Jr.
Christmas Gift.
Dolly and I.
The Picnic Party.
Uncle Ben.
The Gold Thimble.
Birthday Party.
The Do-Somethings.
Riverdale Story Books. Six volumes, in neat box. Cloth. Per vol.
Little Merchant.
Proud and Lazy.
Young Voyagers.
Careless Kate.
Dolly and I.
Robinson Crusoe, Jr.
Flora Lee Story Books. Six volumes in neat box. Cloth. Per vol.
Christmas Gift.
The Picnic Party.
Uncle Ben.
The Gold Thimble.
Birthday Party.
The Do-Somethings.
Great Western Series, The. Six volumes. Illustrated. Per vol.
1.50
Going West; or, The Perils of a Poor Boy.
Out West; or, Roughing it on the Great Lakes.
Lake Breezes.
Our Boys' and Girls' Offering. Containing Oliver Optic's popular Story, Ocean Born; or, The Cruise of the Clubs; Stories of the Seas, Tales of Wonder, Records of Travel, &c. Edited by Oliver Optic. Profusely Illustrated. Covers printed in Colors. 8vo.
1.50
Our Boys' and Girls' Souvenir. Containing Oliver Optic's Popular Story, Going West; or, The Perils of a Poor Boy; Stories of the Sea, Tales of Wonder, Records of Travel, &c. Edited by Oliver Optic. With numerous full-page and letter-press Engravings. Covers printed in Colors. 8vo.
1.50
NEW PUBLICATIONS OF LEE AND SHEPARD.
ELIJAH KELLOGG'S NEW BOOKS.
JOHN GODSOE'S LEGACY. 16mo. Illustrated. $1.25.
THE FISHER BOYS OF PLEASANT COVE. 16mo. Illustrated. $1.25. Completing The Pleasant Cove Series.
THE PLEASANT COVE SERIES. Five vols. Illustrated. Per vol., $1.25.
1. ARTHUR BROWN.
2. THE YOUNG DELIVERERS.
3. THE CRUISE OF THE CASCO.
4. THE CHILD OF THE ISLAND GLEN.
5. JOHN GODSOE'S LEGACY.
6. FISHER BOYS OF PLEASANT COVE.
THE TURNING OF THE TIDE;or, Radcliffe Rich and his Patients. 16mo. Illustrated. $1.25.
A STOUT HEART;or, The Student from over the Sea. 16mo. Illustrated. Cloth. $1.25.
THE WHISPERING PINE SERIES. 6 vols. Illustrated. Per vol., $1.25.
1. THE SPARK OF GENIUS.
2. THE SOPHOMORES OF RADCLIFFE.
3. THE WHISPERING PINE.
4. WINNING HIS SPURS.
5. THE TURNING OF THE TIDE.
6. A STOUT HEART.
"Mr. Kellogg has made himself a great favorite with young people by the number and variety of adventures which he manages to pack into a book; and to the parents by the excellent precepts which he inculcates."
BY SOPHIE MAY.
Little Prudy's Flyaway Series. By the author of "Dotty Dimple Stories," and "Little Prudy Stories." Complete in six volumes. Illustrated. Per vol.
75
Little Folks Astray.
Little Grandmother.
Prudy Keeping House.
Little Grandfather.
Aunt Madge's Story.
Miss Thistledown.
Little Prudy Stories. By Sophie May. Complete. Six volumes, handsomely illustrated, in a neat box. Per vol.
75
Little Prudy.
Little Prudy's Sister Susy.
Little Prudy's Captain Horace.
Little Prudy's Cousin Grace.
Little Prudy's Story Book.
Little Prudy's Dotty Dimple.
Dotty Dimple Stories. By Sophie May, author of Little Prudy. Complete in six volumes. Illustrated. Per vol.
75
Dotty Dimple at her Grandmother's.
Dotty Dimple at Play.
Dotty Dimple at Home.
Dotty Dimple at School.
Dotty Dimple out West.
Dotty Dimple's Flyaway.
Have you ever thought about what fiction is? Probably, such a question may seem surprising: and so everything is clear. Every person throughout his life has to repeatedly create the works he needs for specific purposes - statements, autobiographies, dictations - using not gypsum or clay, not musical notes, not paints, but just a word. At the same time, almost every person will be very surprised if he is told that he thereby created a work of fiction, which is very different from visual art, music and sculpture making. However, everyone understands that a student's essay or dictation is fundamentally different from novels, short stories, news that are created by professional writers. In the works of professionals there is the most important difference - excogitation. But, oddly enough, in a school literature course, you don’t realize the full power of fiction. So using our website in your free time discover fiction for yourself. 
The Maud winning the Race. Page 338.
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