A Little Girl in Old Washington By Amanda M. Douglas. Published in 1900 and now republish again in e Pub file. This book has 21 chapters.CHAPTER I. A NEW HOME.’But you will have to take sides, ‘ declared Jaqueline Mason, ‘and it would be ungrateful if you did not take our side. You are going to live here; you really belong to us, you know. Your mother was own cousin to our dear mother, and Patty was named after her——”I don’t see why I should be called Patty when you’ve given up Jack and make such a fuss!’ interrupted a slim, unformed girl, who was nearly as tall as the first speaker.’Well, Miss Patty, I am sixteen and in long gowns; and next winter I expect to go to balls and parties, and be presented at the White House. Oh, I wish it was a court!’A young fellow, astride the low window seat, laughed with a teasing, bantering sound in his voice, and his deep eyes were alight with mirth.