Identifier: storyofmincepie00gate (find matches)
Title: Story of the mince pie
Year: 1916 (1910s)
Authors: Gates, Josephine Scribner, 1859-1930
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Publisher: New York
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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r wish is granted. Behold, the StorySprite! Since I attended the clove party Ihave been around the world and have a finecollection of tales. I am fresh from Japan, now, where I sawenacted a most exciting tale. Creep close tomy feet while I tell it. I wish you could THE STORY see the children in Japan. They are so beau-tiful; clad in their brilliant coloured kimo-nos, they look like a mass of poppies noddingin the wind. :cOne dear little Japanese maid did such asplendid thing! Without speaking a word, with only herdear two hands, she saved a young man frombeing imprisoned for life. He was an Amer-ican gentleman, who had been sent to Japanon business. He was lonely so far from home, and be-came very friendly with Cherry Blossom, thechild of one with whom he had business re-lations. He was very much interested in the queergames she played, and spent much time withher. Great sport they had flying wonderfulkites that looked like gorgeous birds withoutspread wings, or maybe seated on the 28
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Great sport they had flying wonderful kites PUB, ASTOR, Lt-NOX ANDT1LDEN FOUNDATIONS a L SPRITES TALE beach she would make sand pictures, whichwere her great delight. They usually wound up these visits witha tea-party. The child seated opposite him,looking like a brilliant butterfly, poised fora moment as she handed him the fragile cupfilled with the fragrant beverage. In time he became very dear to her, andone day while playing with her dolly sheoverheard something that sorely troubled herlittle heart. Her father was talking in lowmysterious tones to some Japanese friends.Suddenly she heard the Americans name.She pricked up her ears. Dear! Dear! Such startling news shecould hardly believe. They thought he was a spy and were go-ing to put him in prison very soon! Theywalked away, leaving the child grief-stricken. What a spy was, she did not know; but 29 THE STORY what she did know was that her preciousfriend must be saved from that awful fate,for once in prison he might never be re-le

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