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MR. BLAKE’S
Walking-Stick:

A Christmas Story for Boys and Girls.

By EDWARD EGGLESTON,

AUTHOR OF
“THE ROUND TABLE STORIES,” “THE CHICKEN LITTLE STORIES,”
“STORIES TOLD ON A CELLAR DOOR,” ETC.

CHICAGO:
ADAMS, BLACKMER, & LYON PUBLISHING CO.
1872.

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Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1870,
By ADAMS, BLACKMER, & LYON PUBLISHING COMPANY,
In the office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.

RIVERSIDE, CAMBRIDGE:
STEREOTYPED AND PRINTED BY
H. O. HOUGHTON AND COMPANY.

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TO OUR
Little Silverhair
Who used to listen to My Stories;
BUT WHO IS NOW
Listening to the Christmas Stories of the Angels,
THIS BOOK IS DEDICATED.

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PREFACE.

I have meant to furnish a book that would servefor a Christmas present to Sunday-scholars, eitherfrom the school or from their teachers. I hope itis a story, however, appropriate to all seasons, andthat it will enforce one of the most beautiful andone of the most frequently forgotten precepts of theLord Jesus.

EDWARD EGGLESTON.

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CONTENTS.