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Title: The Twin Cousins

Author: Sophie May

Release Date: November 18, 2007 [eBook #23540]

Language: English

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[Illustration: DISAGREEABLE PATTY FOLLOWS THE TWINS. Page 180.]

[Illustration: The Twin Cousins]

Flaxie Frizzle Stories

THE TWIN COUSINS

by

SOPHIE MAY

Author of Little Prudy Stories, Dotty Dimple Stories,
Little Prudy's Flyaway Stories Etc.

Illustrated

Boston 1893
Lee and Shepard Publishers
10 Milk Street Next "The Old South Meeting House"

Copyright,
1880.
by Lee and Shepard.

CONTENTS.

Chapter Page

I. Flaxie Frizzle's Party 9
II. Staying out to Tea 25
III. The Lonesome Visit 40
IV. Lucy's Mittens 59
V. That Homely Miss Pike 75
VI. The House that Jack built 91
VII. Hilltop again 109
VIII. A Crazy Christmas 124
IX. Milly visiting 139
X. Blackdrop 155
XI. Flaxie a Comfort 167
XII. Brave Preston Gray 178

THE TWIN COUSINS.

CHAPTER I.

FLAXIE FRIZZLE'S PARTY.

"O Auntie Prim, _may_ I have a party? I'll give you a _thou_-sand kisses
if you'll lemme have a party!"

Auntie Prim looked as if one kiss would be more than she could bear. She
was standing by the pantry window that opened upon the garden, rolling
out pie-crust, and didn't like to be disturbed. She wa