, 1873-01-31
LITERATURE.


<svfEnt Katy Dld.'s
! nWh.t Katy Did !" is book Tor g1rl7. pogs
b.va plenty OF stu rdy literature, III u ~
.nd incitement to foo gamesome as "en 40 s, 49,
But writer's persist in supplying ehia.en =, w.,
other sex with 3 vea-y weak sort OF e1un. ~
tha authors OF stJu venile" hteratnfe VIE
~ ;s,s +,av ara stricken with 4 kind OF parat'c
..,.an,;atr s podsnxppian delicac1 overeomes
~. Thau vould say nothing to BRING
:s,ssh s, - ~ cheek of young person'-nos
--.n the h1ush oil Joyous exercise ano
eni1nation,-the glo" ing . soto1 in hooks
80 go - MI Nc other conception OF young
..o,oa-, r,o ;s noaaib1e to then thsn tho pens'Se
@e.1a- @o - +ha family, who does love co SOW
-,a,ar tasrn her drozs is &lwa.7 7a eooo' anu ~
-,va dies z,oung. Now, girls .hase ea's' eSss'
+on1r,e. set.,o legs and trms, an qu1ck 1nlnus,
+hag ara fond of adventure and sport; anu II
thew are worth anything, are full OF "afin' 1ea',
.,-,o,1- b1ood tf.t leads shem into s.:rapes ana
EXPLOITS as serious a, that of their >orosnets
.These are the Kind Of children that o'tSuu
Coolidge writes of and for. Tha:o ls Al acs>au1s
about her girls. 4 hook for girls is nol ~
ba Judged By the masculine mind. 1t muA@
stand or fall by the verdict. OF !ts
vonnq feminine reaiers. One Of these aesufes
us that "Wh.t Katy Did" is "perfectlv sp1en-
did" II is delightful to find book where there
are breathing, fua-blooded rolncking girls: *s"no
come out real angels IN the end, "Atnou5 o'A'e
stupeied By tho process. ---...
K.tv was a pir3 Who tore her dress eve1y day:
hated sewing. ana did not care button about
being called good.
Susan Coolidge says she knew Katy, and IN
deed writes withts suggestion OF autobiography
throughout. kaly planned to do great many
wonderful thingR, and in tho end did none OF
thcro Int gometli ng quite different, ,-some etainE
sas did not Ik,. Ut all at first, but wnich @
On tho whole, WAS great oeai po'.ef
than any Of ths things she had dreamed aoouts
te cornical 1nia. ps, pranEs trials md victories
of this great. a.Fkward, for !" haty !!7ss tho
longest Eirl hat WAS ever Heon, ,'-pnt nople
child, is told, with infinite hu1no- ana patnos,
nnder the nident inspiration Of ~ tender,
womanly nat TIE, recounting scenes, al;of whleh
she aav, and :part Of which. we guess, she = was: @
EatT was !. q dear, loving child, fer al her
carelcss l1ab; fs and naade bushels OF a,od reso-
Unions Of her de9sely slg had n5qfs9 ta Il
responsibility about other children, and lenged
to set them good example; and, when the
chance camtA sho generally forgot to do1 90.
Estys idess aew like the 1ind,-1or, Fasnt eno
was not stud ring essona pr sewing or daans
t;,erc wore = fTeyB &C mnnv delightful schemes
rioting in he E brains that all sue wished Tor v1h
ten pairs Of hands to carry th>sm oai. 1aese>
same active brains g9t her into ar and
She was fond OF building castles lnNho ~, au1
dreaming OF tho tine when something st'e LUZ
done would. make her famous.
great deal .Fag to Happen to Katy bo4pre thas
time. Hep eyes, Which we're black, wereeso 'an5 5,3
. blue; her .nose was to lengthena anu
'ttrs1ghten.; and Der mouth, quite too Large E e.
present to suit thb part Of heroine. was tof Pc
made over into = sort OF rosy button Metan-
whlle, End until these charming changes ah2au
taa9 place, Katy st,rgot her features as well as
che conld. though still the person on earth whom
size most envled w:as that lady On the Tricopher.
.oEs bottles; with wonderful hair which swept
The ground"
~ kind OF Dorotb "a in the nursery. !,
She had 3 great lany younger brothers ana
sistcrs, who we're tn occasion OF great aeAl
that Katy did, good ,,s wen as bad. One OF these
from his chamb ar, that fheEe >..,n Tsse .
5SSssF' Taaia ouee Ra'sF hin his He assed shoy
were tho7s; ho knew it, for he "heard thom
chewing his 1ndia-rubl 'ers, proof conc!uslseao
the youthful mind d burglarious presence;
Another brother, al @orry," keeps journal
which is worth T. lang I:
Eareh 12-Haye reaola ID 70 keep jnrn.. ,,d
Harch 1sHad ross bs1 efos d1ner .aa c71s, & nn
4 rood. N1uEA1 4uu dltuP 4pl +oa.
NaXch 19-Forgit 1hstI1 did. John and me aaSeo
our pie to take to schanl- r..
Hdr.a 21-Fors!. viz: did. G1idel cakes for
breakfast Dolby .iidut 4ry enuf. ar.
Morch 9t-Thjs n Snnd sy- Com befe Tor dinner.
Studied nv Bibel tesn- f4unt Lazy said was efcdy
HnTe resolved not to thint much about things &c
ets Wish was.s better b =. Nothing Psdcka'er ioF
lea =.
W,,cn a5-Eo1git what d31-
v@.Narch c7-Eargit what es1.
March 29-Played. 80.
WI 1-Haye dessided BOT to Eeps journal aoJ
OF all the books Of this class that have issued
f;om tha Auaericsn pressof late, there are none
that aurpaes this in 4 fine, robust, yet sweet ans
r,fned spirit. in quick and open sympathy WIZ
iii the MANY moods and experiences o. g1Tmooa
and in loving guidance OF those It WINS ~ th1f
srnnsfsv to better. and b:ppier ivea
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YunFs AND IAscorEn1r n CEST1aL AFn1cA' II u
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