, 1875-11-27

ot aausts7 1he stoty of Josephine and Mar
OF Scotland. and William tho Bilent, OF .ht H.
mene. sne dreekp. tho Indians, will bear telling
n'oF @ nnd over Again to the young "A well ~ 10
the oIt And each new And superior version
would To sure OF its reward IN popularity md
pfoit. Tho subject Ia one OF comsequepce and
| ueserVee Tho conscontiouB consideration of all
| writer's for tho yonnG.
maEks. lbe NR 1srotheE,' BY George Cary
EReIeaton. takes step in tho right direction
Us autaof has the Reotine interests Of tho child
III tse" Tnen he sots out 10 anuae it, aud takes
care 10 olend u"tful faots with = narrative that
IL T., none tho iess attractive for tho admi.sure
Ills story reveata something OF tho history of
our warfare with the Creek Indians, early in tile
ctlr' cut coutu'g. Tho book has in It The eie-
mentb Of success. holug well written aud inter
nHstiiE; yet re wish it had given more history
! anu less romance. Now, who will w.,te the nav.
shR atory Of ling Philip, the son OF Massasoit,
s,s s,.u o. hs wife md son ,~ho xete sold into
ei'hodo 1n tue life OF tho American Colonies that
ae:esscs tn bc eto1uentIy treated, aud sEot
moala c3cit" yo1ltlfpl readers quite ~ much ~
'he incident Of D'ueboard.
ARCHITECTURE.
Otscothtra q: ARCHITECTURE. 1sy Eucxxz ExmarrEr
vioLLkT.Lt Drc. Architect. Author Of "Ths Tic
etc., etc. Trana!atcl, With m Insroductory Hsssy,
~ nGhnr VAN I.Rrx7. l'elluv American 1n.ti.uto
~ ~. hfensect*. l!:lssT.ted wiki Plates and Wood
60. Price. IS. d. o's'o0 O.
The essays comprising this volume veyo pub-
liahed in France IN 1868, and arc nov for the
first time given to tho American pnblic, Thov
"cEc addrcased bY tho author to ~ nudionco
composed Of his countrymon. and. in their prac-
sical afact1on, consider almost cxclusiyc1F Tho
architecture Of Franco; ett!l, their intsrest
A'o .! no Heana confined
to Frnnchmcn. Architects, builders. and
" sa." " u'et5 sAco anu sohgac. will be
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