, 1874-10-24
A rsooir for Cflildxcta.

LITTLE ruLEs III FEATHERS AND FUN. AND
olnEs ~ NEITHER IT e. o11sE TnonHe; n.,1., T.
lusrutcl, 6quars 12uo., pp 357. Hartford: Dnakin.
Gilman Co.
1t il good time to begin mixing SELECTIONS
for Christmas gifts, before thore ID rush and
Hood in tho tnarkcto, and You are hnrriea for
waut of leisure, and crowded by tho throng, aud
distracted with tho bowlldcring stock OF prcsent-
able things on aalo, OF every enticsng descrip-
tioD, And hero is jugt the book to choose for
bright child, to mako lts oyos dance
nul It's hsart leap for Joy through all the
holidays. It il issued In sumptuous style.
Clear pSiat on tlnted paper; hundreds
perhapa We had better aay scores-
Of handsome ongraviugH i; and rich cover, gilt
toliuS in s'seon, aud black, and eilyer, and gold,
--csmrle.o Its external attractions. Then the
stories !de are about all manner Of curious
aud Cunning croatures that walk, and ty, mud
pHin on tae oarth, in tho air, and tho watct, and
thet mot people know no,,,hnE st a'l about xsn:
charming hook for children this season.
Oiiyp Il:orno las long been known to young
rcadtro a: delightful biographer Of the oDjceta
OF natural history. Sho has a rare faculty for
nato nu's All inana'ats @ filings. IL Language thet
fxeo the juvenile attantson. Her, stories
hlve. besido their outward charm. tho Eer~
It OF haius; authentic. Strange as fnay be tho
fnctg they ralate, thoy will always prove to DO
genuine facts. and worthy OF eptiro reliance. II
is cspitnl plan to nut in tho hands OF children
such sina}.le hatoros at the wonders at Nature.
Nothing 1T moro entettalninGf for the timo being;
and, whi'o they convey valuable Intelligence,
tley cultivate tas:o for observation and expert
meut In natural ecienco.-a tasto thKe Is q life.
long soulce Of pleasure apd profit.
Prosper h1ori1nec, Lurunrtine, and
George Sand.
ER1c~A-E1A0 SERIES. PROSPER MERIMEE's
1Iosa J.! I+s4AnT1sE AND 0gonas 3AsD. Edited hy
H1cuAEo HEanY bToppAED. 1arno,, pp $50. Nav
York Bcltbner, Armstrong Co.
The preeent volume sustaius tho interest and
variety promised in the Dric-a-DrBc Scries. Tho
thloa writer's rho are represented in ita contenta
rank among the most brilliant authors Of French
literature. Their namoB, il not their works, arc
familiar to most English readers. The examples
OF tho Eanius and character OF Mcrimee aud La
MARITIME, given in 1.-THE Lottels to IN Incog-
nita," and iu tho "Twenty-ava YearB
OF Ny Life" and "Momora Of hy
Mother" fairly exhibit tho quality and
style OF both writers; but tho Roc
olcctions Of George Sand scarcely do her
Justice. It Is pity that choice seloctlons from
translated for this volume. Although, ~ Waa
uatural and appropriate. much VAS omitted from
the autobiography Of Madame snud Which tho
curious would be glad to know, It gives better
vlea of the woman than aVerything eisa alo has
written. Whateyor may be tho faults ia George
sandA character, tho ctrors in her career, 9u-
pllcisy ID uot among them. Tho noble canaor
with which aho relates tie story OF her life pre-
possesaeR the reader in her favor, and lnduces
etm at least to leavs the Judgment upon her COP
duct With her Maker. Whore there are. ~ III
her case, shining yirtuoa and aoro temptations.
Il thbfe also be Sins and weaknessaa, pitytnS Au-
ual:ty ohn buk cry God be mercifult