New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-03
p IS the pale Pillywink
IT'S hard for this birdie 10 think.
But he's happy all day
In his own quiet way
IIa li,.oc rrnn hlnfterS and INK.

lives upon DlotterS ana lnk
We must laugh at Mr. Turks perversions, but
Mr. Carton Moore Parks AN Alphabet OF AM
mails Charles scribners sons exctes serious ad-
miration His drawings are large. bold accurate
and beautiful. The text accompanying eacI Illus
tration is written in style suitable Tor young
readers and at the same time contains sohd III
formation. In fact this Is one or the pest series
OF animal pictures we have ever seen. the page
devoted 10 the mouse is positively brilliant de-
sign.
"L.fe's Book Of Animals Doubleday & Mcclure
Company has been compiled from the pages Vi '''o
well-known comic Journal 1t contains drawings
bv fifteen or more artists The work is all familiar
but It abounds in fantastic humor. and deserves
to be put into permanent form. "Syoiis Garoeh Oh
pleasant Beasts" R H. RUSSELL. by Sybl and
Katherine Corbet, makes US ACQUAINTED WIN so'''e
noble creatures. among them the shoooie, inc
spikkel Bird the simmathy Cat and the kanK
hnt we see these so often in daily life that we are
more grateful to the authors for bringing the
Blackberry Blink upon the scene. lie Is oeai
sweet thing. large as sofa ana coio'eo shS =
blue He eats bulls and blackberries. ana Is
deadly enemy TO railway trains. Neeo we say
more, Mr. j. l.. C. Booth spoils his sporting
Rbvn,es and Pictures (R. H RusselD by making
his verses too long and his drawings too scratchy
Work of this sort. to be amusing must De ofei anu
clear A nonsenscal narrative In rhyme Is con-
tradicton in terms. The point must be reacheo III
rerent and so we can recommend The Arkansaw
Rear" and THE Hollow Tree" both by Mr.. Albert
Rieelow Paine and both published by X h. Rus
cell The first book is illustrated by MI FRANK
Verbeck: the second has pictures by Mr.. ). ~.
Condo In these stories Mr. Paine has followed
somewhat the vein first tapped IN Uncle Renus.
He does not secure quite the verisimilitude which
made Mr. Harris's success. but he Is frolicsome.
and small boys will appreciate his labors though
we doub. II many Of them will value the musical
! notation scattered through the pages OF The
Arkansaw Bear
Mr. Kerble IS a rare Jester. AS he grows older
his work gets funnier. and The Billy Goat and
! Other Comicalties" (Chares Scribner's Sons)
touches the high-water mark Of absurdity. He Is.
Of course. most at home among the dark'es Ola
and Young whose mschievous habits ard grotesque
rrtns he has been sketching for so many years
but he is Just effective when he Ia celebrating
the Joyous imbecilities OF the white man Ian
| Maclaren never painted more convincing Scot
than that civil gentleman who points the traveller
"tiist over the sma' hill to Drumtochty.
waggling his beard 10 show the way. and finally
dofing his Tam o. Shanter. with a "dinna mention
It, mon" and presenting the cap hrmiy grasped oy
its knot in the END OF his hirsute monstrosity NC
wonder the fat little traveller falls backward with
gogg,,ng eyes "Comical Coons" (R. II. RusselD Is
another storehouse OF good drawing and good
ioking In the two pictures illustrating the ad
ventures OF the "Coontown Hone Company Mr.
Kemble is sublime Nothing could be inner thar
his study Of the amazed hremen. as they reach th'
house ON the hill to be confronted by dusky
lady weighing 372 pounds. and holding out in hel
wrath a smoking skillet as she addresses the com
psny In this wise; Look hysr! Cyarn't specta
Ma lady fry a little hogmeat wivout you-ali come
lonine NJ this hill wiv your apparatus" Aun
Melinda Is hne enough but the juvenile TeIlrnee
u,ho smiles down upon her 'hogmeat" and th'
,,,la cur that gazes wistfnlly AT the pan Ike
snrng poet yearning over N.Y. are merely mas
terpieres.
Uhnther the children will read with pleasure III
rhvmcs In The Golliwog at the Seaside Oong
mans. Green & Coz does not much matter. heoaus
we fancy that the youngsters will he spellbound b.
Miss Uptons pictuIss. Ignoring altogether ne