The Portland daily press., 1896-11-03

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is enforced silence. The illustrations
of the volume are by Frank 7. Merrill.
(Loring, Short & Harmon. Price 71
cents.
Also from Mrs. Richards's pen, ''Some
Say, " that and Isla Heron both being,
by the way, In their fifth Thousand.
Cyrus folk express themselves in the
raoy New England dialect in which this
author excels We are treated to study
IL neighborhood curiosity and can SYM
pathlzs with Mrs. Mellen's evaporation
and her JOY in " being a Bowler" that
she may indulge her ecoentricities when
the inquisitiveness cover the way"
threatens developing love affair. We
suspect Mrs. Mellen of large degree of
penetration and of far less guilelessness
than would appear to the careless reader.
This small volume is also for adults.
Good lessons are unconsciously cleaned
from each of its stories, "Anne Peace'
being the most heavenly sort of saint be-
cause of her earthly unselashness and
unconscious nobility of heart. (Loring,
Short & Harmon. Price 30 cents.)
The Forest Fairy, Christmas in Swift
zerland by E. H. K. Hugessen, illustrat-
ed by L. j. Bridgman, belongs to the
Christmas in Many Lands Series and ia
one of the prettiesr of the group. The
pictures are enchantingly delicate and
dainty as the subject demands. The
story itself is the one which never loses
its charm of the good fairy who relcog-
nizes merit and who knows that the
needy old man and his dear little daugh-
ter are truly worthy and deserve help.
shen there are such enliyening details of
rabbits in livery, serving Christmas
feast-one that is described even to cakes
and oheese And at the end we learn
that always satisfactory fact, that oven
If we "have our doubts,' kindness and
good will are fairies in the results they
bring to pass. (Loring, Short & Har-
mon. Price SO csnts)
"Chatterbox" Is always 'find,"
stuffed cram full of pictures and of prose
and verse. with pretty colored prints atIits
opening and throughout the text, at in
tervals. 1t is the.sort of children's COM
pilation that has an immense amount of
reading between its covers; and it makes
an excellent gift to children away from
the big oiites who cannot reach libraries
and newstands readily. just the book
to put into Christmas packages for the
farm or distant town, though it has hosts
of readers, also. among those whose
hands are full of books. (Loring, Short
& Harmon. Price. according to binding
SITS or $1.2b.)
Cricket at the Seashore by Elizabeth
Westyn Tenilow author of "Cricket, a
Story for Little Girls,' illustrated by
Harriet Roosevelt Richards. None who
read last years "Cricket" can afford to
miss this. 1t is the prtttiest imaginable
stcry for little girls of from six to twelve
years of age, being refined and desirable
In tone, yet sunny, natural and full of
liyeliness and spirit. This author accom-
plishes such stories as children love with
the same Though Originally manner, as
Mrs. Prentice or Sophie May. We Egive
"Cricket" a cordial sendoff, and we
speak by the board, because we have
tried 1t on the brightest of nine year old
critics who pronounces 1t "just lovely"
(Loring, Short h Harmon. Price $l.O0.
Next at hand we have three of James
OTIS books. Mr.. Otis should to well
known In Soar borough and Portland, He
has made distinct success of his juye-
nile work. being constant writer for
the Youths Companion as well as for
other periodicals. "The Boy CAPTAIN or
From Foreoastle to Cabin'' is what the
boys call stunning" 1t Is sizeable
volume. handsomely bound, with spirit
ed pictures and good print and paper.
Illustrator, George Foster Barnes. 'Tis
an exciting yarn anent young seaman
whoxfaces Chinese pirates hand resoues
New York vessel, bringing it home to
port The story Is of kind that boys
will seek out for themselves so that it
(Loring, Short Harmon. Price 81. SOY
"Teddy and Carrots, Two Mer-
chants of Newspaper Row." Illus
trated by W. A. Rogers, is tale OF
street life and enters heartily into the
aspirations and inspirations of the vender
of news. 1t is the, fourth volume in the
series begun in "Jenny Wren's Boarding
House.. ;" The author knows the stree
arab In all his loveabienoss though he
writes of him without sentim entality.
Nor will 1t hurt the luxury surrounded
little CHAP to get glimpse through these
pages of the rough and tumble expert
ences Of the neglected waif driven to
earning bread or shelter while his BROTH
er boy ia at slohool and in comfortable
home. Loring, Short q Harmon. Price
$1.25.l