# Little Homespun

Author: Ogden, Ruth, 1853-1927; Humphrey, Mabel [Illustrator]

Genre: Category: Children & Young Adult Reading

Language: English

License: Public domain

Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/54763

Amazon editions: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Little+Homespun+Ogden&tag=cyberlibrar00-20

## Summary

JUNE morning, clear and cool as October, and everything far and near fairly revelling in the early summer sunshine. The Potomac, blue as the sky above it, sparkling and dancing, the new young leaves on the oak trees shimmering and shining with the marvellous green of springtime, and the dear old Virginia homestead, overhanging the river, never looking {002}more homelike and attractive in all its quiet life. The reason for this did not lie all in the sunshine either. Just outside the door, on the wide gallery, a darling old lady sat knitting, for as _darling_ means “dearly beloved,” no other word could so truly describe her. Everybody worshipped her and regarded her--as well they might--wi...

## Chapters

- [CHAPTER VIII.--TO SAVE BREVET.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/little-homespun-54763/chapters/8/index.md)
- [CHAPTER VI.--ARLINGTON BEFORE THE WAR.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/little-homespun-54763/chapters/6/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XI.--A RED-LETTER AFTERNOON.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/little-homespun-54763/chapters/11/index.md)
- [CHAPTER VII.--ARLINGTON AFTERWARD.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/little-homespun-54763/chapters/7/index.md)
- [CHAPTER I.--TWO OLD CRONIES](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/little-homespun-54763/chapters/1/index.md)
- [CHAPTER II.--COURAGE TAKES HEART.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/little-homespun-54763/chapters/2/index.md)
- [CHAPTER V.--HOWDY](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/little-homespun-54763/chapters/5/index.md)
- [CHAPTER IV.--EVERYBODY HAPPY.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/little-homespun-54763/chapters/4/index.md)
- [CHAPTER IX.--JOE HAS AN’ IDEA.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/little-homespun-54763/chapters/9/index.md)
- [CHAPTER X.--BREVET SCORES A POINT.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/little-homespun-54763/chapters/10/index.md)
- [CHAPTER III.--A DELIGHTFUL DISCOVERY.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/little-homespun-54763/chapters/3/index.md)