Eric or, Under the Sea

Eric had been but a few minutes in the parlor at the hotel, and was trying to amuse himself with little Froll, when there came a tap upon the door, and the servant entered with...

Up the banks of the beautiful Rhine, through picturesque hamlets, over high, rugged mountains, and in the glory and grandeur of the forests, our horseback travellers sought and...

"It will be impossible for me to go," Mr. Van Rasseulger said, very decidedly; but seeing that both the boys were greatly disappointed, he added, "If you could be a sober boy, J...

The city of Amsteldamme is situated on a marsh, and all its houses and buildings are erected on piles, which are driven from forty to fifty feet into the earth.

When Eric returned to Gravenhaag, whom should he see but his uncle, Mr. Van Rasseulger? And he being the last person in the world that Eric would have thought of meeting there,...

Olendorf is not far from Hamburg. The broad and sparkling Elbe washes it on the western side, and with the rugged mountains and the weird grand, old forests upon the north and e...

Poor Nettie was mortified enough by the result of her impulsive act. She was quite frightened by the crowd, and their joyous cheering filled her with terror, for she did not und...

"'You must wake and call me early, call me early, mother dear,'" sang Nettie, as she leaned over the balcony railing, gazing out upon the lovely lake and island before them; for...

A thorough search was instantly made; but neither around the room, nor behind the furniture, nor upon the gallery roof, were any traces to be found of the lost Frolic.

"What a comical place!" Nettie exclaimed, as they glided along through "canal streets" to the hotel. "Mamma, if our streets were like these, wouldn't you fret for our precious n...

His quick ear had caught the sound of footsteps upon the stairway leading to their room, and he fancied them to be his uncle's. He was right. The door opened presently, and Mr....

They were admitted to the palace of the Prince of Orange, and saw his famous collection of paintings and chalk drawings. They went over the _Binnenhof_, which is a collection of...

Mr. Van Rasseulger decided to take the boys to Heidelberg, and there await Dr. Ward. It was inconvenient for him to do this, but he was unwilling to let them travel alone with t...

Aboard of the Hague, the children, watching the distant spires and domes of Hamburg "melt into air" as the vessel bore, with almost imperceptible motion rapidly towards the Nort...

Eric was very glad to assist in the search. When nearly all the front rooms had been thoroughly examined, to no purpose, the little truant was found at last in the upper story a...