New-York tribune., 1902-12-06
The DisentangIers
Longmans, Green & Co., % Fifth Ave-, N y.

deals with Arnolds mad expedition to Quebec,
and the sufferings of the young hero and his
companions in the Maine forest make most Ell
fective material. Mr.. Tomlnson's Revolution
ary stories are and again what Is teen
nically known good STUFF; his chier fanlt
is that he spins them out to undue length a
vivid and vigorous tale is Mr.. John Preston
True's e'On Guard"' Oittle Brown & Coz the
concluding volume in the military history OF
Stuart SCHUYLER hero of many bloody fights and
brilliant nanpuvres in Greene's campaign
against Cornwallis. The bronzed youth on his
splendid black horse-one as treess as the
other-is figure to be remembered This is the
most exciting Of the three volumes in which ne
appears.
We miss also this season the oidtime proruslon
Of tales of adventure among the Indians OF the
West The fashion has apparently waned, ana
IN 1902 the supply is scanty. indeed Two DOCKS
among the few stand out as real contributions
to lterature-books which ought to be read py
MANY generations Of boys and girls in that
future in which no will have occasion TO
say, 1.-The only good Indian is dead lholah
because all the American redmen Will have been
hustled off the face OF the earth. winch was
their heritage. These two books are Dr. EAST
mans "reminiscences of his boyhood trevle"eo
not long ago in these columns) and Mr' + frallA
lin w. Calkins's tale OF Indian life, Two VIII
pany) The latter is one of the most apsoro
hooks written for young people in many day
IT is the story Of the long wanderinss through
the wild forest Of two Sioux children "ho' es-
GAPING from the mission school. are captured py
Assiniboines and finally sold into slavery
among the Chippewas- Children or a chleI anu
trained in all Indian wisdom. the Marcy A''ie
brother and sister escape also from liiiS uu
ance vile. and start upon a weary and Gan
,o,y tn heir
mics both man and beast. they encouh'ei'
,ozp they starye and with deXterity III
stinctive or inherited they snatch a bounteous
susteuance from the wildwood Ihey IAN 'S
evil chance into the lair of cougar anu 'neio
comes a dreadful day when stout hlte H'"p"
sinks under a swamp feveI. and to the yoo'is
sister brave and frightened all at once is given
the task to keep the delirious boy and herseih
alive in the lonely camp. Do they win throueh
IN chair troubles and back In safety to the
chiefs wigwam? Let us not take OH the Keen
daa ne the Young readers pleasure by reveal
inc the end of this fascinating story Even
their elders will feel the pulse peat lasler III INC
final scene of suffering and hlgh couIaee
the sturdy little pair run their erea'es'
These are not at all sentimental saNase", ~
two natural reasonable, rather Crafty anu o
cidedIy clever indians. The characters Hu -
ciaents of the book are developed with aomlra-
10
The author as well as his readers may pe S
graduated upon the work
A story of frontier life dealing parity win inc
1n6ians hears the title of Far Past the From
.;or,, fSaa,feld Publishing Company. Mr. ). A
Rraden sets down therein various lucky ano
un1uclv happenings in the journey lnto 'he
Ohio country of two New-England poys-a
tourney made In the days when the ONO cooh-
try belonged to the redmen and was very lar
Yves. indeed The story is "bluggy IN en-
counters with robbers Indians and wolves, ou.
oil ends yvell-eise it would be no true boys
hoo,x IF has no strictly literary value, but lt
G. nevertheless of higher type than A Heo
Man of Quality" another story issued by the
so-oa publishers and not worth the paper upon
| which it is printed In Colonel II. r. Gorooii
| story Logan the Mingo'' &c. P. Dutton & Coz
| we come upon a parsonage with whom the
| schoolboy of two or three generations ago was
| intimately acquainted. ''Who will mourn for
| Logan now?" reverberated round the walls of
| every country schoolhouse whenever the day
arrived for speaking Of pieces. The once
| famous Grafton. now wellnigh forgotten, htly
closes story in which the heroic Indian shows
kindness and justice well as vaor. The In
dams OF California In the period of Spanish rule
/ appear in Mr.. Charles F. Holders book. 1.-The
| Adventures of Torqua" Gittle. Brown & Coz
| Torqua is fine young savage whose bravery
! loyalty and other sportsmanlike qualities ought