New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-12-22


and his friend Dan, in their exploits and dangers
and even have a tear to spare for Bill the hunter
who dies at last after battling the Indians 1or years.
Similar to planting the Wilderness" is me Caoh
on the Prairie" by the Rev. G. IL. Pearson though
its scenes are laid considerably further West ana
the time is nearer our own. 1t is occupied with tue
fortunes of the Jones family, the children OF WHICH
are remarkably clever for the work they have 10 40
which is TO bear hardships with good humor' anu 10
on the look out for Indians. We have the uSual
draads uesong of frontier stories. The father who
has emigrated in order to better his condition. ana
is sulenly discouraged because it is worsened the
mother who keeps up brave heart, in spite OF
poverty and sickness; the good missionary, who
we hope is not q myth; and any number
of redskins, only one Of whom, young brave
named Longhair is friendly to the whites They
beleaguer the Jones cabin the father IS wounded
two of the children are missing, and for time IL IS
doubtful whether any of the family VIII escape WIN
life They are rescued, however, by a company OF
soldiers, led thither by Longhar; and the missing
children are finally discovered, hidden away IN the
cabin which they had defended after it was aban-
dOned. Finale Young Tom Jones en- roatc 1or inc
East to be made into a missionary
If we have not had enough of the reds and the
whites here is a third book, White and hed'
by Helen c. Weeks (Hurd 81 Houghton,) when
will probably satisfy us for the present. IL 10
briefly a narrative of life among the Northwest
Indians. turning upon the adventures of little
boy and his mother as they journey westward,
and as they are beginning to settle down III
their new home The Indians are passing away,
they tell u.s. but we should guess the fact, II
il be one from this book, for find them as plen-
tiful in it, as in Planting the Wilderness" one
hundred wears ago. They have lost little OF their
ferociy perhaps, but are as reacherous as dty ana
90 snnerstitious "a of old Among the illustrations
are two of medcinemen one of which old humbugs
is beating his drum over q sick papOOse while the
other is deafenng young girl who appears 10 DC I'D
the last stages of decline. The mention OF NUS
trations reminds us that we have never seen any
thing like tho eight in white and Red" the
bandiwork of A. P. Close We desire to call atten-
ton TO the third cartoon of this great master, where
stands man with wonderfully foreshortened left
arm, and where pair of spirited steeds accomplish
the difficult feat of drawing heavy baggage wagon
without wheels Not less remarkable is the next cher
d0urTe which ought TO have gone into Mr.. Ayers
volume as an illustration of the heavy vIilaln" Oh
the BOwery. Our verdict in regard to these little
contributions to the literature of the noble savage
is best expressed in the language of one of Our West
ern generals who had habit of nipping him in the
bud as Sir Boyle Roche did his rat. Kill EN- all!
Nts make licew
We forget in what century of the Christian Era
the Indians discovered the NOrseman Tor was 1t the
other way p but shoud not have to confess tins
deplorable ignorance of ours if had not supped so
full of horrors as not to be able to read Erng the
Bold" by r. NJ. Ballantyne ~. b. Lippencott & Co..,
which would, no doubt, have settled the question
for us. 1t is. the tite-page states, tale OF the
Morse sea-kings" and Is founded the author assures
us on information conveyed in that most interesting
work by Snorro Sturleson, The Hemskringa, or
Chronicles of the Kings of Norway as translated
from the Icelandic by Mr.. Samuel Laing, and IN
other sources of Morse lore, not forgetting the old
saga of Burnt Mali This is the extent of our
knowledge of "Erling the Bold" who was so asso-
cated in our minds with the noble savage that we
had no desire to pursue the acquaintance We tried
the pictures. TO see what we could make out OF them
they are drawn by the writer, who cannot draw,
but the fights of the sea-kings with each other got
so mixed up with the skirmishes of the Indians with
the whites, grim dragon-ships becoming beseged
forts arrows tomahawks, and the like, that we gave
,lp in despair. Not to be unjust, however. to Mr.
Ballantyne twho is not responsible for our clOyed
mental appettesl we will state in conclusion that
he is fayorite writer for the young in England, and
here also.
The author of Dream Children understands
the character Of boys and girls. and knows how to
entice them 10 wisdom and virtue so gently that
they have no suspicion how much they are learning
and believe they are only to be amused. The skill
full hand which we admired so much in that book
shows its accustomed power in Stories from my Allie
inst published by Hurd & Houghton. We cordially
| recommend it as both useful and entertaining.
The FAIRY Egg Fields Osgood & CO.. is new
rendering by Three Friends" of some quaint stories
from Mother Goose meant for the little ones, but
better fitted begue weary hour for older people
who need relaxation and have not forgotten their
childhood The stories are charmngly illustrated by
one of the friends, Miss Lucy Gibbons.
The Catholic Publication Society reissues IN sep.
arate volumes q Pictorial Bible History for the
Young edited by the Rev. Henry Formby and
| printed in London. One volume, devoted to Inc
! lie. Passion Death, and Resurrection Of or Lord
Jesus Christ is now ready. II consists almost wholly
of an abridged harmony of the Gospels given in the
words of the sacred text the Douay version of
course being followed. The wOOd-cuts are profuse
| ia number and, for the purpose of good quality =
Mr.. w. Eliot Fotte, a Philadelphia schoolmaster,
has performed an excellent work for boys and girls
| in preparing a volume of Dialogues from Dickens for
| School and Home Amusement dee IL Shepard). They
are all short they adhere closely to the words of the
original they chosen from Pickwick, Nicholas
| Nickleby" THE Old Curiosity Shop Great Ex-
| pectationsD Martin Chuzzlewit" David Copper
field" and "Dombey and Son." 1.-THE humorous
scenes having the preference) and they are enriched
by stage directions schedule of dresses an index,
and other useful appliances MIR. Fetie has earned
the substantial gratitude of the rising generation,
| and We hope he will get it.
? -" Yieux Moustacho" has been one of the most
popular writers for Ihe Riroyde MaOdsine and his
new book, Tico Fires in One, will have the advantage
of appealing to a wide circle of readers who are al
ready his friends He tells here the story of boy who