Category: Historical Novels
It was a lovely summer day, bright and clear, but the heat so tempered--there on the coast of Maine--by the delicious sea breeze that it was delightful and exhilarating. The owner and passengers of the _Dolphin_ had forsaken her more than a fortnight ago, and since spent their...
It was a lovely summer day, bright and clear, but the heat so tempered--there on the coast of Maine--by the delicious sea breeze that it was delightful and exhilarating. The own...
2. CHAPTER II."Eastport--which we will presently visit," began Captain Raymond, "is on Moose Island, in Passamaquoddy Bay. At the time of our last war with them the English claimed it as belo...
3. CHAPTER III.All were eager to visit the historical places immediately upon their arrival. As they entered the harbor of Castine Mrs. Travilla remarked that it was quite as picturesque as sh...
4. CHAPTER IV.It was a bright and cheerful party that gathered about the _Dolphin's_ breakfast table the next morning. Greetings were exchanged, a blessing asked upon the food, and Captain Ra...
5. CHAPTER V.Before the next Sabbath our friends had returned to Bar Harbor. For some weeks longer they remained in that vicinity; then, cooler weather making a more southerly climate desira...
6. CHAPTER VI.The young people had a merry time over their breakfast the next morning, rehearsing all they had gone through in their celebration of Hallowe'en, each one seeming to have enjoye...
7. CHAPTER VII."Just that. The commodore has had a warning to leave Hong-Kong. War has been declared by our government, and Great Britain has issued a proclamation of neutrality. The official...
8. CHAPTER VIII.Max had done bravely and well, and no one rejoiced more keenly in the victory than he, though his heart bled for the wounded and slain. He as well as others listened eagerly for...
9. CHAPTER IX.The news of the destruction of the _Maine_ was quite as exciting to our friends at Ion as to those of Woodburn. All saw that war between the United States and Spain could not be...
10. CHAPTER X.By the last of May there were sixteen thousand men at Tampa under the command of General Shafter, but it was not until the 14th of June that they set sail for Cuba. On a clear,...
11. CHAPTER XI.That morning that Cervera attempted his flight from Santiago, General Shafter sent into the Spanish lines by a flag of truce a demand for the surrender of the city. "I have the...
12. CHAPTER XII.Crag Cottage had been at Evelyn's desire so added to in the past years that it could now accommodate a large number of guests. There were so many who were near and dear to her,...
13. CHAPTER XIII.It was growing late, and Evelyn's guests, accustomed to keeping early hours while at Crag Cottage, had nearly all retired to their rooms for the night. But Chester Dinsmore and...
14. CHAPTER XIV.The winter passed away without any untoward event to our friends at Woodburn, Ion, Fairview, and the vicinity; March and April succeeded, then early in May came the news that Ad...
15. CHAPTER XV.It was a lovely evening, and a pleasant company had gathered upon the deck of the _Dolphin_, Captain Raymond's yacht, lying in New York harbor; there were Mrs. Travilla, or Gran...
16. CHAPTER XVI.It was a pleasant, happy party that gathered round the breakfast table at Crag Cottage the next morning, and a bountiful and excellent meal which they found spread before them.