The Junior Classics, vol 6

The Junior Classics, vol 6

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THE JUNIOR CLASSICS
A LIBRARY FOR BOYS AND GIRLS
[Illustration: EVERYTHING'S GOT A MORAL IF ONLY YOU CAN FIND IT From the painting by Beatrice Stevens]
THE JUNIOR CLASSICS
SELECTED AND ARRANGED BY
WILLIAM PATTEN--MANAGING EDITOR OF THE HARVARD CLASSICS
INTRODUCTION BY
CHARLES W. ELIOT, L L. D.--PRESIDENT EMERITUS OF HARVARD UNIVERSITY
WITH A READING GUIDE BY
WILLIAM ALLAN NEILSON, Ph.D.--PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH, HARVARD UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT SMITH COLLEGE, NORTHAMPTON, MASS., SINCE 1917

VOLUME SIX
OLD-FASHIONED TALES

CONTENTS
The Race for the Silver Skates Mary Mapes Dodge
Nelly's Hospital Louisa M. Alcott
A Fox and a Raven Rebecca H. Davis
The Private Theatricals Mrs. A. D. T. Whitney
A Case of Coincidence Rose Terry Cooke
The Flight of the Dolls Lucretia P. Hale
Solomon John Goes for Apples Lucretia P. Hale
Wild Robin Sophie May
Deacon Thomas Wales' Will Mary E. W. Freeman
Dill Mary E. W. Freeman
Brownie and the Cook Mrs. Dinah M. Craik
Brownie and the Cherry Tree Mrs. Dinah M. Craik
The Ouphe of the Wood Jean Ingelow
The Prince's Dream Jean Ingelow
A Lost Wand Jean Ingelow
Snap-Dragons--A Tale of Christmas Eve Juliana H. Ewing
Uncle Jack's Story Mrs. E. M. Field
Bryda's Dreadful Scrape Mrs. E. M. Field
The Cratchits' Christmas Dinner Charles Dickens
Embellishment Jacob Abbott
The Great Stone Face Nathaniel Hawthorne
The King of the Golden River John Ruskin
The Two Gifts Lillian M. Gask
The Bar of Gold Lillian M. Gask
Uncle David's Nonsensical Story Catherine Sinclair
The Grand Feast Catherine Sinclair
The Story of Fairyfoot Frances Browne
ALICE IN WONDERLAND
Down the Rabbit-Hole Lewis Carroll
The Pool of Tears Lewis Carroll
A Caucus-Race and a Long Tale Lewis Carroll
The Rabbit Sends in a Little Bill Lewis Carroll
Advice from a Caterpillar Lewis Carroll
Pig and Pepper Lewis Carroll
A Mad Tea-Party Lewis Carroll
The Queen's Croquet Ground Lewis Carroll
The Mock Turtle's Story Lewis Carroll
The Lobster-Quadrille Lewis Carroll
Who Stole the Tarts? Lewis Carroll
Alice's Evidence Lewis Carroll

ILLUSTRATIONS
"EVERYTHING'S GOT A MORAL, IF ONLY YOU CAN FIND IT" Alice in Wonderland
Frontispiece illustration in color from the painting by Beatrice Stevens
"IS THERE A PECULIAR FLAVOR IN WHAT YOU SPRINKLE FROM YOUR TORCH?" ASKED SCROOGE The Cratchits' Christmas Dinner
From the drawing by T. Leech
GLUCK PUT HIS HEAD OUT TO SEE WHO IT WAS The King of the Golden River
From the drawing by Richard Doyle
THE KING AND QUEEN OF HEARTS WERE SEATED ON THEIR THRONE Alice in Wonderland
From the drawing by Sir John Tenniel

THE RACE FOR THE SILVER SKATES
By Mary Mapes Dodge
The 20th of December came at last, bringing with it the perfection of winter weather. All over the level landscape lay the warm sunlight. It tried its power on lake, canal, and river; but the ice flashed defiance, and showed no sign of melting. The very weather-cocks stood still to enjoy the sight. This gave the windmills a holiday. Nearly all the past week they had been whirling briskly: now, being rather out of breath, they rocked lazily in the clear, still air. Catch a windmill working when the weather-cocks have nothing to do!
There was an end to grinding, crushing, and sawing for that day. It was a good thing for the millers near Broek. Long before noon, they concluded to take in their sails, and go to the race. Everybody would be there. Already the north side of the frozen Y was bordered with eager spectators: the news of the great skating-match had travelled far and wide. Men, women, and children, in holiday attire, were flocking toward the spot. Some wore furs, and wintry cloaks or shawls; but many, consulting their feelings rather than the almanac, were dressed as for an October day.
The site selected for the race was a faultless plain of ice near Amsterdam, on that