The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-05-21
NEW PUBLICATIONS.

Spring Notes from Tennessee. BY
Bradford Torrey, author Of A Florida
Sketch Book. Birds in the Bush, etc
This book is composed of a series OF
charming papers, a number of which
have not before been printed, containing
observations of birds and scenery In
Tennessee. Many of the notes were taken
on famous battle1lelds, Lookout Mountain
Chickamauga, etc. The author shows
a genuine love of nature and gives
delightful description, not only of the
many interesting and beautiful birds he
studied, but Ct the flowers as well, which
grew in such abundance in that locality.
The reader follows him with delight
through all the places he visit ed. One
chapter is devoted to Orchard Knob and
the National Cemetery and another to a
Week on Walden's Ridge-where the au-
thor spent his last week in Tennessee and
where, he says, he OF the good wine at
the end of the FEAST The book contains
list of birds found in tho neigh borhood
of Chattanooga from April 9th to May
18th, 1894. also an index. Boston and
New York: Houghton, Miffiin & Co.
Portland; Loring, Short 3 Harmon.
Pirate Gold. A Novel. By F. j. Sim
son, g. S. of Dale). The scene of this
| story is in Boston in the middle Of this
| century. The pirate gold was in an old
canvas bag in an old chest behind three
tiers of tins of papers in the deepest cor
ner of the vault of the old building of tho
Old Colony Bank, and there it lay for
thirty years. 1t was captured from
Romolo de Lotto a very real pirate, in
| Boston in 1929, who esoapings with bis
neck, took care not to return FOR his gold
He also left behind him little girl.
The money was left in the care of James
Bowdoin & Sons; and James MoMur-
| tagh, the bankers clerk, who is the hero
of the story, took the little girl, Mercedes,
| and brought her up in his homo 'whsre
| lie lived with the old man. and the
mother in curious little house on
Salem street, at the North End" The
story is not historical but it shows very
clearly the social atmosphere of the place
| and time. The characters are of consider
able interest, especially those of James
Bowdoin and MoMurtagh, the CLERK, and
| the story is very interesting. (Boston
and New York: Houghton, Mifflin &
Coz Portland: Loring, Short p Harmon.
Out of Town. By ROsina Emmett
Sherwood. The first scene of this story
is in the drawing room of comfortable
country house at Startling Station, where
a general atmosphere of good cheer pre-
walls. The characters are Mr.. Miller, a
very enthusiastic amateur photographer 4,
Mrs. Miller, kindly, comfortable person
Uncle Chad, Miss Mary Burnham, Mrs.
Miller's sister, two children, and no end
of cousins who spend all their waking
hours at the Millers; also Mr.. De Vinney.
''talljsh young man; frock coat, rather
too short; electric blue trousers a shade
too long;" also William Hartford, ESQ.,,
who is in love with Miss Mary. Uncle
Chad and Mr.. Miller are always wrarg-
ling over something in very amusing
way. The story is composed Of animated
conversations and disputes in the Miller
| family, musicals, village theatricals, q
lawn tennis match, sail in naphtha
| launch and ends with wedding. 1t
| is bright, readable story. It is appro-
piately illustrated and tastefully bound
(New York: Harper & Brothers. Port
land: LQrinP, Short g. Harmon