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STORIES FOR GIRLS
| The Ferry Maid of the Chattahoochee | |
| By Annie M. Barnes | Illustrated by Ida Waugh |
An heroic little Georgia girl, in her father’s extremity, takes charge of his ferry, and through many vicissitudes and several impending calamities, succeeds in carrying out her purpose of supporting her invalid parent and his family. The heroine’s cheerfulness and hearty good humor, combined with an unflinching zeal in her determination to accomplish her work, make a character which cannot fail to appeal to young people.
| A Maid of the First Century | |
| By Lucy Foster Madison | Illustrated by Ida Waugh |
A little maid of Palestine goes in search of her father, who, for political reasons, has been taken as a slave to Rome. She is shipwrecked in the Mediterranean, but is rescued by a passing vessel bound for Britain. Eventually an opportunity is afforded her for going to Rome, where, after many trying and exciting experiences, she and her father are united and his liberty is restored to him.