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honor to ride through the gap said one to the doctor we shall walk through replied the surgeon your honor it is irish miles through the gap and your honor could it ye shall have the and will go and pint out all for six shillings no we prefer to walk it s a walk and your honor could it i ll try take the for five shillings your honor i don t want him sure the young will faint the walk they can stand it i think laughed the doctor your honor shall take the for added the persistent fellow in a confidential whisper and or no i don t want him at any price go on driver don t stop here any longer said tlie doctor to his who was disposed to favor tiie while this solitary on one side of the car there were two more on the opposite side and each of the was beset by from two to four of the guides they were all alike unsuccessful for mr s plan did not admit of their being employed as he was unwilling to trust the boys on horseback the line went forward again but the guides were not to be got rid of so easily they pursued the cars galloping their horses from one to another so eager that they seemed to be in great danger of each other prices went down to two shillings without any effect and the were not shaken off till they were very near the gap god bless your honor but i m a poor woman with and a bit fur em t ate shouted a ragged woman as she up to the car in which dr was seated give me a your honor for i live in the irish castle there it is and she pointed to a miserable not more than four feet high and hardly more in length or breadth and looking like a very mean pig the irish castle replied the doctor that s a very good joke and the is worthy of her hire he gave her a penny and paul gave her another thank yer honor cried she picking up ths money take me she added presenting a bunch of flowers to paul to tho lady of the irish castle by young america in ireland and scotland at the side of the car was a boy of fifteen who had run there for the preceding mile begging a job to guide the gentlemen through the gap to point out the and tell all the his perseverance at last won the doctor and he was engaged his name was dan he was and his clothes hardly covered his body but he was full of irish wit and vivacity ye see s cottage said the driver pointing to a one story house much superior to the ordinary buildings of the poor at this place the boys all got out and were presently assailed by in wood and ornaments paper and similar articles and by women with of more doubtful utility have a sup of mountain dew said a woman to paul as he jumped down from his seat this woman dan told him was the of the veritable the heroine of the irish song did you ever hear of who lives by the lakes of probably the original was a and her pretended used the name as an for people to trade with her mountain dew replied paul what s that the to be sure added tlie representative of what s asked paul sure don t you know what is laughed the woman isn t it a or then i don t want any answered paul decidedly and is an for a young gentleman clothes she continued glancing at paul s brilliant uniform no for me it s very and interposed dan who evidently wanted a sup himself i don t want any mr soon found out what the suspicious bottles contained even without any information from the surgeon though it is quite possible that a few of the boys tasted the the principal directed dr to proceed and sternly ordered the students to take their places in the riding about half a mile more the for could go no farther at le scenery vas becoming wild and was now about ten o clock in the were directed to wait at this other party the students in the cars red to obtain some information from regard to objects of interest on the route to understand half they said on le rich they used of paul s car was full of fun and ill he knew which was not much like he seemed to be studying out some way sixpence or shilling when another led the driver invariably hailed him in young in ireland and scotland how are you i see you are in for a too ity was the usual cry at any rate the was always rung in apparently for the purpose of reminding his passengers that an extra shilling was expected of them in the passage through the gap it was arranged that dr should lead tlie way and the principal bring up the rear the boys were not to be confined to any particular order of march and the line was to move very slowly and rest frequently before the party started professor collected them under the shadow of an overhanging rock and proceeded to give them a lesson in physical which included a description of the gap of it is a wild and narrow mountain pass between s on the one side and and purple mountains on the other it is about four miles in length and bounded on each hand by the high mountain sides which in some parts are perpendicular through the gap runs the river a small but rapid stream which in different places into five sheets of water called together the lakes each of	36
which has its individual name before us is the said the professor as the procession moved up the gap it s nothing but a laughed paul lakes are on a small scale in ireland replied the doctor a shilling for the your honor and we ll fire two shots till ye hear the shouted a and or man rushing excitedly up to the surgeon who was in the van fire away i replied dr the man with another had a couple of small iron about a foot in length which they discharged when their fee was the effect was really sublime and from the lofty came back the echoes of the gun repeated several times the boys were delighted with this exhibition of the peculiarity of the pass and two more shots were fired to satisfy them at s cottage a had been engaged to enable the party to listen to the echoes of his strains several of this kind find employment in the echoes of this wild region for the gratification of he blew a long blast on his instrument which was five or six times repeated by in places the first time nearly as loud and clear as the original sound then less distinctly till the last which was very faint as paul and dr cheerfully along the path at the head of the line dan told them i he and pointed out the famous places now he called their attention to the eagle s nest a high cliff at the top of which lived the majestic bird and then he pointed down into the lake where some saint had imprisoned some demon he was full of improbable stories beyond the first lake they crossed a stone bridge beneath which the waters of the stream madly dashed and came in sight of black lake that lake your honor st put n the in ireland said dan young in ireland and scotland is the snake there ih w asked paul he is from the bridge they saw a couple of the on the path at the side of the just d of the party were two girls who had kept near the since they left the cars each of them had a bottle of mountain dew and another of goat s milk dan claimed that one of them a pretty brisk and witty girl full of fun and nonsense was the but doubtless a dozen of them took the same name for interested purposes she made a great many vain efforts to sell her but without success then she proposed to give a sixpence for a shilling and finally offered her photograph for sale paul bought one and still keeps it in remembrance of the gap of now said dan to the wild girl is the she gave a timid glance in the direction of the lake and seeing that the officers were approaching she and her companion fled up the steep mountain side and disappeared among the rocks and shrubs what does that mean asked paul the are for the that the it is the law to sill a license and bit of a license these has as the party paused on the bridge the officers joined them they were very civil men intelligent and dignified in their bearing dr said something about the law and one of them explained the nature of their duties in the pass and some of the tricks to which the girls resort to escape detection and or an could give them valuable so disposed but the guide stoutly nothing about their business of the black lake was a blind of ihe party struck up yankee was attended by his wife who gave to the of the and are remarkably shrewd in an they find bin the blind man ing and the echoes of his song were d from the cliffs on the other side of he played and it his double was on the other side of ng the same air then dan to bring out the echoes ou shouted he i responded the echo rogue i j will have the it ery fine echo but not so wonderful as ard of somewhere in ireland said dr that sir asked paul ye echo calls well i thank ye bow are ye yourself es the echo certainly a very wonderful one and there ne of that kind in the gap of young america in and scotland having passed the the party were again by the girls with the and goat s milk they seemed to be so much pleased with the appearance of the young gentlemen in their fine that they were unwilling to leave them and they hovered on the of the line till they reached the upper lake but they did not sell any mountain dew though they disposed of a few photographs and perhaps received the free gift of a few from some of the young who from their small store of three shillings could not afford to buy the pictures the scenery of the gap was sufficiently attractive to gain and keep the attention of the boys at one place the played a and at another the cannon men fired their guns and demanded payment for the from one end of the pass to the other there were men women and children using their utmost efforts to obtain a penny a sixpence or a shilling but only a few of them were successful at the appointed time the procession halted at a romantic spot on the upper lake where the boat party had already arrived as the two divisions of the ship s company discovered each other they gave three rousing cheers the boys mingled together and began to tell their adventures dan received two shillings from dr and was cordially recommended to mr the who had come up in the the lunch which had l een provided by the landlord of the hotel and sent up by	36
the fleet was now served out to the boys but mr found that some one had made a blunder and sent ale for the party to drink the principal would not permit it to b i and or touched by the boys and the bottles were given to guides and other natives who thronged the spot i suppose we shall have a better time the rest of the way than we had coming up the lakes said as he seated himself on the grass with a in his hand i had a good time in the pass replied the fourth lieutenant who sat near him you are an officer and won t have to row added a twelve mile pull is no joke you took it easy all the way i suppose we did what s that suddenly demanded as while in the act of stretching himself on the grass dropped the key of the safe from his pocket quickly picked it up and thrust it back into his pocket and was covered with confusion at the accident what key is that demanded in a low tone so that none but could hear him it s an old thing i had to make a cannon with i am going to use it for a whistle in the gap they say the echoes there are a big thing do you know anything about them replied as indifferently as he could where did you get that key repeated o it s an old thing i had they say there s going to be a row down below mr have you heard anything about it there s going to be a row on board the ship when you n about that key do you think fm a baby young america in ireland and scotland that you can cheat me like that why don t you tell me where you got that key i brought it with me from home perhaps you did you can tell that to the i did honor bright it s a safe key a don t know is it let me see it i don t want to show it here where somebody will see it and be suspicious as you were it s all right but i don t like to be accused of anything i know nothing about i suppose not sneered ham if i mistake not i heard mr asking the doctor if he had seen the safe key just before we left the ship i think you can give him some information and perhaps you would like to have me introduce you to him this key has nothing to do with him let me see it not here i show it to you when we are alone you are up to something continued the fourth lieutenant shutting one eye and gazing at the through one corner of the other i ve got an idea added laughing for finding the officer was not disposed to be severe or virtuous like paul he had by this time concluded that it would be best for him to take into his confidence the lieutenant had been a prominent member of the chain league and knew that he was not satisfied with the result of that enterprise though i and or had barely escaped being drowned in the winding up of the conspiracy that event seemed to have made no particular impression upon his mind in a word felt that the lieutenant was one of our fellows and if he did not conclude to join the new enterprise he would not expose him what s the idea demanded curiously have you finished your lunch sir if you have we will walk up here a little way others can t hear us and i will tell you something about it come along said rising and walking away with at his side now what s tlie idea talk fast for you will start soon on your tramp i don t know what you think about it mr but some of the fellows believe we are not treated just right began what s the matter now about the money i mean you didn t think on had any right to take our money away from us when we were on the passage but it seems to me the shoe worse now than it did then go on go on interposed impatiently don t spin a but tell me what you are up to about the money i mean to give us three shillings to spend in three days my father gave me fifteen pounds and he didn t mean i should go about like a beggar well officers are treated no better than so far as money is concerned i m going to have my money and spend it as i young america in ireland and scotland io want it when it is all gone my father will give me as much more as i ask for you mean that you have the key of mr s safe in your pocket and you intend to help yourself added that s just what i mean of course fm not going to take anything that don t belong to me but i m bound to have what does belong to me if you would like your own money you have only to tell me so and you shall it the money will be missed and tlie fellows will be searched we are going in for a good time on our own account when we get the funds who are we ike and i you and he are the only fellows that know anything about it you won t let on will you of course not replied promptly and the answer was very encouraging to what are you going to do we are going to have a good time we are going to leave the ship just as soon as we	36
get the money and before has a chance to look for it what then asked excitedly for the scheme seemed to commend itself to him we shall take tlie train for and if we can t get off at cork we shall leave when the ship gets to and then go to london we shall have a jolly time you had better believe what do you say to it how many fellows know about it did you say i and or you arc only the third one don t mention it to another one you will be one of the party then i will perhaps if the thing is well managed i don t mean to be caught and be brought back to the ship in disgrace ff i get away from her i shall never come back i agree with you about the money i never felt so much like a beggar as i have since we came on this excursion i have never been satisfied with the conduct of the principal in taking our funds from us i think i will go with you but i want to know more about it before i go in party for the gap form in the path said mr and the conference for the present was ended but felt that it was a lucky accident which had enabled the fourth lieutenant to discover the key of the safe young america in ireland and scotland io chapter vn the of though it was early in the season when the ship s company of the young america made the tour of the gap and the lakes there was a considerable number of present each of the principal hotels has from six to twelve boats and from twenty to thirty for the accommodation of their guests the boats are very good ones built like a ship s long boat they are well painted and kept neat and dry in the bow each carries the british flag with the name of the hotel to which the craft belongs upon it the row ers though they are of the lowest class of the irish are fellows well trained at the oars and are neatly dressed in white with hats bearing the name of the hotel in g lt upon them like all the common people the study of their waking hours is to make an extra shilling or sixpence and they do not let their passengers escape without many very broad hints and often direct appeals for the they are paid by the hotels whose any begging of this kind the of the hotels usually make tlie ar and or for their own guests providing the cars boats and for the trip and charging the i the hill of the the are especially as a single car and a three or four persons among he expense is divided it is usual for together not only to reduce tlie charges the sake of each other s company three persons paid in s as his expenses of the excursion we have the car three shillings and boat pulled by two men twenty four miles ng the whole day two shillings and sixpence lunch two shillings and for to guides shillings and sixpence making the total to each person ten shillings and t two dollars and a half these boats the young america party had to do but they saw several of them at the the upper lake there was one from the i with a party of ladies and gentle the students embarked in the and of this boat made some remarks ill feeling and which attracted the of dr he knew that these men ry of their privileges as the lakes he told paul that when he was town the lakes in his farmer visit he had d his surprise that no steamer was em we d her said one of ers with dr and paul in the stem young america in ireland and scotland i and a and pilot in the fore sheets was to lead in the passage down and the were to follow in single line while the royal victoria were still growling the put off from the shore and the eight the regular crew of the boat pulled the even man of war stroke which called forth many expressions of admiration from the ladies and gentlemen on shore who waved their handkerchiefs to the young this is magnificent exclaimed paul with enthusiasm as the boat from the shore and enabled him to obtain a full view of the beautiful lake this is the finest scenery we shall see replied the doctor the upper lake is about two and a half miles in length by three quarters of a mile in breadth it contains twelve islands varying in size from a square rod to an acre from the shores of the lake in many parts the mountains rise abruptly from the water s edge and the forest reaches to its very brink eagle island on the right said the pilot and he began to repeat the legend of the place for there is not a cliff nor a corner in the vicinity which has not its story and this is island on the left and that had its story but it derived its chief interest from the which gave it a name the blew a blast at the points which were noted for their echoes and the effect was very pleasing there seemed to be no opening at the no and or end of the lake and the wondered where they were to find a passage for the boats when the of was here i a bottle of with him that he could not tell where the opening was said the pilot who had now come aft and taken his place at the ropes of the i won the and his paid it i don t see any opening said paul there it is	36
dimensions it is enclosed by on the south and west and contains upwards of thirty islands the largest of which has an area of twenty one acres there are plenty of about the great o and the lords of the of tlie former there were two of the who was a very bad man and o of the lakes who was a very good man the say that once in seven years there appears in the mists of the early morning the form of o the good mounted on a splendid white horse with the attending upon his state and his path with flowers when he comes to his ruined residence everything is restored to its former magnificence and his castle with all its surroundings is as it was in the ancient time those who dare to follow him over the lake may walk dry shod through young america in and scotland ii the deepest parts and go with him into the mountains where his treasures are said to be concealed and the visitor will receive a liberal gift for the boon of his company before sunrise the form the lake and amid the ruins of his castle bay is the most beautiful portion of the lower lake and the boat of the young america floated upon its waters which were sheltered by dense foliage on three sides on the shore opposite island there was a picturesque cottage which immediately attracted the attention of the boys said the pilot pointing to this cottage is where her majesty the queen took a lunch she came to the lakes thin there was times on the lakes there was three and brought up from cork and and but if s bad on the lake below the day he added turning round and glancing at the body of the lake what do we care for that said paul laughing at the idea of bad weather on a little fresh water lake bad sure no boat can go across the say is very bad sometimes and don t go over for two or tree days paul laughed at the idea of being from crossing the lake nevertheless a strong north west wind up a sea which is trying to the nerves of fresh water sailors the pilot said ladies were often on the passage from bay to island but our young did not give his a second thought the lay upon their oars for a time to permit the company to observe the scenery il and or there comes the r victoria exclaimed the pilot suddenly they are all full of there were five boats flying the flag of the hotel indicated though there were not more than six or eight men in each but in the foremost one paul recognized the whom peaks had knocked down in the railroad station i m afraid we shall have some trouble said dr when paul had called his attention to this bully i hope not sir these are very jealous of their privileges and you know an is always as ready to fight as he is to drink his the hotel boats were approaching the which was at the head of the line and it was evident that the had business with the visitors ye can t the lake the day sir said a man in the bow of the foremost boat when it came near the why not demanded dr it s very bad your honor and the would be wc will risk that me ye can t thin don t ye see the white caps on the waves the middle of the lake we don t mind them sure ye will them before ye go far we are used to bigger waves than those laughed the doctor young america in ireland and scotland ii me you ll see added tlie man shaking his head ye ll want used to the lake to take ye s over i think we can get along very well sure your honor had no right to come here own to take the bread out of poor s continued the fellow angry when his were not this remark clearly introduced the real business of the and dr made no reply i they ll kill ye all i said the pilot in a low tone mr you are the officer in this boat and i leave you to manage this business added the doctor anxiously as we can t fight i suppose we must run replied paul with a smile which showed that he did not regard the danger as very serious very your honor will do the right thing by us added the of the boats give me forty shillings that s eight shillings a boat for us and we ll drink your honor s health and wish ye long life for your honor and the young if you want money you must see the gentleman in the farther boat replied the doctor pointing to the fourth in which mr was a passenger yes don t let em go by ye s b till i to the said the fellow in a low tone to his com il and or the boat containing the pulled to the rear of the line i think we had better return where we can be within hail of mr said paul if there to be any trouble we should keep close together very well mr just as you think best answered the doctor the came about and pulled to the position of the fourth the three which had occupied the middle of the line also came about and followed the by the time the had come within hail of the fourth her companions had ranged up near her the proceeded to inform mr as he had dr that he could not cross the lake while the waves ran so high and came by the usual course of to his impudent demand for forty	36
baggage now let him alone where he is how is it with the men in the stove boat do they need any assistance they are doing well enough holding on to the wreck replied peaks and or i don t think it would be safe to take them into the added paul they are too to be in the same boat with us besides the rest of the had better look out for them in preference to us as long as they are not in peril of drowning we will not with them continued the doctor the haven t stove any of our boats have tliey no our boys have pulled out of their way and they can t get near enough to break our boats answered paul but i think we had better go back and report to mr if this fellow should make any trouble if he does i ll pitch him overboard interrupted peaks glancing at his prisoner i should like to have mr say what is to be done with him sir the hotel boats have given up the chase said paul glancing towards the head of the bay now they are pulling back to the rescue of those on the wreck in a few moments more the and the fourth were within a few yards of each other and the of all the boats ceased what have you there asked mr as he discovered the in the this is the man that made all the trouble he attempted to lay violent hands on mr peaks and mr peaks dragged him out of his own boat into ours replied paul young in and scotland i what boat was stove a ed mr quietly the six oar hotel boat she was trying to run us down when the first went into her and stove her side through give my regards to mr and say that i am greatly obliged to him for his prompt action added the principal apparently unmoved by the exciting event which had just the boys in the who had feared mr would not approve the conduct of the fourth lieutenant in the hotel boat looked at each other and smiled significantly it was a clear case to them and they were rejoiced to have the act ap proved by the highest authority in the ship s company though paul by his good management had saved the from destruction the in the hotel boat were bent upon mischief and in a fight they would have had the best of it the of their boat made them harmless what shall we do with this man asked paul run in at that point by the island and put him ashore put me is it exclaimed the jumping to his feet sit down my hearty said peaks in such a tone that the fellow instantly obeyed sure that place is from house or road added the if s just the spot then for one like you replied peaks in the most manner you ll have to pay for the boat you broke growled the and or i think not interposed dr it is plain to me that tjie landlord of the royal victoria does not countenance the conduct of his and i hope he will make them pay for the damage done to his boat so far as our party is concerned sir m the magistrate whom i know to be a gentleman and a scholar will settle the difficulty and if he doesn t send some of these to the for their pains he is not the man i take him to be the who had a proper respect for did not say an more he was doubtless satisfied that he and his friends had up the wrong passengers when tliey attempted to impose upon a yankee ship and a yankee crew americans in ireland and elsewhere in europe good submit to and but any attempt to bully or them is usually resented with brother s characteristic the made a landing at the point near an island called s garden and the was invited to go on shore peaks with his inclination to lay violent hands upon him out of respect to the principal and the faculty bad luck to ye exclaimed the turning to gaze at the as it backed out from the shore i ll mate ye when you ma e me i ll be there replied peaks the fellow vexed and at his defeat picked up a large stone and hurled it at the boat but fortunately it fell short of the mark and dropped into the water america in ireland and scotland if you say the word mr til go ashore and that greek till he don t know his mother tongue said the no mr peaks i think not we will act only in added dr stock the came about and resumed her position at the head of the line the hotel boats had gone to the assistance of the stove and were now engaged in pulling in the crew paul ordered the of the g g to g ve the a wide berth the enemy showed no disposition to renew the battle it had been shown that the could pull two yards to their one and it was useless for them to chase the young america s boats were so well handled that even as they were by boys they were more than a match for the hotel boats the expedition therefore was permitted to proceed on its course without further interruption i i was sure they d kill ye s said the pilot in the bow of the when the had fairly passed the enemy we are not so easily killed replied peaks but sure ye can t the lake the day don t ye how rough the is peaks laughed and so did the boys at the fears of the pilot	36
who had hardly spoken a word since the party entered bay a tempest in a mud i chuckled the o well i you ll see added the pilot don t ye see the two hotel boats that came down us have put back x and or those are fresh water boats answered peaks where is the pilot asked paul opposite the island but ye can t go there to day the would break the boats we will try it at any rate replied the young officer as he sat down in the stem sheets i am afraid the pilot is more than half right said dr the wind is fresh and the waves break on the where we should land the boats are liable to injury on the rocks we will look at the place what kind of a is it o s it is a pretty and romantic spot but it does not compare with a dozen similar scenes among the white mountains those who have visited falls and the crystal would not be likely to linger long at o s it is a series of three the highest having a descent of about twenty feet the stream flows in a bed beneath overhanging rocks the whole with foliage so that the sun does not penetrate the recess it is quite pretty and if we can land it would be well to visit it but it would not be a great loss if we should fail to see it the had by this time got out where the wind had full sweep and the lake was quite rough but no one thought there was any danger though the head sea occasionally threw a bucket of water into the boat it gave the boys a hard pull however and as they had been taught to do when the work was trying they cheered themselves with a song very much to the astonishment of the pilot who predicted tliat all the boats would certainly go to the bottom america in and scotland before the reached the landing place for the word was passed from boat to boat from mr on to head the for island now ye can see o s white said the pilot as the changed its course i see no horses replied paul the white waves is the do ye s the on the lake call them so and it is a much more sensible idea tlie popular superstition in regard to the animal have we seen any yet dr asked paul as the boat approached the island doubtless we have it is a kind of wood not as some have supposed it has three leaves but there is some doubt about the true they don t know exactly what it is the is believed to be the genuine plant i don t see why the irish people should have adopted it as their national emblem and i don t believe they would if they had to call it by such a jaw breaking name as that you just mentioned the poet in a note to one of his irish the says that st when preaching about the to the heathen in ireland used to pick up a of the to illustrate his meaning and perhaps for this reason the plant was adopted by the irish as their national emblem where can i find the poem about the asked the young officer and or in s works they are in the ship s library look among the irish i remember a verse or two through s isle to sport a while as love and wandered with wit the whose quiver bright a thousand arrows where er they pass a triple grass shoots up with dew drops streaming as softly green as seen through purest crystal gleaming o the the green immortal i chosen leaf of bard and chief old s native m the story of the poem goes that claimed the and love put in a counter claim but wit declared that the three leaves in one plant the union of love and wit the boats came up alongside a kind of stone pier on the island and the all landed the place is certainly very beautiful and its lovely scenery fully in calling it sweet but its chief interest lies in its historic associations it is covered with groves and with of shrubs and the and flourish here and the oaks are large and luxuriant in their growth on the island are the ruins of the abbey of st young in ireland and scotland in which an old historical record now celebrated as the annals of was found it was written about five hundred years ago and is carefully preserved in the library connected with oxford university they afford much valuable information in regard to the kingdom of the students wandered over the island the ruins of the and the cottage the pilot pointed to a tree which he said was sixteen feet in and to another which was over a tomb the roots in the earth on each side of it after an hour spent on the island the s whistle the several on board the boats which were now headed towards island the landing place of down the lake it s a beautiful island said dr gazing back at the wooded shore sweet fare thee well may calm and sunshine long be thine how fair thou art let others tell while but to feel how fair be mine sweet long shall dwell in memory s that sunny smile which o er thee on that evening fell when first i saw thy fairy isle so sang it seems to me you know all s poems dr said paul laughing when i was in ireland before i read and re read them in the midst of the scenes described i remember only a passage here and there a pull of a mile brought tlie boats	36
on the return passage to the of cork he found an opportunity to question him more particularly in regard to his plans what have you done witli that key he asked in a low tone as they met in the waist it is safe replied with a meaning smile i ll bet will find it yet if it is on board the ship i ll bet he won t where do you keep it s telling you advised me to keep things to myself and i intend to do even ike don t know where it is and oft won t you trust your own friends o yes but you see i don t want to tempt them i don t mind telling you but i shouldn t care to have any fellow in the know where it is of course i could have on you when was making such a row about the key i knew you could but you wouldn t when you want your money you can have it you know added with a smile which seemed to be full of confidence in his after cabin friend of course when you take the money from the safe there will be an awful row said to be sure there will but i don t intend to be on board when that row comes off i expect to be a hundred miles off by that time when are you going wilt asked with more familiarity than he was accustomed to use in his relations with the crew just as soon as you are ready i have been waiting for you i m ready now that last shilling at broke my back are you ready though i am honor bright but i don t see how we are jo get off that will be easy enough ike and i are in the second and you can easily get permission to go ashore in her when our boat is going we shall be in to night if the hold fresh to morrow will be mail day and as we sail for on monday the boats will be constantly going ashore continued musing t the money america in ireland and scotland i leave all that to me replied confidently i would rather leave it to you than do the job myself added whose moral code was honor rather than principle i don t like that kind of operations why not you don t call it stealing do you well i don t know if it is the is as bad as the thief said i don t know that i should exactly call it stealing added under the remark of his of course it isn t stealing that s taking what don t belong to you i m going to take what does belong to me that money s mine and i m going to have it i say had no more right to borrow my money in the way he did than he had to borrow my head and give me a receipt for it it s no use of talking what s mine s mine and it belongs to me don t talk so loud you fool said the fourth lieutenant impatiently if s a good deal safer to speak right out if they see you whispering they know something is wrong don t you suppose we can get ashore monday morning before the ship sails i don t know why i can get the money a good deal better on sunday than i can to morrow perhaps we can get off on sunday afternoon or evening i don t know after we come to anchor i may be able to find out something and or well keep your eyes wide open and let me know just as soon as you see an opening said as walked off at the approach of of the officers what was the fourth saying to you wilt asked a few moments later he is to be one of our party yes he s a regular and we shan t lose anything by taking him with us are you going to tell all the fellows about the key no one else we shall be off to morrow or next day so be sure you don t leave your jacket on board when the second are called away but the plan demanded anxiously hang the plan i never mind that we can t tell anything about it till the time comes replied as he left his friend and mingled with the rest of the crew young in and scotland i chapter ix sixty pounds in gold at ten o clock on friday night the irish pilot in charge of the young america ordered the anchor to be let go off near the berth the ship had before occupied the had been finished on the following day the students were required to write their letters while they were thus engaged mr on passed through the and informed the boys that a race was about to take place and the crew might leave their letters to witness the start anything like a boat race was enough to excite the students to the highest pitch especially as they were anxious to witness the working of these english all of them tumbled up the leaving their writing materials on the mess tables five were in position ready to slip their at the signal and as the wind was strong from the south west the race promised to be full of interest the students hastened up the securing available places in the tops on the yards and the to watch the contest mr and the professors had placed their chairs upon the top gallant for they and or too dignified to mount the and the officers were on the rail the and were in the fore and every person on board had obtained the best place he could	36
he determined to inform his companions of what he had done at once and get off as soon as possible that very day if an opportunity was afforded hem the went out of the harbor and disappeared beyond point the s whistle the students below again to finish their letters when the first of them came down joined them and no one observed that he had not come down with them in an hour the letters were all sealed and stamped and put into the ship s mail bag which had to be sent on shore before five o clock i ve done it said when he met in the waist after the letters had been collected done what drawn our money whispered the cunning and or no have you i tell you i have don t you believe me i don t just see when you did it when all hands were looking at the race how much o never mind that now i got all that belongs to you we must get off at once to day if we can all right i m ready replied eagerly can t you get sent off witli the mail in the second i don t know ask permission that will show me up just as soon as we are missed no matter if it does what do you care for that after you get clear of the ship i will tell in a few minutes and we will be ready when the second are away said but i don t know that i can get the of the boat try it at any rate we must get ashore to night somehow or another we needn t be in such a hurry if you don t go to night i shall throw the gold overboard for i m not going to have it found upon me don t do that if you can t keep it safe give it to me i have a good place in my state room to keep it was suspicious and did not like this idea he insisted that the plan must be carried into execution that day or it would be a failure what are you going to do after you get on shore young america in ireland and scotland i uniform will tell everybody who i am said the prudent bother your uniform let us get ashore and then we ll look out for the rest go and ask the captain at once to let you take the mail ashore in the second replied anxiously as he abruptly the lieutenant and sought his other was duly informed of the progress which had been made in the execution of the contemplated scheme he had no doubts or scruples and he was ready to leave the ship at a moment s notice desired to perform his part in the enterprise to the satisfaction of but it would look suspicious for him to ask permission to convey the mail on shore and he did not like to do it whoever takes the mail ashore to night will have a good time said he carelessly to paul who was pacing the quarter deck why so asked the second lieutenant those will be coming back about that time and the officer will have a good chance to see them and i think there will be some fun i have just been detailed for that duty added paul but i don t care anything about it you are lucky as you always are do you want to go well i should like to but if you are going of course that is settled i am not very desirous to go and if you are i will ask captain to give you the order o no it is too bad to impose a and or fellow because he is good natured i won t take the job away from you i really don t care anything about it and i should be glad to have you go since you wish it said paul warmly thank you when i can do as much for you let me do it added the fourth lieutenant as politely as though he had not been meditating treason and desertion which boat were you going to take the captain told me to take the one i preferred he will do you the same favor i prefer the second paul walked over to the side of the ship where the captain was the deck in his solitary and dignified state and touching his cap preferred his request in favor of his fellow officer the answer was satisfactory and half an hour later when the occupants of the main cabin had finished their letters the second were away s heart leaped as he heard the order and he rushed into his mess room to obtain the rolls of gold it was intensely provoking at that critical moment to find one of the s in his berth opposite the one occupied by he x not remove the bed clothes and cut the he had put in a couple of hours before without being observed by his he had not a moment to spare had not him that he had carried out his part of the programme and the call for the second s crew had sounded young america in ireland and i is that you said he hurriedly mr wants to see you at once see me i exclaimed the lamb springing out of the berth fearful that he had done some awful thing yes and be quick about it replied sharply where is he on the top gallant if he isn t there wait till he comes and hastened to the principal a for some of the ship s rules tore open the rent in the berth sack as soon as had departed and transferred the three rolls of sovereigns to his pockets rushing up the	36
ladder he reached the only a few moments behind the rest of the crew who told you i wished to see you said mr within a few feet of where the chief stood and the words sounded like the of doom to him sir replied who had gone to the top gallant to report to the principal but seeing him on the quarter deck had concluded not to wait for him said mr the rogue turned and touched his hat looking as innocent as his guilty fears would permit did you tell i wished to see him yes sir who told you to do so the word from you was passed below i heard it and took it up and or from whom did you take it demanded mr to whom affair looked like one of the practical jokes which were constantly practised upon the in spite of the of the principal looked and happening to see whom he could trust on the fore top gallant yard took his cue from this circumstance sir replied he where is he on the fore top ant yard the sir he has gone aloft quick then pass the word for him shall i pipe aboard sir asked the fourth lieutenant trembling for the safety of his you will wait a moment mr the word was passed for and he came down the back stay with a which seemed to rob the principal s remark about bis speed in going aloft of its force here sir reported his cap to the principal did you pass the word to as coming from me asked mr who had since kept his sharp eye fixed on so o chance to wink or make any sign i did sir replied and the two ed were some evidence to the principal did you take the word sir young america in ireland and scotland return to your duty pass the word for was out on the flying boom in a down haul whose end had fallen overboard he came at the summons did you pass the word for demanded the principal sternly for by this time he comprehended the game of our fellows but he was determined to follow the till it ended somewhere yes sir replied promptly from whom did you receive it i don t exactly remember who it was sir replied he looking about the deck you don t i do not sir but i think it was from i am pretty sure it was he it sounded like his voice where is on the main royal yard sir replied it seems to me that every one who passed tliis word has suddenly taken to going said mr pass the word for i beg your pardon sir said showing his watch but it is half past four now and the mail at five pipe into your boat then mr you will report to me immediately on your return replied mr i will sir replied he with a sly wink at the crew of the second followed by their officer descended the accommodation ladder and took their places in the boat felt that he had escaped by the skin of his teeth and the gold in bis pocket which had seemed to weigh a ton as ho thi or at the now felt much lighter he was prudent enough however to keep his own counsels and not to look at the pulled away from the ship leaving mr still engaged in the business of out the author of the practical joke as he regarded it which had been played off upon one of the as our fellows called the good little boys tlie principal vas not a victim himself however he may have seemed to be to some of the students he had made a note in his book of each name which had been given to him and was fully satisfied that the owner of it had told him a lie he expected to find an end to the chain and to be ready by the time the second returned to bring up with a round turn came down from the royal yard did you pass the word for an to report to me demanded mr as the main royal boy reported to him i think i did sir don t you know we are so much in the habit of passing the word that we do it much about it io replied the principal as this ten minutes you will state did or did not pass the word for e thought you meant some time ago did you receive the order am sir i was standing by the comb sir just going aloft young america in ireland and scotland where is he was just going forward when he gave me the word there he is sir on the fore cross trees looking out for the pass the word for added mr entering the name of on his book the star on the cross trees came down and the question was put to him as it had been to the others i believe i did pass the word sir replied from whom did you receive it i think it was from sir are you it was from him at that moment who had remained to watch the progress of the investigation shook his head significantly no sir it was not it was now i think of it and were disgusted at the stupidity of who had only jumped out of the into the fire but mr had backed over against the rail satisfied that the change in the reply had been made on account of some hint given by one of the others so that he could see the faces of all was it said the principal yes sir answered who did not dare to again you are very sure yes sir where is and or he was in the fore top with mr	36
they went in that direction i returned for further instructions mr imparted to him the intelligence that the safe had been robbed of sixty sovereigns the matter of finding the was fully committed to the professor and with his he returned to cork before noon as the ship was to sail for on monday he was instructed to join her there the sunday services on board of the young america were conducted as usual the students were unable to obtain any information in regard to the mr had gone on shore with his which indicated an absence of several days at least as the professor of was the principal s right hand and the most active and energetic man in the ship it was evident that the were to be pursued with vigor and determination and that and his companions would be brought back before many days elapsed of course the students knew nothing about the three rolls of gold and were not aware that the were so supplied with funds for their excursion at six o clock on monday morning the pilot who young america in ireland and scotland l l was to take the ship out of the harbor came on board but the students were still fearful that the departure would be postponed on account of the desertion of the fourth lieutenant and the two it was a fine morning and the wind was fresh from the north west which made it fair for the first part of the voyage all hands up anchor i the soon the arrival of the pilot the doubt was removed and every officer and seaman sprang to his station with an alacrity which showed how strong was their desire to visit new scenes and witness new sights the top sails top and head sails were ready to be set the was and as soon as the anchor was a weigh the was hoisted the ship began to swing round as soon as she was clear of the ground haul out the i shouted the first ant and when the order was executed the ship swung round so that she headed to the opening of the harbor lay sail he continued and the sprang up the like so many cats is it possible i exclaimed captain the pilot as he observed with what facility the ship was handled these b are the sailors i ever saw in all my life and i ve been to sea thirty years boys are as sailors than men what they lack in muscle they make up in replied mr and you haven t spoken a word yet sir added the pilot not a word all done by these bits of b and b or everything i have no doubt they will take the ship to a hint from me of course watch them very closely but it isn t often that i am called upon to interfere lay out and loose top sails and top gallant sails i continued the first lieutenant in a few moments the ship was going at a lively pace down the several and other vessels her by dipping their colors and by cheers and these were answered when the ship was clear of the land outside of point the pilot went over the side into his and the young america was again in charge of her own officers the sea routine was now in operation as it had been during the passage across the atlantic the watch came on duty as soon as all hands were dismissed keep her e s said the second master to the the wheel e i s repeated the quarter master the ship was to run for the light ship about miles distant the course on the appeared to be n by e n but the of the compass is about twenty four west ail was set and the usual sea order of the ship prevailed the port watch came on duty at eight o clock and the watch attended to their studies till twelve at three o clock the calculations of the masters were proved to be correct and the light ship was discovered just where it ought to be keep her e n said joseph the fourth master when the ship was off the light vessel young america in ireland and scotland e i n replied the quarter master the sails were trimmed and the young america took her new course which being continued for eighteen miles would bring her up with light a little north of point the south eastern extremity of ireland at half past five the ship was off the which is a remarkable rock that looks when the is several miles distant like a vessel bottom upwards it rises fifteen feet above high water mark and has on it a light house similar to the one hundred and one feet high many of the students had heard of this celebrated rock and light and were anxious to see them the wind hauled to the westward at dark and continued to blow a six knot breeze during the night the ship s course was n e by n and at eight bells she was off light ship at four bells in the mid watch the second master was observed to be quite nervous he examined the very carefully and went up into the to observe the of the hills mr knowing the difficulties of the had come on deck about one o clock he asked some questions looked at the noted the bearings of tlie lights and examined the outline of the shore but he offered no hints or suggestions all right exclaimed the master on duty keep her n w by w f w do you know where you are mr asked the principal i do sir those two lights are head a and or i have brought the great sugar loaf to bear through the gap replied with	36
enthusiasm but where is bank asked mr when head lights bear north west we are clear of the banks replied the master who had learned his lesson by heart you have done well added the principal thank you sir it is my watch below now explained to the master who took his place the situation of the ship and went below on the cabin table was spread out a large of st george s channel which all the masters had carefully studied and each one had written out the bearings and sailing directions their experience enabled them now to work with accuracy and those who had been on duty were delighted that everything had come out as it should arid that they had found everything where it ought to be careful were made for the tides and it was a joy to the young to find their calculations were correct at four o clock when the ship was within a couple of miles of the shore off head her course was changed to n by e e which would carry her through a channel from five to eight miles wide between the main shore and a series of sand banks the most southern of which is india bank perhaps some of our readers will wonder while there were several lights to be seen how the masters could tell one from another besides the they were provided with a book containing the sailing directions for the channel by the descriptions in this work they identified each light young america in ireland and scotland on head there are two light houses one hundred and eighty yards apart each having a light one is two hundred and fifty and the other one hundred and twenty one feet above high water mark the next light to the south of it is light ship which shows a single light thirty nine feet high revolving once every minute light ship shows a red light these three lights which are all in sight at the same time can be known by these descriptions light houses are not as some shore people suppose to give light to those who sail on the sea but for the to take his bearings from if he can see the light and identify it by its description in his sailing directions he knows where he is for example a ship bound from liverpool to if she approaches the coast in the night would first discover the lights on cape elizabeth they are two in number three hundred yards apart and one hundred and forty feet above the level of the sea one being about of the other the eastern is fixed and the western once in a minute and a half from the relation of these lights to each other those in the ship can tell where she is if she approaches them from the north east the two will be in range and the revolving light behind the fixed light if from the east they will be close together the revolving light being behind the other if from the south east they will be full distance apart and equally distant from the ship to a vessel approaching from the south west the two lights would be in range and the revolving light in front of the other l and or at eight o clock the ship took a pilot off bay and at eight bells the anchor was let go off not a single had been lost on the passage though it was rather trying for the watch below to study while the ship was going up bay but mr who was acting as professor of in the absence of mr was while he was kind and assured the boys they would have an opportunity to see every object of interest before they left the port contains about two hundred and fifty thousand inhabitants and is situated on both sides of the river which it into nearly equal portions the river below the town so as to form bay on which is situated the port of the irish metropolis it was formerly the little fishing village of but being visited by george iv who bestowed upon it the royal patronage its name was changed and it became a fashionable watering place it is connected with the city by railroad and the and part of the g eat mail line between london and start from here though the direct from liverpool and go up to the city as soon as the anchor of the young america was let go the port routine of the ship was restored in the afternoon all the boats made an excursion to on the north shore of the bay castle was visited whose history professor related it was the residence of an ancient family which has furnished many warriors and noted men grace o a of the western part of ire young america in ireland and scotland land after a visit to elizabeth in london landed at and claimed hospitality of the lord of the castle who refused even to furnish her any refreshment the western lady was and to revenge herself the heir of the proud noble and kept him a close prisoner until his father promised that on no pretence whatever should the gates of castle be shut at the dinner hour up to a recent date this promise has been kept the party next ascended the hill of a rugged steep five hundred and sixty three feet above the level of the sea from this point they had a fine view of the surrounding scenery including ireland s eye a picturesque island on which are some ruins there were plenty of and ruins of which the guides had strange to tell about the blessed saints who lived there and were with evil spirits the good st who lived on ireland s eye being visited by a enemy while he was reading the	36
immediately to a le there him to cause the three for stealing young america in ireland and scotland for stealing exclaimed tlie principal isn t that what you call it when they take what does not belong to them yes but i do not care to hand them over to the law the police will do nothing but detain them until some one appears against them then you must go to liverpool at once and see them i shall be there very early to morrow morning mr immediately went on shore and embarked in the steamer for whence he was to go by railway to his destination mr still kept his own counsels in regard to the the professor had gone again and this fact indicated to tlie crew that the search had not been given up on friday morning the ship sailed for and on saturday morning came to anchor in the about a mile from the shore in the afternoon the ship s company embarked in the boats and went up to the city landing at tlie of the principal street dr was acquainted with an irish gentleman who was a large linen and to him the party were indebted for kindly showing them not only the public buildings gardens and college but his linen is more like an american city than anything the had seen in ireland since its population has increased from thirty seven thousand to one hundred and twenty thousand the whole city stands upon the territory of the of to whom the whole town belongs and to whom the and or citizens pay rent is a neat and places and owes its commercial importance to the trade the whole of the north of ireland is engaged in the production of which is into linen being the centre of that trade about eighty per cent of the people of are and beggars are rarely met with as in and cork the boys visited the gardens a large tract of land laid out in flower beds and walks and containing a well with tropical plants in this garden they witnessed an match between two clubs of young ladies the was an event of considerable importance and the band attached to the was in attendance the young ladies were dressed in costume and handled their bows exceedingly well at the conclusion of the trial of skill the ship s cheered the as they were about to depart the young ladies expressed a desire to see more of the visitors and mr the doctor s friend introduced the parties the band played for half an hour longer and the and crew made themselves as agreeable as possible the young americans were as gay and gallant as the occasion required and mr soon found that the discipline of his party was becoming the young ladies their fathers and mothers were inviting the officers and to dinner until there was hardly one of them who had not asked the captain s permission to accept captain applied to the principal for advice mr was in doubt but it was so long since any of the ship s young america in ireland and scotland company had entered a dwelling house or mingled with tlie society of ladies that he was unwilling to deny the he thought that the visits would do them good and afford them an opportunity to observe the society of the better class of people these required something at the hands of the representatives of the school and mr immediately arranged an excursion in the ship for monday the at the captain s order the crew and they were instructed to accept the invitations the excursion for monday was announced and they were directed to invite the whole family where they were entertained to the boats would take off the guests at queen s bridge at eight in the morning the students were delighted and just then all of them believed mr was the best man in the world they divided into little parties and went to the houses of their new found friends they were v ery generously entertained and we doubt not their accounts of their native land descriptions of the ship the voyage and their travels in ireland were as interesting to hosts as the young ladies themselves were to the american in the mean time ir and the professors had been invited to dine at the club house witli mr and others and of course their friends including several officers of the army were invited to join tlie excursion at nine o clock the hour fixed for tlie return of the students to the boats most of them had reported and none of them were far behind tlie time nothing but and or the and the splendid time they had had g talked about among the ship s company s rainy but monday opened bright and r the guests at eight o clock the boats een s bridge and within an hour the entire the and their families many le army and the band which played at the were on board when the s was within a quarter of a mile of the the yards were and three tremendous cheers were given for the always kept with the care was on n in extra trim the in which portion of the company were to dine had with flags the decks were as white as would make and every rope and the ends laid in on the guests expressed their admiration of and neatness of the ship as soon as they decks gentlemen had had an tie their friends they were to was and the anchor wind was moderate from the north west s were shaken out according to the strict he ship the first lieutenant giving the which were repeated by the tions the was tripped the sail and hoisted and the ship went as the wind filled her s lovely exclaimed grace a young	36
in ireland and scotland young lady of fifteen who had won the first prize at the gardens and had invited paul to dine with her family we don t think very much of it now we are so accustomed to it replied the second lieutenant but it s magnificent lovely to see the ship spread her white wings and start so steadily just look at those sails added the enthusiastic young lady i should rather look on deck i think the loveliest sight is there replied the young officer gallantly as he touched his cap to the maiden i really didn t think the americans were so smart said grace blushing slightly o we are i do you know i think mn haven is the greatest in the world the first lieutenant there is captain but he didn t say or do anything he told the first lieutenant what to do and mr didn t have anything to do with it he was talking to those gentlemen all the time continued the puzzled miss why we know how to handle the ship without him we could take her across the atlantic or round the world very likely you could i think the americans can do anything if the boys can manage a big ship like this now miss if you would like to go forward and see more of the ship i w ll show her to you thanks i should be delighted to go to every part of her and or the band as the ship gathered head ay had struck up hail which had been followed by yankee and then by god save the queen as soon as the officers and crew were dismissed from ter they all hastened to find their friends and all of them were soon busy in showing the ship to the guests paul conducted grace to the top gallant where she could look out upon the water then to the explaining how the crew ate slept studied and the kitchen was shown and the irish maiden asked all sorts of queer questions about the and the which the cook was proud and happy to answer this is the main cabin or as the students call it the professors cabin said paul as he escorted the lady from the i m sure it is a good deal better than they have at the college in replied grace i should think they might be happy here probably they are added paul as he proceeded to show his fair companion tlie state rooms the and the i should like to live here myself said grace perhaps you would not think so of our ship if you could be on board in a gale of wind why what happens then she plays queer then we have to fasten everything down nothing will stay on the tables and when we turn in we can hardly keep in our own that would be fun i should like it above all things do you think we shall have a gale before we return young in ireland and scotland i hope not it would make you this is the after cabin continued paul as he led the way from the main cabin the this is the one you go into a dinner isn t it not exactly it is the officers cabin replied the lieutenant laughing at her blunder why do you call it the a r cabin because it is farther aft or back than the other that is captain s state room and the next is mr haven s and mine then you room with mr haven exclaimed she in childish wonder that he should be permitted to are an apartment with so big a man as the first lieutenant i assure you miss that your friend is quite capable of commanding the ship and can do all mr haven does interposed dr who happened to be near could you give all the orders to set the sails mr asked she i think i could laughed paul for aught we know he may be captain or first lieutenant after the first day of july i really didn t think he was such a big man said grace looking at him from head to foot till paul blushed beneath her gaze i don t think i shall ever be captain replied he will you look into my state room she went into all the rooms into the asked questions about the tell tales and other instruments she and or if cabin and finally she could look through f the ship she wanted paul states where and how he re any indians in tes were not by so g there ty the entire population of the our country we should only had any more people than we have at least twenty five is larger than ireland some as large and two or three of an the whole united kingdom island i should not dare to island after dark for fear i the water is not deep grace t pretend to with the old of the cities palaces and f you should visit the united years from this time you countries of europe to think of it i wilt go nd if i happen to be there i it to you as you have been to id like to go on deck now to the seated himself by her side th west and it was advisable young america in ireland and scotland l l to take a course which would give a fair wind for the return trip the ship was running across the north channel headed up the of the sea was gentle and the motion of the ship steady though a few of the party were slightly they recovered as soon as the vessel entered the smooth water beyond the channel the band played frequently and the excursion was almost as pleasant to the guests as it was to	36
their at two o clock the young america came to anchor off the isle of where the party dined on the fare provided by the steward for this special occasion an hour was then spent in the boats in which those who chose were taken ashore and tlie boys for the first time stood upon the soil of scotland at four the anchor was weighed and the ship headed for the breeze was fresh in the afternoon so that the ship made twelve knots during a portion of the trip and came to anchor in roads at nine o clock in due time the guests were landed and the crew returned to the ship it was that this was the most delightful day they had spent since the ship sailed from harbor paul we fear was a little sentimental when he went below after landing miss grace and we are quite sure that for weeks and months he looked back with a kind of rapture upon the hours he spent with the pretty and brilliant irish maiden grace manifested so much interest in tlie ship and her crew not particularly in the second lieutenant tl at and ob to know what happened on board e from ite possible for you to know miss arrested paul shall see you and the other officers said she we are going to and shall pass through london and we shall meet but we americans know how to write think i am impudent i will write to you f our be delightful mr do grace be very glad to do so replied paul in return tell me all about the used a little harmless cunning in but when ive consider how ent and fascinating this young lady was be ready to pardon him especially when r that he was only sixteen and did not ter paul was certainly a shade more ar a few days and more than once he the doctor by speaking in very of the queen of the at neglected none of his or he studied even harder than before and brother officers in the cabin were that at the next distribution of the the first lieutenant if not the ay following the the young young in ireland and scotland america sailed with a pilot on board for port rush the nearest safe harbor to the giant s a week was spent in exploring the wonders of this region a trip was made every to some point in the vicinity and the boys in the boats climbed rugged leaped from one column to another of the and listened to the echoes in the by the sea shore there was no end to the legends related of the origin of the and of the wells pools chimneys organs and even to which the natural objects had some real or fancied resemblance the giants who dwelt there seem to have been supplied with every convenience for amusement as well as for moral and religious improvement we can give only a single tradition which explains tlie origin of the the giant fin m was the champion of ireland and felt very much at the insolent of a certain giant who offered to beat all who came before him and even dared to tell fin tliat if it n t for the of self he would swim over and give him a fin at last applied to the king who perhaps not daring to question the doings of such a man gave him leave to a right to scotland on the walked over and fought the fin turned out victor and with an amount of generosity quite becoming his descent kindly allowed his former rival to marry and settle in ireland which the was not to do seeing that at that time living in scotland was none of the best and or and everybody knows thai ireland was always the richest country in the world since the death of the le being no longer wanted has the sea only leaving a portion of itself a little at the island of n and the b grand gate on pleasant week spent in the midst of the young america sailed on the or the in which she off ter a prosperous voyage lad hardly been put in order before mr le on board but the not hey go to liverpool in the mr when they were is state room tain landed them at replied rather the told ip would leave before y could hey went on to liverpool and he landed on to take the night steamer they did i need hardly say they staid at ly a few hours and from there i traced they remained long enough to see i and then departed i have not been any information in regard to them in employed two to continue the i hav no doubt they will be found in was more anxious than ever but could be done and the professor duties on board of the ship young america in ireland and scotland chapter xii the journey op the now we are all right said when he had delivered the young america s mail bag at the post office in we are just in time for the railroad boat to cork that s so replied consulting his watch as they hurried towards the pier where is the money wilt in my pocket it is all right but how much have you i want to be sure it is all right before i go a great way from the ship for i don t think it would be exactly to be caught in a foreign land without any change i have all that belongs to you how much was there let me see i had sixteen pounds owed me fifteen pounds two and sixpence all right i will give you the money when we get to cork added suppose you give it	36
to me now suggested who was not very willing to trust such a fellow as his companion i don t like to handle the money here in the street where everybody is looking at us answered l and or keeper of tlie about his pocket e sovereigns and i will give you the the gold to who was satisfied the of steamer and in due time art they took supper at the royal i where in one comer they found an discuss their plans buy some clothes at once su afford to do that replied t any more money for a month at least won t last forever will betray us added t they help us more they but where are you going next this and from there to london answered for a newspaper and found there was till ten at night t do said shaking his head asked n will miss us and he will be up here s within an hour or two we must it won t do to stay here an over the paper and see what ti train that goes at seven to r where it is we will go there young america in ireland and scotland who in virtue of his superior judgment and energy had already taken the lead of tlie party we have no time to spare don t say a word as to where we are going the station is the one we have just come from i have seen on a car there the others approved of his arrangement and after paying the bill they walked by an way to the station at summer hill there were two trains in readiness to start one of which went to passage and the other to there was a crowd at the office and asked a gentleman to procure their tickets for them which enabled them to pass without being observed by the after various they slipped into a of one of tlie carriages satisfied that they had not been noticed by any policeman or other officials they had first class tickets and found a section of a carriage which was i don t see the need of all this and filling said as they took their seats don t you then it s lucky for you i came with you for you would be carried back to tlie ship within twenty four hours replied sharply can t you see that will make a tremendous row when he finds we have gone suppose he does he will put the police on our track and telegraph to and everywhere else then of course he will telegraph to and we shall be taken up as soon as we get there he won t think of our going to such an out of place as but i don t mean to run any and or risks even there do you see what i have here added as he produced a which he had purchased at the station the book contained the time tables of all the in the united kingdom and information in regard to all the lines of who had a very good knowledge of the geography of ireland studied this work till it was too dark to read its fine print as he seemed to be master of the situation left the whole matter to him with only grumbling enough to maintain his dignity and equality when the train arrived at it was quite dark was so sure that no one could have gone up to cork from the ship in season to telegraph to this place that the party left the station without any especial precautions there was no way to leave the town by public conveyance that night and it was not prudent to go to a hotel but after some difficulty they found a lodging house where they spent tlie night and obtained breakfast in the morning at nine o clock they took the steamer which goes up the and landed at from this point they proceeded by car to from which was a train to where they arrived on sunday night hoped to find that a steamer would sail for liverpool or on the following day but there was none till wednesday evening on monday morning they took the train for after spending the night in an obscure hotel and wandered about tlie country till wednesday when they returned to in season to step on board of the liverpool steamer just as was leaving tlie wharf young america in and scotland we are safe now said when the vessel was clear of the shore don t you suppose we have been safe all the time demanded with a sneer no i am certain that or one of the professors is on our track he will have to follow us up to and everywhere else we have been i hope he will have a good time and see as much of the country as we have replied at the skill he had used in the purpose of any supposed it was a fact that mr had traced the over their entire route and reached on thursday morning only to find that they had sailed for liverpool in the steamer of the night before i don t believe any one would have troubled us if we had gone direct to and from there to liverpool continued we have away three days when we might have had lots of fun in london we have seen the country haven t we the fellows on board of the ship haven t been to nd and as we have replied what do we care for those places i wouldn t have given sixpence to see growled i have one thing more to say continued and that is we shall be taken just as sure as we go to liverpool i know just as well as i know anything that or some	36
one else is following us if you had minded what i said we should have trouble about that of course people can tell or whether they have seen any fellows in the uniform of tlie ship i have been glad enough to put off we had money enough to buy clothes buy anything decent for less four oi which would make a big hole in out as this steamer goes to liverpool i are in for being caught said ng to it if i can and i expect my serve me a good turn then we shall be i some time to morrow i am going to tain send us ashore or put us into land us there he ll do it over the left sneered to me and if i hadn t been with you ave been caught before this time ee it whether he saw it or not for mr certainly have given them into the le police in where in off the next day part so well that the captain of the his wheels long enough to put the board a vessel which was going rt at the table the night before the inquired into the significance of the his passengers and had de young america to adding that he intended to join her at fearful that the ship would sail without young america in ireland and scotland i i them that the captain finally yielded went out of his course to hail the and put them on board of her at they took the first train for was a young gentleman of taste and information and he could not leave this old city without seeing its cathedral though both and protested against any delay for such a purpose the lieutenant had the stronger will and the ancient church was visited well where are we going now asked as they came out of the cathedral to london of course replied why london because that s the best place to go we can have some fun there we can have just as much fun in and don t you mean to see those places after we have seen london perhaps we will go to them replied whose plans were not very clearly defined that s a stupid idea to go to london first added decidedly i am bound for next i wouldn t miss seeing those lakes in scotland for anything i would rather miss london or paris than sneered there isn t the least need of our keeping together any longer if we can t agree i suggested quietly i don t want to drag you into scotland if you don t want to go i had just as go to scotland as not if you will iy and or go to london afterwards replied who had in himself as he had had ship we will go to london after we have and the lakes ur won t help us much now is well make some change in our it time we did something of that kind looking at us now as though we were n a added but you cost too much money i t buy new suits in full i can the shoulder off my coat and change can each of you buy a cheap sack coat change the cut of the so that we we might have done that i the captain of that steamer would not for us to go ashore at arranged what each of the party should clothing at s su and procured the articles at better to the efforts of any one in pursuit of them as they were very they decided to remain at over lid at a small hotel where they made in their clothing not only and the gold bands from on a set of black buttons he had off the brass ones young america in ireland and scotland i when they w nt to the train for scotland the next day they were sure that no one would recognize them as members of the young america s ship s company people had stared at them wherever they went before but now no particular notice was taken of them in the afternoon they reached s economy and caution induced them to take rooms at a small hotel where the prices were low and the were very inferior the total expense being only five shillings a day for each boy as usual but the funds of the party were already much reduced and the fear of an exhausted was strong enough to induce him to yield to his companion we must look ahead fellows said as he took from his pocket a daily newspaper he had purchased in the street i have less than twelve pounds left i have but ten added i have more than either of you replied who had paid to his friends the sums they claimed how much have you wilt asked i am willing to make an even thing of it among us and i will give you five pounds apiece which will make it square continued how is this wilt demanded the lieutenant gravely did you take more than belonged to us from the safe of course i couldn t stop to count the money when i took it said i don t believe in that added decidedly nor i added and or you shall have the money whether you believe in it or not s the use of being so we might as well he hung for an old sheep as a lamb of course your father will pay back anything you use that don f belong to you you don t mean to go back to the ship you said of course i don t but i don t moan to have s hand in stealing money answered proudly what s the good of it stealing we ll give back all that don t belong to us	36
you may have the five pounds but you needn t spend tt if you don t wish to o so i will not take it replied i m going to write to my father this very day to send me twenty five pounds so that i can get it when we reach london i will do the same said as the lieutenant glanced at the newspaper the is reported at we can date our letters there but we shall not get the money for three weeks and ten pounds will hardly keep me going for that time you can use the five pounds i will give you and pay it back when your comes suggested was fully resolved if compelled to take the five pounds which did not belong to him to a five pound note to mr when he received his funds from his father the letters were written immediately dated on board the ship at a shilling stamp was to each but when they were ready to mail a new difficulty pre young america in ireland and scotland itself to the cautious lieutenant the letters would be post marked instead of they were dated and this circumstance might excite the suspicions of the parents to whom they were addressed of course our folks will have no idea that we have left the ship said not unless writes to them added he won t do that yet a while you may depend upon it replied i know how to do it we will put the three letters into one envelope and send them to the at him to mail them but what will the think asked we don t care a fig what he thinks he won t know anything at all about the matter said as he thrust the three letters into an envelope dressed it and three penny it is all right now and we shall have the money when we get to london now we will have some supper in the evening the went to the theatre having arranged their plans and satisfactorily adjusted the financial question they were disposed to enjoy themselves before this time they had been embarrassed by the fear of discovery of losing their money and other but at supper each of them had taken a glass of strong ale which produced an effect upon them they seats in the pit and as the beer made them rather with their tongues they soon made acquaintance of a well dressed or i them and who made id lake with between the i the stranger ale lis occasion and by the the theatre again its their brains i said the ken their seats day replied good time le stranger s fellow and i want to i suppose having a good time you i ll be glad to cathedral we arrived this he cathedral to morrow exclaimed i your name my call me and young america in ireland and scotland you may call me so if you like answered the stranger though he no longer appeared to be such all right keep your weather eye wide open tight and we ll have some sport won t we mr don t talk so loud wilt said the lieutenant who was not so much affected by the wine he had drank all right mr i ll take a in my tongue gear replied in a whisper you are sailors t you asked yes sir we are sailors we ve the deep where s your ship continued she s in liverpool and we ve come here to have a good time i want you to understand that the curtain rose and the attention of the party was called to the play kept still for a time and being overcome by fatigue and the influence of the wine he dropped asleep his position however was not very comfortable for a nap and him to prevent him from falling upon the floor when the play was finished he roused himself and insisted upon taking another glass of wine with attempted to interfere but the was so wilful that he refused to listen to reason now take us somewhere and let s have some sport said as they left the wine shop where will i take you just where you please we want to see the fun if there s any in the city brace her sharp up and how us the fun and or e with me lads them to a narrow street and entered found was a gambling saloon r and many small tables at a few of seated engaged in various games of of the lieutenant s protest again to wine into several persons as his friends see them said a looking fable with a pack of cards in his lose they want to make some money f don t they are not sit n and we ll have a game you i don t understand the games play replied who was by elated by the of the take advantage of any gentleman s said the polite wo the cards and laid the pack on the if you want to put down i shilling on the color of the card i for you as for me no reply but he put a shilling upon the added another do you bet on red or black id cut the pack young america in ireland and scotland red it is he added the money is yours you see this is entirely fair in fact it s et in a simple way half a crown on the red again said pleased with his success as he put the coin on the table this also he won and then half a sovereign which he lost but repeating the stake won again in a few moments he was deeply interested in the e and put down a sovereign a sovereign on the	36
red stammered got the rocks come with me said and we ll play a game by ourselves all right my sheet home and away replied as he staggered off with his new friend leaving to pursue his game yours said the as he turned up a red card are lucky my yankee the lieutenant was fascinated by his good fortune and actually won five sovereigns before his luck turned as it always does in games of chance another sovereign on the red said he in excited tones he lost but he was so sure the next card would be favorable that he insisted upon putting down five sovereigns though the considerate advised him not to do so the pack was cut and he lost still hopeful he repeated the stake and lost again he was naturally cautious and appalled at his losses he returned to single sovereigns again he lost every and ok n ten minutes all his gold was gone then a t k sovereigns of who was half his side but they did not restore have been evident to his sober senses that the ck at his own pleasure he was enough to borrow another e man behind the bar said he must he did in consequence of a who had out of wine before we go said to go to sleep again as he ly red and black but persisted that he to win back his money the seem to think this was necessary lie should receive a visit from the ot close his place at once the ted out of the saloon and them to their hotel as they taking on one arm e other being better able to take care of himself the young hotel and assisted the night to bed le morning with violent expected was disgusted had lost all his money except a had it all away himself for his n excitedly searching his pockets young america in ireland and scotland i what s the matter wilt demanded he my money is all gone gasped so is mine groaned clapping his hands upon his trousers pockets every shilling gone exclaimed i haven t a penny left added we re in a pretty fix said dropping into a chair utterly i didn t play any added i was sleepy i couldn t neither did i said it s a plain case i have all my money away and and the others picked your pockets while you were so tight what shall we do we can t even pay the hotel bill continued they were a miserable of and or chapter about scotland after the arrival of the young i at all hands were to hear professor s lecture on th history of scotland before he mr made a few he began i ought to say to of this voyage do not permit of the several countries we e can only observe a few of the which each nation or division ink you saw enough of ireland to give the country doubtless at some future you will visit europe again and you h to occupy your attention for two or am sure you will enjoy such a tour all e present full of beautiful scenery as well as interest but i find we can remain or three weeks and we must make a our time the entire season might be spent in the waters of be practicable to take the ship to young america in ireland and scotland the eastern coast but fortunately a large number of the natural and historical objects of interest lie within seventy miles of our present young j i am happy to say that seeing with the routine of study and discipline on board of the ship even better than i had anticipated since we sailed from you have not lost more than six or seven days which has been doing remarkably well after you have seen and the land of burns which can be done without interfering with your studies we will take a short to enable you to visit the lakes and the announcement was followed by a round of applause i cheerfully bear testimony to your general good conduct and to your devotion to your studies continued the principal i assure you that while you continue faithful to your duties i shall afford you every privilege that is consistent with the object of the voyage the students hoped he would say something about the but he did not allude to them not even the officers knew about them and all were curious to ascertain whether mr had found them some believed that as the professor had returned to his duties the had been captured and sent home in disgrace but those who had the most confidence in s skill and were satisfied that he had his young gentlemen said mr as he took bis i shall not detain you long over the map t and or of scotland though the physical features of the country are worth a careful study scotland is as you aware the northern division of the island of great britain he continued pointing to the large map which hung on tlie it is a the length of the boundary line between and is about eighty miles the longest line which can be drawn through the country would be from head to the of nearly north and south two hundred and eighty five miles what is the area of scotland thirty one thousand three hundred and square miles replied the boys in concert about the same as ireland which is a little larger added the professor and therefore about the size of the state of you perceive that on the west and north there are many large islands their united area is about forty two hundred square miles what is the population three millions replied the boys for fifty years preceding its average increase was nearly eighty per	36
k young america in ireland and scotland had made several ineffectual attempts to stretch his from one point to another regarding tliis spider as a type of himself he watched it with interest and when the insect succeeded in his purpose interpreted it as a favorable and continued his efforts which were at last as successful as those of the spider had been though the war was continued for fourteen years longer the independence of scotland was finally acknowledged during the next century the crown was worn by three of robert ii was the son of the steward of scotland which fact gave a name to the house of of which he was the first king the son of robert iii became james i of land who was succeeded by five more kings of the same name which brings this history down to james vi the last of the kings mary commonly called mary queen of was the daughter of james v of her history we shall have more to say at and james iv of scotland married margaret daughter of henry vii of england henry viii three children edward mary and elizabeth and when the last died without children james vi of scotland directly descended through queen of from henry vii became james i of england and here ends the separate history of scotland the two countries were united by a common but it was not till one hundred years later that they were joined together by law the government is essentially the same now as that of england and the people are represented in the two houses of parliament io and or this is all i have to say at present young but i shall have frequent occasion to allude to the history of scotland as we visit various scenes of historic interest you haven t said a word about rob added a student when the lecture was finished i do not consider rob a person of sufficient consequence to occupy a place in a brief history of scotland the scene of his exploits was the region around and he was simply a rob in plain english was robert tiie red his true name was robert he was a cattle dealer before the of in scotland george i was the first sovereign of the family and some of the people of scotland wished to have the succession continued in the line of the james ii who left his throne and went to france was succeeded by his daughter mary and her husband of orange james made several attempts to recover his crown as i told you on the battle field by the in ireland he had an only son whom the people of scotland wished to call to the throne he is known in history as the he went to scotland and the pie there rallied under his banner among them was rob the cattle dealer his lands were seized and he commenced a war of his daring exploits and a certain nobility of character made him a hero and his name is a household word in land rob stock was rather at a even with those who had read sir walter scott s l young america in and scotland after the professor s rather contemptuous allusion to that worthy the students devoted themselves to the studies of the and at two o clock in the afternoon they heard the welcome pipe of the which called together the crew for an excursion on shore the boats were lowered and all hands em what is there here asked paul of his constant friend the surgeon when they landed at nothing of especial interest but the place is a commercial town and noted for its replied dr did you ever read s poems paul a little sir then of course you have heard of mary she was buried in tliis town i never read much of s poetry for the that i could not understand the scotch it contains added paul there are plenty of his poems which contain no scotch though i think that is tlie charm of his his native humor and are best expressed in the dialect in which he used to think and speak you will find many of burns and perhaps you will have a deeper interest in him when you have seen them certainly he was a wonderful poet and in spite of his and the of his life the people of scotland almost worship his memory i have often heard of but i can t think what it is noted for said paul i know it is aa ai and or important but it is famous for something else that i have heard about it is the of a very celebrated man one who had added more to the wealth of great britain than any other man one who has increased the value of its productive industry more than a hundred fold i know who he is now exclaimed paul it is the man who invented the steam engine you are right he is generally called the of the steam engine though he did not discover the principle upon which the machine is constructed but he made it to the purposes for which tlie engine is now used and he is justly entitled to all the honor which is to him the party visited the memorial in union street which is a structure erected by the son of the great and contains a beautiful statue of by sir francis purchased by after a walk through the town the party took seats in the train for on this railroad the boys saw fourth class cars in which the passengers paying less fare than the third class are huddled in seats cheap but not comfortable exclaimed paul and the train stopped at a village with tliis name i have heard of the place before probably you have heard of baron who recently visited	36
the united states do you know whom i mean yes sir it was the prince of wales it was and in every official mention of the prince he was called baron the belonged young america in ireland and scotland to the family of whose origin mr spoke to you this and came by descent to the prince of wales the train stopped a few moments at which is an important place after leaving this town the view from the window of the carriage was very pleasant the houses of the poorer people were neat and comfortable and the of the scotch was apparent in their dwellings and in their gardens when the party arrived at the station in a sufficient number of carriages were in readiness for them mr having engaged them an hour before the were a kind of drawn by one four persons they are let by the hour for three shillings the ordinary cab fare for any distance within a mile and a half is one shilling and sixpence for every additional half mile which are only from a quarter to a half of the charged in the principal cities of the united states the procession of carriages left the station and crossed the by the bridge a granite structure five hundred feet in length by sixty in width a penny toll is collected on this bridge which paul declared no american city would in its midst before you have travelled long in scotland and england you will find a great many places where your passage is by a demand for a penny said dr with a smile this is the he added pointing to tlie left of the bridge the what and or such thing as tliat laughed paul direction indicated or basin of the port you see tlie and the crowd of extending n the river fifty years ago the water more than three and a half feet deep men now living in who have cross the the river had been led in width and now vessels drawing water can come up at full tide plenty of here and some of i ever saw said paul as they e bridge t are celebrated all over the e building of them is one of the most of business in which you city in size in the united kingdom the first and liverpool the second its importance as a commercial place is of modern origin is an nd is said to have been founded about before the american revolution the ity was almost wholly in tobacco in were made the war between colonies interrupted this trade and ned their attention to the is which has become one of the most of wealth to the city de however is the most notable branch a bout the time the revolution in young america in ireland and scotland suspended the tobacco came upon the stage of action with the steam engine and where spent so many years of his life in studying the principle and the of his invention derived immense benefit from his genius the coal and iron mines in the vicinity afford abundant material for the iron works in henry bell launched on the the first ever seen in the united kingdom though some attempts had been made by others to apply the steam engine as a motive power to vessels this was five years after tlie real of the had made his celebrated trip from new york to in the the immense improvements made in the port of have opened new sources of wealth to the city the building of iron and engines is now one of the chief branches of business there is not much to be seen in and the city is of little importance to the said dr as the procession of carriages turned into street this is the principal street and a ride of half an hour will give you a very good idea of the city which is just like every other commercial town the odd names of the streets which the doctor or the driver mentioned amused the boys as the and which are a of street the the of and in george square there is i nt to walter scott a statue of sir john the l and or hero of another of james and a fourth of sir robert the famous there are other monuments or statues in the city the carriages stopped before a gloomy and massive structure which proved to be cathedral described by sir walter scott in rob it is a very ancient building but has been restored and one beautiful stained glass windows added adjoining the cathedral is the which is an immense burial ground and the last resting place of some of the most renowned it contains a noble and monument to john the fiery from the summit of the hill in this city of the dead the party obtained a fine view of the city the river and the surrounding country which proved to be more interesting to the boys than the on the monuments a visit to the series of on the in tlie eastern part of the city completed the round of the excursion and the ship s company arrived at the railway station just in time to take the train for of course they had not thoroughly but they had accomplished all the principal proposed which was to give an idea of the city young america in ireland and scotland chapter xiv the in aching heads and the three sat on the beds and stared at each other in silence after the full extent of their misfortune had become apparent their united funds would not amount to more than four shillings which was not enough to pay the hotel bill to say nothing of going to london and paris or even of leaving each of them was thoroughly ashamed of himself not so much for his vicious	36
and conduct as for his weakness and stupidity in permitting himself to be or robbed of his money it was sunday morning the clock of a church in the vicinity struck nine while they sat staring in dumb misery at each other so appalled by the fearful misfortune which had overtaken them that they could not finish dressing themselves there was no tyranny on board the young america which bore so heavily upon them as the tyranny of their own and all of them wished they had not embarked upon such a desperate venture they were now fully convicted of inability to manage their own affairs and perhaps could see the necessity of mr s in regard to the of the students and or these three boys even with the burden of taking care of themselves resting upon them at the first opportunity after they felt secure from pursuit had become and lost by gambling and being robbed all the money in their possession but a few shillings these facts were a triumphant of tlie principal s policy and though the realized the truth they did not acknowledge it to each other was the worst boy of the three if not the worst belonging to the ship s company his reckless ness in the use of the wine had been the step to present disgrace and helplessness he was tlie first to speak after the long silence which followed the of the miseries of their situation each was himself for his own folly and trying to devise a plan by which the party could be from the desperate circumstances which surrounded them it s no use to cry about it said he after he had mad up his mind what could be done nobody is crying about it added i m not i think we had better join the league replied with a faint attempt at humor or an anti gambling league suggested looking at the lieutenant if we hadn t drank any wine i don t think we should have lost any money by gambling retorted you drank as much wine as i did said young america in ireland and scotland not quite at any rate i didn t keep forcing the drinks upon others one would have thought from the way you kept calling for that you had a thousand pounds in your pocket you treated the whole crowd three or four times and then you didn t know whether you stood on your head or your heels continued sharply and one would think from the way you that you had ten thousand pounds in your pockets added angrily if a glass of wine me as it does you i shouldn t take more than one lords and don t play for more than a sovereign or so but you put down five i think the pot needn t call the kettle black said in my opinion it s six one and half a dozen the other and we may as well dry up on this line of talk we have all been stupid and weak and the less we say about it the better i away all my money and some of mine interposed rather if i hadn t lost it you would but you are two sovereigns better off than you would have been if i hadn t borrowed them of you for i shall pay all i owe you replied with dignity i away my money and you lost yours we are all in the same box and we had better not quarrel about it what s to be done that s the interesting question now i don t see that there is anything we can do replied and or we are not going to be hung or anything of that sort said with an effort to be cheerful the case isn t half so desperate as it might be it s bad enough any how added we are here without any money and of course ye can t go to london or an else we are beggars in a strange land i suppose we can write to on and ask him to get us out of this scrape you may do that but i never will replied decidedly i don t want to do it but there is only one other thing we can do what is that asked eagerly when tlie conversation began to take a practical turn we are all sailors and we can ship on board some vessel bound to the united states ship i what go into the of a as common sailors demanded the aristocratic young lieutenant why not we can get home that way if we can t get anywhere else we are not reduced to such an extremity as that t we well i thought we were said it s no use for you to put on airs here we are hard up in a foreign country you can t borrow and you don t want to steal i should like to know what you intend to do i think you will have to trust me in the future as you have in the past replied the lieutenant with t little vanity trust you i exclaimed with a young america in ireland and scotland that s easy enough when we can t muster a sovereign among the three i don t know that you are any bigger man than or i if i hadn t managed this business you would have been in the on board of the ship at this present time i don t know that i do and if you had taken my advice last night when i told you not to drink any more we should not have got into this scrape you drank yourself and away all your money and some of ike s you needn t say anything snapped i don t complain now i only say if	36
you had me we should not have been in trouble i don t know about that don t quarrel about it fellows interposed who had proved himself to be a in council i don t care i don t believe in s putting on airs all right wilt we won t have any trouble added lieutenant rather i don t care about being and since we can t agree we can i will go my way and you may go yours rose from his seat on the bed and completed his toilet without any further remark what are you going to do to day nothing replied the lieutenant to day is sunday i suppose we can t do any and or thing but i should like to get hold of that fellow that took us to the saloon added you can if you like i don t want an to do with him you can make your plans now to suit yourself i told you i wasn t going to be and what i do i shall keep to myself don t be so short said to morrow you can go your way and i will go mine what do you mean i mean that we will part company i m not going to have a fellow talk to me about putting on airs i don t like your way of doing things in the morning we will part company and i will sail on my own hook you don t mean that added who though unwilling to acknowledge that the lieutenant was the and most skilful manager in the party was not the less conscious of the fact i mean it that isn t fair why not if we can t agree we bad better separate i don t want to be responsible for your and i won t ask you to be responsible for mine i don t know what you mean by that kind of t replied who really felt tliat the loss of would be a great misfortune it s no use for us to run about this country as we did last night you made friends with that he has been the ruin of us i shouldn t have done it you insisted upon drinking and i couldn t refuse without being mean i shouldn t have done that you young america in ireland and scotland wouldn t mind what i said and here we are head over heels in trouble last night i followed your lead and we are cleaned out up to this time you followed my lead and we were safe we can t get along with divided counsels i suppose you mean that you must be cock of the walk or you will leave us said i mean just that added boldly then you may go when you please i would as have to over me as you all i have to say is that one of us must lead i won t follow your lead and if you won t follow mine that is the end of the whole matter i won t replied decidedly i think it is mean for one fellow to attempt to lord it over an other there will be no about it if you had taken my advice last night we should not have got into this scrape i think i am better able to take care of the party than you are if you don t think so i haven t a word to say you can go where you like and i will do the same r s bones will be broken i shall not over you and you will not get me into any scrape come come fellows interposed alarmed by this conflict for the don t get into any row no row at all said it s all right now i don t ask to be captain added and i don t want any ruler over me if we can t go as equals we won t go together any longer and or all right fm going down to get some breakfast continued as he put on his cap and moved towards the door don t go yet pleaded let us fix this thing up i am willing to follow s lead he added turning to as we have done from the beginning i m not added i haven t done it yet and i don t mean to be n now shall we see you again he asked with a smile i shall not leave you to day to morrow i will pay you the two sovereigns i borrowed where will you get the money demanded that s my affair replied the lieutenant sternly where are you going to morrow don t trouble yourself any more about me if i want any help from you i will call upon you for it and when i want a fellow to me i ll give you an invitation to take the situation sneered as left the room what was the use of doing that said witli deep disgust at the conduct of his companion do you think i have come here to have a good time and mean to submit to he ll find he isn t a lieutenant here if he is on board the ship replied with a proper exhibition of independence here we are without any money and you are hairs over a silly question who shall be the leader young america n ireland and scotland i don t want an more i didn t sell out one to take another aboard so soon is a good fellow and knows how to manage things you can t deny that you got us into that scrape last night you made friends that and asked him out to drink you n liim take us to that gambling hole are you going to turn upon me too demanded indignantly you can	36
t deny it and you don t told you not to drink any more two or three times if you had what he said w should have been all right you are a ike jf you want to put yourself under mr s thumb you can i shall not all i ve got to say is if we are going to break up in this way i am going with he is twice as safe a fellow to be with as you are perhaps he is but he will borrow your money when he is cleaned out as he was last night i have no more to lend he promised to pay me to morrow and he will over the left he said he would i believe he will don t you believe the moon is made of green cheese that s s gas how can he pay you when he hasn t half a crown left if you want to to him do it i don t want to to any fellow and don t want any fellow to but he s a safe fellow to be with and i m going with him and or are you demanded as his and moved towards the door i am i ll bet you won t i why not because you won t you and i have hung together through a good many and you are not going to cut me now yes i am if you don t make terms with i m not going to make terms with and you are not going to cut me replied with a malicious assurance s the reason i m not because you are not if you do one mean thing i ll do another what will you do if you leave me i ll look out for myself and put on your track and s within hours he s over at and it wouldn t take him long to find you after he was informed that you had been in threw his cap down upon bed he had not the courage to cut his old partly perhaps from the inherent meanness of the act and partly from a fear that would put his threat into execution smiled at the triumph he had achieved over his friend and for the moment forgot the desperate situation of the party but his aching head soon swept away his and brought him back to the consciousness of his weak and helpless situation he did not want any breakfast he had no appetite yet and he was afraid the landlord young america in ireland and scotland wish to know where the money to pay the bill was to come from have you any idea what you are going to do wilt asked after he had gazed out of the window in painful silence for a time if we can t do any better we can ship for the united states replied i don t want to do that but we can if we are obliged to do so tm going to try something better first what i m going to get my money back when you do you will well i will then if i only had my money i would rather be without than with him how will you get your mon y back i should like to know call on the police i had about twenty five sovereigns in my pocket you see that took it from me my head was rather muddy but i know just the time when he put his hand into my pocket i have an idea that i can find the rascal he belongs to that gambling house and is sent out to haul in but where is the gambling house i m sure i couldn t find it i could and we will go out and hunt it up by and by added with a long as he threw himself upon the bed he had not yet recovered from the effects of and he dropped asleep when he began to also lay down and soon followed the example of his friend at twelve o clock they again feeling much better they went and or down to the room and took a light breakfast not in the house the landlord was as polite as he had been the day before and evidently did not suspect that the of his guests was exhausted and had finished their meal they left the house intent upon finding the place to which they had been conducted the night before by neither of them had any idea of the route by which they had been led from tlie gambling house to the hotel and they went first to the theatre royal the shop they had first entered after the play was over was readily found as of them had been very before they entered the gambling saloon their united ol enabled them at last to find the place it was closed but was much encouraged by his success while he stood in of the house telling what he intended to do the next morning a police man came along and hoping to his knowledge of the locality touched his cap and saluted the guardian of the city s morals can you tell me what kind of a house that is op he asked pointing to the building in the gambling saloon was there s a shop in it and very like some gambling is done there replied the officer very likely there is added significantly do you know anything of tlie people who keep the shop they are bad people and very sly it s not a gambling house but they strangers of money occasionally i am set to watch them young america in ireland and scotland do you know one who goes there asked anxiously i never the name before replied the police man with a but the people in yon	36
house have as names as there are feathers in a black bird s tail added the officer with more zeal than he had at first manifested for he probably began to suspect that tlie young sailors before him had been in the house and described the personal appearance of so well that the policeman declared it was very like a person who frequented the place and who had been once arrested for a stranger into the gambling den come to this place to morrow morning and i will go in with you added he have you been in the house we lost something there last night replied did you man demanded the policeman the young men from head to foot come to me in the morning then for i shall be glad to catch the rogue that you we shall get our money ike exclaimed as the policeman passed on perhaps we may i feel pretty sure of it i think we shall have a chance to tell that it is better to be robbed than it is to your money away come we will return to the hotel for i suppose cannot do anything more to day as they walked up the street towards the theatre and or a young man came out of an alley near the house which had been the subject of the conversation and followed them till they entered the hotel he paused a few moments at the door and then followed them in where are the young who are stopping here he asked of the landlord two of them have just gone to their room i wish to see them show him to no said the landlord to a servant and the young man was conducted to the room of the and had just thrown themselves on the beds lazy rather than tired though both were still suffering from their i feel pretty sure we shall get our money back said don t be too sure tlie policeman knew though i suppose that is not his real name i would like to get my claws upon that precious villain you never will see him again i fear replied the but at that instant the door opened and for he was the young man who had followed them from the alley near the gambling house entered the room exclaimed springing from tjie bed and his more prudent companion was afraid he would put his claws upon the precious villain i m glad to see you young gentlemen said with every assurance i should have called earlier in the day but that always make it a rule to go to the in the k young america in ireland and scotland do you indeed exclaimed always added taking a chair now don t you think you are a pretty brace of young fu a sixpence you haven t been near the to day we certainly have not replied taken all by the impudence of you are doubtless sober and i came to let you thank me for the good service i did you last night continued taking a purse from his pocket twenty five sovereigns from one and ten from the other he added counting out the named and handing each to its owner now you may thank your good fortune that you fell into the company of an honest young man who goes to the what do you mean demanded the amazed as he took the twenty five sovereigns you were drunk last night drunk for young boys as you are i was sure you would be robbed of every shilling you had if i didn t take care of your money for you i took it from you when you were and now i return it to you when you are sober take my advice don t drink and go to the every sunday at least once in the day you are a good fellow exclaimed don t go yet i ll send for a bottle of wine and drink your health from it no i never drink wine on sunday replied decidedly where is the other lark that was with you he s gone out and or i have nothing to do with the money he lost by gambling certainly you have not said at the recovery of his money and not caring a straw about s losses i saw you in the street talking with a policeman continued what was that about we were looking for the money we had lost well you have got that of course we have no further business witli the police you see young i took your money from you to keep you from losing it you were polite and civil to me at the theatre and i wished to do you a good turn you have done it and we are very grateful to you answered with but the policeman might annoy me we will not say anything more to him we shall leave to morrow the answer seemed to satisfy and declining again the invitation to drink he left the room and were too much bewildered at the recovery of their lost funds to ask any questions but the fact was that was a regular gambling house from the window of the house he had seen the policeman talking with his victims and having been once arrested he was fearful of the consequences of his crime for stealing thirty five pounds would follow him all over the united kingdom the officer knew him and he had purchased the of his by restoring their money young america in ireland and scotland i wonder where is said after they had discussed the miraculous recovery of their money perhaps he is looking for the money he lost replied he won t find it probably not we can afford to ride the high horse now we can give him one and beat him then chuckled we can	36
help him out now we can but we won t do you mean to let him go n w we have got money back certainly i do we can afford to let him go ike don t you say a word to him about what has happened i want to see what he will do and whether he is mean enough to leave us if he is let him go don t you say a word nor give him a hint if you do i ll cut you i won t no fellow shall me did hot come to the room again till bed time he said nothing about the separation and his did not reveal the good fortune which had astounded them in the afternoon the next morning got up earlier than his room mates and went out at ten o clock he returned here are the two sovereigns i borrowed of you said he handing him the money now good by fellows j and or he paid his bill at the bar below and the house he has raised the wind somehow or other said yes but i see he no longer wears the gold watch and chain which he used to say was worth more than any other fellow s in the ship i ll bet he didn t get twenty pounds for both though they were worth forty let him go took the next train for pier and ix ch k young america in ireland and scotland chapter the land of burns after study hours on the day following the excursion to the officers and crew of the young america embarked in the boats for a visit to about seven miles up the river though the town is a very pretty place the principal object of interest is the castle which is on the point of land between the and the it is built on rock which rises abruptly from the point of between the two rivers to the height of five hundred and sixty feet it is about a mile in and is crowned by two pin the highest of which is called s seat whereon are the ruins of a tower in which was confined a two handed sword is exhibited as his celebrated young gentlemen said professor when the ship s company had seated themselves to rest after the of the ascent this is a place of great historic interest it was one of the four fortified places required to be kept in repair when england and scotland were united and has been a for more than a thousand years during the wars between england and scotland in the time of mary queen of and or when henry viii was to conquer this kingdom it was the scene of several important events the king of france the cause of mary and sent a fleet and army to assist the scotch as the young queen then only six years old was not safe in her own disturbed kingdom it was deemed advisable by her friends to convey her to france she was brought to this place from and embarked in a french man of war which lay in the river below us this fortress was captured in the reign of mary in a very remarkable manner by captain one of the english king s on a very dark night with a small party of picked men he conveyed his to a point beneath the highest and part of the rock concluding that it would be less guarded than the more exposed positions he was assisted by a from the castle who was to act as his guide the first ladder that was raised broke beneath the weight of the soldier who ascended it but as no were within hearing of this part of the rock the noise did not betray the party and renewed the attempt in person the first precipice was successfully and the bold little band stood on a shelf of the rock ready to attempt the second height the ladder was placed in position for this purpose and the commenced the ascent when half way up one of the soldiers was seized with an fit brought on by terror or over exertion and could neither go up nor down it was cruel to throw him over and the noise of his fall might alarm the america in ireland and scotland son so lashed him to the ladder the party descended turned the ladder over and went up with the man tied to the under side the summit of the rock was gained a sleepy killed before he had time to give the alarm and the garrison effectually surprised but what became of the man in the fit asked one of the students when the professor ended his narrative i don t know i suppose they hoisted him up of down when tliey had more time to spare laughed mr i do not for the truth of the story for such events are very often exaggerated at a later period and under more prosperous circumstances mary visited the rock again and queen victoria on her way to the in stopped at the castle the boats returned to the ship at an early hour and as soon as they were hoisted up at the to the astonishment of the crew all hands were to ship when the anchor was short and the sail were at work in the ringing a party of a dozen ladies and gentlemen came off in a with mr a pilot was already on board and in a few moments the young america was standing down the river as soon as the ship was under way the party from the shore were introduced to the officers among them were four young ladies and two young gentlemen with whom tlie after cabin officers were soon on very intimate terms this was rather a sudden movement was it not	36
whole ship s company went on shore to visit castle once the residence of the kings of scotland and to take a run upon the island at five o clock the crew and the guests were on board again the ship was and in charge of a pilot sailed to the southward but and or the wind was very light and it was not till sunrise the next morning that she off the officers had given up the after cabin to the guests when it was found that the ship could not reach her that night sleeping in vacant or on the floor in the it was sunday when the ship dropped anchor in the harbor of and though mr offered to land the guests in the morning none of the students were permitted to go on shore religious services were held under the on deck which were attended by all on board towards night the party from were landed at the usual hour for the boats were lowered and all hands went on shore at which is the of the national poet of scotland the town and its vicinity is generally called the land of the two of pointed out to them by the scotch people in the party but there was hardly one among them who ever heard of tlie poem relating to them never of the of exclaimed arthur when paul confessed that he was ignorant of the existence of such poem you ignorant in we are we don t know an of course you have read the poem indeed i have if s about two bridges one of which talked to the other replied arthur do you think it a better poem than i never of never heard of it exclaimed paul how you must be here in scotland ik n young in ireland and scotland mr who is he he s no much of a poet or i should have of him you will not think of comparing him with robert burns i never read anything written by that i liked half as well as the of the ship that s all because you are a sailor i like better than any other poet that s all because you are a laughed paul carriages were provided for the ladies and the preferred to ride but the students elected to walk for the country in the vicinity of is beautiful you never of o said arthur as they approached the ruins of the neighborhood of which is the scene of that celebrated poem yes i have read it through in spite of the uncouth words and phrases it contains replied paul to whom the young had attached himself the uncouth words and phrases are the beauty of the poem added arthur with enthusiasm to a they may be we thi k there is no poet in the world like after a walk of two miles from the town of the party reached the cottage where burns was bom the original structure remains as it was in the poet s day but additions have been made in the rear it originally had but two rooms the kitchen and the sitting room the floor was of rough stones s and or laid and of the two windows one was only about a foot square the house was built by the poet s father in the churchyard of is the grave of s father marked by a plain which was erected to supply the place of the original one off in fragments by hunters the church was in the poet s time and had the of being haunted and this popular superstition is the of o who in his ride home from the ale house in where he had drank too much encountered all the and the that about the and the was drawing nigh where ghosts and nightly cry the ghostly crew give chase to the who spurs on the good mare he rides now do thy speedy utmost and the o the there at them thou thy tail may toss a running stream they cross f but when reached the poor had no tail to toss for the foremost of the pursuing host of had caught the beast by the tail and pulled it off it is fortunate that there is always some way to get rid of and that horse shoes have wonderful virtues that certain words have wonderful and o s salvation rested in the well known fact that tlie band could not pursue their victim beyond the middle of the nearest running stream k young america in ireland and scotland the visitors walked to the river and mr pointed out the o whose had been the point of the hero of the poem crossing this bridge the party reached the burns monument it is a memorial structure for burns died and was buried at the monument is an open temple on a high base of granite having nine pillars to represent the nine and surmounted by a dome the grounds which are laid out contain an acre and a quarter of land in a circular room on the ground floor various of the poet are exhibited including copies of the various of his works copies of the several original portraits a box made of wood from the of and more valuable than all the rest the bible given by burns to his mary which was purchased in canada and presented to the in a near tlie are exhibited the statues of o and his boon companion the spent another hour in wandering on the banks of the which still bloom fresh and fair the country was very beautiful and the boys without knowing much of what the had done to it were delighted with the scenery mr who had the history of burns at his tongue s end was full of enthusiasm on the subject he told those	36
who cared to hear him that ihe poet lived at and carrying on a farm with his brother and at these places he wrote some of his best poems he was unsuccessful in his farming scheme and published an edition t and or of his poetry at to raise the money to enable him to to he had paid his passage but the friends of jane afterwards his wife prevented him from leaving he went to where he remained a year and published an edition of his works he returned home with five hundred pounds half of which he paid his brother for the farm at and used the balance in a farm for himself in he was made an officer of which yielded him from to seventy pounds a year his habits and the cares of his office caused him to neglect his farm and as it paid him nothing he was obliged to give it up his life in as it had been before was a continued struggle with poverty as it must be with all his constitution was delicate and his bad habits made such upon it that it was completely broken down and he died at the early age of thirty seven was a remarkable man his genius was of the highest order and he was admired and in private by those who on account of his dissipated habits would not acknowledge him in the street h s po was immense in all classes of society and his funeral was attended by vast multitudes from all parts of the country his poetry came from the deepest depths of his heart which was to the most delicate emotions while there is much to condemn both in the poet s life and in his works there is so much to admire that one can hardly think of his faults while moved by the brilliancy and pathos of his works young america in ireland and scotland though it was nearly dark when the ship s company arrived on board the young america was got under way immediately as only a quarter watch was required on deck in ordinary weather it was not considered any great hardship to make the run back to by night and before daylight she was at her former in the the visitors returning from by railroad early in the morning mr and his son came on board and some conversation with the principal arthur was provided with a uniform and the berth belonging to was assigned to him it appeared that he had his father who had with much persuasion induced mn to receive him here i am paul said the young walking up to the second lieutenant on the quarter deck as soon as he had dressed himself in his sea don t i look like a sailor not on the quarter deck said paul with a smile are not allowed the mast the mast added arthur that one replied paul pointing to it mr is a friend of my fa i and ho won t mind it i was going down into tl e cabin to have a talk with you into the cabin exclaim paul laughing yes into the cabin th f s what i said but you mustn t go into the cabin what s to there ro more than fifty of the who never set a foot in the after cabin they are not to do so and or fu no stand that said arthur the of ray going into the cabin it is contrary to the rules of the ship don t you see that mr is a friend of my father that will make no difference mr serves all alike if you work your way into the cabin it will be all right yesterday you were a guest to day you are a sailor you must leave the or there will be trouble can t a seaman speak to an officer he may but he must not go on the quarter deck to do it nor anywhere when the officer is on duty unless he speaks about the business of the ship man this is all nonsense exclaimed arthur in disgust while you were on board the ship as a guest did you see any of the in the cabin or on the quarter deck i didn t indeed i did i saw twenty of them pulling yon ropes of course to set the or trim the sails they must go on the quarter deck but never unless they have something to do or when ordered there you saw none of them in the cabin continued paul walking forward himself in order to get the new hand out of trouble the ship s rules are hung up in the where you can read them i was going to ask you what i should do but i ll no stand it to have a parcel of yankee boy it over me the officers will treat you well but you must orders and keep in your place young america in ireland and scotland my place will be where i choose to go replied arthur with spirit paul attempted to reason with him but while he was engaged in this up hill work the ship s company were to muster and a small steamer was approaching the ship from breakfast had been served at an early hour and it was plain that something was about to happen mr took his stand and presented arthur as a new scholar he then announced that the steamer approaching the ship would convey the party to where they would take the train for the and not to return till saturday this information was received with three hearty cheers and the students who had been before required to put on their best were sent below to bring up their little bags and blankets for the trip i suppose i m to	36
go with you said arthur though i would rather stay on board of the ship of course you will answered paul what a exclaimed the new scholar as the s whistle sounded a few moments later all hands aboard the steamer shouted the and in a short time the ship s company were landed at where they took the train for pier at the foot of where in fifteen minutes more they arrived d and or chapter s t t else may be said of s conduct in leaving his companion he was certainly he spoke his mind and acted his convictions though he was not opposed on principle to taking a glass of wine or even to gambling he was unwilling to follow the reckless of he did not desire to direct the movements of the because he simply wished to exercise the power this position would confer upon but to save the expedition from any further disaster he had ability and discretion in which his were sadly lacking he was a bold and determined fellow and only needed the firm foundation of a high principle to make him an entirely one he possessed a high sense of honor as he understood the meaning of this word and there were many noble traits in his character he fully believed that was the author of the misfortunes which had befallen them and with the ideas of discipline he had obtained on board of the ship he foresaw nothing but trouble and disaster if was permitted to have his own way young america in ireland and scotland he paid the two sovereigns he had borrowed of him from the proceeds of the sale of his watch and chain which had only fifteen pounds and when he had done this he felt that honor required nothing more of him on the thirteen pounds in his pocket after he had discharged this debt of honor he intended to travel as as possible to london by the way of and taking the eleven o clock train from with an sion ticket which was good for one month he reached about two o clock he had come from pier by the steamer but a tremendous shower commenced just as the boat left the wharf and he was unable to see the scenery of the lake for the saloon on deck was crowded and he was forced to seek shelter from the storm in the lower cabin being a young man with a taste for the sublime and beautiful in nature and art he was greatly disappointed through the round ports by which the cabin was lighted he obtained a partial view of the beauties of the locality but ben was obscured in mists and the fair islands were with moisture as the steamer approached the storm ceased and he was in a measure for what he had lost by a scene which can only be observed after a heavy fall of rain the summit of ben was buried in the black clouds but as the sun came out its was reflected in ten thousand miniature upon the sides presenting a magnificent spectacle which the attention of and or who had the soul to appreciate it streams of water were down the sides of the lofty height which leaped over or were scattered in masses in the rapture of the hour quite forgot that he was a from the ship and when the steamer was approaching the pier at he decided to stop at this place and make a trip down the lake and back on the following day from the boat he obtained a view of the little bay and where water itself into the lake and this pleasant sight strengthened his determination this fall of water that doth make a murmur near the silent lake this little bay were appreciated by the officer as well as by when he wrote the lines at this place to a girl the hotel was beautifully situated and he found he could live there for eight and sixpence a day after dinner he carefully up his probable expenses he had twelve pounds he could go to london third class for three shillings and this sum he could afford to spend ten shillings a day he could find a cheap hotel in where he could for seven shillings a di y and he could therefore to exceed the ten shillings in such an interesting locality as was satisfied with the result of his young america in ireland and scotland tions being sure that he should hear from his father and receive the twenty pounds for which he had written while in the sun was shining pleasantly now though no reliance can be placed upon the weather among the mountains of scotland walked over to the crossed on the foot bridge and gazed at the till he was satisfied for the present though he had not listened to the lecture of professor on the he was familiar with rob s exploits and had ascertained the locality of a cave bearing his name situated on the lake about three quarters of a mile above the landing at the pi r he obtained a small row boat and preferring to be his own he turned a deaf ear to the guides and who beset him and pushed off alone the lake at this point is about a mile in width and be pulled across to obtain a nearer view of island and island on which is an old that belonged to the the scenery on this side of the lake is grand several high mountains including ben which is nearly as high as ben are within two or three miles of the shore the position of rob s cave by the number of boats in the vicinity he pulled towards it but before he had gone half the distance across the lake the around were all hurrying away it became dark	36
and realized that they had been driven away by one of those sudden storms which make sight seeing in scotland so uncomfortable but was a sailor and he was bound for rob s cave he did not wish to be in a cold rain and or but the would shelter him and he continued on his course pull for the pier mon shouted a with all his might where is the cave asked there by the side of the rock wi e s in it but go there now there ll be a rain and a ye ha time to reach the hotel but keep close to the shore was too much of a sailor to fear a on a fresh water lake and he pulled for the rock wi e s the boat to a stone he climbed the steep rock and through a entered a deep and extensive just as the rain began to fall in torrents the visitor the place and tried to be sentimental enough to fancy the of the surrounded by his of wild emerging from this den to lay waste and destroy the possessions of his enemies but it was a damp and dingy hole and it was impossible for the imagination to be very airy under such circumstances went to the mouth of the cave to look upon the lake now enveloped in mists and rain the wind was blowing very fresh and came at times in heavy thrusting his head out at the narrow he glanced up the lake and his attention was immediately attracted by a handsome sail boat which seemed to be wildly about in the fury of the storm the had let go the peak but the sheet was fast at the stern she was coming down the when opposite the cave discovered that i young america in ireland and scotland the only was a small boy not more than ten or eleven years old let go your throat shouted i can t help me i cried the boy in terror the of rob s cave descended the rock with the intention of going to the assistance of the bewildered when a gust of wind more fierce than any which had yet come struck the sail in such a position that it received the full force of the blast the boat the water poured in over the side then she and swung round which brought the boom over to the other side in swinging it struck the boy and knocked him overboard pushed off from the shore appalled by the accident he had witnessed a few strokes of the oar brought him to the scene of the disaster but the boy was not in sight he had doubtless been stunned or by the blow from the boom and had sunk the lieutenant gazed down into the water and discovered him on the bottom apparently tangled in the grass or weeds that grew there his impulses generally noble prompted him to do his duty and throwing off his coat and shoes he after the the water was not very deep and he seized the boy tearing him with some difficulty from his hold on the weeds and grass with the little fellow enclosed in one arm he rose to the surface the wind had driven the boat from the place and he could only swim for the land he struggled hard with his burden and reached the shore though if it had been ten feet farther off he could not have done so for he was completely exhausted by the violence of his efforts and or but a moment of rest from such a desperate struggle gave him strength to attend to the needs of the poor boy he turned him with his face down rolled him rubbed him and carried out as far as he could the surgeon s instructions which had been given to the whole ship s company for such an emergency as this while he was thus employed he heard voices on the lake a boat pulled by two men with a gentleman seated in the stem sheets was rapidly approaching the rocks did not his labor and before the approaching boat touched the shore he had the satisfaction of seeing some signs of life in his patient merciful heaven i is that rob exclaimed the gentleman leaping from his seat in the stem of the boat i don t know who it is sir but it has been a narrow chance for him replied speaking with great difficulty so had been his exertions for the boy is he dead gasped the gentleman no he s doing very well there he opens his eyes he will be all right in half an hour and for half an hour the gentleman and his two men worked over the young patient glided by the directions of the could speak now and was in condition to be conveyed to a better place for treatment the gentleman who appeared to be the father of rob was so painfully anxious that he hardly spoke to except in regard to the s recovery but the case was now entirely you will come with us my friend won t you young america in ireland and scotland said the gentleman as he bore the boy in his arms to the boat i will sir if you desire it replied the sail boat has drifted ashore i see i will get her off and bring her down don t mind the sail boat it is of no consequence added the father of the boy as he ordered his men to with all their might for home recovered his row boat and pulled to the sail boat finding there was not much water in her he hoisted her peak and taking his own boat in tow stood down the lake the wind had considerably though it was still fresh but the boat	36
when properly handled behaved very well again the rain had ceased and the sun came out and its warm rays were welcome to the shivering with cold after the bath he had taken in a short time he overtook the row boat just as it was making a landing at the mouth of a small creek above the hotel seeing the of his craft he ran them down and made her fast lowering the sail he jumped into the row boat and pulled her to the pier just as the gentleman stepped on shore with the boy in his arms let me get down i m well enough now father said rob struggling to release himself when he saw the father complied what was it you said to me when you shouted from rob s cave demanded the little fellow of his who though he recognized him a and or the person he had seen on the rock had no idea of what he had done for i told you to let go your throat replied poor fellow i suppose he didn t know what you meant added his father i did not indeed i tried to get the sail down but it would not come down for me replied rob rather languidly for he had not recovered from the of the accident i was so frightened i didn t know what i did how came you in the boat rob who was with you asked his father no one was with me father i didn t mind what you said and you must punish me for it added the lad with childish simplicity come to the now and have dry clothes upon you said his father isn t he coming too father continued rob pointing to yes you will certainly come to the with us thank i think i will return to the hotel in the boat i took from there replied who could not help thinking that the gentleman whose son he had saved at the peril of his own life was taking the matter very coolly for he had not even thanked him yet i will send your boat back do me the to come to the lodge with me it is about our dinner hour and i should be pleased to have you dine with us k i young america in ireland and scotland i thank you sir but you see i am in no condition to dine oblige me by coming i have been so distressed about poor rob i haven t had an opportunity to speak a word to you you shall be furnished with dry clothing and will return your boat to the hotel the gentleman was so earnest that was induced to accept the invitation especially as rob who had taken his hand would not release him may i ask you for your name my young friend said the father as they walked towards the lodge sir thank you and i am mr robert well known in this part of scotland mr i need not attempt to express my obligations to you for the service you have rendered rob seems to be quite well now and i feel as though i had been lifted out of my own grave i hope i may be able to serve you in some small way though it would of course be impossible for me to do anything in proportion to what you have done for me and mine god bless you for it and the tears ran down the father s cheek as he thought of the fearful scene he had witnessed off rob s cave realized that mr was not so insensible as he had feared he was and he expressed his gratification that it had been in his power to e him i am very nervous now and we will say nothing more of the at present if you please added the grateful father as they entered the lodge which was a beautiful country house o and or the party were welcomed by mrs who without knowing what had happened to him grasped the dripping rob in her arms and pressed him to her bosom a young lady of sixteen very pretty and very graceful in her movements was hardly less zealous in her devotion to the boy and before he was introduced understood that she was rob s sister the poor boy has been overboard and this young gentleman pulled him out said mr more was needed to s hearty welcome and he was taken to the hearts of the whole family not excepting the servants who loved little rob most dry clothing and big fires were immediately in demand mr was not a large man and a suit of his clothes was furnished to the lieutenant while his own could be dried it was not a very good fit and the gallant young gentleman who had already cast sheep s eyes at miss did not deem himself in shape for such company but there was no alternative and he soon found that his new made friends did not look at his dress only at his face though had dined at the hotel his exertions had sharpened his appetite so that at six o clock he was in condition to take his place at the hospitable board of his host the roast lamb and the boiled mutton were superior and the guest did ample justice to them as well as to the other thus far nothing had been said about the exciting event of the day mr begging that it might t be discussed until after dinner but when he had k young america in ireland and scotland j taken his glass of wine in which did not scruple to join him his nerves were in condition to permit a reference to it now if you please mr we will discuss poor rob s affair for even	36
yet i do not fully comprehend the extent of my to you the host began my nerves are in bad condition and they have been terribly shaken to day i do not desire to talk about the matter sir said i will return to the hotel and if you please i will call to morrow o no i am anxious to know how it all was but i have feared to say anything about it we will let rob tell his story first thus called up rob the incidents of his voyage he had walked down to the lake and finding the sail boat at the landing place he had got into it not with the intention of sailing but only to sit there he had sailed with his father and the and had the boat under the direction of the the sail was hoisted and he was at last tempted though he had been told never to get into the boat when alone to push off from the shore the wind was light and coming from the southward had carried him up the lake he could steer pretty well as long as there were no difficulties the shower and came from the northward and had driven him back down the lake i the rope and tried to get the sail down but i was frightened when the wind blew so hard and didn t know what to do continued rob when i was going by rob ro s cave mr and or shouted something i couldn t understand then the wind struck the sail harder than ever and something struck me in the head and i m sure i don t remember anything more till i found mr rubbing my head on the rocks by the cave the boat came about and it was the boom that hit you in the head rob added go on mr your story comes next said mr nervously i saw rob go overboard and i pushed off my boat but when i reached the spot i didn t see anything of him continued i looked down in the clear water and there i saw him at the among the weeds i after him but he was holding on to the weeds so hard that it was all i could to pull him away from them merciful heaven exclaimed mr unable to control his feelings while rob s mother clasped him to her heart and wept like a child i came to the top of the water with him but the wind had driven both boats out of my reach and i had to swim for the shore continued though the distance was not more than twenty yards it was the hardest swim i ever had in my life bearing poor rob in your arms gasped the boy s mother as she embraced him again i had one arm around him and swam with the other but i got ashore with him at last i thought then the last drop of breath had gone out of my body i breathed a moment and then went to work upon the boy i know the rest my fine fellow and if i cannot young america in ireland and scotland reward you the good god in heaven will exclaimed the fond father fervently my story is a very short one i missed rob when the storm came up he wasn t to be found in the vicinity i was told the boat was gone and i feared he had taken it i called two men they pulled till we came to the sail boat half full of water o you don t know what agony i suffered then but i bade the men pull with all their might and we came to the cave where i saw you at work over poor rob i thought he was dead and you can t tell what i suffered he s my only boy and my youngest born thank god he is safe now we shall always think you are a greater man than or clinging to the weeds at the bottom was he o merciful heaven but for you we should never have seen him again rob why don t you get down on your knees to your don t do it rob laughed i m almost crazy my noble fellow and you must pardon me if i m wild i can t help it and mr grasped the two hands of and wept and behaved in so extravagant a manner that it was quite embarrassing to the lieutenant the mother and the sister of poor rob were hardly less in their and as he was a mere youth both of them kissed him in the of their gratitude after a while they were more reasonable but and the heroes of scotland were nowhere compared with the young stranger in the estimation of the family my young friend you haven t told us who or what you are said mr very likely you a i and or no sir fm an american replied now for the first time feeling the awkwardness of his position the thought of lying to this host was intolerable to whose had been quickened by the of gratitude made by his new friends it would be to acknowledge that he was not the noble minded young man he was supposed to be that he was a and a from his ship an american i i am glad to know that and i shall love you all the more for it replied the host you are a then yes sir and you seem to be a i am sir i belong to the academy ship young america i came up here for a run through scotland i am delighted with this beautiful country and i hope you have a long from your ship i read about her in a	36
paper it s a fine institution she s at i think yes sir i suppose she will be in the soon i am glad to hear it and for your sake i shall invite the whole ship s company to the lodge thought that mr would not be willing to accept any for his sake but at present he was not prepared to tell his considerate host the whole truth he felt mean and little more so than he had ever felt before in his life he only needed a clean conscience to make him the happiest young man in the world and he envied paul america in ireland and scotland and others who had been noble and manly without from the path of i have taken a room at the hotel sir and i think i will return there now said he and he wished to be alone that he might consider his position not while i have a guest chamber in my house mr if you will permit me interposed mr i will send down for your luggage we sailors don t carry much luggage sir replied i have none at all i am not prepared sir to mingle with good society don t mind the preparation a clear head and a noble heart are the best preparation for any society let my house be your home myself my family my servants my horses my boats are all at your ft vice the officer would gladly have escaped this of kindness but mr and family were in earnest and were so hurt when he gently insisted upon going back to the hotel that he could not help yielding the guest chamber was opened for his use in the e of his room after he had severely reproached himself for his he decided to tell his kind host the whole truth and to be governed by his advice but day after day passed by and he had not the courage to do it he rode with he sailed all over the lake with rob and was not only but by the family and their friends all of which only increased his sense of several times he proposed to continue and or his journey to the and but his friends always contrived a way to defeat him finally when he was more resolute after hearing that the ship was at the whole family spent a week with him in the mountains and the city and he could no good excuse for not returning to with them and still though he intended each day to do it he neglected to confess his to his kind friend and ask his advice i k young america in ireland and scotland chapter the pride of the lakes is the largest sheet of fresh water in great britain it is about twenty three miles in length the lower part being about five miles wide and in breadth till it has the appearance in the northern half of a river from half a mile to a mile in width but the chief interest of the lake is in its beautiful scenery while the country which borders its lower banks is that on its northern shores is rough and the lake is studded with islands about thirty in number which add a rare charm to the prospect as seen from the deck of the steamer yon how calm they sleep on the blue bosom of the deep i how bright they throw with waking eye their love charms on the by on several of these islands are the ruins of ancient castles and and every foot of ground in the vicinity has its historic interest in the lower part is not more than sixty feet deep while in the upper section it in he middle from three hundred to six hundred feet s and or it is for in its entire length and breadth and forms an important channel of communication between and the in the vicinity of the lake may be found some of the most picturesque scenery in scotland and excursion tickets are issued by the railway companies which include a trip from or through this beautiful section mr had provided tickets of this description for the entire ship s company on the arrival of the train at pier the students tumbled out of the carriages eager to obtain their first view of the lake in their enthusiasm they exceeded the bounds of good order and the s whistle them back to the pier for they were crowding ladies and gentlemen and little children in mad flight usually the boys were required to march in column but the principal was not disposed to subject them to any unnecessary restraint he was in favor of military order of which he had often seen the need since the arrival of the ship and he hoped at no distant day to have his arrangements completed so that martial movements would become a to the students for more than a year professor who was an accomplished had been training twenty of the boys to play on the various instruments necessary to constitute a band they had made considerable progress but the professor would not yet permit them to play in public young gentlemen you will remember who and what you are said mr sternly as the line was formed on the pier young america in ireland and scotland j come you up here paul f shouted arthur who had perched himself on the deck with his legs hanging over the side the new scholar had not the pipe pf die and was making himself as comfortable as possible without regard to discipline mr you will direct to take his place in the line said mr as the boys smiled at the coolness of arthur paul touched his cap and obeyed the order but arthur declined to heed the summons got a nice place here to	36
show you the scenery and fm not going down again for nothing the second lieutenant tried to persuade him but arthur was as contrary as a mule and he was obliged to report his refusal to the principal mr may i trouble you to bring that boy into the line added mr quietly the professor leaped up to the deck and politely invited arthur to take his place he was surprised to receive a flat refusal what s the use of my going down when you are all coming up here demanded the pupil we don t argue the matter replied mr i don t think the question admits of any argument answered coolly neither do i added mr as he took the rebel by the collar and dragged him from his position man what are you doing arthur and or no argument replied mr as he led th new scholar down the steps and then to the pier to the great amusement of passengers and of the ship s company you will obey when you are spoken to said mr on when the rebel was put into the line i will report to my father how you treat me growled arthur silence not a word added the principal in such a tone that the rebel did not deem it prudent to you have a great deal to learn yet mr on then informed the boys that they were not sheep but young gentlemen and that they must go on board the steamer like gentlemen and not like sheep they went on the deck in good order this time and the passengers who had been annoyed by their before were so far by the change in their manner that they smiled pleasantly upon them the students were dismissed from the line on the deck after being that crowding and were not to be and permitted to find such places as they chose to observe the scenery there ll be a row here soon said the scotch boy as he walked up to paul on the deck as the steamer was starting don t be foolish replied the lieutenant rather coldly you must obey orders always what difference could it make about my going down upon that pier arthur when the pipes all hands you must mind the call young america in ireland and scotland l a fig for the and his pipe now paul you must not call me paul what shall i call you sneered the new scholar mr and will you call me mr no but when you are an officer and i am a seaman i shall call you mr and you will call me that will never be when i went to school last i taught the master to respect me and i ll do the same here why did you leave that school asked paul suspiciously there couldn t be two masters and the turned me out laughed arthur have my revenge on them for the way they treated me here i shall be obliged to report any such language as that if you use it to me report it i was mistaken in you said mc angrily as he turned on his heel and left the lieutenant bully for you exclaimed a student by the name of who was one of our fellows brought you up all standing but you have the pluck you talk like a man that paul threatened to report what i said to the principal said arthur who was fast proving himself to be a turbulent fellow and the reason why his father had been so anxious to have him admitted to the ship as pupil was by this time apparent to all and ok a chap like you must give the a wide berth added i ll no go in the same berth with them at all that s right the principal and that professor insulted me i never had a man lay his hand on me before and i ll be upon them for it if it costs me my life i ve the blood of the in my veins and i ll no submit to an insult from any man they may me as soon as they just like you have tiie real replied but don t get yourself into trouble for nothing it ll no be for nothing what are you going to do i don t just know yet but i ll do something that will make the me added his head you ll me won t you that depends on what you intend to do we don t put our fingers into the fire for the mere sake of burning them replied the prudent we came pretty near taking the ship and sailing her on our own account on the voyage over we should have done it if our leaders hadn t quarrelled among themselves perhaps believed they came pretty all this and as wanted to know he told the whole story of the chain league pausing to ask a question about the scenery ike which his scotch who was l the locality answered giving full particulars losing the run of his companion s story is inch said he in reply to young america in ireland and scotland s question as he pointed to a long narrow island on the port hand of the steamer it is a deer park now belonging to his grace the duke of it was once the residence of the of and at the end there is the ruin of a part of the castle you elected the captain of the ship you said yes we elected that fellow sitting on the rail there he looks as meek as moses now and the fun has all gone out of him it lay between him and the lieutenant that ran away there was some trick about it continued and he proceeded with the	36
narrative of the intended in which was intensely interested what s this land on the port bow asked the speaker his story as the steamer approached a group of islands on the what on the port bow talk that to me said impatiently and when he was vexed he generally introduced a scotch word or two or spoke with broad scotch accent i don t understand it it s time you did if you mean to be a the port side is on the left over here added pointing to an island that s inch or the island of women because there used to be a there continued the recital of the which did not take place after the steamer had touched at pier and while she was crossing the lake to our leaders quarrelled and that spoiled the whole and or thing he added in conclusion either of was competent to handle the ship can t we try it over again asked nervously for the daring scheme was quite to his taste perhaps we might but has run away and has joined the s replied and you have no leader added the scotch boy we have of them but the is to get the right one i will be the leader for i would like to run a with the men who insulted me you laughed i am descended from the and i have the blood in me for anything you would make a pretty captain when you don t know port from confound your descent i we don t care a fig for that i ll show the fellows what i am before wc get back to the ship and my word for it the wiu and fear me and you will learn what a can do see here don t you call me interposed didn t you call me a yankee just now retorted i m a i don t care what you are i if you think you arc a bigger man than any of us you will find yourself mistaken fu teach you what a is made of young america in ireland and scotland j and ril teach you what an american is made of there was a very offensive assumption in the ton and manner of which could not endure and being a fighting character he was quite ready to rebuke the of his companion at the first favorable opportunity it was not likely that a would be undertaken at once and not until it had been determined which was the better man this cross fire of sharp words was continued until the steamer touched at at this point the s whistle sounded on the deck and all the ship s company hastened to obey the summons anxious to learn the next step in the programme young gentlemen said mr it was my intention to proceed immediately to and spend a day there but this is a remarkably clear day such as we might not have again for a fortnight and i have changed my plans i have decided to ascend ben and spend the night at most of the boys applauded for the ascent of a mountain so celebrated as the one before them would be a rare treat this change will subject you to much fatigue and discomfort for we must take our chances for at you will have to sleep as you can to night the side of a pine board is good enough added one of the boys form the line said captain and the students each of whom was provided with a blanket to his little bag formed in procession and or lead on added mr the steamer stops but a moment captain led the way down the steps and over the plank to the shore pier if you please said a man with a bag from his shoulder as he placed himself in front of the captain i will attend to that interposed the principal taking the porter aside to pay the whole party what does mean asked paul of the doctor every person who lands at any of the on the lake must pay a penny for pier it used to be two pence laughed the doctor good they have become half civilized in this respect i shouldn t think the people would submit to these small added paul of course the people here must get as much as they can out of who travel this way it was about ten o clock in the when the ship s company landed and after mr had made arrangements for dinner at the hotel on the return of the party the ascent of the mountain was commenced it was four miles by the path to the summit but the boys had in a measure become familiar with the feeling of the ground under their feet and reached the top without much fatigue though mr was careful to make frequent to rest them the view from the summit was grand even to the country beneath them was spread out in an immense as lovely as it was extensive young america in ireland and scotland at the north were the mountains extending peak on peak from east to west the hills of looked like in the distance the students followed with the eye the of the forth and measured the of the of while to the eastward could be distinctly seen the castles of and a couple of hours was spent on the mountain and a lunch brought up by the hotel was served out to the party so that all were in excellent condition for the down hill tramp while the company were eating a made his appearance and them with a variety of native the boys were especially delighted with one inspiring air and when they were informed that its name was ben they called for several a to any other person than a is not a	36
remarkably sweet sounding instrument but played by a on the summit of ben and dis the of scotland it becomes a s of wondrous power and sweetness it was easier to go down the mountain side than to go up and the excursion was finished without accident or incident though arthur rendered himself rather offensive by a ridiculous assumption of superiority happening to meet in a by path out of sight of any of the faculty he insisted upon settling the little difference they had i ad in the but though willing enough was too prudent to risk discovery his refusal was by into cowardice and ho became more than before the young and or bully accidentally dropped his cap over a where he was seated for his refusal to fight go you down and bring up my cap said he go yourself replied sharply if you won t fight me you shall bring my cap when i do you tell me of it answered getting up and walking off the next time we meet alone i shall whip you called when you do it i shall be there when the s whistle sounded for the descent appeared with his cap on his head but it was plain to a few of our fellows who had witnessed the scene that a fight was not far distant at four o clock the party dined at the hotel but it was six before they on the steamer three miles above the boat ran in near the shore to enable the on board to see an arched which is called rob s prison was rob imprisoned there asked paul of mr who was talking with dr no i suppose there is some tradition of his keeping his prisoners there replied the professor i know of nothing in regard to this or of what is called rob ro r s cave a mile above the was for his crimes and he himself by black mail upon bis enemies the principal of whom was tiie duke of on one occasion as related in tiie introduction o s rob the tenants of his young america in ireland and scotland j were paying their rents to the steward when the at the head of an armed party entered the room and seized about three hundred pounds in cash rob seated himself at the table coolly examined the accounts of the tenants and gave them in the duke s name saying that he would settle with his grace he then compelled the steward to go with him and kept him in for five or six days on an island in which sir walter says is still called rob s prison then this cave is a added paul i don t know i have not been able to find anything in regard to it it is possible that the used it as a prison in black mail in about forty minutes from n including a short stay at the steamer arrived at the boys seemed to have a passion for and when it was known that rob s cave was only a mile distant they the principal for permission to visit it mr consented though he thought the boys were tired enough for one day but word was given out that those who did not wish to go might remain at the hotel a cave however was irresistible or at least those who were too much fatigued to walk a couple of miles were ashamed to own it only one decided not to visit the cave and that one was who said he had been there a dozen times and did not care to go again as soon as tlie ship s company had departed mc went down to the landing and engaged a small row boat in which he pulled up to the cave reaching his destination just as the party had completed their and or of the rocks by this time the boys were pretty well out and the mile to the hotel seemed longer than the ascent of ben in the and when the order was g ven to return they promptly obeyed when who was not a skilful arrived they were all out of sight in the bushes and trees above the cliff did not care to be seen by any one for he had been ordered to stay at the hotel till the party returned he had and hired a boat not that he wanted the sail but only because he thought it would be pretty to do just what he was told not to do he rowed up to the cave hoping he might find a to keep him company on his return he did find a but it was just the one he did not wish to see it was mr who with his usual care and prudence was examining the locality to see that no one remained behind either by accident or design happened to see him as he stepped down from the cliff and realized that he was caught instead of running away however he pulled with all his might towards the cave what are you doing here demanded the principal sternly if you please sir one of the fellows has tumbled over the cliff and i don t know but he is dead shouted the rogue apparently beside himself with excitement where demanded mr appalled at the intelligence and not suspecting a trick just above here sir you can t get to him with young america in ireland and scotland i a boat added as he ran up to the shore the principal leaped into the boat and pulled vigorously till he came to a kind of shelf in the rock beneath a perpendicular cliff right there sir exclaimed the young rascal as the boat touched the rock step ashore mr and keep to the right the principal trembling with anxiety for the injured pupil leaped on the rock	36
gold was exhausted but was a great city not much out of their course in the journey to the metropolis and it was decided to go there at once there is a train at quarter of twelve and we shall be there in a couple of hours added consulting a railway programme he had obtained in the street we shall not see the lakes then said hang the lakes what do we care for them replied impatiently i came off for a good time and i m going to have it in london we can go to the theatre every night and see the in the the door opened and entered without the formality of a knock well my how is it with ye to day said and or the self sacrificing young man i warrant ye did not go to the after i you yesterday how are you fm glad to see you replied heartily you may well be glad to see me how is it ye are not gone we are just going where are you going td you are in luck then for i m going there myself to day you ll lose all your money again before night if i don t look out for you no we are going to be careful now added but kindly offered to take charge of the and at the appointed time they took the train for with which their devoted friend was as familiar as with a double room was obtained in a cheap hotel and of course they went to the theatre in the evening for such amusements suited better than examining the wonders of the modern in which he i m going to have a good time to night but fm going to be careful how much money do i need to spend asked after supper at the princess s theatre the tickets will be two shillings replied i m going to leave my money at the hotel how much shall i take with me not more than five shillings answered the prudent young america in ireland and scotland s but i want to pay for your ticket of course said the liberal take six or seven shillings not more but where are you going to put your money i have a nice place for it where no rogue would find it added the cunning as he lifted the bed clothes and thrust his purse into an opening in the don t do it no safe there how do you know but some one in the passage or in tlie next rooms what ye said i ll risk it do the same added as he put his gold into the other bed you are mad protested the beds may be changed you may have been or the house may burn down there is no danger said who had so often used his bed as a hiding place for wares that he had full confidence in the security of the was eloquent in his of the policy of the but was as as usual he even to take charge of the gold himself but though had perfect faith in the honesty of he wished to prove that the bed was a safe place he was determined to have his own way and he had it the party went to the princess s saw mr as sir in which he in broad scotch drank all the wine and beer they could stand under and returned to the hotel at midnight ass and or on their arrival insisted on having a and a glass of beer before he turned in but the moral declared that his would be if he ate any more and it was not proper to drink another drop he went to his chamber which was on the floor below that of his companions but he did not go there till he had visited the room of the having procured the keys of both rooms for this purpose lifting up the beds he emptied the of his jolly friends into his pockets and restored them to their hiding places having first filled them with copper in his own room there was a grate in the of which he placed the ill gotten g ld after he had rolled it up in a piece of newspaper he then locked his door and went down stairs to the coffee room where his companions were waiting for the they had drank part of their ale and both of them were so hat they hardly knew where they were or what they were doing come go to your bed said as he took by the shoulder with one hand while he dropped the key of his room in his jacket pocket with the other top up your boom old fellow stammered who was disposed to use when he was i don t go to bed till i ve had my toast cheese the came then a portion of it was eaten and the rest of the ale drank come now lads i have to go back to in the morning said lifting from a y u win young america in ireland and scotland his chair while the waiter did the same service for ready now where s my key said in tones in your pocket where you put it answered all right added the young as he took the key from his side pocket see here you scotch take a in your do you want to bet five shillings i find my money where i put it perhaps you will will you bet yes anything to get you to bed i waiter i roared sir witness he five shillings yes sir replied the waiter the young gentlemen were led to their room the servant was not disposed to leave till he had been paid for his trouble tore open the bed and after about some time produced his	36
purse there you scotch you owe me five shillings he as he held out the purse apparently the same as he had left it you ve lost the bet so i have i will pay it in the morning get into now and go to sleep gave the waiter half a crown when the young were ready to get into bed asking who was the more sober of the two to lock the door he left the room and retired to his own apartment at eight o clock in the morning he knocked at the of the and was admitted he told them and or he must leave for at once and had come to bid them good by is your money au right he asked all right replied putting his hand on the purse which he had placed under his pillow then i will pay my bet never mind that protested but with his usual insisted upon paying the five shillings and shaking hands with both of the bade them an adieu on his way down stairs he took the roll of sovereigns from the in his room and in half an hour was on his way to london by the east coast instead of and went to sleep again and slept till the middle of the when they and dressed themselves very likely they thought that such as that in which they had indulged was in a physical point of view for their heavy aching heads must have brought this truth home to but before they left the chamber they made the amazing discovery that their golden sovereigns had been mysteriously transformed into base copper neither of them could account for the change and neither of them suspected the were confounded by this repetition of former misfortune but they promptly sent for the landlord and informed him of the loss an investigation was commenced and the police sent for anxious to recover his money told the whole truth in regard to his the who had been sent to work up the case examined the servant and the was young america in ireland and scotland i wanted but of course he could not be found and the servant to whom had given half a crown were quite sure the had not stolen the money he had protested against the plan of hiding the money in the bed and had taken the pains to assure himself that the money was all right before he parted with them a man who had occupied the adjoining chamber had left for london at quarter of ten the night before the officer after visiting with and looking into the gambling saloon where the had suffered before was satisfied that was the thief but was not to be found he had left scotland and it was doubtful if he was ever found he was a professional and he realized the fact he had been dull and stupid as well as vicious and he began to think that he was not capable of taking care of himself especially when reproached him for permitting to part company with them a week was used up in vain efforts to recover the money lost and then the landlord manifested an anxiety to know whether his bill was to be paid or not had a gold watch worth a hundred and dollars in new york the landlord took him to a respectable and telling the story of the robbery induced him to purchase the watch for twelve pounds had a silver one which brought three pounds both of the were thus enabled to pay their bills at the hotel they had not yet lost all hope of recovering their money for it was expected the in london and or whither had been traced would arrest the every day tliey went to the police office to ascertain if there was any news of the but took good care of himself and nothing was heard of him another week passed away in vain waiting and the funds of were wasting away s being already exhausted the landlord in consideration of their them for thirty shillings a week in another week or two they expected to find from home in london and when on the ist of they read in the newspaper that the young america had arrived two days before at it was not deemed prudent to remain in scotland any longer paid the bill at the hotel and they were on the point of starting for the railroad station when a man whom they had frequently seen about the hotel spoke to them where now my lads said he to london answered no i think not added the stranger with an broad grin on his fat face i don t know that it makes any difference what you think retorted and offended by the manner of the man ah but it does laughed the man i ve had my eye on you for a fortnight who are you perhaps you know one mr you needn t answer i think you know him well he followed you till he was tired of the job and then he employed me to continue the search i am a at your service young america in ireland and scotland and looked blank perhaps if you had not gone to the police to your money i might not have come across you si soon i traced you from to and there i heard that two young men had been robbed i see your ship is at what do you intend to do with us demanded appalled at the man s position i shall merely return you to your ship if you are willing to go suppose we are not willing to go then i must get out a warrant and arrest you for stealing added tlie grinning at the of his victims for stealing exclaimed for taking sixty pounds from the ship s safe will	36
you go with me quietly or not we will go with you replied for the idea of being arrested for stealing was terrible even to him that s sensible and i won t trouble you as long as you behave well i should have introduced myself before but i was waiting for your ship to arrive i suppose you haven t heard from the young blood who left you at ay that s his name we have not then i can give you news of him chuckled the he is at living upon the fat of the land where s asked and or on there were two of us on your track and me and when you separated went after and i followed you to wrote me a letter the other day and he says his young gentleman is a perfect and he don t want to disturb him mr and i travelled together one day round about and he told me the ship s company would visit but as you think of going to london i can t just wait for them to come here it was surprising that one who could talk so fast had kept quiet for more than a week while watching the but mr john the fat was a napoleon in his business he laughed kept fat and followed out a thread so fine that no one else could see it he graciously related to the two upon whom he had kept his eye so long the whole story of s adventure and seemed to be making a good job of the business to them by mr and to be in no hurry to restore the to their the young america was in the north of ireland when they first discovered their victims and fearing the ship might leave before they could reach her they preferred to wait for her arrival in scotland knowing she would first anchor at now young gentlemen we will start for instead of london said john we are all ready replied who had no more idea of being returned to the ship than he had of being made a knight of the bath he believed it would be an easy matter to escape r young america in ireland and scotland from such a fat lazy good natured fellow as john on their arrival in it was necessary for the party to cross the city to reach the and railway for the ship was still at her at the mouth of the in passing through street invited to take a of beer an invitation which john never refused they sat down at one of the tables in the public house the jolly enjoyed his ale and was disposed to the pleasure it afforded asked to he excused for a moment and slipped out at the back door followed by they forgot to return for seeing a gate open in the yard they accepted the suggestion which it seemed to offer passed out into a lane and thence into a back street on sundays when every shop must be closed this back yard entrance was used to admit the regular customers and travelled rapidly and in a few moments reached the railway station from which they had come a train was just starting for and taking third class tickets they were out of the city before john had finished his of ale john was shrewd and sharp but while his favorite at the expense of his prisoners though he did not regard them as such it seemed unkind to suspect them of a trick he finished his ale and began to wonder that the young gentlemen did not return he went to the back door and saw the open gate their prolonged absence was explained but john was not disconcerted perhaps as the business was quite dull ho and or rather enjoyed the prospect of following the for another week or two at the expense of his em having entire confidence in john s professional skill and perseverance as long as he is paid ten shillings a day we will leave him to find the two and return to mr who was in a very uncomfortable and cheerless position on the rock at he was too dignified and independent to exchange any argument or use any persuasion with such a as arthur it involved less sacrifice to remain all night on the rock than to make degrading terms with a rebel the sun had gone down the twilight had faded into the gloom of night and the waters at his feet in the darkness as they had in the light no friendly sail was to be seen on the lake and no sound of footsteps echoed from the rocks above the principal was not too dignified to be fatigued by the care and labor of a faithful of the students under his charge and he was well nigh exhausted he sat down upon the cold damp rock but turned up his coat collar and prepared to spend the night in this gloomy situation but when he had given up all hope of it came above tlie gentle ripple of the little waves at his feet he heard in the gloom of the evening the sound which a boat makes in going with a gentle breeze through the water a white sail was immediately in tlie darkness boat called the principal in tones so dignified that no one would have suspected the of his position young america in ireland and scotland on shore replied a voice from the boat which was only a short distance from the rock this way if you please added mr i need assistance ay ay sir replied the person at the as he ran the boat up to the rock there were in the boat besides the a gentleman two ladies and a lad of ten or eleven the gentleman courteously extended his hand	36
to mr and invited him to come on board which the principal was very willing to do indeed sir this is quite an adventure said the polite gentleman as he handed mr to a seat the shelf is a very uncomfortable place to spend a night did your boat break adrift no sir i was left there by a person who wished to play a trick upon me replied the principal let the boom over if you please mr said tlie of the boat exclaimed mr as he identified the voice of the fourth lieutenant of the ship mr added the feeling as though he should sink through the bottom of the boat ah is it possible ejaculated mr this is a very unexpected pleasure but we are not the less glad to see you sir for through our young friend mn we know all about you indeed sir you will permit me to congratulate you upon having such a noble young gentleman in your school as mr mr did not exactly see it but the scotch gentleman introduced his wife daughter and and or son they had been up to at the head of the and having dined late at the hotel the light wind had prevented them from reaching home before dark when the boat arrived at the landing mr had told all about the glorious conduct of in saving the life of poor rob the principal s heart glowed with generous emotions while he listened to the recital of his pupil s noble deed but he could not forget that was a if not a thief when the party landed mr accepted an invitation to visit the lodge and on his arrival at the house sent a note to mr the absence of the principal was not discovered till the party reached the hotel for no one kept the run of his movements he was not present at tea but no one supposed that he was not about his business wherever it happened to be had returned and it was not discovered that he had been from the hotel most of the boys had retired when the note came for mr but was not of this number he was too nervous after what he had done to go to sleep he had made up his mind to leave the ship s company in the morning in season to avoid the consequences which would follow the return of the he was well satisfied with his own conduct he had obtained a revenge worthy of a in his own estimation and he could not resist the inclination to whisper his daring deed to one or two congenial spirits though he was not now on the best terms with he was the most hopeful con within his reach young america in ireland and scotland do ye mind what i told you in the morning said he with more scotch than usual about what me replied our fellow no not that about the that insulted me what of it can ye keep a secret of course i can will ye keep it certainly i will fm even with the now what do you mean asked curiously ye don t see the anywhere do ye no i haven t seen him since we were at the cave i made him a prisoner up there and he ll stay where i put him to night chuckled who proceeded to describe what he had done more particularly you ll catch it in the morning said i ll no be here when he comes back i ll take the steamer down the lake before in the morning and he ll no be back as soon as that will ye go with me i haven t any money i have a matter of five pounds about me if it had been any other person would have considered the proposition but he did not think of the bully in a excursion yet he promised to give his answer early in the morning i ll think the will me in the morning and feel that a is not to be insulted added and or are you sure the principal can t g t off the rock asked his companion quite sure at that moment mr walked up to who was seated in front of the hotel and taking him very by the collar dragged him into the house and up stairs to a chamber what are you doing man as tlie professor of pitched him into a chair an instant later mr on who had instructed mr to secure the before his return should give him the alarm entered the room and needed no further explanation the principal detailed the trick which had been played upon him to the professor i shall have to trouble you to return to the ship in the morning with this and hand him over to mr peaks who will keep him in the till we return added mr on in the is it exclaimed who had heard of that institution you ll no do it i i think we will if you don t behave yourself i ll put you in irons at once replied mr why don t you me that s all you have a right to do protested the rebel we don t boys we make them obey orders added the principal i ll no stand this roared becoming very violent mr had a pair of irons with him which he had carried in his bag witli special reference to when he expected to arrest him he took them out young america in ireland and scotland and in spite of an energetic resistance on the part of the put them on his wrists he roared like a bull then and it was not till mr threatened him with a that he consented to hold his peace he was locked up for the night and finding	36
he made nothing by resistance he submitted for the present to his agreeably to his promise mr returned to the lodge to spend the night with mr and he spent tlie greater part of it in the parlor with and his host while the principal was at the hotel attending to the case of the of his own accord had made a clean breast of his desertion to his kind friend who was amazed that one so noble should be an when mr returned they held a conference on the subject mr begged that might be and restored to favor without to his position as an officer after a great deal of argument the principal yielded the point but added he his lost time will deprive him of his office on the first of july and his rank then will be very low can nothing be done pleaded the grateful host surely he ought not to suffer for his noble conduct he will not suffer for that but for running away and losing his marks i do not complain interposed the my conduct makes me feel mean and i think the will be the best place for me i certainly cannot give him any marks which he and or did not earn though he may make them up if he can he shall take his place as an officer with free pardon to morrow morning i can do no more for him added mr mr wanted to do something more for him wished to make him a present but the principal said his father was a very wealthy man and a gift in money would be offensive while the party were in a few days later he gave him an elegant gold watch and chain to take the place of the one he had been obliged to sell america in ireland and scotland o chapter xix i have a letter from john said the addressing mr when he went on board the steamer in the morning with his prisoner what does he say has he found the other two demanded the professor he has but the gave him the slip in he will certainly catch them again i suppose my work is finished added not quite replied mr glancing at who had sullenly taken a seat in the saloon of the steamer you saw the lad i brought on board i did sir before i reach the ship he will attempt to run away he does not know you and you will prevent his escape the steamer went on her way had before reported to mr in regard to though not till after the return of the party from rob s cave when the boat touched at jumped through one of the open windows of the saloon and made his way to the shore but great was and or his astonishment when who had gone upon the pier for the purpose of watching him took him by the collar and dragged him on board again the attempt to escape was repeated at pier but with no better success and before noon he was consigned to the care of peaks and locked up in the was sent to the assistance of john in the search for and and mr returned to the party in after breakfast at the hotel the s whistle the ship s company together mr on appeared with the fourth lieutenant had put on his cap and the and gold lace upon his coat or rather it had been done b the fair hands of under his and he looked as much like an officer as ever the principal explained his position in detail the noble conduct of ham at rob s cave the tory was thrilling and the boys cheered when it was finished mr could not justify the act of running away but he was willing to let the good deed balance the bad one then made a speech himself expressing his gratitude for the kindness and consideration which had been bestowed upon him he confessed his error and told how mean he felt when the inspiration of the good deed he had done raised him above the low plane of a rebel and a he was willing now to acknowledge that a free use of their own funds would be a great injury to the students vice and is one of the now sneered young america in ireland and scotland ril bet don t come back with any such as that then mr wished to speak to the boys and did not lose anything by the enthusiasm of this gentleman most of the students thought more of than ever before though his boldness skill and address had always made him a favorite it is probable that even now he only regarded his past conduct as rather than morally wrong and it is doubtful whether he had any higher principle now than before he was hardly as had been his brave deed had elevated hi standard and he was simply ashamed of his it had been arranged that the students should walk to a distance of five miles not only because they preferred to do so but because it would afford them a better opportunity to examine the country mr and his family were present in his carriage intending to accompany the party to a good road was built through a desolate valley passing near an occasional smoky looking hut was seen one of which was said to be the of rob s wife this was the country of the and the party turned aside the new road to visit the ruins of fort built to check the operations of the and at one time commanded by the celebrated general who fell at paul gratified his curiosity by entering the hut of a it was rather better than an irish but not much the scenery in the distance was grand and 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and or we are to pier now to paul as they obtained their first view of what a name i laughed paul is quite mild compared with some names they have here in the replied it would break your jaw to speak them here is one he added giving paul a paper on which he had written an name ard a said paul it out it makes my teeth crack to think it and he handed back the paper the party descended the hill to the pier at which lay a very small steamer called the rob she was a with clean lines and was handsomely fitted up she had just arrived from the and made her return trip without delay the students hastened on board delighted with the boat and with the magnificent scenery of this wild region the water was pure and clear and the mountains only terminated at the brink of the lake this is the finest sheet of water in scotland many people say observed to paul the city of is supplied with water from it they have good water then i should judge from the looks of it replied paul but this is the scene of scott s poem the lady of the lake yes have you read it i have i read it on board of the ship since we arrived at the mentioned in the poem are at the ther end of the lake at least most of them are young america in ireland and scotland the students were divided into little parties on various parts of the deck the shores and the dis mountains mr and others who were familiar with the locality were busy pointing out the various objects of interest there s the s cave said the enthusiastic as he pointed to a deep and romantic low under the crest of ben you should visit it lads but i dare say you haven t the time on other side is s isle you see it s a steep hill rising out of the lake and covered with dense foliage the poem says for to his promise true that morning from the isle withdrew and in a deep he sought a low and lonely cell by many a bard in tongue has been sung a softer name the saxon gave and called the the cave beyond the island you see ben a an and off in the distance is ben the lake was now quite narrow and completely shut in by the lofty on either side after a run of about twelve miles the little steamer entered a small with lofty overhanging it and made fast to a rude pier this is what they call the said ham who made good use of the information he had obtained by it to others it is a very wild place replied paul but i sup pose we have plenty of such in our own country o and or yes there are enough of them among the and the white mountains between you and me paul there is a good deal of about these places we shouldn t think half so much of them if they were at home i suppose you can find as wild and picturesque scenery along the and railroad but this is very fine for all that rob the fair and others lend a charm to these scenes where do we go next i suppose we are to run about here for an hour or two answered this proved to be the programme and for a time the students the mountain recesses climbed the steep and viewed the lofty peaks but working their way all the time towards the hotel a fine building erected in imitation of a castle at this point they found a procession of stages or rather on which they were to be conveyed ten miles to these like those which ran from to were huge boxes placed between the wheels with a door at the rear to receive the luggage on the top of this box were seats placed and extending out over the wheels for the passengers the students were loaded into these stages each of which was drawn by four horses on the front seat with the driver were dr paul and mr and his family had the seat behind them on your right is said mr it s a beautiful sheet of water young america in ireland and scotland it isn t much of a lake replied paul with his usual it is not as large as added the scotch gentleman is a very small lake we in scotland think it is large we have lakes in the united states where a steamer goes out of sight of land added paul who could not help occasionally putting in a word in favor of his own country but i dare say lake superior and lake are not so fine as this little piece of a at least you can t see all their beauties at a glance a small diamond may be very brilliant very true sir but we have some beautiful lakes in our country lake george and lake are hardly in beauty i am told by any lakes in europe persisted paul we should call that only a pond but i think scotland is a beautiful country and if i couldn t live in the united states i think it would be my next choice thank you that is very handsome laughed mr as the stage drove over a stone bridge near the eastern extremity of this is the of what does it mean sir who was killed on the bridge asked paul no one but the from the lady of the lake is quite familiar here in scotland and when the of was won the rode alone that s all and the was a mere hunter who io and or had his companions in the chase here is	36
added the gentleman pointing to a few low cottages you remember the fiery cross in the lady of the lake with which the were called to the service of their leader the messenger along this road speed speed the lake is past huts appear at last and peep like moss grown rocks half seen half hidden in the so green indeed lads the region is all poetry and romance as well as history on your left you have a fine view of ben what does that mean mr asked the curious paul why do you call your mountains is it short for no my lad ben means a hill ben is a of le which means the hill of god it is that heathen rites were performed on the summit of the mountain on your right now is as it is only five miles long and a mile wide i dare say our friend the lieutenant will not consider it much of a lake a mere laughed paul but i must say the country is very pleasant on the other side of ben is which we call a fine sheet of water and to the north of that is on the shore of which is where rob was buried mr continued to describe the country and to mention its historical and romantic features the procession of stages drew up in front of tha young america in ireland and scotland i hotel in the stages stopped but a moment apparently from the force of habit and then proceeded to the railway station at which the ship s company took the train for where they arrived after a ride of an hour the party went to the royal hotel and after a hasty lunch they started for the castle which is the chief object of interest in the city dinner was ordered for five o clock and it was the intention of mr to reach that evening as for the night had been engaged there in physical features like is a very remarkable place it is in the midst of a level region upon which most of the town is built the castle is situated on a long and narrow hill approached by a gradual ascent on one side while the other three are the castle is at the northern extremity of the hill and its walls are on the verge of the steep cliff the party followed the street up the ascent of the hill and as this is the oldest portion of the town the buildings were quaint and odd compared with in front of the principal entrance of the castle there is a smoothly space used as a and parade ground for the troops most of the soldiers were dressed in the ordinary uniform or fatigue dress of the british army but a portion of them were and were clothed in the costume of the country consisting of bare legs with scotch cap and feathers with a profusion of the dress is very imposing and tlie boys of the young america forgot the castle for a time in observing these men and or the soldiers not on duty veiy civil to the visitors and several of them their services aa guides they were engaged in sufficient numbers to give all the information the party required professor had quite as much to say as the guides be as far back as the reign of alexander i who died in the in it held out for three months against the g forces of edward i but was finally captured to prevent it from falling into the hands of robert the english having held it for ten years edward il entered scotland with a vast army and was defeated on the field of which can be view ed from the walls of the fi the of scotland used it as a royal residence james ii was bom there james v was bom and crowned there the latter was the father of mary queen of and when he died his daughter though only a few days old was crowned queen in castle but she resided in the palace but a short time before she was sent to france to prevent her capture by the english from the the party crossed the over the outer ditch into a space walled in by and and passing the inner ditch entered the lower square which is by the palace and the parliament house the walls of the form fi built by james v are covered with a profusion of exceedingly grotesque and to a modern taste and the upper square is by the palace the parliament house and the chapel royal on three sides and by the on the fourth on the left of a narrow young america in ireland and scotland passage way is ti low building which contains the room the chapel being on the opposite side this apartment is one of the greatest of the castle for in it was a deed which h full of historic interest and which mr described in detail the earl of was a powerful noble who set at defiance the authority of law and the king and was guilty of the most oppressive acts he had entered into a private agreement with the of and to support one another in all even against their sovereign the king james ii invited him to a conference in castle giving him a safe conduct as security for his personal tion james endeavored to persuade him to his compact witli and but the proud noble positively refused the king out of patience and roused to the highest pitch of anger him with his dagger exclaiming if thou wilt not break the bond this shall the in attendance hated as heartily as did the king and completed the work he had begun the body of the murdered earl was thrown out of the window which was pointed out to the students	36
by the soldier into the garden below the body was supposed to have been buried near the spot where it fell three hundred and fifty years afterwards a human skeleton was found a few yards from the window which was believed to be the remains of the who acted as guides had the his tory of the castle and its occupants at their tongues ends and it with great though and or some of the boys occasionally interrupted the current of the by asking the if their legs were not cold in the winter or what the and ornaments upon their persons meant on the cap of each of these men was a which brought the national emblem of scotland under discussion the order of the said professor when a soldier had told all he knew about it is said to have been by king of on the night before he gained a great victory over the king of england he pretended to have seen a bright cross in the heavens it was in form like that on which the st suffered the of the knights of the are the and the st s cross i do not know the original significance of the but the flower and the motto are singularly appropriate and harmonious me no body shall provoke me with the character of scotch people could not be better described in a whole volume leaving this interesting historical spot the ship s company went out upon tlie which commanded a magnificent view of the surrounding country including the peaks of ben ben a an ben and other noted mountains in the following the wall they came to queen victoria s where her majesty on a recent visit sat down to observe the fine prospect near it was mary s and in the rear of the palace the ladies where the court in an america in ireland and scotland days looked out upon the country around the castle the soldier also pointed out the battle grounds of and the castle was more interesting to the students than any similar structure they had yet visited it was still a and the in various parts of the works with cannon leaving the castle the party visited the the ladies rock from which the ladies of the court surveyed the of arms performed by their admirers on the broad plain below a glance at s church built by james iv was enough to satisfy them in the were statues of and other religious the latter of whom used to lecture queen mary for her french follies and especially for her dancing and music which he declared were the works of the devil the visitors were conducted to the plain where the were held in the days of the the rock on which the castle is situated rises abruptly from the plain to a height of more than two hundred feet while the students were gazing up at the lofty heights and the frowning a carriage stopped in the road near them and a couple of gentlemen from it approached the spot one of them greeted mr and his family and was immediately introduced to mr the mayor of i regret veiy much that i did not find you before sir said his worship i have been laboring to be civil to our welcome visitors and i beg to extend to you the of our town l and or in behalf of the students of our ship i thank you mr mayor replied mr i had no intention of upon the notice of the authorities of we are happy to see you and your ship s company and to extend to you all a cordial welcome i went to the hotel when i heard of your arrival communicated to me in a note from my friend mr i beg the privilege of extending to you an invitation to dine with me mr explained that he had ordered dinner for his party but the hospitable mayor informed him that he had taken the liberty to the charge of the dinner at the hotel and to the principal s order then mounting a rock he addressed the professors and the students them to the town and extending to them the of the place mr mayor allow me to introduce captain commander of the ship young america added the principal tjie mayor took his hand captain mounted the rock and removing his cap proceeded to indulge in the american luxury of speech making he addressed his worship in the most eloquent terms and his speech would have done credit to a member of he thanked him for his courtesy and expressed the pleasure the company had derived from visiting scotland alluded to the in the united states as earnest industrious men and useful citizens and assured him that the party would long hold in pleasant remembrance their visit to the an i young america in ireland and scotland city of in conclusion he added i propose three cheers for the mayor of the captain called one two and three swinging his cap as each cheer was poured out with a force that seemed to shake the castle on its firm foundation his worship gi acknowledged the compliment and the carriage walked with the party to the field of on which there was nothing particular to be seen except the bone stone whereon tlie standard of scotland is said to have been elevated though the mayor explained the positions of the opposing armies when the ship s company reached the hotel mr who had come direct from by railway was awaiting them he reported to mr that his prisoner had been safely committed to the and left in charge of the on his the professor had called on the father of the the yoimg man had given his father a great deal of trouble by his conduct and he was entirely willing that the discipline	36
of the ship should be enforced so far as his son was con mr delivered several letters to the which had been sent to the ship one of them seemed to afford him a great deal of satisfaction and it was soon evident to those around him that he had something he wished to say young gentlemen said he i have the pleasure of informing you that the has arrived at liverpool and oi the exclaimed paul who had never heard of any such vessel what s the sir asked captain she is the that ever was built replied mr from his dignity more than he was in the habit of doing i never heard of her added paul nor i said the captain she is to be the of the young america i aw her before we sailed from and a more beautiful model never floated on salt water i don t understand what she is for continued paul i supposed she was named after mar your niece she was named after my niece many of yon are aware that there have been more for on board the ship than i could accept there were over twenty young men waiting for when i left the united states to accommodate them as well as to carry out certain other plans of my own i had the built she is a vessel of one hundred and sixty tons and captain who came out in her me in this letter that he made the passage from boston to liverpool in eighteen days and tliat she frequently thirteen knots when we arrive at liverpool where the will wait for us i shall put her in commission have the new scholars come over asked captain no but they will arrive by steamer early in july replied the principal young america in ireland and scotland will the new hands go into the inquired paul they will not she will be handled by old sailors her officers will be appointed by the merit roll of the ship from our present students but we will let this matter rest till we reach liverpool here was a new sensation and those who had heard mr s statements immediately communicated them to the rest of the crew the excitement for a time was intense and the boys did not cease to wonder to what uses the would be applied they talked about independent in her they the merits of the various officers indulged in many speculations in regard to her future commander and some declared they would rather be captain of the than of the young america the extra preparations required to make the dinner worthy the hospitality of the mayor of involved a delay of an hour but at six o clock the ship s company sat down at the tables with the principal officers of the city the dinner was as elaborate as mine host of the royal hotel could make it in the short time given him and the hungry young did ample justice to the the mayor the principal the professors and the eminent citizens made pleasant speeches and half a dozen of the members of the party in spread eagle style his worship expressed his regret that the company could not remain another day and the students formed in column to march to the station at eight o clock they were attended by the officers to and or whom they g ve three cheers as the parting words were spoken at half past eight the train departed and in an hour and three quarters they were in the capital of scotland where they lodged at a hotel on princes street young america in ireland and scotland chapter xx paul in the students were up at an early hour in the morning exploring the streets in the vicinity of the hotel for they were in a hurry to know what looked like paul was one of tlie first to leave his bed moved by a curiosity to see the lions of this noted city when the ship s company returned to the second lieutenant employed all his leisure time for several days in writing a letter to miss grace which contained a full account of his experience in as this young gentleman had excellent taste and judgment his letter shall take the place in this chapter of a formal description of the city dear miss grace i remember that you told me you had never been in and for this reason i am going to tell you all about the city just as i wrote it down in my i don t pretend to be a philosopher or anything of that sort though i have some yankee notions of my own the ship s company arrived with mr and family at ten o clock last evening that was and or thursday and we marched up two by two to hotel in princes street it was pitch dark when we got in and i couldn t see a thing but this morning i turned out that s the sailor for getting out of bed and rushed down into the street i took my stand on the in front of the hotel and stared around me like one from the country and as you were never in yourself you must take my word for it that it is the strangest made up place that ei er was invented directly in front of me on the other side of the street was a magnificent monument to sir walter scott and beyond tliis were the princes street gardens and beyond them was the castle on a high hill which is just like that on which castle stands that is it is a steep precipice on three sides between the castle and the street where the gardens are now there used to be a they call every a here in scotland which has	36
been filled up and the town very much improved the railroad runs through this hollow now this was the first sight i had of the town on the side of the hill from the castle the buildings were very high if i counted right one of them was thirteen stories high though i found when i went up the hill that they were only four or five on the other side the old town is built on the hill and the new one all around it i should think the would be in danger of tumbling off some of the high places for parts of the city it seemed to me were built right over other parts i think the of some houses must be the down cellar of others for i am confident young america in ireland and scotland many of the buildings rest on the tops of others it wouldn t be a good place to have in and i hope they won t have any as you must be like all young ladies passionately fond of i ought to tell you that the city is about two miles long and two miles wide and contains about one hundred and seventy five thousand inhabitants you would not forgive me if i forgot to mention these important facts i stood in the street for ten minutes i never stand still longer than that except at looking at the place i can t give you any idea of it and i have a great mind to tear out the pictures in my guide book and send them to you but i hope to see you again some time i really hope so and then i will show them to you just as soon as i got an idea as major would say of the place i rushed across the street to the scott monument which is two hundred feet high and the thing of the kind i ever saw it is a splendid tower containing a statue of sir walter in a sitting posture with work enough on it to make it cost heaps of money nearly sixteen thousand pounds i call it eighty thousand dollars in my journal which is for my mother to read and i am not sure she knows that a pound at w ith exchange added makes it worth about five dollars a staircase consisting of two hundred and eighty steps leads to tbe top of it from which they say there is a fine view but i was too lazy to climb up i walked about the streets till breakfast time and made up my mind that was the finest city and or i had seen on this side of the ocean it is full of mon and statues to all the kings and great men i believe when a royal individual visits a city the people straightway set up a statue of him and a fellow can hardly turn round in without being in danger of knocking one of them over didn t knock any over after breakfast i heard mr i always take my cap off when i mention that lame if i happen to have it on for he is as much bigger man than george iii as the scott monument is higher than rob s i hear mr begging mr not to write any notes or say anything to any lords or for public dinners and are an awful bore to him the landlord of the hotel then together a quarter of a hundred one horse into which the ship s company loaded themselves and of course all the stared at us as we strung through the streets we went first to of course you know that this was the royal palace of the kings and that mary queen of lived here professor gave us a jolly long lecture about the palace and the abbey and about mary i used to think she was a very nice woman handsome affectionate and everything a lady ought to be and i used to pity her for the troubles and that came to her but i have altered my mind i think she was a wicked woman and i am glad she wasn t my grandmother i couldn t help thinking once that her son james who became king of england was an unnatural monster young america in and scotland because he didn t make a bigger row when his mother was by queen elizabeth s order but i have since concluded that he acted the wisest part for the least said was mended you will excuse me if you think i am an image but i shouldn t want such a woman as mary queen of to the buttons on my shirts we went into the palace and mr paid the everlasting sixpence without grumbling i suppose a lawyer here would charge you sixpence for the privilege of reading his sign the building is in the form of a with towers at the corners whose tops look like tops though i suppose they are right side up we went in and up stairs to a long narrow room which looked as as the of a country tavern it was the picture gallery and its walls were covered with portraits of the kings of scotland real and imaginary some of whom reigned four hundred years before the christian era the latter i suppose painted from photographs taken by artists i did not feel much interest in the old gentlemen whose faces looked down upon me from the walls though i did glance at a few of them whose i had read we went through a lot of state apartments and into lord s rooms in some of them there were pieces of ancient upon which a great deal of had been done i suppose a lady could appreciate them but i could not	36
when i went into s rooms i could not help wondering how mary happened to marry such a for he was as wicked as he was vain and stupid and i am not and or surprised that she wanted to get rid of him horrid as were the means to which she consented when we came to the apartments of queen mary i was really interested the first was her audience chamber the roof is and the walls are hung with there is a bed in it in which charles i slept while he resided at in this chamber john used to mary for being so vain i don t think much of j and i am not surprised that he didn t make a better woman of mary the next apartment was queen mary s room and contains the bed in which she used to sleep at least they say it is but i doubt whether the pie of who keep their eyes open believe it the of the bed were of crimson once with green and but they are faded and half decayed now leading out of this room were the queen s dressing and rooms and half hidden under the is the door opening to the private stairs by which and his companions came up to murder the secretary of her majesty the room in which mary was taking her supper with two or three friends when the entered is very small and is contained within one of the in this room s party the secretary w io crouched behind mary for protection she was quite and forcibly resisted who dragged from behind her they upset the table and had an awful time but the poor secretary was pulled out of the room through the bed room the young america in ireland and scotland him all the way into the audience chamber where he fell dead on the floor the ex act spot where he dropped was identified by marks of blood which they say are still visible but i couldn t see it so for as was concerned he was paid back in his own coin he was blown up with powder in a house where he lay sick and if his wife was not a party to his murder she was just as bad as that or she wouldn t have married the man that did kill him was a bad man and died in a and then mary was herself so that justice seems to have been done to all of them from the palace we went into the ruins of abbey and read the on the g round which marked the last resting place of some of the kings queens and nobility of scotland was buried in the royal vault and in a passage leading from the when we had seen the palace and the abbey we took seats in the carriages again and by the fine road called the queen s drive went to the top of arthur s seat which is a hill about eight hundred feet high where we obtained a good view of the city and the surrounding country we drove along at the foot of where sir walter scott used to take his walks when he was thinking up a subject for a book coming down from arthur s seat we went to hill where we saw the beginning of the national monument to the heroes of because the funds fell short s and or men admission from which a ball is dropped every day at one o clock time and a monument to dug ld and another to which seemed more familiar to me than anything else because i have studied s we drove through the and the high street stopping on the way at the john house visiting his sitting room bed room and study it was quite interesting to me as a specimen of an old house rather than from its association with the savage we passed the or court house with d spire little and a clock projecting out into the street supported by it is a very odd looking building and showed us what was in i i at the head of the street we came to the in front of the castle where there is a monument to the who fell in india and a statue to the duke of york and crossing the moat on a we were shown the state prison where the of the were confined before their trial and execution passing into the palace yard we entered the crown room mr having obtained an order for our admission the crown and sword were in an iron cage in a dark room lighted with gas the murder of at queen mary went to castle for safety and here her son james vi of scotland or james i of england was born we were admitted to the room where bis majesty first saw the light though it was a very small and mean apartment for a queen there are young america in ireland and scotland and on the wall to the event when the young king was only eight da s old he was let down in a basket two hundred and fly feet to some friends below who took him to to receive catholic of course the baby lay still or there would have been no king james to follow elizabeth we went to queen margaret s chapel which is said to be the oldest in scotland and round among magazines and till we could not tell north from south on the battery is an immense gun called the bore is twenty inches and it is like a barrel an inscription on the carriage says it was used at the siege of castle in it was kept in the tower of london for a time and finally restored to this castle from the of the castle we look	36
down hundreds of feet into the streets below and the rock in some places is perpendicular the guns point in every direction and it seems to me it would not be convenient br the city of to rebel against the government the place is by and we saw a parade of them on the as we went out our procession of next went down into the which is a wide street or square our driver pointed out the spot where public used to take place and where the were burned which is marked in the pavement from this point we drove through the which is inhabited by the lowest and class of people in tlie and or city but right above you there is another city for the passes under a bridge fifty feet high across which extends one of the principal streets there are several of these bridges and the passenger actually looks down upon the low life of the city after we had taken a lunch we visited several the dean and saw the graves of dr miller lord north and others after dinner i walked up princes street with he was not with us in to st john s chapel connected with which is an old we found the grave of de the i observed the same peculiarity in the which i had noticed at the and other burial places they are very particular to put the tion of the deceased upon his as here lie the mortal remains of john in and nineteen feet east of this stone repose the remains of mrs wife of alexander in on the whole i like very much deed but one ought to stay here a week in order to see and understand the place the next day we took a train and went to visiting the residence of sir walter scott i was really thrilled by the thought that i stood in the house of the author of in one of the readers i used at school there was an account of scott s last days and the were very familiar to me by name we walked through the rooms where he ate slept young america in ireland and scotland i and wrote his library is a large room sixty by fifty has a carved oak ceiling and contains twenty thousand volumes a door leads from it into the study where most of his books were written the writing tables at which he worked and the arm chair covered with black leather in which he sat are still there in a little room there is a glass case under which are seen the clothing sir walter wore just before he died the hall and the are with horns and all kinds of weapons after we had visited abbey and abbey we returned to direct by the way of and we have had a did time and have seen a great deal of scotland i like the country very much indeed better than i do ireland or at least better than any part except for i don t think i ever enjoyed myself anywhere so much as i did while in your city i hear that we sail for on monday and that from there after we have had a run through the canal we go to and the island of if we do i will tell you all about it i almost forgot to say that the young america is to have a after we arrive at liverpool for the built for a branch of our academy is waiting for us there mr says she is a splendid little vessel fitted up something like the ship we are to have twenty or thirty new scholars but the old sailors like me are to go in the just now we are all wondering who will be her commander and some of us in the after cabin would rather be captain of her than of tlie ship and or i hope i shall not fail to see you when you are in england this summer for i want to show you the she is small and easily handled compared with the ship and if we should meet you and your parents i hope we shall have another excursion somewhere if there has been another shooting match in the gardens i shall depend upon hearing all about it from you please to give my kindest regards to your father and mother and believe me still very truly yours paul it was saturday night when the ship s company went on board of the young america after the excursion to and arthur was still in the where he had been carefully guarded by the and where he had had an opportunity to consider the error of his ways on sunday morning when the steward carried him his breakfast he expressed a desire to see the principal and was conducted to the main cabin but he only wished to inform mr that he preferred to such an imprisonment as he was he was told again that boys were not from the academy but were compelled to obey the rules he was to the again for further consideration of the matter on monday morning the ship sailed for and as she went outside of all the islands was terribly he was taken on deck and permitted to lie on a blanket by the side of the but he suffered severely and apparently repented of his mis young america in ireland and scotland conduct he made humble apologies and fair promises so that when he recovered he was permitted to go to his duty what his amounted to and how well he kept his promises the will show the ship came to anchor in the harbor of after a run of thirty six hours the trip the wild scenery of the to was made in the and the ship	36
for the new officer at once it will occupy the space the state rooms in the after cabin and now young gentlemen continued the principal taking a paper from his pocket which made the hearts of some of the students leap up into their throats i will announce the names of the officers for the next term the highest in rank wm command the young america the second the the third will be first lieutenant of the ship the fourth first lieutenant of the and so on but tl re will be but nine cabin officers attached to the captain has the highest number of merits between the next two there is a difference of only one mark and joseph haven being the highest will be captain of the ship for the three months the announcement was greeted with a cheer but so intense was the anxiety to know who the next in order was that the cheer was rather faint only one merit below him stands the commander of the added mr with a pause and a smile and he is paul the cheer given when the name was called was very emphatic and decided and the professors led off by dr clapped their hands vigorously mr shook hands with captain haven and with captain them upon the distinction they had won paul blushed but he was the happiest student on board the ship and thankful that haven had beaten him by one mark for he had the position he desired above all others there were other beating hearts on the deck of the america in scotland hip and the principal continued to read roll most of tlie cabin officers went u places than before and ten passed from tl to the quarter deck who had si hard since his return to keep his rank master of the he was satisfied with the result especially a was in the cabin of the the list was read through and there wa amount of grumbling our fellows doing part of it twenty four petty officers a were detailed for the as it stood that all the crew desired to because there was a novelty about the r mr wishing to be fair about required every third name to be entered s books as the list was called if a behave well they were to be exchanged in it so happened that was one of four but as he had behaved well since the for he was not set aside though b deprived of certain privileges the next morning the first day of the the officers and crew of the were their vessel and in a short time the star ner was floating at her peak as a signal th gone into commission on ship and sh them was displayed another and what adventures the students had w places they visited and what voyages the si made shall be in red young america in england and new and of lee fc and boston lee a success the american girl abroad by miss illustrated a hearted off on a c ood time and she and her readers are decidedly of the opinion that the was a great liberal christian a book and the doctor s daughter by mat so and so genuine that she takes one s heart by storm new york a book every girl will be delighted with sally the mountain girl by mrs d illustrated mrs s stories have all the charm of romance and better that a 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notices which the prominent authors are admirable in construction gems of literary attractive and the again america abroad by to be completed in volumes illustrated per vol up the northern lands cross and a library of romantic travel and to american of lee by the club series by to be completed in per the club id press in itself and all in best by b f the ob domestic or a model the modern s m of the papers of the milk of human kindness and old things from an ink stand humorous sentimental by b p i mo the genial of this has it foil of bright and things by the whispering pine series by to be completed in per the spark of genius s the of t winning his spurs the turning of the tide in press mr presents some admiral ie characters among his college and every of tliis series is of fan and s better ever written the pleasant series by to be completed in per vol j arthur brown the young captain this young thk of the th of the island the elm island stories by this author are the pleasant series 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nd customs of the people but there is so much that is novel in the region itself and so much that is stirring and even in the history of the sturdy of holland that he hopes his young friends will not complain of the proportion in which he has mingled his material it would be a very great happiness to him to have excited a of interest in these countries to induce the boys and girls to read mr s works the rise of the dutch republic and the history of the united the writer is confident that young people will find these volumes quite as attractive as the story books of i s i of the ite in the of to be an exception are by his the young m tlie evils of a divided with tlie senior remedy while the students for their he also finds conceited be expected to be have to this in ever encouraged by s readers this g that will at least y to please but to in contents i the professor and the captain ii a in the german ocean iii something about iv up the to flushing v captain vi chances his mind vii the on viii and ix trouble on board the x who was captain of the xi on thb way to xii s capital xiii three cheers for the king of xiv the vice principal xv the professor s charge s contents xvi captain s defence xvii more about the and xviii an excursion the xix a run through holland xx adieu to and professor and and or young america in holland and chapter i the professor and the the young america with every rag of canvas set sails and aloft rolled and pitched gracefully on the long of the german ocean the wind was very light from the north west there was hardly enough of it to give the ship way a mile off on her bow was the in the of sail she carried but hardly leaving a wake in the blue waters behind her the and the low land of the shores of holland and were in sight but with the present breeze there was but little hope of reaching the mouth of the that night though it was hardly twenty miles distant the regular course of instruction was in progress in both vessels the watch of each being in the attending to their studies while the port watch were on deck in charge of the sailing and or department mr paced the deck of the ship and with the habit of an old sailor frequently cast his eyes aloft to see what sails were drawing occasionally from a custom of his solicitude for his charge he glanced at the the did not make even a mile an hour and the watch was changed at four o clock there was not a breath of air to the waves the ship rolled and pitched on the and the sails against tlie and under the effect of her motion the young on deck without being in a hurry were annoyed and vexed as all sailors are in a calm they partook of the of the scene and and yawned from mere and the want of something to occupy their minds the calm was only the of a lively scene to the westward beyond the low coast line dimly seen in the distance was a dense mass of black clouds rising rapidly towards the low muttering muffled thunder came over the sea the sun went into the veil and then the flashed faintly at first but glaring brighter and brighter as the darkness increased mr still paced the deck but instead of looking aloft now he cast frequent glances at the officer of the deck who was watching the dense black clouds the principal said nothing for whatever views he had in regard to the working of the ship it was his policy never to interfere until absolutely necessary the officers were encouraged to do their own thinking and were expected to all necessary young in holland and i precautions for the safety of the ship at the right time the second lieutenant was in ge of the deck and as yet he had taken no step which indicated tliat he mr said he at last when the principal s movements had begun to he a little nervous the second who was the third officer in rank on duty stepped up to the lieutenant and touched his cap tell the captain there is a shower coming up and that the clouds look added mr the officer of the deck touched his cap and went down into the where the captain was his french lesson to professor excuse me said captain haven i must go on deck for i suppose mr wouldn t give an order to take in sail if the were blown out of the ship the commander of the young america went on deck in a hurry he and all below had observed the sudden darkness which pervaded the and they were rather glad to have stirring occur to break up the monotony of the calm the captain looked at the black clouds and promptly directed the officer of the deck to take in the sails which was done by the watch the clouds wore that peculiar appearance which wind an aspect which the old sailor readily captain haven was familiar enough with the weather signs to understand what was coming but the young sailor is almost as much afraid of taking l ot i le and or in sail too soon as of being too in doing so there is as much vanity in carrying sail as in wearing fine clothes the captain did not wish to be too cautious for that would cause a smile upon the faces of the ship s crew he looked at mr who seemed to be perfectly satisfied or	36
rather his attention was directed entirely to the which had not yet taken in her huge fore square sail then he studied the threatening pile of black clouds which had now nearly reached the while the thunder rattled and the flashed with blinding glare take in sails and said captain haven to the officer of the deck now satisfied that his reputation for carrying sail could not suffer in the face of such indications mr called on the entire watch to obey his for only a quarter watch was required to handle the ship under ordinary circumstances the other portion of the watch being on deck the light sails were taken in and mr made no comment as he sometimes did after an had been performed in order to express his approval or otherwise of the action of the captain the was most strangely deficient in caution on the present occasion and tlie principal was evidently much disturbed by the conduct of her captain who was usually very prudent without being timid there she was with all her extra set and flapping in the calm while a tempest was before her captain must be asleep said mr low in holland and i nervously to peaks the of the and the officers too replied the old salt up his trousers we ought to fire a gun to wake them tip it is not like captain to be caught when a is added the principal i should think the thunder would wake them up it s heavy for these parts that will come all at once when it does come it will take their sails right out of the ropes mr walked aft again and on the met flag officer who had also been tlie and wondering at her continued neglect of the most ordinary precautions mr said the commander of the the ever ready to do the meagre duties assigned to him touched his cap to captain pass the word for the signal officer added the flag officer that s right captain exclaimed the principal if the officers of the don t do better than this they must be broken i am so am i sir captain is usually very careful and what he don t see isn t worth seeing be as as possible for tlie will soon be upon us the signal officer appeared with the and in charge of the captain ordered the number in sail to be set l and ok paul was severely on board of the ship but before he has suffered too much in the estimation of his friends let our readers be transferred to the of the in which as the of the academy ship the same rules and prevailed the port watch were at their studies while the watch had the deck in chaise of mr the first lieutenant this was the captain s study time for he was a member of tlie several classes and in school hours was subject to the discipline of the professors the same as other students when the began to gather professor was hearing the in greek the learned gentleman did not think a scholar knew anything unless he possessed a considerable knowledge of greek it was his favorite branch and the class in this language was his pet he was a strict and never allowed anything to the in greek if he could possibly avoid it no scholar not even the captain as the then were could leave the class without his permission it is true the rule had not been made or even been considered with special reference to the commander of the vessel but paul had always quietly submitted to it even at some inconvenience and sacrifice to himself no emergency had arisen since the went into commission which required the setting aside of the rule and it was supposed the professors would have judgment enough to use it with proper discretion professor so far as greek roots were concerned was not lacking in judgment but he knew no holland and more about a than the did about greek he was a very learned man and lived in a greek and latin atmosphere the dead languages were the chief end of man to him he was cold stern and precise except that when hearing a class in greek he warmed up a little and became more human especially if the students manifested a becoming interest in his favorite branch unfortunately for paul he was not an enthusiastic of the greek language and literature he lived too much in the present to be of anything so old and as it seemed to him so comparatively useless but he was faithful in the discharge of ail the of the institution not excepting even those branches which he disliked though he was always very respectful to professor he was candid enough to say that he did not like greek he was therefore no favorite of tlie learned gentleman who thought his abilities and his were over estimated because he did not like the dead languages mr ine to inform you that a is coming up said the third master as i touched liis cap to captain no interruption no interruption interposed professor very ill the third master his cap as the captain bowed to him in acknowledgment that he had heard the message and then retired the professor was vexed perhaps he was a little more ill natured than usual on account of being slightly an effect produced by the uneasy roll of the vessel in the calm l and or now mr go on with the of added he as retired i must beg you will me professor said paul with the utmost deference as he rose from the bench on which he was seated go on with the replied the professor sternly paul looked at the snapping gray eye of the learned gentleman and was assured that he had	36
i will leave the vessel at the first port we enter ml will certainly do justice to both of excuse me mr he must do justice to me i have been a and a professor in college all my lifetime and i do not wish to have any one speak of settling a case between me and one of my pupils there is only one side to such a question replied mr whose dignity was terribly by the incident of the afternoon well mr i wish to be respectful but i also moan to be candid i feel compelled to say that i believe you are all wrong all wrong sir yes all wrong look at the question for one moment i don t wish to look at it between teacher and pupil there can be no issues of any kind it is my place to command my scholar s to obey in the school d now really mr continued the laughing professor rubbing his hands as though lie enjoyed the i agree with you on the general principle i must differ from you in its application to this particular case your pupil is the commander of the vessel our very lives depend upon his prudence and skill it to take in sail very well wasn t half the crew on deck for that purpose interposed mr but who shall determine whether it is necessary or not to take in sail the officer who has the care of the vessel for the time being then are mr and mr and the servants to help them reduce the sails if needed there is not the least necessity for disturbing the classes but no one except the captain can give the order to take in a single sail in the this vessel is under naval discipline you are aware but i think you cannot have read tiie rules here they are added mr taking the printed of the ship from his pocket officer of the deck he is not to make or take in sail in the except in a without directions from the captain but in the night he may take in sail the captain with his reasons which ho must enter on the log well this is a isn t it growled mr perhaps it will be but it seems to quite proper that the captain should go deck when and or there is any danger for my part i have some regard for my fat body and i don t care about leaving it here at tlie bottom of the german ocean chuckled mr and he always laughed with especial when he had said anything which he thought was funny the captain can leave any of ray classes when he is sent for to look out for the vessel mr this is a question of discipline and higher considerations than those of merely comfort and security should be brought to bear upon it it would be impossible for me to impart to my pupils a knowledge of that noblest language of the historic past if they are to be permitted to leave the class when they choose to do so i shall refer this matter to mr for his decision he must the captain or he must me if i cannot control my scholars i will not attempt to instruct it would be preposterous to do so i shall take a boat and go on board of the ship at once for this difficulty admits of no delay professor in high took his hat and went up tlie ladder mr shook his fat sides laughing at the ire of his distinguished and learned associate he was desirous of seeing his companion start for the ship in the approaching tempest and he followed him on deck captain said mr sternly as he walked up to the young commander heedless of the rattling thunder and the flashing lightning paul bowed politely and looked at the professor that he was ready to hear him it was noticeable that mr always called the com c young america in holland and mr when he was in the attending to his studies and captain on deck or in the cabin the professor intended to indicate by this choice of terms that he was captain during school hours captain i desire a boat immediately added mr a boat exclaimed astonished at the request at such a time i said a boat i purpose to refer the matter of to mr without any unnecessary delay but mr there is a coming up i am aware of that but i demand the boat it would be dangerous sir the boat would certainly be i will take the responsibility of that i should be very happy to furnish the boat sir but i cannot expose a crew to such a storm as will soon break upon us replied paul you refuse do you demanded the professor angrily i feel compelled to do so sir in my hearing mr instructed you to furnish the professors with a boat at any time when they desired it i will furnish the boat sir but i will not expose the crew to such peril i will out the third for you sir if you wish i demand a sufficient number of to row the boat you will pardon me sir but i will not send any c into a boat until tlie is over it is unreasonable to ask a thing unreasonable sir i how dare you tell me i am unreasonable tbe professor stamping his foot the deck paul bowed but made no reply he was placed in a disagreeable and painful position he knew that it was madness to send a boat off while the was impending mr was the long were black and smooth and the sails idly on the there was no danger then and the learned gentleman had been so fortunate as never to see	36
any of the perils of the ocean his passage to england in the steamer had been a remarkably pleasant one nothing like a or even a high wind had interrupted its serenity and the professor had a certain contempt for the perils of the ocean he had never seen them and if mere boys were able to work such a vessel as the a learned man like himself need not tremble in their america in holland and j chapter ii a in t mr said professor in the most sternly solemn and impressive manner as he up to the of the here sir i responded the old salt touching his cap as politely as though the learned gentleman had been an admiral i want a boat sir continued the professor fiercely your honor must apply to the captain answered touching his cap again i have applied to him and he has refused me i desire you to take a boat and row me to the ship the carpenter can assist you bless your honor s heart i can t go without the captain s orders added opening his eyes as wide as though he had been invited to head a i will protect you from any harm mi i will represent the matter to mr i never do anything your honor without orders from the captain it would be for me to do so and i should be hung at the fore yard arm nonsense mr will you listen to reason your honor i always listen to reason and but isn t any reason in leaving the ship without the captain s orders but the captain says i may liave the boat and i want a couple of men to row it i will pull the boat with the gi pleasure sir if the captain orders me to do so or the first lieutenant for that matter sir i always obey orders sir if it sinks the ship i have a complaint to make against the captain for of my orders and he will not permit me to go on board of the ship to prefer the charge whistled tlie as long and loud as though the sound been made with his own shrill pipe a complaint against the captain i beg your honor s pardon but that can t be nobody can have a complaint against the captain i do not wish to argue the matter with you will you do what i ask or not i beg your honor s pardon but i will not replied who seemed to have no doubt in regard to his own course whatever there might be among the powers above him that s enough growled mr turning on his heel there s a big coming your honor added loud enough for the professor to hear him the boat wouldn t live a minute in it i am not afraid of the replied the learned gentleman pausing will you row the boat no sir i would rather not answered shaking his head at this moment a heavy roaring rushing sound i holland and came over the sea from the direction of the land the water was covered with a dense white mist the sound increased in volume till it with tlie thunder and the surface of the sea was lashed into a snowy foam by the coming tempest down with the and shouted captain sharply stand by the said his speaking trumpet man tlie and all ready sir replied the second lieutenant forward for all hands were still at their stations in anticipation of the emergency all ready sir added the lieutenant whose place was on the quarter deck let go the added the first lieutenant and the order was repeated by the fourth lieutenant down with it lively the heavy sail assisted by twenty pairs of willing and eager hands rattled down in an instant and was speedily secured let go the haul down said the second lieutenant on the when the order to take in the reached him the hands walked away with the and the was on the in an instant lay out and the added the officer your eye there the is upon us the roar of the heard at first miles away swept along over the ocean carrying a tempest of foam and spray before it and came down upon the though she carried no sail the force of and or the wind was enough to heel her down while tha spray leaped over her decks in tlie furious blast the scene was grand and sublime the roared the seemed to hiss in their fury as they darted through the moist atmosphere and the wind hardly than a howled in with the at first on the long of the ocean which a moment before had been as smooth and as a mirror thousands of little white waves gathered throwing up volumes of fine spray which was borne away by the tempest so that the air was laden with moisture though the came heavy in the beginning it did not attain its full power for several minutes the even of the of the tempest was tremendous and officers and crew clung to the and the wood work of the vessel fearful that the savage blast would take them bodily from their feet and bear them away into the angry ocean down with the roared captain to the who with four of the strongest bad been stationed at the wheel the action of the fierce wind upon the vessel s side was powerful enough to give her way without any sail and her head came up to the gale so that she took the blast on her port bow thus far the effect upon the ocean did not correspond with the violence of the tempest for even the blow does not immediately create a heavy sea but if the tempest continued even for a few minutes this 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was sure to follow there is no especial peril in a if the seaman has had time to in sail unless in a c heavy sea it does not take long for a in the open ocean to stir up tlie water to its professor was walking up and down in the waist a very pretty type of the itself when the stroke of the tempest came upon the his stove pipe hat as non as anything could he which he persisted in wearing was tipped from his head and borne over the rail into the sea this accident did not improve his temper and he was ou the point of asking the captain to send a boat to pick up his lost tile when the full of the began to be expended upon the vessel ho found himself unable to stand up and he to the where professor was already to tiie rail wouldn t yon like the boat now mr chuckled the jolly professor hardly able to speak without having his words blown down his throat lost my hat growled the ned gentleman almost choked with ill nature within and the ill wind without ask the captain to send a boat for it laughed mr there he stands upon my word he is a wonder to me he handles the vessel like an old admiral who has been in salt for any boy could do it i the professor it is fortunate that captain went on deck when he did added mr we should have gone to the bottom if they hadn t taken in sail in season and or you distress witb mr h i am very sorry to see you encouraging among your pupils and a blast more savage than any which had before struck the vessel ended the professor s speech for while it di him with salt water it gave him all he wanted to do to hold on for his life he worked himself round under the lee of the and held on with both hands at the rail his breath blown down into his lungs by the wind the was not one of those which come and go in a few moments and in a short time the sea had been lashed into a boiling roaring foam the rolled and pitched most fearfully below there was a fierce crashing of everything while the winds howled a savage storm song through the swaying by the captain s order the crew had with great difficulty extended several life lines across the deck for the safety of those who were compelled to move about in the various which the emergency required the angry professor began to cool off under the severe of the tempest he was to the akin by the spray and it required the utmost activity on his part to enable him to keep his hold upon the rail now the vessel rolled and pitched him upon his and rolled again him at arm s length away from them his muscles under the pressure professor determined to be on the safe side had passed the end of young america in holland and the lee brace around his body and secured to one of the pins nothing ever his and though he was doubtless impressed by the of the storm he was ji st as jolly and good natured as ever the captain and the officer were holding on at one of the life lines on the quarter deck paul looked as noble and commanding as though he had been a foot taller with a full beard grown upon his face he appeared to be master of the situation and professor regarded him with an admiration strongly in contrast with the disgust of his the competent captain of the ship is always little less than a miracle of a man to his passengers especially in a storm when he is confident and self they feel that everything their very lives and the lives of those they love are dependent upon him and they look up to him as to an of skill and wisdom it s coming heavier and heavier said as the gave a fearful ay ay it s nothing less than a replied paul it s the biggest i ever was in added blowing the salt water out of his mouth after a pint of spray had him in the face it is kicking up an awful sea that s so keep your hard down shouted i to the in charge of the she don t mind it now sir the at the top of his lungs and or she b falling oft mr added paul we must keep her head up to it or our decks will be washed hard down she don t mind it sir set the close mr said the captain but be careful of the hands with the trumpet in his hand sprang from the life line to the rail so as to be nearer to the hands who were to execute the captain s order the unpleasant plight of mr his attention in spite of tlie pressure of the emergency his as he about under the uneasy motions of the vessel gave him a ludicrous appearance which even the positive expression of suffering on his face did not essentially he had evidently come to a sense of the perils of the sea and was a pitiful sight to behold man the shouted through his trumpet mr here sir replied the second lieutenant but his voice sounded like a whisper in the roar of the double the hands on the added stand by the all ready forward sir reported stand by the fore sheets mr continued the officer here sir said the old sailor who with the carpenter was holding on at the weather rail will you and mr assist at the sheet ay ay sir this is heavy work i hope	36
she ll carry that young america in and and she must it or carry it away added ter we are falling off badly so are it to be done answered the as be began to haul the sheets it was with the greatest difficulty that any one could stand up on deck the were increasing and the had fallen off into the of the sea and rolled helplessly in the waves so that her fore yard appeared almost to dip in the the was run out on the deck and by all the hands that could get hold of it the lee sheet was extended in like manner and the whole after guard besides the two forward were called to walk away with it o dear groaned mr after the vessel had given an unusually heavy lee the jerk of which had nearly knocked the breath out of his body what s the matter your honor demanded who always pitied a in a gale do you think there s any danger mr gasped the professor danger bless your honor s heart i there s never any danger in a good ship replied the tar as he knocked a out of the sheet look at the captain when he gets scared you may it is really terrible puffed the learned professor wouldn t your honor like the boat now growled the with a hearty chuckle all ready at the sheets sir screamed robinson the fourth lieutenant who had charge of the waist at quarters and or hold on mr the captain as the rolled on her lee till the water up in her wail till i give you the word paid was waiting for a favorable moment when the blast should lull a little to set the you must get out of the way gentlemen roaring out the words through his trumpet the sheet blocks will knock you over mr himself and made a at the life line where the captain was holding on but being rather clumsy in his he missed his aim and was thrown into tb mr went to his assistance and picked him up while he lay upon his back with his legs and arms thrown up like a trying to turn over mr was not encouraged by this experiment of his associate why don t you go sir shouted his trumpet close to the professor s head i can t move d he mr will help you added the lieutenant the carpenter assisted mr to the companion way while the had succeeded in rolling mr up to the same point the doors were opened and the head steward helped them down the ladder all ready i shouted captain when the favorable moment came for the let go i tlie officer haul out the ready seaman promptly obeyed the order at the instant when the vessel having rolled over as far as her centre of gravity would permit her to go in the young america in and i of the sea v poised as it on a balance waiting for the of tlie wave that was to throw her down on the weather roll the close flew out from the and began to in the fierce blast slack the weather continued to tha hands who had been stationed at this rope walk away with the sheet i it required a tremendous pull to haul home the sheet of the furiously in the tempest but there was force enough to accomplish it though not till the vessel had her weather roll which lifted half the hue of from their feet the close was so as to lay the to with her head up to the sea the were increasing in volume so fearfully tliat it was no longer prudent to permit the vessel to roll in the of the sea where she was in danger of being overwhelmed by the waves mind your called the first lieutenant springing aft to the wheel port a little don t let the sail be taken the head of the came up handsomely to the sea and it was thus proved that the double was just the sail for such an emergency it was only to be whether the sail would be blown out of the bolt ropes or not if it had been an old one such would probably have been its fate but being nearly new and of the best material it stood the strain to tlie end mind your eye roared star and or sir i replied the touch her up when it so added the lieutenant the vessel had fallen off and took tlie wind so far on the beam that she buried her deep in the waves the order to touch her up or her np into the wind so as partially to the sail was given to ease off the tremendous the minded her and so that she herself steady called the lieutenant port not too much or you ll her to sail ho i suddenly shouted several of the in the forward part of tire vessel where away right over the lee bow si la p paul and ran to the i small vessel over on her b d that s a dutch e d c promptly recognized the craft th y have of turning bottom upwards port shouted who k e off the of the instant at a time the attention of the d i man had been attracted by the u m f wreck and they had permitted h j h up until the began to t e was so thick that the was see b f a n a and it then disappeared in the a c j a n trembled with emotion when he saw the vessel but it was impossible to do anything for her until the subsided i i h and ef i fortunately the worst of it had ah passed and a few moments later it	36
ceased almost as suddenly as it commenced the rain began to fall in torrents while a fresh breeze and a tremendous sea were all that remained of the for such it was rather than an ordinary set the and mr said captain we must endeavor to find that these sails were accordingly hoisted the came about and stood off in the direction towards which the was supposed to have drifted the young america had not been seen since the came up but paul that she had run away before it lie was deeply interested in the fate of those on board of the wreck and trusted he should be able to render them some assistance if all on board of her had not ah perished the rain poured down furiously but it did not the enthusiasm of the young officers and crew though they were already to the skin the was taken in for it was found that the and were all the needed she stood on for an hour or more without obtaining a sight of the wreck though every eye on board was to catch the first glimpse of it we must have passed her said the captain it is so thick we can t see her even if we should go within half a mile of her come about and stand a little more to the added captain let the fog horns be blown we may get a signal of some kind from them a i am afraid they were lost overboard and tliat there is no one left to make a signal answered sadly the vessel was put about and headed as indicated by the captain the fog horns were blown at intervals and every one on board listened eagerly for a reply efforts were not for a response was obtained after the had run half an hour on her present course a hoarse shout was heard on the weather beam which was a cry of distress steady as she is said paul to the officer as soon as the sounds were reported to and the direction from which they came ai e you not going about captain asked with a look of anxiety on his dripping face certainly but if we go about hei e we should fall to of the wreck replied paul the stood on for a few moments longer and then blow the horns and keep a sharp forward added the captain who was quite as anxious as any other person on board but he kept apparently cool in deference to the dignity of his high office i see her shouted the who had gone out on the flying boom where away is she demanded from the well on the lee bow sir are we headed for her ay ay sir we shall go clear of her to wind ward i x young america in land and i wreck oil the lee bow sir reported the second lieutenant to who in turn reported to the clear away the first mr said paul all the first shouted the s mate mr will have charge of the boat added captain who had great confidence in the zeal and ability of this officer the wreck the wreck shouted all hands as the came into view on the rail of the vessel whose half was completely in the water were two men making violent gestures and shouting to the crew of the not a word they said could be understood but it was easy enough for to guess the meaning of their words the was thrown up into the wind the lowered and she lay to under tlie and the crew of the first took their places in the boat and were lowered into the stormy sea the falls were cast off the instant she struck the water the gave his orders rapidly and tlie went off and falling on the huge waves like a feather the distance was but even this was a hard pull in such a violent sea was cool and steady and his self possession encouraged the crew to their best the boat ran up under the lee of the wreck and made fast to one of the as soon as it was secured both of the men on the rail began to in an unintelligible language i shouted who had some knowledge of the polite language but the men made no response and it was evident that no long speeches need be made on the present occasion made signs to them to down into the boat which they did they were not satisfied but continued to talk in their own language and to point earnestly to tlie after part of the wreck one of repeated a word so many times that the officer of the boat was enabled at last to separate it from the confused of sentences w said he the man nodded earnestly and pointed with vigor to the after part of the w means wife and concluded that the s lady was in the cabin but dead or alive he did not know young america in holland and chapter iii something about it was evident to those board of the that there was some reason for the delay of tlie boat in not bringing off the of the wreck the energetic motions of the men on tlie vessel could be dimly seen through the mist and rain tlie said captain we will run up to the wreck and ascertain what the trouble is man the stand by the added all ready sir let go the away continued the first lieutenant port the the was trimmed the sheet hauled down and the filled away again she ran close under the lee of the just far enough off to clear her what s the matter mr called through his trumpet there s a woman in the cabin replied clear away the said captain aa the passed out of distance	36
of the wreck mr will take charge of the boat and or the s crew were away and the falls were the second lieutenant stood ready at the to take his place in the the operation of out a boat was not so difficult and dangerous as it had been when the first went off for the sea was moment its fury mr and mr will go in the boat with a couple of added the captain had been studying the position of the wreck the first lieutenant gave the order to tlie forward officers who presented themselves at the provided with their implements ready to do the work assigned to them by this time tlie weather had begun to clear off and a streak of blue sky appeared in the west the low land and the white cliffs and sand hills were seen again but the coast was different from that which they had observed before the tempest burst upon them mr you will cut away the of the wi but first endeavor to save the woman in the cabin added the captain when the crew of the boat liad taken their places and everything was iu readiness to lower the boat i will do the best i can replied as he stepped into the if the does not the are cut away report to me the boat went off on her mission of mercy and those left on board of tlie watched her progress with tlie most intense st all felt that tliey were not playing then but that tlie issues of life and death depended upon the exertions of the two young america in holland and have you any idea where we are captain gazing earnestly at the distant shore which was now revealing itself with greater clearness paul took a spy glass and carefully surveyed the shore took another glass and both of them went up into the main so as to obtain a better view of the shore there are some church near the coast and farther back there is a great number of all right replied pan as he returned to the deck followed by the f lieutenant do you make out the coast asked the latter yes we are on s ridge throw the lead replied paul with some anxiety as he took the glass and pointed it in the direction opposite the by the mark five reported the who was heaving the lead in the fore chains that proves it exclaimed paul we are on s the on the shore are and those farther off are the we are about twelve miles to the eastward of the north hinder where there is a light vessel we have been drifting to the southward we will tack now and stand over to of the wreck the went about again and stood up to the point indicated by the captain the wind had now subsided to a gentle breeze and the sea was its violence in a corresponding degree the lead was thrown continually but not less than three e le and was indicated at any time and with their sharp dealing heavy blows at ths of the while the crew of the and first were clearing away the standing by the time the re the position to of the wreck the work had been accomplished the two boats had backed away fi om the wreck and suddenly the a few more strokes of the severed the which could not be i while the vessel lay upon her side who was on the deck of the vessel when she rushed to the companion way which had been before he was closely followed by the two men the cabin was half full of but he there a woman and a young girl of sixteen who had been clinging for life to an upper berth he gallant lieutenant plunged up to his middle in he water and bore the girl to the ladder at the same time the older of the men performed a similar service for the woman he was evidently the husband of the woman and the father of the girl when he returned to the deck he embraced the woman and the girl and upon them the most tender caresses mr you will convey these people to the and report what has been done to the captain said who was the superior officer the first was hauled up to the of the and by signs invited the family to they comprehended his meaning and the females were assisted into the boat the older man who was apparently the of the vessel exhibited some reluctance at leaving his craft his heart young america in holland and seemed to be broken by the calamity which had h fallen him and he wept bitterly uttering piteous exclamations which could not be understood by the as hurried him into the the party continued their sad till the boat reached the the women were assisted to the deck where they stood staring with blank amazement at the vessel and her crew the was bewildered hy the that him i am glad to see you sir said paul as the captain came up the accommodation ladder no use captain said smiling they t speak a word of english do you know anything about the vessel asked paul i read her name on the stern as we came back and wrote it down for a yankee would choke to death in uttering it replied as he produced a piece of wet paper it is the that s dutch she from added paul where are the professors asked can they speak dutch the professors who had seen enough of rough weather for one day had been making es as comfortable as possible in the cabin the and his family were conducted below by the first lieutenant what have you here demanded mr who had just come from his berth in	36
which he had himself up in order as he expressed it to know exactly where he was we liave just saved them from the wreck of a dutch they can t speak a word of english and we wish you to talk to them iii dutch laughed mr i cannot do it what is the mr inquired professor who had also taken to his berth his limbs from being broken a vessel has been wrecked and we have saved two men and two women can yon talk dutch asked the first lieutenant going to the door of the professor s state room mr proved to be no wiser than his associate so far as the dutch language was concerned and it was found to be impossible to hold any communication with the wrecked persons except by signs they were committed to the of the steward by everything was done to render them comfortable the captain s state room was given to the women and they were supplied with hot coffee and other what is the condition of the wreck mr asked captain as soon as the unfortunate persons had been provided for she is half full of water replied the second master the crew of the were her out when we left do you know anything about her cargo no sir her were down and we could not see what was in the hold the first lieutenant was directed to detail a working party for the wreck to assist in her out young america in holland and and first returned to tlie with sixteen hands orders were sent to to use every exertion to save the vessel and her cargo it was now nearly dark but the was favorable and paul to get the into port on the following day the reached the wreck and the crew of the g g who had been and diligently were relieved by fresh hands the work went on with renewed energy the had been taken off and the cargo was found to consist of cheese and goods the had the hold and declared that the was badly the had taken in less water than was supposed from her position on the waves after hours of severe toil by the young i the sucked the was tight and party were greatly encouraged by the i of their efforts the and carpenter assisted by the boys a jury mast out of the of the which had been saved for the purpose a and were bent upon it and the was in condition to make a harbor it was midnight when the work was completed and the report sent to captain and a of ten to be assisted by and were detailed to take the into the during the first part of the night it had been a dead calm which had greatly assisted the labors of the working party about four o clock on the morning of sunday a from the westward sprang c h jo and ok up and the order was given by signal for the to make sail and to follow the there was hardly a four knot breeze witli the tide setting out and the progress of the under her short sail was very slow nothing had been seen of the young america since the storm shut down upon her and concealed her from the view of those on board of the paul knew tliat mr would be exceedingly anxious about him and his vessel but he was proud and happy in the reflection that he had carried the safely through the perils which had surrounded her he had not closed his eyes during the night as indeed no one connected with the sailing department of the had done the professors and the wrecked party had all turned in as usual while paul kept on deck with the first lieutenant sail ho cried the forward about seven o clock in the morning a small vessel waa discovered approaching the from the direction of the shore or rather of the mouth of the whose western forms a broad hay about twelve miles in width as the small craft came near it was evident that she was a pilot boat she carried a red flag at her mast head on which was a number in white figures on her principal sail there was a large letter f and under it when she in sight the jack was hoisted at the head of the which is the signal for a pilot as the little rounded to the words with her number were seen on the stern i y holland and she was a pilot boat the mouth of the and its course for forty miles are in holland and the mouth of the river both dutch and ofl er their services to inward bound vessels but the sea take vessels only to flushing the river being a separate charge mr had instructed paul as the was bound to to prefer a pilot who would take the vessel up to that city and charge the in one bill a put off from the and a weather beaten sailor leaped upon the deck he opened his eyes very wide when he had a single glance at the vessel and her crew he seemed to be as much confounded as the liverpool pilot had been on a similar occasion the professors were at breakfast in the cabin and not a single man appeared l said the pilot glancing at the flag which floated at the peak replied paul laughing oil est le added the pilot looking around him again e replied paul est il possible i possible you speak english added paul i speak un replied the pilot what vessel that is he continued pointing to the which was following in the wake of tjie she is a dutch vessel that was upset yesterday wc saved her captain ud his family are ou l a	36
a board but none of us liave been able to speak a word where bound are you to we have a crew on board of the we will not attempt to take her to she have taken a pilot said the as another man from the her she shall be taken to flushing you will put into flushing then so tliat i can obtain the men on board of her did a ship the young america go up the river last night asked paul no no ship we see a ship off the when the storm came she come about and go to sea before the wind this was what paul supposed the young america had done he had no fears in regard to the safety of the ship as long as she had plenty of sea room she would soon return and the pilot boat would be able to report the to the anxious people on board of her the pilot took charge of the vessel and after he had headed her towards the channel by which he intended to enter the river be began to ask questions in regard to the officers and he did not speak english any more than paul did french and they did not get along very well mr having finished his breakfast came on deck he taught the french in the and was very happy to find an opportunity to air his he of came up from the cabin young america in and soon after with his family as the pilot spoke dutch the story of the unfortunate was obtained f last the vessel had been caught in the and knocked down two men on deck had been washed away and drowned the companion way being open the water had rushed in and prevented the vessel from the women who lived on board all tlie time as is frequently the case with the families of dutch had climbed up and obtained a hold upon the on the port side of the cabin by these means they were saved from drowning hut the cabin doors being on the side were under water so that they could not escape w the vessel lay on her beam ends the followed by the entered the river it was a day warm and pleasant and tlie officers and crew in spite of the hardships of the preceding night were eager to obtain their first view of the new country whose waters they were now entering it was still over sixty miles by tlie course of the to but the sights on the river and on the shore were novel and interesting the vessels which sailed up and down the river were essentially from any tliey had ever seen with the exception perhaps of the wrecked they looked more like huge canal boats than sea going vessels some of them bad wings or boards at their sides which were let down when the craft was going on the wind thus serving the same purpose as a others were so that their could be lowered to the deck in passing bridges maps guide books and other volumes of reference a were in great demand among the students and professor was continually questioned by all hands mr was too to permit any such familiarity and doubtless he was saved from exposing his ignorance of the interesting country which the had now entered the west upon whose waters the was now sailing is sometimes called the on the left and in plain sight from the deck was the most extensive of the nine islands which constitute the province of the most southern and western division of the kingdom of holland or means sea land and its territory seems to belong to the ocean since it is only by the most care that the is prevented from making a conquest of it these islands for the most part surrounded and divided by the several mouths of the all of which are our readers who have been on the sea shore where the coast is washed by the broad ocean or any considerable bay have observed a ridge of sand gravel or stones thrown up from ten to twenty feet higher than the land behind this was caused by the action of the sea the exterior shore of holland that is the land upon the open ocean has generally a ridge of sand of this description the sand hills or which are observed on the shores of and are produced by the ceaseless beating of the stormy waves in holland these or chains of sand hills are called they extend with little interruption young america in holland and from the straits of to the the ridge is from one to miles wide and rising from twenty to feet in the sand of which the are composed is generally so fine that it is readily blown by a sharp wind and they were as troublesome as the sands of in a in a dry and windy day the atmosphere would become dim from he sand smoke of the and the material was conveyed in this manner far into the interior of the country covering up the rich soil so that it became necessary to dig up the sand to overcome this evil a kind of coarse reed grass is sown on the which forms a tough sod and prevents tlie sand from being blown the form a natural barrier to the progress of the sea but these of themselves are insufficient to accomplish tlie purpose for in the highest tides the waters sweep through the or valleys between the sand hills immense and sea walls are erected to complete the security of tlie country from the of the ocean the which protect the islands of are over three hundred miles in length in the and involve an annual expense of two millions of more than eight hundred thousand	36
assure you my interest in the country has been doubled by my studies we have in our library quite a collection of works relating more or less directly to holland the new american contains very full and articles on the subject we have a full list of s hand books which form a library in themselves and which impart the most minute information indeed half the books of travel which are written are based upon s invaluable works then we have s history of the dutch republic and the two volumes of his united which have been published my knowledge of holland and comes mainly from these works i haven t had time to look up matters yet i have given considerable extra time to my french r holland ant as soon as we are i suppose mr will give us his e on the country and i intend to make that the basis of my reading then i will not say anything more about the mr you can do the matter up more by your intended course i am very glad to get all i can without the trouble of hunting it up replied paul as he glanced again at the young america i may have more time than i want to study up these subjects why so i suppose i am to be court for as soon as mr arrives replied paul fixing his eyes upon the deck mr has not spoken to me since i left the class yesterday afternoon it is not proper for me to say anything about that to you captain added mr i feel that i have tried to do my duty and whatever happens to me i shall endeavor to be satisfied professor walked away apparently to avoid any further conversation on the disagreeable subject paul lid not feel quite easy about the difficulty which had occurred between him and the dignified professor he had hoped and expected that the storm justify his action in the opinion of the learned gentleman but mr carefully avoided him and he was confident he intended to prefer charges against him as soon as the principal arrived the was now entering the port of flushing the pilot was talking with the dutch very earnestly and occasionally glancing at the c le z and or we tlie latter seemed to be very uneasy and to manifest a great deal of solicitude in regard to his vessel notwithstanding she was safe though cargo had been and she had lost her and part of her standing captain to you wish to talk said the pilot stepping up to paul who exclaimed paul almost stunned by the sound of the s name the pilot repeated it but not much more to the of the young commander than before i can t talk dutch laughed paul i for you will speak the english added the this was hardly more encouraging than the dutch of the but paul consented to the conference the to you belongs for the labor you have to save him continued the pilot with some difficulty with the assistance of mr who however was not familiar with french terms paul learned that captain disturbed about the ultimate dis of the according to law recognized by ail the captain officers and crew of the were entitled to for saving the vessel as without assistance it was probable that tlie would have been totally lost the s would be entitled to the greater part of the value of the wreck when it should be sold one half two thirds or even three is sometimes to those who save a vessel the proportion depending upon the condition of the wreck i t in holland and it appeared that the captain of the was distressed on this account he declared that he was a poor man that his vessel was all the property he had in the world that one of the men lost overboard in the was his own brother and the other hia wife s brother and misery had suddenly come upon him in an by the exertions of and others from the a portion of the sails and standing of the bad been saved so that only about one fourth of the value of tlie vessel had been sacrificed hy the tempest but now tlie was in great trouble because two thirds or three of the remaining value of his property was to be to the by a court paul did not feel that it would be right for him to settle or even discuss this question and he referred the to mr assuring him that he was a fair man and would deal kindly with him but this did not satisfy the unfortunate man it was bad enough to lose one fourth of his property for the vessel was not without having the greater part of the remainder from him by a court all hands ship shouted the when the was approaching one of the great of flushing or as the dutch call it tire anchor was let go the sails lowered and and the was once more at rest the came in and a cable s length from her communication between tlie two vessels was immediately opened and lieutenant made his c a report of the voyage since he sailed from s no events of any importance had occurred and his story could not be said to be at all in less than an hour the young america ran into the port and near the the moment her anchor had buried itself in the mud of the harbor her officers and crew were in the gazing earnestly at the it was possible they had noticed the under a jury mast and in some manner connected her with the hut they could have had no other to the exciting incidents which had since the two vessels parted company the day before i desire to	36
not a the principal was in this state of suffering upon anguish when the professor of greek and latin came on board mr tried to think that nothing had happened but it was impossible if any one had been lost the s flag would be at half mast or some other signal would have been made mr s face looked like death itself only his brow was contracted and his lips were compressed as though anger and sorrow were combined in his expression what has happened mr demanded the principal more emotion than any one on board had ever before observed in his manner i am to say mr that an unpleasant event has occurred on board of tjie the professor began very solemnly i i l young america in holland and i feared if gasped mr who was it the captain captain groaned mr striking his bewildered head with both hands good heaven i am responsible for this what is the matter mr demanded the astonished professor what did you say about captain asked the principal catching at the straw which the learned gentleman s question seemed to hold out to him i prefer to speak to you alone about it mr added the professor glancing at the group of officers and that were gathering around him i will endeavor to control my emotions in stating this unpleasant business mr apparently happy to have even a moment s from the grief and gloom must follow the sad intelligence of the loss of captain led the way to the professors cabin now sir what is it let me know the worst exclaimed the principal upon the sofa like a man whose strength had all been taken from him i have been it for many long and weary it repeated the confused what sir that the had suffered severely in the storm replied the principal impatiently you have come to tell that captain was lost overboard and mr heaved a long sigh ok no sir protested mr didn t you say th it a very unpleasant had happened on demanded tlie principal i did but it was not the loss of the captain who was it asked mr catching his breath in the of his anxiety i really don t understand you sir said t ie learned gentleman astonished and confounded by what he regarded as the singular conduct of the has any one been lost overboard from the demanded mr in a loud tone for he was impatient under the manner of the professor no sir no one that i am aware of that you are aware of exclaimed mr sternly of course if any one had been lost i should have heard of it answered mr who did not quite like the tone of the principal then the officers and crew are all safe are they are sir all safe thank god i ejaculated mr heartily an awfully heavy load removed from his mind i have come on board sir to make a complaint against the captain of the this is the unpleasant business which brings me here added the learned gentleman decidedly indeed but even this disagreeable as it was came as a relief to the heart of paul s best friend who had received a terrible shock from the confused state young america in holland and jl merit of the professor yet it was strange that any one should have a complaint to against paul who had always been noble and manly gentle and yesterday just before the storm came on mr was witli the greek class continued mr word came to him that his was required on deck he asked my permission to go on deck as i could not see the necessity of his leaving the class before the lesson was finished i refused to give him permission did be leave then not then but half an hour later another message came to him and he left contrary to my orders and contrary to my protest added professor indignant as he his wrongs what was the message that came the second time asked mr l mildly i do not remember precisely what it was i am not in sea terms but i do remember that mr left the class contrary to my express order not contented with this he called all hands and broke the school when there was no need of it such conduct is utterly of school discipline and excuse me mr but as to day is sunday i must hearing any more of your complaint until to morrow continued mr rising from his i desire to have this question settled before i resume my position in the said tlie professor cut by the apparent coolness of the principal c h a i will hear what captain has to say about it sir exclaimed the learned in am i to understand that you are not satisfied with tlie truth of my statement by no means i wish to hear from captain his excuse for leaving the class i am not able to determine whether it was satisfactory i have already determined that question myself i think i observed to you that there was not a sufficient excuse for his leaving the class i will the discussion of the matter till tomorrow replied mr i do not object to the delay sir but i do object to having any of the statements of the pupil those i have made do you wish me to condemn him without a hearing i do not wish you to condemn him at all i simply ask to be sustained in the discharge of my duty as a teacher i will hear what e you have to say to morrow mr very well sir but you must allow me to remain on board of the ship until to morrow for i cannot return to the till this unpleasant matter has been adjusted	36
as you please replied the principal as he hastened ot deck where a cheer half suppressed in deference to the day had a few moments before been heard as paul came down from the rail of the ship he young america in holland and was greeted with applause for without knowing what had occurred after they lost sight of tlie the students in the ship realized that paul had taken his vessel safely through tlie storm he bowed and blushed at this demonstration and to meet mr who was just coming up from his interview with the professor he had purposely delayed his passage to the ship in order to afford mr time to make his charges it was plain that he had done so now and paul was not a little anxious for the result captain i am very glad to sec you said mr warmly as he extended his hand to the young commander thank you sir i am just as glad to see you replied paul taking the proffered hand and concluding that the professor had not materially prejudiced the principal against him i have been very anxious about you captain added mr i have imagined that all sorts of terrible things had happened to you and is ail well on board yes sir but we are all very tired we were up all night and the crew had to work very hard all night we went to the assistance of that sir we saved four persons and brought tlie vessel in as j ou see her now she was knocked down in the and lost two men we found her on her beam ends indeed captain you have had your hands full replied mr pleased with the gallant conduct of his young friend i and the captain of tlie he has a name as long as the royal mast and i can t remember it the is on board of the and wishes to see you very much i referred the whole matter to you sir i will see him at once he don t speak a word of english only dutch mr speaks dutch and he shall go with me i will return with you in your boat added the principal the professor of was called and they embarked in the s on the way paul briefly detailed the events which had occurred since the came on explaining the means by which the had been saved and tlie vessel he generously bestowed great praise upon his officers and crew for their zealous e sorts both in working the and in saving the and her crew i have been worried about yon captain you did not seem to be as prudent as usual when the storm was ten minutes before the came up you had every rag of canvas set including your fore square sail you ought to have reduced sail half an hour sooner especially as there was no wind and not a sail was drawing you should have taken your precautions sooner for you can t tell the precise moment when a will burst upon you all light sails and all extra ones should be taken in there is a possibility of a i was attending the greek class replied paul but he resolved to make no allusion to the difficulty between mr and himself young america in holland and paul s reply gave the principal an idea of the occasion of the but he refrained from any further on the subject the dutch captain is much troubled about the on his vessel for the pilot told him the would be entitled to two thirds or three of the property saved continued paul said the principal with a smile well i suppose you are entitled to it i hope you will give the tlie vessel and cargo he feels very badly he has lost a brother and a brother in law and now he is afraid of losing nearly all that was saved i hope you will not take any i am sure the would all vote to have you make no claim for it excellent i hope they will replied the principal as he ascended to the s deck followed by mr and paul and or chapter v at request of the principal mr acted as in the conversation with the dutch the unfortunate man stated his case and the heavy loss to which he had been subjected by the tempest call all hands if you please captain said mr when he had heard the statement as translated by mr paul gave the required order and in a few moments the v were at quarters the principal took his place on the main and all the waited with interest to hear what he had to say young gentlemen since we parted company in the yesterday i have suffered a great deal of anxiety on your the ship ran off before the gale the lay to if you had not sailed to the southward after the tempest we not have lost sight of you for more than a few hours i acknowledge that i reproached myself severely for the vessel to the sole e of students but i find that she has been as well handled as though she had been under command of an old and experienced man i wish to say to you that captain has l ot l le young america in holland and j j himself remarkably well in the though he did not take in his light sails quite as soon as he everything else was done with tlie skill and prudence of a at this point the students on board who knew very well why paul had not taken in the light sails sooner looked at one another and smiled significantly the difficulty between the professor and the captain had been fully discussed among them and it hardly need be said that paul was fully	36
justified by his i want to add continued the principal that the conduct of captain with the exception i have mentioned is fully and cordially approved i must say that his behavior his skill and energy seem fully to justify the experiment undertaken in the your commander has made a full report of the vessel and it gives me great pleasure to say that the highest praise to his officers and crew for their zeal and fidelity he me that officers and labored with energy to rescue the unfortunate persons on board of the and also to save the vessel itself these efforts have been entirely successful it is at all times the duty of the seaman to save life and property on the high seas no one knows how soon we may need the kind offices of brother sailors of any nation and what we expect to from others we should at all times be prepared to render to them you have done nobly i congratulate you upon your success and i thank you for the zeal with which you have discharged your several duties nothing so much as the dependence of one seaman upon another in the hour of and disaster the of all nations in one young gentlemen you have done something for your ship and something for your country for every true american feels proud and happy when he that an american vessel has saved even a single i am sure your friends will be proud of you when they read your record for the last twenty hours according to law young gentlemen you are entitled to upon the vessel you have saved under ordinary circumstances you would be justified in claiming from one half to three of the value of this vessel the i am informed was not the value of the vessel and cargo is perhaps four or five thousand dollars i have no doubt the court would give you what would amount to two or three thousand dollars at least for without assistance tlie vessel would probably have been a total loss captain i am told is the sole owner of the he and his family lived on board of her it was their only home and she was their only worldly possession at an expense of a few hundred dollars he can restore her to her original condition if sold in her present state she would not bring her actual value the from this amount the unfortunate captain would lose at least three of his property the of his lifetime we ll no rob the poor mon interposed the scotch boy who was now on his good behavior it will be no robbery you would take j and but your just replied the principal with a we ll no it added no sir no sir i no v responded the students in eveiy not a dollar of it sir said paul warmly thank you young gentlemen continued mr whose face indicated th pleasure he felt you have voluntarily suggested what i was about to propose to you to day is sunday and your conduct is worthy of the day i id the mentioned the matter until to morrow it i i ad ot des red to relieve the unfortunate captain f o n h s n and suspense your conduct will i n s we will take a vote on this quest on tl at tl e e nay he no mistake in regard to your t o s tl se in favor of the claim for will signify it by raising the right hand every hand was raised and most of the bo s added an emphatic ay to the hand vote all up shouted the students looking around them to find any one who behind the others in this benevolent deed every one replied mr smiling mr i will thank you to communicate to the master of the the action of the ship s company the stood watching the proceedings of the party with a look of sad bewilderment his wife and daughter were near him as sad and confused aa himself the boys looked at him with interest as the professor of explained to him what had l so and or taken place the expression wliich lighted up his face as he comprehended the action of the students was an ample reward for their generous conduct tell liim he may take possession of his vessel as soon as he pleases added the principal mr communicated this permission to the and he heard it he cast a longing glance at the which he seemed to regard in the same light as his wife and daughter how much will it cost to repair the asked one of the students stepping forward from a group which had been whispering together for a moment very earnestly i do not know the price materials in holland replied mr perhaps the captain and the pilot may be able to give you some information on this subject mr the pilot and the master of the consulted for some time the and and a portion of the standing and running had been saved and the and the made a of the cost of labor and about twelve hundred said mr mr had reported the result of the conference how much is that sir asked one of the boys one hundred pounds english said paid who had already studied up dutch about live hundred dollars i move you sir that a paper be opened to raise the money to repair the said young america holland and bi second the motion added young i think you have done all that be expected of you said mr i do not mean to represent to you that captain is an object of though am informed that he has not tlie means of paying for these but since you desire it i will put the matter to vote the motion	36
invitation dr came on board for the passage up the river mr still remained a guest of the ship and the surgeon volunteered to take his place though he acknowledged that his greek roots were little better than decayed in his memory there is nothing picturesque on the and it was no great hardship for the students to be compelled to attend to their in the half the time during the trip the country is very low some of it below the level of the sea and there was little to be seen on shore though the students on deck found enough to interest them mr was the only unhappy person in the even the knights of the red cross finding enough in this new and strange to occupy their without mischief the learned gentleman did not like the way in which the principal appeared to be him mr had called the crew together and told them what the had done them in what seemed to the professor to be the most extravagant language he did not like it it was hardly less than an insult to s b and or commend the student against whom he had charges of and he was vexed that no notice was taken of his complaints that the matter had n a single hour in his opinion captain should have been suspended tlie moral effect of such a course would have been grand mr had spoken and he felt that he had spoken if he was not sustained he could not return to the he had spoken and it was the principal s place to speak next mr did not speak he was busy all the morning and when the vessels sailed not a word had been said in allusion to the topic which in mr s estimation all others if the principal did not think of it all the time he ought to do so for the branch of the institution would be a failure if discipline was not enforced the ship stood on her way before the fresh breeze and still mr did not mention the matter the professor waited till he felt he was utterly ignored and was sacrificing his dignity every moment that he permitted the question to remain unsettled mr said he at last with a mighty effort for it was the principal s duty to speak first i made a complaint to you yesterday thus far no notice whatever seems to have been taken of it perhaps the longer we wait the easier it will be to the question replied mr pleasantly though he dreaded the discussion tliat must if i am not to be sustained in the discharge of my i a and duties it is useless for me to attempt to perform to your satisfaction or my own be sustained in the discharge of duties mr but we will discuss this matter in the cabin if you please added the principal as he led the way below unless an is sustained of course he do nothing said the professor as he seated himself in the cabin certainly not i will hear your complaint now mr replied tlie principal the learned gentleman stated his grievance in about the same terms as on the before you say that a message was sent down to the captain do you know what that message was asked the principal i do not remember it precisely it was something about a very likely it was answered mr there was a coming up at the time was there not i knew there was a shower coming up you declined to let him go on deck i did sir the in greek was not half finished replied the professor who deemed this a sufficient reason for declining captain did not go on deck when the message was sent down no sir we continued the for half an hour longer without interruption then the messenger came again i told mr not to leave the class but in direct opposition to my he v ent os and ok on deck with this though he knew that half the students were engaged in the he ordered all hands to be called of course the students were glad enough to get away from their lessons and all of them from the in spite of my protest and without even a word of apology did they added mr with difficulty avoiding the of laughing in the face of the learned gentleman they did and it must be as clear to you as it is to me that such conduct is utterly of anything like good discipline may i ask what punishment you propose as suitable for such offence as that of captain i am perfectly willing to leave that matter to you sir but i should think that simple from his office would he sufficient considering the position of mr mr it is your misfortune not your fault that were brought up on shore instead of at sea added the principal you have made a very great mistake sir i sir exclaimed the learned gentleman springing up from his seat as though such an event as that indicated by mr had never occurred in his life captain also made a mistake continued the principal he did indeed sir it is always a very great mistake to one s teacher i do not mean that may i ask what you do mean sir i y young america j his mistake was in not going on dock tlie messenger sent to liim by tlie officer of the deck ted tliat a was coming up but i refused the permission said the professor warmly then he should have gone without your permission added mr decidedly am i to understand sir that you counsel among the bo s on the no sir i counsel obedience to the laws of god and man and to the	36
orders of one s superior mr is it possible that you could not understand the circumstances of that occasion continued the principal a coming up and you desired to detain the captain of your vessel in but half the crew were on deck i am told that mr is a competent seaman he knew enough to take down the sails if necessary such a course would have been without a precedent and ill of one of the rules of the ship did you not tell me that all the students including the captain you mentioned him especially were subject to the orders of the professors in school s i certainly did but if i had supposed that there was an in either vessel so utterly wanting in discretion i should have qualified the statement captain is in the he is responsible for the safety of the vessel and for the lives of those on board he might have sent up word to take down the sails growled mr disgusted beyond measure at the decision of the principal and or did any one ever hear of a captain working his vessel in tlie retorted mr impatiently as he a and wrote a few lines on a sheet of paper was respectful to you no sir what did he say that was is always he used no words i did not suppose he did in a word if captain had gone on deck when the first messenger went to him i should have justified and sustained i will go a step farther he ought to have done so then i am to understand that i am a mere on of the demanded mr are to understand sir that the first duty of the captain of a ship is to his vessel and to those on of her why sir i thought the young gentleman was insane and i was intensely anxious when i saw his vessel with all her light sails on while a so clearly indicated as that of day was impending i blamed him very much the was as likely to come half an hour sooner as when it did come if it had struck her with all sail set it would have taken tlie out of her perhaps her if several of the students had been lost what satisfaction would it be to me or their friends to know that the disaster red because the professor of greek refused to let the captain go on deck perhaps i was wrong sir perhaps you were if you do not know that you young in holland and i were yon are not fit for the position to which i assigned you i see that you fully sustain mr groaned the professor i only blame him because he did not you the first time instead of the second was it necessary for him to call all hands demanded mr it was emphatically necessary if ho had gone on deck when the first message reached him it might not have been necessary though i should sustained him in doing so for the safest side is always the best side may i ask you to read this order added the principal as he handed the sheet upon which lie had written to the learned professor mr read the order aloud captain is and directed to leave any class in which he may be engaged whenever in his own judgment the management of his vessel requires him to do so the in the are requested to respect this order r professor dropped the paper took off his spectacles looked on the floor a moment and seemed to feel that the academy was not the paradise of school s mr i feel obliged to tender my resignation of the position i occupy said the learned gentleman and sir though the want of in j our be a serious inconvenience to me shall accept your resignation if you are not willing to respect this order replied the principal that ended the j i and paul was sustained in and and chapter vi professor went on deck walked up and down and made himself as miserable as possible he was the senior of the and was the of her department he had been a or a professor for forty years and was fully in the of the he was disposed to be and though perhaps his profession than his nature had this tendency in his character certainly the almost absolute sway of the such an unfortunate of tlie lower faculties of human nature it is necessary that the parent or the teacher should have this absolute sway practically his will is law and the child has no alternative but to rebel or obey the limit to his authority is only placed on the line where tyranny ends and actual abuse begins it is true that public opinion has its influence upon the or parent but there is room for much petty oppression before the limit of endurance is reached a man may be an efficient teacher and produce splendid intellectual results while he is a tyrant and an liis tyranny and oppression may be the very means by which his success is tlie rights of the pupil are not recognized by such men the scholar is regarded as a machine rather than immortal soul though mr was a very pious man in his own way and was very careful in his of all the forms of law and tradition he was a tyrant at heart he ruled with an iron will and willingly no one in the school room to an opinion from his own he was not popular in the he had never been a popular teacher anywhere though he had been a successful one so far as intellectual results were concerned his success seemed to justify him and certainly it added to the strength of hia will the good and respects tho rights	36
asked mr i do let me say that mr did not my course and that in future i will give mr permission to leave the class whenever he desires to do so that is very well sir but under the circumstances i permit the captain to be embarrassed even by the necessity of asking permission if by any on his part he should delay asking leave to go on deck serious might occur then i am to be subject to the will of that boy said the professor disgusted at the thought not unless you are connected with the sailing department of the vessel you are simply prevented from your will over him to the of his duties as a young america in holland and in this light the case different to me added the professor who was laboring to from his position as gracefully as possible i am willing to permit the captain to have his own will in all matters to the management of the vessel as i am to allow the cook entire freedom in making his soup then nothing more need be said and you can resume your position on board of the at once i not entirely satisfied that order mr added mr why not because that mr and me in a public and formal manner that is precisely what i intend to do it lo s me by placing mc in a position i have not the er given me and it is not right that i should be formally condemned the order passes no judgment upon the past it relates to the future only captain must understand that he has full liberty to go when and where he pleases in the of his duty i am confident he will not abuse this liberty but i am to stand before him in this business as a whipped couldn t yon give him the order and explain my position to him what is your position demanded the principal i mean simply that in him i through a want of knowledge of i can explain that hot i think it would be better for you to do so loo and for me gasped the professor why sir that he an apology it would he merely an explanation which would come more gracefully from you than from any other person i don t think so sir it would be lowering myself before him as you please mr i will explain the matter myself when i give him the order if you could give him tlie order it would he better no he must have the written order to show to any professor who his but cap tain will never give you any trouble he is manly and gentle and he will not take advantage of his position i think he will have abundant ground to manifest his triumph he will not do anything of the kind if any officer of the treats you with he shall he suspended at once from office that is very proper sir added mr heartily the learned gentleman let himself down aa easily as possible he had consented to remain rather than subject the principal to the great inconvenience and delay of a new captain was to be independent only in the sailing department in which he had no disposition to interfere any more than with the cook he regarded it as a bitter necessity which compelled him to return to lie for he could not forego the pecuniary young america in holland and loi advantage and the opportunity of visiting the classic lands wliich the voyage presented but though he yielded witli what grace he could command he was dissatisfied with mr and more dissatisfied with paul to go back to the was almost like going to a for a capital crime to which nothing but personal interest induced him to submit if the captain did not enjoy his triumph it would be a degree of forbearance which he could not comprehend but he was quite certain that the captain would put on airs abuse his absolute liberty and perhaps his teacher before the class mr expected this and made up his mind to be on the for it after dinner mr suggested that his services must be much needed on board of the and proposed to send him to her at mr consented and as the kept of the ship the latter was to and the professor s mr went with the learned gentleman and agreeably to his promise made a full explanation to paul while the without a word to any one hastened to the and called his class just as though nothing had occurred it was ed that he was unusually sour and precise and all the students were anxious to know how the question of discipline had been settled read this order if you please captain said the principal when he had conducted him to the cabin where they were alone i have no desire to leave my class unless ray duty and ok to the vessel requires it added paul after lie had read the order i did not suppose you liad but you will keep tliat order in your pocket and remember that your first duty is to ship and crew i suppose you have learned by this time sir the reason v hy we did not take in sail sooner on saturday continued paul blushing deeply i have professor feels very badly about this matter at the time of it he believed he was right for he knows less about a vessel than even the of the ship he now that he was in error our rules did not before apply with sufficient distinctness to your particular case as captain of the vessel responsible for her proper mr did not the letter of his duty in refusing yon permission to go on deck and i only blame him for his want of judgment	36
i should not object to hearing that every hour sa id when the tune was finished do they the same tune over again i m sure i don t know replied they have a different time for each hour of the day and play the entire music of an opera interposed dr they give a short strain at the quarter hour and a longer one at the half hour that will be music all day long yes and all night long added the surgeon as he walked away with the captain i wish he were going to stay on board instead of that solemn old the greek and latin hum young america in holland a said who had a habit of speaking his mind very plainly do you know how the row was settled between him and the captain i do not but i am confident mr sustained the captain answered i was in hopes that we had got rid of him when he went on board of the ship yesterday and i was mad when i saw him coming back to day noon there is not a fellow in the that didn t have the same thought added don t see why a man need try to make himself as disagreeable as he does all the students were to treat him with respect and get their lessons well but he is as as an i wish we could get rid of him suggested of course we can t do that replied who was not disposed to get into any more we might make the uncomfortable for him suggested we m but i we had better not added the prudent made wise by experience as the bell for the cabin supper rang professor looked unusually gloomy and but he labored to keep up his dignity paul sat at the head of the table ordinarily witli his officers on each side of him in the order of their rank but oil the present occasion dr occupied the place at his right at the opposite end of the board was with the fat professor on his right behind the captain s chair stood the head steward while the second steward was stationed near the mr occasionally cast a glance at the young commander but paul seemed to be as composed as though nothing had happened to disturb the friendly relations between them though he did not ve it persisted that the learned gentleman looked ugly and would make another row as soon as he could get a chance i can see through the when there is a hole in it said the officer to when they went on deck again if there wasn t mischief in mr s eye there never was mischief in any man s eye what do you mean asked you know the old lunatic threatened to have the captain suspended for leaving the class he failed in that and if he don t try it again i m mistaken in the of course he won t make any more complaints till he has something to complain of and paul won t give him a chance i don t suppose he will voluntarily hut his conduct will be distorted i tell you the professor is ugly and he hates the captain as badly as a christian he hasn t improved his popularity on board by what he has done every fellow on the is down npon him there ll be a row on board soon in my opinion added ten ill as dr and paul came on i c h j holland and io a boat was lowered to send the surgeon on board the ship paul accompanied liim and on the way they went up to the of the victoria and and that visitors would be admitted to the ship on the following day from ten till four j and c chapter vii the lecture on all hands attend on board ship shouted the of the as the signal to this effect on the young america ordinarily this call was not an agreeable one for the students had that it was music to listen to a stupid lecture on geography and history but in the present instance it was not so the information communicated in regard to england and scotland was so familiar to them that it was robbed of its interest but the school books contained only very meagre allusions to holland and many of them had read mr s eloquent descriptions of the bravery and devotion to principle of the dutch people in their civil wars and in their terrible conflict with the and they were desirous of knowing more about the country and its inhabitants holland is in itself an exceedingly interesting country the students had seen something of its and and were anxious to see more the region seemed to be very much like a ship for it was to keep the er out as much as possible and to pump out that which in or rained in the boys were to go on shore and they desired to c stand something of the history of the in order to appreciate the various objects which mighty events in the past the of was in sight at a bend up the river and they were curious to know its on both vessels the had been fo information by the more enthusiastic of the pupils and many interesting facts had been from the volumes but those who knew the most about the country were the most anxious to know more with only a few exceptions therefore the call to lecture on the present occasion was a welcome one the boats were lowered and all hands in the including die professors went on board of the ship leaving the in charge of the forward officers mr had already made his preparations in the and on tlie hung a large dutch map of the the students filed in	36
is not surpassed by that of any country in the world raising is the principal occupation of the farmers but and roots receive particular attention horses cattle and sheep are raised in great numbers the of are very celebrated e ch il and or the of and have the highest reputation linen goods are largely produced the and domestic commerce of largely carried on through the port of is extensive is a flat country as we have said there are no mountains though in the provinces of and the american traveller will find a variety of scenery similar to that in the eastern part of and this portion of is a beautiful garden the government according to the of s is a constitutional representative and hereditary that is it has a constitution a parliament and tiie oldest son of the king is his successor the king s person is declared to be sacred and his ministers instead of himself are held responsible for the government acts the branch consists of a and a chamber of representatives but the king must sign their acts before they can become laws the members of both houses of the are chosen by the people and are called only citizens who pay a certain amount of direct taxes can vote the who live out of the town in which the is held are paid sixty two dollars a month they are elected for four years half every two years the political privileges of the people are only less than those of our own country the present king is i he is years old and for the last fifty years has been a i died was succeeded by his son ii i h le man of mark in europe he was for some time in the service of the emperor of russia and went to england with the allied sovereigns in where he became acquainted with and afterwards married the princess daughter of george iv but she died within two years in s was elected king of greece but he finally refused the crown because the conditions he made were not complied with in he was elected king of the and was crowned the same year the year he married the daughter of louis king of france duke of will succeed him he has several other sons and daughters among them wife of of who has been elected emperor of is one of uie richest men in europe nearly all the people of are roman there being but about thirteen thousand and two thousand jews but the largest religious liberty is allowed to all a portion of the salary of ministers of all is paid from the national treasury while the receive seven hundred thousand dollars from the state the obtain eleven thousand and the jews two thousand dollars the salary paid by the state to the is four thousand two dollars and to a bishop about three thousand the history of is the early history of many changes were made in the limit of ihe country from time to time in the of its different owners the st mention l ot l le a of this country in is in tlie time of who conquered low countries and the held them till the year when they were joined to the empire of the they formed part of the vast realm of after the had abandoned the territory several independent established themselves in the southern part of the among them were the counts of who became very powerful and influential men they are to be regarded as the of the provinces having no male their possessions went to the house of philip duke of married margaret of and upon the death of her she brought to him the country of and other valuable possessions during the succeeding hundred years holland and all of which now belong to holland and were added to the of the of at this period appears the powerful but rash and cruel charles the bold his life was spent in open or secret strife with louis xl king of france whose or he was the king was in stirring up rebellion in several cities of the low countries which the duke put down with his accustomed severity charles in revenge having with some discontented french princes louis secretly an in li ge when the blow was first struck the king was paying a visit to his cousin of as he called the duke who on hearing the news retained his sovereign as a prisoner threatening to kill him for his tlie cunning prince tried to his enraged host he was but partially successful and could only hia ty by to the most humiliating terms the duke compelled his royal guest to in person with him to the city and assist his in putting down the rebellion he had himself charles the bold was slain in battle and his death ending his line of louis seized upon several of the provinces mar the of charles married to the of who claimed the provinces in right of his wife he obtained possession er of only and the low countries the conflicting claims for these kept and france at war for a long the who married mary of became emperor of germany on the death of his father he had two children by her philip and margaret the former of whom married daughter of and of spain they were the parents of charles v emperor of germany and king of all spain during this period the low countries were governed by philip and charles their right from charles the bold charles v was succeeded as king of spain by philip ii his son who also inherited the provinces mr s history of the rise of the dutch republic at this point with the of charles v and the accession of philip ii i hope all who have not read i and or this work will	36
do so as many of can here in tlie midst of the scenes described in its glowing pages philip was a and a tyrant and his which d ihe establishment of the drove th e people to madness and provoked them to rebellion the reign of charles v the had made considerable progress in germany and its principles were firmly planted iu the low philip imposed upon himself tlie duty of out the doctrines and of restoring the of the catholic church after his accession to the the king remained four years in the country and then departed for spain from which he did not again return he made his sister and she was to be assisted by of william prince of orange and the counts and horn were associated with the bishop as but they had no real power or influence the conduct of and the attempt on his part to introduce the by order of his royal master excited the most desperate opposition the people organized under the lead of the of orange and and horn and an broke out in in these have been or image for they broke into the churches the images the valuable paintings and otherwise injured the church property the famous ca i of dame which you can see from the deck of the ship was by the mob the statues of christ the vii gin and the saints young america in holland and were hurled from their the rich paintings the works of art cut to pieces the organs were torn down the and the gold and silver vessels used in the mass were carried off for three days these tumultuous proceedings continued and were suppressed only when the fury of the mob had ceased hy the knights of the of which the prince of orange was a the career of this remarkable man is closely identified with the history of the during this period he was opposed to the violence of the not only from motives but because his own religious views were not yet in sympathy with the though he afterwards fully embraced the of the low countries were hi the beginning of these troubles both and but the conduct of the mob detached the former from the cause and as the were more numerous in the southern than in the northern provinces they finally turned the scale in favor of philip ii in their own section while the people of holland established their independence philip then sent the savage and duke of tb suppress the new religion in the and horn were at and the prince of orange into germany appealing to the princes for assistance with an army he had raised in germany and with money obtained there and of queen elizabeth of england he marched into tlie and called his people to arms a long and terrible war ensued in c which the dutch suffered up to the of human endurance and displayed a heroism which is without parallel in the history of the nations the prince of orange was created almost unlimited powers were conferred upon him and for years he struggled against the obstacles the dutch being a people established a navy which inflicted many heavy blows upon the spanish power the severity of so the that the whole country was in arms against him he failed to reduce them to and was recalled his next two eminent died of fever and the duke of was then sent as of philip in the northern provinces declared their independence and established the dutch republic or the seven united provinces of which the prince of orange was philip was so at the success of the prince of orange that he offered a large reward to any one who would take his life and a shot him at in s with this event mr his history of the rise of the dutch republic to spain or rather the duke of succeeded in it to after the murder of the in s philip gave the provinces to his daughter but on her death without children the country again to spain after more than a century of strife including the thirty years war the repeated quarrels between england and spain and france and spain and the war of the spanish succession during which young america in holland and period the low countries were often tlie passed into oi t ie in settling up tlie disastrous strife of the century the treaty making powers had given several of the to holland in order to check the ambition of france and the dutch closed the after an interval of peace under maria of her son joseph ii attempted to break through portions of the and obliged the troops of holland to his territory but he could not open the river he was rash in his proceedings and a rebellion was organized against him about this time commenced the french revolution whose influence extended to the low countries and in the garrison at was forced to surrender but the people were not united and their enabled the to regain their power the french sent an army to assist the the were driven from the country and was with france napoleon while he controlled the of france devoted much attention to the provinces and especially to the city of when you go on shore you will see immense and built by him he intended to make it a great naval station and it would have been of vast importance to in carrying out his plans for the invasion of england the works on opposite side of the river called de were the beginning of an immense military town during this period england was almost continually at war with and ok france and several were sent against holland and when napoleon the provinces were restored to but when the who had napoleon finally disposed of their holland and were united and given to the who	36
had to the he was william l king of the the two sections could not agree the regarded as a conquered province and were not at all in their treatment of the new acquisition the were essentially french in their habits and the dutch in is jo they against their masters the extended to the principal cities and the king called upon the great powers who had given the country a assembled in london at his request which however the independence of the people first elected a son of louis king hut he declined and was then chosen king william of holland protested and in spite of the treaty held the city of a french army was sent to the assistance of but it was not til that holland made a ti with acknowledging her independence strengthened his position by marrying a daughter of the king of france and his son and heir the duke of was married to of in s when louis was in fi ance some disturbance ed and m holland and offered to but his proposition was not accepted and he wisely and led his government through all the troubles of that period he is a wise and prudent and as such has had a great deal of in europe now young gentlemen i trust you will not be satisfied with this meagre sketch of the interesting country we are now visiting but will read up the subject so that you will understand it better mr left bis position and the studies of the morning were commenced after dinner the usual shore liberty was given the paid in french a supply of which had been procured in london and the students were landed instead of going on shore immediately dr and paul paid a visit to the victoria and at the tliey found the steward of the ship who volunteered to conduct them through the vessel there was nothing strikingly peculiar in the exterior of the except that she had large square windows composed of a single pane of glass in her upper and but the steward informed the visitors that these were replaced in heavy weather by wooden shutters having only the small round ports between the boxes was a large open space covered over by the deck on each side the wheels was a small apartment or with large glass windows and furnished e the royal passengers could sit in rough weather and look out upon the sea on the deck was a spacious dining i y and or from the open space between tlie the steward conducted dr and pan to a at the after end of which was a saloon called the breakfast its length with the width of the vessel and one side was being formed at the stern of the vessel in which were several of tlie large square windows bo that the apartment was veiy light and pleasant on side of the passage way were several apartments arranged in suits returning to the open space the party entered the forward room on the side this is the room of the first lady in waiting said the steward as they went in i should say the first in waiting was well said paid laughing as he glanced at the spacious apartment but she may be a replied the steward leading the way to the next room this is the queen s bed chamber there was a large bed in this room which looked just like anybody s bed but it was by no means so elegant as the yoimg republican had anticipated the apartment was rich and costly in its but there was none of the magnificence which one would have expected to find in tlie room of a queen this is the dressing room of prince added the steward entering the next room her majesty allows no one to occupy it since the death of his this on the same side were shown several rooms appropriated to the use of the young america in holland and til ey in with those of the queen but in nothing connected with the was there any gaudy display the party went to the opposite side and were shown several rooms like they had just seen which were occupied by the princes the forward room on the port side was wing room it was larger than any other except the breakfast room but did not appear to be furnished everything seemed to be provided for comfort rather than show the conductor then led them forward where on each side of a passage were four rooms each provided with a handsome narrow which the steward said were for the use of the lords and ladies in forward of these in the bow of the vessel was the kitchen a d room like that on the young america with a large or cooking range in the middle below the royal apartments in the after part of the ship were the for the servants as the steward led his guests towards the dr took out his purse never that now interposed their con especially as there is the captain paul wondered if the doctor intended to insult a person of so much consequence as the steward of the queen s must be by offering him money he glanced at the captain who was a fine looking man in naval uniform as the steward led the way to the accommodation steps the doctor slipped a couple of english shillings into the man s hand and they went down into their boat and or what did you give him sir asked paul two well it seems to me the steward of any american passenger steamer would be angry if you gave him two shillings for his services if i had not met these men before i should not have dared to do it but it is expected replied the doctor the boat pulled up to the and	36
paul for the first time put his foot upon the of in holland and chapter and where shall we go first paul asked dr they landed upon the i don t know sir i think i shall be interested wherever we go this is a big city isn t it its population is hardly more than half of what it was in the days of its greatest prosperity in the of charles v it is said that twenty five hundred vessels were frequently seen at one time in ttie river it had two hundred thousand inhabitants and was then the richest and most commercial city in europe you perceive that this long line of affords plenty of wharf room indeed the name of the city is said to be derived from a phrase which means on the wharf or on the mr tells another story about its name he says the people claim that the city is very old and that a giant by the name of established himself on the river at this place and set up a kind of custom house he required half the of those who went up the river he used to cut off the hands of those who attempted to and throw them into the river in this way hand a or hand throwing came to be the name ol the place said the young commander i suppose that story is as true now as it ever was but where shall we go asked the doctor i want to get a little nearer to tliat cathedral replied paul that is really the most noted thing in and we will walk up there and i think we shall be able to see the pictures on the church which are required to produce an income the cathedral used to be open till one o clock free to the public but the curtains were carefully drawn over these great works of art after this hour visitors were admitted upon the payment of one and the pictures were exhibited doubtless the same is in a walk of a few moments brought them to the place a little park enclosed with a colossal statue of in the centre everything in is sa id the doctor the people believe in him still and worship his memory why should they he was only a great painter was he added paul he was more than that he was quite distinguished as a and a he was to england holland and other countries his as an artist and his influence with the crowned heads of several nations caused him to be regarded with deep interest by the people he lived in a splendid mansion for the immense income which he derived from his pencil enabled him to support an i and and i i elegant establishment he had a great number of pupils and at one period in his career they painted part of his pictures he had orders from all the crowned heads of europe and in many of his he only make the designs and give the finishing touches to them he was veiy industrious and painted rapidly as he must have done to produce so many pictures he his customers then didn t he his did only the heavy work furnished the design and gave the work its finishing touches the celebrated do not m all the of out a statue wherever you go in you will hear of you will find his works in all the galleries you will visit his house in the his pictures will be shown to you in every church and you will see his tomb in st they have on the brain as wc should s iy at home laughed paul yes and they have it badly from this point you have a good view of the cathedral added the doctor as they paused near the statue of where they could see the building over the tops of the trees the is very handsome it is of the most beautiful and delicate you will see i should think it would blow down it is b together with a of iron and the stones are held together with copper how high is it asked paul as he gazed up at the lofty spire there you have me paul i don t know in s guide book it is set down at four hundred and three feet the man up in the tower there it is four hundred and sixty six authorities put it at less than four hundred my guide assured me it was one hundred and forty seven french in but this reduced to english measure would give four hundred and eighty feet my own idea is that is right replied dr as they walked over to the church this asked paul pointing to a beautiful iron in style near the foot of the church tower that s a draw well it is the of i don t know him he was a blacksmith until he was twenty years old when he fell in love with the fair daughter of a painter the story goes that the father would not permit his daughter to marry any man that was not an artist aud the blacksmith abandoned his for the he had a genius for better than his masters he achieved a great reputation in picture of the which i castle was executed by him they bought a couple of tickets and were admitted to the church the interior was grand and imposing but the chief attraction was the pictures which were now and a small audience was present examining them several artists were making copies of them in the south hangs a the descent from the cross i id soon pa his bride and new art the at young america in holland and i paul did not pretend to be a in paintings and could understand nor appreciate tlie fine	36
writing lie read about them in books or tlie affected men bestowed upon but in the presence of the grand old painting he was awed and silenced it produced a deep impression upon his mind and heart and for the first time in his life he realized the in art the of the dead christ seemed to be real so painfully natural were the hanging head of the and the relaxed muscles of the body the young student gazed long and earnestly at the picture studying it as a whole and in detail it is said that paid this picture as the price of the land on which he erected his house in in the north of the cathedral hangs its companion piece the elevation of the cross but its reputation is far inferior to his grand as it is paul walked about the church and examined other pictures and works of art and then after paying the keeper of the tower a they commenced the long ascent to the spire and these churches and these pictures are certainly very fine said paul as they stopped at a window to rest we don l have them in our country there isn t a church there that will compare with any of these to say nothing of the celebrated pictures such as we have just seen that s very true and i am thankful that our make a better use of their money here in as in most countries of europe poverty is the i j and or curse of the people they do not receive the reward of their the government and the church take the hon s share of their and thus keep them down this al was commenced in a and finished in though another spire was to have been built nearly sixty years were employed in its and probably it cost millions of dollars of course the people had to pay for it the greater portion of the expense of it lies here it being merely an ornamental structure it people s tastes it is true but god could be worshipped in a less costly if the capital locked up ill this church had been invested in schools and other institutions it would be a blessing to the country what is paid in europe to build these grand for worship and to support the of is in own country appropriated to public schools and the nation the benefit of every year of its existence that s so replied paul emphatically and when any foreigner anything to me again about our want of costly i shall call his attention to our schools that s right you are an american to the core laughed doctor but i don t see any reason why we should not have as great painters in the united states as in europe added paul i do see the reason probably we have just as much talent for art in our nation but the people find that it doesn t pay so well as developing the resources of a new country when it is possible in america holland and for a man to win the wealth and distinction which won we shall be as successful in art as europe has been for washington west and others have the capacity of our people ill this direction the encouragement artists receive makes the men there are not many persons in our country who are willing to pay ten fifty or a hundred thousand dollars for a picture so much money in a painting is dead capital among an energetic people who need all they can get to carry on agricultural commercial and of course people will follow that calling which pays beat either in money or in reputation certainly and tlie number of dutch and artists us that painting has been a cherished art in the low countries was another celebrated painter of this country he was bom in and was a pupil of there is a story that the descent from the cross was thrown down by the carelessness of a student and badly injured by the fall who was then a pupil of the great master undertook to repair the mischief with his brush and did it so well that declared the work was superior to his own this y is current in tjie guide books and in the mouths of the who point out the places on the face of the vii gin and on the arm of one of tlie where the pupil touched it up but there is no truth in it since the picture was hung up in the cathedral before entered the of i s and oh i suppose these people like to tell good stories whether true or not yes and you will find a man up ni this who that his spire is the in the world added dr they on their long ascent till they reached the region of the bells where they found the attendant who glories in the wonders of the and the spire he had a small furnished apartment which the visitors were invited to enter and where lie of which no total man could partake the doctor knowing what the man had to say turned his attention away from his favorite topic until they were sufficiently refreshed not by the de and but by the rest to explore the bell towers the bells the were fixed in the which were filled with wires and other machinery used in them in one place there was a bank of keys like those of an organ where a person could play any tune he pleased upon the bells the keeper had a history to relate of each bell many of which were contributed by kings princes and lords and bore their names in another tower there was an immense bell at the of which for church bells are duly consecrated in catholic countries	36
the emperor charles v stood as it requires sixteen men to ring it but its rouse the only on great occasions such as a visit of the king dr and paul waited among the till they had played the tune and then young america in holland and j their progress to tlie heights above the of the said there were six hundred and sixteen steps from the bottom to the top and a person does not care to make the journey more than once in his lifetime the winding stairs passed close to the of the tower and they had an opportunity closely to observe the delicate of the structure which charles v said should be kept in a glass case and napoleon compared to at last out of breath they reached the highest point of the spire and looked far down upon the lofty roof of the church the buildings of the city looked like card houses and a company of soldiers marching in the streets appeared like the who inhabited them in the distance could be seen the towers of and flushing the wandering and the low country for a vast distance the magnificent view and the information it amply repaid them for the toil of ascending and paul made the cathedral the subject of an entire letter to miss grace it was easier to go down than to come tip and when they had passed out into the place the doctor declared that he must lunch before he walked any farther the hotel de i europe faced the park and paul was desirous of seeing the interior of it they entered through an e being no doors on the street there was a spacious area or court yard through which alone the house could be reached in other respects the establishment was similar to those in the united states i y a on the continent as in england none but working people take breakfast before nine o clock and the hour from this time till noon of late years tlie practice in american hotels with that of european ones in the dining of tlie hotel de i europe there are many small tables and one or two long ones the latter being used at table d which is at five o clock a hotel bill is added to give the reader an idea of die prices hotel de l europe place note am smith no a c et i service i oo i ct i pour j w one the consists of simply tea and bread and butter and as a is about twenty cents its price is cents a is the of a and is ten cents if the guest adds a and potatoes or any other dish to his meal it just the cost the is a r holland and candle which is charged all over europe at from a quarter of a up to a the traveller also pays for his soap or it himself when an old pays a for a candle or a piece of soap he rolls the part unused up in a paper and puts it into his and if at his next stopping place he finds a candle in hia room he orders the waiter to remove it and will not submit to he charged for it table d is a more formal meal and in some large hotels much parade is made over it the bill of fare is usually very meagre compared with that of the fifth avenue hotel in new york and every dish in the programme is presented to the guest the charge for this meal at first class houses outside of paris is usually four or eighty cents dr and paul took a seat in the d the student was principally anxious to know what they had to eat and in what manner they served it for he was of an inquiring mind and fond of the most common lunch consists of cold and the latter being simply prepared with oil and paul was disappointed for the lunch hardly a shade from same thing at home even the gentlemanly waiter dressed in black spoke good english and the was wasted upon him shall we go now paul asked the doctor as tliey left the dining room i leave that to you sir you seem to be quite at home replied paul we will take a carriage and we can do up the city in a few hours i o and or a one horse was called a kind of guide or who strangers in doing their business or in seeing the sights of the city presented himself to be employed but dr who was familiar with the place declined his services what was that man asked paul as the drove off to the des where the church of st is he is a or de place many travellers regard such men as but for my own part i have found them very useful when i first visited i ed one i found him intelligent and gentlemanly and so far as i could judge not disposed to me himself or to let others do so i paid him five a day and i am sure he saved me more money than i paid him besides taking me in the easiest and most convenient way to the various points in the city i should think such men would be very necessary especially to those who cannot the language in and i should have been on my beam ends without them i never could imagine where they obtained their bad name unless it was from englishmen who are generally afraid of being cheated and take the alarm before there is any danger the driver stopped before tlie church of st paul and the passengers alighted there was nothing of note in the church but outside of it in a kind	36
of garden one of the most singular and remarkable is open to the visitor it is called in holland and i and is a representation of the several stages as they are termed in the life of christ artificial mound is raised on tlie side next to the church edifice which is covered with a kind of rock work in imitation of mount in various parts of the area are placed the statues of saints angels and on the summit of the mound is represented the with a figure of the on the cross at the foot of it is the which is claimed to he a perfect copy of the holy at though travellers who have seen it say it bears no resemblance whatever to the original in the tomb on a kind of shelf rests the christ represented by a figure clothed in silk and muslin near the tomb an ideal of is exhibited consisting of wood the making up of the scene appears to be a kind of cage like those one sees in a bars in front of it to prevent the escape of the unhappy mortals temporarily confined there within die den are and painted several figures of men in the midst of darting leaping flames upon whose faces there is an expression of intense anguish doubtless the intention of those who conceived this exhibition was to impress upon the mind of the spectator the sufferings of the wicked it is hardly possible that this could ever have been produced upon the minds of sensible men the spectacle is not only in exceedingly bad taste but it is positively repulsive not to say and or such was the opinion of paul who could hardly conceal his disgust and ten minutes in the place exhausted his patience he was silent so deep was his ling of dissatisfaction until he was again seated in the the next objects of interest were the and which were reached after a short drive from st paul s they merely passed along the making no stop as the works could be seen from the carriage that is the house of the league said the doctor pointing to a large ancient building what is the league asked paul who had never even heard of it it was a commercial alliance between some of the cities of germany for the protection and development of their it had its origin in the century for the purpose of preventing and and to encourage commerce and indeed all branches of industry it great or in different parts of europe and became an exceedingly powerful so much so that it dictated tlie policy of sovereigns on their and even and carried on war with several of the powers of europe in the century the league defeated the king of and it the king of and gave his crown to another and having declared war against sent a fleet of two hundred and fifty ships and thousands of troops to carry it on in fact the association prepared for war with england and edward iv made important to avoid it of r holland and i led were jealous of its power and influence it was eventually broken up but it laid the foundation of the commercial policy of the nations the league died out in but and bi formed a new one under the name of the towns and on the main afterwards joined them i have heard of the towns added paul but i never knew what the term meant before the and here are mainly the work of napoleon the great conqueror intended to make the first of the north the mouth of the thames is less than a miles from the mouth of the and he knew that witli a naval station equal to any in the possession of england he could in time of war or destroy the commerce of his great rival he expended ten millions of dollars on these and the english were alarmed and in sent the expedition which obtained a on that island but were defeated by disease and death for seven thousand british soldiers by marsh fever by the peace of paris in s after the battle of it was that the dock yards should be destroyed for they were a standing threat to the powers but these were for commercial purposes tlie largest one will thirty four ships of the line the travellers continued on way through some of the principal streets till tliey arrived at the church of st wliich is richer in its the cathedral containing exquisitely wrought l and ok carved wood painted glass this magnificent church contains the burial of the noble families of tlie city and among them that of which is marked by a white marble with a long in upon it in the pavement of his private chapel the holy family which forms the altar piece of the church was painted by the great master in when the mob by tht furious spirit of the french revolution broke into the church and alike that of was spared from by the universal respect for his memory though not another tomb in st escaped their touch the house of situated in a street of the same name was visited an outside view of the or exchange the hotel de or town hall and of other public buildings was obtained the built under the direction of the duke of to the rebellious w as an object of interest after the of the ds in the people including those of high and low degree men women and children assisted in its but it was speedily and has ed an important part in subsequent and the city is surrounded by a continuous line of and extending from a point on the river below the city to a point above it and outside of this line there are a number of detached to a hostile force from	36
approaching near enough to the city to shell it when the carriage reached the most of the students had returned and the boats were in young america in holland and waiting they like the wonders they had seen when captain went on the mail bag was handed to him and the boys were eager to obtain their letters from home and a letter for you mr said the captain as he handed the professor a formidable envelope the learned gentleman seemed to be astonished and bore the to his state and ok chapter ix on board the almost every one on board of the had a letter and some had two or three paul had one from grace dated at paris in which she expressed a hope that as she was to travel a few months with her father she might sec him in some of her wanderings the young captain hoped so too and he read the letter a second time he read it a third time after he went to his state room and a fourth before he retired for boys of his age are apt to be enthusiastic in this direction professor sat in the cabin he had been all over and had walked a larger part of the distance than a man of his could well endure in a warm day though he was very tired he was very good natured indeed thus far nothing had ever occurred to disturb his he was exceedingly with the boys and if he had fallen overboard every one of them would have jumped in after him no one ever thought of him and consequently he never liad any trouble while he sat himself with a newspaper mr came out of his state room with the huge envelope he had received in his hand the young america in holland and i learned gentleman looked perplexed in fact he always wore an anxious expression as though he were in constant fear that would upon his dignity or that some of the did not he was wisest man since the days of solomon he always walked just so he always sat just so he always moved just so he never was guilty of using a doubtful expression he was stern rigid and precise and from the beginning all the boys had disliked him but since he had behaved so in the they could endure him the lean professor walked up to the fat professor and took a stand before him he had removed the letter from the formidable envelope and held it unfolded in his hand he looked at the letter and then at mr the fat professor but the lean professor frowned the jolly one knew just what the precise one wanted but lie waited patiently for the mr may i trouble you he began after he had put himself in proper position certainly sir replied the fat gentleman if this letter bad been written in greek or latin i could have read it continued mr glancing at the sheet precisely so if it had been written in greek or latin i could not read it laughed mr my as i have had occasion to acknowledge to you with deep humiliation has been neglected for more important studies this letter to have been written by some distinguished person but unfortunately he has chosen to it in french l and or in a word you wish me to read it to you that is what i was about to request of you ma j i ask you to retire with me to our state room continued professor glancing at the officers who were reading their letters in the cabin excuse me mr you forget that i carry round witli me two hundred and odd pounds of flesh besides bone and muscle and that i have been on my three hours i think sir if i knew this vessel was going to the bottom of the this instant i go down with her rather than move have excused i pray you and have compassion on mine laughed mr mr was vexed but he gave the letter to his associate who turned the sheet and glanced at the signature ah exclaimed he looking at mr what is it do me the favor to read it replied the learned gentleman impatiently it is from charles the president of the council and minister of foreign affairs added professor he is the man who oi the revolution of and the greatest man in king is it possible ejaculated mr struggling to keep down the smile in which his vanity sought to manifest itself what does he say he says that just as he was leaving for he heard that the very learned and distinguished professor vi as on board of a vessel at anchor in the river does he say that asked the learned gentleman young america in holland and who knowing that mr had a horrid vein of humor running through his fat frame had a suspicion tliat he was at his expense that is pi it says how should mr know me mr i was about to read his explanation on that point he says he heard of you through a friend who was in london a few weeks since he wished to see you and extend to you a welcome to the kingdom of bnt the command of his royal master required him to leave by the next train and he was deprived of the pleasure of extending to you in person the expression of his distinguished consideration he hopes when you visit you will do him the honor to call upon him at the de la nation de la ejaculated the learned professor the and trying to suppress the smile which had a sad tendency to his dig you are fortunate mr added mr of course he y l present you to king possibly replied the greek his chin and frowning to	36
the sinister influence of the smile he could not wholly overcome mr took the letter and read the signature it was certainly charles with a flourish extensive enough for any great man from the letter he at the fat professor who being always good was so now he could get rid pf a and or lingering suspicion that his associate was imposing upon him it was a great misfortune that his own knowledge of french was so limited and if it had not been so late he would have gone on board of the ship to ask professor to the to him instead of doing this he went to the record book of the and ascertained that was marked among the highest in french now was a very polite and respectful student and mr had a greater regard for him than for most of his companions finding this promising young man on deck he invited him to the sacred of the professor s state room was even more polite and obliging than usual at the request of his present host who did not offer any explanations he wrote out a translation of the important letter mr thanked him and he retired there was no material between the of mr and and the learned professor congratulated himself upon the distinction he had attained his fame as a had preceded him across the ocean the king s chief minister his acquaintance this was the homage which greatness paid to learning and mr was willing to believe that it was a deserved he soon worked himself into a flutter of excitement in anticipation of being taken by the hand by the king s chief minister and he slept but little during the night so absorbed was he in the contemplation of the distinguished honor which awaited him professor is going to court said young in holy and and can lo his o d friend the when they met on after supper to court whom laughed he has had an invitation to go to court to see the big i translated a letter for him from the minister of foreign affairs and i suppose he s about the biggest in the added you won t be able to touch him with a ten foot pole after that we shall get along very well him if we only do our duty said paul the fellows are not very fond of him and if he puts on any more airs they won t be able to it why what s the matter ben ed paul anxiously for generally everything had gone on so well on board of the that he dreaded any trouble o nothing nothing laughed only the fellows don t like him ben there s something up said paul earnestly if the fellows think anything at all of me they won t make any trouble if i don t complain of mr they needn t i don t find any fault with him myself protested ben i don t like him but i have always got along veiy well with him what did you mean by mentioning this matter to me ben asked paul nothing only i shouldn t be sm if the fellows were to haze the venerable a little in a quiet way they are all down upon him i am sorry for that i hope all the fellows will and or do their duty and not get into any replied paul very seriously i am sorry but i can t say that i blame them i shall blame them if they commit any act of said the captain decidedly i hope you will say what you can forward to keep the fellows from doing anything that would hint mr s feelings what can i do the old doesn t treat the students like gentlemen and if he so what can you expect of the fellows he is cross and have they just found it out no but they were willing to bear it rather than make any trouble on board after what he did last saturday they arc not disposed to be so and i can t blame them much what happened last saturday was between mr and me and the students needn t trouble themselves about that but the fellows like you first rate even t ie worst ones we have on board and there are some pretty hard boys here laughed if they like me tliey will not get up a row i will take care tbat all of them know just how feel said concluding to end the conversation at this point for the subject of these remarks had just come on deck the learned gentleman appeared to carry his head even higher and to be mere dignified stiff and reserved than usual with au invitation in his pocket young america in holland and to visit the greatest in lie felt like a very exalted personage for not even mr had been so highly favored mr was puffed up and swelled out by the honor the great man had done him and as he walked up and down the deck the students might have known by his air if they had not been told of the fact that greatness had suddenly been thrust upon him it presently occurred to him that the principal had not been informed of the distinguished consideration in which the government of regarded the s senior it was important that he should know it for the fact would certainly him in the estimation of the principal and cause him to regret that in the recent difficulty he had not more fully sustained his notable professor besides he wished to make some arrangements which would permit him to visit the de la nation and to dine with the minister if he should be invited as he had no doubt he should be with as much on his wrinkled face as he could assume he	36
platform the professor attempted to step out steady sir said one of the as mr was about to take the step but at that instant the boat from the platform and the learned gentleman with one foot on the plank and the other on the bow of the boat made a very long c and over into the water and disappeared in the my boat hook broke protested holding up the from the iron had drawn out and after what liad occurred on board of the he probably deemed it necessary to an immediate defence man overboard shouted several students in the ship and immediately there was an immense commotion on board of her mr rose to the surface an instant later and shouted for help the accident was observed from the and the away in double quick time up oars let fall give way shouted robinson in the first as she drifted away from the of the ship without waiting for the orders to be repeated by the a few vigorous strokes of the oars brought the to the spot where the professor was struggling with the dirty current the seized him by the collar and the crew after no little labor owing to the excitement of the unfortunate gentleman succeeded in getting him into the boat he was placed in the stern sheets and robinson afforded him such assistance as the circumstances would permit the with paul and on was darting through the current towards first it was too late to be of any service but it continued on its way and the captain manifested his interest and sympathy as we as he could mr pressed tlie water from his hair wiped his face with his wet young america in holland handkerchief and otherwise endeavored to remove the effects of his involuntary bath he seemed to be far no worse for the disaster but he directed robinson to return directly to the for obvious the two boats came alongside together and this time the professor notwithstanding the discomfort of his condition made no undue haste to leave the before she was properly secured i am very sorry indeed for your misfortune sir said paul politely when he met mr on deck perhaps you are i replied he rushing down the cabin stairs hardly a glance upon the commander he went to his slate room and made an entire change of his clothing the weather was warm and he no serious consequences you are a very unfortunate person mr said his associate when the clean and dry emerged from the state room it was done on purpose mr replied he solemnly with compressed lips o no it couldn t be protested the fat professor you are simply unfortunate first a of rope falls on your head and then you full overboard you be careful has that student been punished for throwing the rope upon me i no sir i stood by during tho investigation at die it could not be proved that the act was done on purpose and for my part i did not believe it was i am very confident it was i can read the expression on the faces of the boys and i am certain there is a conspiracy among them to out my brains or drown me in the river boys will be boys and they are very prone to look at the ludicrous aspect of an accident added the stout professor i should not give a serious interpretation to any little signs of mirth i to see mr you allow yourself to be deceived overwhelmed by these artful boys you should maintain more dignity in your intercourse with them there is a true and a false dignity mr i shall endeavor to avoid the one and cling to the other replied mr warmly but good yon are aware that i asked for the before i started for the ship continued mr i am and i was also aware that the first had been appropriated to the use of the i demanded the it was refused what did that mean it meant just what the said that the principal required him to furnish the first for that is not what it meant persisted mr the crew of the first had been instructed to tip me into the river when i called for the it the plan i am only sorry that i did not refuse the and insist upon having the but i do wish to make trouble but why did you ask for the i y young in holland and l l because i saw i knew belonged in the laughing when the rope fell on my head he would as drown me as not i think you the boys i am surprised that one who has been a teacher as long as you have does not understand boys any better replied ml coldly i am satisfied that is at the bottom of all this mischief i am very sure he is not said mr decidedly the crew of the had been prepared for their work it was surprising that two men who had been among boys so long took such opposite views of them but the difference of opinion was e in the men than in the boys these events were the of conversation on deck and in the among the crew and some of the better boys heard certain indefinite remarks about the first step and the second step used by our fellows but no real friend of law and order discovered anything which threw any new light upon the two misfortunes that had overtaken the senior professor though there was a suspicion that these were the first and second steps hinted at by the doubtful ones and or chapter x who was captain of the mr as before intimated did n t sleep well on the night in question the burden of being to the state and even	36
to the royal palaces of was very trying to his nerves when he slept it only to dream of the great and leader of the low countries in the act of taking him by the hand or of presenting him to his majesty de he prepared himself with great care in his reflections for the occasion he studied up bows and imagined just how he would look when in the act of making one of them he pictured to himself various graceful gestures which he intended to use in oi der to impress upon the great man the dignity of hia character he arranged the little of his to the king with ail the speeches and movements if the king said un things he should certain other things in reply and when the interview ended he was with becoming grace to out of the royal presence de would probably inform him that he had either directly or through his faithful and heard of the distinguished greek that he seen or heard of the greek he had published the greek reader he had and the he had and it was more than probable tliat there were copies of these learned and works in the royal library for no library could be complete without them if they were there the king would graciously inform him of the fact as the highest compliment that could be paid to fame as a greek scholar to all this with his left hand upon his heart with his right extended palm prone at an angle of forty five degrees with his perpendicular his body bent in a courteous but dignified bow he was to reply that his majesty did him too much honor it would be necessary to in some degree tlie distinguished consideration to him and to declare his own of the king s notice and favor then the royal would present him a studded with pearls diamonds and have a habit of presenting boxes to men who do not take in token of his appreciation of the learning of the american professor or perhaps le de would him that he desired to pi the study of the greek language and literature in his kingdom and that he was graciously pleased to him of greek or of the greek portion of the royal library with no active duty but that of collecting his salary of twenty thousand princes as rich as was red ed to be often spent their money more fool c than this in distinguished men of learning the learned gentleman did not feel a very strong confidence that tlie king would thus reward his forty years patient study of the greek but if he should conclude to behave in this rather but highly honorable manner it would give him a pleasant opportunity of waiting upon mr in his cabin and politely informing him that he could no longer endure the of the or countenance their want of appreciation of the privilege of having such a professor of greek as he was and that lie felt compelled to resign his present position in order that le k oi de might avail himself of his valuable services it would be delightful to make such a call upon the principal of the academy it would be a grand occasion for a display of dignity he did not feel that such a pleasant event was likely to occur but it was not impossible the fame of his grammar and other works might have come over the atlantic while he was greek roots in the hard heads of stupid he felt that he deserved some higher token of public appreciation than had yet been bestowed upon him why should the of foreign affairs send an letter to him unless some especial notice was to be taken of him an audible voice seemed to say go up higher friend but alas that was only the ot professor in the berth above him which his fancy had into words there was no voice young america in holland and only the sounds of his room mate who was so tired that he breathed with unwonted labor in his sleep there was no poetry in the of his companion and the vision was rudely dissolved by the reality but the invitation to go to court was in his pocket he could not be cheated out of that or of his brilliant expectations might do the handsome thing at least as to the snuff box it was rather awkward in view of the approaching interview that he could not speak french but the king had lived in london for a time and doubtless spoke of course the minister of foreign could speak english but even if he did not they could meet on the same level in latin or greek professor did not sleep very well and he did not sleep any better because mr slept so well and made the state room with the richest base that ever tormented a nervous man indeed the heavy made it so lively for the light that the latter was two or three times to the alternative of waking the or the loom in the course of the night the learned professor had polished up all his little speeches to be before the and probably before the king had nicely adjusted all his and gestures and laid up a magazine of for possible such as the presence of the duke of prince and even of la de but the was glad when the morning came for the night had been long though he had probably slept three of the time still when he heard the c l and or water on the deck above him as the watch washed down the quarter deck for now he get up lie did get up and went out to taste the of tlie early air the young had finished their labor on tlie	36
accidents happen to me said the professor knitting his brow and very savage when he recalled the events of tiie preceding evening this is the third time half a day that an accident has occurred to me mr walked od and descended to the cabin to change his clothes again the in wliich he had fallen overboard had been dried at the cook s and was in condition for use while changing his garments he to mr the new misfortune that had him sharply questioned the hands who had been concerned in the outrage but who ap to be the only one in the deed pro tested that the circumstances were just as he had stated them nothing could be proved for the ail agreed in their statements the case was to be called up again by the captain if he thought proper to do so walked forward to pick up the pipe again and as he met the holland and who h d exhibited some intelligence before he gave him a very sly wink the officer of the watch was more than suspicions he was an old hand at mischief himself and not easily by our fellows he could not help thinking that had his part for a bold man like him would not behave so much like a coward under any circumstances just before breakfast time the captain and first lieutenant came on deck and reported number three to them it was not an accident exclaimed paul indignantly i don t think it was myself replied but at the same time what can you do you can t prove that it was done on purpose i had a hint from th it the fellows intended to mr and if this thing isn t stopped in the beginning there is no knowing where it will end continued paul decidedly you will pipe to muster the first thing after breakfast mr the young commander was entirely satisfied in his own mind that the unpleasant incident of the morning was a part of the programme if the two on tlie preceding evening were not he had already decided to take prompt action and put a stop to the disgraceful proceedings after breakfast agreeably to the order all hands were to muster the two professors had come on deck to the cause of this movement they had had a long talk together about the second and or of the senior and mr was obliged to that the deed had been done he acknowledged as much as this and felt as the captain did that prompt action was but to his mr took opposite ground towards the latter part of the interview and declared that on his knees had begged his pardon the learned appeared to be to keep his opinion at with that of his mr was one of those old who not appreciate in a boy he demanded abject and crouching on the part of an when he frowned the boy ought to with fear rather than witli the consciousness of guilt had thrown himself into a becoming attitude in his estimation had groaned trembled and he was willing to forgive and had intimated as much as this to him before he left the deck the young commander took his place on the and made quite a telling speech in regard to what he termed the disgraceful proceeding which had occurred on board he solemnly warned the boys that he would not anything irregular and mr you will pipe away the second he continued turning to the first lieutenant the crew of the boat were away the lowered and they took their places in her the second lieutenant was detailed to take charge of her and waited near the captain for his orders pass the word for added the captain when the second was ready as he stepped down d from the and stood at the foot of the main the came forward and touched his cap to the captain for your conduct this morning to mr i shall send yon on board of the ship said paul in firm and decided tones i couldn t he p it captain pleaded but he exhibited none of the which had his to the professor he knew the captain too well to to such an expedient perhaps you could not replied paul perhaps you could not but you were very careless i didn t mean to do it added i do not say that you did if the professor cannot walk the deck without being with water it is time those who are so careless be sent out of the mr was behind the mast and i thought he had gone below sir i have no time nor inclination to argue the matter if you think any injustice has been done to you the principal will hear your complaint and i shall be as willing as you are to abide by his decision mr you will report as it is to mr consider yourself under arrest and take your place in the boat the wanted to say something more but paul ordered him into the boat with an emphasis which he did not deem it prudent to disregard c and or captain said professor stepping np to the young commander i request that you will detain that boat for a or two certainly sir if you desire it replied paul giving the necessary order may i ask for a few moments private conversation with you added the professor as he led the way aft the learned gentleman seemed to be considerably excited and conducted the captain to the i protest against your action in this matter said be warmly when they were out of hearing of others indeed sir i supposed would protest if i did not take decided action i am sorry to feel obliged to say that you do not use good judgment in this case continued mr solemnly when that	36
rope was thrown upon me you took no notice of it i do not hear that the crew of the first have been called to account for their carelessness in throwing me into the water last night but in this instance where the guilty part has begged my pardon on his knees and shown a degree of sorrow which it would bo to disregard you resort to the known on board you will excuse me mr but i think my action is fully justified by the circumstances i think not you are extremely severe in this case while the more act of throwing me into the river whether it was a wilful or a careless one was passed over in silence it was not passed over in silence i examined young america in holland and the officer of the boat and i found that tho was caused by tlie breaking of a boat hook iii the hands of one of if you will pardon me for entirely candid with jou mr the was caused by your own carelessness rather than by that of the boat s crew do you mean to insult me demand the professor angrily most assuredly not sir if you had kept your seat in the stern sheets of the boat as a passenger should until the was properly you could not possibly have fallen board when the boat hook broke answered paul gently and firmly i do not ask your judgment upon actions mr growled the professor excuse me sir but i alluded to your movement only in defence of tlie bout s crew if the had actually intended to throw you the water they could not have done it if you had kept it is not proper for you to my action paul bowed and made no reply i protest against your action in he to my satisfaction and as this is an affair personal with me i am surprised at your taking any step without consulting me it is a case which affects the discipline of the vessel and as such it was proper that i should dis it was a personal matter i say repeated the professor growing more when he found his mighty will opposed iy and i have information sir as leads me to believe tbat tlie act of this morning was that s a want of judgment on your part and i protest against j our action i object to sending to the ship and i demand that your order be i shall send liim to the ship sir i replied paul decidedly his cheek shall you do you mean to insult me no sir i repeat that i do not mean to insult i say that boy ought not to be sent to the ship why such a lack of judgment mr i command this vessel paul with native dignity do you indeed i am responsible for all i do to mr you will oblige me by not interfering with the discipline of the crew how dare j ou use such language to mc snapped the professor dancing about the deck with rage mr direct mr o pull to the ship execute my order as i gave it this is infamous mr am i to be by a boy by one of my own pupils i have nothing more to say mr continued paul bowing and moving away stop you roared mr follow ing him and speaking loud enough for all the officers to hear his offensive remark come come mr you are yourself interposed mr america in holland and the gasped mr he insulted me don t lower yourself in the eyes of your pupils by such conduct am i to be insulted by a boy replied mr breaking away from his associate mr send mr and mr aft said captain hardly able to speak so violent were his emotions mr captain if you please interposed paul as the professor boiling over with rage up to him m one word mr before you proceed any farther continued paul struggling to be calm here sir reported the carpenter and boat stand by i may want you replied captain mr he proceeded turning to the furious professor if you venture to call me a again or to use any other offensive epithet i will order the carpenter and to arrest yon i will send you in irons on board the ship i beg to remind you again that i am the captain of this vessel mr glanced at him and then at the forward who he knew would obey captain if the went down with them in the act if he did not feel that he had done wrong he felt that he could do nothing more professor again interposed his good offices and mr defeated and or by himself rather than the captain bolted from the group and rushed down into tiie cabin the entire ship s company had crowded aft to witness this exciting scene three cheers for captain shouted a daring fellow one they were given in spite of paul s cry for silence and then the crew scattered the young commander looked very pale and went below attended by who had noticed his ghastly expression lie retired to his state room and hut for his friend s efforts would liave fainted away so terribly had he suffered during the painful scene young in holland and chapter xi on way to you have made a very great mistake mr said professor when they reached their state room do you take part witli the students mr snapped the angry the good natured concluded that it would be for him to say anything while his associate continued in such an unhappy frame of mind and he condemned himself to silence for the present it was plain enough to him that the crew of the were in a state of so	36
i shouted the students with one voice thank you paul who did not believe in a display of force before it was necessary the boys commenced work upon their lessons and the captain passing through the went on deck to avoid the necessity of meeting mr whose step he heard in the passage way leading from tlie cabin as paul disappeared the j i a k entered the one of the students forward but his companions silenced him instantly and it is probable if the captain had not spoken to them mr would have been greeted with a general demonstration of the learned gentleman was evidently much embarrassed but he was very quiet and in his manner he was less impatient and than usual said nothing about stupidity and aa was his habit he seemed to be abstracted as well he might but while he displayed less enthusiasm in his teaching he was infinitely more gentlemanly and kind as he gave no occasion for any trouble none came though the captain did not appear at any conducted by him the professor made no comment upon the circumstance paul was troubled but he had made up his mind what to do either mr must leave the or he would respectfully ask to be relieved from the command of her it was simply impossible to live with such a on board it was a mystery to him that mi had procured the services f holland and s of an but tlie fact was that he had been engaged by the principal s agent on tlie strength of his classical rather than his fitness for the place he had been so as a and professor that no institution long enjoy his services valuable as they were in an intellectual point of view at twelve o clock orders came from mr to dismiss school and io for visitors all hands were called and in a short time the vessel wore her attire a line of flags was extended from the end of the boom over the heads to the end of the main boom the flag of which consists of black yellow and red in equal parts divided floated at the head the young america was decorated and the victoria and hoisted the royal standard of the united kingdom which is a magnificent affair consisting of four squares two in opposite corners being red one blue and one yellow with a harp and the lions and worked upon the squares at half past twelve the professors with the american flag in the stern and the in the bow put ofl from the ship and pulled to the the eminent individual who was to be received by the was no less a personage than the governor of the province of an office once filled by the distinguished charles the present minister of foreign aft s as tiie boat containing his put ofi from the the yards of both vessels were all the were dressed in their best uniform and l ot l le and or the display was quite imposing the governor went on board of the ship was duly cheered by the students and he visited every part of the vessel after he had of a in the main cabin he f h p by mr and i j everything appeared to the b d expressed himself a ly d d th the naval institution all h were presented to the d n d g ho took a great deal of notice of p d y of mr a of d e puzzled and annoyed the j n m could have suspected that tlie were in a state of feverish excitement and had been almost in a state of so fair and pleasant was the outside aspect of the ship s company the governor having completed his inspection of the vessel invited all the to dine with him and was then landed with as much ceremony as he had been received mr accompanied the governor to the and on his return he went on board of the to announce his programme for a visit tp several of the cities of all hands were called and were informed that the next three days would he devoted to sight seeing and that the students would uke the train for at half past two the ship s ny heard the intelligence with a coolness which did n t escape the notice of the principal but he soon received an explanation of this apparent i am very sorry mr said professor d s stepping up to him as he descended from the to be again compelled to complain to you of the of mr this morning he threatened to arrest me and send me in irons on board of the ship me sir lie actually sent for the and carpenter for this purpose captain exclaimed the principal annoyed beyond measure at this recital of grievance there must have been some strong provocation could anything justify such a threat or such a we will not speak of this subject added the principal when he saw that the eyes of every student on board were fixed upon them something should be done immediately replied mr decidedly i have not time to hear the case now we take the train for in less than an hour i will see you in the railway carriage mr moved towards the where the was waiting for him but paul his cheeks all stepped up to bim and touched his cap mr said he i wish to make a against mr he es with the discipline of the vessel is very insulting to me and must ask tb it he be removed from the oi that i may be permitted to resign i am very sorry you are having any trouble here but i cannot stay now to hear about it i will sec on the train excuse mc one moment	36
mr added the of the as the principal was l ot l le l and going over the i wish to inquire if we make any stay in we shall probably remain there one day i have an invitation to visit the chief minister of the king of and should like to accept it added mr w ho thought it would be well for the principal to know this fact before he thought much of the difficulty between himself and the captain you will have ample time answered mr as he stepped over the side into the boat at two o clock all hands embarked in a boat which conveyed them to the de opposite where the station is by the good offices of the go of a special train had been procured for their accommodation and the were to be at the disposal of the principal for the entire round of the cities by this arrangement die were enabled to make the tour in the brief space allotted to it they were to spend a day in the capital but only one or two hours in each of the other places in about two thirds of all the are owned or by the government which runs tire roads and even those which are in the hands of will eventually to the state they are exceedingly well managed and very few accidents occur upon them but they run at a low rate of speed compared with the english the are about three cents a mile which is below the average in europe mr a in one of young america in holland and the carriages and arranged liis party so as to the business on hand dining the trip dr and paul sat at one end of the section and mr and at the other mr and professor occupied the middle seats the two students were allowed to occupy the places at the windows so that they see the country which they passed through for the principal deemed this as important for them as their lessons in fact it was a study of geography the train off bearing the company through a low country not very attractive in itself though tlie farms gardens villages and towns were full of interest to young men like paul now mr i am ready to hear your complaints said mr after the train had passed out of the station captain you may give your attention to it though jou can look out of the window at the same time am i to be confronted with tliat boy demanded the professor indignantly that boy replied mr i am to hear what you and captain have to say go on if you please sir you will remember that one of the students was sent on board of the this mr began though he was utterly disgusted because he was obliged to make his complaint in the presence of paul the offence which that boy committed was against personally as he explained tlie case to me and c a made a very humble apology i was willing to forgive him i to the officer of the deck that he need not report the matter to the captain but it was reported to the captain and when i went on deck after breakfast i found the students had been assembled mr addressed them with which i had no to find but you can judge of my astonishment when he called up and ordered a boat to convey him on board of the ship thus him to the punishment known to the students of the i deemed it my duty to interfere which i did in the most civil i respectfully protested against the action of the captain i say i deemed it my duty to interfere mr paused and looked at the principal he wished him to say that he also deemed it his duty to interfere but mr did not say that or anything else and waited till the professor was ready to proceed i remonstrated with mr and he saw fit to disregard my protest i demanded that his order should be but he was haughty and impudent in his manner he told me that tlie boy should be sent to the ship he appeared to be utterly wanting in judgment though tip to this time i had remonstrated only in the terms he informed me in the most offensive manner that he was the captain of the vessel at this point mr bit lu s lips to repress a smile which was involuntarily itself on his face young america in holland and i i finally sir he sent for the and carpenter and threatened to have me conveyed to the ship in irons it was not enough to say he would send me to the ship but he would send me in irons did ever a boy speak to a man like that before in college academy and school i have always been master but here i find myself subject to the will of a of sixteen or seventeen mr finished his narrative set his teeth tight together and threw himself back in his seat to await the decision of the principal captain i will hear your version of this affair said mr mildly the professor made a movement as if to spring to his feet the proceedings seemed to be very irregular he wanted the decision made upon his statement and it appeared like an insult to him to ask a student for his version of the after the had spoken when i was informed had directed the pipe at mr said paul i decided to make an example of him for i had a hint that the students intended to annoy the senior professor and this was the third time something had happened to him i was s that the act was done on purpose though i could not prove it it was not	36
done on purpose interposed mr on his knees you will be kind enough not to interrupt captain said mr mildly but firmly i decided to send him on board of the ship and directed the second lieutenant to report the c h and to you before the boat had off mr called me aside and objected to my action he said the was personal with him and he was surprised that i had interfered with it i replied that the matter affected the discipline of the crew and that should send on board of the ship he was angry then spoke of my lack of judgment and said the boy should not be sent to the ship i told him then as decidedly as i knew how that i commanded the vessel yes sir that he commanded the vessel said mr witb much excitement go on captain added mr he used some strong language then and i told him i had nothing more to say as i was walking away be told me to stop and called me a he repeated the expression and then i sent for mr and mr they came and i informed mr that if he applied another offensive epithet to me i would send him on board the ship in irons yes sir send me to the ship in irons could you have conceived of such an exclaimed the professor am i a common sailor am i a servant am i a student or am i the senior professor of the did you speak to captain of his lack of judgment mr asked the principal i did most assuredly and i am free to say that a child would have exhibited more judgment than he did replied the professor warmly did you say that should not be sent on board of l ie ship i holland and i i did it was an outrage upon the boy after he had begged my pardon with his knees on the wet deck and it was an outrage upon me who had forgiven ills offence did you call captain a on the of the i don t know it was on tlie deck or the half deck oblige tne by answering question perhaps i did replied mr looking upon the floor of the carriage for this he was conscious was his weak point i must ask you either to affirm or deny that portion of captain s complaint if i did it was because i had been and insulted by a pupil you do not answer me sir i did and i am willing to acknowledge it was improper but i was it is not necessary to explain it interposed mr i desire now only to obtain the facts you applied this epithet twice to captain did you possibly i did i was much excited affirm or deny it if you please i will grant that i did though i do not now distinctly remember it was wrong for me to use such language under any circumstances but i have not been in the habit of being by my pupils is there any other material fact you wish to add mr tlie principal nothing more is needed i think replied the pro i r and ok who really believed tliat he had overwhelmed paul in spite of the conscious disadvantage he under in having used language himself it is plain enough that mr and i cannot get along together in the same vessel that is plain enough added mr i had requested professor and mr to take seats in this carriage in order to afford any information we might need but i find the facts in the case are not disputed on the material points there is no difference of statement between mr and captain i shall reserve my decision till we return to the vessels it will be impossible for me to do my duty to the students on board of the while mr is hi command of her said the professor who wanted the decision at once so confident was he that the principal could not sustain the young commander this i shall arrange it so that you and will no longer sail in the same vessels that was very indefinite but something was to be done and this was all the comfort the professor received paul was much agitated and dr talked to him for half an hour before he could fix his attention upon the of the country hurried in before him america in holland and i chapter xii in s capital shouted the guard as he walked along the step before the doors of the just as the train entered the station i suppose that means said paul yes is the french name of the place replied dr there are many cities in europe which you would not recognize by their foreign as the train stopped the whistle of the young america s called the students together and mr told them they could stay only two hours in the place is situated at the of the river with the said professor who to the astonishment of the boys seemed to be for a lecture the numerous branches of these rivers either natural or artificial form which extend in all directions through the city the town may be said to be composed of twenty six islands which are connected together by no less than bridges the grand canal extends from the lower to the town by means of which ships drawing eighteen can come up to the basin all these are a for boats or vessels it is surrounded by a wall seven or miles in extent for its defence on the grand canal half way between the city and the west there are by which the whole country be laid under water in case of has been called the of on account of its being so largely engaged in cotton	36
its are by steam power the population in was one hundred and twenty two thousand the cultivation of flowers is largely carried on here there being four hundred hot houses in the immediate vicinity of the city is a very old city and a prominent place in history in the days of charles the bold it was the capital of charles v emperor of germany was born here it was formerly a city of vast importance and at one time its wealth and power had increased to such an extent that it was regarded aa the rival of paris ye paris mon charles v used to say as he proudly contemplated this great city what does it mean i could put paris into my glove replied one of the french scholars near the professor but ant is the french word io c ue near enough for a and much nearer than modem often get it continued mr in former days had the reputation of being a turbulent city and its people were bold and warlike they have always been forward in asserting and de their liberties and you will find that the of figure largely in mr s young america in holland and i histories i will not detain you longer now but as we pass through the city i shall have something more to say about its historic character a sufficient number of had been gathered during the professor s lecture to enable the students to make the most of their limited time in they went first to the or tower it is a kind of watch tower two hundred and eighty feet high built in the twelfth century the structure is square and is surmounted by a gilt it contains a of bells and a huge bell weighing five tons the records of the city were kept in the lower part of the building which is now degraded into a prison the entrance to tlie tower is through a shop and the view from the top is veiy fine the cathedral of st the church of st michael and the h or town hall were pointed out and the carriages stopped in the au a large square or market which takes its name from the day on which the sale is the phrase means friday market mr explained the use of the square and pointed out the ancient buildings with which look like a flight of stairs on each slope which it this was the grand meeting place of the citizens of he continued the counts of were here with great ceremony and splendor here the trades or societies of used to meet here the standard of rebellion was planted and the people rallied ai it to overthrow their s here van the of encountered a hostile and or association and one of the most furious in history he was called the of because though of noble he joined the society of to flatter the vanity of the lower classes his were chiefly and his the in the midst of the strife the host tlie consecrated bread and wine of the catholic mass was brought into the in order to separate the furious but it was disregarded and the bodies of fifteen hundred citizens were left on this spot van whose statue you see before you added the professor pointing to the object was a person of great influence he was the ally of edward iii of england and had raised himself to the position of or protector of by its hereditary counts by his advice the king of england bad added de lis or lilies of france to the british arms claiming to be king of france he the aid of the people who were very powerful for it was said that alone could furnish eighty thousand fighting men in order to establish his to rule france edward o the assistance of the but he did not conquer france though he gained some splendid in which the famous black prince figured van began to dread the vengeance of tlie hereditary counts of whose power he had and in he invited edward to meet him at here the proposed to make edward s son the black prince sovereign of in order to secure the protection of e in holland and i england he relied upon his with ihe citizens to induce them to submit to this arrangement but the stout rejected the proposal with contempt and indignation during van s absence a popular was against him and on his return as he rode through the streets he was made conscious of the storm that was against the he went to his house and the doors hut the street was soon filled by the mob he addressed them from a window hut they would not hear him and he attempted to escape by a back door into an adjoining church failing to accomplish this purpose the people broke in upon him and he was killed in this square also were kindled the fires of the by the duke of at the command of philip ii and thousands perished in the barbarous persecution the rebellious spirit of the people of was very trying to charles v he demanded of them an enormous sum of money to enable him to carry on a war against france the put the town in a state of defence and privately offered tl ir to francis i of france he declined the offer and informed charles of it who marched an army through france to punish the treason of his subjects in commanding this a i iy in person he reached the gates of the city and its walls before tlie people were aware of his presence the utmost consternation prevailed in the town and messengers were sent to the emperor to sue c h o and os forgiveness without any terms to the he that tlie gates should	36
into trouble in a strange city or get lost if some of can t speak french any better than they at supper they will have to go to the watch house because they can t ask the way back they can say hotel royal none of my crew have ever got into trouble since the ship s company was organized added paul who wanted to go out himself and could not deny to others what he took himself the permission was given to walk till eleven o clock but the boys were to behave properly and to return and who still clung together as fast friends left the hotel in company this is jolly isn t it said as they passed out of the into the place de la a small square in front of the theatre royal for less than an hour added gloomily we don t understand french and so we can t tell what time it is laughed that won t go down we were told to be back at eleven but if we don t know what time it is wc can t be tied to the bell rope young america in holland and no use the captain knows the boom from the and if be isn t a of tlie golden you can t wool over his eyes you know he through this morning well come along we ll have a good time while it does last replied apparently appalled by recalling the summary treatment of his everybody seems to be having a good time here said as they passed a front of which were a great number of small tables at which gentlemen were drinking smoking and carrying on noisy i don t see any reason we should not what are they drinking there beer or wine i suppose answered as he led the way he knew not whither turning to the left because the street in that direction looked more lively than the others there was nothing to be seen as most of the shops were closed but they continued on their way till they came to a kind of a building which contained a broad passage way opening from the street with a large number of little shops on either side the interior was brilliantly lighted and most of the small stores were devoted to fancy goods and other articles the young entered the in which many people were they say this is a second edition of paris on ft small scale continued this is very well ot up but from what i have seen of the town if like a one horse city the streets are not much wider than a cow path is io and or but they say it is like paris added my eyes there s a clock that speaks english it is half past ten exclaimed t i m not back to the hotel royal till i ve had a little fun there s a what ca it where they sell wine let s go in and see what it s like the place indicated was a wine shop and the two boys entered themselves at one of the little tables the prompt waiter came to them bowed and scraped and flourished a and hinted that he would be happy to take their order what will you have i ll take a glass of wine let s see you take it laughed what shall we call for i don t remember a word of french now that i want to use it perhaps the on can speak english ask him ask him what shall i say o i know added turning to the waiter non replied the waiter who did not speak england o confound it the dutch for wine demanded impatiently i know de replied confidently the waiter disappeared and presently returned with a small and two minute wine glasses i knew de would bring it added as he the little glasses that s pretty strong wine said when young america in holland and he had swallowed the contents of the glass with a very face that s so they looked about till the clock indicated that it was time to start for the hotel but they decided to repeat the dose from the and did so that s the strongest wine i ever drank said how is it asked let s see replied the waiter after he had glanced at a on the which indicated the quantity of the that had been consumed neither of them understand the answer and handed the garden a the man shook his head and held out his hand for more gave him another and he returned a half piece pour said the man with a winning poor who s he demanded in whose head the strong water was producing its effect he means poor boy i say does he think i m i m i feel so myself come they rose and moved in a path to the pour repeated the on following that s what s the matter i m a poor boy i was a fool fo drink more n one of your here old fellow here s a half of one of those don t say nothing about it i m a poor but i shall get over it the young handed the half piece to the waiter who bowed scraped flourished his and fled in holland and chapter xiii three cheers for the king i say you and i are two bigger fools than napoleon was when he went to russia said as they reached the street again that s so there was a sound of by night and s capital got considerably mixed replied whose head was not quite so full as his companion s what shall we do my boy stammered that wine was nothing short of we shall be seen by the captain and	36
by the attention of the governor of several officials were in readiness to escort the visitors through the city and at their the doors of public buildings and and the gates of and gardens were thrown open the party entered the hotel de and in one of its large rooms an op d k es and or was afforded for mr to a little on tiie city of young gentlemen what is the french name of this city asked the professor as he took tlie stand occupied by the chief magistrate of tlie city responded many of the boys for they had seen it often enough upon signs and in newspapers to know it unlike many of the cities of which we have before visited is a growing place its population has doubled in twenty years and now numbers about three hundred thousand it is situated on both sides of the little river one hundred and fifty miles from paris which it and in some degree and twenty seven miles from it is built partly on a hill and the city consists of two portions called the upper and the lower town the latter being the older part and containing all the objects of historic interest in the upper town are the park the king s palace and the public offices the streets are irregular narrow and crooked but the city is surrounded by a broad highway having different names in different parts as the de the de and the i an the oldest part of the city is in the vicinity of this square the place in which the counts and horn were by the duke of you saw their statues in the square in this city in an old palace burned in charles v in favor of his son philip ii hei e also was drawn up that celebrated document called the request young america in nd and it was a petition to margaret of in favor of the of the low countries of which you read in it was presented to her in the hotel de where a prison now stands was alarmed at the appearance of the and one of her told her in a whisper not to be annoyed by the or beggars the leader of the hearing of this the epithet bestowed upon those who were defending the liberties of their country as an honorable and the adopted it as their in the evening some of them appeared in front of the palace with beggars on their backs and in their hands and drank as a toast success to the this incident proved to be one of the leading events of the revolution which deprived spain of the low countries for it kindled the enthusiasm of the people and urged them on in the of their country in you will find a history of the beggars was so at the turn of this affair that he to the ground the building in which the met has long been celebrated for its of lace and carpets but while it still its in the former it has been in the latter the finest and most valuable lace is made here and in some of the neighboring cities and is literally worth its weight in gold the most expensive kind costs two hundred or forty dollars a yard mr finished his remarks for the present and the ships company returned to the carriages and were an or driven to tlie place where there is a large erected to the memory of three hundred who fell in the revolution of which made an independent kingdom from this point they passed into the broad to the gardens which however they did not enter but continued up the hill to the park a large beautifully laid out and ornamented with statues in one corner of it is the theatre du while in the square which it are the king s palace the palace of the prince of orange the chamber of representatives and other public buildings the students visited the king s palace hut his majesty usually at and the establishment represents on a small scale and the chamber of representatives in which the two branches of the in the latter a woman showed them the chambers pointing out some fine pictures including portraits of the king and queen and the battle of explaining everything in french where shall i find the minister of foreign affairs mr asked professor nervous and excited at the near prospect of standing face to face before the great man of and of being upon his great works i don t know but his office must be somewhere in this vicinity replied the fat professor laughing at the excitement of his associate one of the in ge of the party volunteered to conduct them to the apartment of the distinguished young america in holland and you must come with mc mr said the professor of greek if it turns out that mr don t english i should be in an unfortunate i will go with you with pleasure laughed mr who was rather desirous of witnessing the interview they were conducted to the apartments of the distinguished minister and formally and ushered into his presence he bowed and regarded his visitors with cool indifference whom have i the honor to address asked the minister in good english when mr had made his best bow i am professor from the united states at your service replied the learned gentleman who seemed to believe that this would bring the to his feet if not to his ai ms the professor s ah indeed replied the minister i had the pleasure of receiving a note from you at added the american annoyed at the coolness of the a note from mc exclaimed the i never saw you or heard of you before mr produced the formidable envelope and drew the of	36
sweet which had been such a comfort to him in his troubles he presented it to the minister satisfied that this would recall the matter to his recollection this note is not from me i did not write it and or said the when lie had glanced hastily at the page really i beg your s pardon but it is signed with your name it is a what you call a practical joke probably i haven t been in for months there was an apparent in the fat frame of mr who was evidently struggling to suppress his mirth or keep it within decent limits i am very sorry sir stammered mr the letter is an sir i never heard of you before in my life added the great tossing the note back to the professor with an impatience which indicated that he never wished to see him again that vision had exploded no invitation to dinner none to visit the king none to accept the position of of the greek portion of the royal library whose only duty was to consist in di his salary mr bowed and so far to his original as to back out of the office doubtless he came to the conclusion in his disgust that was a one horse kingdom and that was a the vision exploded so did the mirth of mr as soon as the door of the department of foreign affairs had closed behind him he laughed till every of his frame quivered what are you laughing at mr demanded the disappointed for honors you will excuse me sir but re i can t help it choked the fat professor young america in holland and i really don t see anything to laugh at added mr i was intensely amused at the shuffling indifference of he evidently regards himself as a very great man not to he disturbed by insignificant greek scholars what do you mean by insignificant mr asked the lean professor solemnly why the minister had never even heard of you of your greek grammar greek reader and such is fame chuckled the good natured what we americans call a practical joke were the words of the minister do you regard this as a joke mr said the learned gentleman very seriously i suppose it is a joke to all except the victim do you know anything about the author of this senseless piece of certainly not i had not the least idea that the ponderous document was not genuine till his pronounced it a who could have done this some of the students probably probably replied the professor taking the note from his pocket again and carefully the handwriting i have no doubt it was done by one of the students it is another of their infamous tricks the fourth that has been put upon me do the other suffer in this manner i have not heard of an other victims and i am inclined to think you are the only one do not see why i should be selected as the l ot l le of these silly and ridiculous not to say wicked a rope falls on my head am pitched into the river with dirty water and now sent on a fool s errand to the king s chief minister i don t understand why i am the only sufferer professor did understand why mr had been so frequently sacrificed but he had a habit of his own business and did not venture to give an opinion on the subject which probably would not have been well received wliat the fat professor knew all the boys in the and most of those in the young america knew that the cold stiff haughty manner of the lean professor had made him exceedingly that the students disliked him even to the degree of him that if he had ever had any influence with he had lost it by his ridiculous and stupid precision mr did not know this but everybody else did don t you know this writing mr demanded the man of greek roots after an attentive study of the note i do not i do added mr decidedly you arc fortunate then if we can the it he will be severely punished i am not so clear on that point this note was written by captain impossible exclaimed mr seizing the note and examining more attentively than he had done before the writing it contained it did look like paul s writing it was his style young in holland a and there were not more two students in the who have composed french in the document those two were paul and but mr was unwilling to believe that the captain would resort to such a proceeding i shall charge him with it added mr advise you not to do it without more evidence than you have yet obtained said mr seriously after we return to the vessel i shall probably be able to obtain some proof continued mr as be put the letter in his pocket when they went to look for the rest of the party they found them forming a line in the square present with mr was his the governor of who had just invited the company to visit the gardens in even lines with the officers in their proper places the procession marched across the park and through the gates at which a file of soldiers presented arms to them in the garden hey formed a line on one of the walks near the palace walking to and fro was an old gentleman but still erect and manly with a glittering on his breast several other persons most of them dressed in uniform or with orders were standing near the old gentleman presently the governor of approached the ship s company attended by an officer to whom mr was introduced the three then walked towards the old	36
gentleman to whom the principal was presented the venerable personage bowed gracefully but did not offer to shake bands or indulge in any republican and or that s the king of said dr to paul as the principal and the venerable person approached the line followed by the the king i exclaimed paul taken all by the announcement and this was the first time he had ever looked upon a live monarch he seems just like any other man what shall we do give him three yankee cheers replied the doctor captain spoke to the flag officer and to captain haven three cheers for his majesty the king of called flag officer they were given with a will but the tiger was omitted in deference to king gracefully and graciously acknowledged the salute by touching liis hat and then walked up and down the line the ship s company mr hat in hand walked just behind him his majesty then took position in front of the line and the students came to the conclusion that he was going to make a speech but he did not he spoke to mr again who went to the line and called out the and the two captains you are to be presented to the king don t speak unless you are asked a question and don t turn your back to him said mr in a low tone paul was startled at the idea of being presented to king but he followed his companions and in due time was with them handed over to the gentleman who had presented the principal and who proved to be the grand r holland and captain commander of the said the gentleman when paul s turn came paul bowed blushing up to the eyes when lie became conscious that the royal gaze was fixed upon him but he had possession enough not to the and his salute was as dignified and graceful as that of majesty itself the king smiled when he saw the fine form handsome face of the junior captain do you command a ship asked his majesty surveying the officer from head to foot with a pleasant smile on his face i command the your majesty she is not a ship but a of one hundred and sixty tons replied paul satisfied that kings speak just like other men you are very young to command a vessel of that size added the king paul bowed but made no reply as no question was can you manage her hi a gale asked his majesty i think i can your majesty at least i have done so within a week on the coast of your majesty s do the king actually laughed at this confident reply as he bowed slightly paul for the first time in his life backed out and continued to back till he reached his station at the head of the the king then bowed to the whole line and retired as he did so flag officer called for three more and or cheers the king turned and bowed again this time the in the form of the tiger was applied which so astonished the royal personage that he turned once more laughed and bowed professor looked very nervous and discontented that had been presented to the king and he who had a greek grammar a greek reader and tlie a ab s s i ee left o t the cold if it was for i n d he tliat of the to ha bo s lave us feel as envy he certainly envied pi s b ef view with the king of tl e s the party retired from tl e de d let ned to the carriages it appeared ex h t o of th s un expected honor that the go e nor of a e p al waited on the king that di a torn ed n c s ally of the presence of tl e t of tl e in the capital t d e ad expressed i des re to see them in a very inform m low ng ton was no and never sought admission to the presence of for himself or his pupils as the procession of and moved down to the lower town they were thrown into great excitement by seeing many of the and houses dressed with flags and other devices on inquiring at the hotel mr informed paul that it was a saint s day and that a religious procession would march through some of the principal streets go down into the d and you will have a good chance to see the show added the landlord what is it young america in holland and o it is really very fine and very grand but go at the students were permitted to go to the street indicated and they had hardly secured a good place before they heard martial music playing a solemn and i chapter xiv a crowd of people preceded tlie procession as it came out of tlie de the d at the head of it marched the military band and the e was by soldiers of the army indicating that the government felt an interest in the display the students were on the of excitement at the novel spectacle and paul asked his friend the doctor a great many questions which he could not answer the composition and order of the procession were very nearly as follows a man bearing a cross on a pole banner little girls dressed in white with flowers in their hands little boys banner image of the virgin borne by four men a lamb very white and clean led by a string and decorated with red ribbons with boys on each side carrying various young ladies in white another image of tlie virgin mm by l o l r holland and about priests in white muslin robes and in	36
satin robes trimmed gold two boys silken borne by four men under wliich walked two in full costume one bearing the host the was surrounded by men witli silver and of peculiar construction the as they were swung backward and forward by the a dense smoke which rose fur above the procession and marked its progress as the approached the spot where the boys stood the band ceased playing and the priests began to chant the mass to the accompaniment of a single base horn the procession moved very slowly and the rich voices of the priests mingling with the heavy notes of the horn produced an solemn and impressive even on the minds of those whose religious education did not prepare to appreciate such a display as the host approached hundreds of the crowd in the street knelt reverently upon the pavement and bowed their heads before the sacred women and children the path of the procession with flowers green branches or in the absence of these with of colored paper cut into minute pieces indeed the street in places was literally covered with these of the people who had no other means of their reverence for the a the line filed into tlie wliich was decorated witli and national and religious in many windows burned a line of candles in some cases before a in this street the procession halted and several of the priests moved op an forming the entrance to one of the better in this recess an altar liad been erected and was covered with all the of the catholic faith the priests knelt before it and a portion of the service and then returned to the procession which continued its march up the street the flowers and bits of colored paper filling the air before it and the people still reverently bowing down to the host the solemn and impressive of the priests kindled the pious enthusiasm of the multitude and as the line passed the and or smoking houses the pipe the drink and the gay jest were abandoned to pay homage to the faith of the nation the faces of the little children and the maidens in the procession presented an aspect of religious enthusiasm solemn but not sad which young people seldom wear everybody seemed to be carried away by the excitement of the scene all hats removed and the utmost respect was paid to the representatives and to the of the church in the line as paul and his friend followed the spectacle up the street they saw a kneeling at the altar in the arch wringing her hands in an ecstasy of devotion while several women were her with an admiring reverence which seemed to indicate that they young america in holland and envied her the enjoyment of the which thrilled her it is very solemn isn t it said paul when tliey had passed out of hearing of the procession it is really moving even while you have no sympathy with the which makes these i think i w i never more moved in my life than i was by the of those priests but wliat is the occasion of ail tliis don t know except that this is some saint s day st james i but there is something of this kind in nearly every sunday and i have seen several minor in the streets in the i am surprised to see how much respect the people pay to their religion if they have these often i should think they would become stale it appears they do not i have a great deal more consideration and respect for these in than in some other parts of europe for the reason that all enjoy the utmost here the people are almost exclusively catholic and yet they permit and jews entire freedom in the exercise of their religion and pay them their fair share of the government money at two o clock dinner was ready at the h royal and it need not be added that the boys also were ready half an hour later the whole party had been loaded into stage which in an hour and a half set them down on the battle field of for two hours they wandered about the field or rather up and down the two roads which pass through c and it on the highest ground of the field where there is a mound two hundred feet by the lion mr gave a brief account of tlie great battle pointing out the spots of the greatest interest including the road by which arrived the subject is too vast for these pages but it will be alluded to in the summary of history in a si volume there are several and columns and on the battle field which mark the fall of distinguished men or their burial places beneath the great mound are buried thousands of all the armies represented in this historical conflict which settled for a time the fate of europe the field is the of a multitude of beggars hunters and guides who bore visitors almost to death with old buttons rags bullets bones and other articles which they produce as of the battle tlie stock of these things probably failed long ago and the traveller may well be suspicious of the of anything which may be offered to him by these at six the stages conveyed the to the station on the railway to where tliey arrived after a ride of an hour express time this place is the being largely engaged in tlie of arms and its vicinity contains rich mines of iron coal and marble many battles and have occurred in this place and don john of sent by philip to subdue the country was buried here the city contains a population of twenty six and is beau young america in holland and at the of the and tlie train stopped here hut an	36
and the students some of the streets which however were too those of places they liad visited before to excite any especial est two hours later they arrived at which was to be the eastern limit of die excursion as before mr had preceded them and engaged at the hotels the students were very tired and not disposed to explore uie city of tlie that night before breakfast on the following morning mr gave them the history and other interesting particulars relating to the city when they had assembled in the old of st which the town li e whose name is contains one hundred and nine inhabitants who are principally concerned in the various of iron and especially in the making of cannon and aims said the i observed to you before part of the country bears some resemblance to new england as you have an opportunity to observe for yourselves the scenery is very fine but of the pleasant and quiet description the province of li ge of which this city is the capital was formerly governed by a line of and those of you who have read will remember william de la the wild of whose adventures are in this vicinity in the century the of were made sovereigns by the german emperor and received the name of prince but the of l ot and ok like those of had a will and a way their own and frequently against the in support of their rights and charles the bold took the rulers under his protection still they persisted in and charles destroyed the city ai a punishment in fifteen years later william de la murdered the prince bishop in order to obtain the crown for his son this was the beginning of the in which as i have related to you before charles the bold compelled the king of france to march against the the place was subsequently captured by the french the were at the commencement of the french but were restored by the two years later in it was to france but after the battle of it was into the new kingdom of the in s the old spirit of the of revived and they were among the foremost of the revolution the students descended from the heights whose command the city took an outside view of the h de several churches and other public buildings and at nine though they had by no means exhausted the city the time would not permit a further examination the train was ready for them and next stop was at which like and had down from a population of two hundred thousand to thirty three thousand it contains a magnificent town hall decorated in the most elaborate style from the party hurried on to or and and it j a picturesque old city still famous for its fine lace it is about tlie size of and like that presents a deserted appearance being only the shadow of its former greatness its principal object of interest to the is the cathedral of st a structure of the century and like the great churches at and still unfinished it was built with money obtained by the sale of the pope s which happily gave out at last its spire which was to have been six hundred and forty feet high remains at little than half this height which however is only eighteen feet less than the cross on st paul s in london the church is an structure said to cover nearly two acres of ground it is the cathedral of the or there paul we have finished said dr as the train started for i am glad of it for i am tired of sight seeing it seems to me now that i have no desire to see another cathedral h te de or place replied paul languidly as he settled himself back in his a new country will wake you up laughed the doctor i suppose we shall be in tomorrow i hope so though i don t know but i should like blue water better than being shut up in these rivers and you will get blue water enough before the season is ended in half an hour from the train reached mr had arrived before and there e were two at the which had been employed to tow the vessels down the river they conveyed the students on board and the orders for sailing were given immediately mr who had not yet recovered from his disappointment hastened to the cabin he commenced a search for papers written by the captain in order to compare their with of the note as mr had been compelled to acknowledge was a general resemblance between the handwriting of paul and that of the unknown of the note though a minute comparison failed to establish any closer connection between them the professor wanted to make out his point and it was not for him to find a particular paul was busy on deck getting the under weigh and mr had the cabin to himself for his investigation the stamp on the paper of the note had ah excited his attention and he took the liberty to enter paul s state room in search of some like it he opened the upper drawer of the which formed a writing table when the front was dropped the first object that attracted his attention was a of paper of the size and apparently of quality he sought he picked up a of it and a smile of satisfaction played upon his wrinkled face as he discovered upon it the identical stamp of the note his case was made out and great was his joy paul would certainly be disgraced and removed for such an outrage as a practical joke upon one of tlie nd most dignified in the wc must do mr the justice to say that he did not wish to prove	36
any more than he believed to be true but it is very easy for a prejudiced person to believe a great deal against one who has offended him a who was not fond of greek could not he a very noble or even a very upright one and he was confident that i paul s true character became known when he was no longer stimulated to great deeds by his high office he would prove to be a very different person from what he now appeared to be mr a half of the paper and several french exercises written by captain to be used as evidence against him he then searched the vessel for similar paper in tho possession of other students but found none he went on deck to ascertain what was to be done for mr had assured him he would not he any longer obliged to sail in the same vessel with the student a boat from the ship was alongside and mr had just stepped on board the was his baggage out of the boat which indicated that he was to remain paul was reading an order just handed to him by mr which appeared to settle the difficulty between him and the learned professor the order was in these words mr james e is appointed of the academy and will be obeyed and respected accordingly mr is also instructed temporarily c to discharge the duties of professor of greek latin and on board of the r principal the new vice principal handed a note to mr as he came upon deck in which he was directed to repair with his baggage on board of the ship the learned gentleman was not quite satisfied with this arrangement it looked a little ominous have you no order for captain mr he asked as the vice principal waited for him to read his letter i have given him an order from the principal is he not directed to go op board of the ship he is not i have preferred charges against him and i led to believe that he would be suspended added mr who was not quite sure that he was not to be suspended himself no order to that effect was sent by me replied mr you will excuse me but the vessel is about to get under weigh i am not satisfied with these proceedings i complained to mr that it was impossible for me to instruct my classes while they were under the influence of captain no notice appears to have been taken of my charges i think some notice has been taken of them you are directed to report to the principal with baggage on board of the ship am i to be instead of that obstinate and impudent pupil demanded tlie professor i y young l f holland and i have nothing to say about it mr added mr sharply if you are not going to the ship we will weigh anchor and proceed ou our voyage tlie professor went down into his state room and hastily packed his which was brought up and put in the boat by one of the the students watched these movements with the deepest interest and they hardly conceal their satisfaction when it was clear that the was going to leave the bag and baggage there was a gi eat deal of each other in the ribs a great deal of half suppressed and a very decided to give three cheers a few of the more pi ones checked any noisy but the moment that mr went over the side a very joyous one the tripped her anchor and by the steam stood down the river on her way to mr went below and in the state room by professor mr gave the vice principal a hearty welcome and it was soon evident that they were men who could cordially agree paul was delighted with the change for if there was any one in the besides the principal and the doctor for whom he had a high regard and a thorough respect it was mr he was a sailor from the sole of his foot to the crown of his head he had visited all the ports of europe spoke half a dozen modern languages facility and was with the boys he was a sharp and the students found it ii i i l le and or difficult to him he knew all the tricks of sailors and of man of war s men he was the right hand man of mr and the new arrangement whereby the professor had been created vice principal and sent on board the was to prevent the of such an incident as that which had her in the german ocean during the though paul felt that his own powers were in some degree by the presence of the new officer whose authority unlike that of the before extended to the vessel and was equal to that of mr he was now satisfied a competent person was present with whom he share the responsibility of the of the vessel in case of an emergency he was on the best of terms with mr and he was happier than he had been before since the sailed from leaving him to the enjoyment of the new order of things we will follow mr on board of the ship the ran up alongside and the professor s trunk was hoisted on board as soon as the students saw the and the baggage which indicated that the old had been transferred to the young america a murmur of went through the ship i say we are to have that old in the ship exclaimed the chief of the red cross knights who however had changed name to the knights of the golden that s so replied who had contrived to keep out of the nearly a week he has his plunder with him	36
in holland and we must do as the did added t i what s that get rid of him this shall be the first job of the knights of the golden who is a capital fellow told me all about how the fellows in the managed it i heard they had been him that they did laughed there is fun in the thing if the old was a decent fellow of course we wouldn t disturb him just as as he made a row on board ail the fellows took the captain s part dropped him into the river by drawing out the that held the boat in the wood dropped a of signal on his head and him with the pipe and the old fellow got a letter from inviting him to visit some of those kings or something of that sort who sent the letter asked greatly interested as he always was in anything of this kind nobody knows at least when we were at the old greek went to see some big fellow there the king or some minister and the big wouldn t look at him one of our fellows heard telling the doctor about it and was so that he shook just like a baked cup there goes the s whistle we are off now added as he sprang to his place at the the anchor had before been short and in a few moments the young america also in the warm l ot i le and i embrace of a powerful steam moved down the ah hands in the shouted the first lieutenant as the ship approached the victoria and the students ran up the like and stationed in tlie three cheers for the queen of england called and they were given wi till becoming a lady dressed in black who was walking the deck near the dining saloon bowed and waved her handkerchief that lady was victoria the at this moment came up on the other side and delivered her round of cheers mr carried the intelligence on that the queen had returned and that the would sail that evening and all hands were on the for her majesty she bowed and waved her handkerchief to the as she had to tlie students in the ship she was not very distinctly seen by the curious students in either vessel and appeared like a stout little woman in no respect different from any other lady in spite of this fact it was to he a big thing to have seen the queen of england and the king of the realm of sank into compared with her she don t like a queen said captain haven to mr who stood nest to him did you expect to sec her with her crown and robes on and with the in her band laughed tlie professor not exactly i but i was not prepared to see a america in holland and so much like any well dressed woman we meet in the street let me see said mr glancing at the shore intent upon hia favorite topic fort st must have been here and this is where van went down or went up who was van he was the commander of a dutch in the revolution of s his vessel wouldn t come about what do you call it missed stays sir replied captain haven missed stays and got right under the guns of the fort he was ordered to surrender but refused to do so though there was not the least chance for him to make a successful resistance he was determined that the should not have his vessel and rushing down into the powder magazine he said his prayers and coolly laid his lighted cigar on an open barrel of powder an explosion followed which the whole city twenty eight out of thirty one on board including the heroic captain were killed blown up into the air a monument to his was erected by tlie side of that of de and the government pledged itself that a vessel in the dutch navy should always bear the name of van he was a good fellow replied the warmly and chapter xv the professor s i say i ve been a good boy for more than a week and i begin to be ashamed of myself for my want of activity said who had seated himself on the cap while hia companion was on tiie flying i shall spoil if there is not something going on soon we ll go on that in the just as soon as we can bring round right added it s no use to think of that while we are fifty or a hundred miles from the sea continued of course not is away up the river with a bar at its mouth having only seven feet of water on it at low tide you must go over that or by the canal which runs through an island do you know where w e go next i heard son le of the fellows say we r were going to the southward soon if that s si i should suppose we shall go into or hav re said i heard ha mentioned how w ill that suit first rate i exclaimed the captain of the young america in holland and proposed prize for the knights depended upon for the of the when their plan should be put in execution i suppose we shall not stay in holland more than no i hope not is afraid we shall all get if we stay here long is the place for us it has an open harbor and wc can go to sea from there without any difficulty besides ther a another thing that will favor us what s that asked all the fellows will go to paris when the ship is there and we can have a first	36
rate chance to operate while they are gone i don t know about that our fellows will all want go to paris witli the rest i want to go there myself suggested we may as well give it up then added we must see paris anyhow i ll tell you what we can do we can run round through the straits of and up the to from there we can all go to that will be a long said no matter for that the longer the better how far is it not less than two thousand miles we could go in ten or fifteen days added warming up as he anticipated the e of the after we get into the we can run along the coast of spain go into port as often as we like and have a first rate time generally and or but don t you suppose will follow us no matter if he does we can beat the young america on wind from monday morning till saturday night if we find the ship is us all we have to do is to the wind and we can give her the slip we haven t money enough to pay the expenses of such a trip said there s plenty of money in the but we don t need much the vessel has a year s provisions in her hold salt and hard suggested who was not partial to this diet that will do very well while we are at sea and when we get to spain we can buy things cheap besides our fellows are going to raise some money on own account said in a whisper how s that asked the other curiously every one of the knights wrote home to have their folks send them le money at paris or every one but you and and the game was played out with you and him foi r you had some sent to you in london yes and got it replied in we fixed it all right we shall find loose change enough on board of the to keep us happy we get to paris by the way of and then we shall be rotten with but don t you expect to be caught some time or other inquired whose experience on a former to point in this direction i y young america in holland and no matter if we we must be i that but we will be jolly while we have things own it s no use to talk about it yet added with a for the wild scheme seemed so far to him that he could not enter into the spirit of it yet it won t be more than a week or ten days before we shall be ready to make a strike you know we must all cut up so as to be left on board yes and some one will be left on board with us just as it happened at it won t be anyhow for he has been transferred to the and we can come it over any other of the professors however we must feel our way and the first thing we have to do is to get left that s easy enough said who had never found any difficulty in being left behind or in being condemned to the we mu st make a sure thing of it next time but it won t do to run away with a boat again hush there comes that old stick in the mud from the added lowering voice to a whisper the gentleman thus alluded to was mi who had climbed upon the for the purpose of obtaining a view of the region through which the vessel was passing as the two boys were far out on the over the water he did not venture to approach any nearer to them yet the excessive prudence which the knights practised red them to keep silence whenever there was a possibility that a word might be overheard by the z a i wish lie would come up here whispered from the corner of his mouth why i would contrive some way to him into the drink chuckled the ever willing mr was then cool and self possessed and he did not venture out upon tlie treacherous and tlie so that the wretch on the cap had no opportunity to give him a second bath in the dirty the learned gentleman was looking for the site of the duke of s bridge but he t find it and presently retired he was not much in the spanish operations in though lie felt it his duty to see a spot so noted in history it was so before a class of students to be able to say he had seen the place alluded to in the test book he was in fact more concerned to know what mr s decision was and he was waiting impatiently for an interview with him the old is too mean for the and he has been upon us exclaimed as the professor descended to the main deck the fellows in the say he is as as a mud and as as an owl at he every one that makes a blunder and at tlie class half the time they say don t like him much better than the fellows do added th it would he difficult to explain how any of the students had this conclusion but it is that boys understand their and much better than the latter generally suppose c young america in holland and i i think we might as well have our for serving out old as for anything else suggested i m willing the knights will do that job handsomely you may bet your life but we t get caught too soon we work in the dark and we can do the thing as well as the did let	36
crew of tlie first had been instructed to tip mc overboard i it is veiy strange that no one but myself has been able to understand the vicious intentions of the the is the captain s boat the require the captain to give the professors the first explained mr i was not aware of it at the time but i am c o and or that the crew of the first had bi en instructed to pitch me into the river if tliey were you were very obliging to assist them as you did added the principal but go on do you suppose captain instructed to you with water veiy likely and then inflicted the upon him for doing it it is absurd that was the third and last offence the captain put an end to these tricks by his well timed energy and i am sure he had no part or lot in them do you think he got some one to write the letter to you no sir i think he did it himself replied the professor more calmly as he came to what he considered his i am not willing to believe it i am prepared to prove it sir if has been guilty of such conduct if it can be shown that he wrote the letter or that he knew of its being written i will not only him but i will reduce him to a common sailor and confine him in the said the principal with no little agitation this strong speech looked like the dawn of reason to mr and he hastened to produce evidence the letter and several exercises written by paul were first placed on the cabin table to enable mr to compare the there is a strong in them i grant but they are all written in the common school boy hand of the united states added the principal c young america in holland and is a stronger resemblance than that the capital a s are the same the small i s are identical but the small a s are different doubtless he disguised his hand to some extent is this all the proof you have asked mr somewhat relieved no sir replied the professor triumphantly as he exhibited the paper he had taken from paul s which was different from any he had been able to find in either vessel the paper is identical you perceive i see that it is and no other student has such paper the ship has provided paper for the students but none like this said mr with a sigh think you will consider the case proved added mr by no means enough has been shown to warrant an inquiry i wiu make an investigation immediately this was all mr could ask and that captain would be convicted he left the cabin as the captain of the steamer came in to settle for the i or chapter xvi the remained off flushing long enough for mr to visit tlie shore and ascertain the condition of the we the were going on e not completed and the cost of them could not yet be determined the however obtained such information in to the probable expense as to enable him to make a final settlement captain came off to the with him on his return it was certain that eleven hundred would cover the whole expense of putting the in perfect repair and the balance of this sum was handed to the if there ever was a grateful man in the world that man was the captain of the in addition to the energetic speeches he made through the he indulged in some very pretty and significant which the officers and crew could comprehend the students were happy in the good deed they had done quite as happy as the the himself in addition to the sum expended there was five hundred and y four in the hands of the which was to be used for some object when presented to them young in holland and while mr was absent at flushing mr had gone on board of the and taking paul into his state room had exhibited the note to him stating the charge made against him by mr i need not say captain that this is a very serious charge added the principal solemnly i think it is sir replied paul blushing deeply if you think i wrote tliat letter sir i hope you will do your duty i certainly shall though it break my heart whatever you do sir it will not a my regard for you lam already accused of towards you captain added mr i confess that i never had a pupil for whom i cherished so high an esteem and so warm a regard thank you sir are now as you always have been very kind to me replied paul hardly able to restrain the t in which his emotions demanded expression i must say that i deem this charge and absurd but i cannot explain it the writing in the note yours in some respects and the fact that the kind of paper on which the note is written is found in your possession alone has not been explained do you know anything about this nothing sir only that it came in the mail with the rest of the s letters when did you get the paper which mr found in your writing desk a i bought it in on tuesday afternoon when we went on shore paul promptly i shall be obliged to inquire further into this matter you will have all bands called they left the state room arid the first lieutenant ordered the ship s company to be to quarters without any definite explanation the principal directed all the students to bring their stock of on deck and they passed in review before him exhibiting tlie quality of their paper at the same time	36
mr searched the for any which might have been concealed if any student had purchased paper in it was not of the kind on which the letter had been written young gentlemen said mr mounting his a practical joke is the thing in the world when at the expense of tlie feelings of s some one has put such a joke upon mr the very last person in the world to appreciate this species of humor one of your number is charged with the act the old lunatic has laid it to the captain whispered who thus interpreted the mysterious proceedings of the principal and paul the particular kind of paper on which the letter to mr was written is found only in the possession of that one student continued the principal with an emotion he could not wholly conceal i desire if any of you have any information in regard to the note that you will communicate it at once mr paused and the boys looked at each other even to them at that moment a young america in holland j joke seemed to be the thing in le world the w t n d ss s t on th m but no f d d ih d y h d d n fl j d i b d h p f ly of s p ti d d b d f he f pi if b d by h n as he had been by the trying scene with mr a few days before it is the g and not the loss of honor the disgrace which is hard to bear when one is charged with or crime he stood with folded arms to the authority of the principal and satisfied that the truth would prevail in the end who is he asked one of the students in a sup pressed tone when the silence became painful captain replied the principal and thi s name produced a tremendous thrill in the hearts of the ship s company no sir no sir shouted some of the students silence young gentlemen i know how j ou feel interposed mr although it would seem to me impossible that captain should have written this letter mr distinctly charges him with the act and i am sorry to add that there is some evidence to prove the charge mr was more grieved than any other person on board and it is more than that in his great anxiety to avoid partiality he ran into the opposite extreme and exposed himself to the peril of doing injustice to his young friend captain jou will consider yourself under arrest and report on board of the ship added the principal turning to paul the young commander bowed and the boys wondered how he was able to take the matter so coolly it s a shame exclaimed in a low tone to mr continued mr the command of the upon you until further orders and you will go to sea as soon as mr returns the first lieutenant started w hen his name was called and suspected that he was to be taken to task for tlie remark he had just made it was fortunate for him perhaps that the principal did not hear his energetic words or the command might have been given to the second lieutenant for s impulsive nature have led him into some so deeply did he feel for the captain i hope my command will be of very short duration sir said he as the principal stepped down from the i hope so mr ll answered mr captain you win repair to the ship in die i will be ready in a moment sir replied paul as he went below to obtain a few needed articles captain i am downright sorry for this said following him into his state room c young america in holland and don t be at all disturbed about it answered paul i am glad mr has taken this course i expect to be able to prove tliat i could not have written the letter and i shall be restored as soon as we reach it is a good deal better to be proved innocent than to be suspected of being guilty here is the key of the he added as he took it from his pocket and handed it to his it s lucky for old he isn t on board of the said with an ominous shake of the head i think the fellows would throw overboard before the vessel gets to if he that isn t the right spirit and as a particular favor to me i ask that j ou will not say a word about mr i have my own opinion in regard to him and i suppose every fellow has but the least said is the mended i hope ou will not let the officers and crew indulge in any of not let them i can t help it i believe if old was on board i would join with the rest of the fellows tn making a spread eagle of him on the fore answered the commander ro don t think of such a thing two wrongs won t make a right said paul anxiously you and i have been first rate friends and for my sake do not encourage or any i will do the best i can but i feel just like making the biggest row i was ever in since i was born keep cool you are going to sea right o if and z and or you will have enough to do to look out for the vessel i shall do as you tell me if i can but only because you wish it i think the fellows ought to give a few hearty groans so as to be sure no one mistakes their sentiments don t do it said paul as he led the way	36
to the deck with his bundle in his hand when they went on deck mr had just returned in the first and great was his astonishment and that of the boat s when informed of the exciting event which had just the interview with the dutch changed the current of thought on board for the moment but as soon as he departed nothing was talked of but the arrest of the paul stepped into the with the principal who was very sad and silent as soon as they were on board of the young america and the hoisted up orders were given to fill away again what does that mean asked when the was hoisted up as he ran up to what why there is captain on the quarter deck of the ship and the is getting under way without him there s been a row somewhere is one of the but he s a good fellow for all that added who could not help giving paul this tribute i ll tell you what it is said who was one of the s crew and had heard all the proceedings on board of tlie as he joined them l ot l le young america in holland and has been broken out of office for writing tliat letter to old is that so demanded that s so but all the fellows in tlie say he didn t do it it would be a new idea for to do anything wrong even to in prayer time the order to man the the conversation but the news went through the ship even before she had to gather the matter was thoroughly discussed and it was perfectly understood that mr had the ge which paul had been broken or suspended the commander of the was almost as popular in the ship as he was in the and the indignation against the professor of greek was hardly less violent in the one than in the other captain you will occupy the spare in the after cabin next to flag officer s said mr to paul as they met after the ship was thank you sir replied the young commander who had seated himself near the companion way as soon as supper is disposed of i propose to ine into the charge you shall have a fair trial i have no doubt of that mr walked away arid paul who was much embarrassed by the continued expressions of sympathy extended to him by the officers of the ship retired to his state room to consider his line of defence mr satisfied before w as delighted now justice seemed to be extending her hand in his and or favor the rebel against his mighty had been suspended and was actually under arrest of course the principal had acknowledged the of the evidence he had presented the motive for such an practical joke was patent to all in the while the quality of the paper and the resemblance of the writing were enough to the the professor was enjoying his triumph not he persuaded himself but in the sense that his own personal action and motives were on the eve of being justified as the ship moved down the river he walked up and down ships in a better mood to enjoy the scene which presented itself than ever before since he joined the he walked rail to rail because paul was seated on the quarter deck and he did not care to meet him when the young commander went below he walked fore and aft the deck was crowded with students waiting for the supper to ring and many an ugly and dissatisfied look was bestowed upon him but the learned gentleman in his triumph was too well pleased with himself to notice them mr involuntarily extended his walk from time to time until it was continued to the where the crew were collected in large numbers hardly had he passed the on his first round than he was saluted by a universal groan so deep and hearty that he stopped short and looked a the crowd they were silent then young gentlemen said the sternly if that was intended as an expression of i y young america in and the remark of censure was brought to an abrupt termination hy a very incident mr had directly under the weather fore up so as to take the wind on the beam before be had reached this point of his remark a by the name of little remarkable for his dropped from the yard directly upon the top of the learned gentleman s bat in fact sitting down upon bis tile as fairly and as though the deed bad been done on purpose bringing with him the of the weather the professor was to the deck by the weight of the little seaman for little s name precisely described his stature while the boy was thrown forward flat upon his face o i m killed i m killed cried rising with much real or apparent difficulty and pressing one hand upon his hip you rascal you roared mr from the inside of his hat as a dozen bo s sprang forward to pick him up the professor was not a fashionable man and did not wear a hat which would simply rest upon the top of bis head or which would pinch the of bis ancient lore and the weight of the had pressed it far down over his eyes with some labor he bis learned from its imprisonment and glanced with dismay at the hat anew one which he bad bought in to replace the one he had lost overboard in the you scoundrel repeated t e he had removed the tile he didn t mean to do it sir said pointing to tlie bloody face of little he s almost killed himself are you little demanded mr rushing forward	36
when he discovered what had happened yes sir almost groaned the poor boy making the face a boy ever made and twisting himself into a of body which none but an india rubber youth like himself could have accomplished pass the word for dr added the principal anxiously are you much injured mr i believe there is a conspiracy to take my life growled the professor without replying to the direct question are you hurt sir not so much in as in my feelings answered mr holding out his hat it was done on purpose sir dr now appeared on the and as little seemed to be the greater sufferer he attended to his case first he examined the face of the boy for by the most rubbing with his right hand while his left was devoted to the hip he had contrived to his face all over with the blood which flowed freely from his nose the surgeon could find no wound on the face and it was plain that there was nothing more terrible about the head than the where are you hurt little asked the doctor young america in holland and the hip it s broke replied the with dr laid the patient down upon the deck and proceeded to examine him with the greatest care lie declared that no bones were broken he appears to be suffering great pain said the principal anxiously he has probably a muscle in his fall and that is almost as painful as a broken bone he has received no serious injury r the doctor as he lifted the patient from the deck i am glad it is no worse how did it happen little i was coming in from the weather yard arm sir i should liave gone down the of the if you had not told me not to sir o gasped little his face and up his little body never mind it now added the principal kindly i feel a little better sir mr began to say something to tlie fellows on deck and i stopped to listen o and doubled up again i caught hold of the sir i was leaning down to hear what mr said and bore my whole weight on the it wasn t si r o and it let me down mr desired to know what hands were stationed at the fore hut when they appeared they were very confident they had these ropes as usual little was advised to go below and in but he preferred to remain on deck as soon as the principal and the doctor had gone aft the young turned to his companions put hia c and or thumb to his bloody nose and fingers indeed a remarkable cure seemed suddenly to liave been wrought in his particular case for he as as ever some of the officers came forward when unfortunately he liad a sudden from which he did not recover when the powers that be were around for several days after supper paul was sent for and repaired to the main cabin where he found the principal the surgeon mr and several of the professors mr stated the charge preferred against captain mentioning the evidence in support of it he then inquired of the professor if he had anything to add to what he had already said on the subject mr had something to add but it was in the nature of an argument against the accused rather than a statement of fact he his life on board the since the troubles had commenced upon the zeal with which he had discharged his duties he gave his view of the difficulty between himself and the captain as he had given it before but he no new proofs of the charges he preferred the only question before us at the present time mr is in regard to the of the letter to come fi om interposed mr have you any new evidence to bring forward no sir i think the charge been fully proved replied mr captain if you have any defence to make young america in holland and i am to hear it added the to paul i did not write the letter and i had no knowledge whatever of it until mr received it perhaps the writing mine but not very much will you let me take the letter sir the note was handed to him and he pointed out several letters which were from any in the exercises by which the had been shown of course he would disguise tlie handwriting interposed mr the writing alone would not prove anything added mr so far as the kind of paper is concerned continued paul picking up the quite which the professor had taken from his st ite room i bought it in for a particular purpose he did not think it necessary to state that it was for his letters to miss grace are you quite sure you bought it in demanded the professor i shall prove that i did replied paul indignantly i wish to say i had a hint that the officers and crew were very much dissatisfied with mr with me i exclaimed the as though it were quite impossible for the students to be dissatisfied with him allow captain to make his statement if you please said the principal but mr ins statement is i have been on the best of terms with the majority a of my pupils only a few of tlie worst of have manifested any ill will towards me go on captain said tlie principal i am prepared to prove all i say if i had known that this investigation was to take place to day i should have asked for the attendance of several witnesses i used all my influence to prevent any one from playing pi jokes upon mr i desire to have the first lieutenant of the	36
and examined what have they to do with it asked tiie professor impatiently after doing what could to prevent others from mr by practical jokes it is not likely that i should indulge in them myself that is a good point and to morrow the witnesses shall be called said mr i will now ask dr to make his statement added paul turning to the surgeon the letter is said the doctor picking up the letter from the table it is utterly impossible tliat captain had anything to do with this document why so sir demanded mr nervously this letter passed through the if captain had it there i should have seen him do it he was not out of my sight a single moment from the time we left the till we returned to her this paper added the doctor taking up the half was purchased in i went into the shop with captain ken c in holland and and looked at the quality of it before it was done up are you satisfied mr asked the principal no sir i am not replied the professor decidedly i am by no means certain that the paper on which this letter was written was obtained in it does not follow because dr did not see mr mail this letter that it was not by him i did not see him mail it mr did not see him mail it he could have sent it to the post office by a dozen of his since captain desires that the first lieutenant and should be heard we will continue the examination till to morrow added the principal rising from his chair the hearing was and paul t his room chapter xvii more about the and the pilot of the ship was discharged at eight o clock in the evening and the two vessels stood on their course to the northward with a fresh breeze from the south west they kept just outside of the continuous chains of on the coast but for nearly the whole time within sight of the numerous which mark the various of the and the the masters on duty were kept very busy in the and the sailing directions but at one o clock the was off the which is the deepest entrance to the river there are two principal passages by which vessels may reach from the sea at the mouth of the or of the river which the and there is a large island called the at the north of it is the which is the most direct sea passage to the city but the bar at its mouth has only seven and a half feet of water at low tide at the south of the island is the by which the ships must enter passing through the island in a canal the dutch pilot who the ship after learn america in holland and ing hi r draught declared that she could go over the bar of the and both vessels wont by this passage at five o clock in the the came to anchor in the broad bay before the city of paul free from all care and not much disturbed by the cloud which hung over him had turned out early to see the sights on the river he had a splendid prospect of and the dutch pilot spoke intelligible english and the young laid him under contribution for his stores of knowledge paul asked a great many questions which tlie pilot good answered the principal port engaged in the was pointed out to him year this place sends out about a hundred and fifty vessels or more than one half of the w hole number engaged in this branch of the on the loth or of june in each j car the of the fleet go to the or town hall and take the prescribed oath to observe the laws the of holland three days later they heir flags on board and go to church to pray for a season of success on the following day which is kept as a holiday in the town the fleet sails the fishing season ends on the ist of november the are highly by the dutch and the first which are caught by the arc sent home in the vessels and when tliey are expected are stationed the to announce their approach the first are sent to the and liis chief ofl of one of these first produces about three hundred and twenty five dollars or eight hundred with a dense cloud of smoke hanging above it stood the town of which contains nearly two hundred for the manufacture of gin holland gin and are regarded hy those who indulge in these as the best in the world the place was surrounded by which are a principal feature of the scenery in all parts of holland proper after breakfast the tl was hoisted for the to attend the lecture on board the ship and a boat was sent ashore in chaise of the steward to procure the mail the students were perched in the observing the strange scenes which presented themselves on every hand the river was fu l of market boats loaded with vegetables the principal of which was a coarse plant with large straggling leaves used as or there were ge and small in every direction and the scene was quite lively the s ship s company came on board and all hands were to lecture professor was at his post with the map of the hanging on the his description of the and of holland was very full but such portions of it as have been given by mr will be omitted young gentlemen he began i have already called your to the physical geography of the the which in germany is the and m the y has its mouths in r and bi its length is nine and sixty miles and it	36
level of the land rises another canal and ditch are made and the w ter is lifted another five feet and the process is repeated until the water is finally discharged into the river the which separate the tracts of land used as for conveying the harvest to and market the of level being overcome by locks of course the of works depends upon the formation of the the soil of the thus is remarkably rich and productive the two chief of holland are butter cheese the low lands furnishing excellent for in the service of the government is a special corps of called water are employed in the waters and the and in guarding against any breaking of the latter in the winter time which js the period of the greatest peril to the these men many of whom are of the highest scientific culture are stationed near the places where danger is apprehended buildings all the necessary materials and tools for the are provided and indeed all precautions which skill and science and care can bring are at hand for the safety of tlie country depends upon these the coat of arms of one of the dutch provinces is a lion swimming having this motto et i strive and keep my head above water which seems to be the whole business of the people and literally if you visit the great of th as i hope you will you may stand on the low land within it and hear the thunder of the sea as it beats against the fifteen feet higher than your head the of holland serve a triple purpose they are the of the country they drain the land and they serve as fences you travel all oven c h and or the region in the and all the productions are conveyed upon them the roads are for the most part built oh the tops of the but they are not solid enough to permit their use by heavily loaded many of them are paved with bricks on account of their nature which answers very well for the passage of light the people seem to hue a for these and you often find the has his little private c ui e s tending i round his house apparently only to his national vanity though perhaps really it is his fence even here in i have noticed a filthy ditch from four to ten feet wide between the house and the load it is nearly filled with water which is a vile green the is that this water does not breed a the principal are sixty feet wide and six feet deep though of many in the cities and elsewhere intended for the passage of vessels are broader and deeper with this imperfect of the physical characteristics as a basis for your i leave the subject to say a few words about the government and history of the country william iii is the present king of the he is forty seven years old and is a of william of orange and a on the s side of paul i of russia he has a salary or civil list of two hundred and thousand dollars a year which is pretty fair pay for ruling over a kingdom about the size of the state young in and and s of or of m ass and united and containing a population about equal to that of tlie state of new york the government is a limited the whole power being in the two chambers called the states general the first chamber consists of thirty nine members elected by provincial from those inhabitants who pay the highest grade of taxes the second chamber contains seventy two members elected by general but only those who pay taxes to the amount of dollars a year are all measures money for any purpose must in the second chamber which is the popular body and become laws only when assented to by the sovereign and tbe first chamber the king the laws with tlie aid of seven ministers who receive a salary of five thousand dollars a year free is allowed to all religious are largely in the majority the proportion being as twenty to twelve education is generally diffused among the people in the of the amounted to forty one millions of dollars the dutch have extensive possessions in the east and west indies and on the west coast of africa the regular home army contains fifty nine thousand officers and men its navy consists of and eighty one sailing vessels i do not think you will be likely to realize the poetic ideal of the young gentlemen though they drink a great deal of beer and you v ill seldom them l ot l le and or and i have never been able to see that they smoke any more than the people of our own country they are not necessarily fat and clumsy the men are of medium stature in no special degree distinguished from other people in europe and america the women are very domestic and very in their persons and in their dwellings the dutch people are prudent economical in the brief sketch i gave you at of the of the that of holland was included up to the period of the murder of the prince of orange which occurred in while he was of the seven united provinces at his death his son prince was elected in his father s place he was then only seventeen years of age but he proved to be a yoimg man of great military ability and commenced a glorious career which ended only with his life in with the bright example of prince before them i think our young captains of his age may be encouraged this remark brought down the house and more than fifty of the students glanced at paul whose improbable achievements in the	36
were the of body in tlie except professor philip died in and his successor continued his efforts to conquer the dutch but without success by this time holland had created the most powerful navy in the world and with her seventy thousand swept the commerce of the from the seas even in tlie remotest waters of the young america in holland and globe the and treasure ships from the colonies of spain were captured and their poured into the of the dutch the monarch of was almost by these losses and deprived of the means to carry on the war of he agreed in i to a of twelve years religious then broke out in holland which soon assumed a political turn the prince was ambitious to become the hereditary sovereign of holland in which he was opposed by a venerable judge by de or a noted dutch scholar and the opposition were the judge was charged with a plot to hand his country over to the tyranny of spain and though he was a pure he was condemned and executed by aa expedient which would have been deemed improbable in a novel escaped from the castle of log in at the of the spain renewed her to conquer holland but after a war of years the independence of the country was acknowledged in the peace of during this period the dutch maintained their on the sea attacking the spanish possessions in all parts of the world and especially in the east indies where they the foundation of their empire in that part of the globe the growing naval power of holland excited the apprehensions of england and war was the consequence in which the dutch van a de and de as well as of the british navy won renown prince was succeeded at his by his brother henry but in the office of was and that of grand john de held the position iii france having seized upon the spanish holland united with england and to check the power of the french monarch but charles ii by louis xiv of france deserted his ally england and france united won over and formed a league against holland louis invaded holland with an army six times as large as the dutch could bring into the field and conquered three provinces the quarrel between the house of orange and the party headed by the grand still continued to rage the supreme power was in the hands of the states general de proposed to est the government of holland in the east india possessions as did in rather than submit the representative of the house of orange encouraged the people to resist at home and declared that he would die in the last ditch as the formation of tlie country rendered it exceedingly probable that the last ditch was to be found somewhere in holland the advice of this prince of orange was adopted the popular current turned in his favor and against the grand who was murdered by a mob at the the prince of orange was elected and is known as william iii instead of seeking the last ditch himself he opened it for the benefit of the young america in nd and the were cut and the country was so that the french army was forced to after veiy heavy losses peace was made with england in and three years later the married mary daughter of james duke of york who became king of england at the death of his charles ii by the revolution of s william and mary were declared joint sovereigns of england when william iii died his cousin and next heir was not recognized as of holland the anti orange being in the a republic was again organized under but ill the prince again prevailed and the line of the was resumed under william iv who was succeeded hy william v in the republic was established under the influence of the french revolution france having conquered the in napoleon the government and placed his louis the father of the present french emperor upon the throne louis who was a very moderate and sensible man his brother by ruling his kingdom in the interest of holland rather than france and after a brief reign of four years was compelled to napoleon then holland to france at tiie of the were erected into a kingdom which included as i have before stated and the prince of orange was made king under the title of william i the present sovereign is his the l ot l le revolution of deprived holland of one half of its y and more than half of its people these events i mentioned in ray lecture at mr retired and mr took his place young gentlemen said the principal this afternoon we shall make a excursion to and through some of the arms of the sea to enable you to see dutch life from the water on monday we shall start on a grand excursion through holland visiting the following places in the order in which they ave mentioned the the and the programme will enable you to see all the interesting points of holland including the capital tlie drained lake of and the great of the the water of holland is very bad and drank in any considerable quantities would probably make you sick spring water brought from in stone may be obtained in the large towns whenever it is practicable i shall see that you are supplied with it but avoid tlie common water you will now resume your studies mr took his place with the other professors and the studies of the ship went on as usual the mail came on board and when school was dismissed the letters were distributed the first lieutenant of the and were invited to the main cabin to give their evidence in regard to the trouble between paul and the professor i y young america	36

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