Christmas Holidays or, a Visit at Home

Christmas Holidays; or, a Visit at Home

Produced by: Charlene Taylor, Donald Cummings and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The University of Florida, The Internet Archive/Children's Library) The stage coach stopped at the door of the Academy in Abington, an hour later than the expected time, and Howard and George Barrington ran forward with eagerness, as school boys are wont to do, when they are going from a retired part of the country into the city, at the Christmas Holidays. The stage passed rapidly along the fine turnpike road; and at dusk the blowing of the horn announced their near approach to the great city; soon the coachmans whip was thrown on the top of the vehicle, a loud ring at the door of their fathers mansion was answered by the servant in waiting; the boys beheld the cheerful lighted hall, and were soon locked in the arms of their parents and sisters, who ran out of the parlour to receive them. The parlour too was lighted, not only[6] with lamps, but by a blazing hickory fire, for it was a cold, frosty evening, toward the end of December. What kept you so late? said Emma to her brother George, whose hand she still held. I believe, said he, we were not longer than usual in coming, but the stage did not leave Abington for an hour after the appointed time; it was waiting for passengers, and was very much crowded. I thought you would never come, said Emma. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 67194
Author: Anonymous
Release Date: Jan 18, 2022
Format: eBook
Language: English
Publisher: I. Ashmead, Printer
Publication Date: 1827
Publisher Country: United States