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HOLIDAYS AT THE GRANGE,
OR
A WEEK'S DELIGHT.
Games and Stories for Parlor and Fireside.
BY
EMILY MAYER HIGGINS.
PHILADELPHIA:
PORTER & COATES.
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Copyright, 1886,
BY
PORTER & COATES.
Wyndham Grange.
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CONTENTS.
- CHAPTER I.
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- The Gathering.—Christmas Eve.—"Consequences."—"How do you like it?"
- CHAPTER II.
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- Christmas Day.—"Rhymes."—"Cento."—"Genteel Lady."—The Fairy Wood.
- CHAPTER III.
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- "The Rhyming Game."—Orikama, or the White Water-Lily; an Indian Tale.
- CHAPTER IV.
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- "Proverbs."—"Twenty Questions."—The Spectre of Alcantra, or the Conde's Daughters; a Tale of Spain.
- CHAPTER V.
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- A Skating Adventure.—"What is my Thought like?"—"Questions."—TheOrphan's Tale, or the Vicissitudes of Fortune.
- CHAPTER VI.
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- Sunday.—Bible Stories.—"Capping Bible Verses."—Bible-Class.
- CHAPTER VII.
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- Sequel to the Orphan's Tale.—"Who can he be?"—"Elements."—The Astrologers.
- CHAPTER VIII.
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- "Confidante."—"Lead-Merchant."—"Trades."—The Rose of Hesperus; a Fairy Tale.
- CHAPTER IX.
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- New-Year's Day.—"Characters, or Who am I?"—"Quotations."—"Acting Charades."—"Riddles."
- CHAPTER X.
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- Whispering Gallery.—Potentates.—Three Young Men.
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GAMES AND STORIES.
CHAPTER I.