The simple bravery of this boy-soldier will stimulate the latent courage and patriotism of the boys of our day. They will like the scene where Dick and Jed join the army as drummer-boys, taking with them Mink, Jed's "awful nice dog," who could do all sorts of cunning tricks.
Greene, Homer.
The Blind Brother.
Crowell. .50
A narrative of the experiences of two little boys in the Pennsylvania coal mines. The sketch, which treats of an unusual subject and is full of stirring interest, took the first prize, offered by The Youth's Companion.
Hale, E.E.
°The Man Without a Country.
Little. .75
The story of Philip Nolan was written in the darkest period of the Civil War, to show what love of country is.--Introduction.
Nolan cursed his native land and wished that he might never hear of her again, and for fifty years his wish was fulfilled.