The Evansville daily journal., 1870-12-17

volume cannot be estimated. Very
many. through its teachings. are not
only stepping Heavenward." but are
being enabled to make smooth the
rough places and sharp corners oftheir
daily lives.
TOM BENTLEY; or the Story OF Prodi-
/ gal. Boston: HENRY HoYT. 81 so.
/ SNAIL SHELL HARBOR. BY T. H.
/ LANGLLE. Boston: HENRY HoYr. 81 ..
These books are the result of
Mr.. Hoyt's prize offer of 5000 90
and $500 90. for religious narratives
suitable for Sabbath School and fam
lily libraries. Among the large num-
Der which his prize drew out. these
two stand in the front rank for
the interest and good moral per-
Yading them. "Tom Bentley" is the
story of real life, and is SO true to
nature that the youth who reads it
cannot fail TO be Influenced by the re-
ligious truths which the narrative in
culcates in the experience Of the
prOdigal. Snail Shell Harbor is q
I
description of mission work in little
village in the Lake Superior Copper
region. tracing the influence Of labors
with the children. step by step. from
the little Sunday School up to the
prosperous church and Christian
community.
10 this connection, we desire to di-
rect our readers to the character of
the publications of Henry Hoyt, Of
Boston. In this age. when so much
trashy, and positively hurtful, juvenile
literature is being sent forth. Mr..
Hoyt. actuated by a genuine Christian
spirit, is doing as much as any other
publisher in the country to provide
wholesome and entertaining books for
the Sabbath School and the family;
and. in mechanical style. SO attrac-
tive as to make them real ornaments,
and beautiful gifts to the young.
MIsUNDERSrOoD-B FLoREScE mont
GoMERY, author of "A very simple
8 MsS 3. YORK. A p + NAND0lFH : 60
A story of English domestic life.
intended by the authoress to show
how the thoughts, motives and actions
of children are misunderstood; sRd
the wrong and trouble they suffer at
the hands of parents and others who |
have charge of them, who do not or
caDnot stoop to comprehend and be-
come interested in their small inter-
ests, hopes, joys and trials. While
the work evinces very little Of sparkle |
and literary merit and elicits no Pc
culiar interest in the reader, it is
fairly written story. and the moral it
teaches is important to be i'm
pressed upon the domestic circle.
PRUDY KEEPING HOUSE. By SOPHIE
MAY, author Of Little Prudy Stories.'
Dotty DImple Stories" etc. Illustrated. |
Boston: LEE IL SHEPARD.
This is the second of set Of six
volumes just appearing under the IT,
tie of Little Prudy's FlyaWay Sc
ries," by Miss Clarke, the popular
authoress with the little folks. Her
"PrudyD and "Dotty Dimplen series
Of stories have had a wide circulation,
and their great success has fully es-
tablished her great merit as
writer for Juveniles. The current
series is fully up to its predecessors in
interest, and parents may safely order
them. with the assurance that they
will be eagerly devoured by the young
sters. The one before US is an anus
ing story, in which four young chill
dren are allowed. in the temporary
absence of their aunt, to keep
house, doing all their own cooking,
etc. It give an entertaining acconnt
of -thAi--1xperience IN the house
Keeping" line.