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his last campaigns, and by a singular train of circumstances has "moving accidents by flood and field," in two wars, with American soldiers, Filipino insurrectos, Malay pirates, English troopers, and Boer burghers. "Mr. Brooks presents vivid pictures of both wars, so widely separated. His pages are full of the swift-moving incidents which boys love. Dull indeed must be the young reader whose interest flags."--_Boston Journal._ =UNDER THE ALLIED FLAGS= =A Boy's Adventures in China During the Boxer Revolt= Illustrated by W. F. STECHER 12mo Cloth $1.25 The stirring story of an American boy's adventures in Tien Tsin and Pekin, in the ranks of the International troops and as one of the defenders of the beleaguered legations. Up-to-date, absorbing, and full of healthy excitement. Characters who are in the stories "With Lawton and Roberts" and "In Defence of the Flag" reappear in this story. "Men and women, boys and girls, of all the mingled nationalities that made this war in China so picturesque, appear in the story and give it vigor, variety, and unflagging interest."--_Cleveland World._ For sale by all booksellers or sent postpaid on receipt of price by the publishers, LOTHROP, LEE & SHEPARD CO., BOSTON TRANSCRIBER'S NOTES: 1. Minor changes have been made to correct typesetters' errors; otherwise, every effort has been made to remain true to the author's words and intent. 2. Words with one or more letters enclosed in {} indicate that the original word, in the book, had those characters in superscript. 3. In the advertising pages at the end of this e-text, the use of = on either side of a phrase indicates that the title was typeset in a bold face; + indicates that the title was underlined. End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of John and Betty's History Visit, by Margaret Williamson *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK JOHN AND BETTY'S HISTORY VISIT *** ***** This file should be named 29517.txt or 29517.zip ***** This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: http://www.gutenberg.org/2/9/5/1/29517/ Produced by Mark C. Orton, D Alexander, Linda McKeown and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions will be renamed. Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no one owns a United States co
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