Transcriber's Note: Inconsistent hyphenation and spelling in the original document have been preserved. Obvious typographical errors have been corrected. Italic text is denoted by _underscores_. On page 50, "race ruffles" should possibly be "lace ruffles". BY THE SAME AUTHOR. A LITTLE GIRL IN OLD NEW YORK. HANNAH ANN: A SEQUEL. A LITTLE GIRL IN OLD BOSTON. A LITTLE GIRL IN OLD PHILADELPHIA. A LITTLE GIRL IN OLD WASHINGTON. _SHERBURNE STORIES._ SHERBURNE HOUSE. LYNDELL SHERBURNE. SHERBURNE COUSINS. A SHERBURNE ROMANCE. THE MISTRESS OF SHERBURNE. THE CHILDREN AT SHERBURNE HOUSE. SHERBURNE GIRLS. THE HEIR OF SHERBURNE. A LITTLE GIRL IN OLD WASHINGTON BY AMANDA M. DOUGLAS AUTHOR OF "A LITTLE GIRL IN OLD NEW YORK," "SHERBURNE STORIES," ETC., ETC. NEW YORK DODD, MEAD AND COMPANY 1900 COPYRIGHT, 1900, BY DODD, MEAD AND COMPANY. THE MERSHON COMPANY PRESS, RAHWAY, N. J. JAQUELINE BAKER BEALL: To you, whose ancestors made worthy efforts in the earlier history of the South, and lived romances, this little story is affectionately inscribed. AMANDA M. DOUGLAS. NEWARK, N. J. CONTENTS. CHAPTER PAGE I. A New Home, 1 II. The Pineries, 15 III. Apples of Discord, 28 IV. A New President, 42 V. Roger Carrington, 56 VI. A Touch of Nature, 70 VII. The Beginning of a Love Story, 86 VIII. An Angry Father, 99 IX. The Weaker Vessel, 116 X. A Christmas Augury, 130 XI. The Thorns that Beset Love, 148 XII. A Talk of Weddings, 161 XIII. Lovers and Lovers, 175 XIV. Jaqueline, 191 XV. A Small Hero, 207 XVI. In Old Washington, 219 XVII. The Flag of Victory, 240 XVIII. Of Many Things, 253 XIX. In the Midst of War, 265 XX. The Old Story Ever New, 283 XXI. Annis, 298 A LITTLE GIRL IN OLD WASHINGTON. CHAPTER I. A NEW HOME.