The St. Nicholas Christmas book. Published 1899
New York The Century Co
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(Internal Arts Media, Aug. 19, 2016)
DECEMBER i PRESIDENT FOR ONE HOUR 4 MAID BESS 19 MAX AND THE WONDER-FLOWER 23 A DEAR LITTLE SCHEMER 26 How THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY ONCE PLAYED SANTA CLAUS . . 28 SNAP-SHOTS BY SANTA CLAUS 32 "A VISIT FROM ST. NICHOLAS" 35 SANTA CLAUS' PATHWAY 36 THE FOOL'S CHRISTMAS 44 MERRY CHRISTMAS 47 A RANDOM SHOT - 48 BENEVOLENT BOY 57 A RACE WITH AN AVALANCHE 59 THE CHRISTMAS SLEIGH-RIDE 65 A NEW-FASHIONED CHRISTMAS 66 WHERE THE CHRISTMAS-TREE GREW 68 How A STREET-CAR CAME IN A STOCKING 77 THE TARDY SANTA CLAUS 87 THE PICTURE 89 THE ELFIN BOUGH 90 CHRISTMAS IN BETHLEHEM 94 MISPLACED CONFIDENCE I0 2 "THE CHRISTMAS INN" 104 WAITING FOR SANTA CLAUS 112 MOLLY RYAN'S CHRISTMAS EVE 117 SANTA CLAUS STREET IN JINGLETOWN 124 VII CONTENTS PAGE CHRISTMAS ON THE "POLLY" . . , 126 A GENTLE REMINDER 129 "THIS is SARAH JANE COLLINS" ' 130 THE CHRISTMAS-TREE LIGHTS ... .... 136 A CHRISTMAS GOBLIN 138 LONDON CHRISTMAS PANTOMIMES 140 IF You 'RE GOOD 155 SANTA CLAUS AND THE MOUSE 156 THE BEST TREE 158 COUSIN JANE'S MISTAKE 160 YE MERRIE CHRISTMAS FEAST 173 SANTA CLAUS' PONY 176 THE WANDERING MINSTREL 182 THE BLOOM OF THE CHRISTMAS-TREE 184 A CHRISTMAS-EVE THOUGHT 185 A CHRISTMAS WHITE ELEPHANT 186 OSMAN PASHA AT BUCHAREST 204 A SNOW-BOUND CHRISTMAS 206 A SANTA CLAUS MESSENGER BOY 217 CHRISTMAS EVE . 217 The St. Nicholas Christmas Book