3 FEBRUARY 1877, Page 24

Daft Davie, and other Sketches of Scottish Life and Character.

By S. R. Whitehead. (Hodder and Stoughton.)—There is much merit in these stories, which are serious and humorous by turns. Perhaps the best, though the subject is not by any means a new one, is "Aunt Kirstie's Visit to Glasgow." Aunt Kirstie, after a long life spent almost within the bounds of her native parish, pays a visit to Glasgow. She will not trust anything but her own feet, so, accordingly, walks all the way. An unhappy experience disgusts her with the place, and she insists on returning the next morning. She yields to the persuasion of her friends, and consents to return by the coach. Unluckily, her nephew puts her into the wrong coach. All this is well told. "The Renewal of the Lease" is an interesting story.