COLLECTED BY THOMAS A. JANVIER

MEMBER OF THE FOLK-LORE SOCIETY, LONDON

ILLUSTRATED WITH SIX PICTURES BY WALTER APPLETON CLARK AND BY PHOTOGRAPHS OF PLACE

HARPER & BROTHERS PUBLISHERS NEW YORK AND LONDON MCMX

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THOMAS A. JANVIER

In Old New York. Illustrations and maps. Post 8vo $1.75

The Dutch Founding of New York. Illustrated. 8vo, Half-leather net 2.50

The Aztec Treasure-House. Ill'd. 8vo 1.50

The Uncle of an Angel. Ill'd. Post 8vo 1.25

The Passing of Thomas. Illustrated. 8vo 1.25

In the Sargasso Sea. Post 8vo 1.25

In Great Waters. Illustrated. Post 8vo 1.25

Santa Fe's Partner. Illustrated. Post 8vo 1.50

The Christmas Kalends of Provence. Illustrated. Post 8vo, net 1.25

HARPER & BROTHERS, PUBLISHERS, N. Y.

Copyright, 1910, by Harper & Brothers.

All rights reserved. Published January, 1910. Printed in the United States of America.

TO C. A. J. WITHOUT WHOSE HELP THIS BOOK COULD NOT HAVE BEEN MADE