is presented with a
woollen night-cap on New Year's morning by his housekeeper, "a typical
spinster not overburdened with fat." This so rejoices the Deacon that he
is possessed to make others happy, goes to call upon his pastor, and
makes him leave his books and spend the day skating, sleighing, and
driving with his parishioners.

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=STORY THE KEG TOLD ME, AND THE STORY OF THE MAN WHO DIDN'T KNOW MUCH.= By
W. H. H. MURRAY, author of "Daylight Land," "Adirondack Adventures,"
etc. 12mo. Cloth, $1.50.

"Two admirable stories by W. H. H. Murray, in both which appears John
Norton, the trapper, a character that promises to become as much of a
favorite as is the hero of the Leather Stocking novels. These stories
have a bracing outdoor freshness and a delightfully crisp realism: are
vigorous in tone, and strong and picturesque in the relation. Taken
altogether, they may be pronounced in the most artistic of Mr. Murray's
excursions into the realms of fiction, and fascinating generally."
--_Saturday Evening Gazette._

=DEACONS.= By W. H. H. MURRAY. 16mo. Paper, 50 cts. Cloth, 75 cts.

"Mr. Murray is an expert in the art of character drawing; he can
manipulate humor and pathos with equal facility. No one will gainsay
their freshness and individuality."--_N. Y. Commercial Advertiser._

=ADIRONDACK ADVENTURES.= "In the Wilderness; or, Camp Life in the
Adirondacks." By W. H. H. MURRAY, 12mo. Illustrated. Paper, 50 cts.
Cloth, $1.25.

"In the 'Adventures in the Wilderness' W. H. H. Murray strikes the happy
hunting ground, which long ago earned for him the popular title,
'Adirondack Murray,' and here, as in his other books, he fairly revels
in stirring incident, lively and faithful conception of character, and
the powerful but delightful description of natural scenery which have
already given his work an enviable and lasting place in American
literature."--_Nashville American._

=THE BUSTED EX-TEXAN, AND OTHER STORIES.= By W. H. H. MURRAY. With
photogravure portrait of Mr. Murray, and eight full-page illustrations
by Thos. Worth. Square 12mo. Cloth, $1.00.

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=CIVILIZATION IN THE UNITED STATES, AND OTHER ESSAYS CONCERNING AMERICA.=
By MATTHEW ARNOLD. 16mo. Unique paper boards, 50 cts. Cloth, uncut,
$1.25. The cloth binding matches the uniform edition of his collected
works. Comprises the critical essays, which created so much discussion,