Chapter I: Front Matter

Maid Sally

By HARRIET A. CHEEVER

Author of "Little Mr. Van Vere of China," "Ted's Little
Dear," "Strange Adventures of Billy Trill," etc.

ILLUSTRATED

_Boston_ Dana Estes
& Company _Publishers_

_Copyright, 1902_
BY DANA ESTES & COMPANY

_All rights reserved_

MAID SALLY
Published, July, 1902

Colonial Press
Electrotyped and Printed by C. H. Simonds & Co.
Boston, Mass., U. S. A.

TO "Muggins"

SUNNY-HAIRED, BELOVED CHILD OF NURSERY DAYS
WHO NEVER TIRED OF A STORY
THIS BOOK IS LOVINGLY
DEDICATED

CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE

I. HEARD AT INGLESIDE 11

II. THE GREAT HOUSE 20

III. THE END OF FAIRY TOWN 28

IV. THE FAIRY PRINCE 43

V. THE NEW SALLY 53

VI. THE SUPPER COMPANY 65

VII. SALLY SAYS, "I WILL!" 78

VIII. A LONG GOOD-BY 90

IX. THE PARSON 103

X. PROGRESS 116

XI. FACE TO FACE 129

XII. WHO WAS SHE? 142

XIII. TWO YEARS 155

XIV. HOME AGAIN 169

XV. A COLONIAL BALL 177

XVI. "I CAN'T BUY TEA" 187

XVII. THE SOLDIER'S CARD 198

XVIII. THE BREAKING OF THE STORM 212

XIX. ONE NIGHT 220

XX. IN CAMPAIGN 233

XXI. THE QUEER NAME 244

XXII. THE BATTLE OF GREAT BRIDGE 254

XXIII. MAID SALLY AND HER FAIRY PRINCE 265

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

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IT IN TRUTH MUCH CHEERED HER TO SEE MAMMY
LEEZER COME TRUNDLING ALONG _Frontispiece_

'GOOD EVENING, LITTLE MAID,' SHE SAID, PLEASANTLY 96

SALLY STOOD AGAINST A TREE AND SANG WITHOUT
A THOUGHT OR CARE 120

WHEN VOICES AND HOOF-BEATS SMOTE UPON HER EAR 134

MORE THAN ONE BRITISH SOLDIER STATIONED IN
THE TOWN HAD LOOKED SHARPLY INTO THE
DEPTHS OF HER SUN-BONNET 171

FOR SALLY NEITHER DREW REIN NOR DID HOTSPUR
ONCE BREAK HIS LONG, SPLENDID STRIDE 225

THE BATTLE AT GREAT BRIDGE 262

MAID SALLY BECAME A FREQUENT GUEST AT INGLESIDE 277

MAID SALLY