E-text prepared by Al Haines

"Presently the whole company was moved by a gentle pity."
Drawn by S. W. Van Schaik.
THE WORKS OF EUGENE FIELD
Vol. V
THE WRITINGS IN PROSE AND VERSE OF EUGENE FIELD
THE HOLY CROSS AND OTHER TALES
CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS
NEW YORK
1911
Copyright, 1893, by
EUGENE FIELD.
Copyright, 1896, by
JULIA SUTHERLAND FIELD.
DEDICATED WITH LOVE
AND GRATITUDE TO
ROSWELL MARTIN FIELD