 |
"Robert," said a stern voice, as we moved down the wharf.
We halted, and Bob's father confronted him.
"What does all this mean?" demanded Mr. Hale. "Are you one of those who ran away with the steamer?"
"I am, sir," replied Bob, squarely, but with due humility.
Mr. Hale bit his lips with chagrin. Probably he had hoped that his son was not one of the reckless fellows who had taken possession of the Adieno. But Bob was a noble fellow, and seldom gave his father any cause to complain of his conduct,—so seldom that he appeared to be appalled at the magnitude of the present offence.
"Robert was opposed to taking the steamer from the first," I interposed, hoping to save him from some portion of his father's displeasure.
"I went with the rest of the fellows, and I am willing to bear my share of the blame."
"What does all this mean? What possessed you to do such a thing?" asked Mr. Hale.
"We could not endure the injustice of Mr. Parasyte any longer; that was the beginning of it. And when he came in the steamer to Pine Island, and took away our provisions, we ran off with the steamer rather than be starved out," answered Bob.
"What business had you on Pine Island?"
"We have been breaking away."
"Breaking away! I should think you had! Were you concerned in these disgraceful proceedings, Robert?"
"I was, sir. I am willing to own that I have done wrong."
Mr. Hale's stern look softened down, and I ventured to ask him to take a seat in my boat, and go over to the Institute, where he would have an opportunity to hear the whole story of the "breaking away," and judge for himself. During this conversation, a crowd had gathered around us, curious to know what had happened; and the charge we made against Mr. Parasyte was publicly proclaimed. Mr. Hale accepted my invitation, and we shoved off from the Adieno just as the Champion came up to the pier.
"Stop them! Stop them!" shouted the captain of the Adieno, as I was hoisting the jib.
No one ventured to stop a boat in which Mr. Hale, the most important person in the county, was seated.
"We want those boys!" called the angry captain again. "They are the ones who ran off with the boat."
"Captain Woelkers," said Mr. Hale, mildly.
"Ah, Mr. Hale!" exclaimed the captain, as he recognized the principal owner of the steamer he commanded.
"By whose authority did you take the Adieno to Pine Island to-day?"
"Mr. Parasyte wanted her, and I let him have her," stammered the captain.
"Did you consult the agent?"
"No, sir; he was not at home."
"Do you generally leave your boat with steam up without an engineer?"
"I never did before, but we needed every man to bring off the things on the island," replied Captain Woelkers, his confusion crimsoning his face.
"It appears that you have used the boat without authority, and permitted her to be taken from you by a parcel of boys. I will see you at my house this evening. You may fill away, Ernest, if you are ready."
Mr. Hale did not say another word, and I ran the Splash over to the Institute pier. I landed my passengers, and we all walked up to the school-room, where the rebels had by this time assembled.
"Henry Vallington, I am sorry to see you engaged in such a disgraceful affair as this," said Mr. Hale, when he met our leader.
"I am very glad you have come, sir, for I feel that we need counsel," replied Vallington. "Perhaps you will not consider the affair so disgraceful, after you have heard the whole truth."
"Nothing can justify your conduct in running away with the steamer. It is a miracle that you were not blown up, or sunk in the lake."
Vallington handed our distinguished guest one of the circulars he had procured at the printer's on his way up to the Institute, the "copy" of which had been given out before the "breaking away."
CHAPTER XXVI.
IN WHICH ERNEST FINDS A CHANGE IN THE MANAGEMENT OF THE INSTITUTE.
Mr. Hale put on his spectacles and read the circular, which had been carefully prepared by several of the best scholars in the school; but he was already familiar with the facts it contained. He knew that Mr. Parasyte was a tyrant, and that he was very unpopular with the boys. It was a fact that only a few of the students remained at the Institute for any considerable length of time, and that its numbers had never equalled its capacity.
He had hardly finished reading the circular before Mr. Parasyte, followed by Poodles, Pearl, and the rest of the deserters, entered the hall. All of them had been passengers on the Champion, and of course they didn't feel very good after being beaten by the Adieno. Mr. Hale was evidently glad to see the principal of the academy, for he did not seem to know what to do after he had finished the circular.
"I am glad you have come, Mr. Parasyte," said he; "it seems these boys have been running away with one of our steamers."
"They have; and I hope you will punish the ringleaders as they deserve," replied Mr. Parasyte, wiping his brow, as he was wont to do when excited.
"My son is one of them," added Mr. Hale, with a smile.
"Not one of the ringleaders, sir—by no means. Thornton, Rush, and Vallington are the leaders in this enterprise."
"No more than myself, father. I have done as much as they have, and I am willing to bear my share of the blame," said Bob.
The boys clapped their hands at this interposition. Bob was not a fellow to shirk when the time of settlement came.
"My boy behaves like a man, and I honor him for that," replied Mr. Hale, proudly; "but he shall be punished if the others are. Mr. Parasyte, things seem to be at rather loose ends in the Institute just now."
"Yes, sir; I am sorry to say they are. One bad boy can stir up a whirlwind of mischief," answered Mr. Parasyte, looking at me.
"These boys seem to be pretty well agreed in this matter."
"But this trouble has all been made by one boy—and that one is Ernest Thornton. I expelled him once; but out of regard for his uncle, to whom I am under great obligations, I reversed my sentence, and endeavored to reduce him to proper subjection."
"Have you seen this paper, Mr. Parasyte?" continued the visitor, handing him the circular. "It seems to be signed by nearly all the students in the Institute."
Mr. Parasyte took the printed document, and proceeded to read it. When he had gone far enough to comprehend the nature of the paper, he turned red; and when he came to the long array of signatures, he became very pale.
"May I inquire the object of this paper?" demanded the principal, with quivering lips.
"I'm sure I don't know. I never saw or heard of it till I entered this room," replied Mr. Hale "I see that it is addressed to the parents of the students."
"I need not say that the statements contained in this circular are, without a single exception, infamous falsehoods and slanders. I think you know me well enough, Mr. Hale, to understand that justice and fairness have always characterized my dealings with my pupils."
Mr. Hale did not so understand it. He knew that the reverse of this statement was the truth. Mr. Parasyte then insisted on relating the facts connected with the "breaking away." He told the story of my misconduct, as he termed it, and embellished it with sundry flourishes about his own impartiality and magnanimity. He said that after it had been fairly proved that I had assaulted my schoolmate, in consideration of my previous good conduct, he had only required that I should apologize in private to the one I had injured. Forbearance could extend no farther than this; but I had even refused to make this slight reparation for the offence I had committed. Then I had openly disobeyed and insulted him in the presence of the whole school.
"Of course, after this," continued Mr. Parasyte, "I could do nothing more for him. My gentleness was not appreciated; my leniency was despised. My mistake was in treating him too kindly—in not resorting to the strong arm in the beginning. Then, as I might have expected of such an obdurate boy, I was subjected to a personal assault."
"But all the boys seemed to be on his side," said the matter-of-fact Mr. Hale.
"Very true. Thornton keeps a boat, and almost any boy may be bought or sold with a boat. He has sailed them on the lake, and won them by his arts."
"Isn't it possible that there was some mistake in the matter of the quarrel between Thornton and Poodles?"
"It is quite impossible that there should have been any mistake," replied Mr. Parasyte, with a look of injured innocence. "I investigated the matter very carefully and impartially."
"I should really like to hear what the boys have to say about it," added Mr. Hale.
"It would be useless for you to talk with them, and it would be an insult to me for you to do so. Do you doubt my word, Mr. Hale? Do you think I have not told you the truth?" said the principal, rather warmly.
"But there may be some mistake."
"I have said that it was quite impossible there should be any mistake."
"Have you any objections to my asking the boys a few questions, Mr. Parasyte?"
"Certainly I have. I am not willing to be arraigned and tried before my own school."
"O, very well!" exclaimed Mr. Hale, nodding his head significantly; and without saying anything more, he left the school-room.
The students felt that they had a friend in Mr. Hale, and even did not fear a prosecution for running away with the steamer. We judged that the captain of the Adieno would have to bear all the blame of that occurrence.
"What are these circulars for?" demanded Mr. Parasyte, when the visitor had departed. "Vallington, as the ringleader in this conspiracy, I call upon you for an answer."
"Those whose names are signed to the paper intend to send them to their parents."
"They do—do they?" exclaimed the principal, with compressed lips. "Are you aware that published slanders of this kind subject those who utter them to a severe penalty?"
"We can prove all we assert, and should be glad of an opportunity to do so," replied Vallington, firmly.
"There is not a word of truth in the paper," added Mr. Parasyte, wiping his brow.
He walked up and down the platform two or three times in silence. With him the case was desperate. He knew not what to do. He had learned that the students would not be browbeaten or bullied.
"Scholars," said he, at last, "I think we are all too much fatigued and excited to consider this difficult problem this afternoon. In spite of the ill treatment I have received at your hands, I am still your friend, as I have always been. By and by you will see that you have done wrong. To-morrow morning, if you will meet at the usual hour in the school-room, I shall have a proposition to make, which I am confident will restore peace to the Parkville Liberal Institute. You are dismissed now, for the day."
Mr. Parasyte left the hall, and we held a meeting there on our own account. If the principal did not know what to do, we were no better off, and we finally separated without any fixed plans. We agreed to meet in the school-room in the morning, though we all doubted whether Mr. Parasyte would have any proposition to submit. The students decided not to send the circulars to their parents until the next day.
We wanted advice, and our hope was with Mr. Hale. At Vallington's suggestion, half a dozen of us were appointed a committee to wait upon him. He had expressed a desire to hear "the other side" of the case. We went to Mr. Hale's house, and found there Mr. Hardy, the assistant teacher, who had been discharged. We told our story, and related the facts as they occurred. Mr. Hardy said nothing in our presence, and we left him with Mr. Hale, who, we afterwards learned, had sent for him.
Bob invited me to spend the night with him, and having no home now, I was glad to accept. After supper, I was called into the library, and questioned at great length by Mr. Hale and Mr. Hardy in regard to the affairs of the Institute. While we were thus engaged, Bob was sent to deliver several notes to prominent and wealthy men in the place. At seven o'clock there were not less than half a dozen of the "heavy men" of Parkville in the library.
Of course Bob and I did not know what was going on, but we were confident that the affairs of the Institute were under discussion. At a later hour, Mr. Hale and another gentleman drove off, in a buggy, towards the cottage of my uncle, where I heard one of them say they were going. Bob and I went to bed, tired out, and did not ascertain what had been done by the gentlemen who assembled that evening.
At nine o'clock in the forenoon of the next day, the students were all in their seats, in the school-room; but Mr. Parasyte did not appear. It was reported that there were half a dozen gentlemen with him in his office, and that my uncle Amos was one of them. I was astonished at this intelligence. I subsequently heard that he was there on business, and hardly spoke a word during a long and stormy interview between Mr. Parasyte and his visitors.
The clock on the school-house struck ten, and still Mr. Parasyte did not come. It was deeply impressed upon our minds that something was about to happen, and we waited with intense anxiety for the event. At half past eleven o'clock, Mr. Parasyte entered the school-room. He looked sad and subdued, and his coming was the signal for a breathless silence among the boys. It was evident that he had a proposition to make.
"Young gentlemen, I appear before you now for the last time," said he.
He paused, and his words made a tremendous sensation, though, I am happy to say, there was no demonstration of any kind. We looked upon him as a fallen man.
"I have sold the Parkville Liberal Institute to a company composed of the citizens of this town, who have made me an offer for the property, so liberal that I could not afford to refuse it. Until about a week ago, my relations with the students have been exceedingly pleasant. I shall not allude to recent events. I take my leave with many regrets, and I sincerely desire that prosperity and happiness may attend you in the future. Good by."
"Good by," replied a large number of the boys, and Mr. Parasyte bowed and left the room.
As he went out at one door, the "company" entered at another. Mr. Hale went upon the platform, and repeated what Mr. Parasyte had told us, that the Institute had been purchased by a number of the citizens of Parkville, and in future its affairs would be managed by a board of trustees, of which he had the honor to be chairman. The trustees had just appointed Mr. Hardy as principal,—here he was interrupted by a spontaneous burst of cheers,—and the school would be reorganized by him in the afternoon. The "boarders" were requested to write to their parents and guardians, informing them of the change.
Mr. Hale dismissed the students, after he had assured them that the domestic part of the establishment would remain as before. The boys went out upon the play ground, and gave three rousing cheers for the new company, trustees, and principal. I went home to dinner with Bob, and learned that the purchase of the Institute had been contemplated for some months, by prominent citizens, who were aware that the school was badly managed. They acted, many of them, simply as business men, for the interests of the town. The Institute was "running down," and they had taken this step to build it up. They knew that Mr. Hardy was a true man and a good teacher, and as he was popular among the boys, he was promptly elected principal.
Mr. Hale told Bob and me that the conduct of the students in "breaking away" was strongly condemned by the gentlemen who had discussed the affair, and he by no means approved of it himself; but the injustice of Mr. Parasyte had provoked them to such a degree that the misdemeanor was palliated, if not excused, and it was deemed best to say nothing about it. The mortgage which my uncle held was paid, and he had fled the instant the business was finished.
Mr. Parasyte had long and obstinately refused to sell the property, even for a third more than its actual value; but finally, convinced that the Institute would not succeed under his administration, he had yielded the point. The next day he left Parkville, with his family, "bag and baggage;" and so disagreeable was he to me, that I hoped I never should see his face again.
In the afternoon we went to school, and Mr. Hardy appeared upon the platform. We attempted to cheer him, but he silenced us. He made quite a speech, in which, however, he did not allude to recent events, and in half an hour the students were all at work on the old track. While I was in school that afternoon for the last time, as I believed, I received a note from my uncle. It was as brief as his speech. "If you wish to return to your home, you may." This, with the signature, was all it contained. I went home that night, but my uncle did not see me—would not see me.
I went to school as usual for several months, until the following spring, when an event occurred which made me a wanderer on the earth; which sent me to "SEEK AND FIND" the mother, for whom I longed and prayed in my loneliness, and which shall be related in another story.
Our rebellion at the Institute had been successful. We had driven the tyrant from his throne, and seated another person in his place, who was fit to teach and to rule. Mr. Hardy was, perhaps, more severe than his predecessor, but he was just and fair. He had no favorites—at least none who did not win their high place in his esteem by being faithful and earnest in all things. Certainly he never gave the students occasion even to think of such a doubtful expedient as "BREAKING AWAY."
OLIVER OPTIC'S BOOKS
The Blue and the Gray—Afloat. By OLIVER OPTIC. Six volumes. Illustrated. Beautiful binding in blue and gray, with emblematic dies. Cloth. Any volume sold separately. Price per volume, $1.50.
1. Taken by the Enemy. 2. Within the Enemy's Lines. 3. On the Blockade. 4. Stand by the Union 5. Fighting for the Right. 6. A Victorious Union.
The Blue and the Gray—on Land.
1. Brother against Brother. 2. In the Saddle. 3. A Lieutenant at Eighteen. 4. On the Staff. 5. At the Front. 6. An Undivided Union.
"There never has been a more interesting writer in the field of juvenile literature than Mr. W. T. ADAMS, who, under his well-known pseudonym, is known and admired by every boy and girl in the country, and by thousands who have long since passed the boundaries of youth, yet who remember with pleasure the genial, interesting pen that did so much to interest, instruct, and entertain their younger years. 'The Blue and the Gray' is a title that is sufficiently indicative of the nature and spirit of the latest series, while the name of OLIVER OPTIC is sufficient warrant of the absorbing style of narrative. This series is as bright and entertaining as any work that Mr. ADAMS has yet put forth, and will be as eagerly perused as any that has borne his name. It would not be fair to the prospective reader to deprive him of the zest which comes from the unexpected by entering into a synopsis of the story. A word, however, should be said in regard to the beauty and appropriateness of the binding, which makes it a most attractive volume."—Boston Budget.
Woodville Stories. By OLIVER OPTIC. Six volumes. Illustrated. Any volume sold separately. Price per volume, $1.25.
1. Rich and Humble; OR, THE MISSION OF BERTHA GRANT. 2. In School and Out; OR, THE CONQUEST OF RICHARD GRANT. 3. Watch and Wait; OR, THE YOUNG FUGITIVES. 4. Work and Win; OR, NODDY NEWMAN ON A CRUISE. 5. Hope and Have; OR, FANNY GRANT AMONG THE INDIANS. 6. Haste and Waste; OR, THE YOUNG PILOT OF LAKE CHAMPLAIN.
"Though we are not so young as we once were, we relished these stories almost as much as the boys and girls for whom they were written. They were really refreshing, even to us. There is much in them which is calculated to inspire a generous, healthy ambition, and to make distasteful all reading tending to stimulate base desires."—Fitchburg Reveille.
The Starry Flag Series. By OLIVER OPTIC. In six volumes. Illustrated. Any volume sold separately. Price per volume, $1.25.
1. The Starry Flag; OR, THE YOUNG FISHERMAN OF CAPE ANN. 2. Breaking Away; OR, THE FORTUNES OF A STUDENT. 3. Seek and Find; OR, THE ADVENTURES OF A SMART BOY. 4. Freaks of Fortune; OR, HALF ROUND THE WORLD. 5. Make or Break; OR, THE RICH MAN'S DAUGHTER. 6. Down the River; OR, BUCK BRADFORD AND THE TYRANTS.
"Mr. ADAMS, the celebrated and popular writer, familiarly known as OLIVER OPTIC, seems to have inexhaustible funds for weaving together the virtues of life; and, notwithstanding he has written scores of books, the same freshness and novelty run through them all. Some people think the sensational element predominates. Perhaps it does. But a book for young people needs this, and so long as good sentiments are inculcated such books ought to be read."
LOTHROP, LEE & SHEPARD CO., Boston
OLIVER OPTIC'S BOOKS
The Great Western Series. By OLIVER OPTIC. In six volumes. Illustrated. Any volume sold separately. Price per volume, $1.25.
1. Going West; OR, THE PERILS OF A POOR BOY. 2. Out West; OR, ROUGHING IT ON THE GREAT LAKES. 3. Lake Breezes; OR, THE CRUISE OF THE SYLVANIA. 4. Going South; OR, YACHTING ON THE ATLANTIC COAST. 5. Down South; OR, YACHT ADVENTURES IN FLORIDA. 6. Up the River; OR, YACHTING ON THE MISSISSIPPI.
"This is the latest series of books issued by this popular writer, and deals with life on the Great Lakes, for which a careful study was made by the author in a summer tour of the immense water sources of America. The story, which carries the same hero through the six books of the series, is always entertaining, novel scenes and varied incidents giving a constantly changing yet always attractive aspect to the narrative. OLIVER OPTIC has written nothing better."
The Yacht Club Series. By OLIVER OPTIC. In six volumes. Illustrated. Any volume sold separately. Price per volume, $1.25.
1. Little Bobtail; OR, THE WRECK OF THE PENOBSCOT. 2. The Yacht Club; OR, THE YOUNG BOAT BUILDERS. 3. Money-Maker; OR, THE VICTORY OF THE BASILISK. 4. The Coming Wave; OR, THE TREASURE OF HIGH ROCK. 5. The Dorcas Club; OR, OUR GIRLS AFLOAT. 6. Ocean Born; OR, THE CRUISE OF THE CLUBS.
"The series has this peculiarity, that all of its constituent volumes are independent of one another, and therefore each story is complete in itself. OLIVER OPTIC is, perhaps, the favorite author of the boys and girls of this country, and he seems destined to enjoy an endless popularity. He deserves his success, for he makes very interesting stories, and inculcates none but the best sentiments, and the 'Yacht Club' is no exception to this rule."—New Haven Journal and Courier.
Onward and Upward Series. By OLIVER OPTIC. In six volumes. Illustrated. Any volume sold separately. Price per volume, $1.25.
1. Field and Forest; OR, THE FORTUNES OF A FARMER. 2. Plane and Plank; OR, THE MISHAPS OF A MECHANIC. 3. Desk and Debit; OR, THE CATASTROPHES OF A CLERK. 4. Cringle and Crosstree; OR, THE SEA SWASHES OF A SAILOR. 5. Bivouac and Battle; OR, THE STRUGGLES OF A SOLDIER. 6. Sea and Shore; OR, THE TRAMPS OF A TRAVELLER.
"Paul Farringford, the hero of these tales, is, like most of this author's heroes, a young man of high spirit, and of high aims and correct principles, appearing in the different volumes as a farmer, a captain, a bookkeeper, a soldier, a sailor, and a traveller. In all of them the hero meets with very exciting adventures, told in the graphic style for which the author is famous."
The Lake Shore Series. By OLIVER OPTIC. In six volumes. Illustrated. Any volume sold separately. Price per volume, $1.25.
1. Through by Daylight; OR, THE YOUNG ENGINEER OF THE LAKE SHORE RAILROAD. 2. Lightning Express; OR, THE RIVAL ACADEMIES. 3. On Time; OR, THE YOUNG CAPTAIN OF THE UCAYGA STEAMER. 4. Switch Off; OR, THE WAR OF THE STUDENTS. 5. Brake Up; OR, THE YOUNG PEACEMAKERS. 6. Bear and Forbear; OR, THE YOUNG SKIPPER OF LAKE UCAYGA.
"OLIVER OPTIC is one of the most fascinating writers for youth, and within one of the best to be found in this or any past age. Troops of young people hang over his vivid pages; and not one of them ever learned to be mean, ignoble, cowardly, selfish, or to yield to any vice from anything they ever read from his pen."—Providence Press.
LOTHROP, LEE & SHEPARD CO., Boston
OLIVER OPTIC'S BOOKS
Army and Navy Stories. By OLIVER OPTIC. Six volumes. Illustrated. Any volume sold separately. Price per volume, $1.25.
1. The Soldier Boy; OR, TOM SOMERS IN THE ARMY. 2. The Sailor Boy; OR, JACK SOMERS IN THE NAVY. 3. The Young Lieutenant; OR, ADVENTURES OF AN ARMY OFFICER. 4. The Yankee Middy; OR, ADVENTURES OF A NAVY OFFICER. 5. Fighting Joe; OR, THE FORTUNES OF A STAFF OFFICER. 6. Brave Old Salt; OR, LIFE ON THE QUARTER DECK.
"This series of six volumes recounts the adventures of two brothers, Tom and Jack Somers, one in the army, the other in the navy, in the great Civil War. The romantic narratives of the fortunes and exploits of the brothers are thrilling in the extreme. Historical accuracy in the recital of the great events of that period is strictly followed, and the result is, not only a library of entertaining volumes, but also the best history of the Civil War for young people ever written."
Boat Builders Series. By OLIVER OPTIC. In six volumes. Illustrated. Any volume sold separately. Price per volume, $1.25.
1. All Adrift; OR, THE GOLDWING CLUB. 2. Snug Harbor; OR, THE CHAMPLAIN MECHANICS. 3. Square and Compasses; OR, BUILDING THE HOUSE. 4. Stem to Stern; OR, BUILDING THE BOAT. 5. All Taut; OR, RIGGING THE BOAT. 6. Ready About; OR, SAILING THE BOAT.
"The series includes in six successive volumes the whole art of boat building, boat rigging, boat managing, and practical hints to make the ownership of a boat pay. A great deal of useful information is given in this Boat Builders Series, and in each book a very interesting story is interwoven with the information. Every reader will be interested at once in Dory, the hero of 'All Adrift,' and one of the characters retained in the subsequent volumes of the series. His friends will not want to lose sight of him, and every boy who makes his acquaintance in 'All Adrift' will become his friend."
Riverdale Story Books. By OLIVER OPTIC. Twelve volumes. Illustrated. Illuminated covers. Price: cloth, per set, $3.60; per volume, 30 cents.
1. Little Merchant. 2. Young Voyagers. 3. Christmas Gift. 4. Dolly and I. 5. Uncle Ben. 6. Birthday Party. 7. Proud and Lazy. 8. Careless Kate. 9. Robinson Crusoe, Jr. 10. The Picnic Party. 11. The Gold Thimble. 12. The Do-Somethings.
Riverdale Story Books. By OLIVER OPTIC. Six volumes. Illustrated. Fancy cloth and colors. Price per volume, 30 cents.
1. Little Merchant. 2. Proud and Lazy. 3. Young Voyagers. 4. Careless Kate. 5. Dolly and I. 6. Robinson Crusoe, Jr.
Laura Lee Library. By OLIVER OPTIC. Six volumes. Illustrated. Fancy cloth and colors. Price per volume, 30 cents.
1. The Picnic Party. 2. The Gold Thimble. 3. The Do-Somethings. 4. Christmas Gift. 5. Uncle Ben. 6. Birthday Party.
These are bright short stories for younger children who are unable to comprehend the Starry Flag Series or the Army and Navy Series. But they all display the author's talent for pleasing and interesting the little folks. They are all fresh and original, preaching no sermons, but inculcating good lessons.
LOTHROP, LEE & SHEPARD CO., Boston
OLIVER OPTIC'S BOOKS
The Famous Boat Club Series. By OLIVER OPTIC. Six volumes. Illustrated. Any volume sold separately. Price per volume $1.25.
1. The Boat Club; OR, THE BUNKERS OF RIPPLETON. 2. All Aboard; OR, LIFE ON THE LAKE. 3. Now or Never; OR, THE ADVENTURES OF ROBBY BRIGHT.. 4. Try Again; OR, THE TRIALS AND TRIUMPHS OF HARRY WEST. 5. Poor and Proud; OR, THE FORTUNES OF KATY REDBURN. 6. Little by Little; OR, THE CRUISE OF THE FLYAWAY.
"This is the first series of books written for the young by OLIVER OPTIC. It laid the foundation for his fame as the first of authors in which the young delight, and gained for him the title of the Prince of Story Tellers. The six books are varied in incident and plot, but all are entertaining and original."
Young America Abroad: A LIBRARY OF TRAVEL AND ADVENTURE IN FOREIGN LANDS. By OLIVER OPTIC. Illustrated by NAST and others. First Series. Six volumes. Any volume sold separately. Price per volume, $1.25.
1. Outward Bound; OR, YOUNG AMERICA AFLOAT. 2. Shamrock and Thistle; OR, YOUNG AMERICA IN IRELAND AND SCOTLAND. 3. Red Cross; OR, YOUNG AMERICA IN ENGLAND AND WALES. 4. Dikes and Ditches; OR, YOUNG AMERICA IN HOLLAND AND BELGIUM. 5. Palace and Cottage; OR, YOUNG AMERICA IN FRANCE AND SWITZERLAND. 6. Down the Rhine; OR, YOUNG AMERICA IN GERMANY.
"The story from its inception, and through the twelve volumes (see Second Series), is a bewitching one, while the information imparted concerning the countries of Europe and the isles of the sea is not only correct in every particular, but is told in a captivating style. OLIVER OPTIC will continue to be the boys' friend, and his pleasant books will continue to be read by thousands of American boys. What a fine holiday present either or both series of 'Young America Abroad' would be for a young friend! It would make a little library highly prized by the recipient, and would not be an expensive one."—Providence Press.
Young America Abroad. By OLIVER OPTIC. Second Series. Six volumes. Illustrated. Any volume sold separately. Price per volume, $1.25.
1. Up the Baltic; OR, YOUNG AMERICA IN NORWAY, SWEDEN, AND DENMARK. 2. Northern Lands; OR, YOUNG AMERICA IN RUSSIA AND PRUSSIA. 3. Cross and Crescent; OR, YOUNG AMERICA IN TURKEY AND GREECE. 4. Sunny Shores; OR, YOUNG AMERICA IN ITALY AND AUSTRIA. 5. Vine and Olive; OR, YOUNG AMERICA IN SPAIN AND PORTUGAL. 6. Isles of the Sea; OR, YOUNG AMERICA HOMEWARD BOUND.
"OLIVER OPTIC is a nom de plume that is known and loved by almost every boy of intelligence in the land. We have seen a highly intellectual and world-weary man, a cynic whose heart was somewhat embittered by its large experience of human nature, take up one of OLIVER OPTIC'S books, and read it at a sitting, neglecting his work in yielding to the fascination of the pages. When a mature and exceedingly well-informed mind, long despoiled of all its freshness, can thus find pleasure in a book for boys, no additional words of recommendation are needed."—Sunday Times.
LOTHROP, LEE & SHEPARD CO., Boston
THE START IN LIFE SERIES
By J. T. TROWBRIDGE
Cloth Illustrated Price per volume, $1.00
* * * * *
A Start in Life: A STORY OF THE GENESEE COUNTRY.
In this story the author recounts the hardships of a young lad in his first endeavor to start out for himself. It is a tale that is full of enthusiasm and budding hopes.
Biding His Time.
"It is full of spirit and adventure, and presents a plucky hero who was willing to 'bide his time,' no matter how great the expectations that he indulged in from his uncle's vast wealth, which he did not in the least covet."—Boston Home Journal.
The Kelp-Gatherers: A STORY OF THE MAINE COAST.
A bright and readable story, with all the hints of character and the vicissitudes of human life, in depicting which the author is an acknowledged master.
The Scarlet Tanager, AND OTHER BIPEDS.
Every new story which Mr. Trowbridge begins is followed through successive chapters by thousands who have read and re-read many times his preceding tales. One of his greatest charms is his absolute truthfulness. He does not depict little saints, or incorrigible rascals, but just boys.
The Lottery Ticket.
"This is one of the many popular stories written by this well-known author, whose name on the title-page of a book makes it a welcome arrival to most of the young people who read. The moral is always good, the influence in the right direction, and the characters so portrayed that the right is always rewarded and the wrong fails to prosper."—Dubuque, Iowa, Herald.
The Adventures of David Vane and David Crane.
A strong, homely, humorous story of the everyday life of American country-bred boys, by one who is acknowledged to be the best living storyteller in his peculiar vein.
* * * * *
For sale by all booksellers, or sent, postpaid, on receipt of price, by LOTHROP, LEE & SHEPARD CO. BOSTON
The Tide-Mill Stories
By J. T. TROWBRIDGE
* * * * *
Six Volumes. Cloth. Illustrated. Price per volume, $1.25
* * * * *
Phil and His Friends.
The hero is the son of a man who from drink got into debt, and, after having given a paper to a creditor authorizing him to keep the son as a security for his claim, ran away, leaving poor Phil a bond slave. The story involves a great many unexpected incidents, some of which are painful and some comic. Phil manfully works for a year cancelling his father's debt, and then escapes. The characters are strongly drawn, and the story is absorbingly interesting.
The Tinkham Brothers' Tide-Mill.
"'The Tinkham Brothers' were the devoted sons of an invalid mother. The story tells how they purchased a tide-mill, which afterwards, by the ill-will and obstinacy of neighbors, became a source of much trouble to them. It tells also how, by discretion and the exercise of a peaceable spirit, they at last overcame all difficulties."—Christian Observer, Louisville, Ky.
The Satin-wood Box.
"Mr. Trowbridge has always a purpose in his writings, and this time he has undertaken to show how very near an innocent boy can come to the guilty edge and yet be able by fortunate circumstances to rid himself of all suspicion of evil. There is something winsome about the hero; but he has a singular way of falling into bad luck, although the careful reader will never feel the least disposed to doubt his honesty."—Syracuse Standard.
The Little Master.
This is the story of a schoolmaster, his trials, disappointments, and final victory. It will recall to many a man his experience in teaching pupils, and in managing their opinionated and self-willed parents. The story has the charm which is always found in Mr. Trowbridge's works.
"Many a teacher could profit by reading of this plucky little schoolmaster."—Journal of Education.
His One Fault.
"As for the hero of this story 'His One Fault' was absent-mindedness. He forgot to lock his uncle's stable door, and the horse was stolen. In seeking to recover the stolen horse, he unintentionally stole another. In trying to restore the wrong horse to his rightful owner, he was himself arrested. After no end of comic and dolorous adventures, he surmounted all his misfortunes by downright pluck and genuine good feeling. It is a noble contribution to juvenile literature."—Woman's Journal.
Peter Budstone.
"Mr. J. T. Trowbridge's 'Peter Budstone' is another of those altogether good and wholesome books for boys of which it is hardly possible to speak too highly. This author shows us convincingly how juvenile reading may be made vivacious and interesting, and yet teach sound and clean lessons. 'Peter Budstone' shows forcibly the folly and crime of 'hazing.' It is the story of a noble young fellow whose reason is irreparably overthrown by the savage treatment he received from some of his associates at college. It is a powerful little book, and we wish every schoolboy and college youth could read it."—Philadelphia American.
* * * * *
Illustrated Catalogue sent free on application.
* * * * *
Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Co., Boston
The Silver Medal Stories
By J. T. TROWBRIDGE
* * * * *
Six Volumes. Cloth. Illustrated. Price per volume, $1.25
* * * * *
The Silver Medal, AND OTHER STORIES.
There were some schoolboys who had turned housebreakers, and among their plunder was a silver medal that had been given to one John Harris by the Humane Society for rescuing from drowning a certain Benton Barry. Now Benton Barry was one of the wretched housebreakers. This is the summary of the opening chapter. The story is intensely interesting in its serious as well as its humorous parts.
His Own Master.
"This is a book after the typical boy's own heart. Its hero is a plucky young fellow, who, seeing no chance for himself at home, determines to make his own way in the world.... He sets out accordingly, trudges to the far West, and finds the road to fortune an unpleasantly rough one."—Philadelphia Inquirer.
Bound in Honor.
This story is of a lad, who, though not guilty of any bad action, has been an eye-witness of the conduct of his comrades, and felt "Bound in Honor" not to tell.
"A capital book in all respects, overflowing with all sorts of fun and adventure; just the sort of book, in short, that the young folks will be anxious to read and re-read with as much continuous interest as the most favored of their storybooks."—Philadelphia Leader.
The Pocket Rifle.
"A boy's story which will be read with avidity, as it ought to be, it is so brightly and frankly written, and with such evident knowledge of the temperaments and habits, the friendships and enmities of schoolboys."—New York Mail.
"This is a capital story for boys. It teaches honesty, integrity, and friendship, and how best they can be promoted. It shows the danger of hasty judgment and circumstantial evidence; that right-doing pays, and dishonesty never."—Chicago Inter-Ocean.
The Jolly Rover.
"This book will help to neutralize the ill effects of any poison which children may have swallowed in the way of sham-adventurous stories and wildly fictitious tales. 'The Jolly Rover' runs away from home, and meets life as it is, till he is glad enough to seek again his father's house. Mr. Trowbridge has the power of making an instructive story absorbing in its interest, and of covering a moral so that it is easy to take."—Christian Intelligencer.
Young Joe, AND OTHER BOYS.
"Young Joe," who lived at Bass Cove, where he shot wild ducks, took some to town for sale, and attracted the attention of a portly gentleman fond of shooting. This gentleman went duck shooting with Joe, and their adventures were more amusing to the boy than to the amateur sportsman.
There are thirteen other short stories in the book which will be sure to please the young folks.
* * * * *
Complete Illustrated Catalogue sent free on application.
* * * * *
Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Co., Boston
PHILLIPS EXETER SERIES
By A. T. DUDLEY
Cloth, 12mo Illustrated by Charles Copeland Price per volume, $1.25
* * * * *
FOLLOWING THE BALL
Here is an up-to-date story presenting American boarding-school life and modern athletics. Football is an important feature, but it is a story of character formation in which athletics play an important part.
"Mingled with the story of football is another and higher endeavor, giving the book the best of moral tone."—Chicago Record-Herald.
MAKING THE NINE
The life presented is that of a real school, interesting, diversified, and full of striking incidents. The athletics are technically correct, while the characters are true and consistent types of American boyhood and youth.
"The story is healthful, for, while it exalts athletics, it does not overlook the fact that studious habits and noble character are imperative needs for those who would win success in life."—Herald and Presbyter, Cincinnati.
IN THE LINE
Tells how a stalwart young student won his position as guard, and made equally marked progress in the formation of character.
"The book gives boys an interesting story, much football information, and many lessons in true manliness."—Watchman, Boston.
WITH MASK AND MITT
While appealing to the natural normal tastes of boys for fun and interest in the baseball, the book, without preaching, lays emphasis on the building up of character.
"No normal boy who is interested in our great national game can fail to find interest and profit, too, in this lively boarding-school story."—Interior, Chicago.
THE GREAT YEAR
Three manly comrades, captains respectively of the baseball, football, and track teams, help each other to achieve a "great year" of triple victory over their traditional rival.
"It is a fine, inspiring story for manly boys."—N. Y. Christian Advocate.
* * * * *
For sale by all booksellers or sent postpaid on receipt of price by the Publishers,
LOTHROP, LEE & SHEPARD CO., BOSTON
THE BOY CRAFTSMAN
Practical and Profitable Ideas for a Boy's Leisure Hours
By A. NEELY HALL
Illustrated with over 400 diagrams and working drawings 8vo Price, $2.00
Every real boy wishes to design and make things, but the questions of materials and tools are often hard to pet around. Nearly all books on the subject call for a greater outlay of money than is within the means of many boys, or their parents wish to expend in such ways. In this book a number of chapters give suggestions for carrying on a small business that will bring a boy in money with which to buy tools and materials necessary for making apparatus and articles described in other chapters, while the ideas are so practical that many an industrious boy can learn what he is best fitted for in his life work. No work of its class is so completely up-to-date or so worthy in point of thoroughness and avoidance of danger. The drawings are profuse and excellent, and every feature of the book is first-class. It tells how to make a boy's workshop, how to handle tools, and what can be made with them; how to start a printing shop and conduct an amateur newspaper, how to make photographs, build a log cabin, a canvas canoe, a gymnasium, a miniature theatre, and many other things dear to the soul of youth.
We cannot imagine a more delightful present for a boy than this book.—Churchman, N. Y.
Every boy should have this book. It's a practical book—it gets right next to the boy's heart and stays there. He will have it near him all the time, and on every page there is a lesson or something that will stand the boy in good need. Beyond a doubt in its line this is one of the cleverest books on the market.—Providence News.
If a boy has any sort of a mechanical turn of mind, his parents should see that he has this book.—Boston Journal.
This is a book that will do boys good.—Buffalo Express.
The boy who will not find this book a mine of joy and profit must be queerly constituted.—Pittsburgh Gazette.
Will be a delight to the boy mechanic.—Watchman, Boston.
An admirable book to give a boy.—Newark News.
This book is the best yet offered for its large number of practical and profitable ideas.—Milwaukee Free Press.
Parents ought to know of this book.—New York Globe.
* * * * *
For sale by all booksellers or sent postpaid on receipt of price by the publishers,
LOTHROP, LEE & SHEPARD CO., BOSTON
Making of Our Nation Series
By WILLIAM C. SPRAGUE
Large 12mo, Cloth Illustrated by A. B. Shute Price per volume, $1.50
* * * * *
The Boy Courier of Napoleon
A Story of the Louisiana Purchase
William C. Sprague, the notably successful editor of "The American Boy," has given for the first time the history of the Louisiana Purchase in entertaining story form. The hero is introduced as a French drummer boy in the great battle of Hohenlinden. He serves as a valet to Napoleon and later is sent with secret messages to the French in San Domingo and in Louisiana. After exciting adventures he accomplishes his mission and is present at the lowering of the Spanish flag, and later at that of the French and the raising of the Stars and Stripes.
"All boys and girls of our country who read this book will be delighted with it, as well as benefited by the historical knowledge contained in its pages."—Louisville, Ky., Times.
"An excellent book for boys, containing just enough history to make them hunger for more. No praise of this book can be too high."—Town Topics, Cleveland, O.
"This book is one to fascinate every intelligent American boy."—Buffalo Times.
The Boy Pathfinder
A Story of the Oregon Trail
This book has as its hero an actual character, George Shannon, a Pennsylvania lad, who at seventeen left school to become one of the Lewis and Clark expedition. He had narrow escapes, but persevered, and the story of his wanderings, interwoven with excellent historical information, makes the highest type of general reading for the young.
"It is a thoroughly good story, full of action and adventure and at the same time carrying a bit of real history accurately recorded."—Universalist Leader, Boston.
"It is an excellent book for a boy to read."—Newark, N. J., Advertiser.
* * * * *
For sale by all booksellers or sent postpaid on receipt of price by the publishers
LOTHROP, LEE & SHEPARD CO., BOSTON
Raymond Benson Series
By CLARENCE B. BURLEIGH
Illustrated by L. J. Bridgman Large 12mo, Cloth $1.50 per volume
* * * * *
The Camp on Letter K
The story deals with two active boys in Aroostook County close to the northeastern boundary of our country, and where smuggling across the Canadian line has been prevalent. Equally ready in athletics, hunting, or helping their families on the rich farms of that section, these good chums have many exciting adventures, the most important of which directly concerns the leading smugglers of the district, and an important public service is rendered by the boys.
"There is an atmosphere about the whole book that is attractive to boys, and it will be read by them with enthusiastic delight."—Democrat and Chronicle, Rochester, N. Y.
Raymond Benson at Krampton
Raymond Benson and his friend, Ned Grover, go to Krampton Academy, which is no other than the noted school at New Hampton, N. H., where Mr. Burleigh was fitted for college. We have had good books telling of the larger and more aristocratic preparatory schools, but never before one that so well told of life at a typical country academy of the sort that have furnished the inspiration for so many successful men.
"It is interesting from start to finish, and while rousing and full of enthusiasm, is wholesome in spirit, and teaches lessons of purity and justice and manliness in real life."—Herald & Presbyter.
The Kenton Pines
"Kenton College" is Bowdoin College, beautiful in its location and famous in its history. Raymond's athletic abilities insure him immediate and enduring prominence as a student, and the accounts of athletic contests will stir the blood of any one. But the book is far more than a tale of these things; it is a wonderful picture of life at a smaller college, with all its fine hard work, "grinds," and triumphs. It is a book that rings true on every manly question.
"This book, like the other of the series, is of a very high character, and should be an inspiration to all boys contemplating a college career."—Interior.
* * * * *
For sale at all booksellers or sent postpaid on receipt of price by the publishers
LOTHROP, LEE & SHEPARD CO., BOSTON
BOOKS BY EVERETT T. TOMLINSON.
* * * * *
THE WAR OF 1812 SERIES
Six volumes Cloth Illustrated by A. E. Shute Price per volume reduced to $1.25
No American writer for boys has ever occupied a higher position than Dr. Tomlinson, and the "War of 1812 Series" covers a field attempted by no other juvenile literature in a manner that has secured continued popularity.
The Search for Andrew Field The Boy Soldiers of 1812 The Boy Officers of 1812 Tecumseh's Young Braves Guarding the Border The Boys with Old Hickory
ST. LAWRENCE SERIES
CRUISING IN THE ST. LAWRENCE
Being the third volume of the "St. Lawrence Series" Cloth Illustrated Price $1.50
Our old friends, "Bob," "Ben," "Jock," and "Bert," having completed their sophomore year at college, plan to spend the summer vacation cruising on the noble St. Lawrence. Here they not only visit places of historic interest, but also the Indian tribes encamped on the banks of the river, and learn from them their customs, habits, and quaint legends.
PREVIOUS VOLUMES
CAMPING ON THE ST. LAWRENCE Or, On the Trail of the Early Discoverers Cloth Illustrated $1.50
THE HOUSE-BOAT ON THE ST. LAWRENCE Or, Following Frontenac Cloth Illustrated $1.50
BY THE SAME AUTHOR
STORIES OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION First and Second Series Cloth Illustrated $1.00 each
* * * * *
Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Co., Boston
PIGEON CAMP SERIES
By MARTHA JAMES
Illustrated Cloth Large 12mo $1.25
* * * * *
JIMMIE SUTER
Jimmie Suter is a sturdy, active, honest boy, whose father and mother are very worthy people in moderate circumstances. What Jimmie lacks in pocket money, however, he more than makes up in mechanical ingenuity and other good qualities, and his best boy friend is the son of a rich man, but not spoiled by the fact. They have royal times making and sailing an ice-boat and doing many other things, and best of all they organize the "S. F. B.," or Society for Feeding Birds, which spreads far and wide and is productive of most enjoyable acquaintances besides doing good service in the cause for which it was intended. Deeds of kindness to a queer old neighbor bring an unexpected reward, and the bright, wholesome book ends in a most pleasing manner.
"Martha James seems to have a good kind of insight for this juvenile literature, and in the course of an interesting story drops many valuable suggestions about the employment of a boy's time and his habits of life outside of school."—Syracuse Herald.
"In his kindness and thoughtfulness for both men and animals, Jimmie is an ideal boy."—The Watchman, Boston.
"The happy, wholesome book closes in a thoroughly satisfactory way."—Chicago Inter-Ocean.
"The tone is simple and healthy, and the book will no doubt find many young readers."—The Churchman, Milwaukee.
* * * * *
For sale by all booksellers or sent postpaid on receipt of price by the publishers,
LOTHROP, LEE & SHEPARD CO., BOSTON
W. O. STODDARD'S BOOKS
12mo Cloth Price per volume, $1.25
DAN MONROE: A Story of Bunker Bill Illustrated by W. F. Kennedy
In this volume the hero is one whose name is found in several trustworthy records as the drummer boy of the Lexington militia, his closest friend, Nat Harrington, being the fifer. The Concord fight, the Battle of Bunker Hill, and the arrival of Washington are introduced as parts of a carefully preserved historical outline.
LONG BRIDGE BOYS Illustrated by I. B. Hazelton
It tells the story of an actual attempt made by the Confederates of Virginia, just prior to the outbreak of the Civil War, to seize the city of Washington by force of arms, and make prisoners of President Lincoln and other high government officials.
AHEAD OF THE ARMY Illustrated by C. Chase Emerson
This is a lively narrative of the experiences of an American boy who arrives in Mexico as the war with the United States is beginning.
THE ERRAND BOY OF ANDREW JACKSON: A War Story of 1812 Illustrated by Will Crawford
This tale is of the War of 1812, and describes the events of the only land campaign of 1812-1814 in which the Americans were entirely successful.
JACK MORGAN: A Boy of 1812 Illustrated by Will Crawford
It is the adventures of a boy of the frontier during the great fight that Harrison made on land, and Perry on the lakes for the security of the border.
THE NOANK'S LOG: A Privateer of the Revolution Illustrated by Will Crawford
The further adventures of the plucky Guert Ten Eyck, as he fought King George on land and sea.
THE DESPATCH BOAT OF THE WHISTLE: A Story of Santiago Illustrated by Frank T. Merrill
A breezy story of a newspaper despatch boat, in the war with Spain.
GUERT TEN EYCK Illustrated by Frank T. Merrill
A hero story of real American girls and boys, in the American Revolution.
THE PARTNERS Illustrated by Albert Scott Cox
A capital story of a bright, go-ahead country girl and two boys who helped her keep store.
CHUCK PURDY: A New York Boy Illustrated
A delightful story of boy life in New York City.
GID GRANGER: A Country Boy Illustrated
A capital story of American life.
* * * * *
For sale by all booksellers or sent postpaid on receipt of price by the publishers,
LOTHROP, LEE & SHEPARD CO., BOSTON
George Cary Eggleston's Juveniles
The Bale Marked Circle X
A Blockade Running Adventure
Illustrated by C. Chase Emerson. 12mo, red cloth, illustrated cover, $1.50.
Another of Mr. Eggleston's stirring books for youth. In it are told the adventures of three boy soldiers in the Confederate Service who are sent in a sloop on a secret voyage from Charleston to the Bahamas, conveying a strange bale of cotton which holds important documents. The boys pass through startling adventures: they run the blockade, suffer shipwreck, and finally reach their destination after the pluckiest kind of effort.
Camp Venture
A Story of the Virginia Mountains
Illustrated by W. A. McCullough. 12mo, dark red cloth, illustrated cover, $1.50.
The Louisville Courier Journal says: "George Cary Eggleston has written a decidedly good tale of pluck and adventure in 'Camp Venture.' It will be of interest to young and old who enjoy an exciting story, but there is also a great deal of instruction and information in the book."
The Last of the Flatboats
A Story of the Mississippi
Illustrated by Charlotte Harding. 12mo, green cloth, illustrated cover, $1.50.
The Brooklyn Eagle says: "Mr. George Cary Eggleston, the veteran editor and author, has scored a double success in his new book, 'The Last of the Flatboats,' which has just been published. Written primarily as a story for young readers, it contains many things that are of interest to older people. Altogether, it is a mighty good story, and well worth reading."
Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Co., Boston
By Chaplain H. H. CLARK, U.S.N.
* * * * *
THE ADMIRAL'S AID
A Story of Life in the New Navy
12mo, blue cloth, illustrated by I. B. HAZELTON $1.25
In this favorite author's two earlier books we learned somewhat of the old navy. In this story it is the new navy, with all of its progress and development, which engages our attention. But the hope of the new navy is built upon the same qualities that have distinguished officers and men from its beginning. These Chaplain Clark portrays, to the delight of every reader, in this thrilling story.
* * * * *
JOE BENTLY, Naval Cadet
12mo, blue cloth, illustrated by F. O. SMALL. $1.25
In this story Joe Bently meets with many new and intensely interesting adventures.
* * * * *
BOY LIFE IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY
12mo, blue cloth, illustrated. $1.25
The book is a true picture of a healthy, attractive life of the navy that is little known to the general public, and full enough of adventures to please all classes of readers.
* * * * *
Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Co., Boston
YOUNG DEFENDER SERIES
By ELBRIDGE S. BROOKS
* * * * *
IN DEFENCE OF THE FLAG
A Boy's Adventures in Spain and Cuba in the War of 1898
Illustrated by W. F. STECHER 12mo Cloth $1.25
A story of action and adventure such as all healthy boys like, telling of a plucky young American who defended his country's flag against mobs in Spain and foemen in Cuba, and had many thrilling experiences.
"Suffice it to say that he will be a lucky boy, with many a thrill before him, who finds this book in his Christmas stocking. Don is a hero after every boy's heart."—Boston Herald.
WITH LAWTON AND ROBERTS
A Boy's Adventures in the Philippines and the Transvaal
Illustrated by C. CHASE EMERSON 12mo Cloth $1.25
The stirring adventures of a manly American boy who follows Lawton in his last campaigns, and by a singular train of circumstances has "moving accidents by flood and field," in two wars, with American soldiers, Filipino insurrectos, Malay pirates, English troopers, and Boer burghers.
"Mr. Brooks presents vivid pictures of both wars, so widely separated. His pages are full of the swift moving incidents which boys love. Dull indeed must be the young reader whose interest flags."—Boston Journal.
UNDER THE ALLIED FLAGS
A Boy's Adventures in China During the Boxer Revolt
Illustrated by W. F. STECHER 12mo Cloth $1.25
The stirring story of an American boy's adventures in Tien Tsin and Pekin, in the ranks of the International troops and as one of the defenders of the beleaguered legations. Up-to-date, absorbing, and full of healthy excitement. Characters who are in the stories "With Lawton and Roberts" and "In Defence of the Flag" reappear in this story.
"Men and women, boys and girls, of all the mingled nationalities that made this war in China so picturesque, appear in the story and give it vigor, variety, and unflagging interest."—Cleveland World.
* * * * *
For sale by all booksellers or sent postpaid on receipt of price by the publishers,
LOTHROP, LEE & SHEPARD CO., BOSTON
* * * * *
Transcriber's Notes:
Punctuation normalised.
Page 139, text missing was presumed. Original read: position, if I ... f ... every dec ... fellow in the Institute had ... outraged ...nd ...
Page 172, paragraph break inserted between the lines:
"Ay!" shouted the students, with one voice.
"Those opposed, say no."
Page 231, missing text inserted. Original read "food or s... on the island."
Advertisement for "GUERT TEN EYCK", "America" changed to "American". (in the American Revolution)
THE END |
|
