A Topsy-Turvy Christmas

by Elizabeth F. Guptill

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Transcriber’s Note:

Spelling and punctuation have been retained as published, including the use of “courtesy” for what today we would spell as “curtsey”, except as follows:

• Page 4
  thinest boy obtainable changed to
  [thinnest] boy obtainable
• Page 6
  Frank(crossly) Nothing changed to
  [Frank—(crossly)] Nothing
• Page 6
  Why Shouldn’t the grown-ups changed to
  Why [shouldn’t] the grown-ups
• Page 9
  You’re father must look funny changed to
  [Your] father must look funny
• Page 9
  Big as that, changed to
  Big as [that.]
• Page 9
  Did you call me, Knarf.? changed to
  Did you call me, [Knarf?]
• Page 10
  Mom (hanging head) I’ve got a cold changed to
  [Mom—(hanging head)] I’ve got a cold
• Page 11
  begins to whistle, lowdly changed to
  begins to whistle, [loudly]
• Page 16
  He dosen’t teach a bit changed to
  He [doesn’t] teach a bit
• Page 16
  Moose is a coming changed to
  Moose is [a-coming]
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  Course her is changed to
  [’Course] her is
• Page 18
  He dosen’t like it. changed to
  He [doesn’t] like it.
• Page 19
  Knarf (suspiciously) What you doing? changed to
  [Knarf—(suspiciously)] What you doing?
• Page 20
  Yuur’e welcome Clanty changed to
  [You’re] welcome Clanty
• Page 22
  You musn’t. No one can changed to
  You [mustn’t]. No one can
• Page 22
  of all the mean Christmasses changed to
  of all the mean [Christmases]
• Page 24
  and the everything being changed to
  and [everything] being
• Page 24
  all sing a beautiful Chistmas changed to
  all sing a beautiful [Christmas]