In all her vicissitudes she proves herself a steadfast
servant of the King. While the book pictures the rude times of war,
the charm of womanliness is emphasized throughout.
DIX, B.M. (p. 192)
Soldier Rigdale.
Macmillan. 1.50
An account of Mayflower days and the founding of the Plymouth colony.
Miles Rigdale and little Dolly lose both mother and father. Dolly is
brought up by Mistress Brewster, while Miles finally goes to live with
Captain Standish. This faithful relation of the privations our
ancestors endured ends with the arrival of the ship Fortune with
reinforcements for the colony.
EWING, J.H.
Jackanapes.
Daddy Darwin's Dovecot.
The Story of a Short Life.
With a sketch of her life by her sister, H.K.F. Gatty.
Little. .50
@JACKANAPES.
We love the golden-haired army baby who lived to fight and die with
glory for Old England. The atmosphere of the tale is most charming.
DADDY DARWIN'S DOVECOT.
In the beautiful English country dwell old Daddy Darwin and Jack
March, the little workhouse boy. A delightful anecdote is told about
the pigeons, of whom Jack says, "I love them tumblers as if they was
my own.
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