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Title: A Sweet Little Maid

Author: Amy E. Blanchard

Release Date: August 10, 2006 [EBook #19025]

Language: English

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A SWEET LITTLE MAID

BY
AMY E. BLANCHARD

Author of "Little Miss Oddity," "Little Miss Mouse,"
"Little Sister Anne," "Mistress May," etc.

NEW YORK
HURST & COMPANY
PUBLISHERS

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Copyright, 1899,
by GEORGE W. JACOBS & CO

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To

MY DEAR LITTLE GODDAUGHTER
AGNES BLANCHARD WILLIAMS
I LOVINGLY DEDICATE THIS STORY OF ANOTHER
SWEET LITTLE MAID

A. E. B.

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CONTENTS

CHAP. PAGE

I. DIMPLE AND BUBBLES 9
II. DOLLS 26
III. A QUARREL 44
IV. HOUSEBREAKERS 62
V. ROCK 81
VI. THE TEA-PARTY 97
VII. HOUSEKEEPERS 119
VIII. ADRIFT 139
IX. DOWN TOWN 158
X. THE PICNIC 177
XI. AN UNCLE AND A WEDDING 196

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CHAPTER I

Dimple and Bubbles

"Is yuh asleep, Miss Dimple?"

"No," said Dimple, drowsily.

"I'm are."

"Why, Bubbles," replied Dimple, "if you were asleep you wouldn't be
talking."

"Folks talks in their sleep sometimes, Miss Dimple," answered Bubbles,
opening her black eyes.

"Well, maybe they do, but your eyes are open now."

"I have heerd of people sleepin' with their eyes open," returned
Bubbles, nothing abashed.

"O, Bubbles, I don't b