A Christmas Fantasy

by

CYRUS TOWNSEND BRADY

Pictures by Walter B. Everett

G.P. Putnam's Sons New York and London The Knickerbocker Press

1916

[Illustration: "No, No," said the woman, "I can't go with you now."]

To the Beloved Memory of Little Betty

Contents

I. THE BABY II. THE CHILD III. THE FRIEND IV. THE WORKMAN V. THE COMFORTER VI. THE BURDEN BEARER VII. THE THORN CROWNED VIII. THE BROKEN HEARTED IX. THE FORGIVER OF SINS X. THE GIVER OF LIFE XI. THE STILLER OF THE STORM

Illustrations

"NO, NO," SAID THE WOMAN, "I CAN'T GO WITH YOU NOW" (Frontispiece)

AFTER A TIME SHE FELL DOWN ON HER KNEES. SHE PRESSED THEM AGAINST HER FACE

SHE LAID HER HAND UPON THE KNOB OF THE CHURCH DOOR

"IT IS HE," WHISPERED THE PRIEST; "HIS SORROW WAS GREATER THAN MINE"

ABSOLVO TE

THE CRY FOR BREAD

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The Baby

"A LITTLE CHILD SHALL LEAD THEM"

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The Baby