A Little Maid of Old Philadelphia

								


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A LITTLE MAID OF OLD PHILADELPHIA
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 MAINE
Illustrated by Edna Cooke

The Penn Publishing
Company Philadelphia
1921
Copyright
1919 by
The Penn
Publishing
Company
A Little Maid of Old Philadelphia

Introduction

Ruth Pernell and Winifred Merrill lived in Philadelphia. The city had
been for some time in the hands of General Howe and the British army.
Ruth's father was with Washington at Valley Forge, and the little girls
were ardent supporters of the American cause, and admirers of the
gallant young Frenchman, the Marquis DE Lafayette.
Children in 1778 were much like those of to-day, and Ruth and her
friends, eager as they were for the war to end successfully, were fond
of dolls and pets, and games and little plays. Yet they kept their ears
open, and when Ruth overheard what two British soldiers said she knew
how to make good use of her knowledge.
In each of the other "Little Maid" books is the story of an American
girl during the Revolution. The other stories are: "A Little Maid of
Province Town," "A Little Maid of Massachusetts Colony." "A Little Maid
of Bunker Hill," "A Little Maid of Narragansett Bay," "A Little Maid of
Ticonderoga," "A Little Maid of Old Connecticut."

Contents

  I.     HERO IS LOST                                   9


II.    GILBERT AND LAFAYETTE                         19


III.   RUTH VISITS GENERAL HOWE                      28


IV.    AUNT DEBORAH IS SURPRISED                     37


V.     RUTH DECIDES                                  43


VI.    A DIFFICULT DAY                               53


VII.   GILBERT'S PLAY                                62


VIII.  BETTY RUNS AWAY                               72


IX.    BETTY'S ADVENTURE                             84


X.     THE LOST PROGRAMME                            92


XI.    A LONG ROAD                                  102


XII.   A LONG RIDE                                  113


XIII.  HOME AGAIN                                   123


XIV.   THE CANDY DISAPPEARS                         133


XV.    A FAIRY STORY                                142


XVI.   BETTY AND ANNETTE                            151