The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-17

make trouble They had admirable and
shrewd qualities When the thnmblsss
man happened along and admired their
kite they noticed that h" had no thumb,
and their strong -u-picion- OF him dat.G
from thar moment His shifting eve was
also remarked hv rh'm II they had not
believed thu the Hoard Of Trade OF their
town had A. IA mind Ia TAR and feather
Ihcm they would not have run away
They had doubtless false understand
ing in this matter. hut their alarm ~ as not
absurd cons d. ring that they were boys.
Indeed ih, Board ~ Trade at Its meeting
had h.."u uhh god ~ snub persons who
vrh' m"ntly proposed tar and feathers.
After itrv had run away tn" boys had
eNc"-d,lgly interesting adventures. Prof
Cla't"-. the patent medicIn. man. was
both opportun" and generous. and Duo
drcIrun Donaldbv. the weather prophet
and ralnmaker. was also one who apprs-
CiahV slitei TIA" earth Come on, DE re-
firm cannon balls AZ W. Run everybody
~ CrI"d the highway robbers when the
ranmaker exploded one OF his bomb
shells lhe-. bombshpll- were indeed not
always quite worthy. too many
Of them were le' oil when the SeeC'm"n
~ the town of Coieton had stipulated for
gentle shower. with tn" consequence
that tn. heavens opened vide and let
down demge The rainmaker was
obliged 10 nv. or rather swim. IN order
10 escape a tremendous popular indiS-
nation. But h. was good man. and 80
too was Prof Chatter. VINO was locked ny
for practising pami-try when his sol"
and wholly unselfish object was the dis
coverv OF the tnumbless man. who had
stolen s. OOO from MIR Smith. she Smith
boys father and was guilt y Of abomi'
nabIe rhefts besides Those Smith boys
demonstrated their real worth al last,
We ar. glad To saw. and N. thumble-s
man was brought to book for his many
adventures in wickedness II IL our opIn'
ION that tn" book IL well qualified TO inter-
est readers We ourselves falied To let
go 81 ~ until IN. end
child might not care much "a listen
10 an enumeration Of the beautiful effects
Of nature. The sunshine. the clouds. tho
appl" blossoms the Jov OF these l. for
unconsider"d absorption out II doors
rather than through the medium Of -
book so far a. "A child j. concerned But
when IN the book htrle sIrl with rInEl"tS
runs across the field tn" interest ut the
small r"ader-we should perhaps say the
small girl read"r--is powerfully COM
handed Amy Brooks understands this
IN" necessity II an .CtIv" 'igllr" IN a
tale of tn. sort and - III Princess
Polly ohio Plat and Peck Company she
has IN" little girl run across rh" field AZ
onC.-at least no later thal tn" second
paragraph Polly Sherwood wa- tho real
nam. ~ m" Princess Polly. hut that -
no more than an incidental matter old
Martin. TIA" gardener. ChuCkl.d with d"
lIlht a. ne saw her run. Sh. lived IN
Sherwood Hail. which had belonged To
her grandfather In this fin" plaC" Their"
w.r. rrali>c- on winch TN" roses clam
h.r.d and v"randl- and tir"plaC"- and
plenty 81 things tres de- that would nav"
-lrt-''"d any princess vl.r~" Ii"r~ w"r"
not too "NirhNagIn' W" must mention
Polly friend Eu-" Arn"rton. |; yd-
Polly opinion that TINS W. % sweet name.
and - ~ was and n - equally 'r'l". a.
Poll" perceived That Rose middle lame.
winch WIS., J..rlI~u... wd- hardly charming
IN combination With IN" other two. The
story t-li- much that - .n'"r''-' ing about
Polly and haf friend Euih Th"r. wnr,.
other nttl- girls bVt these ~" ~" ChI"i
figures IN ia" tai" Their" ar" graceful
Illustrations 10y tn" au'Tur