Christmas Stories. Blade-o'Grass. Golden Grain. and Bread and Cheese and Kisses

About this eBook

Author

Farjeon, B. L. (Benjamin Leopold), 1833-1903

Title

Blade-O'-Grass. Golden Grain. and Bread and Cheese and Kisses.

Credits

Produced by Transcribed by Charles Bowen from page images provided by Google Books (Oxford University)

Language

English

LoC Class

PR: Language and Literatures: English literature

Subject

Christmas stories

Category

Text

eBook-No.

43190

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/43190

Release Date

July 10, 2013

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.CHRISTMAS STORIES . — * * * * *
2. 2.BLADE-O'-GRASS. GOLDEN GRAIN. AND BREAD AND CHEESE AND KISSES. — BY — B. L. FARJEON, — * * * * * — LONDON: — TINSLEY BROTHERS, 8, CATHERINE STREET, STRAND. — 1874.
3. 3.CONTENTS.
4. 4.BLADE-O'-GRASS. — INTRODUCTION. — STONEY-ALLEY. — PART I. — PART II.
5. 5.GOLDEN GRAIN.
6. 6.BREAD AND CHEESE AND KISSES. — PART I. — PART II. — PART III. — BLADE-O'-GRASS. — By B. L. FARJEON,
7. 7.INTRODUCTION. — STONEY-ALLEY.
8. 8.PART I. — A STRANGE EVENT OCCURS IN STONEY-ALLEY. — HOW SHE ACQUIRED THE NAME OF BLADE-O'-GRASS. — THE LEGEND OF THE TIGER. — THE BATTLE OF LIFE. — MR. MERRYWHISTLE RELIEVES HIMSELF ON THE SUBJECT OF INDISCRIMINATE CHARITY. — MRS. SILVER'S HOME. — MR. MERRYWHISTLE MEETS THE QUEER LITTLE OLD MAN. — JIMMY VIRTUE INTRODUCES MR. MERRYWHISTLE TO HIS PLACE OF BUSINESS. — THE STRANGE IDEA OF HALLELUJAH ENTERTAINED BY BLADE-O'-GRASS. — THE INTERLUDE.
9. 9.PART II. — THE PRISON WALL. — ONE OF MANY HAPPY NIGHTS. — FACE TO FACE--SO LIKE, YET SO UNLIKE. — ROBERT TRUEFIT ALLOWS HIS FEELINGS TO MASTER HIM. — TOO LATE. — HELP THE POOR. — THE END. — * * * * * — GOLDEN GRAIN.
10. 10.By B. L. FARJEON, — AUTHOR OF 'BLADE-O'-GRASS,' 'BREAD-AND-CHEESE AND KISSES,' ETC.
11. 11.I. — THROUGH COUNTRY ROADS TO SOME GREEN PLEASANT SPOT.
12. 12.II. — THANK GOD FOR A GOOD BREAKFAST!
13. 13.III. — THEY LISTENED WITH ALMOST BREATHLESS ATTENTION TO EVERY WORD THAT FELL FROM HER LIPS.
14. 14.IV. — FOR MERCY'S SAKE, TELL ME! WHOSE VOICE WAS IT I HEARD JUST NOW? — * * * * * — * * * * *
15. 15.V. — YOU'RE A PARSON, SIR, AND I PUT IT TO YOU. WHAT DO YOU SAY TO PARTING MOTHER AND CHILD?
16. 16.VI. — FOR THESE AND SUCH AS THESE.
17. 17.VII. — HEALTHY BODY MAKES HEALTHY MIND.
18. 18.VIII. — THIS 'ERE FREE AND 'LIGHTENED COUNTRY OF OUR'N'S CRAMMED FULL O' TEMPLES O' LIBERTY.
19. 19.IX. — OPEN YOUR EYES, BABY! SPEAK TO ME! LOOK AT MOTHER, MY LIFE!
20. 20.X. — NO, NO! BORN IN LOVE! IN LOVE!
21. 21.XI. — ONCE UPON A TIME THERE LIVED ON AN ISLAND----
22. 22.XII. — IN THE DIM TWILIGHT OF THAT HOLY DAY. — * * * * * — * * * * * — * * * * *
23. 23.XIII. — HIS SOUL IS IN YOUR HANDS TO SAVE AND PURIFY!
24. 24.XIV. — IT IS SUNRISE. A GOLDEN MIST IS RISING FROM THE WATERS. — * * * * * — * * * * *
25. 25.XV. — FAIRHAVEN. — THE END. — * * * * * — BREAD AND CHEESE AND KISSES.
26. 26.BY B. L. Farjeon — AUTHOR OF BLADE OF GRASS "GRIF" AND JOSHUA MARVEL.] — * * * *
27. 27.PART I. — COME AND SHOW YOUR FACE, LIKE A MAN! — AND SO THE LAD GOES ON WITH HIS BESSIE AND HIS BESSIE, UNTIL ONE WOULD THINK HE HAS NEVER A MOTHER IN THE WORLD. — YOU WORE ROSES THEN, MOTHER. — IF I DID NOT LOVE HER, I WOULD NOT GO AWAY. — WITH THE DAWNING OF A NEW YEAR, BEGIN A NEW LIFE. — DEAR LOVE, GOOD-BYE. — TOTTIE IS READY TO TEAR OLD BEN SPARROW LIMB FROM LIMB. — HERE AND THERE ARE FORGET-ME-NOTS. — BATTLEDOOR AND SHUTTLECOCK. — TOTTIE'S DREAM. — I CAN SEE YOU NOW, KISSING HER LITTLE TOES. — ONE KISS FOR HOPE, ONE FOR FAITH, AND ONE FOR LOVE. — YOU ALONE, AND MY MOTHER, ARE TRUE; ALL THE REST OF THE WORLD IS FALSE.
28. 28.PART II. — THEY SAW, UPON ONE OF THE NEAREST PEAKS, A MAN STANDING, WITH SUNSET COLOURS ALL AROUND HIM. — MORE PRECIOUS THAN GOLD, PURER THAN DIAMONDS, ARE THESE SWEET AND DELICATE WAYS. — * * * * * — * * * * *
29. 29.PART III. — I HAVE COME TO RETURN YOU SOMETHING. — WELL, MOTHER, DO YOU WANT ANY WASHING DONE? — THE MAN IN POSSESSION. — SOFTLY, SWEETLY, PROCEEDS THE HYMN OF HOME. — THE END. — * * * * *

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