ds who
have read and re-read many times his preceding tales.
One of his greatest charms is his absolute
truthfulness. He does not depict little saints, or
incorrigible rascals, but just _boys_.

_The Lottery Ticket._

"This is one of the many popular stories written by
this well-known author, whose name on the title-page
of a book makes it a welcome arrival to most of the
young people who read. The moral is always good, the
influence in the right direction, and the characters
so portrayed that the right is always rewarded and the
wrong fails to prosper."--_Dubuque, Iowa, Herald._

_The Adventures of David Vane and David Crane._

A strong, homely, humorous story of the everyday life
of American country-bred boys, by one who is
acknowledged to be the best living storyteller in his
peculiar vein.

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_For sale by all booksellers, or sent, postpaid, on receipt of
price, by_
LOTHROP, LEE & SHEPARD CO.
BOSTON

The Tide-Mill Stories

By J. T. TROWBRIDGE

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_Six Volumes. Cloth. Illustrated. Price per volume, $1.25_

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=Phil and His Friends.=

The hero is the son of a man who from drink got into
debt, and, after having given a paper to a creditor
authorizing him to keep the son as a security for his
claim, ran away, leaving poor Phil a bond slave. The
story involves a great many unexpected incidents, some
of which are painful and some comic. Phil manfully
works for a year cancelling his father's debt, and
then escapes. The characters are strongly drawn, and
the story is absorbingly interesting.

=The Tinkham Brothers' Tide-Mill.=

"'The Tinkham Brothers' were the devoted sons of an
invalid mother. The story tells how they purchased a
tide-mill, which afterwards, by the ill-will and
obstinacy of neighbors, became a source of much
trouble to them. It tells also how, by discretion and
the exercise of a peaceable spirit, they at last
overcame all difficulties."--_Christian Observer,
Louisville, Ky._

=The Satin-wood Box.=

"Mr. Trowbridge has always a purpose in his writings,
and t