Dick Halliday's Birds. By W. T. Greene. (R.T.S.)—Thia is a
pleasant story of the visits of an angel, in the shape of a London district visitor forty-five years of age, to the home of a weak neurotic boy, who is spoiled by his parents, and is encouraged by them in the belief that he will never be able to use his legs. Fortunately, Dick Halliday is a fancier of birds, and has quite a knack of managing them. This allows the writer of the story, who is a naturalist, the opportunity of giving it a purpose by indicating how birds, such as robins, should be managed. Ulti- mately, Dick learns how to use his legs and to control his temper, secures a good education, becomes a missionary, goes out to the Gold Coast, and, instead of dying there, returns to his parents and marries a charming young lady. This story is quite of an original kind, and the religious, moral, and scientific teachings in it are not intruded in any offensive way.
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