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Our Christmas party

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Title:
Our Christmas party and other stories
Creator:
Wall, H. M ( Lithographer )
Cassell Publishing Co. ( publisher )
Mershon Company Press ( Printer )
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New York
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1 v. (unpaged) : ill. ; 25 cm.

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Conduct of life -- Juvenile literature ( lcsh )
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Children's stories
Children's poetry
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Conatins prose and verse.
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Cover chromolithographed by H.M. Wall, Brooklyn, N.Y.

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PUBLISHING
_ COMPANY,
NEW YORK.
















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The Baldwin Library










Ue

AUNT ANNA'S PRESENT.





OUR
CHRISTMAS PARTY

find Other Stories



NEW YORK
CASSELL PUBLISHING COMPANY

104 & 106 Fourth AVENUE















CopYRIGHT, 1892, BY

CASSELL. PUBLISHING COMPANY.

Adi rights reserved,

THE MERSHON COMPANY PRESS,
RAHWAY, N. J.





Our CHRISTMAS
PARTY.

#UHICKLY fell the

snow,and many
eager little eyes
watched it falling,
wondering whether
it would spoil the
Christmas party
that night. But as
the afternoon pass-
ed. on the feathery
flakes ceased to fall,
and the ground was
only just nicely
covered with snow.

Very soon the
guests began to
arrive, walking in
quite a little crowd
up the stone steps
leading to the door,



OUR CHRISTMAS PARTY.

and Maggie and
Gertie and Harry
watched them
coming, and even
baby was held up
to the window, and.
crowed with de-
light when he saw
so many boys and
girls.

And then the
fun began. ‘Tea
first, with plenty
of cakes and _ bis-
cuits and sweet
things; then games
of every sort, and
a giant Christmas
tres, from which
everyone had at
least one present;
then supper, good-
bye, and to bed.















Aunt inna’s PRESENT.



@XQQVEAR Toddles,—“ Your present is

= waiting for you. Ask your

mother to send Nettie to fetch

it. It has four legs, but it can-

g- not walk, though you can ride
on it.”

ao This was Aunt Anna’s let-
ter, and this was what Toddles was think-
ing about as he stood at the window. It
had four legs, but. it. could not walk.
What could it be?

Though it was snowing fast, Nettie
had gone to fetch the present, for Aunt
Anna only lived across the road. All at
once Toddles clapped his hands, and cried
“Hurrah!” Out in the snow, wrapped
up in Aunt Anna’s big shawl, he could
see Nettie, carrying in her arms the
present. It had four legs, and it could not
walk, just as Aunt Anna had said. What
was it? Why, of course, it was a horse.





THe Big UmBrenua.

“ am glad we brought the big umbrella,”
said Bertie, as he and Margaret were
going home from schoo. “Now we shall
not get wet, however much it snows.”
Just then something fell on the top
of it with such a bump that Margaret
jumped and Bertie dropped the umbrella.

“Tt was a snowball,” said Bertie, “and
they threw it;” and he pointed to some
children not very far away.

“Let us send one back,” said Margaret.



THE BIG UMBRELLA. —

So they set to work, and had a fine
game. But the snow made them so wet
that when they reached home mother
said—“ Why did you not take the big
umbrella, children ? ”

Bertie looked at Margaret, and Mar-
garet looked at Bertie, and then they both
ran out of doors again. They soon found
the big umbrella, lying in the snow where
Bertie had left it; but as they carried it
home Margaret said to Bertie, “I am
sorry we brought the big umbrella.”

















































































































































































YAePPLES ripe and red,

ran 7

High above Tim’s head!
So upon a tub he stands,

Stretching upward eager
hands,





















But the lid gives way!

Back falls watching May!

And, within the tub fixed
tight,

Tiny Tim is loss to sight!








ae Wo
bOI
\, pe aC

ays Ae ON
MSHS



EDDLESOME THIUGH.




Waste meddles with fire

: Oft feels the flame ;

ys

And meddling with water
Proves much the same.











Hugh turns a tap
He chances to see;



Down comes the water, ae
And drenched is he! | ee ee







In THE LAND oF FAIRIES.

fi @2HE funniest boy brought a box |
' of crackers for Nina’s Christ-~ |
mas party. |
What a party it was! Boys
and girls of all ages! Jack and
Milly rode on the great rock-
ing-horse, whilst Susie made tea with the
doll’s tea - cups. |
But the great fun
of the evening
was the box of
crackers. How
the dear children
laughed when the
big crackers were
pulled and they
put funny caps
and bonnets on
their heads and
marched about,
playing on tin







IN THE LAND OF FAIRIES.

trumpets and shouting. Then they all
marched into the supper room, and after
supper the party was over.

And then Nina went to bed and had
a dream. She dreamed that she was





dressed like a fairy with a shining star
in her hair; and that a bee with gauzy
wings brought a lantern to her and said—

“If you go into the forest with this
lantern you will see a pretty sight. My
cousin the stag-beetle is there, and two little
men who know all about the lantern.”

So Nina went into the forest, where



IN THE LAND OF FAIRIES.

all the trees seemed to be made of silver,
and. before long she saw a gay train of
K fairies coming
along. The king”
and queen were
walking under
a silken cover,
-and lords and
ladies . went
before. and be-
hind, while a
fairy band play-
ed most beauti-
ful music.
Everything
in the _ forest
erew brighter
“. and brighter; so
: that Nina could
scarcely bear the light, She opened her
eyes wider, and found the sun shining
into them, for it was morning, and she
had only been dreaming of fairy land.





\y

























































































































WHAT NINA SAW IN THE FOREST.





SPoLLIE TAYLOR was
always in mis-
chief, and on the day
of the school treat,
through getting into
mischief she lost her
tea. Teacher had said
that nobody was to
go out of the big
field; and so when
Pollie saw a little boy sitting underneath
a white umbrella she went through the
gate to speak to him. A paint-brush was
lying near him, and Pollie picked it up
and began to paint her dollie.
“Go away,” said the boy; “you must
not touch papa’s things.”





MISCHIEVOUS POLLIE,

Pollie took no notice, and she was so
busy that she did not hear the bell ring.
When at last she went back to the big
room, she found that almost everyone had















































































finished tea. At the end of the room she
saw one of the bigger girls with a cup of
tea in her hand, but just as Pollie was
going to her, teacher came up and said
that it was time to go home, and home
poor Pollie had to go without her tea.



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(ONE day, after playing

all the afternoon, as
he was too fond of doing,
Charlie sat in a chair
with his lesson-book in



And then he had a strange dream. 7
“This way to Play-Land,” said a
merry voice.
Charlie looked round, and close by
his side stood a little girl, holding out
one hand towards him as though to lead



CHARLIE’S STRANGE DREAU.

him, and pointing behind her with the
other. So Charlie took her hand with a
smile, and away they went together.

In a minute or two they came in
sight of a lawn, on which were gathered
a pretty group. A fairy with a crown on
her head and a wand in her hand, and
attended by other fairies with wands, was
speaking to two boys and a girl in front
of her; and pointing to three boys behind
her, she said—

‘‘These who ever loved to play,
Working. never all the day,
They must now play, dance, and sing,
Till they’re tired of everything ;
Till they long, and long in vain,
To get back to work again.”

With a start, Charlie woke, and—well,
he went on with his lessons at once.



‘THe Young Stork.



“aT is a stork’s ege,”

said Jim to the
goose. “You must
sit upon and hatch
it, and then I shall
have a young stork.”

So the goose sat
OTM ENC muerte 1) mumecaTaNG)
when it was hatched
Ras the goose was sur-
ci prised, for the stork
erew so big and had such very long legs.
And Jim had a young stork, but he did
not know what to do with it.

“T know what to do with it,” said Miss
Htta. “The rats and rabbits are always
fighting, and the stork will help me with
the rabbits.”

So the next time the rats came out to
fight the rabbits, Miss Etta called out—

‘‘ Stork, stork, come here, I pray,
And help to drive the rats away.”



THE YOUNG STORK.

And the stork came, half flying and half
running, and a lot of other storks came

ee
= en ~~, poe Scan
SS

SR =








Bent
moe
f

too, and they drove away the rats, and
frightened them so much that they never
came again to fight the rabbits.





















































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































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THESE ARE THE CHILDREN THAT CATCH THE BALL—























































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































THIS IS THE LASS THAT THROWS II TO ALL.





UMaine oreo aeas

WoR a very long time past the
children il been saving up
coloured pictures, Christmas
and birthday cards, valentines,
scraps from crackers, and all
such things, and having now
a good store, mother said they
. might make some scrap-books.
ee There were pictures of dogs
and cats, and horses and cows, and boys
and girls, and fruit and flowers, to say
nothing of views and printed texts.
When the blank scrap-books, and the
scissors, and the paste were ready, “ W hich
picture shall come first?” asked mother.





THE SCRAP BOOKS.

“This one of a girl in a grand hat
and feather,” said Katie. .

Vict ie th SecGen aicaya a aol vend
does, I should like to paint over it ‘Little

BAGS BAO
SS \



Miss Vanity.” And so he did when it
had been pasted in one of the books.
The work kept the children amused.
for weeks, and when the books were
finished, what do you think became of
them ? They were sent to one of the child-
ren’s hospitals, with the senders’ love.






‘HEN the larks and thrushes
sing,

When the trees are ereen,

ty When the later flowers of Spring

First are seen,

On a joyous sunny day,
Out the children go,

mn Taking for his first Spring ride
Brother Joe.

Through the winter dark and cold
The oe was ill in bed; |
But, “The Spring will make him eile i
Doctor said.

And it seems that he was Hane
EKach day growing longer,



A SPRING RIDE.

Full of sunny rays and warmth,
Finds him stronger,

Till at last he has a ride
Down the primrose lane;

Soon, we hope, hell run
and play

Once again |











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Full Text
PUBLISHING
_ COMPANY,
NEW YORK.













5 * ee



The Baldwin Library




Ue

AUNT ANNA'S PRESENT.


OUR
CHRISTMAS PARTY

find Other Stories



NEW YORK
CASSELL PUBLISHING COMPANY

104 & 106 Fourth AVENUE












CopYRIGHT, 1892, BY

CASSELL. PUBLISHING COMPANY.

Adi rights reserved,

THE MERSHON COMPANY PRESS,
RAHWAY, N. J.


Our CHRISTMAS
PARTY.

#UHICKLY fell the

snow,and many
eager little eyes
watched it falling,
wondering whether
it would spoil the
Christmas party
that night. But as
the afternoon pass-
ed. on the feathery
flakes ceased to fall,
and the ground was
only just nicely
covered with snow.

Very soon the
guests began to
arrive, walking in
quite a little crowd
up the stone steps
leading to the door,
OUR CHRISTMAS PARTY.

and Maggie and
Gertie and Harry
watched them
coming, and even
baby was held up
to the window, and.
crowed with de-
light when he saw
so many boys and
girls.

And then the
fun began. ‘Tea
first, with plenty
of cakes and _ bis-
cuits and sweet
things; then games
of every sort, and
a giant Christmas
tres, from which
everyone had at
least one present;
then supper, good-
bye, and to bed.












Aunt inna’s PRESENT.



@XQQVEAR Toddles,—“ Your present is

= waiting for you. Ask your

mother to send Nettie to fetch

it. It has four legs, but it can-

g- not walk, though you can ride
on it.”

ao This was Aunt Anna’s let-
ter, and this was what Toddles was think-
ing about as he stood at the window. It
had four legs, but. it. could not walk.
What could it be?

Though it was snowing fast, Nettie
had gone to fetch the present, for Aunt
Anna only lived across the road. All at
once Toddles clapped his hands, and cried
“Hurrah!” Out in the snow, wrapped
up in Aunt Anna’s big shawl, he could
see Nettie, carrying in her arms the
present. It had four legs, and it could not
walk, just as Aunt Anna had said. What
was it? Why, of course, it was a horse.


THe Big UmBrenua.

“ am glad we brought the big umbrella,”
said Bertie, as he and Margaret were
going home from schoo. “Now we shall
not get wet, however much it snows.”
Just then something fell on the top
of it with such a bump that Margaret
jumped and Bertie dropped the umbrella.

“Tt was a snowball,” said Bertie, “and
they threw it;” and he pointed to some
children not very far away.

“Let us send one back,” said Margaret.
THE BIG UMBRELLA. —

So they set to work, and had a fine
game. But the snow made them so wet
that when they reached home mother
said—“ Why did you not take the big
umbrella, children ? ”

Bertie looked at Margaret, and Mar-
garet looked at Bertie, and then they both
ran out of doors again. They soon found
the big umbrella, lying in the snow where
Bertie had left it; but as they carried it
home Margaret said to Bertie, “I am
sorry we brought the big umbrella.”














































































































































































YAePPLES ripe and red,

ran 7

High above Tim’s head!
So upon a tub he stands,

Stretching upward eager
hands,





















But the lid gives way!

Back falls watching May!

And, within the tub fixed
tight,

Tiny Tim is loss to sight!








ae Wo
bOI
\, pe aC

ays Ae ON
MSHS
EDDLESOME THIUGH.




Waste meddles with fire

: Oft feels the flame ;

ys

And meddling with water
Proves much the same.











Hugh turns a tap
He chances to see;



Down comes the water, ae
And drenched is he! | ee ee




In THE LAND oF FAIRIES.

fi @2HE funniest boy brought a box |
' of crackers for Nina’s Christ-~ |
mas party. |
What a party it was! Boys
and girls of all ages! Jack and
Milly rode on the great rock-
ing-horse, whilst Susie made tea with the
doll’s tea - cups. |
But the great fun
of the evening
was the box of
crackers. How
the dear children
laughed when the
big crackers were
pulled and they
put funny caps
and bonnets on
their heads and
marched about,
playing on tin




IN THE LAND OF FAIRIES.

trumpets and shouting. Then they all
marched into the supper room, and after
supper the party was over.

And then Nina went to bed and had
a dream. She dreamed that she was





dressed like a fairy with a shining star
in her hair; and that a bee with gauzy
wings brought a lantern to her and said—

“If you go into the forest with this
lantern you will see a pretty sight. My
cousin the stag-beetle is there, and two little
men who know all about the lantern.”

So Nina went into the forest, where
IN THE LAND OF FAIRIES.

all the trees seemed to be made of silver,
and. before long she saw a gay train of
K fairies coming
along. The king”
and queen were
walking under
a silken cover,
-and lords and
ladies . went
before. and be-
hind, while a
fairy band play-
ed most beauti-
ful music.
Everything
in the _ forest
erew brighter
“. and brighter; so
: that Nina could
scarcely bear the light, She opened her
eyes wider, and found the sun shining
into them, for it was morning, and she
had only been dreaming of fairy land.





\y






















































































































WHAT NINA SAW IN THE FOREST.


SPoLLIE TAYLOR was
always in mis-
chief, and on the day
of the school treat,
through getting into
mischief she lost her
tea. Teacher had said
that nobody was to
go out of the big
field; and so when
Pollie saw a little boy sitting underneath
a white umbrella she went through the
gate to speak to him. A paint-brush was
lying near him, and Pollie picked it up
and began to paint her dollie.
“Go away,” said the boy; “you must
not touch papa’s things.”


MISCHIEVOUS POLLIE,

Pollie took no notice, and she was so
busy that she did not hear the bell ring.
When at last she went back to the big
room, she found that almost everyone had















































































finished tea. At the end of the room she
saw one of the bigger girls with a cup of
tea in her hand, but just as Pollie was
going to her, teacher came up and said
that it was time to go home, and home
poor Pollie had to go without her tea.
Eas

; 4 a §
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Ales Vere’ \i 4 WAM &
ie Ls y i Qo
Q



(ONE day, after playing

all the afternoon, as
he was too fond of doing,
Charlie sat in a chair
with his lesson-book in



And then he had a strange dream. 7
“This way to Play-Land,” said a
merry voice.
Charlie looked round, and close by
his side stood a little girl, holding out
one hand towards him as though to lead
CHARLIE’S STRANGE DREAU.

him, and pointing behind her with the
other. So Charlie took her hand with a
smile, and away they went together.

In a minute or two they came in
sight of a lawn, on which were gathered
a pretty group. A fairy with a crown on
her head and a wand in her hand, and
attended by other fairies with wands, was
speaking to two boys and a girl in front
of her; and pointing to three boys behind
her, she said—

‘‘These who ever loved to play,
Working. never all the day,
They must now play, dance, and sing,
Till they’re tired of everything ;
Till they long, and long in vain,
To get back to work again.”

With a start, Charlie woke, and—well,
he went on with his lessons at once.
‘THe Young Stork.



“aT is a stork’s ege,”

said Jim to the
goose. “You must
sit upon and hatch
it, and then I shall
have a young stork.”

So the goose sat
OTM ENC muerte 1) mumecaTaNG)
when it was hatched
Ras the goose was sur-
ci prised, for the stork
erew so big and had such very long legs.
And Jim had a young stork, but he did
not know what to do with it.

“T know what to do with it,” said Miss
Htta. “The rats and rabbits are always
fighting, and the stork will help me with
the rabbits.”

So the next time the rats came out to
fight the rabbits, Miss Etta called out—

‘‘ Stork, stork, come here, I pray,
And help to drive the rats away.”
THE YOUNG STORK.

And the stork came, half flying and half
running, and a lot of other storks came

ee
= en ~~, poe Scan
SS

SR =








Bent
moe
f

too, and they drove away the rats, and
frightened them so much that they never
came again to fight the rabbits.


















































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































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THESE ARE THE CHILDREN THAT CATCH THE BALL—




















































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































THIS IS THE LASS THAT THROWS II TO ALL.


UMaine oreo aeas

WoR a very long time past the
children il been saving up
coloured pictures, Christmas
and birthday cards, valentines,
scraps from crackers, and all
such things, and having now
a good store, mother said they
. might make some scrap-books.
ee There were pictures of dogs
and cats, and horses and cows, and boys
and girls, and fruit and flowers, to say
nothing of views and printed texts.
When the blank scrap-books, and the
scissors, and the paste were ready, “ W hich
picture shall come first?” asked mother.


THE SCRAP BOOKS.

“This one of a girl in a grand hat
and feather,” said Katie. .

Vict ie th SecGen aicaya a aol vend
does, I should like to paint over it ‘Little

BAGS BAO
SS \



Miss Vanity.” And so he did when it
had been pasted in one of the books.
The work kept the children amused.
for weeks, and when the books were
finished, what do you think became of
them ? They were sent to one of the child-
ren’s hospitals, with the senders’ love.



‘HEN the larks and thrushes
sing,

When the trees are ereen,

ty When the later flowers of Spring

First are seen,

On a joyous sunny day,
Out the children go,

mn Taking for his first Spring ride
Brother Joe.

Through the winter dark and cold
The oe was ill in bed; |
But, “The Spring will make him eile i
Doctor said.

And it seems that he was Hane
EKach day growing longer,
A SPRING RIDE.

Full of sunny rays and warmth,
Finds him stronger,

Till at last he has a ride
Down the primrose lane;

Soon, we hope, hell run
and play

Once again |





SUN aay

i




. Vi

i

JBROOKLYNINGY.

2
Poa
ios
220
Zr.
E
“aie

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