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Title: Very Short Stories and Verses For Children

Author: Mrs. W. K. Clifford

Illustrator: Edith Campbell

Release Date: October 16, 2009 [EBook #30272]

Language: English

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VERY SHORT STORIES

MRS. W. K. CLIFFORD

[Illustration]

[Illustration: "APPLE BLOSSOM, I AM WAITING; ARE YOU HERE?" _P_. 14]

VERY SHORT STORIES

AND

VERSES FOR CHILDREN.

BY

MRS. W. K. CLIFFORD,

AUTHOR OF "ANYHOW STORIES," &c.

_With Illustrations by Edith Campbell._

LONDON:
WALTER SCOTT, 24 WARWICK LANE,
PATERNOSTER ROW.
1886.

Preface.

These stories, with the exception of the first one, are reprinted from
two little books--"Children Busy," etc., and "Under Mother's Wing."
They were then only signed with my initials. Some of the verses appear
now for the first time.

L. C.

_TO YOU--AND ETHEL AND ALICE_

CONTENTS.

PAGE

MASTER WILLIE 9

SWINGING 17

THE WOODEN DOLL 18

WATCHING 20

THE LIGHT ON THE HILLS 22

WRITING A BOOK 25

THE RABBIT 27

THE SANDY CAT 28

ON THE WAY TO THE SUN 30

IN THE MOONLIGHT 33

THE POOR LITTLE DOLL 35

THE VIOLETS 37

THE FIDDLER 39

THE BROKEN HORSE 40

THE RAINBOW-MAKER 41

OVER THE PORRIDGE 43

A-COMING DOWN THE STREET 45

THE PROUD BOY 47

SEEKING THE VIOLETS 49

TOMMY'S STOCKINGS 51

MIDSUMMER-NIGHT 52

THE