These were the reasons that had brought Justin Peabody to Edgewood on the Saturday afternoon before Christmas, and had taken him to the new tavern on Tory Hill, near the Meeting-House.
Nobody recognized him at the station or noticed him at the tavern, and after his supper he put on his overcoat and started out for a walk,aimlessly hoping that he might meet a friend, or failing that, intending to call on some of his old neighbours, with the view of hearing the village news and securing some information which... #story #kidsstories #storiesforchildren ✝️❤️🗺️ AcreSoft Story Classic