18 AUGUST 1888, Page 24

A Vacation in a Buggy. By Maria Louise Pool. (G.

P. Putnam's Sons.)—This is a series of amusing sketches, the adventures of two lone ladies who take a driving tour among the Berkshire Hills, —the Berkshire in New York State, it must be understood. The misfortunes have a slightly exaggerated look ; but that, doubtless, is part of the fun. Can one believe that two grown-up people would take charge of a puppy without knowing anything more of the person who was to have it than that she was "Cousin Emily"? But a book of this kind does not require criticism. It is sufficient to say that it is pleasant reading.