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«“Tet’s have a song of home; ‘Home Again,’ say,” said Uncle Nat.

«What's that?” thought Rick, who had retired to his elevated
berth, but was now awakened by the singing, and so thrust down
his head to ascertain the matter.

«What's that?” thought Ralph, who was in the lower berth; and
running out his inquisitive head, he thrust it up excitedly. The two
heads collided.

“Ow-w-w!” yelled Ralph.

“Ow-w-w!” yelled Rick. _

No bumping, though, could destroy their curiosity, and slipping on
their clothes they rushed eagerly out. Climbing up into the rigging,
they looked down upon the singers. i

“ Aim’t that nice, Rick. Miss Lissa is the best singer.”

“No; I like Miss Wayland.” 5

“She isn’t.”

“She is.”

“Isn't” and “Is” came pretty near quarreling up there in the rigging,
but the cessation of the singing removed the occasion of strife, and
the boys went back to their berths.

Said Uncle Nat at the breakfast table, the next morning, “It would
be nice to have a Mutual Improvement Society of some kind. Here
are the boys, and if we could have something for them, I know it
would work well; and it might instruct us all.”

Everybody applauded the idea.

“ What shall we call our society?” inquired Uncle Nat.

“Call it the Antelope Guild,” said Miss Lissa, “as guilds are very
fashionable.” ;

Ralph thought this name was very sensible.

“All right,” said Uncle Nat. “Perhaps Ralph will be secretary
and put up notices.”