Transcriber's Note: Inconsistent hyphenation and spelling in the original document have been preserved. Examples include peddler and peddlar, grandmere and gran'mere, Mr. de Ronville and M. de Ronville. Obvious typographical errors have been corrected. Italic text is denoted by _underscores_ and bold text by =equal signs=. A Little Girl in Old Pittsburg The "Little Girl" Series By AMANDA M. DOUGLAS In Handsome Cloth Binding Price, per Volume 60 Cents A Little Girl in Old New York A Little Girl of Long Ago A sequel to "A Little Girl in Old New York" A Little Girl in Old Boston A Little Girl in Old Philadelphia A Little Girl in Old Washington A Little Girl in Old New Orleans A Little Girl in Old Detroit A Little Girl in Old St. Louis A Little Girl in Old Chicago A Little Girl in Old San Francisco A Little Girl in Old Quebec A Little Girl in Old Baltimore A Little Girl in Old Salem A Little Girl in Old Pittsburg For Sale by all Booksellers or will be sent postpaid on receipt of price. A. L. BURT COMPANY, PUBLISHERS 52, 58 Duane Street New York A LITTLE GIRL IN OLD PITTSBURG By AMANDA M. DOUGLAS [Illustration] A. L. BURT COMPANY PUBLISHERS NEW YORK Copyright, 1909, by DODD, MEAD AND COMPANY Published, September, 1909 CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE I A LITTLE GIRL 1 II A JOYFUL RETURN 19 III WELCOME 39 IV OLD PITTSBURG 60 V HOW THE WORLD WIDENED 81 VI A NEW FRIEND 103 VII DAFFODIL'S NEW WORLD 120 VIII IN SILK ATTIRE 141 IX WITH THE EYES OF YOUTH 152 X THE PASSING OF THE OLD 169 XI THE WOOF OF DAILY THINGS 189 XII SPINNING WITH VARIOUS THREADS 209 XIII THE SWEETNESS OF LOVE 227 XIV SORROW'S CROWN OF SORROW 242 XV ANOTHER FLITTING 261 XVI SAINT MARTIN'S SUMMER 284 XVII OH, WHICH IS LOVE? 305 XVIII A REVELATION 320 CHAPTER I A LITTLE GIRL "Oh, what is it, grandad! Why is Kirsty ringing two bells and oh, what is he saying?"