New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-17

a7the French soldiers. The narrative Of their
happy days in the forest is a racy one.
a picturesque tale of which young American
naval officer is the hero is Cyrus Townsend
-Brady's - 4Iidshipman in the Pacific" (Charles
Scrfbner's Sons. The scene opens on a stormy
night in Brooklyn nearly century ago. when
Martin Miller, returning to the frigate Essex
from leave ashore, is kidnapped by the captain
sof an English whaler and carried off as ships
boy TO the South Seas. The wreck Of the vessel
under the attack of a wounded whale is the
first OF a series of dramatic happenings ending
with the loss Of the Essex in Porter's famous
figha The story is an ingenious blending Of
fact and fiction Another story Of a young
American who suddenly found himself trans
ferred to an English man-of-war is Nelson's
Yankee Boy GIenry Holt &, Coz, by F. H.
- Costello. An effective glimpse Of Nelson and
a terse description of the engagement Of
Trafalgar give verisimilitude to the narrative.
Among the other incidents derived from history
is that which has for its hero the English sailor
who, rather than yield TO a press gang, cut off
his own hand with a butchers cleaver. Still
another volume dealing with naval life is Prince
e Henry's Sailor Boy" adapted from the German
Of Otto Won Bruneck by Mary J. Stafford, and
,= issued by Holt & Co. Fighting with Chinese
pirates and with Arab slave dealers and fero-
.eious natives on the Zanzibar coast help to make
70 e spirited story.
4 story Of q wise and sturdy English explorer
who went into the wids Of Central Africa with
two young companions sturdy he is told
in Earnest GIanville's book In Search OF
the Okapi" "a C. McClurg & Coz. No one
who begins this book will put it aside unfn-
-@sshed. for it positively quivers with interest,
s..Csorillas pythons, slave hunters and ruthless
rfieftainess combine to furnish episodes of the
most blood curdling sort A reprint of DR.. z.
''-7E Hale's Stories Of Discovery'-narratives
ss-drawn from the records Of great captains ad-
-5Venturers and explorers-has been issued by
little Brown q Co. There could hardly
be better reading for boys, = collection Of &C
counts Of Famous Battles of the Nineteenth
Century" "a. Vessels Company has been ar
:. 9anged by Charles Welsh from the text of Arch
ibald Forbes. G. a Henr and other capable
: writers. 1t is as much an exploitation of hero
ism Of carnage.
The Rider Of the Black Horse CHoughton,
- zIif1in & Coz Is the title Of Mr. Everett
T. Tomlinson's story Of Revolutionary
--.fiInes. The young hero is one Of Washington's
couriers. and while carrying dispatches in New
Jersey and New-York he is repeatedly put in
danger o. his life. The most ruthless of his enc
mics are the scoundrels who, belonging to
- neither army make the war an excuse for rob-
: berry and murder. Some Of the incidents Of the
story are true and all interesting. It is the
:, best Of the many books which this author has
offered to young people. The Minute Bows of
:.ssshe Green Mountain" Dana Estes & Coz
is another story Of the Revolution its author
being the industrious James Otis. Ii uarrates
. the many daring adventures Of two boys Of six
teen, who, after the comfortable fashion of book
heroes. accomplish wonders and Incidentally
e have good time in campaigns against the Brit
tsh troops The same firm issues another Rev
olutionaTy story in Edward s. Elliss Patriot
and Tory" The scene is laid in New-Jersev
during the later years Of the war and there is
= much true history as well as sentimental TO
, nance in the tale
The Son Of Light Horse Harry HIarper &
Bros) is the title Of an animated and we'll
constructed little biography. by James Barnes
u General h Z Lee II recalls Lees boyhood
ano youth-a loyabie boyhood youth Of noble
achievement-and gives but little snare m the
time when State became more than Country TO
me son OF Washington's companion in arms
In The Eve Of War; CThe Penn Publishing
Company, ". Bert Foster tells an excitinq story
OF me winter and spring after Lincoln's election
Inc scene is set in Georgetown and Wasbtre
Ion. and the manly young hero not only helms
TO defeat plan for the Presidents assaesina-
= 1lon, but saves from the hands of the yfsi, b,
ADOPTED sisters property and the home they
snare The description Of Lincoln's tourney IN
saIety from Harrisburg to Washington is very
ven done IN Long Bridge BOYS" n o+bror
publishing Company W. o. Stoddard tells an
= either story Of the same place and period 7.
turns on the proposed capture of the civ h.,
the Confederates al the opening of hostilities
and the plot is revealed 10 the authorities Ia,
one Of the two bright boys who pervade the
= book with energetic questioning. A third stor,,
x Of the Civil War is w. II. sneltons THE Three
Prisoners" "a S. Barnes & Coz. It is told nv
me tutor Of the boy hero. and the greater part
~ II deals with the hazardous escape from