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Snow surrounds John Norton's cabin in the Adirondacks as the old trapper reads beside the fire on Christmas Eve. His two hounds share the warmth while he thinks over the duty to help people in need. Remembering a woman and her children in a poorly sheltered home, he begins packing provisions for a visit through the snow. W. H. H. Murray brings this practical generosity into two stories gathered under the title Holiday Tales.
Norton's speech gives the woodland scenes their conversational rhythm, mixing religious reflection with observations about dogs, friendship and everyday comforts. A shared meal brings together the trapper, Wild Bill, the woman and her children, with gratitude and jokes around the table. Readers interested in Christmas fiction can find here a holiday measured in food, warmth and company, with the hardships of an Adirondack winter close at hand.
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- W. H. H. Murray
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