=615. Tried and True.= By FLORENCE WILFORD. (S.P.C.K.) 2_s._ The faithfulness of a fly driver, who wins his wife back from habits of intoxication. =616. Bearing the Yoke.= By HELEN SHIPTON. (S.P.C.K.) 2_s._ A young farmer weighed down by a liability incurred by his father. =617. Young Sixfoot.= By Mrs. GARNETT. (S.P.C.K.) 6_d._ A navvy story, but likely to be highly appreciated by women. =618. Tales of the Bush.= By Mrs. VIDAL. (Masters) 3_s._ 6_d._ Australian life, but good for all, especially one on Sunday trading. =619. Daddy Dick.= By Mrs. BROMFIELD. 3_s._ 6_d._ The civilisation of a rude lad through a little waif. It appeals to the maternal sympathy. =620. An Empty House.= By E. WORDSWORTH. (Hatchards) 6_d._ A story of much power and beauty, turning on a crime committed by an intoxicated man. =621. Bede’s Charity.= By HESBA STRETTON. (R.T.S.) 3_s._ 6_d._ A beautiful and striking tale. No one can better strike the chords of homely pathos than Hesba Stretton, but all her tales are not equal, and some are written for special purposes. =622. Friends till Death.= By HESBA STRETTON. (R.T.S.) 1_s._ 6_d._ The very touching affection of an old shepherd for his helpless friend. =623. Homes Made and Marred.= (R.T.S.) 2_s._ 6_d._ Sensible and useful. =624. Two Christmas Stories.= By HESBA STRETTON. (R.T.S.) 6_d._ The last is specially excellent when a short effective tale is wanted. =625. Seeketh Not Her Own.= (See No. 500.) =626. The Heroine of a Basket Van.= By MARY BRAMSTON. (National Society) 2_s._ 6_d._ Excellent for mothers as well as children. =627. High and Lowly.= By ELLEN DAVIS. (Nisbet) 2_s._ Well-told migrations of a retired servant in search of a home. A Blue Ribbon conquest at the end. =628. For Half-a-Crown.= (See No. 114.) =629. A Railway Garden.= By Mrs. SITWELL. (S.P.C.K.) 1_s._ A bright wife and a nagging wife, also a lesson against being hard on a sinner. =630. Gran.= (Nisbet) 2_s._ 6_d._ A drinking husband suddenly reformed by his child’s death. =631. Five Thousand Pounds.= By AGNES GIBERNE. (Nisbet) 2_s._ A sad story of a legacy proving the ruin of a family. =632. The Black Coppice.= By Mrs. LAWSON. (S.P.C.K.) 1_s._ A very excellent narrative of the trials of a poacher’s good wife, entering more than do many such books into real difficulties in Church-going. =633. Two Poor Old Women.= By Mrs. LAWSON. (S.P.C.K.) 12_s._ per 100. A spirited tract on content and discontent. _COUNSEL._ When the clergyman will open mothers’ meetings, and give a little instruction, this is all that is requisite to convey the religious tone. If he be not there, it may be well to begin with something serious. Some ladies can explain a chapter of the Bible, but in most cases a reading will be most convenient for the purpose. Here are a few suggested:— =634. Letters from an Unknown Friend.= By the Author of ‘Charles Lowder.’ (Kegan Paul) 1_s._ (See No. 280.)