Besides these, there were Riar, Chris, and Dilsey, three little
negroes, who belonged to the little girls and played with them, and
were in training to be their maids by-and-by.
Diddie, the oldest of the children, was nine years of age, and had a
governess, Miss Carrie, who had taught her to read quite well, and
even to write a letter. She was a quiet, thoughtful little girl, well
advanced for her age, and lady-like in her manners.
Dumps, the second sister, was five, full of fun and mischief, and gave
Mammy a great deal of trouble on account of her wild tomboyish ways.
Tot, the baby, was a tiny, little blue-eyed child of three, with long
light curls, who was always amiable and sweet-tempered, and was petted
by everybody who knew her.
Now, you must not think that the little girls had been carried to the
font and baptized with such ridiculous names as Diddie, Dumps, and
Tot: these were only pet names that Mammy had given them; but they had
been called by them so long that many persons forgot that Diddie's
name was Madeleine, that Dumps had been baptized Elinor, and that Tot
bore her mother's name of Eugenia, for they were known as Diddie,
Dumps and Tot to all of their friends.
The little girls were very happy in their plantation home.
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