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Little Prudy's Dotty Dimple
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Title: Little Prudy's Dotty Dimple
Author: Sophie May
Release Date: July 30, 2005 [EBook #16390]
Language: English
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LITTLE PRUDY'S DOTTY DIMPLE
By SOPHIE MAY
NEW YORK HURST & COMPANY PUBLISHERS
[Illustration]
DEDICATION.
TO
Little Nelly Clarke.
CHAPTER PAGE
I. DOTTY'S BABYHOOD 7 II. THE BONE MAN 31 III. DOTTY'S VERSES 36 IV. THE NESTLINGS 52 V. FANNY HARLOW'S PARTY 65 VI. THE LITTLE TEACHER 83 VII. BOTH SIDES OF A STORY 98 VIII. THE WATER-KELPIE 117 IX. BROTHER ZIP 137 X. DR. PRUDY 154 XI. BUYING A BROTHER 173 XII. A WEDDING 189
CHAPTER I.
DOTTY'S BABYHOOD.
Alice was the youngest of the Parlin family. When Grandma Read called the children into the kitchen, and told them about their new little sister, Susy danced for joy; and Prudy, in her delight, opened the cellar door, and fell down the whole length of the stairs. However, she rolled as softly as a pincushion, and was not seriously hurt.
"But you can't go into mother's room," said Susy, "