New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-09

.,.has come amusing sketches OF animal
character OF the charms OF Isabella the "p"i-
,sb donkey that enlivens It's chapters " "ou'u
no hard to say enough; and there is spa"'eI
nunnv who, seen at intervals. mis- the nea'. VI
the dog-lover with JOY. Mrs. Laura t. Nio"-
ards.s story, Three Margarets 'hs'es q Lau-
r,an deals with three cousins one OF "hoh Is
baIf-Spansh piece of tempestuous peau.y. oie
,,-ottv hut ill-traned girl from far-" estern
nrairie and one a gentle, rehneu anu u"'e'''
child of the North. The author c!eNeiiS s"o"'
the moral consequences OF TINS 'ripie ool'pa"
ionship each girl feeling the DeheHce"' ehe'' Va
the others good qualities ana each he'p'he ~
cure or modify traits not so gooo II Is ~.
nrobable tale. but II Is reasonably Suggestive
70 the modern young girl Of average seifshness'
"por,,ac" q, p Dutton e. Coz is story OF
.ha e,a,o ~ Detroit by Colonel II. r. GORDON
,ho orea, chief OF the Ottawas who gives a
- .o tho hook is shown forth as most crafty
o,a ,nganious warrior and in the course OF the
or,.iva there are many moments OF suspense
ubna The fate Of divers palefaces hangs IN the
balance Tho most exciting part OF II Is devoted
- .,o eecano Of the beautiful white girl whom
po,t,oo determines to make his wife. The book
&c not hadlv done-it is decidedly entertalmhs'
Nv Charles Ledyard Norton's "Mdshipmah
lack" wv A. Wilde Coz is the third volume IN
his series OF Fighting for the Flag 1t taxes
his sailor boy Jack Benson. through some par
t,cularlv active service under Farrasut-serNice
IN which the young fellow always shows hlmsen
&C brave devoted and resorrcefui as the Ju'enne
hero Is Obliged" to be. Boys, no DOUBT VIII
like this boys adventure; as piece OF literary
work the book is Of no special importance "ii'
W q Stoddard's Lost Gold Of the MontezumaS
O. E. Llpplncott Company shows less careAui
work than we have been accustomed 10 expect
from this authors pen. The story Is somewhat
rambling and haphezard In enect. ana inc
account Of the defence Of the Alamo is unworthy
~ that tragic affair and is sadly inferior to Mr.
Kirk Monroes recent description
We have few good words 10 say concerning u.
= Farr,w's book The Missing Prince" Dodd'
Mead & Coz 1t is a study after Lewis Carroll
and far indeed does II lag behind the marvel
,ous adventures Of the immortal Alice. Ihose
two famous books by Mr. Dodgson hlled ana
exhausted that particular field. and II is Idle 10
attempt rivalry in the same direction IL only
invites comparison which is not TO the oreo''
Of the imitator
"Three Pretty Maids" o. B Lippincott Com
pany). by Amy f. Blanchard, Is spirited story
L
MANY excellent morals for the girl OF the period
The same author tells IN "A Dear Little Giri
George W Jacobs s. Coz pretty story IN
tended for readers Of very tender years.
Oliver Optics latest book takes his young aa-
mirers to Pacific Shores" Lee & Shepard). IL
IS the twelfth and last book OF the "All-Over-
the-World Library" and in It is completed the
story OF the travelling education of the million
a!re hero, a young gentleman regarded by the
author as a model. The tale is a judicious MKT
ure Of the real and the imaginary. the romance
being set within a wel-managed frame OF traVei
in the East. A not dssmiar tale OF travel ana
adventures combining quantities OF useful infor-
nation with pleasing fiction. is TO be found IN
Mr.. Hezekah Butterworth's over the ANDES
CIV. A. Wilde G. Coz. Uncle Henry is rather
sententious but he means we'll and the young
travellers he escorts across South America are
certainly left with an excellent idea Of the coun-
trv. The medicine is remarkably we'll coated
with sugar.