xtending to them the thanks of the
Congress for their courageous conduct. The news of the brilliant victory
was heralded throughout the land, stimulating the colonists everywhere
to emulate the example of the courageous settlers of Machias.

Rebecca often thought of her former friend, Lucia Horton; but she never
told the story of the night when, misled by Lucia's plausible story,
she had tried to defeat the loyalty of the settlers by setting their
liberty tree adrift. As she looked up at the tall sapling, the emblem of
the loyalty of the settlement, she was proud indeed that she had been of
use in its protection.

Anna's gold chain was her greatest treasure. It was shown to every
little girl in the settlement, and each one knew its story. The golden
sovereign given to Rebecca was no less highly prized.

"That sovereign has a value beyond money. It is a medal for valor," her
father said; and on the year when peace was firmly established between
England and America Rebecca's golden sovereign was smoothed, and upon it
these words were engraved:

"Presented
to
A Brave Little
Maid of Maine,
For Loyalty,
June, 1775."

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The Stories In this Series are:

A LITTLE MAID OF PROVINCE TOWN.
A LITTLE MAID OF MASSACHUSETTS COLONY.
A LITTLE MAID OF NARRAGANSETT BAY.
A LITTLE MAID OF BUNKER HILL.
A LITTLE MAID OF TICONDEROGA.
A LITTLE MAID OF OLD CONNECTICUT.
A LITTLE MAID OF OLD PHILADELPHIA.
A LITTLE MAID OF OLD MAINE.
A LITTLE MAID OF OLD NEW YORK.
A LITTLE MAID OF VIRGINIA.

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Transcriber's Notes:

1. Punctuation has been normalized to contemporary standards.
2. Rebecca's birthday is inconsistently reported as the 10th of May and the 10th of September.

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