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Title: How Deacon Tubman and Parson Whitney Kept New Year's
And Other Stories

Author: W. H. H. Murray

Release Date: July 16, 2005 [EBook #16308]

Language: English

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How Deacon Tubman and

Parson Whitney Kept New Year's

_And Other Stories_

BY

W.H.H. MURRAY

_Illustrated_

BOSTON

CUPPLES & HURD

_94 Boylston Street_

1888

CONTENTS

How Deacon Tubman and Parson Whitney Kept New Year's

The Old Beggar's Dog

The Ball

Who Was He?

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

I

HOW DEACON TUBMAN AND PARSON WHITNEY KEPT NEW YEAR'S

(Illustrated by THOMAS WORTH)

Vignette Initial--"New Year's, eh?"

"What's the matter with the pesky thing?"

"Miranda belonged to that sisterhood commonly known as spinsters"

Miranda's chirography--"A Happy New Year"

"Ha, none of that, you woolly-coated rogue, you"

"I want to talk with you about the church"

"Tell the folks that you won't be back till night"

"It was found that the parson could steer a sled"

"Little Alice Dorchester begged him to stay"

"Old Jack was a horse of a great deal of character"

"Hillow, Deacon, ain't you going to shake out old shamble-heels to-day?"

"Jack was going nigh to a thirty clip"

"Go it, old boy!"

Tail piece

II

THE OLD BEGGAR'S DOG

(Illustrated by A.B. SHUTE)

Vignette Initial--"Trusty"

"The old man and his dog were constant companions"

"He was teaching the dog a new trick"

"It was to the honor of the crowd that they hooted the officer roundly"

Tail piece

III

THE BALL

(Illustrated by A.B. SHUTE)

Vignette Initial--"It was evening"

"The Lad began to play"

"The God of Music was there"

"Even the waiters caught the infection"

"The music stopped with a snap"

Tail piece

IV

WHO WAS HE?

(Illustrated by J.H. Snow)

Vignette Initial--"John Norton watched