TWO YEARS AFTER.
The little brown house on the hill vanished; in its place stands a
modern mansion, broad and high, attractively arrayed in white and
green, with commodious out-buildings, broad walks and flower-beds about
it; a wide and well-cultivated vegetable patch stretching to the water,
with a young orchard, handsome and vigorous, away to the right. There
are evidences of abundant means in its laying out, and of rare taste in
its nurture. It is still the Sleeper place, and Captain Cyrus Sleeper
is the head of its household. When the earthly remains of Delia Sleeper
had been laid away in the quiet churchyard, and the serious faces of
the gossips of Cleverly had resumed their wonted aspect, eager was the
desire of these curious people to know the cause of the long absence
of the captain; and the stricken household were not long left to the
solitude they coveted.
The captain’s story was very brief. Generally a man of voluble tongue,
the sad scene which had greeted his return home seemed to have so
shocked him, that his communications were abrupt, often rude, and
entirely unsatisfactory to the news-seekers.
He had been to California, among the first adventurers to the Golden
State, had struck gold with the earliest, and at the end of a
year’s absence from home, returned to San Francisco well laden with
treasure. Here a thirst for speculation took hold of him; and, without
experience, he became the gull of a set of sharpers, and in less than
three months was penniless. Back to the mines again, but with a sterner
experience. The mines were overcrowded, gold was harder to find, and
still harder to keep. Yet he worked away for eighteen months, recovered
all he had lost, and came back to San Francisco, determined to start
for home. But this time he had a partner; and before the division of
the hard-won nuggets was made, his partner, thinking a whole loaf
better than half a loaf, vanished with the joint stock, leaving Sleeper
with barely enough to reach home.
At this time news of the gold discoveries in Australia reached
California, and thirsty Sleeper started for the new fount, to fill
his empty pitcher. His good luck returned to him, and, after long and
patient delving, the coveted treasure was in his grasp. Taught wisdom
by experience, he banked his gold as fast as gained, and when he
reached Boston was worth at least three hundred thousand dollars.
He reached home, a wealthy man, to find his wife dying of neglect; to
find she had not heard from him for years. He could not understand it.
Had he written? Certainly, often. But no letters had ever reached her.
Yet when closely questioned, it appeared he had only written twice,
being a man with whom penmanship was a most unmanageable craft, and had
entrusted his epistles to the care of others. He was a fair type of too
many sailors; the bonds of affection held strong at home; but away, the
driving winds and tossing waves snapped them, and they were useless to
guide the giddy rover.
Cyrus Sleeper mourned his wife deeply for a while, and then his
bustling spirit set itself to work. He was proud of his daughter; gazed
upon her with admiration; watched her quick steps and ready tact in
household affairs, and swore a big sailor oath to himself that she
should have the best home in Cleverly. He kept his word. He went to
Captain Thompson, and asked him to take his child until he could build.
The captain took them all--his friend, Becky, Teddy, even Aunt Hulda;
and for a year they were the inhabitants of his house.
Then the old house came down, and the new structure went up. With ready
money and a pushing spirit, Cyrus Sleeper found men and materials ready
at his command; and after a year’s absence the family returned to the
old spot, to find it entirely metamorphosed, as if by the hands of an
enchanter.
During this year Becky had not been idle. Though the necessity for
work had passed away, the spirit of independence still hovered about
her. She had made a contract with Mr. Woodfern, and she determined to
fulfil it. She found drawing on wood no easy matter; but she resolutely
persevered, and in a fortnight sent her three blocks to Mr. Woodfern.
Two were accepted; the third was returned, with the concise message,
“Try again,” and matter for three new illustrations. Emboldened by
her success, she worked at her drawing through the winter, with a
constantly growing love for her task, and ever increasing show of
improvement, until no blocks were returned, and the engraver clamored
for more.
Nor did her usefulness end here. Eager to relieve Mrs. Thompson of a
part of the burden which her large family entailed upon her, she dashed
into domestic affairs with alacrity, and proved an able assistant, and
a ready solver of the mysteries of housekeeping. Another loving and
holy task--the care of her mother’s grave--was never neglected. Daily
the grave, which bore a white slab at its head, on which the name
“Mother” was carved, was visited by her on whose heart that dear name
was so indelibly engraved; and twining vines and fresh white flowers
gave token of the fond affection of the motherless child.
Poor Aunt Hulda having thus unexpectedly become an inmate of Captain
Thompson’s house, where she was treated with the utmost respect, had a
return of her old grumbling programme, to the dismay of Becky. Having
no active employment to keep her mind off herself, it was no wonder
that the appetite she had so long supplied should grow restive. But
not until the spinster spoke of going over to “help” Parson Arnold’s
wife, did Becky hit upon a cure for her nervousness. Then it suddenly
occurred to her that there were others who needed real “help,” and so,
taking Aunt Hulda to her chamber, she spread out a neat little campaign
of charity, in which Aunt Hulda, furnished with a well-filled purse,
and unlimited freedom to call upon her for supplies, was to enact
the _role_ of an angel of mercy, because Becky was “so busy.” This
dispelled the vapors at once. The homely angel took up her mission with
alacrity; and many a poor creature in Cleverly blessed the dear old
maid for her ministrations, with tears of gratitude.
When the new house was finished, and they had moved in, Cyrus Sleeper
walked over to settle with Captain Thompson. He found this no easy
matter. Captain Thompson would not listen to it. He had induced Delia
Sleeper to embark with him in speculation; she had lost all, and it was
his duty to care for her and her children. As for the living during
the year, they had taken them as visitors; were glad to have them, and
would take them again willingly.
Captain Sleeper was determined, and Captain Thompson obstinate; and
they came to pretty high words, and parted, vowing they would never
speak to each other again. Becky tried to reconcile them, and at last
made them agree to leave the matter to a referee for settlement, she
to name the party. To their surprise, she named Aunt Hulda. That
distinguished character immediately locked herself in her room,--for
she had an apartment in the new house.
For a week she worked at accounts, partly drawn from her wise old head.
At the end of that time she called the two captains before her, and
placed in their hands a long bill. “Captain Sleeper debtor to Captain
Thompson,” in which every item of provisions and clothing, that Captain
Thompson had paid for, figured, and the sum total of which amounted to
seven hundred dollars, which Captain Sleeper must pay. Captain Sleeper
wrote a check, payable to the order of Captain Thompson, for one
thousand dollars--he wouldn’t pay a cent less. Captain Thompson took
the check, without a word, wrote across the back of it, “Pay to Hulda
Prime,” and handed it to the astonished woman.
“That’s the fee for your work. Now don’t let’s hear any more about a
settlement.”
The two captains shook hands; Becky hugged Aunt Hulda, and told her
they had served her just right. The spinster tried to speak, but
couldn’t, for her tears. The matter was satisfactorily settled forever,
and the hitherto penniless referee found herself no penniless bride,
when the new mill being in successful operation, Mark Small took her to
a home of her own, and the romantic episode in the life of an old maid
became one of the chronicles of Cleverly.
Teddy Sleeper, by mutual consent of the two captains, was regularly
apprenticed to the trade of ship carpentering--an occupation which soon
reduced his weight, enlarged his muscles, and increased his appetite.
Hard work dissipated his once sluggish disposition; a love for his
trade aroused ambition; and Captain Thompson had the satisfaction of
knowing his _protege_ would in time become a successful ship-builder.
Harry Thompson entered the office of Squire Alden, to study law, to
the delight of his father, and took to work so earnestly that the
scheming captain could not find it in his heart to risk another rupture
by opening his batteries for the purpose of defeating the alliance
which he had many reasons for believing was at some future time to be
completed between his son and Alice Parks.
Two years after the death of her mother found Becky Sleeper mistress of
her father’s home, with unlimited means at her command, yet careful and
prudent in its management, relying upon her tried friends--Aunt Hulda
and Mrs. Thompson--for advice; always cheerful, yet ever earnest, doing
her best for the comfort of all about her, moving easily in her exalted
sphere, with all the roughness of her tomboy days quite worn away, and
the graces of gentle, cultivated womanhood shining all about her.
Cleverly folks were prouder of the young housekeeper than they had
been of the brave girl. Captain Sleeper was a social man, and would
have a lively house, and many and brilliant were the gatherings over
which Becky presided. Yet she liked the neighborly company of Captain
Thompson, or Aunt Rebecca, or Harry best of all. The latter made
himself quite at home there, and of course Cleverly people talked about
it, and made a match at once.
Yet the young people spoken of hardly acted like lovers. They were
not in the habit of secreting themselves among the window curtains,
or wandering down the walks hand in hand, or conversing in that
mysterious language of the eyes so tender and significant. And so at
last the good people believed themselves mistaken, and the wife-seeking
young fellows of the neighborhood took courage, and laid siege to the
richly-endowered heart of Miss Becky Sleeper.
One of the number--Herbert Arnold, son of the pastor, a slim, delicate
young man--became a frequent visitor, and threw longing glances through
the glasses of his gold-rimmed spectacles, and paid much attention to
Aunt Hulda, whose pies were his exceeding delight, and listened to the
captain’s long yarns without a yawn, and went away firmly convinced he
was making an impression upon the heart of Becky. But the young lady
shut the door after him, with a smile, and turned away, to dream of
somebody else.
The last rays of an October sun were decking the broad piazza of the
house with a golden glow. It had been a busy day with Becky, and, a
little weary, she threw open the door, to breathe the air, after her
long season of labor. Sitting on the steps, tracing in the sand
before him with a cane, was Harry Thompson, evidently busy with some
problem. With a smile, she cautiously slipped behind him, and looked at
his work. No difficult problem tasked his cane; only a name written in
the sand--“Becky Sleeper.” She started back, and a flush deeper than
the sun could paint overspread her face.
[Illustration: HARRY WRITES IN THE SAND. Page 243.]
“Why, Harry! you here?”
The name quickly disappeared from the sands, and a flushed face turned
towards her.
“Yes--O, yes--how do you do? Nice evening--isn’t it?” answered Harry,
hurriedly.
“Why, what in the world are you doing there? Why don’t you come in?”
“Thank you; not just now. I’m very busy thinking.”
“Indeed! Then perhaps I’d better retire. I wouldn’t for the world
interrupt your _new_ occupation,” said Becky; and a merry laugh rippled
on her lips.
“That’s right; laugh, Becky. It’s an old occupation, that, very
becoming to you,” returned Harry. “It reminds me of the days when we
were both so young and innocent. Ah, those good old days! We were great
friends then, Becky.”
“I hope we are good friends now, Harry.”
“Of course we are. But now you are quite a woman, full of cares; yet a
brave, good, noble little woman, rich and courted.”
“Thanks to those who trained the vine once running to waste, flatterer.
What I am I owe to those who loved me; what I might have been without
their aid, not all the riches in the world could have prevented.”
“True, Becky. By the by, I have a letter from an old friend will
interest you. Oh such startling news?”
Becky colored, yet compressed her lips resolutely. Always that old
friend.
“From Alice Parks?” she said.
“Yes, from Alice Parks. You know what an interest I take in that young
lady’s welfare, and you shall share in my delight. Look at that.”
He handed her a letter; she took it with a pang of uneasiness;
mechanically unfolded it. There dropped from it two cards, fastened
with white ribbon. Harry picked up the cards and handed them to her.
She glanced at them.
“O, Harry! she’s married!”
“Certainly. Mr. George Woodfern and Miss Alice Parks, after a long and
patient courtship, have united their destinies. The _designing_ young
woman having _engraved_ herself upon the heart of the young engraver,
the new firm is ready for business.”
“O, Harry, I’m so sorry!” faltered Becky.
“Sorry? for what, pray? They’ll be very happy.”
“Sorry for you, Harry. They will be happy; but you--you--you loved her
so dearly--didn’t you?”
“Sorry for me? Well, I like that!” And Harry indorsed his liking with a
hearty laugh. “Loved her? Why, Becky, what put that into your head?”
Becky was confused. She thought of the uneasiness she had caused
Captain Thompson by her suspicions, to say nothing of the uneasiness
she had caused herself.
“Why, Harry, you wrote to her, and she wrote to you; and I told your
father that I thought you were engaged.”
“Indeed! that accounts for the old gentleman’s fidgets when I received
a letter. No, Becky, I admired, and do admire, that young lady; but
love her! make her my wife! I never had the least idea of it. My heart
is engaged elsewhere.”
“Indeed! I never heard of it.”
“That’s my misfortune, then. I have always loved a dear old playmate,
one whom I have watched grow into a strong and beautiful woman; whom I
would not wrong with the offer of my hand until I had fully proved my
power to win my way in the world. Do you know her, Becky?”
He still sat there, looking up into her face, with eyes so full of
strong and tender love, that Becky was almost sure she saw her own
image mirrored there; and her heart beat wildly.
“Becky, must I say more?”
He looked at her mischievously; then turned and traced upon the sands
the name again--“Becky Sleeper.”
“O, Harry, Harry! I’m so glad, so glad!”
She sank down by his side; his arm was about her, and her head was on
his breast. Very much like lovers, now. So thought Mrs. Thompson, as
she stepped inside the gate; so thought two old fellows, who just then
came from the barn towards them.
“Look there, Cyrus, old boy; there’s poaching on your ground.”
“All right, Paul--if my dove must go. It will be tenderly nurtured
there.”
And so, in due time, the “Tomboy” became a lovely bride; and the name
Harry Thompson had shaped upon the sand, was written in the old family
Bible; and another generation of Thompsons sported in the orchard, and
plucked fruit from the old tree where Becky Sleeper had long ago been
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entertaining book.”--_New-York Tribune._
TRAVELS AND OBSERVATIONS IN THE ORIENT, with a Hasty Flight in the
Countries of Europe. By WALTER HARRIMAN (ex-Governor of New Hampshire).
$1.50.
“The author, in his graphic description of these sacred localities,
refers with great aptness to scenes and personages which history has
made famous. It is a chatty narrative of travel, tinged throughout
with a very natural and pleasant color of personality.”--_Concord
Monitor._
FORE AND AFT. A Story of Actual Sea-Life. By ROBERT B. DIXON, M.D.
$1.25.
Travels in Mexico, with vivid descriptions of manners and customs,
form a large part of this striking narrative of a fourteen-months’
voyage.
VOYAGE OF THE PAPER CANOE. A Geographical Journey of Twenty-five
Hundred Miles from Quebec to the Gulf of Mexico. By NATHANIEL H.
BISHOP. With numerous illustrations and maps specially prepared for
this work. Crown 8vo. $2.50.
“Mr. Bishop did a very bold thing, and has described it with a happy
mixture of spirit, keen observation, and _bonhomie_.”--_London
Graphic._
FOUR MONTHS IN A SNEAK-BOX. A Boat-Voyage of Twenty-six Hundred Miles
down the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers, and along the Gulf of Mexico. By
NATHANIEL H. BISHOP. With numerous maps and illustrations. $2.50.
“His glowing pen-pictures of ‘shanty-boat’ life on the great rivers
are true to life. His descriptions of persons and places are
graphic.”--_Zion’s Herald._
A THOUSAND MILES’ WALK ACROSS SOUTH AMERICA, Over the Pampas and the
Andes. By NATHANIEL H. BISHOP. Crown 8vo. New Edition. Illustrated.
$1.50.
“Mr. Bishop made this journey when a boy of sixteen, has never
forgotten it, and tells it in such a way that the reader will always
remember it, and wish there had been more.”
CAMPS IN THE CARIBBEES. Being the Adventures of a Naturalist
Bird-Hunting in the West-India Islands. By FRED A. OBER. Crown 8vo.
With maps and illustrations. $2.50.
“During two years he visited mountains, forests, and people that few,
if any, tourists had ever reached before. He carried his camera with
him, and photographed from nature the scenes by which the book is
Illustrated.”--_Louisville Courier-Journal._
_Sold by all booksellers, and sent by mail, postpaid, on receipt of
price._
LEE & SHEPARD, Publishers, Boston.
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SOPHIE MAY’S “GROWN-UP” BOOKS.
_Uniform Binding. All Handsomely Illustrated. $1.50._
JANET, A POOR HEIRESS.
“The heroine of this story is a true girl. An imperious,
fault-finding, unappreciative father alienates her love, and
nearly ruins her temper. The mother knows the father is at fault,
but does not dare to say so. Then comes a discovery, that she is
only an adopted daughter; a forsaking of the old home; a life of
strange vicissitudes; a return; a marriage under difficulties; and a
discovery, that, after all, she is an heiress. The story is certainly
a very attractive one.”--_Chicago Interior._
THE DOCTOR’S DAUGHTER.
“Sophie May, author of the renowned Prudy and Dotty books, has
achieved another triumph in the new book with this title just issued.
She has taken ‘a new departure’ this time, and written a new story
for grown-up folks. If we are not much mistaken, the young folks
will want to read it, as much as the old folks want to read the
books written for the young ones. It is a splendid story for all
ages.”--_Lynn Semi-Weekly Recorder._
THE ASBURY TWINS.
“The announcement of another work by this charming and popular writer
will be heartily welcomed by the public. And in this sensible,
fascinating story of the twin-sisters, ‘Vic’ and ‘Van,’ they have
before them a genuine treat. Vic writes her story in one chapter,
and Van in the next, and so on through the book. Van is frank,
honest, and practical; Vic wild, venturesome, and witty; and both
of them natural and winning. At home or abroad, they are true to
their individuality, and see things with their own eyes. It is a
fresh, delightful volume, well worthy of its gifted author.”--_Boston
Contributor._
OUR HELEN.
“‘Our Helen’ is Sophie May’s latest creation; and she is a bright,
brave girl, that the young people will all like. We are pleased to
meet with some old friends in the book. It is a good companion-book
for the ‘Doctor’s Daughter,’ and the two should go together. Queer
old Mrs. O’Neil still lives, to indulge in the reminiscences of the
young men of Machias; and other Quinnebasset people with familiar
names occasionally appear, along with new ones who are worth knowing.
‘Our Helen’ is a noble and unselfish girl, but with a mind and will
of her own; and the contrast between her and pretty, fascinating,
selfish little Sharley, is very finely drawn. Lee & Shepard publish
it.”--_Holyoke Transcript._
QUINNEBASSET GIRLS.
“The story is a very attractive one, as free from the sensational
and impossible as could be desired, and at the same time full of
interest, and pervaded by the same bright, cheery sunshine that we
find in the author’s earlier books. She is to be congratulated on the
success of her essay in a new field of literature, to which she will
be warmly welcomed by those who know and admire her ‘Prudy Books.’”
_Sold by all booksellers and newsdealers, and sent by mail, postpaid,
on receipt of price._
LEE & SHEPARD, Publishers, Boston.
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TROPHIES OF TRAVEL.
DRIFTING ROUND THE WORLD; A Boy’s Adventures by Sea and Land. By CAPT.
CHARLES W. HALL, author of “Adrift in the Ice-Fields,” “The Great
Bonanza,” etc. With numerous full-page and letter-press illustrations.
Royal 8vo. Handsome cover. $1.75. Cloth. Gilt. $2.50.
“Out of the beaten track” in its course of travel, record of
adventures, and descriptions of life in Greenland, Labrador, Ireland,
Scotland, England, France, Holland, Russia, Asia, Siberia, and
Alaska. Its hero is young, bold, and adventurous; and the book is in
every way interesting and attractive.
EDWARD GREÉY’S JAPANESE SERIES.
YOUNG AMERICANS IN JAPAN; or, The Adventures of the Jewett Family
and their Friend Oto Nambo. With 170 full-page and letter-press
illustrations. Royal 8vo, 7 × 9-1/2 inches. Handsomely illuminated
cover. $1.75. Cloth, black and gold, $2.50.
This story, though essentially a work of fiction, is filled with
interesting and truthful descriptions of the curious ways of living
of the good people of the land of the rising sun.
THE WONDERFUL CITY OF TOKYO; or, The Further Adventures of the Jewett
Family and their Friend Oto Nambo. With 169 illustrations. Royal 8vo, 7
× 9-1/2 inches. With cover in gold and colors, designed by the author.
$1.75. Cloth, black and gold, $2.50.
“A book full of delightful information. The author has the happy
gift of permitting the reader to view things as he saw them. The
illustrations are mostly drawn by a Japanese artist, and are very
unique.”--_Chicago Herald._
THE BEAR WORSHIPPERS OF YEZO AND THE ISLAND OF KARAFUTO; being the
further Adventures of the Jewett Family and their Friend Oto Nambo. 180
illustrations. Boards. $1.75. Cloth, $2.50.
Graphic pen and pencil pictures of the remarkable bearded people who
live in the north of Japan. The illustrations are by native Japanese
artists, and give queer pictures of a queer people, who have been
seldom visited.
HARRY W. FRENCH’S BOOKS.
OUR BOYS IN INDIA. The wanderings of two young Americans in Hindustan,
with their exciting adventures on the sacred rivers and wild mountains.
With 145 illustrations. Royal 8vo, 7 × 9-1/2 inches. Bound in
emblematic covers of Oriental design, $1.75. Cloth, black and gold,
$2.50.
While it has all the exciting interest of a romance, it is remarkably
vivid in its pictures of manners and customs in the land of the
Hindu. The illustrations are many and excellent.
OUR BOYS IN CHINA. The adventures of two young Americans, wrecked in
the China Sea on their return from India, with their strange wanderings
through the Chinese Empire. 188 illustrations. Boards, ornamental
covers in colors and gold. $1.75. Cloth, $2.50.
This gives the further adventures of “Our Boys” of India fame in the
land of Teas and Queues.
_Sold by all booksellers, and sent by mail, postpaid, on receipt of
price._
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Young Folks’ Heroes of the Rebellion.
BY REV. P. C. HEADLEY.
SIX VOLUMES. ILLUSTRATED. PER VOL. $1.25.
FIGHT IT OUT ON THIS LINE. The Life and Deeds of General U. S. Grant.
A life of the great Union General from his boyhood, written for boys.
Full of anecdotes and illustrations, and including his famous trip
around the world.
FACING THE ENEMY. The Life and Military Career of General William
Tecumseh Sherman.
The Glorious March to the Sea by the brave Sherman and his boys
will never be forgotten. This is a graphic story of his career from
boyhood.
FIGHTING PHIL. The Life and Military Career of Lieut-Gen. Philip Henry
Sheridan.
The story of the dashing Cavalry General of the army of the United
States.--A fighting Irishman.--Full of pluck and patriotism for his
adopted country. The book is full of adventure.
OLD SALAMANDER. The Life and Naval Career of Admiral David Glascoe
Farragut.
The Naval History of the great civil war is exceedingly interesting,
and the life of Admiral Farragut is rich in brave deeds and heroic
example.
THE MINER BOY AND HIS MONITOR. The Career and Achievements of John
Ericsson, Engineer.
One of the most thrilling incidents of the war was the sudden
appearance of the Little Monitor in Hampton Roads to beat back the
Merrimac. The life of the inventor is crowded with his wonderful
inventions, and the story of his boyhood in the coal mines of Sweden
is particularly interesting.
OLD STARS. The Life and Military Career of Major-Gen. Ormsby McKnight
Mitchel.
“Old Stars” was the pet name given the brave general by his soldiers,
who remembered his career as an astronomer before he became a
soldier. His story is full of stirring events and heroic deeds.
☞ Sold by all booksellers, or sent by mail, postpaid, on receipt of
price.
LEE AND SHEPARD, Publishers, Boston.
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YOUNG AMERICA ABROAD.
BY OLIVER OPTIC.
A Library of Travel and Adventure in Foreign Lands. First and Second
Series; six volumes in each Series. 16mo. Illustrated.
_First Series._
I. _OUTWARD BOUND_; OR, YOUNG AMERICA AFLOAT.
II. _SHAMROCK AND THISTLE_; OR, YOUNG AMERICA IN IRELAND AND
SCOTLAND.
III. _RED CROSS_; OR, YOUNG AMERICA IN ENGLAND AND WALES.
IV. _DIKES AND DITCHES_; OR, YOUNG AMERICA IN HOLLAND AND BELGIUM.
V. _PALACE AND COTTAGE_; OR, YOUNG AMERICA IN FRANCE AND
SWITZERLAND.
VI. _DOWN THE RHINE_; OR, YOUNG AMERICA IN GERMANY.
_Second Series._
I. _UP THE BALTIC_; OR, YOUNG AMERICA IN NORWAY, SWEDEN, AND
DENMARK.
II. _NORTHERN LANDS_; OR, YOUNG AMERICA IN RUSSIA AND PRUSSIA.
III. _CROSS AND CRESCENT_; OR, YOUNG AMERICA IN TURKEY AND GREECE.
IV. _SUNNY SHORES_; OR, YOUNG AMERICA IN ITALY AND AUSTRIA.
V. _VINE AND OLIVE_; OR, YOUNG AMERICA IN SPAIN AND PORTUGAL. In
preparation.
VI. _ISLES OF THE SEA_; OR, YOUNG AMERICA HOMEWARD BOUND. In
preparation.
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Transcriber’s Notes:
Illustrations have been moved to paragraph breaks near where they are
mentioned.
Punctuation has been made consistent.
Variations in spelling and hyphenation were retained as they appear in
the original publication, except that obvious typos have been corrected.