Vice in the Horse (same publisher) is by Mr Edward L. Anderson, and consists of various papers on vice in the horse, on the value of books on riding, on the intelligence of the horse, on the test of horsemanship, on how to buy a horse, and the like. The book will interest the class to which it appeals.

THE LAST YEAR.

Tender lights on sky and sea;

Milkwhite blossoms on the tree;

Lull of storms and tempest bleak;

Faint bloom on a wan young cheek.

‘Spring, the blessèd Spring, is nigh!’

Said my darling hopefully.

Violets’ breath and primrose rays;

Sunshine threading leafy ways;