# Mother Carey's Chickens

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   Mother Carey is the still young and lovely widow of an American naval officer. His death has left her almost without means; and the family must leave their city house and city way of living. Fate directs them to Beulah and the wonderful Yellow House. [...] The tale is a pleasant one, a frankly sentimental celebration of motherhood as it may be. All the crabbed persons turn sweet under her influence, and in the end everything is as lovely for everybody as anybody could desire. We confess to an impression of Nancy as, like all Mrs. Riggs's heroines, something of a minx. —from a review in The Nation, September 1911.
MOTHER CAREY'S CHICKENS
[Front matter]
By Kate Douglas Wiggin
ROBINETTA. Illustrated.
REBECCA OF SUNNYBROOK FARM. Holiday Edition. Illustrated.
SUSANNA AND SUE. Illustrated.
THE OLD PEABODY PEW. With decorations and illustrations.
REBECCA OF SUNNYBROOK FARM.
NEW CHRONICLES OF REBECCA. Illustrated.
ROSE O' THE RIVER. Illustrated in color.
THE AFFAIR AT THE INN. Illustrated.
THE DIARY OF A GOOSE GIRL. Illustrated.
A CATHEDRAL COURTSHIP, and PENELOPE'S ENGLISH EXPERIENCES, Illustrated.
PENELOPE'S PROGRESS.
PENELOPE'S IRISH EXPERIENCES.
PENELOPE'S EXPERIENCES. I. England; II. Scotland; III. Ireland; Holiday Edition. With many illustrations by Charles E. Brock.
A CATHEDRAL COURTSHIP. Holiday Edition, enlarged. Illustrated by C. E. Brock.
THE BIRDS' CHRISTMAS CAROL. Illustrated.
THE STORY OF PATSY. Illustrated.
A SUMMER IN A CAÑON. A California Story. Illustrated.
TIMOTHY'S QUEST. A Story for Anybody, Young or Old, who cares to read it. Also Holiday Edition. Illustrated.
POLLY OLIVER'S PROBLEM. Illustrated.
THE VILLAGE WATCH-TOWER.
MARM LISA.
HOUGHTON MIFFLIN COMPANY
Boston and New York.
"NOW, MOTHER, DO YOU LIKE JULIA CAREY?" (p. 36)
MOTHER CAREY'S CHICKENS
BY
KATE DOUGLAS WIGGIN
BOSTON AND NEW YORK HOUGHTON MIFFLIN COMPANY The Riverside Press Cambridge 1911
COPYRIGHT, 1910 AND 1911, BY THE CURTIS PUBLISHING COMPANY
COPYRIGHT, 1911, BY KATE DOUGLAS RIGGS
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Published September 1911
CONTENTS
* I.Mother Carey Herself1
* II.The Chickens7
* III.The Common Denominator16
* IV.The Broken Circle21
* V.How about Julia?27
* VI.Nancy's Idea39
* VII."Old Beasts into New"52
* VIII.The Knight of Beulah Castle59
* IX.Gilbert's Embassy70
* X.The Careys' Flitting83
* XI.The Service on the Threshold94
* XII.Cousin Ann104
* XIII.The Pink of Perfection115
* XIV.Ways and Means124
* XV.Belonging to Beulah135
* XVI.The Post-Bag143
* XVII.Jack of All Trades152
* XVIII.The House of Lords163
* XIX.Old and New172
* XX.The Painted Chamber183
* XXI.A Family Rhomboid193
* XXII.Cradle Gifts204
* XXIII.Nearing Shiny Wall214
* XXIV.A Letter from Germany223
* XXV."Following the Gleam"240
* XXVI.A Zoölogical Father252
* XXVII.The Carey Housewarming262
* XXVIII."Tibi Splendet Focus"271
* XXIX."Th' Action Fine"278
* XXX.The Inglenook291
* XXXI.Grooves of Change306
* XXXII.Doors of Daring318
* XXXIII.Mother Hamilton's Birthday325
* XXXIV.Nancy comes Out336
* XXXV.The Crimson Rambler344

### ILLUSTRATIONS

* "Now, mother, do you like Julia Carey?" (p. 36)Frontispiece
* "Come home, children!"98
* The Entire Family lived on the Front Stairs156
* "If my own girls would write me letters like this!"196
* "Read the last few lines"234
* Peter crouched on the Hearth and lighted the Fire264
* "For you the hearth-fire glows"274
* Mother Carey was moved to the Very Heart306
* "I was on the point of kissing you"316
* "Pick that little cluster"348
From drawings by Alice Barber Stephens.
This work was published before January 1, 1929, and is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago.
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