The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-12

possible course OF transmigration pro-
cesses. he might at a further date find
himself once more a boy. In "A word, IL
was boys book that was witching
his spare moments and tempting him
TO fill the lamp with midnight oil in
the eager devouring OF its chapters.
After all. what literature contempo-
raneous with advancing years is ever
SO satisfying as the books we read in
our teens. the eXhllarating companion
that stole the hours which should have
been given TO Latin grammar, that kept
us UP nights later Than dancing par
ties, the unsolved plots of which m
sisted on mixing with iogari;hms and
resolved the class room into dreamy
place; that We're particularly chummy
when there was a long, idle evening
ahead and ones pipe was lighted! And
this reader of more mature age than
perhaps the author Mr.. II r. Marriott
Watson, and Mi. Keller who made the
spirited illustrations, had thought to
interest i'm their work wishes TO pay
his tribute to The Adventures" as
rafting good story. VI is chock full of
| schemng and plotting and narrow es-
capes. with a thrilling mystery linking
| the chapters together. Fancy a fine
young fellow becoming Unexpectedly
| possessed OF an ancient castle, in the
| subcellar OF which lies buried a treas
ure-trove known of also to pair or
! splendid conspirators, who try TO wrest
castle and treasure troVe together from
! the fine young fellow. Well, there you
| are. The writer of this is too hard
| working a fellow TO deliberately open
| any book that is going to keep him
! awake nights. but 1.-The Adventures"
caught him mapping. so TO speak. II is
robust story. CFor sale by Preston &
Rounds. Price $l.5O)
|
| fetching serial stories I'm the annual
bound volume of HarpeT's Young Peo-
| pie. a book that is always looked for
| ward 10 at Christmas time by lots or
| other folks young people. This years
issue i'm a smart red cover is particu-
! larly attractive. The twelve monthly
parts bound together make a rather
| more handy book than did the thicker
| pile OF weekly numbers, and between
| the buckram covers is a rich feast OF
| pictures stories. sports, catchy verse
! and all the departments beloved of old
! and young alike that make this period
| ical about the choicest bit of printing
for the whole family that comes off
| the press i'm a years round The bound
Round Table for 1898, vol. / OF the new
! series is notable i'm addition 10 it's lib
! eral provision Of miscellaneous matter,
| FOR its large number OF long stories
| by faVorite authors. Many names or
| note IN COntemDofaneouS llleTdNuIt w
| cur frequently in the list OF authors
and the Spanish war is a subject for a
number Of tales and informing articles
| i'm the later issues. Altogether. this
years Round Table Is a particularly
| wholesome. interesting and valuable
production CFor sale by Preston =
Rounds. Price s2.5O.)
| Little. Brown e. co. publish "a Nor
way summer" by Laura II. Nichols
(priCe st2i). being n mighty entertain
ing story for young folk of travel by
young folk 10 Is freely illustrated
from recent photographs, and II Is al
together n readable story and an in
structive handbook for any one con-
templatiug a tour TO the Northland'
Misa 4. G.. Plympton has written and
Illustrated I'm charming vein. and
Little. Brown a Co. have published I'm
| attractive style a story called "Wano-
lasset"-the Indian name meaning THE
| little-one-w who o-laughs." lt Is a story
Of boy and girl life I'm Puritan colony,
an historical romance. indeed, Tor
| young people. Miss Plymptons stories
| are always prime favorites, and she
has never written quite SO good one
as this Medncld. Mass. Is the prin-
Cipal scene and the King Philip War
the main episode as the background OF
the charming story.
Following tho career of Larry Rus
sell in Under Dewey at Manila in
the Old Glory series uee a. Shepardl.
| Edward Stratemeyer writes OF ~
Young Volunteer in cuba, or Fighting
| Tor "A Single star" which tells Of the
war fortunes Of Larry's bigger brother.
Ben. and his friend. Gilbert Penning
' ton. lt appears that Ben enlisted in