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    Christmas Eve at Swamp's End
    Christmas Eve at Swamp's End
    Christmas Eve at Swamp's End
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    Christmas Eve at Swamp's End

    By Norman Duncan

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    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherArchive Classics
    Release dateNov 27, 2013

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      Christmas Eve at Swamp's End - Norman Duncan

      The Project Gutenberg EBook of Christmas Eve at Swamp's End, by Norman Duncan

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      Title: Christmas Eve at Swamp's End

      Author: Norman Duncan

      Release Date: December 25, 2008 [EBook #27612]

      Language: English

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      The punctuation and spelling from the original text have been faithfully preserved. Only obvious typographical errors have been corrected.

      Make of this child, a Man

      Copyright, 1911–1915

      FLEMING H. REVELL COMPANY

      A Selection from

      THE MEASURE OF A MAN

      A Tale of the Big Woods

      THE WISTFUL HEART

      IT was long after noon in the far, big, white Northwest. Day was on the wing. Christmas Eve splendidly impended—thank God for unspoiled childish faith and joys of children everywhere! Christmas Eve was fairly within view and welcoming hail, at last, in the thickening eastern shadows. Long Day at its close. Day in a perturbation of blessed unselfishness. Day with its tasks of love not half accomplished. And Day near done! Bedtime coming round the world on the jump. Nine o'clock leaping from longitude to longitude. Night, impatient and determined, chasing all the children of the world in drowsy expectation to sleep—making a clean sweep of 'em, every one, with her soft, wide broom of dusk. "Nine o'clock? Shoo! Off you go! To-morrow's on the way. Soon—oh, soon! To-morrow's here when you fall asleep. Said 'em already, have you? Not another word from either of you. Not a whisper, ye grinning rascals! Cuddle down, little people of Christ's heart and leading. Snuggle close—closer yet, my children—that your arms may grow used to this loving. Another kiss from mother? Blessed Ones! A billion more, for nights and mornings, for all day long of all the years, waiting here on mother's lips. And now to sleep. Christmas is to-morrow. Hush! To-morrow. Yes; to-morrow. Go t' sleep! Go t' sleep!" And

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