Excerpt from Sydney Martin's Christmas He went out, however, and began to take an aimless walk up the street. Nearly opposite Judge Porter's hand some home, that large house, built in foreign style, and the pride of the town for that and other reasons, he stopped suddenly and listened. Music - clear and sweet it rose on the air. Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will to men. Sidney went on around the corner with a curious face. Who could be out doors singing on Christmas morning? The minute he got a view of the side gateway the riddle was plain. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.