19 FEBRUARY 1887, Page 23

Indies of Thought for Spare Moments. By "G. S." (Nisbet

and Co.)—These little essays, always brief, always to the point, always put in plain, forcible language, are worthy of a hearty commendation. It would not be easy to find anything better for reading to a class of young people. "U. S.," to use a phrase of the boxing-ring, "hits out straight from the shoulder;" but there is not an unkindly word in his volume from beginning to end. It should not be possible for any one to read it without being somewhat tho better.