قراءة كتاب The Misfit Christmas Puddings
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THE
MISFIT CHRISTMAS
PUDDINGS
BY THE
CONSOLATION CLUB
Illustrated by Wallace Goldsmith
JOHN W. LUCE & COMPANY
PUBLISHERS
BOSTON & LONDON
1906
Copyright, 1906
By JOHN W. LUCE & COMPANY
Entered at Stationers' Hall
Colonial Press
C. H. Simonds & Co.
Boston, U. S. A.
THE MISFIT CHRISTMAS PUDDINGS
TIME
The day before Christmas and Christmas day.
PLACES
Baker Baumgärtner's Establishment. Large and flourishing.
The M'Carty Abode. Small and dilapidated.
CHARACTERS
Herr Baumgärtner, with a mercenary heart and an eye to the main chance.
Katrina Baumgärtner, with a tender heart and an eye on her lover.
Herr Baumgärtner's Employees, with commercial hearts and eyes single to the approval of Katrina Baumgärtner.
Widow M'Carty, with a sad heart and many cares.
Her Cares
Granny M'Carty,—much care; little comfort.
Grandad Rafferty,—much comfort; little Cares
Nine Little M'Cartys,—both cares and comforts.
Michael M'Carty,—the loved and lamented.
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
| PAGE | |
| "Enjoying her father's parting fondling"(page 18) | Frontispiece |
| "The great delight of all the children" | 5 |
| "'For my thirteen best customers'" | 11 |
| "She applied herself to the shirts with vigor" | 24 |
| "Imprinted on them a few reminders of maternal solicitude" | 29 |
| "Grandad was speechless" | 32 |
| "'An' are ye insinooatin', Misther Rafferty?'" | 33 |
| "As Katrina passed through the store" | 43 |
| "'I may go, may I not?'" | 45 |
| "'It's samples I have . . .' said Terence, proudly displaying the contents of his bundle" | 60 |
| "To admire the festive preparations" | 64 |
| "And as she sat there Memory came and stood by her" | 65 |
| "Katrina . . . went to work" | 75 |
| "He picked up the card and read" | 78 |
| "Was on his way to the City Hospital" | 81 |
| "'A Merry Christmas from Katrina Baumgärtner!'" | 87 |
| "She placed both puddings in her apron" | 89 |
| "'Gott in Himmel! Donner und Blitzen!'" | 101 |
| "'Twelve cakes to the Widow M'Carty!'" | 104 |
| "Bridget next attacked her father" | 110 |
| "'It's more roometiz for me, so it is'" | 114 |
| "'Ven I smokes dat pipe den I forget dose plum puddings'" |
