Chapter I: Front Matter

A Little Maid of Ticonderoga

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 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"

ILLUSTRATED BY WUANITA SMITH

THE PENN PUBLISHING COMPANY PHILADELPHIA

1929

COPYRIGHT 1917 BY THE PENN PUBLISHING COMPANY

A Little Maid of Ticonderoga

Introduction

This is the story of a little girl whose home was among the Green Mountains of Vermont, then known as "The Wilderness," at the beginning of the American Revolution; and at the time when Ethan Allen and his brave soldiers were on guard to defend their rights. Ethan Allen was the friend of Faith, the heroine of the story, whose earnest wish to be of help is fulfilled. She journeys from her Wilderness home across Lake Champlain to Ticonderoga, and spends a winter with her aunt and cousin near Fort Ticonderoga. Here she learns a secret about the fort that is of importance later to Ethan Allen's "Green Mountain Boys."

There are two very interesting bears in this story. Like the earlier volumes of this series, "A Little Maid of Province Town," "A Little Maid of Massachusetts Colony," "A Little Maid of Narragansett Bay," and "A Little Maid of Bunker Hill"--the present volume introduces the heroes of American history and tells of famous deeds and places of which all American children should know.

Contents

I. ESTHER AND BRUIN 9
II. FAITH MAKES A PROMISE 22
III. MORE MISCHIEF 33
IV. A NEW PLAN 42
V. KASHAQUA 51
VI. THE JOURNEY 59
VII. NEW FRIENDS 70
VIII. THE SHOEMAKER'S DAUGHTER 81
IX. LOUISE 90
X. THE MAJOR'S DAUGHTERS 100
XI. A DAY OF ADVENTURE 110
XII. SECRETS 119
XIII. LOUISE MAKES A PRESENT 129
XIV. A BIRTHDAY 140
XV. NEW ADVENTURES 150
XVI. LOUISE DISAPPEARS 161
XVII. FAITH AGAIN VISITS THE FORT 172
XVIII. HOME AGAIN 184
XIX. FAITH WRITES A LETTER 194
XX. THE CAPTURE OF THE FORT 208

A Little Maid of Ticonderoga