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Title: St. Nicholas (serial)
Year: 1873 (1870s)
Authors: Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905
Subjects: Children's literature
Publisher: (New York : Scribner & Co.)
Contributing Library: Information and Library Science Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Digitizing Sponsor: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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key anthem two little youngsters says—goes. That settles it, said Maam Hickey, with alaugh. Crystal City was a long distance from SingingRiver, and the mountain trails were hard anddangerous to travel at that time of the year.The stage would not make another trip untilafter Christmas, and it might be a month be-fore it returned after it left the camp. Big Dan and Joe Burke set off at daybreakthe morning after the arrival of the two littlewayfarers. The men had chipped in for thepurchase of gimcracks for the tree, and theyhad been so generous that Big Dan said justbefore he started for Crystal City: We 11 have to have the biggest pine wekin git for the tree. You chaps have it all setup in the hall by the time we git back. You sure you got that list o things I wrotedown for you ? asked Maam Hickey. Menaint got any kind of a memry when it comesto shoppin. I got the list right here in this pocket, re-plied Dan, patting his broad chest. If wehave good luck we 11 be back by noon day after
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THE NEXT MINUTE HE WAS DOWN ON HIS KNEES BEFOREII7 (SEE PAGE 119.) CHRISTMAS ON THE SINGING RIVER. to-morrow, an that night is Christmas eve, soyou 11 want the tree all ready. Did the littlefolks sleep good ? They never stirred; but once the little boylaughed out in his sleep an said somethinabout a steam-engine. Both of the childrenare sleepin yet. An hour later the children were up and wereeating their breakfast in Maam Hickeys cozykitchen, which was also the dining-room of thehotel. Will my papa come to-day ? asked Freddy,as he helped himself to a hot doughnut. Dont worry none about your papa, deary,Maam Hickey said. We 11 see to you allright. Let s talk about Christmas. I never talked so much about Christmas inall the born days of my life as I talked about itin them two days, said Maam Hickey, after-ward. It was the only way I could git theirminds off their pa. Maam Hickeys account, of the Christmastree at Singing River is so much more interest-ing than any account I could give of

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