Identifier: stnicholasserial322dodg (find matches)
Title: St. Nicholas (serial)
Year: 1873 (1870s)
Authors: Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905
Subjects: Children's literature
Publisher: (New York : Scribner & Co.)
Contributing Library: Information and Library Science Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Digitizing Sponsor: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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I LL SOON CARRY YOU OVER THE MOUNTAIN AND THE RIVERINTO THE KINGDOM OF IX. i9°5-) OR, THE STORY OF THE MAGIC CLOAK. 885 grudge. You know we knocked out her wholearmy, remarked Bud. Quavo the minstrel says she is very beau-tiful, and kind to her people, said the girl. Well, there s no one else we can trust,Bud answered gloomily; so we may as welltry Zixi. But if you drop either of us on the gardens, shrubbery, and buildings were beauti-fully planned and cared for. The splendid palace of the queen was in thecenter of a delightful park, with white marblewalks leading up to the front door. Aunt Rivette landed the children at the en-trance to this royal park, and they walked slowly
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THE LOUD HIGH PLKSE-BEARER WAS WAVING A FAN. way, Aunt Rivette, I 11 have to call in the lordhigh executioner. Never fear, replied the old woman. If Idrop you, you 11 never know what has happened.So each one of you put an arm around my neck,and cling tight, and I 11 soon carry you over themountain and the river into the kingdom of Ix. Chapter XX. IN THE PALACE OF THE WITCH-QUEEN. Bud and Fluff were surprised at the magnifi-cence of the city of Ix. The witch-queen hadreigned there so many centuries that she foundplenty of time to carry out her ideas; and the toward the palace, admiring the gleaming whitestatues, the fountains and flowers, as they went. It was beginning to grow dusk, and the lightswere gleaming in the palace windows when theyreached it. Dozens of liveried servants werestanding near the entrance, and some of theseescorted the strangers with much courtesy to areception-room. There a gray-haired master ofceremonies met them and asked in what way hemight serve them. This po

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