The Portland daily press., 1896-11-12

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the Creek War by Everett T. Tomlinson,
author of "Three Young ContinentaIs, -.
etc. etc, belongs to the War of 1912
Saries and is story boys will delight
in. The author aims to keep the dash
and excitement of Indian combat and
yet not quite to capture the hearts and
stir the blood of young American white
braves to the extent of inducing them to
start instanter for the western wilds.
The illustrations ars realistic and stirr-
ing. The book Will bespeak its own
tribute as holiday gift in sparkling
eyes and ensuing quiet hours, where for
time at least the Ind is lost In contem.
plation Of Tecumseh and his Shawnees
in their adventures as British allies.
Boston: Lee & Shepard; Portland:
Loring, Short & Harmon. Price 1850
The Rosebud Club by Grace LIE Baron
author of "Little Miss Eaith," etc., is
one of ssThe Hazelwood Stories" and its
concluding mum Der. Mrs. Upham from
hor first writing has drawn little girls to
her, principally because she does not
write about them but achieves the diff
cult thong b seemingly simple task of
reproducing their short sentences and
babyish thusiasms and natural chit
chat. Hero are journeys and New Years
and shopping and London and the Club
itself and lastly home again and birth
days, all done and done well, In little,
W hich Is far more of an accom- plishment
than 1t seems until you try to do 1t Jour
self. (Boston: Lee & Shepard; Portland
LorinR, Short & Harmon. Price rs
cents.)
A Quiet Road by Lizette Woodwork
Reese.
Out in the quiet road we stand
Shut in from wharf and mart,
The old win d blowing up the land,
The old thoughts at our heart
So sings the author of these delicate
and attractive poems which are full Of
winning qualities; something pastoral
lyric in coEsonance with the lighter olas-
sios; again a graceful handling of society
verss but chiefly an Elusive quality, as
If the ghost of the spring time, or more
of lost happiness. fitted by
US with the contact of diaphanous robes. |
We cannot In brief review give exam
Piles of each of the moods above indicat-
ed and must content ourselves with the |
following.
"LAUGHTER.
Spirit Of the gust and dew,
Herrick had the last OF you!
Empty are the morning hills.
Herrick, he whose hearty airs
Still are known In our dull squares; |
Herrick Of the daffodilsl
He it was in Devon there,
Lad and lover, "a blithe pair
Filled his honeyed reed with You;
Piped the visions that did pass,
Spring-time, through the English grass,
When the. thorny hedges blew.
Now the pulpit and the mart
Make an unquist thing of art,
For we trade or else we preach:
Even the cr0ous, 'stoad of song.
Serves for text the April long;
Thus we set it out of reach.
aerrick had the last of you,
Spirit of the gust and dew -
Still the ancient visions pass:
White Of many blossomino tree.
# we look up, shall we see,
And Corinna In the grass
(Boston and New York: Houshton.
Miffiin q Company; Portland: Loring
Short & Harmon. Price $1.00.)
One of the most engaging and generally
children's book we have ret
een this autumn comes from the pen of
Joel Chandler Harris, of gu cle Remus,,
anne, and is entitled 'The STORY of |
A aaron ESQ named) The Son of Ben All
Told by his Friends and Acquaintance.
Illustrated by Oliver Herford. Aaron is
he descendant of an Arab and bimsef
slave of whom the other negroes. IN n
certain Middle-GGOrgia plantation. stand
n great ave. While visiting Mr.. Thin
>lefnger's queer country, Buster John
Sweetest Susan and Drusella are told thai
Aaron can talk with the animals and
IRE also instructed how to learr this Ian.
,unge through Aaron, themselyes. All
his results in the stories of the Black
stallion. the Gray Pony, the Track Doa
md Tho White Pig. Not only SO but. in
heir recital or added to 1t some of the
ragedies of slavery OCCUR and A ohanteY
N the close of our war and the COMING
It peace as 1.-THE Army Marches BvO is
Introduced. No child who visited this
Thin bleingsr country last year sbonid
Mss 1t this. Boston and New YORK
1oughton, Miffiin & Company. Port.
and: Loring, Short & Harmon Price
9. 90.
| suffered for two weeks with neural-
ia, and Salvation Oil gave me immedi-
to relief. Mrs. Vim. C. Bald. Mosher