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recognized as that Lord Howe who met his death at Ticonderoga. As a
most natural sequence, even amid the hostile demonstrations of both
French and Indians, Lord Howe and the young girl find time to make
most deliciously sweet love, and the son of the recluse has already
lost his heart to the daughter of a great sachem, a dusky maiden
whose warrior-father has surrounded her with all the comforts of a
civilized life.

The character of Captain Brooks, who voluntarily decides to
sacrifice his own life in order to save the son of the Englishman,
is not among the least of the attractions of this story, which
holds the attention of the reader even to the last page. The tribal
laws and folk lore of the different tribes of Indians known as the
"Five Nations," with which the story is interspersed, shows that
the author gave no small amount of study to the work in question,
and nowhere else is it shown more plainly than by the skilful
manner in which he has interwoven with his plot the "blood" law,
which demands a life for a life, whether it be that of the murderer
or one of his race.

A more charming story of mingled love and adventure has never been
written than "Ticonderoga."

ROB OF THE BOWL: A Story of the Early Days of Maryland. By John P.
Kennedy. Cloth, 12mo. with four page illustrations by J. Watson Davis.
Price, $1.00.

It was while he was a member of Congress from Maryland that the
noted statesman wrote this story regarding the early history of his
native State, and while some critics are inclined to consider
"Horse Shoe Robinson" as the best of his works, it is certain that
"Rob of the Bowl" stands at the head of the list as a literary
production and an authentic exposition of the manners and customs
during Lord Baltimore's rule. The greater portion of the action
takes place in St. Mary's--the original capital of the State.

As a series of pictures of early colonial life in Maryland, "Rob of
the Bowl" has no equal, and the book, having been written by one
who had exceptional facilities for gathering material concerning
the individual members of the settlements in and about St. Mary's,
is a most valuable addition to the history of the State.

The story is full of splendid action, with a charming love story,
and a plot that never loosens