Our Home in the Silver West. By Gordon Stables, M.D.
(Religious Tract Society.)—The "Silver West" is not, as one might possibly suppose, the West of the "Silver Kings." It is the Argentine Republic, and the story belongs to a time now past. A Highland family which has lost its possessions by some fraudu- lent proceedings, goes out to make a new fortune by sheep-farming in the plains of the Argentine, under the guidance of a certain Mr. Moncrieff who is already settled there. They meet with some exciting adventures on their way there, and during the years of their stay. In these, savage Indians and "Male Guachos " play the chief part. Of course there is a good deal of bloodshed, but the right people escape with a uniformity that is quite marvellous. The story is well told, and in presence of this fact, one is not disposed to inquire too particularly into the probability of this and that detail, even of the marvellous fighting qualities of the ladies of the party.
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