The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1910-10-20
CLARENCE BURLBIGHs LAST BOOK.
The Young Guide, or Two Live Boys in
the Maine Woods.

"The Young Guide, or Two Live Boys
in the Maine Woods, y is the title OF the
third and last volume Of the Norman
Carver Series" Cy Clarence B. Burleigh,
Just published by Lothrop, Lee & Shepard
Co. 1t is fascinating book land those
who love the woods and boys will be de-
lighted with it no less than The boys
themselves. The description Of life IN
the Maine woods during the hunting
season is vivid and realistic and the story
who have followed the fortunes of Nor
man Carver and Fred Warner and their
friends in 'All Among the Loggers" and
volumes this is the sequel. The optim-
ism, and fresh and virile interest in life,
which characterize all of Mr.. Burleigh's
writings, permeate the book. Through
out one is conscious of the irresistible
charm with which this gifted author ever
appealed to the boys and their friends.
The scenes depicted are those with which
the writer was acquainted, and the nara
tive is woven among conditions which he
had carefully studied; consequently there
not only is unmistakable atmosphere OF
the woods life, but also much lnforma-
ton. Thrilling and iaughable incidents,
some we believe founded in fact, are so
skilfully intermingled that there is not
dull page between the covers. NotWlth-
standing much of it was written and
many of the pranks were conceived With
in the walls of the hospital, and when the
writer must have had premonltlon that
his day of work was approaching the
| twilight, there is no trace OF shadow on
a single line. The many who have read
the five previous books by this author
will REQUIRE no recommendation Tor this,
his last Others so fortunate as to read
it will require none for those that pre-
coded it; and what writer ever led his
readers through more realistic and enter
tanning school scenes than are described
in the RAYMOND Benson Series? Regard
ing his woods books, and showing the pur-
pose with which they were written, the
preface of 1.-THE Young Guide" has this
to say:
'In All Among the Loggers' ane
With Pickpole and Peavey, the first
two volumes of this series, Norman Car
yer and Fred Warner have been seen a
work. In the first book they were shown
as members of a hardy crew OF loggers
engaged in converting the resources Of
the forest to the uses of civilization. II
the second, they were shown as members
of a famous crew Of river drivers, engag
ed in the hazardous task of floating logs
on the full tide of the spring freshet or
the East Branch of the Penobscot river,
from the forests where they were cut tt
the big mills which were to convert then
into the long and short lumber of com
merce. In the present volume we fint
them wholly given over to the pursuit O.
pleasure, enjoying, to the full, the glorie'
of the Maine woods during the height O.
the hunting season. Of course they hav'
MANY and varied and exciting expert
ences. The reader will also have al
opportunity, in this story, to meet, ami
new scenes and associations, numbe
of familiar characters who have flgure'
in the preceding volumes, including Fell
Lamarre, the crown prince OF camp cooks