New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-10-23
BOSTON LITERARY NOTES.
ROCKS FoR Tile YOUNG FOLKS.

BOOKS FOR THE YOUNG FOLKS. -..
"N1NE LITTLE GosIINGS," BY SUSAN COOLIDGE
"JoiI.Y GOOD TIMEs,n BY p. TIoRNE-"FnOM
SIX TO sIx1EEN,D By .UIJ,NA HoRArIA EWING
THE WIDE AWAKE PLEASURE BOOK"
trpoN A REGULAR CORRESPONDENT The TRIBuNsi
BosroN, Oct. 7.-SeldOm has Susan Coolidge
dsplayed her storytelling art eharmmgy than III
"Nine Little GoslluQs" her book for this year. which
Roberts Brothers have nearly ready The very ntes OF
the little stories have fascination in them What child
would not long 60 read about "CnTiy LOCKE ana
"Goosey, Gooscy Gander," and "ldtte boFeep sn"
"Mistrrss Mary" and LADY Bird" aud "ohe' Two
Buckle Mn Shoe" and ride CockHorse" and LADY
Queen Anne" and up Up, Up, ard Down. down.
Down-yf' Her poetca preface is 80 pretty tnat must
give it to you:
When nursery lamps are vailed, and nurse "a singing
Timing her music To- the cradles swinging,
Now fast now SLOW
Singing Of Baby Bunting, soft aud furry
In rabbit cloak
Or rOcla-hyed amid the toss ana hurry
OF Wild swept OAK;
OF Boy-Blue sleeping with bis horn beside him:
0fmy son John,
Who went to bed ,lct all COCO boys deIluc hlInJ
with stockings on;
of sweet Bo-Peep following her lamhkins strayngj
OF Danes in shOesi
OF cows. considerate. mid tn Iipers riaymg'
Which tune TO choose.
OF Gotham's wise men bowling o,er the biliOw,
or him, less wise,
Who chose rough bTamu'e-huShcs for pillow,
And scratched his eyes
II NAV be- while she sings that through the portal
And, all invisible 10 erowu-up mortal,
At cradle side
SITS Mother Goose herself the dear old mother.
And rocks and cruOns,
In tones which Baby hcaIkeus, but 30 other,
Her old new tuncs'
Think 1t must he 50. else why years after,
DO We fetrace
Aud ring with shadowy, recollected laughter
Thoughts Of that face:
scen tetunsecn beaIning across the ages.
And wit and wisdom bathing all the sages
Under the stunt
A srown-up child has place stil which other
May dare reiUsci
T. crown.up bring this Offering to our Mother,
To Mother Goose;
And. standing With the babies at that olden,
Immortal knee,
seem TO feel beI smile, bcni-n and golden,
Falling or me.
Two other new juveniles which Roberts Brothers have
nearly ready are Jolly Good Times; ChdIdfe on
Farm Iy r. Tnorne and six 10 Sixteen, story for
Girls" by Juliapa HOratia Ewing Jolly Good 11mes'
secm to me have been anything bat Jolly They were
compounded IN equal proportions, of imn-~orE, hired
man. and "Inuns." Not the "1nims' of the Peace
Commissioners but the fighting lniuns' of old times
They are the authors piece de resistance Ike The roast
beef at an English dinner The hired man has his mind
well stored with Indian stories; many Of them handed
down to him bv certain Uncle Ase" of his, who lived
In the times Of Indian warfare. Whenever the children
get together for suSarboing husking, playing plays,
no matter what the ghost OF the noble savage forms
part Of the company. and the children hold their breath
60 listen the tales OF his wy that were 80 dark, his
tricks tina, were seldom vain.
"six Sixteen" IS very quiet story Of lnssh life
the life OF good gentle, pure-andod. intelligent girl
L. was not a life adventure, but OF growth--oi study,
ard work and kind Offices. and Innocent girlish amGse
inen-no quite much of thelat;er as would have heon
hcslthnil. however. But the story is one which any
Young sI would bc the better for reading wish tec
were more such records Of simple earn ST, honest living
The book is not without its fun, either. There is
good deal OF brightness in the account CT the North
Country Parsonage, where tie boys Of tic family were
''the boys" simply; but the numerous dogs Of the
household we're the dear boys" aud it was custo
mary civty TO every HcwlvIvcd guest TO ask hiW y
hc would like dog 10 sleep on his bed. Jolly Good
Times" is illustrated hy Adle Le y2rl, and ask to
Sixteen" has t,n illustrations by Ms " Aliingkam
Ulclen Paterson.
Among he books for Young folks which ought e
have wide sale is the " Wide Awake Pleasure Book
i, ia made up from the new juvenile mdgaziuc the
Wild, Awake" and is fll OF the most Fascinating sto
res the brightest poems, ard the most agreeable con
tents generally. It is printed by the University Prc's
on tie fues paper contains iOG large pages is elegantly
bound aud sold az tIc low price of 81 80. Is this
wide Awake magazine likely to live or to be one Of the
literary failure, ?" half dozen people nave asked me-
team only say II ought % i've. l. c. ~.