02677cam a22003373u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000370011324500530015026400510020330000470025433600260030133700260032733800360035350000310038950502300042050802140065052012630086453400450212765300330217265300220220565300520222785600430227999900170232227779UtSlPG20260610133632.0mcr n260607r2009||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPS1 aStuart, Ruth McEnery,d1856-191710aSolomon Crow's Christmas Pockets and Other Tales 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2009  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2009-01-120 aSolomon Crow's Christmas pockets -- The two Tims -- The Freys' Christmas party -- Little Mother Quackalina -- Old Easter -- Saint Idyl's light -- "Blink" -- Duke's Christmas -- Uncle Ephe's advice to Brer Rabbit -- May be so.  aProduced by David Edwards, Carla Foust and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This
book was produced from scanned images of public domain
material from the Google Print project.)  a"Solomon Crow's Christmas Pockets and Other Tales" by Ruth McEnery Stuart is a collection of short stories written in the late 19th century. The book features the character of Solomon Crow, a young black boy whose upbringing influences his perception of honesty and morality as he navigates his childhood experiences against a backdrop of social and familial complexities. Through his narrative, the collection explores themes of innocence, temptation, and the search for redemption, particularly in the context of the Christmas spirit.  The opening of the tale introduces us to Solomon Crow, a ten-year-old boy who is acutely aware of his mother's love as well as her shortcomings. His mother, Tempest, struggles with her own moral failings, which impact Crow’s understanding of honesty and integrity. As he ventures into various schemes to earn money for his family, he grapples with the temptation to cut corners, leading to a series of misadventures that culminate in a critical moment of consequence involving old Mr. Cary, a kind but stern figure in the community. This moment marks a turning point where Solomon begins to confront the repercussions of his actions and the true meaning of love and trust. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aNew Orleans (La.) -- Fiction  aChristmas stories  aLouisiana -- Social life and customs -- Fiction40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/27779  c68688d68688