Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), 1st May 1886, Edition 1 of 1, Page 452

WHAT SHALL WE DO WITH OUR BOYS ? * FRANK ' S RANCHE . ' * If Here you ' s want a capital to know book what that ' one s to reall be done y enjoys with ! our boys , In For " of Frank life ' in s Ranche the Rockies " is — the the story smooth told and frankly the roug enoug h— h . ' With Tis a adventure fund of good and spirits travel , statistics 'tis brimming , and — sport in short ! , You should read it at once , for there's not the least doubt That "E . M . " knows full well what he ' s Puuch writing , A about pril . ' , 1886 . NOW IWEAJOY . JFOTTRTJEI Er > ITIOTNT . One Volume , fep . 8 vo . printed with 40 at the Illustra Chiswiek tions , Press price , 5 cloth s . extra , levelled boards , ¦ i ¦ FRANK ^ Xg < $ > olibai 'S & OR in RANCHE tfye ^ ocfcie ^ . ; Being a Contribution to the Inquiry into What we are to Do with our Boys . By the Author of ' AJST AMATEUR ANGLER'S DAYS IS BOYEDALE . ' Front THE TIMES , April 28 , 1886 . embarrassed * " Frank ' as s to Ranche the future " is of a bri eccentric ghtly written sons . It little is the book exciting , and may story be of commended a struggle for to a fathers competency of families in the Far Frank Wes paid t , which for the , aft experiences er sundry failures which and he disappointments has had the sense , gives to turn fair prom to profitable ise of success account . It . tells But how it must dearl be y character remembered . He that is Frank the sort , who of seem young s to fellow be faithfull who y throws , as he away is grap good hically chances , portrayed because , is a th somewhat ey do not fall exceptional in with j h his as ouse he inclination , disliked and , with a s city or reaso fancies life nable he . kicked industry He mi over ght and the have energy traces made , . mi Still ght himsel , probabl and f comfortable in y snite have of looked youthful on a forward stool indiscretions in to his a father partnership , his ' s father counting . had But - i | tural sufficien venture t faith to in the his Territory sterling qualities of Montana to . launch Nor him was the with paternal a certain perception capital when altogether he went at fault out on . an Frank agricul lost - j I foolishl partner repeated his dollars y who ^ free by asked - took handed unluck for advantage . y more investments He embarked money of his , , goo and but in d each small he nature vindicated time speculations . But he all received the the with capabilities time it chimerical . He he that never was hopes had sanguine spared , obtained and himself to he . lent excess the ; ad liberal he , vance and rose ly . rath early to He er , a went lived in hard for , earning and toiled wages infati as gabl a common y ; and labourer when . his Instead farm had of taking " bust-u a p passage , " and when home with work the was story slack of on a p it itiful , he fa living ilure , and his saved pride c a trifle me in as a in common spirit him navvy , and ; he or he kept went his out shoulder felling manfull timber y sing to le the handed wheel in . the He mountains earned his , where ** grizzlies " and " catamounts " were more plentiful than log-cabins or drinking bars . So that when , can pressing unde rsta r yet nd his anot father her adva accepting nce , he the urge invitation d " the governor . " to come out and judge of matters for himself , we had secur ' On that ed 160 gentleman acres of ' s e ar x r ival lent , he land found whi that ch w his ould rash but his resol abso u lute te son free had hold alread in a y tu l rned e of the ears corner . H . h He ad had leased agri cultural acres of imp lements lying , pasture waggons besides , horses , . , cows The , & whole c , with was a kitchen strongl garden y fenced and with half coup posts an acre an y of d wire strawberries , and he . were * Th laid « life out in on the logs log , an -hut d the , whic bedding h was consiste decidedl d y of rough a coup , is le very of rail amusing way rugs ly . described Mice and . The ground beds -squirrels of straw shing disported les ; themselves and the umbrellas in the and bed- water chamber -proof ; the wraps earl came y snow in -showers convenientl drifted y at the throug breakfas h chinks t table in . the But shrunken Frank fat and her his was chu so m satisfied were capital with all k he , saw so that that the he tells breakfasts us he was and g the lad to dinners place left his son little ina to desire position . In to fact acquire , the an The of carry adj farm oining ing includes , at ran ch m e about o of derate 250 150 acres computation acres , so that of excellent , he 50 maj hea - d now of arable ca be ttl said land e , 10 to which pi possess gs (?) , 15 a cap at to a tal f h orses moderate of , and 500 ac 200 estimate res chickens , capable be . e vegetables xpected to , and produce he has 3 mi , 000 lk , b butte ushels r , and of wh eggs eat . , Strawberries barley , and oa grow , ts . on His the may garden land to produces very a large size many and of marketable excellent do fiavour llars for and the first h year alf-acre . " now planted would , it was calculated , produce a clear net profit of at least 200 shorter hardships * We and , have and cheaper e noted lbow cut -roorn the t © . points a competency By working of pract than i for cal their i F mporta rank e . xperience nce But we befo n have ten re ding scarcely they em aspire igran touched to ts buy to on it ha the , they inevita land mi g f ble ht pr o draw m k e a - , distr backs ict that wit m h lutted be faced labour , in markets the shape in another of inclement . And seasons we should , devastating that if storms a man , means scarcity to of succeed labour he in must one , g say there have F is ran not k ' a s d pluck ull pa and ge in energy it from , wit the h his beginning indomitable to the doggedness end , while . As form for the ver father y hand ' s y account little pocket of his guide tour - , book . ' London : SAMPSON LOW , MARSTON , SEABLE , & RIVINGTON , m Crown Buildings , 188 Fleet Street , E . C . =

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