The Bobbsey Twins at the Seashore by Laura Lee Hope
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Then, as he reached the judges' stand, he stood up, put his hand over
his eyes, looking off in the distance, exactly like the picture of the famous French explorer. This brought out long and loud cheering, and really Harry deserved it, for he not only looked like, but really acted, the character. There were a few more small boats next. In one the summer girl was all lace and parasol, in another there was a rude fisherman, then; some boys were dressed to look like dandies, and they seemed to enjoy themselves more than did the people looking at them. There was also a craft fixed up to look like a small gunboat. Hal and Bert then paddled along. They were perfect Indians, even having their faces browned with dark powder. Susan's feather duster had been dissected to make up the boys' headgear, and two overall suits, with jumpers, had been slashed to pieces to make the Indian suits. The canoe, of course, made a great stir. "Who are they?" everybody wanted to know. But no one could guess. "Oh, look at this!" called the people, as an old boat with two little girls drifted along. The Fisherman's Daughters! Perhaps it was because there was so much gayety around that these little girls looked so real. From the side of their weather-beaten |
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