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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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by Rebecca Harding Davis
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i From a little Southern village comes to us thestory of a woman who once lost Christmas out 1 of her year. Just before the day, misery and dis-grace, and, at last, crime came into her family.She carried the load for a while, and then fellunder it, sick unto death. The blessed day dawnedand passed, but she was lying unconscious andknew nothing of it. When she came to herselfthe people of the town had forgotten that thereever had been a Christmas. But the day had SHE HAD A CORDIAL WORD FOR EVERY ONEOF THE NEIGHBORS OUTSIDE. always counted for much to Jane. It seemed toher like a word of cheer from God Himself onher weary climb upward, giving her hope andstrength and encouragement for the whole yearto come. Jane kept the village post-office. She was aptto be sharp and cross, because she was old, andhad a secret ailment which at times tortured her.But when she took up her work on the very firstday that she was able to do so, it suddenly oc-curred to her: Why not pretend that this is Chri

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