Part 2 (1/2)

He found some pieces of paste-board

He rolled these himself

In this way he made some rockets

The store-keeper told him he would find it impossible to do this

”No, sir,” Robert answered, ”there is nothing impossible”

His rockets were a success, and the people were astonished

Robert bought at different times small quantities of quicksilver

The men in the machine shops were curious to knohat he did with it

But they could not find out

For this reason they called him ”Quicksilver Bob”

Robert was interested in guns

Sometimes he would tell the workmen how to improve them

Theto try whatever he advised

Robert was fond of fishi+ng

One of the work with his father

This man sometimes took Robert

They had only an old flat boat

The boys had to pole the boat from place to place

It was hard work

They were sometimes very tired

Robert, soon after one fishi+ng excursion, went away to visit an aunt

He was gone a week

While away heboat

This boat had paddle wheels

The arret