A Little Maid of Ticonderoga

bered a picture in one of her mother's books of an orang-outang. For the shoemaker's hair was coarse and black, and seemed to stand up all over his small head, and his face

tool near his bench waiting for her aunt's return, he told her that he

l let you come and see

ny further conversation the door opened and a tall man in a s

?" he ask

hing at all," rep

red the officer. "I'll wager this small m

could run away, but

a garrison that will be worth while. Now, what about my riding

ott called for her little niec

id about his little girl, and noticed that Au

go, Aunt Priss

and sew on the new dresses," replied Aunt Prissy,

the silver fox and of her own dear "Bounce." Every hour since her arrival at Aunt Prissy's had

y?" she asked, as they came in sight of home, with Donald an

r," answered Aunt Prissy, "and I fear she is a mischievous child. But the poor girl h

Faith, resolving that if such were the cas

ack eyes, and is slenderly built. Too slender, I fear, for health," replied Mrs. Scott, who often thou

onded Faith; and, in answer to her aunt's questions, Faith described Esther's visit

d about the supper-table that night. Then she suddenly remembered what he had said,

that none of us dare lift a hand to protect ourselves that they care not who knows their plans. I'll see to it that Ethan Allen a

ue velvet, with a partridge's wing on one side. She was trying on the cap before the mirror in the sitting-room one afternoon whe

r imagined. A little girl whose black hair straggled over her forehead, and whose big dark eyes had a half-frightened expression, stood staring in at the pleasant room. An old ragged shawl

ward nearer to Faith, and holding out a bundle. "Father doesn't know I've com

Faith politely, pulling for

f hardly knowing if she da

w she wouldn't," continued Louise. "What you got?" she q

ever had one befor

y that one on, would you?" said Louise, looking at Faith with such a long

ly, and taking off the cap placed it c

eply Faith was running up the stairs. She was back in a moment with brush and comb, and Louise submitted to having her hair put in order, and tied back w

looks nice on you. But what m

of me. I have to wear it. I don't have nothing like other girls," she exclaimed, and dropp

nd then she knelt down beside the big chair and

en, I'll ask my aunt to make you a

me to have a cap like y

h. And this question made Louise sit up straight

o her feet. "But how could he make me a pretty cap or a dress? And he doesn't want to ask a

. Her name is 'Lady Amy,'" and Faith ran to the sofa and br

, almost in a whisper. "You're real good to

replied Faith. "I've

uise. "I s'pose you know

can read and write, and do

ead," decl

uise cordially, took Faith's new shoes from their wrapping and said they were indeed a fine pair of shoes. Then she turned to Louise, with the pleasant little smile that Faith so admired, and said: "You are the first littl

Faithie, and set it in front of Louise and 'La

"I'll come back in a little while," she

it two dainty china plates and two fringed napkins. There was a plate of thin slice

"It's just like a party, isn't it? I'm just as glad as I can be that y