Field, Eugene, 1850-1895 / 2008-07-29 00:00:00

EBOOK CHRISTMAS TALES AND ***


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[Illustration: Frontispiece]

CHRISTMAS
TALES AND
CHRISTMAS
VERSE

BY
EUGENE FIELD

ILLUSTRATIONS BY FLORENCE STORER

NEW YORK
CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS
MCMXII

Copyright, 1912, by
CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS
Published October, 1912


_Why do the bells of Christmas ring?
Why do little children sing?
Once a lovely shining star,
Seen by shepherds from afar,
Gently moved until its light
Made a manger's cradle bright.
There a darling baby lay,
Pillowed soft upon the hay;
And its mother sung and smiled:
"This is Christ, the holy Child!"
Therefore bells for Christmas ring,
Therefore little children sing._


CONTENTS

_Dedication_
_Christmas Hymn_
The Symbol and the Saint
_Christmas Eve_
Joel's Talk with Santa Claus
_The Three Kings of Cologne_
The Coming of the Prince
_Chrystmasse of Olde_
The Mouse and the Moonbeam
_Christmas Morning_
Mistress Merciless
_Bethlehem-Town_
The First Christmas Tree
_Star of the East_

FULL-PAGE ILLUSTRATIONS
IN COLORS

The angels came through the forest to where the little tree
stood, and gathering around it, they touched it with
their hands _Frontispiece_
For he was so generous that he gave away all these pretty
things as fast as he made them
So Barbara fell asleep
"But why shouldn't I be merry?" asked the little mauve
mouse.
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