22 APRIL 1893, Page 26

Cab and Caboose. By Kirk Munroe. (G. P. Putnam's Sons.)—

This " Story of a Railroad Boy" makes an exciting narrative. It is to be presumed that all railway journeys in the States are not so eventful as those which successively tried the nerve, temper, and principles of Rodman Ray Blake, This, however, is a departure from strict accuracy which will be excused in consideration of the vivid impression left by the whole. Probably most readers under- rate, if they appreciate at all, the trial which railway-work makes of those who are engaged in it. This book, written in a plain, sensible style, without sensationalism or exaggeration, will pro- bably help to enlighten them.