| THE CRUISE OF THE CANOE CLUB. |
| LILY AND VIOLET. |
| CORALS. |
| DOWN CELLAR. |
| THE LONG STRIKE. |
| HOW BILLY WENT UP IN THE WORLD. |
| TOM FAIRWEATHER'S VOYAGE UP THE TIGRIS. |
| FIVE LITTLE ANGELS. |
| OUR POST-OFFICE BOX. |
| vol. iii.—no. 150. | Published by HARPER & BROTHERS, New York. | price four cents. |
| Tuesday, September 12, 1882. | Copyright, 1882, by Harper & Brothers. | $1.50 per Year, in Advance. |
THE CRUISE OF THE CANOE CLUB.[1]
BY W. L. ALDEN,
Author of "The Moral Pirates," "The Cruise of the 'Ghost'" etc., etc.
Chapter V.
When the boys were compelled to jump overboard, they could see that thewater was only about two feet deep, but they did not know whether theycould stand[Pg 722] up against the fierce current. They found that they could,although they had to move slowly to avoid being swept off their feet.Harry's canoe was easily pushed off the rock on which it had run, andthe moment it was out of the way the other canoes were free. Eachcanoeist seized the stern of his own canoe, and let it drag him down therest of the rapid, which fortunately was a short one. While performingthis feat the knees of the canoeists were scraped over the rocks, andthey received several bruises; but they thought it was impossible to getinto their canoes in swift water, and so had no choice except to floatdown hanging on to the sterns of the canoes.
Reaching the smooth water, they swam and pushed the canoes before themtoward the shore. Here they found a great bank of sawdust that hadfloated down the ri