A Little Book of Christmas (Illustrated)

Table of Contents: ΓÇó A Toast To Santa Clause ΓÇó The Conversion of Hetherington ΓÇó A Merry Christmas Pie ΓÇó The Child Who Had Everything But ΓÇó A Holiday Wish ΓÇó Santa Clause and Little Billee ΓÇó Christmas Eve ΓÇó The House of the Seven Santas ΓÇó Extract: ΓÇó "He was only a little bit of a chap, and so, when for the first time in his life he came into close contact with the endless current of human things, it was as hard for him to "stay put" as for some wayward little atom of flotsam and jetsam to keep from tossing about in the surging tides of the sea. His mother had left him there in the big toy-shop, with instructions not to move until she came back, while she went off to do some mysterious errand. She thought, no doubt, that with so many beautiful things on every side to delight his eye and hold his attention, strict obedience to her commands would not be hard." ΓÇó John Kendrick Bangs (1862-1922) was an American author, editor and satirist.