A Child’s Dream of a Star by Charles Dickens Illustrated by Hammattt Billings. A CHILD’S DREAM OF A STAR A CHILD’S DREAM OF A STAR. By CHARLES DICKENS. By WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY HAMMATT BILLINGS. BOSTON: FIELDS, OSGOOD, & CO. 1871. Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1870, BY FIELDS, OSGOOD, & CO., in the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington. University Press: Welch, Bigelow, & Co., Cambridge. University Press: Welch, Bigelow, & Co., Cambridge. LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. Engraved by W. J. Linton. Engraved by W. J. Linton. [Pg 5] [Pg 5] A CHILD’S DREAM OF A STAR. THERE was once a child, and he strolled about a good deal, and thought of a number of things. He had a sister, who was a child too, and his constant companion. These two used to wonder all day long. They wondered at the beauty of the flowers; they wondered at the height and blueness of the sky; they wondered at the depth of the bright water; they wondered at [Pg 6]the goodness and the power of God, who made the lovely world. T [Pg 6] God They used to say to one another, sometimes, Supposing all the