Excerpt from Jolly Plays for Holidays: A Collection of Christmas Entertainments The little plays that make up this volume were all, save one, published originally in T/ze Lau'z'es' Home 7aw'nal of Philadelphia; A Substitute for Santa Claus first appeared in T 113 Associated Sunday Magazines. The author wishes to thank the publishers of these periodicals for their courtesy and cooperation in the present volume. Copyright, 1903, by the curtis publishing Co. Copyright, 1909, by the curtis publishing Co. Copyright, 1911, by the curtis publishing Co. Copyright, 1912, by the curtis publishing Co. Copyright, 1913, by the curtis publishing Co. Copyright, 1904, by associated sunday magazines. Copyright, 1914, by carolyn wells. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.