Number Four; Or, Making Somebody Happy, and Other Stories
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This item is printed on demand. Paperback. 20 pages. Dimensions: 9.7in. x 7.4in. x 0.0in.This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1883 Excerpt: . . . NUMBER FOUR; OR, MAKING SOMEBODY HAPPY. HRISTMAS DAY in a year a little beyond the mid-way between 1870 and 1880. A clear starlight Christmas Eve had been most favourable to the Waits, who, in mellow voices, softened into angelic sweetness ere they reached the but half-awakened ears of slumbering children, eager for the morrow with its Santa Claus, had given to the little town of Norris again and again, in every principal street and square, --Hark! the herald angels sing! and While shepherds watched their flocks by night. Dont you wish it was always Christmas Eve and Christmas morning asked one of a trio, who sat in a group upon a certain nursery floor, encircled, as well as lap-covered, by toys, dolls, wagons, Noahs arks, horses, puzzles, bricks, musical boxes, and drawing-slates! They were three little steps, in years, two, three, and four, blue-eyed, dimple-chinned, roguish-looking little people, with rosy mouths, so irresistibly bewitching in their set, that they claimed a kiss from every mother; while every one seeing them for the first time would exclaim, God bless the children! It was Minnie, the eldest of the three, who had put the question, Dont you wish it was always Christmas Eve and Christmas morning Each word was pronounced clearly, but the tone was babyish. I do, said Lilian, with an emphatic nod of her curly little head. And me do, too, chimed in wee Rosie, hugging more closely to her little breast the big dolly with hair and eyes and rosy lips almost as pretty as her own. Such lovely toys, continued Minnie, patting her own possessions with great tenderness. What a good Santa Claus we have! I do wish that little sick girl would remember to hang up her stocking! Perhaps she did, Minnie, said a gentle voice behind . . . This item ships from La Vergne,TN.

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1883 Excerpt: ... NUMBER FOUR; OR, MAKING SOMEBODY HAPPY. HRISTMAS DAY in a year a little beyond the mid-way between 1870 and 1880. A clear starlight Christmas Eve had been most favourable to the "Waits," who, in mellow voices, softened into angelic sweetness ere they reached the but half-awakened ears of slumbering children, eager for the morrow with its Santa Claus, had given to the little town of Norris again and again, in every principal street and square,--"Hark! the herald angels sing!" and "While shepherds watched their flocks by night." "Don't you wish it was always Christmas Eve and Christmas morning?" asked one of a trio, who sat in a group upon a certain nursery floor, encircled, as well as lap-covered, by toys, dolls, wagons, Noah's arks, horses, puzzles, bricks, musical boxes, and drawing-slates! They were three little "steps," in years, two, three, and four, blue-eyed, dimple-chinned, roguish-looking little people, with rosy mouths, so irresistibly bewitching in their "set," that they claimed a kiss from every mother; while every one seeing them for the first time would exclaim, "God bless the children!" It was Minnie, the eldest of the three, who had put the question, "Don't you wish it was always Christmas Eve and Christmas morning?" Each word was pronounced clearly, but the tone was babyish. "I do," said Lilian, with an emphatic nod of her curly little head. "And me do, too," chimed in wee Rosie, hugging more closely to her little breast the big dolly with hair and eyes and rosy lips almost as pretty as her own. "Such lovely toys," continued Minnie, patting her own possessions with great tenderness. "What a good Santa Claus we have! I do wish that little sick girl would remember to hang up her stocking!" "Perhaps she did, Minnie," said a gentle voice behind ... Paperback, Label: General Books LLC, General Books LLC, Produktgruppe: Book, Publiziert: 2012-02-09, Studio: General Books LLC.

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1883 Excerpt: ... NUMBER FOUR; OR, MAKING SOMEBODY HAPPY. HRISTMAS DAY in a year a little beyond the mid-way between 1870 and 1880. A clear starlight Christmas Eve had been most favourable to the "Waits," who, in mellow voices, softened into angelic sweetness ere they reached the but half-awakened ears of slumbering children, eager for the morrow with its Santa Claus, had given to the little town of Norris again and again, in every principal street and square,--"Hark! the herald angels sing!" and "While shepherds watched their flocks by night." "Don't you wish it was always Christmas Eve and Christmas morning?" asked one of a trio, who sat in a group upon a certain nursery floor, encircled, as well as lap-covered, by toys, dolls, wagons, Noah's arks, horses, puzzles, bricks, musical boxes, and drawing-slates! They were three little "steps," in years, two, three, and four, blue-eyed, dimple-chinned, roguish-looking little people, with rosy mouths, so irresistibly bewitching in their "set," that they claimed a kiss from every mother; while every one seeing them for the first time would exclaim, "God bless the children!" It was Minnie, the eldest of the three, who had put the question, "Don't you wish it was always Christmas Eve and Christmas morning?" Each word was pronounced clearly, but the tone was babyish. "I do," said Lilian, with an emphatic nod of her curly little head. "And me do, too," chimed in wee Rosie, hugging more closely to her little breast the big dolly with hair and eyes and rosy lips almost as pretty as her own. "Such lovely toys," continued Minnie, patting her own possessions with great tenderness. "What a good Santa Claus we have! I do wish that little sick girl would remember to hang up her stocking!" "Perhaps she did, Minnie," said a gentle voice behind ... Paperback, Label: General Books LLC, General Books LLC, Produktgruppe: Book, Publiziert: 2012-02-09, Studio: General Books LLC.