Holiday Stories
FOR
YOUNG PEOPLE.
Compiled and Edited by
MARGARET E. SANGSTER.
PUBLISHED BY
THE CHRISTIAN HERALD
Louis Klopsch, Proprietor,
BIBLE HOUSE, NEW YORK.
Copyright, 1896, By Louis Klopsch.
DEDICATION.
| To John and Jane, to Fred and Frank, |
| To Theodore and Mary, |
| To Willie and to Reginald, |
| To Louis, Sue and Gary; |
| To sturdy boys and merry girls, |
| And all the dear young people |
| Who live in towns, or live on farms, |
| Or dwell near spire or steeple; |
| To boys who work, and boys who play, |
| Eager, alert and ready, |
| To girls who meet each happy day |
| With faces sweet and steady; |
| To dearest comrades, one and all, |
| To Harry, Florrie, Kate, |
| To children small, and children tall, |
| This book I dedicate. |
PREFACE.
Boys and girls, I am proud to call a host of you my personal friends,and I dearly love you all. It has been a great pleasure to me to arrangethis gift book for you, and I hope you will like the stories andballads, and spend many happy hours over them. One story, "The MiddleDaughter," was originally published in Harper's "Round Table," and isinserted here by consent of Messrs. Harper and Brothers. Two of theballads, "Horatius," and "The Pied Piper," belong to literature, and youcannot afford not to know them, and some of the fairy stories are likebits of golden coin, worth treasuring up and reading often. Miss MaryJoanna Porter deserves the thanks of the boys for the aid she has givenin the making of this volume, and the bright stories she has contributedto its pages.
A merry time to you, boys and girls, and a heart full of love from yoursteadfast friend,