Whenever or wherever a manly boy says his word for justice and for right, or does his simple duty in a simple, straightforward way, regardless of consequences or of the world's far too-ready sneer or frown, the stamp of the hero may be seen; and however humble his condition or contracted his sphere there is in him the mettle and the possibilities that may make him, even though he know it not, a worthy claimant for an honored place on the world's record of Historic Boys. THE END. [Illustration] FOOTNOTES: [AL] The Fuyck, or fish-net,--an old Dutch name for Albany. [AM] Commissioners and sheriffs. [AN] Mush and milk. [AO] A kind of chopped meat. [AP] One of the old Dutch "show houses" of Albany 100 years ago. "A better collection of juvenile books it has not been our privilege to examine. A robust and healthy tone pervades their pages; and while stirring adventures, deeds of daring, and self-sacrifice form an important factor in the stories, information, historical or otherwise, constitutes a primary feature."--_Christmas Bookseller_, 1885. BLACKIE & SON'S BOOKS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE. _The New Season's Books._ BY G. A. HENTY. THE YOUNG CARTHAGINIAN: A STORY OF THE TIMES OF HANNIBAL. WITH WOLFE IN CANADA: OR, THE WINNING OF A CONTINENT. THE BRAVEST OF THE BRAVE: OR, WITH PETERBOROUGH IN SPAIN. A FINAL RECKONING: A TALE OF BUSH LIFE IN AUSTRALIA. BY G. MANVILLE FENN. DEVON BOYS: A TALE OF THE NORTH SHORE. YUSSUF THE GUIDE: BEING THE STRANGE STORY OF THE TRAVELS IN ASIA MINOR OF BURNE THE LAWYER, PRESTON THE PROFESSOR, AND LAWRENCE THE SICK. BY HARRY COLLINGWOOD. THE LOG OF THE "FLYING FISH": A STORY OF AERIAL AND SUBMARINE PERIL AND ADVENTURE. BY ALICE CORKRAN. DOWN THE SNOW STAIRS: OR, FROM GOOD-NIGHT TO GOOD-MORNING. _With 60 illustrations by Gordon Browne._ BY DOUGLAS FRAZAR. PERSEVERANCE ISLAND: OR, THE ROBINSON CRUSOE OF THE 19TH CENTURY. BY J. PERCY GROVES. REEFER AND RIFLEMAN: A Tale of the Two Services. BY JOHN C. HUTCHESON. THE WHITE SQUALL: A Story of the Sargasso Sea. TEDDY: The Story of a "Little Pickle." BY E. S. BROOKS. HISTORIC BOYS: THEIR ENDEAVOURS, THEIR ACHIEVEMENTS, AND THEIR TIMES. BY EVELYN EVERETT GREEN. THE EVERSLEY SECRETS. BY R. STEAD. THE LADS OF LITTLE CLAYTON. STORIES OF VILLAGE BOY LIFE. BY LAURA E. RICHARDS. THE JOYOUS STORY OF TOTO. TALES OF CAPTIVITY AND EXILE. BY CAROLINE AUSTIN. DOROTHY'S DILEMMA: A Tale of the Time of Charles I. BY ROSA MULHOLLAND. THE LATE MISS HOLLINGFORD. BY AMY WALTON. THE HAWTHORNES. OUR FRANK, AND OTHER STORIES. GORDON BROWNE'S SERIES OF OLD FAIRY TALES. HOP O' MY THUMB. BEAUTY AND THE BEAST. #Also, New Books in the Shilling, Ninepenny, and Sixpenny Series.#