CONCLUSION.
Mrs. Watson wept tears of joy over her lost child, now restored to her.
Mrs. McGilvery declared that the pleasure of witnessing such a joyful
meeting was worth a voyage half round the world, or, indeed, all the
way round the world.
"Well, Levi, what shall we do next?" asked Mr. Watson, when the young
skipper had been thanked and extolled by the ladies till his cheeks
burned with blushes.
"Go home, I suppose, sir, unless the ladies desire to settle here,"
replied Levi.
"Doubtless we shall go home," added Mr. Watson; "but how shall we do
it? I think the ladies will not care to be kept on board of the yacht
for three months or more."
"I will do what I can to make them comfortable if they will return in
The Starry Flag; but that is saying only a little."
"You would arrive on the coast of the United States in the middle of
the winter, and you will see many heavy storms, and much bad weather,"
suggested Mr. Watson.
"Yes, sir; it was bad enough coming out here, especially after we left
the Cape of Good Hope; but it would be worse returning. I cannot
honestly advise them to go back in the yacht, glad as I should be of
their company;" and Levi glanced at Bessie. "I think they had better go
by the way you came."
"I am very clear of that," added Mr. Watson. "But, Levi, I can't bear
the idea of your knocking about for three or four months, perhaps six,
in such a small vessel."
"It won't hurt me any. I rather like it," laughed Levi. "I will have a
stove put up in the cabin for use when we get into the cold region, and
we shall be as comfortable as a bug in a rug."
"I'll tell you my plan, Levi. I can sell the yacht, and you can return
with us by steamer."
"Sell The Starry Flag!" exclaimed Levi. "I should as soon think of
selling my mother, if I had one. I love her, after the good service she
has done, and I don't think any builder could get up another as good as
she is. I know what she is now. She has weathered a hurricane, and
don't mind an ordinary gale any more than a summer zephyr. Besides, I
have a crew of six men, without the cook and steward. If you want to
sell her, I'll buy her."
"She is yours now, and you may do as you please with her."
"Then I shall certainly take her home. She needs some repairs, and then
she will be as good as new."
"If the ladies are willing, we will all go on board of her," said Mr.
Watson. "We must make some arrangements for Mrs. Vincent and her
children, and attend to Mat Mogmore's case."
The party went on board of the yacht. Mr. Watson summoned the crew, as
soon as they reached the deck, and gave each of them a check for a
thousand dollars. This little incident made the day a happy one to
them, as well as to the members of Mr. Watson's family. He then asked
Mrs. Vincent what she purposed to do; and Levi offered her a return
passage in the yacht. She had been kind to Bessie, had been her
companion and friend in her distress, and her conduct merited a
grateful recognition. The poor woman did not know what to do. She had
no idea what her husband had done with all the money he had collected.
It was not to be found, and no one knew anything about it. It was
afterwards ascertained that the proceeds of the sale of his house and
furniture had been expended upon the fitting out of the Caribbee, and
he had deposited the ten thousand borrowed of Mr. Fairfield in Boston
until he was ready to leave the country.
Mrs. Vincent did not wish to return to her native land. Her husband had
ruined himself and disgraced his family, and she did not care to meet
the obloquy which awaited her in the midst of her friends. The consul
informed her, when she had stated her views, that she could make a good
living, and perhaps a competency, by keeping a boarding-house in
Melbourne. Mr. Watson promptly offered to assist her to the means for
making a beginning. Before the yacht sailed on her home voyage, the
consul had purchased for her such an establishment as she needed, and
she was in a fair way to do better for herself than her husband had
ever done for her.
The consul met the family in the cabin of the yacht, and Mat Mogmore's
case came up for discussion. The steward, and the other seamen from the
Caribbee, had gone on shore to shift for themselves, as Mat would have
done if he had been permitted.
"Mat says he got into a scrape, and Dock helped him out," said Levi,
when the matter was brought up. "The old rascal had him in his power
then, and made a tool of him in this business."
"What scrape did he get into?" asked Mr. Watson.
"I don't know. He began to tell me when your boat came alongside,"
replied Levi. "He said my uncle borrowed a screw-driver of him; but I
don't know what this had to do with it."
"Send for him, Levi," added Mr. Watson. "If he tells the truth, and
means to do well, perhaps we may do something to help him."
The steward was called, and directed to bring the prisoner--for such he
was--into the cabin. Mat was on the stool of repentance. All his
expectations had been blasted; and, whichever way he turned, the
prospect was dark and forbidding, as it must sooner or later be to all
evil-doers. Even if permitted to go on shore, he was alone and
friendless in a strange land. The share he was to receive of Bessie's
ransom had failed him; another evil speculation had also come to
nought. If he returned to his native land in the yacht, it was only to
be covered with merited disgrace, and to spend years of his life in the
state prison.
When Mat Mogmore entered the cabin under the escort of the steward, he
felt like a ruined man--one who, by his own folly and wickedness, had
sacrificed all his hopes in this world. Mr. Watson and the consul spoke
to him with the utmost plainness, the latter informing him that, if he
declined to return home in the yacht, he should procure his arrest on a
criminal charge.
"I will return in her, if you say so," blubbered Mat, whose pluck was
all gone.
"If you wish to explain your conduct, you may do so," added Mr. Watson.
"I don't know as it's any use. I wish I had been drowned in the
Caribbee."
"You began to tell me your story," said Levi.
"I was going to tell you how I happened to help Captain Vincent. He
made me do it. I'll tell you about it, if you like."
"Go on," added Mr. Watson.
"Perhaps I'm worse than you think I am; but I'll tell the whole truth."
"That's what we want."
"Levi's uncle borrowed a screw-driver of me in the shop. I wanted to
use it pretty soon, and I went over to Mr. Fairfield's after it. He was
fixing a board to put over a hole in the plastering in his chamber. I
saw he had cut away the laths, and I knew he wasn't putting up the
piece to keep the cold out, as he said. I made up my mind he had money
hid in that hole. At the fire, when the folks had left the room, and
all the men were on the roof, I took off that board, for I thought the
money would be all lost if there was any there. I found the four bags
of gold. I dropped them out the window into the lilac bushes, and put
the board up again. I didn't mean to steal it then. I never stole
anything in my life, not even a pin."
"What did you put the board up again for?" asked Levi.
"I didn't screw it up till afterwards. I carried the gold over to the
shop, and hid it under the floor. Then I went back and fastened up the
board, just as I found it. While I was doing this Dock Vincent came in,
and saw what I was doing. I turned it off as well as I could, and
helped move the furniture where the water was coming down upon it.
There was a lot of money in those bags, and I didn't like to give them
up. Dock had said something to me about going to Australia with him,
and I thought I could take the money out here with me.
"Just as soon as it came out that the gold was gone, Captain Vincent
pitched into me. He knew then what I was screwing up that board for. It
wasn't any use to deny it to him after what he had seen. I said I would
give it back to the old man, and tell him I had taken it to keep it
from being lost in the fire. Dock said it wan't worth while to do that;
the old man had lost it, and he wouldn't feel any worse if he didn't
find it. We talked it over, and after a while I agreed to divide with
him.
"Then he began to tell me, a little at once, about carrying off Miss
Watson again. I didn't like the job; but Dock said he'd send me to jail
for stealing the gold if I didn't go in with him; and I had to go. When
the new Starry Flag came round, he told me Levi wanted to hire me
before the mast, and told me to engage with him, so as to help him get
Miss Watson when the time came. All along, Dock said that Levi was in
his way. If he could get rid of him, he could carry her off without any
trouble. So he laid the stealing to him, and tried to prove it on him.
"Dock told me to put the bag and some of the gold in the state-room,
but I hadn't any chance to do it; the steward was in my way all the
time. The yacht was going off the next day, and Dock wanted to have
Levi taken up before he started. I handed the bag I had fixed to Ben
Seaver, and told him I had forgotten to do what the captain had
ordered. I asked him to give it to the steward, and tell him Levi
wanted him to put it into a locker in his state-room. Ben did just what
I told him; and I knew he was going off that day. Levi was taken up;
but things didn't work as Dock wanted. He was discharged.
"All this time the money was hid under the shop. After the examination,
Dock wanted the money divided. I had taken out one hundred and fifty
dollars. We put fifty in the bag before, and divided a hundred. I
agreed to meet him at the old fish-house, that was burned, and I
carried the bags down, and put them under an old sail, where I could
get the money when we wanted it.
"Dock and I met in the fish-house at ten o'clock. He had a lantern, so
that we could see to count the money. We sat down on the rocks to talk
the matter over, for Dock wanted the whole of the money then, and
promised to give me my share when we got to Australia. I didn't like
this; and while we were talking about it, the steward tumbled down
through the floor of the loft right between us. I never was so scared
in my life. I thought the evil one was after me for what I had done.
Dock was as scared as I was, and we both ran off as fast as our legs
would carry us.
"We went into Dock's back kitchen, and staid there till the alarm of
fire was given. We meant to go back, but neither of us dared to do so.
The fish-house got afire, and burned up; and that was the last we saw
of the gold. Augustus can tell you better than I can where it went to."
"I have told that already," interposed the steward.
"When the Caribbee was ready to sail," continued Mat, "Dock went to New
York, and told Captain Gauley to follow as soon as Miss Watson was on
board. I was told to watch my chance when Levi was on board the yacht,
and go to her, saying he had sent me for her. I waited three days
without having such a chance, when the race at Portland fixed things
just as I wanted them. You know how I worked it. I wouldn't have done
it if I hadn't been afraid Dock would send me to jail. As soon as we
got to New York, Captain Gauley sent a letter to Boston, where Dock was
keeping himself out of sight till he could get the money. I suppose he
sent his letter to Mr. Watson as soon as he heard Miss Watson was
missing. We waited ten days below New York; but Dock didn't come. Then
Captain Gauley got a letter from him, saying things were going wrong
with him, and ordering the vessel to sail without him. He was to come
out here by steamer."
Mat Mogmore's confession made everything plain. What was not understood
before was clear enough now. Dock Vincent did not believe in the power
of goodness; and when he took advantage of the robbery to charge the
crime upon Levi, he did not realize that a young man's character is his
tower of strength. He failed to break down his reputation, failed to
ruin him, failed to injure him in the opinion of any for more than a
brief period. Perhaps, if he could have ruined Levi, and got him out of
the way, as he desired, he might have succeeded in his wicked
intention, though God does not often permit such iniquity to prosper.
By the next steamer Mr. Watson's family departed for home. The Starry
Flag was carefully repaired, an abundant supply of provisions put on
board, and she sailed for the United States. Mat Mogmore returned
voluntarily in her. As Mr. Watson had decided to spend two or three
months in Europe on his return, Levi did not hasten his homeward
voyage. At the Cape of Good Hope he staid a couple of weeks, to see the
country. He remained about the same time at St. Helena, at Ascension,
at the Cape Verde Islands, and at the Bermudas, thus avoiding the
winter storms of the North Atlantic, besides seeing the wonders of the
sunny isles of the ocean.
About the middle of May The Starry Flag was discovered entering Sandy
Bay. Mr. Watson and his family, who had arrived a month before, had
gone to their summer home; and when those who cast frequent glances to
seaward discovered the yacht, Mr. Watson was informed of her arrival.
With Bessie on his arm, he hastened down to the Point, where hundreds
of Levi's friends had already gathered to welcome him. The anchor of
the yacht went down among the rocks off the Point, the sails were
furled, and all hands went on shore.
Levi's reception was worthy of a hero. He was cheered as though he had
been a great admiral coming home from his conquest of the seas; but the
tearful welcome which Bessie Watson bestowed upon him was more grateful
than the plaudits of the multitude. He went with her to her father's
house, and the rest of the day and a long evening were spent in
relating the incidents of their return from that distant land, half
round the world.
"How is my uncle now?" asked Levi of Mr. Gayles, who formed one of the
party.
"He is about the same as usual," replied the constable. "He has lost
ten thousand dollars by Dock Vincent, and he groans about that night
and day."
"That money can be recovered," said Mr. Watson. "Vincent did not use
it."
"The trial of Dock has been postponed from time to time on account of
your absence," added Mr. Gayles. "The case will be called again next
week."
When it was assigned the next time, the witnesses were in the
court-room. Dock and Mr. Fairfield were arraigned. Mat Mogmore was
permitted to testify for the government. Both were found guilty; but,
while Dock was sentenced to the longest term of imprisonment provided
by law for his crimes, the old man was sentenced to the shortest, with
a fine of one thousand dollars. Dock's term was ten years. It broke his
spirit. His little plan was a total failure, and too late he found that
the way of the wicked shall not prosper. He was sent to the state
prison, and disappeared from public view.
Mr. Fairfield was sent to the common jail; but it was evident that he
was dying by inches of mental disorder, and his pardon was procured by
the influence of Mr. Watson. He went back to his home. The ten thousand
dollars which Dock had borrowed of him was recovered, in process of
law, of the person with whom the swindler had deposited it. The old man
had really lost but a thousand dollars, the amount of his fine; but he
was too miserable to survive long, and died two years after his
discharge from prison. Levi was his heir, but he gave his aunt the use
of the money while she lived. Her Bible and her religious newspaper
were her best friends, and she learned to open her heart and open her
purse-strings. She had nothing to do now, and she became, under Levi's
good advice, a blessing to the poor and the suffering.
When Levi was twenty-one, Mr. Gayles's function as guardian ceased, and
he paid over to his ward his entire fortune. But this was a trivial
event compared with another, which occurred a few months later, in
Boston; when, in Mr. Watson's elegant mansion, Levi and Bessie received
the congratulations of all their friends. Rockport was strongly
represented on this interesting occasion.
"May all angels, celestial and terrestrial, keep perpetual vigil over
you, Mrs. Fairfield," said Mr. C. Augustus Ebénier, as he touched the
gloved hand of the bride, whom he did not presume to kiss, as others
did. "And the next time you attempt the semi-circumnavigation of this
mundane sphere, may I have the honor to be the cabin steward of the
bark that bears you o'er the stormy sea."
"May prosperity and happiness be yours, Mrs. Fairfield," said Squire
Saunders. "Levi, this time I must commit you--to the care of this
lady."
"I have taken care of Levi for a good many years, Mrs. Fairfield,"
added Mr. Gayles; "but I cheerfully resign in your favor."
"I never saw so many grand people and sech nice things in all my born
days," said aunt Susan; "but Levi's wuth the whole on 'em. I know he'll
make you a good husband, and you'll make him a good wife;" and the old
lady planted a hearty smack on the cheek of each.
When Levi and Bessie returned from their bridal tour in Europe, in the
following spring, they took up their residence in the mansion of Mr.
Watson, on the Point. The Starry Flag and The Starry Flag, Jr., both
lie in sight of the house, and both of them are frequently used for
long and short trips. While Captain Fairfield--as he is generally
called--and his beautiful wife hope the day is far distant which will
make him a _millionnaire_, this event, in the course of nature, must
occur; yet is he richer now, in the possession of a noble character and
a true Christian spirit, than he can be made by any FREAKS OF FORTUNE.
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2. A Millionaire at Sixteen; OR, THE CRUISE OF THE "GUARDIAN MOTHER."
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4. Freaks of Fortune; OR, HALF ROUND THE WORLD.
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4. The Yankee Middy; OR, ADVENTURES OF A NAVY OFFICER.
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1. All Adrift; OR, THE GOLDWING CLUB.
2. Snug Harbor; OR, THE CHAMPLAIN MECHANICS.
3. Square and Compasses; OR, BUILDING THE HOUSE.
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1. Little Merchant.
2. Young Voyagers.
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4. Dolly and I.
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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.
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6. Birthday Party.
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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.
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and varied incidents giving a constantly changing yet always
attractive aspect to the narrative. OLIVER OPTIC has written
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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.
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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
withal 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_.
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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 BOBBY 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."
(_Other volumes in preparation._)
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._
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A Start in Life: A STORY OF THE GENESEE COUNTRY. By J. T. TROWBRIDGE.
Illustrated. $1.00.
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. The writer shows how hard the
youths of a century ago were compelled to work. This he does in an
entertaining way, mingling fun and adventures with their daily
labors. The hero is a striking example of the honest boy, who is
not too lazy to work, nor too dull to thoroughly appreciate a joke.
Biding His Time. By J. T. TROWBRIDGE. Illustrated. $1.00.
"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.... He was left a poor orphan
in Ohio at seventeen years of age, and soon after heard of a rich
uncle, who lived near Boston. He sets off on the long journey to
Boston, finds his uncle, an eccentric old man, is hospitably
received by him, but seeks employment in a humble way, and proves
that he is a persevering and plucky young man."--_Boston Home
Journal._
The Kelp Gatherers: A STORY OF THE MAINE COAST. By J. T. TROWBRIDGE.
Illustrated. $1.00.
This book is full of interesting information upon the plant life of
the seashore, and the life of marine animals; but it is also 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. By J. T. TROWBRIDGE.
Illustrated. $1.00.
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_. This same fidelity to nature
is seen in his latest book, "The Scarlet Tanager, and Other
Bipeds." There is enough adventure in this tale to commend it to
the liveliest reader, and all the lessons it teaches are wholesome.
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Phil and His Friends. By J. T. TROWBRIDGE. Illustrated. $1.25.
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. J. T. TROWBRIDGE. Illustrated. $1.25.
"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.
"Mr. TROWBRIDGE'S humor, his fidelity to nature, and story-telling
power lose nothing with years; and he stands at the head of those
who are furnishing a literature for the young, clean and sweet in
tone, and always of interest and value."--_The Continent._
The Satin-wood Box. By J. T. TROWBRIDGE. Illustrated. $1.25.
"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.... It is the pain and perplexity which impart to
the story its intense interest."--_Syracuse Standard._
The Little Master. By J. T. TROWBRIDGE. Illustrated. $1.25.
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. By J. T. TROWBRIDGE. Illustrated. $1.25.
"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. By J. T. TROWBRIDGE. Illustrated. $1.25.
"TROWBRIDGE'S other books have been admirable and deservedly
popular but this one, in our opinion, is the best yet. It is a
story at once spirited and touching, with a certain dramatic and
artistic quality that appeals to the literary sense as well as to
the story-loving appetite. In it Mr. TROWBRIDGE has not lectured or
moralized or remonstrated; he has simply shown boys what they are
doing when they contemplate hazing. By a good artistic impulse we
are not shown the hazing at all; when the story begins, the hazing
is already over, and we are introduced immediately to the results.
It is an artistic touch also that the boy injured is not hurt
because he is a fellow of delicate nerves, but because of his very
strength, and the power with which he resisted until overcome by
numbers, and subjected to treatment which left him insane. His
insanity takes the form of harmless delusion, and the absurdity of
his ways and talk enables the author to lighten the sombreness
without weakening the moral, in a way that ought to win all boys to
his side."--_The Critic._
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THE SILVER MEDAL STORIES. 6 volumes.
The Silver Medal, AND OTHER STORIES. By J. T. TROWBRIDGE. Illustrated.
$1.25.
There were some schoolboys who had turned housebreakers, and among
their plunder was a silver medal that had been given to one John
Harrison 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. By J. T. TROWBRIDGE. Illustrated. $1.25.
"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._
"We class this as one of the best stories for boys we ever read.
The tone is perfectly healthy, and the interest is kept up to the
end."--_Boston Home Journal._
Bound in Honor. By J. T. TROWBRIDGE. Illustrated. $1.25.
This story is of a lad, who, though not guilty of any bad action,
had been an eye-witness of the conduct of his comrades, and felt
"Bound in Honor" not to tell.
"The glimpses we get of New England character are free from any
distortion, and their humorous phases are always entertaining. Mr.
TROWBRIDGE'S brilliant descriptive faculty is shown to great
advantage in the opening chapter of the book by a vivid picture of
a village fire, and is manifested elsewhere with equally telling
effect."--_Boston Courier._
The Pocket Rifle. By J. T. TROWBRIDGE. Illustrated. $1.25.
"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. TROWBRIDGE never tells a story
poorly. 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. By J. T. TROWBRIDGE. Illustrated. $1.25.
"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. By J. T. TROWBRIDGE. Illustrated. $1.25.
"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.
The Vagabonds: AN ILLUSTRATED POEM. By J. T. TROWBRIDGE. Cloth. $1.50.
"The Vagabonds" are a strolling fiddler and his dog. The fiddler
has been ruined by drink, and his monologue is one of the most
pathetic and effective pieces in our literature.
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Mr. Tomlinson, who knows the "ins and outs" of boy nature by heart, is
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instructive of living writers of juvenile fiction. In his younger days
a teacher by profession, he has made boys and their idiosyncrasies the
absorbing study of his life, and, with the accumulated experience of
years to aid him, has applied himself to the task of preparing for
their mental delectation a diet that shall be at once wholesome and
attractive; and that his efforts in this laudable direction have been
successful is conclusively proven by his popularity among boy readers.
LIBRARY OF HEROIC EVENTS
STORIES OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
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THE OLD GLORY SERIES.
By EDWARD STRATEMEYER,
_Author of "The Bound to Succeed Series," "The Ship and Shore
Series," etc._
Cloth. Illustrated. Price per volume, $1.25.
UNDER DEWEY AT MANILA Or the War Fortunes of a Castaway.
A YOUNG VOLUNTEER IN CUBA Or Fighting for the Single Star.
FIGHTING IN CUBAN WATERS Or Under Schley on the Brooklyn.
UNDER OTIS IN THE PHILIPPINES Or a Young Officer in the Tropics. (_In
press._)
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PRESS NOTICES.
"'Under Dewey at Manila' is a thoroughly timely book, in perfect
sympathy with the patriotism of the day. Its title is conducive to its
perusing, and its reading to anticipation. For the volume is but the
first of the Old Glory Series, and the imprint is that of the famed
firm of Lee and Shepard, whose name has been for so many years linked
with the publications of Oliver Optic. As a matter of fact, the story
is right in line with the productions of that gifted and most
fascinating of authors, and certainly there is every cause for
congratulation that the stirring events of our recent war are not to
lose their value for instruction through that valuable school which the
late William T. Adams made so individually distinctive.
"Edward Stratemeyer, who is the author of the present work, has proved
an extraordinarily apt scholar, and had the book appeared anonymously
there could hardly have failed of a unanimous opinion that a miracle
had enabled the writer of the famous Army and Navy and other series to
resume his pen for the volume in hand. Mr. Stratemeyer has acquired in
a wonderfully successful degree the knack of writing an interesting
educational story which will appeal to the young people, and the plan
of his trio of books as outlined cannot fail to prove both interesting
and valuable."--_Boston Ideas._
"Stratemeyer's style suits the boys."--JOHN TERHUNE, _Supt.
of Public Instruction, Bergen Co., New Jersey._
"'The Young Volunteer in Cuba,' the second of the Old Glory Series, is
better than the first; perhaps it traverses more familiar ground. Ben
Russell, the brother of Larry, who was 'with Dewey,' enlists with the
volunteers and goes to Cuba, where he shares in the abundance of
adventure and has a chance to show his courage and honesty and
manliness, which win their reward. A good book for boys, giving a good
deal of information in a most attractive form."--_Universalist Leader._
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THE BOUND TO SUCCEED SERIES
By EDWARD STRATEMEYER,
_Author of "Under Dewey at Manila," etc._
Three Volumes. Cloth. Illustrated. Price per volume, $1.00.
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RICHARD DARE'S VENTURE Or Striking Out for Himself.
OLIVER BRIGHT'S SEARCH Or The Mystery of a Mine.
TO ALASKA FOR GOLD Or The Fortune Hunters of the Yukon.
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PRESS OPINIONS OF EDWARD STRATEMEYER'S BOOKS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.
"In 'Richard Dare's Venture,' Edward Stratemeyer has fully sustained
his reputation as an entertaining, helpful, and instructive writer for
boys."--_Philadelphia Call._
"'Richard Dare's Venture,' by Edward Stratemeyer, tells the story of a
country lad who goes to New York to earn enough to support his widowed
mother and orphaned sisters. Richard's energy, uprightness of
character, and good sense carry him through some trying experiences,
and gain him friends."--_The Churchman, New York._
"A breezy boy's book is 'Oliver Bright's Search.' The author has a
direct, graphic style, and every healthy minded youth will enjoy the
volume."--_N.Y. Commercial Advertiser._
"'Richard Dare's Venture' is a fresh, wholesome book to put into a
boy's hands."--_St. Louis Post Dispatch._
"'Richard Dare's Venture' is a wholesome story of a practical boy who
made a way for himself when thrown upon his own resources."--_Christian
Advocate._
"It is such books as 'Richard Dare's Venture' that are calculated to
inspire young readers with a determination to succeed in life, and to
choose some honorable walk in which to find that success. The author,
Edward Stratemeyer, has shown a judgment that is altogether too rare in
the makers of books for boys, in that he has avoided that sort of
heroics in the picturing of the life of his hero which deals in
adventures of the daredevil sort. In that respect alone the book
commends itself to the favor of parents who have a regard for the
education of their sons, but the story is sufficiently enlivening and
often thrilling to satisfy the healthful desires of the young
reader."--_Kansas City Star._
"Of standard writers of boys' stories there is quite a list, but those
who have not read any by Edward Stratemeyer have missed a very goodly
thing."--_Boston Ideas._
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By EDWARD STRATEMEYER.
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THE LAST CRUISE OF THE SPITFIRE Or Luke Foster's Strange Voyage.
REUBEN STONE'S DISCOVERY Or The Young Miller of Torrent Bend.
TRUE TO HIMSELF Or Roger Strong's Struggle for Place. (_In press._)
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PRESS OPINIONS OF EDWARD STRATEMEYER'S BOOKS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.
"Mr. Edward Stratemeyer is in danger of becoming very popular among the
young people of the country."--_Burlington_ (Iowa) _Hawk-eye._
"'The Last Cruise of the Spitfire' is of deep interest to the bounding
heart of an enthusiastic boy. The book leaves a good impression on a
boy's mind, as it teaches the triumph of noble deeds and true
heroism."--_Kansas City_ (Mo.) _Times._
"Let us mention in passing two admirable books for boys, 'Reuben Stone's
Discovery' and 'Oliver Bright's Search,' by Edward Stratemeyer, with
whom we are all acquainted. This last bit of his work is especially
good, and the boy who gets one of these volumes will become very
popular among his fellows until the book is worn threadbare."--_N.Y.
Herald._
"A good sea-tale for boys is 'The Last Cruise of the Spitfire,' by
Edward Stratemeyer. There is plenty of adventure in it, a shipwreck, a
cruise on a raft, and other stirring perils of the deep."--_Detroit_
(Mich.) _Journal._
"In a simple, plain, straightforward manner, Mr. Edward Stratemeyer
endeavors to show his boy readers what persistency, honesty, and
willingness to work have accomplished for his young hero, and his moral
is evident. Mr. Stratemeyer is very earnest and sincere in his
portraiture of young character beginning to shape itself to weather
against the future. A book of this sort is calculated to interest boys,
to feed their ambition with hope, and to indicate how they must fortify
themselves against the wiles of vice."--_Boston Herald._
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AMERICAN BOYS' SERIES
The books selected for this series are all thoroughly American, by such
favorite American authors of boys' books as Oliver Optic, Elijah
Kellogg, Prof. James DeMille, and others, now made for the first time
at a largely reduced price, in order to bring them within the reach of
all. Each volume complete in itself.
UNIFORM CLOTH BINDING ILLUSTRATED
NEW AND ATTRACTIVE DIES
Price per volume $1.00
1. ADRIFT IN THE ICE FIELDS by Capt. Chas. W. Hall
2. ALL ABOARD OR LIFE ON THE LAKE by Oliver Optic
3. ARK OF ELM ISLAND by Rev. Elijah Kellogg
4. ARTHUR BROWN THE YOUNG CAPTAIN by Rev. Elijah Kellogg
5. BOAT CLUB, THE, Or the Bunkers of Rippleton by Oliver Optic
6. BOY FARMERS OF ELM ISLAND, THE by Rev. Elijah Kellogg
7. BOYS OF GRAND PRÉ SCHOOL by Prof. James DeMille
8. "B.O.W.C", THE by Prof. James DeMille
9. BROUGHT TO THE FRONT Or the Young Defenders by Rev. Elijah Kellogg
10. BURYING THE HATCHET Or the Young Brave of the Delawares by Rev.
Elijah Kellogg
11. CAST AWAY IN THE COLD by Dr. Isaac I. Hayes
12. CHARLIE BELL THE WAIF OF ELM ISLAND by Rev. Elijah Kellogg
13. CHILD OF THE ISLAND GLEN by Rev. Elijah Kellogg
14. CROSSING THE QUICKSANDS by Samuel W. Cozzens
15. CRUISE OF THE CASCO by Rev. Elijah Kellogg
16. FIRE IN THE WOODS by Prof. James DeMille
17. FISHER BOYS OF PLEASANT COVE by Rev. Elijah Kellogg
18. FOREST GLEN Or the Mohawk's Friendship by Rev. Elijah Kellogg
19. GOOD OLD TIMES by Rev. Elijah Kellogg
20. HARDSCRABBLE OF ELM ISLAND by Rev. Elijah Kellogg
21. HASTE OR WASTE Or the Young Pilot of Lake Champlain by Oliver Optic
22. HOPE AND HAVE by Oliver Optic
23. IN SCHOOL AND OUT or the Conquest of Richard Grant by Oliver Optic
24. JOHN GODSOE'S LEGACY by Rev. Elijah Kellogg
25. JUST HIS LUCK by Oliver Optic
26. LION BEN OF ELM ISLAND by Rev. Elijah Kellogg
27. LITTLE BY LITTLE or the Cruise of the Flyaway by Oliver Optic
28. LIVE OAK BOYS or the Adventures of Richard Constable Afloat and
Ashore by Rev. Elijah Kellogg
29. LOST IN THE FOG by Prof. James DeMille
30. MISSION OF BLACK RIFLE or on the Trail by Rev. Elijah Kellogg
31. NOW OR NEVER or the Adventures of Bobby Bright By Oliver Optic
32. POOR AND PROUD or the Fortunes Or Kate Redburn By Oliver Optic
33. RICH AND HUMBLE or the Mission of Bertha Grant By Oliver Optic
34. SOPHOMORES OF RADCLIFFE or James Trafton and His Boston Friends
by Rev. Elijah Kellogg
35. SOWED BY THE WIND or the Poor Boy's Fortune by Rev. Elijah Kellogg
36. SPARK OF GENIUS or the College Life of James Trafton By Elijah
Kellogg
37. STOUT HEART or the Student From Over the Sea by Rev. Elijah Kellogg
38. STRONG ARM AND A MOTHER'S BLESSING by Rev. Elijah Kellogg
39. TREASURE OF THE SEA by Prof. James DeMille
40. TRY AGAIN or the Trials and Triumphs of Harry West By Oliver Optic
41. TURNING OF THE TIDE or Radcliffe Rich and His Patients By Rev.
Elijah Kellogg
42. UNSEEN HAND or James Renfew and His Boy Helpers By Rev. Elijah
Kellogg
43. WATCH AND WAIT or the Young Fugitives by Oliver Optic
44. WHISPERING PINE or the Graduates of Radcliffe by Rev. Elijah
Kellogg
45. WINNING HIS SPURS or Henry Morton's First Trial by Rev. Elijah
Kellogg
46. WOLF RUN or the Boys of the Wilderness by Rev. Elijah Kellogg
47. WORK AND WIN or Noddy Newman on a Cruise by Oliver Optic
48. YOUNG DELIVERERS OF PLEASANT COVE by Rev. Elijah Kellogg
49. YOUNG SHIPBUILDERS OF ELM ISLAND by Rev. Elijah Kellogg
50. YOUNG TRAIL HUNTERS by Samuel W. Cozzens
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