A New Note
in the
Christmas Carol
By
Clara Wood Mingins
Published by
The Sherwood Company
New York City
1913
Copyright by the
SHERWOOD COMPANY
New York
1913
PRINTED BY
The ULLMAN PRESS, Inc.
201 WILLIAM ST.
NEW YORK
CONTENTS
| CHAPTER | PAGE | |
| I. | Memories | 1 |
| II. | Growing in Grace | 6 |
| III. | Christmas Plans | 11 |
| IV. | Maddie | 17 |
| V. | Where is Dorothy | 23 |
| VI. | Christmas Candles | 29 |
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I.
MEMORIES.
So sang the clear, full, childish voice. Singularlymelodious, thrilling, sympathetic, it floated up andout, seeming to envelope in a tender, joyous harmonyall who came within its range.
In the library “Father dear” sat with pen suspendedand moistened eyes, as the notes of theChristmas Carol were borne in upon him. Thethronging memories carried him back to that wonderfulChristmas morning eight years before, whenthe sweet singer was born.
She had come in a flood of golden sunlight, whenChristmas bells were chiming, happy voices singing,and the joy of life seemed rampant upon all the[Pg 2]earth. The “doctor friend” had come to him in thissame library and had said:
“The Christmas day has brought to you and yourhouse God’s blessing—the gift of a little child.”
Together they had gone to that quiet, peacefulroom, and found mother with the baby girl uponher arm. “A tiny image of your own dear self,”he had fondly said, and with the passing years, thechild had kept that strong likeness to her mother,both in character and features.
Later he had gone about the house attending tothe many things they had planned for others. Lik