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THE PRACTICAL JOKE;

OR THE CHRISTMAS STORY OF UNCLE NED.

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          NEW YORK:
          PUBLISHED BY J. S. REDFIELD,
          CLINTON HALL.




THE PRACTICAL JOKE.


Welcome, merry Christmas and New-Year! prized by children above all
other days in the year. Ye are associated with pleasant recollections of
old Santa Claus and sugar-plums--with bright visions of a cheerful
fireside, merry games, pleasant stories, and happy, smiling faces. First
comes Christmas Eve, when each young face beams with eager curiosity and
delightful anticipation--all wondering and guessing what they