ILLUSTRATED BY WALTER CRANE
'O Christmas, merry Christmas!
Is it really come again?
With its memories and greetings,
With its joy and with its pain.'

London
MACMILLAN AND CO.
1880

TO
The Two Friends
WHO WILL BEST UNDERSTAND THIS
SIMPLE LITTLE STORY
I DEDICATE IT
WITH MUCH AFFECTION
Paris, May 1880.
CONTENTS.
[CHAPTER I.] Baby Ted
[CHAPTER II.] In the Garden
[CHAPTER III.] Wishes and Fears
[CHAPTER IV.] The Story of Sunny
[CHAPTER V.] The Story of Sunny (Concluded)
[CHAPTER VI.] Little Narcissa
[CHAPTER VII.] Getting Big
[CHAPTER VIII.] "Statistics"
[CHAPTER IX.] A Peacock's Feather and a Kiss
[CHAPTER X.] Some Rainy Adventures
[CHAPTER XI.] "It's only I, Mother"
[CHAPTER XII.] The White Cross
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
"[The Story of Sunny]"
"[I wish thoo'd let me help thoo to cut the Grass]"
"[She hunted about among the Leaves and
Branches till she found a little silver Knob]"
"[Baby showed, or Ted thought she did, a quite
extraordinary Love for the Bouquets her
little Brother arranged for her]"
"[Oh dear, oh dear!" cries Beauty, jumping up in a
Fright, "he's coming to eat me]"
"[They were neatly tacked on to the Feather
Card, which had a very fine effect on the
Wall of the Museum]"
"[Master Ted, very wet indeed, made his
appearance with rosy cheeks and a
general look of self-satisfaction]"

CHAPTER I.