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id: 19337
title: A Christmas Carol
author: Dickens, Charles
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  "Christmas a humbug, uncle!" said Scrooge''s nephew. Scrooge, having no better answer ready on the spur of the moment, said, "You''ll want all day to-morrow, I suppose?" said Scrooge. "Because," said Scrooge, "a little thing affects them. "Good Heaven!" said Scrooge, clasping his hands together as he looked "Dick Wilkins, to be sure!" said Scrooge to the Ghost. "Spirit!" said Scrooge, "show me no more! "Spirit!" said Scrooge in a broken voice, "remove me from this place." "I am the Ghost of Christmas Present," said the Spirit. "Spirit!" said Scrooge after a moment''s thought. "Spirit," said Scrooge with an interest he had never felt before, "tell "He said that Christmas was a humbug, as I live!" cried Scrooge''s "Spirit!" said Scrooge, shuddering from head to foot. "It''s Christmas Day!" said Scrooge to himself. He knows me," said Scrooge, with his hand already on the "A merry Christmas, Bob!" said Scrooge with an earnestness that could


id: 20201
title: Mary Gray
author: Tynan, Katharine
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  "Sir Robin Drummond had come to Mary''s side, and turned the page of "A year and a half, three years, four years and three months," said Mrs. Gray, forgetting in her special cause for pride her awe of Lady Anne. "My poor little girl!" he said, with an arm about Mary''s shoulder. "Sit down, Mr. Gray," said Lady Anne graciously; "I want to talk to you "I wouldn''t approve of it in a general way," said Lady Anne. Mary was with Lady Anne next day when she went to call on Mrs. Carruthers. "I shall come to-morrow in my old frock," Mary said, bitterly hurt by "We''d better be going, Mary," Lady Anne said, standing up. "You want to make me out an old woman," Lady Anne said, "and I shall "Sure what would be on the little girl?--''tis Miss Nelly, I mean," said


id: 22842
title: The Widow''s Dog
author: Mitford, Mary Russell
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  winding road that led to the Great Pond: the cottage of the widow King. flowers which little Tom and the old donkey carried in their season to "And so, sir," continued Mrs. King, who had been telling her little story to my father, whilst I had been admiring her pet, "this Mr. Poulton, the tax-gatherer, because I refused to give him our Chloe, whom "Oh, grandmother!" interrupted Tom, "poor Chloe!" he would let them both see poor Chloe; "for grandmother," added Tom, old abode, Tom was found preparing to bring her to Aberleigh; and Mrs. King suggested, that, having been accustomed to live with them, she old, commonly called "Pretty May." They wanted a pet dog to live in the fineness of the day to drive to Ashley End, and inform Mrs. King if she would wag it off; now licking Mrs. King''s hands as the good old


id: 18681
title: Across the Fruited Plain
author: Means, Florence Crannell
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  pretty girl who looked, he said, like Grandma--a funny idea to Starting home, he took Rose-Ellen''s small damp hand in his big At the door Dick overtook Grandpa and Rose-Ellen. Rose-Ellen said, "Hurry, Grampa, everything''s getting cold." But Rose-Ellen helped Grandma with the "chores." They had long hours Grandpa and Rose-Ellen went through the clean, shabby hall to the looked at the funnies, and Grandma and Rose-Ellen did the dishes. staring at Grandpa and Grandma, and his bright dark eyes looked Rose-Ellen tucked her hand into Grandma''s as they looked at the Rose-Ellen lay across the foot of Grandpa and Grandma''s "She said to bring Dick and Rose-Ellen." Next time, Dick stayed with Sally, and Rose-Ellen and Jimmie "Looks like white wax candles." Rose-Ellen yawned widely and went Jimmie and the baby, and Dick and Rose-Ellen picked. Grandma and Rose-Ellen and Jimmie walked home with her, and


id: 30368
title: A Christmas Carol The original manuscript
author: Dickens, Charles
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  "Christmas a humbug, uncle!" said Scrooge''s nephew. Scrooge having no better answer ready on the spur of the moment, said, "You''ll want all day to-morrow, I suppose?" said Scrooge. "Good Heaven!" said Scrooge, clasping his hands together, as he looked "Dick Wilkins, to be sure!" said Scrooge to the Ghost. "No," said Scrooge, "No. I should like to be able to say a word or two "Spirit!" said Scrooge, "show me no more! "Spirit!" said Scrooge in a broken voice, "remove me from this place." "Spirit," said Scrooge, after a moment''s thought, "I wonder you, of "Spirit," said Scrooge, with an interest he had never felt before, "He said that Christmas was a humbug, as I live!" cried Scrooge''s "Spirit!" said Scrooge, shuddering from head to foot. "It''s Christmas Day!" said Scrooge to himself. He knows me," said Scrooge, with his hand already on the


id: 4377
title: Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
author: Rice, Alice Caldwell Hegan
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  anxiously: "Are you goin'' to have it fer a boy or a girl, ma?" Mrs. Wiggs had answered: "A girl, Billy, an'' her name''s Europena!" "Oh, yes''m, thank you," said Mrs. Wiggs, smiling reassuringly. Billy Wiggs done set his head to a thing, he''s as good as got it!" "It''s jes'' like a peetrified air-castle," said Mrs. Wiggs, as she "Well, now, ain''t that nice?" said Mrs. Wiggs; "I''ll jes'' clip the "Billy," said Redding, taking Mrs. Wiggs''s advice and ignoring the "Oh, no, it didn''t, Miss Lucy!" said Mrs. Wiggs, who had hastened "Jes'' fine!" said Mrs. Wiggs; "only he comes home at night ''most "Well, he likes yer eyes, anyway," said Mrs. Wiggs, determined to said Mrs. Wiggs, coming up; "it might ''a'' put her eyes out. "The very thing!" said Mrs. Wiggs. "No, thanks," said Redding, trying in vain not to look at Mrs. Wiggs''s head.


id: 447
title: Maggie: A Girl of the Streets
author: Crane, Stephen
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  "Smash ''im, Jimmie, kick deh damn guts out of ''im," yelled Pete, the knows it puts mudder out when yehs come home half dead, an'' it''s like ''Git deh hell outa here an'' don'' make no trouble,'' I says like dat! But deh boss, he comes in after an'' he says, ''Pete, yehs done jes'' teh hell and git off deh eart'','' I says, like dat. "Say, Pete," said Maggie, leaning forward, "dis is great." "Say, Mag," said Pete, "give us a kiss for takin'' yeh teh deh show, "Shet yer face, an'' come home, yeh damned old fool," roared Jimmie at "Dere, damn yeh, stay still." Maggie opened the door now, and went "Well, why deh hell don'' yeh try teh t''row us out?" cried Jimmie and "Well, I''m glad teh see yehs back in deh city," said Pete, with awkward "Deh hell she is," said the woman.


id: 2153
title: Mary Barton
author: Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn
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  Mary expects to have her bed in three weeks; and as for you, Mrs. Wilson, you know you''re but a cranky sort of a body at the best of life, did she bless Mary Barton for these kind and thoughtful words. Mary''s father was well aware of the nature of Jem Wilson''s feelings "No," said Margaret, quietly fixing her tearful eyes on Mary; "I know "It''s Jem Wilson and his father," whispered Margaret; but Mary knew to be in time to have a look and a smile from lovely Mary Barton, as "You must tell him I can''t come," said Mary, raising her eyes at "Father does not like girls to work in factories," said Mary. "Is your father at home, Mary?" said he, by way of making an opening, about her child I wanted so to see you, Jem. You know Mary Barton, To Mary the old man''s blessing came like words of power.


id: 6334
title: Sara, a Princess: The Story of a Noble Girl
author: Newberry, Fannie E. (Fannie Ellsworth)
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  Sara then stepped to her father''s side, and drew the large soiled fishnet towards her, looking with dismay on the broken meshes; but her voice But Sara, like many another scholar, found that her one poor little year "I don''t know," said Sara; "it was wrapped in brown paper, I think. "Oh, we can live, surely, till father comes home," was Sara''s summing-up "But, Morton, you didn''t tell Mrs. Norris, did you?" Sara asked in a Miss Prue went straight to Sara, and took the poor, unstrung little odd little contrivance over the gas-jet, much as Sara did over the logfire at home; but neither Morton nor Molly would have been surprised to time than it takes to tell it, baby was turned over to Molly, and Sara, again quite dare to think of Miss Sara as a little girl; she has crossed "Tell her, Robert," said Sara softly; upon which Molly''s hands came


id: 35359
title: Jimmie Moore of Bucktown
author: Trotter, Melvin E. (Melvin Earnest)
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  cried and said he wanted der mishun man ter come and see him. "Dis is Mister Morton from der Mission," said Jimmie proudly, "I''m going home ter clean house," said Jimmie, as he dashed "Say, ''Hope ter die,'' and cross yer heart," said Jimmie. "Gee, where yer git der lid?" said Jimmie. "Bill''s better," said Jimmie, "an'' Mrs. Cook got converted at "Can I come ter see yer to-morrow, Floe?" asked Jimmie. "I''ll do it, yer bet," said Jimmie, "''cause Jesus loves every "Den dis is der way ter read it," said Jimmie, "''Dat whosoever, "Dat''ll gi'' me time ter go and see Floe," said Jimmie. "I''ll do der best I kin ter help yer," said Jimmie proudly. "Go on, Bill," said Jimmie, "tell ''em what yer told ''em in der "Der yer want him ter come?" asked Jimmie. one could hear, "Say, Fagin, Mr. Morton said he''d come ter-night


id: 33754
title: Terry''s Trials and Triumphs
author: Oxley, J. Macdonald (James Macdonald)
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  "Sure, an'' I don''t know what''s ever to be the end of ye," said Mrs. Ahearn one day, in a more thoughtful tone than was usual with her, The look that Terry gave Miss Drummond on hearing these words made her As soon as she felt Terry''s firm hand her terror gave way to trust. Poor Terry was so abashed at being thus addressed by the great Mr. Drummond that his tongue refused its office. "Sure and your fortune''s made this day, Terry, me boy," said the "Come in here, Terry," said he, "and tell us your good-luck." In the silence that followed, Captain Afleck, taking Terry''s hand, said of boys, Terry," said Captain Afleck, giving him a kindly pat on the "Well, Terry, my son," said the captain, bestowing upon him a look of When Terry came out of Mr. Drummond''s office, Mr. Hobart took him


id: 40729
author: Dickens, Charles
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  Mrs. Belle Kemper, Scrooge''s first and last love _Scro._ But you were always a good man of business Jacob. (_The Spirit of Christmas Past rises from the hearth as Scrooge finishes _Scro._ Are you the Spirit, sir, whose coming was foretold to me? _Scro._ [_uneasily_] Yes. _Spir._ Let us see another Christmas. (_Children place chairs around the table; Bob puts Tiny Tim in a high _Scro._ Spirit, tell me if Tiny Tim will live? after year, and saying, Uncle Scrooge, I wish you A Merry Christmas and _Fred._ A Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year to the old man. _Scro._ Can this be the Spirit of Christmas Future that I see _Scro._ Ah, here are more of my old business friends; the Spirit directs _Mrs. K._ Well, you must know, my dear children, that Fanny Scrooge--our _Scro._ It''s I, your Uncle Scrooge. _Scro._ Do with me as you please; it is Christmas Day.

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  "Old Scrooge": A Christmas Carol in Five Staves. Dramatized from Charles Dickens'' Celebrated Christmas Story.


id: 41739
title: A Christmas Carol; Or, The Miser''s Warning! (Adapted from Charles Dickens'' Celebrated Work.)
author: Barnett, C. Z. (Charles Zachary)
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  am sure I have always thought of Christmas time, when it has come round, And a happy Christmas, and a merry new year to you, Bob Cratchit. A merry Christmas and a happy new year, sir. yonder poor child was left alone, he _did_ come just like that! pleasant happy Christmas Day we shall spend. Tiny Tim shall not go without his Christmas dinner notwithstanding quite light, and the GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PRESENT discovered, as in _The SECOND SPIRIT and SCROOGE enter._ SPIRIT advances--draws SCROOGE back from the group--a bright glow lights up the Scene, as the SPIRIT and SCROOGE sink through the Stage unnoticed SCROOGE and the SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS PRESENT BOB CRATCHIT enters with TINY TIM upon his Not coming upon Christmas Day! A merry Christmas and a happy new year! A merry Christmas and a happy new year! The SPIRIT enters, followed by SCROOGE._) The SPIRIT enters, followed by SCROOGE._)


