New-York tribune., 1907-12-07
Literary Nes0S
and Criticism.
Cortinued from fifth page.

talk at me I'll bet you are reading one OF Coop
Yes, i am" said Mary, too astonished for
words. o-,o r.ao me read them
Those books make sa1s ne Sort s9Tt OF tiTeo-
IKE ,,rS 1heiP h;,sIut,' for me- said the young
Indian woman
Those fortunate youngsters who have an III
horn love for the horse will delight IN TINS oooi'
as they will in Elizabeth Lincoln Goulos s stot'
.sThe Admirais Granddaughter (1he rehii
Publishing Company. Jessie, a lasciii" 's
mare. is one of the two heroines OF TINS pooh
. heroine almost as intelligent is her little
friend and comrade. Nancy. A loVaoie iio'''
appears also in A c. Plympton's pretty STORY
..Dorcaster Days" Q.ittle, Brown Coz HOW
many voung girls could, like Thea Croft
teach her horse such pleasant tricks? " Now
Sweetheart let US have dance cried Inca
As she spoke, she picked up her skirts ana pe
gan 10 take dance steps in front OF tHe coi''
who in the daintiest fashion, stepping oach
ward and forward, followed her the Whoie leils'ii
of the barn Here the one made a cour'eS''
The other a bow and then, treadlng the Same
measure they came back to the starting punt
1t was prettily done, in no workaday spilI' u.
the mart of the colt, and Thea. thinking only OF
showing off her favorite haa the cii"i1
utter self-unconsciousness
&
l,v Captain Paul B. Malone in his books WIN
-, tI;s Way 10 West Point" "A Plebe at
West Point" and "A West Point Yearling tIhe
Penn Publishing Company. In this last Story
v-e again find Douglas AtweI. the hero OF the
other two books and find him steadlly CROWNS
in every fine and manly quality. Inc s'oiS -
particularly interesting IN that II oeals Win
the period in which the authorities were en-
6eavorine TO do away with the wee OF ha%ihs'
1t is hardly necessary to say that tiiis 'heiiio
ei,as scone 10 the author for the introduction
of innumerable dramatic incidents. At"eh Is
foo strong a character to lack enemies. and ne
has IN encounter struggles and obstacles that
are calculated TO keep the boy readers nose
hurried In his book The same publishers bring
out an equally entertaining book in Lieutenant
Commander Edward L. Beachs story, An An
napolis Plebe.' To vivid description OF the
ordinary course Of life in the Naval Academy
and on cruise are added the picturesque oe-
tails of attempts upon the midshlpman nero
life and standing Here is one episode wherein
Hillman, the villanous classmate. seeks TO
wreak his hatred:
Al san s was mao mae 2e6 Sna To tn faT 1ig the royals and
topgallant sails and double reef fore and main top
sails Robert ran aoft the order and soon gained
his yardarIn. and at the order from deck ldlo oSt
TO full Hnan Was Just aIIer a h beonred Tn ee on the
port and yardarm was absent being on the SICK
robert started TO gather UP his sail standing , on
the foot rope his body bending & iorwaFG w rim ana Robert
leaned far picked up generous a.l1Ubatt s @
the sail and d t h ne p en the e He had
hold nothing but the sail and was s,ahGS hi So6y %
resting against the yard Far far below nun ds %as
the shps deck Al TINS ms is'au hsa n the previous
Robert dropped the san that was in his hands and
quickly clutched at the yard
BGI 1oo iaies i ~, Fober,'s right dropped the sail
out Of his hands and grabbed the yard BR6 obe e
upper P 1n p Yard d and swept both of In
vain Roberts hands tried to & grasp $3.50 sqets oRn down
ne vent missing the ships side by but few feet
He struck with gs great D sDiasa aTar ahG hi
Then came the awful cry, shr1eked OUT IN a4iiis'''
Man overheard
Was the young hero saved? How could there
be more exciting encounters with enemies IL iF
were not? The Penn Publishing firm also
br;ne,s ont in Making the Freshman Team
hook dealing with civilian college experiences
and written by T. Truxton Hare Football
rlavs a large part in this story, yet the game
is not allowed 10 swamp the other happenings
in which manly youths feel interest-ror does IL
prevent the Vaccinations Of the sneaks lneFl-
table apparently. in the modern boys oook-
Those young readers. by the way, who nave an
enthusiasm for the game like that Of Mt Hare
hero will take pleasure in THE Story of Foot
hall Season" q. B. Lippincott Company py
George H Brooke, coach of Swarthmore Col
Iege The little volume is full Of details OF
games and it has a number Of illustrative dla-
grams.
It was a wise thought to collect the details cf
no fewer shan five hundred games and pastimes
in q volume entitled What Shall We DO Now?'
Frederick A Stokes Company That question
mt I'm a whining tone. has exasperated recent
generations of grown-ups, the modern child
than its predecessors in times when domestic
discipline sterner and luxuries fewer In
this book bv Dorothy Garfield and others the
answers to the frequent demand, whether cheer
f11l or whitney, will relieve the perturbed spirit
of the oldster. Here suggestions for indoor
games and outdoor games, things TO be made
all manner of amusing occupations. Blank
paees on which write down instructions for
any game that may have been omitted have
been added and there is excellent index
book similarly useful is Rainy Day Diversions
,doffat Yard & Coz. by Carolyn Wells. These
entertainments provided by ingenious uncle,
are douby valuable in that they furnish more
exercise to youthful brains than to youthful
fingers We will end these notes with refer
ence 10 a book for boys and girls which is as
amusing as il is wholesome-Mrs. Eta A
Bakers youngsters Of Centerville" tHenry
Holt & Coz. 1t is full of stories of the fun
10 be found in a country village, and full. too,
of pertinent morals of the obvious sort with
which the little people always delighted