[Frank, the Young Naturalist by Harry Castlemon]@TWC D-Link bookFrank, the Young Naturalist CHAPTER I 7/11
On the top of the case, at either end, stand the busts of Clay and Webster, and between them are two relics of Revolutionary times, a sword and musket crossed, with the words "Bunker Hill" printed on a slip of paper fastened to them.
On the opposite side of the room stands a bureau, the drawers of which are filled with clothing, and on the top are placed two beautiful specimens of Frank's handiwork.
One is a model of a "fore-and-aft" schooner, with whose rigging or hull the most particular tar could not find fault.
The other represents a "scene at sea." It is inclosed in a box about two feet long and a foot and a half in hight.
One side of the box is glass, and through it can be seen two miniature vessels. The craft in the foreground would be known among sailors as a "Jack." She is neither a brig nor a bark, but rather a combination of both. She is armed, and the cannon can be seen protruding from her port-holes.
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