A Pair of Originals. By E. Way'. (Seeley and Co.)—Readers
who read Miss Ward's last book, "Fresh from the Fens "—those who have not, will do well to repair the omission—will remember that one of the best things is the adventure of three little girls, who, missing their natural protectors, are taken charge of by a benevolent Bishop. Here we have two little boys who run away from an uncongenial home, and find one much more to their taste in their grandmother's house. "Originals" they are indeed, almost, we might say, but that we know of what strange things children are capable, more original than Nature. "Curly," with his heroic rescue of his cousin's birds, and "Bunny," with his imitation of legal forms, to mention two out of many wonders, almost transcend our powers of faith. Still, the book will be found entertaining, and we can commend it without reserve.
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