On the piece of smooth birch-bark that Rebby had made ready on the previous day, with a bit of charcoal from the fireplace she wrote: “Dear Mother and dear Father: Anna and I are going to Chandler's River to bring home powder and shot ...
Anna and Rebecca Weston, carrying a big basket between them, ran along the path that led from their home to the Machias River.
A Little Maid of Old Maine Alice Turner Curtis
'A Little Maid of Old Maine' is the book's title and its children bring help to a little settlement on the Maine coast.
Anna and Rebecca Weston, carrying a big basket between them, ran along the path that led from their home to the Machias River.