along by her father's side; "it's so lovely and there are so many curious
things to see."

"Yes, it is a pleasant way of gaining knowledge; pleasanter than learning
lessons and reciting them to papa; is it not, daughter?" asked the
captain, smiling down into the bright little face.

"Yes, sir; but that's not a hard way, either, 'cause my papa is so kind,
and loves me and makes the lessons easy."

They soon reached the castle, crossed the moat by the drawbridge, passed
through the arched gateway, under the portcullis, the young folks, and
indeed the older ones also, gazing at it with much curiosity, and entered
a spacious hall, the walls of which were hung with bows and ancient
weapons, and armor such as was worn by warriors of feudal times.

From the hall was an entrance to a museum, where were shown many articles
interesting as having belonged to those old times when the homes of
knights and barons were such castles as this.

When they had looked their fill at all these they left the castle for the
village surrounding it, which consisted of reproductions of very old
German houses with small porticos and sharp gables.

These covered three or four acres of ground and were built around a court,
in the centre of which was a music stand where a band of twenty musicians,
in white uniforms and military caps, were almost constantly playing upon
their instruments, making such delightful music that crowds of people
flocked to hear them.