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Title: Christmas Every Day and Other Stories

Author: W. D. Howells

Release Date: September 5, 2007 [EBook #22519]

Language: English

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CHRISTMAS EVERY DAY AND OTHER STORIES

BY W. D. HOWELLS

[Illustration: "HAVING BONFIRES IN THE BACK YARD OF THE PALACE."
[Page 130.]

CHRISTMAS EVERY DAY
AND OTHER STORIES
TOLD FOR CHILDREN

BY W. D. HOWELLS

[Illustration]

NEW YORK AND LONDON
HARPER & BROTHERS PUBLISHERS

Copyright, 1892, by W. D. HOWELLS.

_All rights reserved._

CONTENTS

CHRISTMAS EVERY DAY 3

TURKEYS TURNING THE TABLES 25

THE PONY ENGINE AND THE PACIFIC EXPRESS 51

THE PUMPKIN-GLORY 71

BUTTERFLYFLUTTERBY AND FLUTTERBYBUTTERFLY 111

ILLUSTRATIONS

PAGE

_"Having Bonfires in the Back Yard of the Palace"_ Frontispiece

_"The Old Gobbler 'First Premium' said They were Going to
Turn the Tables Now"_ 35

_Two Little Pumpkin Seeds_ 75

_Took the First Premium at the County Fair_ 83

_"'Here's that little fool pumpkin,' said the farmer"_ 85

_"Caught His Trousers on a Shingle-nail, and Stuck"_ 93

_"'My sakes! it's comin' to life!'"_ 103

_Tail-piece_ 107

_"'Fix dusters! Make ready! Aim! Dust!'"_ 121

_"Th