A Little Maid of Old Maine

								


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                       A LITTLE MAID OF OLD MAINE



                                  BY

                          ALICE TURNER CURTIS



                               AUTHOR OF



                     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 NEW YORK

                       A LITTLE MAID OF VIRGINIA



                    ILLUSTRATED BY ELIZABETH PILSBRY



                      THE PENN PUBLISHING COMPANY

                           PHILADELPHIA 1928
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                               COPYRIGHT

                                1920 BY

                                THE PENN

                               PUBLISHING

                                COMPANY



                       A Little Maid of Old Maine
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                              INTRODUCTION
"A LITTLE MAID OF OLD MAINE" is a true story of the brave effort of two
girls to bring help to a little settlement on the Maine coast at the
time of the War of the Revolution. Parson Lyon, the father of Melvina,
was a friend and correspondent of Washington, and the capture of the
English gunboat by the Machias men is often referred to in history as
"The Lexington of the Seas," being the first naval battle after the
Lexington encounter.
The story is based on facts, and its readers cannot fail to be
interested and touched by the courage and patriotism of Rebecca and Anna
Weston as they journeyed through the forest after the powder that was to
make possible the conquest of America's foe.
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                                CONTENTS



             I. A LIBERTY POLE                         9

            II. REBECCA'S SECRET                      19

           III. MELVINA MAKES DISCOVERIES             33

            IV. AT MR. LYON'S                         45

             V. A BIRTHDAY                            57

            VI. LUCIA HAS A PLAN                      68

           VII. "A TRAITOR'S DEED"                    79

          VIII. "WHITE WITCHES"                       90

            IX. REBECCA'S VISIT                      102

             X. AN AFTERNOON WALK                    112

            XI. AN EXCHANGE OF VISITS                121

           XII. WILD HONEY                           133