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Title: The Little City Of Hope
A Christmas Story

Author: F. Marion Crawford

Release Date: December 30, 2004 [EBook #14526]

Language: English

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The

Little City of Hope

A CHRISTMAS STORY

BY

F. MARION CRAWFORD

MACMILLAN AND CO., LIMITED

ST. MARTIN'S STREET, LONDON

1907

_Copyright in the United States America, 1907_

CONTENTS

PAGE

1. HOW JOHN HENRY OVERHOLT SAT ON PANDORA'S BOX 1
2. HOW A MAN AND A BOY FOUNDED THE LITTLE CITY OF HOPE 19
3. HOW THEY MADE BRICKS WITHOUT STRAW 35
4. HOW THERE WAS A FAMINE IN THE CITY 49
5. HOW THE CITY WAS BESIEGED AND THE LID OF PANDORA'S BOX CAME OFF 63
6. HOW A SMALL BOY DID A BIG THING AND NAILED DOWN THE LID OF THE BOX 74
7. HOW A LITTLE WOMAN DID A GREAT DEED TO SAVE THE CITY 87
8. HOW THE WHEELS WENT ROUND AT LAST 105
9. HOW THE KING OF HEARTS MADE A FEAST IN THE CITY OF HOPE 116

I

HOW JOHN HENRY OVERHOLT SAT ON PANDORA'S BOX

"Hope is very cheap. There's always plenty of it about."

"Fortunately for poor men. Good morning."

With this mild retort and civil salutation John Henry Overholt rose and
went towards the door, quite forgetting to shake hands with Mr.
Burnside, though the latter made a motion to do so. Mr. Burnside always
gave his hand in a friendly way, even when he had flatly refused to do
what people had asked of him. It was cheap; so he gave it.

But he was not pleased when they did not take it, for whatever he chose
to give seemed of some value to him as soon as it was offered; even his
hand. Therefore, when his visitor forgot to take it, out of pure absence
of mind, he was offended, and spoke to him sharply before he