Uncle Jo's Old Coat
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OH, Jo, such news! I don't know whether I'm pleased or not; but I do hope it will be for the best! And so saying, the speaker, Mrs. Dennis, laid down the letter she had been reading and glanced at her husband, with a smile upon her lips and tears in her eyes. It was half-past eight on a fine September morning, and the Dennis family—comprised of Dr. Dennis, his wife, and three children, Edwin and Claude, aged eleven and nine respectively, and Poppy, a bright little maiden of eight—were seated at the breakfast-table. Four pairs of eyes turned curiously upon Mrs. Dennis as she spoke, and her husb...
Chapters (26)(click to expand)
- "'NOW, FATHER, YOU MUST TRY IT ON,' POPPY SAID DECIDEDLY."
- UNCLE JO'S OLD COAT
- ELEANORA H. STOOKE
- Author of "Salome's Burden," "Mousey," etc.
- WITH FIVE ILLUSTRATIONS
- London S. W. PARTRIDGE & CO. 8 and 9 Paternoster Row
- CONTENTS.
- UNCLE JO'S OLD COAT.
- CHAPTER I.
- Unexpected News.
- FREDDY ON HIS PONY.
- CHAPTER II.
- Freddy's Arrival.
- "WAKE UP, MY BOY. HERE WE ARE AT LAST."
- CHAPTER III.
- An Impulsive Act.
- "HE FETCHED THE COAT...AND PRESENTED IT TO THE OLD MAN."
- CHAPTER IV.
- Freddy keeps Silence.
- CHAPTER V.
- Freddy's Generosity.
- CHAPTER VI.
- Freddy speaks out.
- CHAPTER VII.
- A Happy Christmas.
- "I LIKE LOOKING AT THE SHOPS DECORATED FOR CHRISTMAS, DON'T YOU?"
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