The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-28
The Wind in the Rush Bush.

The title of this work readily gives one an appetite for its contents. And they are not disappointed after 'partaking
 Mrs. Freeman's quaint New England characters are still convincing and inter esting in their atmosphere of the super natural. Strange and unaccountable things happen to these commonplace peo- pie, and are told with such skill of mys- tery that our hair rises in sympathetic horror. It is not often that an author Is able to blend everyday life and unseen spirits so that the result Is thrilling 10 the average mind. but Mrs. Freeman has succeeded to admiration. The book will win her a new sort of popularity. The illustrations are by Peter Newell. Double day, Page & Co.,. N. Y., $15o)
 Mary North.
 A well-known reviewer says Of this work
 ''The reviewer who does not read this book with care and in sympathy with It's authors motive. is likely to do 1t inJus- tice It does not show the skill of the practised writer of fiction. But Mrs. Meyer knows the conditions in the work ing girls of our cities, their temptations and periis. Her experience in deaconess work has furnished the facts on which she builds her story. Like number Five John St. and Josiah F1ynt's Little Broth CT, this novel Is a realistic picture of a class needing help. encouragement and education. Mrs. Meyers. idea for a helpers in families Is practicable and fea- sIble, (Fleming H. Revell Co.,, s1.50).
 Where Town and Country Meet.
 This delightful nature book, which should add to MT. Burkham's already es- tablished reputation, is in the form of series of thirty charming essays. through each one of which he carries the reader, with the advancing years in "a devout processional or pathetic worship of na- ture."
 The book is of sketches which first ap- peared in various religious literary and sporting papers. They will serve a val uable purpose if they teach city folks how much of the beauty of Gods out-of- doors" lies close at hand. Many of our American cities have most charming su- burbs, where the flowers grow, and our native song birds may yet be found. Mir. Buckham does not attempt to rival Bor- roughs, or Abbott. or Torrey, or Scott, the bird lover" but in his own genial way with observant eyes and sympa- thetic spirit and happy command of an appropriate vocabulary, he makes a most entertaining guide about the fields at home. Jennings & Pye, Cincinnati. $1.00).
 David, The Hero.
 Primarily intended for children. the ten pictures here represented drawn from the life of David, son of Jesse, may well find favor in older eyes. Instead of con- tinuous narrative. the author has discrim- inatingly chosen the principal events in David's career around each one of which she has woven a charming story. No knight of the Round Table is a more fascinating hero than David, the Shep- herd King. and the story as told in the Bible is full of romance and beauty. The writer here uses considerable freedom in retelllng 1t, but not more perhaps than is legitimate to the poet or the story teller. But the guardians of young minds must be careful to see that they know the simple Bible narrative also She writes in a fascinating style, and her tale will thrill not only the children. but old CT readers as well. Westminster Press, Philadelphia, $1.OW.