Peggy Stewart

Purchase one of 1st World Library's Classic Books and help support our free internet library of downloadable eBooks. Visit us online at www.1stWorldLibrary.ORG - - Peggy Maggie Mag Margaret Marguerite Muggins. Hum! Half a dozen of them. Wonder if there are any more? Yes there's Peggoty and Peg to say nothing of Margaretta Gretchen Meta Margarita Keta Madge. My goodness! Is there any end to my nicknames? I mistrust I'm a very commonplace mortal. I wonder if other girls' names can be twisted around into as many picture puzzles as mine can? What do YOU think about it Shashai! [Footnote: Shashai. Hebrew for noble pronounced Shash'a-ai.] and the girl reached up both arms to draw down into their embrace the silky head of a superb young colt which stood close beside her; a creature which would have made any horse-lover stop stock-still and exclaim at sight of him. He was a magnificent two-year-old Kentuckian fault-less as to his points with a head to set an artist rhapsodizing and a-tingle to put it upon his canvas. His coat mane and tail were black as midnight and glossy as satin. The great lustrous eyes held a living fire the delicate nostrils were a-quiver every moment the faultlessly curved ears alert as a wild creature's. And he WAS half wild for never had saddle rested upon his back girth encircled him or bit fretted the sensitive mouth.