Rand, Mary Abbott, b. 1840, Belford, Clarke & Co., publisher · Chicago : Belford, Clarke & Co. · leaf 128
a card, tied to the handle,was written, A Christmas tail for little Blanche, fromgrandma. In a second, she spied the Christmas tail tryingto unpack itself through the meshes of the basket.She quickly pulled out the hay, cuddled the soft, littlepresent in her arms, and named it Mew, for thatwas the… … MEW AND PEEP. up in bed, and had spied behind a chair — somethingwell covered. Could it be another kitty? Harlan was not sure hewould be as well pleased as his sister with such aChristmas present. He was only four years old, buthe had already made up his small mind that cats werepets for girls and…
Children's literature, American
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