Lendle

CONTENTS. PAGEChap. I. Richard Grant and Friend get into an awful Scrape. 11Chap. II. Richard jumps out of the Frying-pan into the Fire. 23Chap. III. Richard finds that no Chastening seemeth joyous. 35Chap. IV. Richard makes a tremendous Sensation at Woodville. 47Chap. V. Richard is determined to be revenged. 59Chap. VI. Richard gives another Illustration of Sleep-walking. 71Chap. VII. Richard kindles a Fire. 83Chap. VIII. Richard beholds how great a Matter a little Fire kindleth. 96Chap. IX. Richard goes to the Tunbrook Military Institute. 110Chap. X. Richard learns the meaning of Right About Face. 123Chap. XI. Richard goes through the Drill, and has a set-to in the Grove. 136Chap. XII. Richard does a "Big Thing" and takes the Consequences. 151Chap. XIII. Richard listens to a Homily on Fighting, and spends the Night in the Guard House. 166Chap. XIV. Richard does Guard Duty, and is captured by an Enemy. 180Chap. XV. Richard finds himself in the Hands of the Regulators. 194Chap. XVI. Richard becomes First Sergeant of Company D. 208Chap. XVII. Richard gives the Tunbrookers a Lesson in Boating. 220Chap. XVIII. Richard wins another Race, and Tunbrook is mutinous. 235Chap. XIX. Richard is determined, and some Allusion is made to "Watermelons." 247Chap. XX. Richard Visits Green Island, and the Regulators consider their Plans. 260Chap. XXI. Richard annihilates the Regulators, and the Story is concluded. 273--RICHARD GRANT AND FRIEND GET INTO AN AWFUL SCRAPE."Now, steady as she is," said Sandy Brimblecom, who lay upon the half-deck of the Greyhound, endeavoring to peer through the darkness of a cloudy night, which had settled deep and dense upon the Hudson, and obscured every object on the shore. "Steady as she is, Dick, and we shall go in all right.""Ay, ay; steady it is," replied Richard Grant, who was at the helm."Port a little! Port a little!" added Sandy, a few moments after, as he discovered the entrance of a little inlet, which was the destination of the Greyhound."Shut up your head, Sandy!" replied Richard, in a low but energetic tone. "You might as well publish our plan in the newspaper as speak as loud as that.""Port a little more," said the lookout forward."What's the use of hallooing port?" answered Richard, impatiently. "Don't you see the mainsail shakes now?""You will be on the rocks in half a minute more.""Let her go about, then, and we will get a little farther to windward before we try to run in."The Greyhound came over on the other tack, and stood away from the shore a considerable distance. The wind was very light, and the current was against them; so the progress of the boat was necessarily very slow."Now, Sandy Brimblecom," said Richard, when the boat had made a third of the distance to the opposite shore, "we might as well go back to Woodville, and go to bed, as to attempt to carry this thing through, if you are going to bellow and yell like a mad bull.""I didn't think I spoke very loud," replied Sandy."Didn't think so!" sneered Richard. "Any one might have heard you clear across the river.""O, no, Dick; not so bad as that.""You spoke too loud, at any rate, and you might as well go up and tell 'Old Batterbones' what we are about as talk half so loud as you did.""Come, Dick, you have said enough," replied Sandy, who did not relish all the reflections that were cast upon his conduct."You are as stupid as an owl; I thought you had some common sense.""That'll do, Dick; I don't want any more of that kind of blarney; and if you don't shut up, you or I will get a black eye."Richard did not seem to have much doubt which of them would obtain this ornamental tinting of the physiognomy, for he immediately changed his tone, and did not venture to...