New-York tribune., 1900-12-15

periences have provided material for an au
mirable boys book. Mr.. Everett l. IotiiiiiS
has added another historical tale to the sfo-s
otraadv hearing his name. 'In the Hands Oh
the Redcoats'' OHoughton Mifiin & Coz
story of Revolutionary days In Ne"-'e
Many of the characters Of his former nooAS -
appear in new situations Of woe and terror.
Life on the dreaded prison ship Jersey Is nlaue
in it's agony an essential part Of TINS s''0A'
story -, r,,.
d. Appleton & Co. publish Mr.. Hezekiah but
terworth's book I'm the Days of JEFFERSON
Fact and fiction are neatly blended IN this Ou'n1
work. which, the author tells us. Is spe.'"'-s
intended to illustrate two decisive points VI
American history: First the early eXperiehee9
and habits of thought out of wnich gre" ~
twelve immortal lines of the preamble OF the
Declaration of Independence; secono' the
that led TO the purchase of the great louisiana
Territory and to the principles of the Monroe
Doctrina Much of the story is devoted to
the highly entertaining but hitherto somewhat
neglected experiences of Jeffersons youth
Scouting for Washington" little, Browp q
Coz by John Preston True. narrates the daring
deeds of an American boy whose RESOURCES Oh
courage and intelligence never fail him. and
whose hairbreadth 'scapes afford much sood
reading.
ZONES the Mysterious" Charles Scrlbners
Sons) is a little Anglo-Indian who puzzles MS
feIlow-pupils in an English school by surpris-
ing disappearance. Indian magic set at work
by an adoring Hindoo attendant plunges him
into many troubles instead of serving to pro-
tect him: but he is manly little fellow. and
emerges triumphant from all his woes. Mr..
Charles Edwardes, in telling this story. has evil
IDENTIFY had the example of MIR. Anstey in mind
His book is amusing. though imagine that
the magical part Of it will not be quite intelli-
gible to the average young reader. The good
boy who in the face of dreadful difficulties sup
ports his widowed mother and his younger
brothers and sisters and pays off the mortgage
on the farm, is the hero of Mr.. James Otis's
story of the Maine coast which he calls THE
Lobster Catchers" (E. P. Dutton & Coz. 1t is
lively tale. and maybe not altogether improb
able. though the plums of fortune do not al
ways fall into a poverty stricken boys grasp
with such marvellous dispatch.
One Of the most absorbing juveniles of the
season is Mr.. Kirk Munroe's Brethren of the
Coast" Charles Scrbners Sons)- 1t is Of
course. a story of pirates of the Spanish Main.
and one full of terror. cruelty. bravery and mar
ESCAPES. TheOphilus Breeze the heir to a
great Cuban estate. is captured a child by
the pirates and brought up in one of their West
Indian stronghods. We need hardly say that
his experiences there and his subsequent deliv-
erance are told in a fashion stir youthful
pulses. Mr.. George Bird GrinneTs Jack Among
the Indians IF A. Stokes Company continues
the tale of his energetic Jacks hunting and
fighting. Jack is a trump. and somt OF hs
Indian hosts are almost as agreeable as Leather
Stockings best friends. Good boys, naughty
boys. lazy boys, greedy boys. tender hearted
bCys-there is a whole boy world in Charlotte
c. Smiths book Bob knights Diary at Pop
lar Hill School, &c. p. Dutton & Coz The touch
that shows all boys akin is in BOb's grave state
ment, after an interview with a circus per-
former that If we had not already decided to
become hermits we would have Immediately de-
cided to become clowns" Very piquant is this
schOolboy's diary, and it is not without its strain
of simple pathos. BOb's sketches furnish some
oddly characteristic illustrations
lively story of track athletics of football
and a hard won cross country run is Mr.. r. H
Barbour's For the Honor of the School, Cd.
Appleton & Coz But finer things than athletic
successes enter into this story Of school life
I've learned" says the hero, that it's mighty
good thing to do as you're told and to obey au-
thority and not to think that you know every
thing because you don't" Mr. Eustice Will
iams's book The Substitute Quarterback"
Dana, Estes &, Coz is another tale of the ath-
letic and moral struggles Of schoolbOys. 1t is
rather sentimental, but its spirit is, the