manship. Occasional excursions
were made on shore, mostly at the uninhabited islands. Journals of
what had been seen in Norway, Denmark, and Sweden were written up; but
the students were very anxious to visit Russia.

Ole Amundsen was very careful to avoid his step-father while he
remained in Stockholm. He hardly went on shore, so great was his dread
of the cruel skipper of the Rensdyr; and no one rejoiced more heartily
than he to leave the Swedish waters. Mr. Lowington did not desire to
retain him on board; but the waif begged so hard to remain, and the
students liked him so well, that he was finally engaged as an
assistant steward in the steerage, at twelve dollars a month; but he
made double this sum, besides, out of the boys, by the exercise of his
genius in mending clothes, cleaning shoes, and similar services, which
the students preferred to pay for, rather than do themselves.

Clyde Blacklock kept his promise as well as he could, and soon learned
his duty as a seaman. Though he certainly improved, his violent temper
and imperious manners kept him continually in hot water. He could not
forget his old grudge against Burchmore, and during an excursion on
one of the Aland Islands, he attacked him, but was soundly thrashed
for his trouble, and punished on board when his black eye betrayed
him. While he is improving there is hope for him.

The runaways promised so much and behaved so well, that none of them
were punished as yet, though Sanford was deprived of his position as
coxswain of the second cutter; but whether they were to be allowed any
liberty in Russia, they were not informed.

At the close of the week among the islands, the squadron was headed
for Abo, in Finland, which is now a province of Russia; and what they
saw and did there, and in other parts of the vast empire, will be
related in NORTHERN LANDS, OR YOUNG AMERICA IN RUSSIA AND PRUSSIA.

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