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St. Nicholas [serial] (1873)

Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 192

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I must confess,Though you may not believe it, I tremble with joy A TALE OF JOHN HENRY PAUL BROWN. 123 As I write of this won-der-ful, an-gel-ic boy,Good Master John Henry Paul Brown. Santa Claus had come down by the old chimney way,And was warming his hands when he heard some one say, That I should… … OLD SANTA CLAUS GASPED, AND FELL DOWN BY HIS PACK. Dear Santa, I pray you, leave nothing for me,But wont you accept these three Christmas gifts — see ? —A heavier coat, a very warm hood,And an automobile? said John Henry theGood —Kind Master John Henry Paul Brown. Old Santa Claus gasped, and fell…

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