A Little Maid of Ticonderoga

for several days, and when her father appeared he agreed with Mrs. Carew that the littl

ious about his little daughter, and he decided to go directly home,

three weeks from to-day," he told Esther, "and you

watched her father ride away, that she would do everything possible to please Mrs. Carew

. Faith brought all her treasures to entertain her little visitor. Chief of these was a fine book called "Pilgrim's Progress," with many pictures. There was a doll,-one that Faith's Aunt Priscilla

e doll was named. But Esther was as careful as Faith herself, and declared that sh

" Esther stopped suddenly. She had lost the beads, and she did not want to tell Faith. She had resolved to hunt f

Esther had been so grateful for everything that Mrs. Carew and Faith did for her that t

can run as fast as I can," and Faith smiled, remembering the good times she always had when Aunt Prissy came for

er said so," boasted Esther; and Faith was quite ready to agree to this, for it

Mrs Carew, coming in from the kitchen. "Faith can bring in the light stand an

cloth over it, and then turned to the closet, from which she had taken the blue beads, and brought out her treasured tea-set. There was a round-bodied, squatty teapot with a high handle, a

to the little table, smiling with delig

irthday present," said Faith. "My Grandmother Carew, whom I have nev

d have such lovely things!" exclaimed Esther. "I

s a real tea-party. There were baked apples to eat with the toast, and although Esther longed for cake she did not speak of

ettle. He came up here with Mr. Stanley years ago, and cut down trees and built this house and the barn and the mill; then h

k your mother to let you go home with me and go to school this winter. That would be s

replied Faith. "My mot

en, washed them with the greatest care, and replaced them on the closet shelf, Esther talke

rls went to bed that night; "but I do wish your mother thought

the brook, Esther! Doesn't it sound as if it was saying, 'Hurry to bed! H

anything," replied Esther; but her tone was friendly. "I suppose it's be

hat the robins say to the young robins; and what little foxes tell their mothers; and I know how the be

said Esther, as they snuggled

irs. One of the doors to the beaver's house opens on the land side, so that they can get out an

questioned Esther,

ouses over in the mill meadow, where the

ld cut down trees with their sharp teeth, and of the d

rls and boys of her own age, and of games and parties. Then with a little sigh of content s

on to go to school, and after the little girls had gone to bed she

go to school and be with other children," said Mr.

w that their pleasant home on the slope of the hillside w

must let her go, why, her Aunt Priscilla will give her a warm welcome and take

from home. Perhaps we had best send some word to Priscilla by the next traveler who go

ed that as soon as it could be arranged she should go to stay with her Aunt Pr

long and make a bonfire of our house and mill we migh

time the Indians, often incited by the British in command of the forts at Ticonderoga and Crown Point,

pefully. "Colonel Allen is not journeying through the wilderness for pleasure. He has some plan in mind to make this region more secure for all of us.