Mr Cooke is the Richard Hebe P hot, as yet, coght houses nlled wil, " orous Enga ʼn Gector, but I ite of es of Sant', Man St. When; and, over 1'shees, a lar Literally erined full and chowd ls het apartment cases rise from, pl walls, the b As w.. gd two deep, while in the t Tege boxes, solidly posed w MR. JOSEPH J. COOKE'S LIBRARY. ANDREW. Unload part of the Library, and make room Соок. For th' other dozen of carts; I'll strait be with you. THE ELDER BROTHER. He Mr. Cooke is the Richard Heber of Providence. has not, as yet, eight houses filled with books, as had that omnivorous English collector, but if he continues to accumulate as rapidly as he has for a few years past, he will rival him at a no very remote day. Already the three stories of Mr. Cooke's residence at Elmwood are running over with books; his summer house at Newport is liberally supplied; his suite of offices on South Main Street is filled to repletion; and, over his offices, a large room, hall-like in size, is literally crammed full and choked up with books. In this latter apartment cases rise from floor to ceiling, and line the walls, the books within being not unfrequently arranged two deep; while in the middle of the room some thirty large boxes, solidly packed with books, are waiting |