The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-10-31

dsiieasy which comes from heart and
mind attunsd 20 ell that is best and
pursst. Mrs. Riohsr1s's ssoriee ars YET
brimming with the fun that arises from
the hcenest ssnss Of humsr. Her PegEy
10 dear, wholesome. happy ssri. win
no nvnssnse about her, and the bright
and breezy story OF her boarding school
life b delightfnily. told.
The Minuts Boys Of Bunker Hill. writ
ten BY Edward StrAbsmsysr, and iilussrat-
cd BY ]. W. Kennedy, Is q volume that
all the boys siil call "hns'' In capital
letters, fer II is q capital book, and this Il
not the first time. by any msans. that
Its author has come 10 the front 20 the
joy Of his young readers His earlier
work, The Minute Boys OF Lexington.
must be still fresh In the minds Of many.
Why shouldn't there be Minute Boys
as we'll ~ Minute Men. and why should
they not have figured prominently in the
scenes and incidents connected with the
siege Of Bostonf
Last, though not least upon my present.
list Of the Dana Estss e. Company books
Is the Chattsrobx for 1899. and this Will
appeal to the little tots who love to look
at pictures and have stories read TO them.
Surely, q more tempting budget can hard
ly be imagined, and with Its bright covers
and gay pictures, Il will make many a
small person happy during the coming
winter.
As usual the Houghton & Mifflin books
portland, Lorina, Short 81 Harmony
for young people ara OF the test. In ad-
dition to those have previously mem
toned are The Boys Of Scrooby. by Ruth
Hall and A Jersey boy In the Revolu-
ton, so 1t win be seen that historical
stories are still to the fore.
Miss Halls book IL unique Tor Its accu-
racy, its vivroity. and itz cheerful ending,
for here>nnd now / wish to protest
against filling thu youthful mind with
painful impressions. The hard things OF
life come to all In time. but meanwhile
Is 1t wise to allow the children to Sudden
their leisure hours and wiring their ten.
der hearts with pathos or bathosS II
only all would write cheerfully for the
buys and girlsi
The moral Of The Boys Of Scrooby IL
that honesty, uprigbtness and courage
are qualities to cultivate, and that thsy
are always "ths best policy" The
Srrooby boys are Hugh, stephen and
Jack Chisholm, and varied and thrilling
are their adventures. Hugh Is kidnapped
and witnesses the JameStown massacre;
Stephens experiences are chiefly with
the Pilgrims Mt Plymouth and Jack Is
impressed into the service Of the Princess
Elizabeth, suffers many things, and at
lust reache, In safety Fort Orange. now
the city of Aitsny. This Is one OF the
very rest books for boys that has teen
published this SEASON.
:And like unto 1t in this respect Is MIR
Everett L. Tomlinson's A jersey Boy In
the Revolution. "This story Is founded. -
says the writer In his preface. upon the
lives and deeds Of come Of the humber
heroes Of the Revolution. The
author has attempted, at least, to portray
the perils and effcrts of these forgotten
men and women co protect themselves
and their homes not only against an In
vading army, but also against the law
less men who were quick to TAX advan-
tags of the contest for their own: gain,
and whose evil deeds were frequently
esoi ihed by each Of the contending armies
to the other"
And the book Ia written In the hope OF
stim ulating the boys and girls Of the
present generation TO learn more Of the
principles for which their fathsrs con-
tended. 1t is a most interesting volume,
and will be read with both pleasure and
profit by old and young.