Spare Hours.

This article presents information on the book "Spare Hours," and its author John Brown. He has only written those light, sketchy papers made up from the odds and ends of everything. Former books of Brown, have made a place for him in every family circle where genial and enjoyable life is appreciated and the new series of his papers will be gladly welcomed by all who have ever read the first story, "Rab and His Friends," which gave the author a wide acquaintance with American readers. Brown excels in two lines of writing--story-telling and biography.