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Frank, the Young Naturalist

CHAPTER I
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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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