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    The Nursery, January 1881, Vol. XXIX A Monthly Magazine for Youngest Readers
    The Nursery, January 1881, Vol. XXIX A Monthly Magazine for Youngest Readers
    The Nursery, January 1881, Vol. XXIX A Monthly Magazine for Youngest Readers
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    The Nursery, January 1881, Vol. XXIX A Monthly Magazine for Youngest Readers

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    Release dateNov 27, 2013
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      The Nursery, January 1881, Vol. XXIX A Monthly Magazine for Youngest Readers - Various Various

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      Title: The Nursery, January 1881, Vol. XXIX

             A Monthly Magazine for Youngest Readers

      Author: Various

      Release Date: September 14, 2012 [EBook #40752]

      Language: English

      *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE NURSERY, JANUARY 1881 ***

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      transcribed by June Troyer.

      THE

      NURSERY

      A Monthly Magazine

      For Youngest Readers.

      VOLUME XXIX.—No. 1.

      BOSTON:

      THE NURSERY PUBLISHING COMPANY,

      No. 36 Bromfield Street.

      1881.

      Entered according to act of Congress, in the year 1881, by

      THE NURSERY PUBLISHING COMPANY,

      In the Office of the Librarian of Congress at Washington.

      IN PROSE.

      IN VERSE.

      THAT MERRY CHRISTMAS.

      THAT MERRY CHRISTMAS

      HAT a glad noise there was that Christmas morning! The children had got up early to look in their stockings. John's were not quite large enough to hold all of his gifts. It is rather hard to crowd a sword, a gun, and a rocking-horse all into one stocking.

      Mary had a fine new doll. Harry had a box, and, on taking off the cover, up sprang a wise-looking little man, with a cap on his head. Jessy had a doll, and a very pretty one it was too. Tommy had a what-do-you-call-it. Why did he look up the chimney? I think it was to see if there

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