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    : ; happ girls il in y their w ^ tji ' a teens pretty / love-scene between two of the characters . The book is adapted for

    ; The annual volumes of the British Workman and the Band , " af Hope are as usual full on < of \ w p te temnflmn ithy anecdotes fift . thrift fchviffc , short . and and stories kindred kindred , biograp themes themes hical . . JMan Man sketc y v hes ot of trie the , and pictures pictures kind words m in both botn pleasantl oi of tnese these y expressed widel wideiv-

    read mperance and attractive , magazines , are fine examples of the best kind of popular art . y The Strait Gateby Annie SSwan ¦ fc . ¦ The reader -v ' ¦¦ k - ^^ " is introduced - « - - *^ h -v ¦»•» to wr two -+ brothers b -w w « one

    a commercial ^^^ m ^ m ^ ^ br W ^& ^ fm \ ^ DW ^ b man V ¦ ^ W ^ Vflf who V ^^^ , *•* loves T At ™ m m m money H .-M-TJ *** S . W T * and ** r T V ^^»^ gain * , and ^* - has «* w the ^» ^ —« misfortune ^ ^~^^ ^ r ^ ^ ^*» w to come - ^ - ^ w * * * into " > w ^ , possession w ^ a ^«~ , v ^ AX V «/ , he of great has no wealth right , to to which the property , by the accident . He is of finall a lawyer y led ' s to delay see , he the is e legall rror of y entitled his ways , but and morall finds y

    the rightful owner . The other brother is a doctor , who is dutiful and successful . , The story is entirely free from any excitement , and is thoroughly religious in its tone *

    XVIattle ' s Borne , by the Author of ' Hungry J ' ack / & c . Such a home as that described in Jacques Lane in this short story iswe are afraidtoo often to be met with in the world of

    reality to afford much scope for ori , ginality in fiction , . This , perhaps , is not so much the author ' s aim as to opeA the hearts of some little readers , to whom Christmas is such a joyous

    season , to the condition of poor children whose sufferings , alas ! only too closely resemble those of Mattie .

    * ¦ ' ¦— Xie ft children witlx a whil Trust e it , b is y written ^ ellie Hellis in an . attractiv This little - ^ e — - style tale and may sufficientl — afford — — a y full practical of incident lesson to to ( j

    command many ^ - ^ ^ f ^^ W ^^^»«»^^«^ the ^^^^^ ^ M ^ ^** reader » , V r w ^ v ^^^ b ^^ ' s interest ^ ^^ ^^ ¦ — » » ^^ . ^^ ^ ^ The — ' — - ^ —^ ¦ ' ¦ trust — is left — __ by a ^ father _ __ , going ___ abroad — ^ j - , to the famil _^ — w _ - ^ _ y he ^ . — leaves behind , who each and all strive , though not always successfully , to fulfil this trust ,

    which is to take care of and help their mother . j The Friendly- Visitor . New Series . Vol . XXIII . This volume of the Friendly Visitor

    for the year possesses the same features of interest as in former years . It contains articles and short sketches that will be read with delight in many a home . In it are extracts

    from — the _ writings ... of such < b men as the . v Revs ^^ - ^ . C s ~* a . H "W ™ " » . S J ~* + purgeon , Hpratius ^ B ~ WF ¦ Bonar - ^ fc ¦ , D mm ifc . D ., A . MaclarenD . D . and Mark C « uy Pearse . Subjects for Bible Reading are given . The

    , , articles and extracts are bright , short , and pointed ; whilst the type is clear and " the illustrations are good and numerous . Altogether , it makes good its claim to be a ' friendly !

    visitor' and one which will receive a hearty welcome in many a home . for IVX some ark . time x > est . > orougrti It reveals * s Vo the w , b character y Annie of S . a Swan truly . noble One of man the in best Mark stories Desborough we have . read His j |

    brother Wilfred was of another kind , clever asv an artist , but lazy , selfish , and living at | his brother ' s expense . When Mark stands by his , dying widowed mother , he vows to

    her that he will make Wilfred his first care after she has gone . And right bravely he fulfils his vow . He teaches how one may ' suffer and be strong , ' and shows in his life so

    much of patience , industry , and unselfishness , that he may stand as a type of , manly ChristianitEven Mta ^^ V when his brother fci obtains promise of marriage from the irl —¦ " ¦ on ¦ —¦¦ whom

    Mark - ^^^^ HH ^ ^¦¦¦ ^ j ^ ^^ p ^^ ^^ ^ has ^^^ V ^^ ^ B tffr ^^ jiassionatel ^ y W . V ¦ ^*^ . V * ^^ y ^^ set ^» ^ t »^ ^^ ^^ his dlh # . ^ fc »^^ heart ¦ «^ b - ^^^ ^^ , ^ m ^ he ' ¦ ^ . ^ B ¦ bears ~^ W - ^ ~^^ » ^¦¦ B ^ ^^ ' ^^ himself ¦ W ¦ ¦ " ¦ ™ " ¦ ™ like ^ ^^ ' ^ " ^ " ™ a true ' ¦ - ~ " ^"" ¦ ¦ ™ ¦ " » Christian " - ^ . —^™ i T . ^^ *~ It g ^^ H ^ k ^ may ^ —^ ^ be said that it is not often that two fortunes bo easily fall to a virtuous life , but Mark Desborough

    deserved them both . Too much cannot be said in praise of the style and influence of this | story .

    Xlae Motlier ' a Companion is a useful and readable book , and will be hailed by young wives with delight . Its contents are varied and there runs through it a charming story , called * Sallie's Boy . ' The pages devoted to home dressmaking by Miss Davis will be found very

    helpful ; there are also ' some sensible cookery receipts . as a IMEerry Christmas Times -box for by Xiny roiks little , ones by J . D containing . This is as a book it does that numerous would be full short y appreciated stories in

    prose and poetry . It is many printed throughout , in a large clear type , and full of tasteful illustrations , some of which are full-page coloured plates .

    V Aithur Sgert -nv cm ' B Ordeal , or God ' s Ways not our Ways * by mj Emma Leslie . The object mm of the authoress is to enforce and illustrate ^^ certain reliious ^^ truths for the benefit of

    people . The duty and efficacy of prayer , resignation to g the Divine Will , and belief young in the Fatherhood of God are the main features of the teaching . From their mode of talkingand

    the very early formation of their characters , the children in the book seem-to have old heads ,

    j , ^ on young shouldiers . < ^

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  • Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), Dec. 6, 1889, page 1600, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_06121889/page/66/